Abby Goldsmith

YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith The Literacy Crisis is Not Talked About Enough...

Are We Heading Into A POST-LITERATE SOCIETY?
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My latest #AuthorTube video, about literacy and the reading public.

#Literacy #Books #BookSky 📚 #Reading #BookTube #YouTube #Literature #Read #WhoReads #WhyRead #SuggestMeABook

Abby in Provo

Provo Utah mountains

Beautiful mountain town in Utah! At the LTUE writers conference. #LTUE #Writers #SFF

Abby sunset

Santa Monica sunset!

Magitechnocracy 125, 126 ~ January 25, 2026 | AbbyBabble Get more from AbbyBabble on Patreon

A lordling risks everything to master forgotten wisdom, defending his homeland against an invasion of decadent wizards.
#wip #sff #fantasy #magitech #wizards #amwriting #writers #bookSky 📚

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Stephen King's Firestarter

FIRESTARTER Book Review: Childhood Wonder vs Adult Analysis. Does Stephen King's Classic Hold Up?

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Here's a literary analysis of the novel "Firestarter," reflecting on its themes, its era, and its impact.

#BookReview #BookTube #Firestarter #StephenKing

YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith Why STRANGER THINGS Gets Both Praise and Hate

Here's my take on Stranger Things! youtu.be/2yQXRD0w4pw

#TV #Netflix #StrangerThings #SFF #TVseries #1980s

2026, here we come! | AbbyBabble Get more from AbbyBabble on Patreon

2026, here we come!

I'll recommend Apple TV's sci-fi show, Pluribus. You know how I am about hive mind stories.

And I'll recommend The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak, if you like history and nonfiction. It's got a Game of Thrones vibe.

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Royal Road launch window

Web Series Launch Strategy: Timing Everything Right

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Timing a great launch window for your fantasy/sci-fi novel series.

#RoyalRoad #booklaunch #webseries #fantasybooks #scifibooks #indieauthor #booklaunching #publishingadvice #selfpub #booklaunch2026 #BookSky 📚

YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith Inside the Wild World of Serious ROYAL ROAD AUTHORS

#RoyalRoad explained: Inside the world of serious serialization!

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#serialization #scifi #fantasy #books #scifibooks #fantasybooks #indieauthor #selfpub #webserials #webnovels #wattpad #scribblehub #fiction #epic #saga #ongoingstories #BookSky 📚

YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith The Author Gap: What Happened to the Next Harry Potter?

The Author Gap: What Happened to the Next Harry Potter?

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Ever wonder why we're not seeing new 'mega-name' authors like Stephen King or J.K. Rowling? #Authors #BookIndustry #Books #Writing #AuthorTube #BookSky 📚

AI "Companion Bots" Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.

Fiction is becoming fact. I wrote a novel with this premise a few years ago.

It's going to keep happening.

#AIslop #chatbots #exploitation
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122 Braised Goose ~ Dec 14, 2025 | AbbyBabble Get more from AbbyBabble on Patreon

Feeling my way through a royal #feast, where the #wizard #hero is under military pressure from the #kings he just liberated from a #dungeon. They want him to win the war for them. #amwriting #SundayVibes #onitgoes #BookSky

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121. Hedgehog Decorum ~ Dec 7, 2025 | AbbyBabble Get more from AbbyBabble on Patreon

Magitechnocracy 121. Hedgehog Decorum - Oag recovers from injuries with help from friendly visitors in the middle of the night.

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#BookSky #AuthorLife #OnItGoes #Wizards #Princesses #Hedgehog #castle #FantasyBooks

When Oag decodes a tome that stumped kings, he becomes the royal wizard.

Or? Oag can reject fame & follow a gender-bent elf to a magitech dystopia where university might level him up to a demigod.

Power is seductive, but everyone knows Oag is weird. He’s in love with magitech.

YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith Is Pluribus the Best Sci-Fi Show of 2025?

