Words of Swords and Gore

Apologies for my grunting and noises, didn’t realize my AirPods would pick that up. #weightlifting #gym

Managed to deadlift 300lbs today. Love seeing the weight consistently increasing little by little every week

Last night’s workout photo.

Heading to the gym in 30 minutes. Been feeling great!

Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight 🔥

Slap me in the face and call me a gym rat.

Had to take 5 days off from the gym since we went out of town. Got back at it tonight. Seems like my book page is turning into a fitness page, my apologies. Just make sure to still read your books!

I apologize for the amount of gym selfies. This whole self care thing is feeling good though and I need to share it.

Did a late night gym session tonight. 2 hours and managed to deadlift 255. Seemed more excited doing 225 twice because just a few weeks ago I failed at 225 the first try and barely managed to get it up the second try. 30lb difference in a few weeks is nice. Consistency is key.

Been making it to the gym about 4-5 days a week. Still need some rest days, but I’ve noticed some changes already. Struggled to leg press 200lbs when we started, but I just hit 300lbs for 3 reps yesterday. Did upper body workouts today, and I’m feeling pretty great!

Leg pressed 300lbs today for 3 reps. If you need me I’ll be crawling up both flights of stairs in my house.

Did ab workouts at the gym for the first time in forever. Now my nightly basement sessions hurt even worse when I cough 😂

Book haul.

Had to take a couple days off from the gym when we went to Chicago.

But I’m back at it again!

6 AM workout. Work all day. Then a 3 hour drive to Chicago. I’m beat.

Today I am thankful for only 5 cars being at the gym when I showed up 😂

The colder it gets, the harder it gets to wake up this early to go to the gym. 🥶

Made it to the gym on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday. Had to skip a few days due to soreness 😂 but this week we plan to start making it to the gym everyday.

Been feeling pretty good about it!

Heading to the gym now! 💪

My TBB sub box came in today. I can’t wait to have this entire series sitting next to one another on my shelf. Beautiful books @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social @tadwilliams.bsky.social

Is it acceptable to fall back asleep after a 6 AM workout?

The Broken Binding special edition of Blood Over Bright Haven, features a new cover by Danlin Zhang. Red flames going upwards to a glass ceiling with a figure stood in the middle of the flames

We are beyond thrilled to be producing a special edition of Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang! 😍🔥

This release has been amazing to work on, and we’d like to give a special thank you to @petrikleo.bsky.social for his art direction

If you are a reviewer/blogger/booktuber/booktoker (is that a thing?) and want to read one of my books, please feel free to message me. I will be happy to provide an ebook of whatever you're looking for.
I will NEVER message you asking if you've read the book.
This is a zero stress/expectation offer.

Book mail!

And yes, I know damn near every one of my tattoos need touched up. They aren’t perfect, nor am I. Anyways, here’s to health. Mental and physical. 💪 🧠 If I can do it, so can you. But if for some reason I can’t do it, know that you still can and I just suck 😂

I don’t hate my body or anything of that nature, however I am excited to see the changes that will come after a few months. My main reason for returning to the gym is mainly to help my mental health, but improving my physical health will no doubt also be a win.

I apologize in advance for posting these fugly photos, but today is my first day going back to the gym in 6 years. Honestly, with running a pizzeria and always eating the food there, I’ve somehow maintained my weight around 180lbs. These pics are from this morning.

Does anybody have a copy of The Wandering Fire that matches these covers, or know of a place I can find one? Really love these covers by Janny Wurts so any help at all would be appreciated!

OK, I'm bringing out the big guns to test Bluesky engagement😀

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One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.

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