According to every comic book I ever read as a kid, I will now get superpowers. #BookResearch #TheLabyrinth
May 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
According to every comic book I ever read as a kid, I will now get superpowers. #BookResearch #TheLabyrinth
November 11, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Research as play: tiny brief, 3 sources, Keep/Context/Toss, then 2–4 concrete sprinkles.
Full guide:
publishing.ebokio.com/blog/revel-b...
What detail earns Keep this week?
#BookResearch #SensoryDetail #IndieWriters #BookSky
Full guide:
publishing.ebokio.com/blog/revel-b...
What detail earns Keep this week?
#BookResearch #SensoryDetail #IndieWriters #BookSky
September 19, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Research as play: tiny brief, 3 sources, Keep/Context/Toss, then 2–4 concrete sprinkles.
Full guide:
publishing.ebokio.com/blog/revel-b...
What detail earns Keep this week?
#BookResearch #SensoryDetail #IndieWriters #BookSky
Full guide:
publishing.ebokio.com/blog/revel-b...
What detail earns Keep this week?
#BookResearch #SensoryDetail #IndieWriters #BookSky
Okay this is interesting. Let's see what we're working with
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
Me:
1) security guard
2) bartender
3) recycling warehouse
4) call centre
5) safari park staff
Your turn
#writing #author #bookresearch
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
Me:
1) security guard
2) bartender
3) recycling warehouse
4) call centre
5) safari park staff
Your turn
#writing #author #bookresearch
Writing advice from Patricia highsmith: “Varying the professions of characters is one of the hardest things for a writer to do after three or four books, when he has used up the few he knows about. Not many writers have the chance to learn about new lines of work once they become full-time writers.”
August 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Okay this is interesting. Let's see what we're working with
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
Me:
1) security guard
2) bartender
3) recycling warehouse
4) call centre
5) safari park staff
Your turn
#writing #author #bookresearch
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
Me:
1) security guard
2) bartender
3) recycling warehouse
4) call centre
5) safari park staff
Your turn
#writing #author #bookresearch
Took a walk along the cliff above the beach in Bluff Park. Caught this shot. Doing research for books in person is awesome. 💙📚🧙♀️
#witchybooks #bookresearch #longbeachca
#witchybooks #bookresearch #longbeachca
May 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Took a walk along the cliff above the beach in Bluff Park. Caught this shot. Doing research for books in person is awesome. 💙📚🧙♀️
#witchybooks #bookresearch #longbeachca
#witchybooks #bookresearch #longbeachca
Ah the old lapine Scream face. Up in the Highlands for some winter adventures. #BookResearch #SnowTracks #WinterWildlife #Hibernal
February 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Ah the old lapine Scream face. Up in the Highlands for some winter adventures. #BookResearch #SnowTracks #WinterWildlife #Hibernal
'How are you spending your weekend, TJ?'
me: *researching the vitamin requirements of tigers and matching them to those available in carrots* 'why do you ask?' 👀
#indieauthor #amwriting #bookresearch
me: *researching the vitamin requirements of tigers and matching them to those available in carrots* 'why do you ask?' 👀
#indieauthor #amwriting #bookresearch
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'How are you spending your weekend, TJ?'
me: *researching the vitamin requirements of tigers and matching them to those available in carrots* 'why do you ask?' 👀
#indieauthor #amwriting #bookresearch
me: *researching the vitamin requirements of tigers and matching them to those available in carrots* 'why do you ask?' 👀
#indieauthor #amwriting #bookresearch
Had the best time on a research trip to Guernsey. Now my writing well is brimming with ideas!
#guernsey #bookresearch #writinglife #authorlife #minibreak #channelislands #amwriting #booksky
#guernsey #bookresearch #writinglife #authorlife #minibreak #channelislands #amwriting #booksky
May 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Had the best time on a research trip to Guernsey. Now my writing well is brimming with ideas!
#guernsey #bookresearch #writinglife #authorlife #minibreak #channelislands #amwriting #booksky
#guernsey #bookresearch #writinglife #authorlife #minibreak #channelislands #amwriting #booksky
I wanted to read this book, which I could not see anywhere for less than £50, but @suffolklibraries.bsky.social had a copy I could borrow @thesoilassociation.bsky.social! #BookResearch #Suffolk
May 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I wanted to read this book, which I could not see anywhere for less than £50, but @suffolklibraries.bsky.social had a copy I could borrow @thesoilassociation.bsky.social! #BookResearch #Suffolk
Doing research for one of my book ideas. I'm searching for images of trolls. Guess you could say that I'm TROLLING! Snort! Ah ha ha ha ha -- I slay myself. #Research #BookResearch #Trolls #Trolling #kidlit
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Doing research for one of my book ideas. I'm searching for images of trolls. Guess you could say that I'm TROLLING! Snort! Ah ha ha ha ha -- I slay myself. #Research #BookResearch #Trolls #Trolling #kidlit
December 7, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Book research can be brutal. I wasn’t ready for Toronto to be so damn cold in May.
#bookresearch #authorlife
#bookresearch #authorlife
May 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Book research can be brutal. I wasn’t ready for Toronto to be so damn cold in May.
#bookresearch #authorlife
#bookresearch #authorlife
Well, I guess sooner or later I had to read the Tale of the Heike... #bookresearch
December 18, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Well, I guess sooner or later I had to read the Tale of the Heike... #bookresearch
Did you know that some termite mounds are more than 20 feet tall?! #bookresearch
July 3, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Did you know that some termite mounds are more than 20 feet tall?! #bookresearch
#Temples and #shrines in #Iga, Japan. Sometimes the best #bookresearch is random wandering. Where will this lead Hideki Smith? 🧐
youtube.com/shorts/NEc3Z...
youtube.com/shorts/NEc3Z...