I am really liking this TV show about a hive mind. youtu.be/7h3cEtMninI

#Pluribus #Plur1bus #SciFiFri #SciFi #HiveMind #TVreview #AuthorLife #AmWatching

13 years ago, I posted a series of 3D Studio Max rigging tutorials on YouTube.

Those videos STILL get views. 0-4 per day. 300+ per year. 20k total. Even though I think 3dsmax usage is waning.

Magitechnocracy 120. Royal Gratitude ~ Nov 30, 2025 | AbbyBabble Get more from AbbyBabble on Patreon

#StrangerThings Strong season 5 so far. I am enjoying this show, despite some quibbles. Great character acting.

I can't believe I'm still writing one new chapter per week while editing and animating and videoing NAHAHAHAHA! Magitechnocracy is up to Chapter 120.
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YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith Is Creative Guilt Ruining Your Holidays?

Is creative guilt killing your vibe? In this post-scarcity era of creative content, why do we do this to ourselves?

Sometimes it's best to step back and just breathe.

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#writerlife✒️ #writerlisten #contentcreator 📚

“Why would I put a gnome in the armory?”

- out of context book excerpt.

Chapter 119. Archmage Tzarumon - Nov 23, 2025 | AbbyBabble Get more from AbbyBabble on Patreon

"One petty victory after another," the old wizard said, "is the path to overconfidence. And then defeat. If you truly fancy yourself a seeker of knowledge and wisdom, you are getting farther and farther from your goal."

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YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith How Much PASSIVE INCOME Can You Earn As A Creative?😂🤣😂

Taking risks with my channel! youtu.be/S9nAXYac8dc Here's how I earn PASSIVE INCOME as a Creative! 😂🤣😅

#WritingLife #ArtistLife #WriterArtist #Creative #PassiveIncome #CreatorLifestyle #Patreon #Substack #Itch #RedBubble #TurboSquid #AmazonKDP

Currently reading:

A Judgment of Powers, by Benedict Jacka.

He is becoming one of my favorite authors. I wonder if the UK publishing scene is more willing to take risks on breaths of fresh air? I am constantly surprised that he’s not indie.

Changing my seven kingdoms to five kingdoms.

And instead of “seven hells!” as a swear, it’s “smutted yops!”

#worldbuilding #fantasy

YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith Competing For Visibility When You Only Write ONE CHAPTER PER WEEK

Competing For Visibility When You Only Write 1 Chapter Per Week:
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#WebSerial #RoyalRoad #books #SFF #FantasyBooks #AmWriting #WritingLife #Patreon #chapters #WebNovels #EpicFantasy

Chapter 117. Win Or Die ~ Magitechnocracy ~ Nov 9, 2025 | AbbyBabble Get more from AbbyBabble on Patreon

I've been system crafting an MMO game.

& learning Blender after 12 years of 3dsmax.

& making 1-2 videos/week on my YouTube.

Plus podcast.

Plus job.

Plus holidays coming.

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Hmm. When can I fit in time to edit the first 40 chapters for a 2026 Royal Road launch?

Squirrel on a planter

Is this my outdoor pet?

Art of the Adept and Wrath of the Storm King – Abby Goldsmith

Michael G. Manning’s Art of the Adept book series is excellent. I picked up the sequel series, and here are my thoughts on it.

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#FantasyBooks #HighFantasy #SwordAndSorcery #FantasyBookSeries #BookReview #BookTube #ArtOfTheAdept #MichaelGManning

Skeleton crewmen

Glimpsed near my neighborhood.

Here is where daylight savings time ends!

Comic Indie Houston

Guess where I’ll be this weekend?

Check out my table at Comic Indie Houston!

#houston #comicon #indiebooks #texas #booksky

YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith Is NaNoWriMo Dead or UNDEAD?

Is NaNoWriMO Dead or UNDEAD?

- The implosion of the official NaNoWriMo group.

- Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write, a Meetup Group.

- Royal Road's Writathon.

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#NaNoWriMo #Writathon #WritingGroups #WritersLife 📚 #BookSky