Eggplant.place

10d

On this day in 2020 I published this blog post, that I think has some humour, about that time I was learning to bake a cake and had a date with a lady to taste it.

Uhm. If you are looking for something to smile about, this might be it.

https://www.dilmandila.com/love-story-homemade-birthday-cake

#blog #writing #writingcommunity #happynewyear #humour #comedy

Edited 10d ago

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

1y

I need to do some work. If you catch me procrastinating here, yell at me. #writing

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

11d

#Free @ #Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1897925

Hungry and hunting alone, a goblin boy meets a bouncing, blue slime and assumes it will be dinner. Naturally, the slime has other ideas, and the boy gets his hind-end handed to him by what’s supposed to be one of the weakest monsters of the forest.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #fiction #goblin #books #audiobook #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

(Left) The cover of The Most Powerful Words, by Owen Tyme, which consists of a temperate forest path in twilight, with a tree on the right side, which hangs over the path. At the base of the tree is a translucent, blue slime monster, with shiny, black eyes that give it a somewhat cute appearance, while the shadow that's visible at its base almost looks like a big mouth. The air has an almosty golden look, because there's a hint of fog in it. The cover is framed with beveled stone.

(Right) The background is a bookcase with three shelves that are filled with old-looking books. Some have bookmark ribbons that stick off the edge, adding a little color. The books are largely brown, with ribbed spines. The following quote is laid over it:

“There are words so powerful, they can shake the foundations of reality or alter the fate of the world.”

“The most powerful words of all can change a man’s heart and mind about old, incorrect beliefs.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheMostPowerfulWords

ALT

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

1y

Ancient Origins of Writing Traced to Mysterious 6,000-Year-Old Symbols

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-origins-of-writing-traced-to-mysterious-6000-year-old-symbols

#writing #symbols

1 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

1y

#WordWeavers What are beauty standards like in your world?

While Ethereal is a diverse Realm, with many cultures that each have a sense of beauty, no one understands what attracts Cedric and Freya to Sabre. He's striking but born halfway into the shadows and, at times, looks more like a creepy spectre than a person, so it's funny to Freya and Cedric to publicly, theatrically swoon for Sabre whenever he's being his disconcerting broody self.

#writing #witchy #fantasy #illustration

ALT

Work in progress close-up of the character's face. This is a screenshot; you can see some tools and such in the shot.

ALT

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

10d

Free Ebook: https://books2read.com/EmergentConsequences

The painter of the universe, known as Life, just wanted to fulfill her reason for being, by creating a universe full of beautiful wonders and living things, but her twin brother, Death, exists solely to destroy her work, leading to an intractable argument about whose work should prevail.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #fiction #books #life #death #creation #destruction #humor #satire #darkhumor #free

(Left) The Cover of Emergent Consequences, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Life and Death lay asleep in a the grass, the way they lay slightly resembling the yin-yang symbol. The tools of their trades are scattered around them.

Life is a woman with black hair, in a white robe. Behind her are the paint brush and palette she paints the universe with. She's rather short and has rosy cheeks.

Death is a skeleton in a black robe, which appears to be continually disintegrating at the hem line. Behind him lay his scythe and scroll of names.

Between Life and Death is the hourglass that serves as the source of time for the entire universe, an item that's most commonly carried by Death, but which is part of the work of both of them.

The artwork is cartoonish, with some bushes and a tree that has one red piece of fruit dangling from it. The scene is looked upon by the sun, which frowns at everything.

(Right) The background is an image of some green bacteria with the following quote over the top:

"I think I'll call it Ted."

"Ted? You want to name micro-organism Ted? Are you serious?"

"Yes, Ted."

"Alright, I just thought Bob would fit better."

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/EmergentConsequences

ALT

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

8d

Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts

The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…

@bookstodon #author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books

(Left) The cover of Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

In the background dawn, as seen from space, above a blue world.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

(Right) The background is a blue and orange nebula, with the following text over it:

“You gotta be real strong, real bright, real quick, or real lucky to survive drawing *attention*. Which are you?”

