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  I would like to be less perpetually annoyed with myself.

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  In addition to hanging around being all liberal and queer, teaching skiing, and watching too many sports, I write stuff! :neocat_book: If a cozy polyamorous romantasy in a modern-feeling magical queernormative world sounds like it might be something you're interested in, you can find more details, purchase links, and a free sample of the first three chapters at https://andybrokaw.com/harmony/ #Books #Romantasy #Fantasy #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #QueerWriters #PolyamorousBooks #PolyamorousF...

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  @aceofcosmicspace@lgbtqia.space Dinosaur Launcher's a bit too tropical for me. I'm partial to Volcanic Smite, although I can see it being too smokey for some people.

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  I'm trying to do better about posting book recommendations on my blog. This week's effort is about a slightly goofy and incredibly sweet space opera /MM romance series. It's called Triple Strike. It's by G.M. Gray. And I greatly enjoyed reading it. https://andybrokaw.com/the-triple-strike-series-by-g-m-gray/ #Bookstogram #ReadingRecomendations #QueerBooks

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  "High functioning yet simultaneously barely-functioning" is the best description of Yuri I've seen to date. If you enjoy the archetype, perhaps you'd be interested in The Harmony of Falling Snow, a polyamorous romantasy following an elven failboy as he fights for democracy while trying to win back his ex-girlfriend without losing his boyfriend in the process. Full description, the first 3 chapters, and shop links are at andybrokaw.com/harmony #Bookstodon #Boo...

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  My doorcam just caught a bobcat walking through my yard. The dog didn't notice, but I'm guessing the bobcat may have been what he was acting so weird about smelling the other day. #MountainLife #SnoqualmiePass #WAWildlife

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  RE: https://toot.community/@AllEndlessKnot/117083339833125059 Please do no confuse your poisons with your beverages.

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  I wrote something very UNcozy today and feel somewhat gutted by it. Think I did a good job with it though.

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  Talvi is perfectly happy in my writing chair and sees zero reasons he should relocate onto the cat tree right beside it just so that I can sit down. "If you need to sit so urgently, Andy, YOU can sit on the cat tree." #Cats #BlackCats #Caturday

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  I wrote 6k words today and COMPLETED THIS DRAFT! That's right, I FINALLY finished rewriting The Melody of Shining Stars! Monday I can move on to revising Winter's First Verse. Tonight, I veg. #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

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  Also, I love how I feel like it took me years to get through this near complete rewrite, but it's actually been less than three months. Which really isn't bad for 145k words... #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

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  After a complete week off, I wrote 3k words today and feel back on track! I'd sort of like to keep writing, but I have plans with a beloved and a new Indian fusion restaurant.

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  Went to see my daughter. Trip highlights included spontaneously attending a concert based on liking a music video, packing a bunch of boxes, watching Morgan Freeman narrated dinosaur documentaries, and Baby's First Tattoo. (At age 24 years, nine months.) She got a super cute audino pokemon custom piece.

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  I was just asked what my marketing strategy is and had to respond that it was very sweet of the asker to assume I had one beyond posting frequently and arranging occasional discounts... I am, in fact, quite inept. So the good news is I have tremendous potential to improve.

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  The book I'm reading is consistently using the word 'passed' when it means to use 'past' and I'm starting to wonder if this an AI tell or something. Or maybe it's part of a coded message saying the author is being held hostage? It feels unlikely the author just thinks that's the right word.

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  Novi, when I said I like calendars with cats on them, this isn't what I meant. #cats #blackcats

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  There is no novel! There is only CAT! I thought I'd filed the proper application to be allowed to use my computer, but Talvi says there weren't enough fishie treats accompanying it so he must have extra petting. #cats #blackcats #writingcommunity

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  Updated my epubs to work better with text-to-voice programs. Ideally, I'd be able to offer a human narrated audio version and maybe then the compatibility would be less important, but right now it's an accessibility matter. And a being decent to my readers matter. I had already removed all the underscores, but I axed the decorative tildes around the chapter headings too. And now back to redrafting a book I'll never put those elements into in the first place!

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  Am currently feeling rather dim witted for never trying to listen to The Harmony of Falling Snow with text-to-speech. Apparently the dividers I used for between texts REALLY don't work. I'd already changed them out for spanning lines, but feel like a twit. This is particularly bad as I've yet to raise funds for an audio book version. (Half of that is financial and half of it is overwhelm. But I don't see either issue resolving for a while.) But big thank you for the person who...

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  Today I got to write a law enforcement officer trying not to roll her eyes while explaining that forced magic suppressors only glow in the entertainment industry. REAL ones don't waste the energy. #writingcommunity

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  My wife is looking for short D&D related videos to play FOR KIDS. So no cursing, no boring human sitting at a desk lectures, and nothing too violent. Can anyone suggest some YouTube channels? #DND #DungeonsAndDragons

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  Novi doesn't care my break's supposed to be over and disagrees about me *needing* to return to my computer. She has no plans to relinquish her pillow (AKA me) and is unwilling to consider making them.

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  Friends, I present an ideal (for me) summer's day on my mountain. A friend talked me into taking a chair lift up a slope despite me not being dressed for the rain. It was nice. (Photo is me and the spouse who isn't terrified of chair lifts.) #SnoqualmiePass #MountainLife #SummitWest

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  Happy Pride! In celebration of Pride and the one year anniversary of The Harmony of Falling Snow's publication, I've lowered the 138k word novel's price to 3.99 on both itch and Ko-fi. If a mostly-cozy polyamorous romance in a modern queernormative elven world appeals to you, the first 3 chapters and purchase links are at https://andybrokaw.com/harmony #Pride #PrideMonth #QueerBooks #QueerWriters #PrideSale #Romantasy #FantasyRomance #PolyamorousRomance #PolyamorousBooks

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  I'm experiencing the weird sensation that my health insurance company just did me a solid. A specialist refered me to an imaginjg clinic 90min and a lot of stressful congestion from my house. My insurance denied that and approved me for the place 40 min away that I'd actually asked to go to. 🎉