KQ Watson🇨🇦 - Clipped (Out now!)

Did you miss his Superbowl commercial? It was all AI de-aging nightmare fuel.

Zeal & Ardor off the album Zeal & Ardor by the band Zeal & Ardor.

That first note, man. That first note.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoWS...

Time for another #FridayReads. Thank you @gabino.bsky.social

Enjoy this Canadian Indie Author Bundle on Itch!
19 Canadian Authors.
19 novels.
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Sale ends on March 15th.
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Replace Sims4 with Silent Hill 3. I completely forgot about Silent Hill.

Oh man when I filled this out I completely forgot about Silent Hill! Feh.

...I just watched Return to Silent Hill and rage-hyperventilated. I don't recommend it.

My first computer was an Apple ][ with green text on black screen and I had load DooM from a DOS command.

My9Games.com

uh huh. Interesting.

Don't mind me, just putting you under the trope: "Lovecraftian".

That is an _entire_ vibe.

Why thank you. He's my favourite.

And yet we must conform if we want to hook readers. How big is YOUR trope map graphic?

Boots. A magic that I can never realize.

Right?
Although sometimes it's useful for filtering stuff out. If I see the words "Dark Academia" I know I don't have to spend the time on it.

A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io. The books involved are as follows: The Lion The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle The Dragon Next Door River of Crows Hope is the Thing with Feathers The Clockwork Empire Flesh and Bone Goblin Girl Moonshadow's Guardian Your Blood and Bones Winner Takes All The Flaws of Gravity Scrap Metal Angel Destined to be Normal Clipped Bloody Spade Baker Thief Path of the Warrior Prince Ewald the Brave

This one was fun. Q4 was what made me decide to participate this week!

There's a big Canadian Indie Author Bundle on Itch. 19 books for 19 bucks!

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#SFFChat Q4

How about recycling?
CLIPPED - Chapter 13

#SFFChat Q3

...uhhh...
I don't know. I'm the type who never knows when inspiration is going to hit. I'm basically a mood-reader.

I guess when I need a recharge I listen to music. The bands that usually get my mind working are Will Wood, Zeal & Ardor and Rishloo. So... them?

#SFFChat Q2

Well, that's just a big old spoiler, folks!

Let's just say Clipped follows the Hero's Journey pretty accurately.

#SFFChat Q1
I'm about to ruin everyone's fun...

Everything is just a boatload of tropes nowadays, especially in marketing. I don't care that it's a cozy, found family, Star Trek Meets LOTR 5 book series. Tell me the PLOT!

#SFFChat
Hi, I'm Kyew.
I like shoes.
I'm a leg amputee.
Being a leg amputee who likes shoes is its own kind of Hell.

#WriteShareWednesday

My novel Clipped is on sale 50% off on Smashwords until March 5th.
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It's also available through this Itch Canadian Indie Books Bundle!
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*Manic wave*

A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io. The books involved are as follows: The Lion The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle The Dragon Next Door River of Crows Hope is the Thing with Feathers The Clockwork Empire Flesh and Bone Goblin Girl Moonshadow's Guardian Your Blood and Bones Winner Takes All The Flaws of Gravity Scrap Metal Angel Destined to be Normal Clipped Bloody Spade Baker Thief Path of the Warrior Prince Ewald the Brave

#HorrorWritersChat
This one was oddly easy and very satisfying.

There's an Itch bundle of Canadian Indie Authors out until the 15th.
19 Canadian Authors.
19 novels.
One low price!
Sale ends on March 15th.
itch.io/b/3524/hidde...

#readsky #sff #Booksky #canlit #Canada 🇨🇦🍁

#HorrorWritersChat Q4

I stared in shock at the small ragamuffin dog. He was old. Nearly 17, which is ancient and wizened for a mutt like him. He shook and trembled, his eyes clouded and blind.

"What are you doing here? We put you to sleep 2 weeks ago."

(Inspired by true events.)

#HorrorWritersChat Q3

Spiders. Need I elaborate?
Please do not post spiders in the comments.

#HorrorWritersChat Q2
Look, I respect rats, my best friend had pet rats, they were the sweetest thing. But they have a horrible reputation of spreading disease & filth, they're slinky, smart, fast, come in a range of sizes & can chew through almost anything. Rats are good heralds of horror.

#HorrorWritersChat Q1
I'm Kyew, aka KQ Watson, I write dystopia, which is barely even fiction nowadays!

In my horror, and writing in general, plants are important.
There was the cornfield in Clipped.
Dandelions in Wheelchair Seating.
Wildflowers in An X of Y and Z.

You can get bet I snagged an ARC for myself!
#Booksky #readsky

The speed in which I signed up!

I mean, yes, Clipped is very violent, but ultimately, the protagonist DOES use his words in the end...

I'm a strong believer that humans shouldn't have to tag their work, AI should, but here we are.

Having said that, yes. Yes I am very interested.