“I’m quick, Amelia is bright, Marta is strong and all three of us have been lucky, after a fashion: if we didn’t have bad luck, then I suppose we wouldn’t have any luck at all.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts

ALT

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

10d

Finally read this essay that I saw so highly recommended — and those recommending it were right. Love heartfelt writing? Hate AI slop? Give yourself a treat to start the new year and read this glorious piece by @WeirdWriter if you haven’t done so yet.

https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-colonization-of-confidence/

h/t @mayintoronto

#writing #AI #LLM #GenAI

1 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

8d

When you read and write, sometimes you're the bunny, sometimes you're the knife 😜😂

@galacticwriters @writers @books @fantasy @bookstodon
@writingbooks @keepwriting @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#WritingMemes #Memes #Humor #Humour
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon #Bookstodon

Meme of a photo with an old lady beckoning a little bunny to come to her and hiding an knife behind her back.
Caption:
Old lady: Interesting booktitle
Bunny: Me
Knife: Stupid plot

ALT

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

8d

I've been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul before, but I am consistently amazed at how big their brand is and yet how little they pay. $250? Then again, I think one of their books has like 100 stories in it? And I am certainly not a math guy. I just thought that maybe this year they'd increase their pay rates. I pitched a story about finding a cat in my kitchen. #Publishing #Writers #Writing

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

9d

Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch
Audiobook: https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch

The undead queen of the space pirates kidnapped Amelia’s sisters and damaged her ship, leaving her with little fuel. Amelia’s a dead woman without her sisters, forced to attack the pirate’s mountain-sized star ship, despite how slim the odds are…

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books #audiobook

(Left) The cover of Starwitch, by Owen Tyme.

In the background is a red, orange and white nebula.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior is red, with an appearance similar to stained glass.

(Right) In the background is a red and orange galaxy, with a blue core, which bears a resemblance to an eye. It has the following text over it:

“First you turn my dog against me, then you steal my ship’s core? What’s next, pulling my teeth?”

“We didn’t ask for this! You attacked us! Why don’t you just let us go?”

“I might as well cover myself in tartar sauce, then go swimming in shark infested waters! My lieutenants would tear me to shreds, just the same!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch

ALT

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

1y

The fifth and final volume of The Wizard's Scion, The Inverted Glass, is now available for pre-order as an Ebook!

Or go straight to the store links: https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

An hourglass with white sand in the top, partially covering a black humanoid figure, while the bottom has black sand and a white humanoid figure.

The hourglass supports a balance arm and a pair of scales weighing a heart against a feather.

The background shows a view of a purple and pink nebula, in space.

ALT

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

1y

Just finished creating cover designs for the 12 days promo Christine and I are launching on DEC 20th. We're offering 12 days of free downloads, ranging from energy audits, mindfulness exercises, manifesting, sales/business playbooks AND MORE. The retail value of the offerings ranges from $97-$497 each.

Want to learn more? Register for free:

https://meetfutureu.com/sign-up-for-futureu-updates/

#life #selfCare #mentalHealth #ADHD #author #writing #books

Branded art for FutureU Co-Lab group coaching 12 days of Christmas offerings. Various covers of the free courses are arranged, with a person standing at the left of frame “holding” one of covers. Topics range from reframing mindset, managing uncertainty, profitability, week at a glance, intentions and creating a vision board.

ALT

Edited 1y ago

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

1y

The Ebook of Sky Children is now available for purchase! Print copies will be available on Friday, January 3rd!

You can learn more at my website:
https://owentyme.us/books/sky-children/sky-children.html

Or go straight to the store links:
https://books2read.com/SkyChildren

#author #indieauthor #books #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

The cover of the novel Sky Children, by Owen Tyme.

The cover shows the dark silhouette of a man against a night sky consisting of a view of the Milky Way, in more stunning detail than it's usually seen.

ALT

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

1y

Happy #caturday!

deep sigh beside me
the cat stands up, stretches
and curls up again

Haiku: @MarjoleinRotsteeg

Handmade acrylic painting: @KarenKasparArt

--> https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/deep-relaxation-cat-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html

#haiku #haikuart #poetry #writing #MastoArt #art #painting #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #cats #CatsOfMastodon #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #catstodon #WhiskersWednesday #kitten #kittens #katze #CatsOfFediverse #AnimalArt #BuyIntoArt #gingercat #ArtForSale #giftideas #handmade

deep sigh beside me
the cat stands up, stretches
and curls up again

Relaxing cat in the green is a hand-painted acrylic painting in landscape format by the artist Karen Kaspar. A red and white tabby cat sits in a meadow in lush green grass with its eyes closed. She is relaxing and enjoying the day. The reddish-brown fur with white stripes and the grass have been painted with loose and lively brushstrokes. The picture conveys a calm and peaceful mood.

