In case it's not clear, I'm just not using X that much these days. You can find me at @barronauthor.bsky.social. I can't say I'm 100% off, but I won't be posting much on here.

Just watched SINNERS. Best movie I've seen in 2025. They need to make more movies like this. Also, it's a masterclass in introducing characters quickly and the viewers knowing everything they need to know about them. #SinnersMovie .

What do you want to know?.

Check out MR. MUFFINS: DEFENDER OF THE STARS by GLAAD Media Award Nominee @BenTheKahn. This very cute #kidfriendly #comic follows a corgi who is endowed with cosmic powers to save the universe from an intergalactic war. #indiecomics #amreadingcomics.

Started this translation of the Mahabharata today. I have read parts of it before but have never tried reading the whole thing. #amreading

Started HOME IS WHERE THE BODIES ARE by @jenevarosebooks. Fantastic opening. Great example of how to readers are pulled into stories because of characters. Can't wait to see where this goes. #writingcommunity #horrorwriting.

5 TIPS FOR #WRITERSBLOCK.1 Do a mindless task. 2 Take a cold shower (No seriously, it works).3 Light exercise.4 Tell someone the story (Not for advice, just to hear how it sounds). 5 Return to the last paragraph where things felt right & go in a different direction. #amwriting.

Spoke with my editor. She was SUPER encouraging. Gave me some feedback (nothing compared to what she's given me in the past). Overall she says my novel is ready to go! I'll tidy things up over the next week but will send out query letters mid-April!.#amwriting #writingcommunity.

Just finished BINARY SEA by @midnightcap. It's a fantastic first issue and I can't wait to read more. Terrific cliffhanger. Definitely check out. #indiecomics #comics #WritingCommmunity .

RT @BenTheKahn: You never, ever get used to the feeling of holding a comic you made for the first time. I stopped by the legendary Forbidde….

RT @CoreyFarrenkopf: COVER REVEAL!. I am so excited! My first short story collection, Haunted Ecologies, is coming out from Journal Stone o….

BONUS: This comic has a lot of great examples of intense conversations between two characters who are just sitting in a vehicle driving. Study this go pick up how to do this effectively in your own comics.

4 Jagged panels/intense background coloring in a disturbing scene. The next page has large panels, lots of emptiness. Juxtaposition is very effective. 5 The space between the panel and the edge of the page gets larger when one of the characters is in distress.

3 In a flashback regarding the main character’s childhood, have tight panels, only see parents from the waist down. This is all from the kid’s POV (similar to ET). Also note: The main character’s neglectful dad looks just like him.

1 A great way to introduce your character is to have them interact with someone other people might ignore. 2 Introduce a character who will be vital later on in the story as someone the readers will at first dismiss as just a background character.

I've started going through some of my favorite comics page by page, panel by panel. Sort of a master’s class in graphic novel storytelling. Here is what I’ve learned from PHANTOM ROAD vol 1 by JEFF LEMIRE. #comics #WritingCommunity #writingcomics #amwriting

Watched HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS for the second time. My #cat has never reacted to a movie this much before. #hundredsofbeavers #indiemovie #catsoftwitter

Baltimore County Public Library is hosting a virtual program WRITERS STUDIO: WELL-BEING FOR WRITERS Monday Jan 13 7:00-8:30 EST. Register through link below. You do NOT need a library card to attend. #WritingCommmunity #writersoftwitter #amwriting .

Editing one of my favorite chapters in my novel today. Got 46 days until this is due back to the editor. #WritingCommunity #amediting.

Having fun in the snow!

4) It's very creepy when you see someone standing half in a doorway (especially if that person is typically very friendly). 5) In flashbacks/hallucinations have the gutters a little wider. Subtle way of showing things are off.