Brian Decker
@blatherbits.bsky.social
Amateur writer, Dad, Husband, Partner. I'm just a Gen Xer navigating new Dad hood. I'm here to throw up my musing, writings and offer support to Dad's dealing with Infertility and going through Infertility treatments.
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Brian Decker
@blatherbits.bsky.social
· Apr 3
If your account is primarily just reposting other users, I will block you. I'm looking for actual unique content. Not regurgitation of others.
There is a certain peacefulness in the mornings, when the light is just right, slanting in from a low sun. The air, barely moving. A slight chill, but warm enough for shorts. Listening to good melancholy music that makes the world both sad and hopeful at the same time. It's a strange peacefulness.
July 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
There is a certain peacefulness in the mornings, when the light is just right, slanting in from a low sun. The air, barely moving. A slight chill, but warm enough for shorts. Listening to good melancholy music that makes the world both sad and hopeful at the same time. It's a strange peacefulness.
First full true beta read in process. He's giving great feedback as he goes. Little niggling editing issues I've been hunting down and squishing. But he made it through the slow part of the book, and liked the dinner scene, which is one of my favorites.
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July 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
First full true beta read in process. He's giving great feedback as he goes. Little niggling editing issues I've been hunting down and squishing. But he made it through the slow part of the book, and liked the dinner scene, which is one of my favorites.
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Welp.. after rounds of thematic titles I settled on Ledgers of Unmarked Graves. So that is the book title till an Agent decides it isn't good enough.
Now to get money for a book cover
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Now to get money for a book cover
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June 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Welp.. after rounds of thematic titles I settled on Ledgers of Unmarked Graves. So that is the book title till an Agent decides it isn't good enough.
Now to get money for a book cover
#WIP #Booksky #writing #WritingCommunity
Now to get money for a book cover
#WIP #Booksky #writing #WritingCommunity
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Michelle Obama appreciation day!! ❤️
June 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Michelle Obama appreciation day!! ❤️
Too warm in my little town, but I worked on a house project for a bit, tearing out old tile in my kitchen. Haven't decided how much demo is needed. Playing it by ear.
June 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Too warm in my little town, but I worked on a house project for a bit, tearing out old tile in my kitchen. Haven't decided how much demo is needed. Playing it by ear.
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Do you like character driven war stories? Do you like Steam Punk?
Do you like grounded magic systems?
Steam Company will def. scratch those interests, as soon as I get an agent. Follow along to see when it happens.
#Writing #booksky #Querrying
Do you like grounded magic systems?
Steam Company will def. scratch those interests, as soon as I get an agent. Follow along to see when it happens.
#Writing #booksky #Querrying
June 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Do you like character driven war stories? Do you like Steam Punk?
Do you like grounded magic systems?
Steam Company will def. scratch those interests, as soon as I get an agent. Follow along to see when it happens.
#Writing #booksky #Querrying
Do you like grounded magic systems?
Steam Company will def. scratch those interests, as soon as I get an agent. Follow along to see when it happens.
#Writing #booksky #Querrying
WoS chapter 6 rough draft done. Moving on to chapter 7. Also building out my Chapter Continuity sheet for WoS, so I can map the rest of the story. For a Panster, I'm finding some planning is actually helpful. Not every detail, but enough to get direction when the flow pauses.
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June 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Whew.. big query packet sent out. Let's hope it gets some positive traction. I could use good news.
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BTW if you want to support me lookup my Author Facebook: The Worlds of Brian Decker or my Patreon at patreon.com/briansdecker
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BTW if you want to support me lookup my Author Facebook: The Worlds of Brian Decker or my Patreon at patreon.com/briansdecker
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June 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Whew.. big query packet sent out. Let's hope it gets some positive traction. I could use good news.
#writing #WIP
BTW if you want to support me lookup my Author Facebook: The Worlds of Brian Decker or my Patreon at patreon.com/briansdecker
#writing #WIP
BTW if you want to support me lookup my Author Facebook: The Worlds of Brian Decker or my Patreon at patreon.com/briansdecker
Latest full manuscript edit done. Tightened a lot. Added some scenes, removed others. Streamlined the narrative, but kept a lot of the color and world building by moving it to plot chapters instead of info dumps. Wish I had a solid cast of Beta Readers, alas I don't trust easily.
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May 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
May 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Editing chapter 9 is giving me a headache. Changed the chapter POV so now I have so much cleanup. Joy of writing? Sigh
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Oh and another Agent Passed as well kind of a down day. Feeling the imposter syndrome hard. Am I that bad and just fooling myself? Geh.. I'm not, damnit.
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Oh and another Agent Passed as well kind of a down day. Feeling the imposter syndrome hard. Am I that bad and just fooling myself? Geh.. I'm not, damnit.
May 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Well... When your writing coach sets you a challenge, and you end up knocking out 3000 words in about 3 hours, you can't complain to much. Now to fix the threads of what was yanked out. But that is for later.
May 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Well... When your writing coach sets you a challenge, and you end up knocking out 3000 words in about 3 hours, you can't complain to much. Now to fix the threads of what was yanked out. But that is for later.
April 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Editing SC again. Doing some tightening on the manuscript. Came to a better understanding of how this is supposed to work. Still usually takes me 5 or so passes to get it where it needs to be. So 90k words to slowly pound through for set dressing removal.
April 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Editing SC again. Doing some tightening on the manuscript. Came to a better understanding of how this is supposed to work. Still usually takes me 5 or so passes to get it where it needs to be. So 90k words to slowly pound through for set dressing removal.
Today was yard work, then watching my son play on his playset. Climbing the ladder sliding down, again and again. Finally I set up my hammock and just relaxed for a bit. Some days are very nice.
April 19, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Today was yard work, then watching my son play on his playset. Climbing the ladder sliding down, again and again. Finally I set up my hammock and just relaxed for a bit. Some days are very nice.
Good session with my writing group last night. Gave me focus on my first few chapters to make them great, rather than just good. I highly recommend finding a writing coach and a writing group that can both cheerlead for you, but be honest about improvement.
April 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Good session with my writing group last night. Gave me focus on my first few chapters to make them great, rather than just good. I highly recommend finding a writing coach and a writing group that can both cheerlead for you, but be honest about improvement.
Well pretty good actually. 2700 words yesterday. Not to shabby. Cleaned up and proofed. On to chapter 4 of WoS.
April 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Well pretty good actually. 2700 words yesterday. Not to shabby. Cleaned up and proofed. On to chapter 4 of WoS.