@terryntj.bsky.social
Author of historical fiction. Driven by logic, research, thoughtful dialogue, and kindness. My motto: Do the right thing, especially when it's hard.
#WritingCommunity do you find that tragedy fuels your writing or blocks it? #writers
12.12.2025 22:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#Writers In dealing with some severe writer's block. I need strategies. Help! #authors #writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters
06.12.2025 17:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0It's Saturday morning, and I'm cozy in my warm house, sipping my second cup of coffee, nibbling on a fresh donut, and a purring kitty in my lap. Why do I feel so guilty? #worldpeace #Saturday #worldhunger #stoptheinsanity
13.09.2025 12:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A hardback book with the title: how to make sure you never get reincarnated on planet Earth ever again please I cannot do this again OMFG
I just found this on my gallery and I figured many of us probably need the laugh.
12.09.2025 11:29 — 👍 478 🔁 83 💬 14 📌 6Round 5,629 of edits on my historical fiction. How can I easily edit others' books, but mine is so hard?
#writer #author #writingcommunity #editors
A #childrensbook for #Christmas
www.amazon.co.uk/Housie-Mousi... #Cardiff #Edinburgh #Luton #Slough #Bradford #Birmingham #smallanimals #bekind #readers #readerssky #kidlit #kidliartpostcard #parenting #chapterbook
#QueerPrompts
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#Septopolis 08
Vrysta was founded between 1000 and 950 years prior to the series start, by the gods themselves, to be a safe haven from the rampant beasts and a place where people wouldn't need to worry so much about water.
Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives 2025 - #Memoir #Waterford #Ireland 1920s – The Colour of Life - My Grandfather’s Story 1930 by Geoff Cronin smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/s...
08.09.2025 07:22 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
#NewRelease!
January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?
A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...
All the King's Bastards $4.99
#Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic
#Tudor 📚💙📚
www.amazon.com/All-Kings-Ba...
Two homeless men, a successful brother and sister, a woman falling in love, a man with family problems, a policeman and a whole lot of twists in this 'sliding doors' style novella www.amazon.co.uk/Behind-Those... #novella #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #shortstory #homelessness
03.09.2025 12:32 — 👍 24 🔁 27 💬 0 📌 0🛎 BARRIE HILL REUNION 🛎
Set in 1986.
Eight people. One weekend. Eight lives forever changed.
When old college friends get together after 20 years, skeletons are bound to come out and play. 💀 💀
mybook.to/BarrieHillReunion 📙
#KindleUnlimited 🔶 #LitFic 🔶 #Booksky
1 of my most loyal alpha readers doesn't like my favorite of my 3 novels, The Liberation of Rose Mercier (historical fiction) because my MC is an outrageous, flamboyant, outspoken 110 woman and an unreliable storyteller. 😔
05.09.2025 22:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0My alpha readers said to tone down my outrageous 110 yo protagonist. Question: if a protagonist is acerbic but kind, is she as acceptable as a male counterpart? Think: A Man Called Otto in drag.
#Writer #Author #LiteraryAgent #Reader #HistoricalFiction
Calling all readers: What catches your eye when you choose a new book to read? Do you read the first few pages to see if they're interesting? Choose by the blurb on the back? Pick a book based on the cover? Rely on friends/family to tell you what to get?
Please let me know.
#Readers #Writers
Could we just one have a conversation that doesn't end up discussing politics? And maybe see the Epstein files with only the names of the victims redacted? 🤔
03.08.2025 18:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0So, I suck at summarizing, and if something can be said in 2 words, I'll use twenty. An agent I'm really interested in requires a summary of my book. If I use ChatGPT to summarize my summary (1640 words), am I the very definition of evil?
#WritersHelpingWriters
#Help #AIistheDevil
Magical realism, historical fiction, creative nonfiction. Are you published?
03.05.2025 15:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What genre do you write?
01.05.2025 10:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0 Today, I'm a sub for the elementary gym coach. Another coach, a male, co-leads 2 classes.
Without asking if I knew how to play lacross, he began mansplaining. I interrupted & told him I fully understood the sub notes & game. He kept mansplaining, then took over the completely. Grrrr!
#mansplaining
What critics are saying:
“I love your writing. It’s super polished.” -RevPit Editor
“Your story intrigued me so much, it was actually in my top two list for my winner.” -RevPit Editor
“There is so much good here- the eeriness of the neighborhood and postpartum experience.” -Agent
#PosterPit #Q
Book promo picture, showing books and purchasing options
A Fellow author would appreciate some support.
Here's a link to Patricia Greasby's Amazon page: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...
#books #booksky
People-they don't care! Point out their illegal actions? So what. Point out who they're firing? Who cares? Point out inflation & warnings of a depression? They could not care less. Point out how much richer the 1% has gotten in the last 4 months? Big deal. SCOTUS gave him permission.
19.04.2025 14:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I feel like I need to do more to address what's going on in our republic, but I don't know what that is. Any ideas?
#Democracy #USA #SaveAmerica
Scammer: We're calling to complete your recent loan application. (I didn't apply for a loan, and no bank name is mentioned). Is this Christopher?
Me: Nope. This is the Roadkill Cafe. You kill 'em, we grill 'em. Our special today is flat possom ste... aww. They hung up on me.
Pub day for SLEUTHS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (ed. by @crimefictionwriter.bsky.social, Down & Out Books). In my story, “Kids from the Patch,” a $20K Cabbage Patch Kid is stolen & PI Roger Crane is on the case! Totally rad to be included along with so many bodacious writers!
14.04.2025 18:09 — 👍 6 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
Googly eyes on the pain chart
Tiny glow in the dark ducks taped to a wall
Googly eyes on the "No Pain" part of the pain chart.
Googly eyes on the nurse's call button
I have a friend in the hospital, and she's been there for three days. So I did what I had to do.
I also put some on the RN's computer cart, the room number outside the door, the care tech's cart, and at the nurses' stations.
And there are tiny glow-in-the-dark duckies, too.
Happy #NationalPetDay
11.04.2025 18:53 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