#Japan day 3: Exploring the #shrines and #temples of #Iga with A.J. Hartley #bookresearch #japan
YouTube video by Andrew (AJ) Hartley
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February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
#Temples and #shrines in #Iga, Japan. Sometimes the best #bookresearch is random wandering. Where will this lead Hideki Smith? 🧐
youtube.com/shorts/NEc3Z...
youtube.com/shorts/NEc3Z...
Oh this is fun!
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
1) CNA at a nursing home
2) waitress (Steak n Shake)
3) magazine editor
4) professor :)
5) Navy enlisted
Aaand go!
#writing #author #bookresearch
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
1) CNA at a nursing home
2) waitress (Steak n Shake)
3) magazine editor
4) professor :)
5) Navy enlisted
Aaand go!
#writing #author #bookresearch
Okay this is interesting. Let's see what we're working with
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
Me:
1) security guard
2) bartender
3) recycling warehouse
4) call centre
5) safari park staff
Your turn
#writing #author #bookresearch
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
Me:
1) security guard
2) bartender
3) recycling warehouse
4) call centre
5) safari park staff
Your turn
#writing #author #bookresearch
Writing advice from Patricia highsmith: “Varying the professions of characters is one of the hardest things for a writer to do after three or four books, when he has used up the few he knows about. Not many writers have the chance to learn about new lines of work once they become full-time writers.”
August 26, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Oh this is fun!
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
1) CNA at a nursing home
2) waitress (Steak n Shake)
3) magazine editor
4) professor :)
5) Navy enlisted
Aaand go!
#writing #author #bookresearch
#writers list up to 5 NOT WRITING jobs you have had for at least 6 months each
1) CNA at a nursing home
2) waitress (Steak n Shake)
3) magazine editor
4) professor :)
5) Navy enlisted
Aaand go!
#writing #author #bookresearch
Travel adventure to calm my sanity. Managed to work in a bit of book 3 research. #cabosanlucas #ilovemexico #traveladventures #adventureseeker
#bookresearch
#bookresearch
February 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Travel adventure to calm my sanity. Managed to work in a bit of book 3 research. #cabosanlucas #ilovemexico #traveladventures #adventureseeker
#bookresearch
#bookresearch
One of the fun things about working on a historical fantasy based in your own country when you didn't grow up there, is that research is just you having an excuse to learn more about your own history and explore touristic sites for fun.
#writingcommunity #bookresearch #amquerying
#writingcommunity #bookresearch #amquerying
February 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
One of the fun things about working on a historical fantasy based in your own country when you didn't grow up there, is that research is just you having an excuse to learn more about your own history and explore touristic sites for fun.
#writingcommunity #bookresearch #amquerying
#writingcommunity #bookresearch #amquerying
If the Men In Black ever come to my door because I Googled something weird for a #bookresearch, I hope they are sexy, because I'm taking pics with the guys before they arrest me, and using it for #bookmarketing material.
January 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If the Men In Black ever come to my door because I Googled something weird for a #bookresearch, I hope they are sexy, because I'm taking pics with the guys before they arrest me, and using it for #bookmarketing material.
If you had to catch the train the next day would you and your children find overnight lodging in an “Inn”. Is that historically correct in 1868?
I just finding it hard to find a mention
I just finding it hard to find a mention
July 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Who else goes to coffee shops to get ideas for characters and personalities? I also use every page of notebooks until they die so they start to look a little crusty ☺️
#bookresearch #writinginacafe #caferesearch #peoplewatching
#bookresearch #writinginacafe #caferesearch #peoplewatching
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Who else goes to coffee shops to get ideas for characters and personalities? I also use every page of notebooks until they die so they start to look a little crusty ☺️
#bookresearch #writinginacafe #caferesearch #peoplewatching
#bookresearch #writinginacafe #caferesearch #peoplewatching
If you were at a college party in the 90s, what were your drink(s) of choice?! 👀 – a 90s kid/00s teen writing a 90s slasher romance.
#bookresearch #slashers #90s #romancelandia
#bookresearch #slashers #90s #romancelandia
November 24, 2024 at 4:12 PM
If you were at a college party in the 90s, what were your drink(s) of choice?! 👀 – a 90s kid/00s teen writing a 90s slasher romance.
#bookresearch #slashers #90s #romancelandia
#bookresearch #slashers #90s #romancelandia
Making food for or with a loved one is often #bookresearch for me. I think its innate in humans to want to share food or provide food to the people we love. When someone eats your cooking (or vice versa) its a sign that you are part of their village.
#cooking #food #amwriting
#cooking #food #amwriting
August 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Making food for or with a loved one is often #bookresearch for me. I think its innate in humans to want to share food or provide food to the people we love. When someone eats your cooking (or vice versa) its a sign that you are part of their village.
#cooking #food #amwriting
#cooking #food #amwriting
Today I'm researching train-themed board games for romance novel number 3 and I've managed to get myself onto the leaderboard for Next Station: London! Didn't even know there was a leaderboard! #bookresearch #romancenovel #boardgames #trains
September 28, 2023 at 5:38 AM
Today I'm researching train-themed board games for romance novel number 3 and I've managed to get myself onto the leaderboard for Next Station: London! Didn't even know there was a leaderboard! #bookresearch #romancenovel #boardgames #trains
#CaliforniaDreaming with my favorite guy! So lucky to view these lovely sights while on a work trip for my #book & visit with such dear & precious souls! 📚💛 #California #BookResearch #Family #Friends #Sunshine #Beaches #Poppies
February 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#CaliforniaDreaming with my favorite guy! So lucky to view these lovely sights while on a work trip for my #book & visit with such dear & precious souls! 📚💛 #California #BookResearch #Family #Friends #Sunshine #Beaches #Poppies