This work, a combination of painting and haiku, is a joint project by Karen Kaspar (© art and artwork) and Marjolein Rotsteeg (© Haiku).
A haiku is a traditional Japanese poetry form consisting of three lines.

Here the acrylic painting was supplemented with the haiku in English.

ALT

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

355d

Wrath of the Sky, the second volume of Sky Children, is available for preorder! The release date is set for February 7, 2025.

You can learn more at my website:
https://owentyme.us/books/sky-children/wrath-of-the-sky.html

Or go straight to the store links:
https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

#author #indieauthor #books #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

The background is black and the foreground features a flaming planet that resembles Earth.

ALT

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

344d

every now and then i mistype girlfriend as girlfried

It makes me chuckle whenever I find this in an editing pass.

#writing

0 1 0 View Post & Replies See Original

350d

Here is my #introduction because I’m #newhere.

Like so many others, I’m a refugee from Meta/X. Mastodon is giving me some hope that I might find a #community in social media. Happily married. Resident of Florida but currently on slow travel in Costa Rica. My passions are: #writing – my web site (link in profile) has info on my novels and occasional #popculture essays - #movies , #reading #fiction and #nonfiction , and #photography

I look forward to connecting with the Mastodon community!

Laptop computer with a giant pretzel and a glass of kombucha

ALT

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

296d

Hey, if you, like me, are a US citizen who's had your books/stories/articles stolen by Meta to train AI, you can submit your name to the class action suit using this easy contact form for one of the law firms involved:

https://www.saverilawfirm.com/meta-language-model-litigation

#ai #meta #writing

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

342d

Bear with me, I want to tell you about the night sky and all her secrets. She was present 100 million years ago when that luminescent beetle lit up for self-protection or courtship. She was there watching with her millions of eyes when the redwoods emerged, when the first whales surfaced, and when seaweed evolved, floating over the cool currents. She looked on full of detached love perhaps or codependent love, or just coolly observed with scientific interest. It's possible she did not watch at all, distracted instead by something in another direction. I can imagine her engulfing earth in darkness, nestling this homey sphere in the fluffy cloud of the milky way. Maybe she simply slept as life crawled forth, sprouting, teeming, building, transforming. Maybe she missed the whole thing.

1/2

#writing #night

1 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

305d

I just migrated here from SecondUniverse@neurodifferent.me, so as a quick introduction... I am a trans woman. I transitioned back in the nineties before the world declared war on us. I was diagnosed with autism in my fifties, and more recently I have self diagnosed myself as having CPTSD. I post about astronomy, game development, trans issues, mental health, autism, and writing. #trans #actuallyAutistic #writing #mentalHealth #gameDev

Edited 305d ago

1 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

308d

Love iA writer app, but it is only for Apple.

Found https://typora.io/ which is as excellent and available for Linux too and Free!!! (*edit: website sayd 15 days free trial, but I'm pretty sure I've had this on Linux longer... 🤔)

Plain text files for the win.

#writing #plaintext

Edited 308d ago

1 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

311d

🇫🇮🐍 Welcome to our next meetup on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at Taiste:

Talks:

✒️ @hamatti - Why developers should write blog posts

💉 Sakari Cajanus - Dependency injection in Python (or why Python is not Java)

🦀 Mislav Novakovic - Refactoring to Rust

And the famous HelPy quiz!

https://www.meetup.com/helpy-meetups/events/306522919/

Please also drop us a line if you’d like to give a talk in April or beyond ⭐

#HelPy #Helsinki #Python #meetup #writing #blogging #DependencyInjection #Rust

0 0 0 View Post & Replies See Original

332d

I am an amateur #writer and #photography is immensely interesting to me, and I deeply enjoy wandering, then finding beautiful, strange, and interesting things to capture.

I wouldn't mind being #professional though, so I have an idea I want to try-

I created a #kofi that's similar to #patreon where someone can #commision me for #writing as well as photography.

It's a draft, and #experimental but if you'd like to support or #FediHire me:

https://ko-fi.com/c/472aacf923

#writingcommunity #goodmorning

Edited 332d ago