to be in the 80s, but by the 90s, I was so consumed with not caring about anything, I let that dream die. I'm playing catch up on something I should have started 30 years ago. It was SO much easier to go for a career as an author back then (no internet, no PCs) and I screwed it up. #GenX #Iran #War
how much money I had, how I lived, how much I drank, a career, because the world is still going to explode.' The threat of GenX 80s nuclear war is the reason I've only recently reignited my writing career - because I have to do it now before it's too late. A writer was something I always wanted 2/3
GenX. The Reagan/Soviet leaders & The Day After forever ruined my life. I lived under the constant threat the world was going to end. It was a theme in my HS valedictory speech at the end of the 80s. It still affected me in the 90s with my 'I don't give a rat's ass about anything 1/3 #GenX #IranWar
That 17 inches (43cm) was at 7am. It's now over 18 inches (46cm) in Pictou County.
Enough winter.
@ryansnoddon.bsky.social
#NovaScotia
I'm sorry, but no. No.
No.
#NovaScotia #Canada
What a mess, just like the publishing industry. #BookSky #WritingSky
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It is my hope that one day in this country, the social stigma or "sin" (whatever that is) of ending your life through medical assistance will be a distant memory. #Canada #MAID
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You know that moment when you read a word but it turns out you just misread it?
For one very brief moment, I was overwhelmed with joy and felt like going outside to scream the news to the entire world.
"What books did Canadians buy over the holidays? Check out this week's bestsellers."
Mine! How come I'm not on this list?! I demand an inquiry! #BookSky #WritingCommunity
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Finished!
Fini!
Finito!
Finalizado!
I've finished the 1st draft of my MG ghost story The Ghost in Mitchell Bay with hours to spare. December 31 was my deadline.
Now, a brief celebration followed by a short break, then editing and more editing. #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Publishing May 2026.
I'm thinking this morning about how much good $80M spread out among thousands of people would instantly improve so many more lives in our country than 1 single/group winner.
No one person needs $80M. I hope they do the right thing and make it do good things for many people. #LottoMax #Canada
As a special year-end surprise, I've listed my ebooks for 75% off until Jan 1. during the Smashwords ebook sale!
Just go to smashwords.com/books/view/1... and smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#WritingCommunity #Satire #KidLit
I've finally arrived at the scene I've been most excited to write in my middle grade ghost story The Ghost in Mitchell Bay.
I'm modelling it after the incredible seance scene in the great Canadian horror film The Changeling. It's fantastic and I hope I pay proper homage to it. #KidLit #WIP #Writing
I have reached the 3/4 mark on the sequel to my children's middle grade mystery The Boy in Mitchell Bay, a ghost story The Ghost in Mitchell Bay.
I HAVE to finish this before Christmas. It was supposed to be finished last month... but life gets in the way. #writingcommunity #indieauthors #kidlit
As a special year-end surprise, I've listed my books for 75% off during the Smashwords ebook sale. Just go to smashwords.com 🙂 #Satire #KidLit
I'm a Canadian🇨🇦 author from Nova Scotia.
My political satire White Rabbit: An American Satire is a scathing screwball farce of US politics and society.
My middle grade mystery The Boy in Mitchell Bay is based in Nova Scotia.
Both are available at this link: linktr.ee/trevorchittick
I have passed the 2/3 mark on my WIP, the sequel (and book 2 of the five book series) of my middle grade mystery The Boy in Mitchell Bay, a middle grade ghost story The Ghost in Mitchell Bay.
I was hoping to finish by the end of November. Not gonna happen. Now I'm hoping to finish before Christmas.
Felix Auger-Aliassime has been my favourite tennis player since I 'discovered' him 10 years ago. He's now the #5 player in the world.
He's everything a pro tennis player should be: talented, athletic, driven, humble, gracious, a role model, an ambassador and a gentleman. #TennisSky #Canada
I have reached the halfway point of my WIP, a middle grade ghost story The Ghost in Mitchell Bay, book 2 of the 5 book series and the sequel to my middle grade mystery The Boy in Mitchell Bay.
Next stop: the 2/3 mark. #Writing #KidLit #Canada
I haven't promoted this in some time, but for some reason it's #25 in Political Satire on Amazon.
Still hoping more people who shake their heads at US politics and who need an escape from the absurdity will give this a read and enjoy it as much as I had writing it. a.co/d/imMe4An #EpsteinTrumpFiles
If only my name was Jillian Harris.
Or Insert Celebrity Who Has "Written" A Book, then maybe I could get what I have actually written published.
I LOVE writing. It's the broken publishing industry and its slap in the face to actual authors that I hate. #WritingCommunity
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I finally got the opportunity to put the words 'Musquodoboit' and 'toonie' in one of my novels. #WritingCommunity #WIP #NovaScotia
AI: Destroying reading, writing and publishing one sleazeball deal at a time. #WritingCommunity #AI #Publishing
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A happy, long awaited update on my MG ghost story WIP The Ghost in Mitchell Bay.
I have reached the 1/3 mark. I hope to have the 1st draft completed by the end of November.
I had hoped to be done and editing long before now, but as with most authors, life gets in the way. #WritingCommunity #KidLit
“Oh Eli, don’t you understand?! I’ve gone too far! At first, I didn’t care who I hurt. Spencer, Ashlyn, Odelia, Aiden – I mean, who cares. They were horrible to me. But now I’ve started to hurt people I care about – Tyler, and now Emily…”
From my YA horror Stanley. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
“I’d be careful who you push," Stanley said.
“I could crush you between my fingers if I wanted to, you little pipsqueak," Matty snarled.
Stanley audaciously stepped forward and offered an evil smile.
“So could I,” he muttered.
From my YA horror Stanley.
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
Aside from some horror movie picks next month, I'll be stepping away from social media for the rest of the year as I complete my next novel The Ghost in Mitchell Bay - book 2 in my five-book MG mystery series that began this year with The Boy in Mitchell Bay. I'm aiming for a May 2026 release date.
Sadly, due to the traditionalists in charge and the curse of pop singer Olivia Newton-John winning a CMA in 1974, it probably won't happen, which is not right. 2/2
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This is a star-packed tribute.
The only major honour missing from Anne Murray's resume is her induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame - after all she's accomplished for the genre (including keeping it afloat during the country-pop crossover era of 1975-1985). 1/2
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