J.T.Gates | Author-To-Be ✒️

Legends & Lattes turned out to be the coziest of all cozy fantasies. 💖 I highly recommend this one. ☕✨

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Thanks!! Fingers crossed I have no plot holes! 😅😂

You ever write a plot twist so good you gasp… and then immediately spiral trying to figure out how to make it make sense? Because, uh… same.

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I swear, I'm still writing, I'm just so hyper-focused I forgot BlueSky existed. 😅

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"You appear furious" "I am" "I'm enraged by a being in this narrative" "An actual being?" "The being is fictional. My anger is real... This is how I relax" "Ok"

I always love these little comics, but this one is too perfect not to share.

IG: @nathanwpylestrangeplanet

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I haven’t been reading much lately, but I’ve been making real progress on my book! ✍️✨

Four characters named, a solid outline in the works, and the magic system finally makes sense. 🥳

It’s all coming together, and I’m so excited!

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I've been chatting with #AI a lot lately. I asked for personalized book recommendations, and it suggested Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. I’m really excited to check it out! Has anyone read it?

Also, look at this super cute cartoon it made of me! I love it! 😍😄

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I'm starting this book today! 🥳

The New York Times Bestseller, Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes

*Exhales* I finally finished 1984 by George Orwell. 👁️📕
Thought-provoking, nightmare-inducing, and unforgettable—I’m sure I’ll return to it someday.
But for now... it’s time for a ✨cozy fantasy✨ to soothe my soul. ☕🥰

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Thanks so much! ❤️

Aww, that's the best compliment. I'm so happy it has inspired you. 🥰 It's been an interest since childhood, but I only started doing it professionally in 2024. I'd love to make it my day job.

Aww, that's so true! ❤️ Thank you for being a part of mine.

Purple and pink sunset behind bare trees.

Cute Shiba in a sun puddle.

Reached 100 followers on both accounts today! 🎉 Just wanted to say thank you for your interest in my work, whether it's #photography, #writing, or my #bookish posts. 🥰

Short story: substack.com/@jtgates/note/c-99274867

Photography: @artfulgates.bsky.social

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Oh noo! I hadn't thought of that. 😭

Aww, I was just gonna order online. Do they deliver to you?

Yeah, I've got a stack problem of my own. I'm looking at some IKEA shelves. 📚

Aww thanks!! I'm super happy about it. I've had bits and pieces of the book mapped out in my head and a bunch of messy notes. Now I'm trying to fill in the gaps so I can get started on the real work. ☺️🎉

Going with ✨Leya✨!

"And the people under the sky were also very much the same everywhere, all over the world, hundreds or thousands of millions of people just like this, people ignorant of one another's existence, held apart by walls of hatred and lies, and yet almost exactly the same people who had never learned to think but were storing up in their hearts and bellies and muscles the power that would one day overturn the world.” (1984, 220)

The sky is the same for everyone. ✨🌙

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I didn’t get much reading or writing done this weekend, but I made some progress developing my protagonist’s personality and motivations—she even has a name now! ☺️ A little progress is better than none! ✨📖✨

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Woohoo! 🎉 You got this.

"If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate." (1984, 196)

Trying to squeeze in some reading this weekend before diving into another exhausting workweek. Here’s another 1984 excerpt for you all.

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Good luck!! 🤞

A. True. Totally get it.
B. WORTH! 😂🤣

That would be the perfect excuse for me to go to a bookstore and buy a bunch more books. 😅

Okay, so not just me. 😅💕👍

Ladies, ever see a woman so stunning you just feel like a Hobbit?
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😂🎉

I'll download it after work. 😁🎉

Fable looks cool! I think you've convinced me to check them out. I'm trying to get away from all things Amazon as well.