Guess I'm here now! 😄👋 I'm N. C. Scrimgeour (or just Nic), a self-published sci-fi and fantasy author from not-so-sunny Scotland. You might already know me from my Waystations Trilogy and Sea of Souls, but if not, hello to you! You can find out more about me and my books at linktr.ee/scrimscribes - ThreadSky

scrimscribes.bsky.social • 113 days ago

Guess I'm here now! 😄👋

I'm N. C. Scrimgeour (or just Nic), a self-published sci-fi and fantasy author from not-so-sunny Scotland. You might already know me from my Waystations Trilogy and Sea of Souls, but if not, hello to you!

You can find out more about me and my books at https://linktr.ee/scrimscribes

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babbalad.bsky.social•113 days ago

Hello! I don't know about your books but I will definitely check them out. Sci-fi and Fantasy are my go to genres.

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Mine too! 😄 Thanks very much!

cdn-goose.bsky.social•113 days ago

Following to remember to add you to my reading list!

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Thank you! 😊

georgewachsmuth.bsky.social•113 days ago

Hello…!

mariaaragon64.bsky.social•113 days ago

Fellow self published fantasy author. Howdy.

woffy9.bsky.social•112 days ago

Love sci-fi. Not heard of your books before so just ordered those left behind as sounds great! Worth joining this site purely to find some new books.

scrimscribes.bsky.social•112 days ago

That's so amazing to hear, thank you so much! 😊

woffy9.bsky.social•43 days ago

So both my wife and I have both read the trilogy and I can honestly say best sci fi space series I have read since the gap series by Stephen Donaldson. Will leave a review but well done. Brilliant series

scrimscribes.bsky.social•43 days ago

Oh wow that has completely made my day! Thank you so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate you taking the time to share that! 😊

that-fox-kiwi.bsky.social•112 days ago

I'll be sure to check these out! They look like they're right up my alley 💜📖

joybe.bsky.social•113 days ago

Just added Sea of Souls to my kindle, sounds right up my street 😃

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Aw that has made my morning! Thank you so much 😊

fredfiles.bsky.social•112 days ago

Nice to meet you

craigbookwyrm.bsky.social•113 days ago

Welcome 👋

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Thanks Craig! Don't know how I'm going to keep up between here, Twitter and Threads, but I'll give it a shot 😅

craigbookwyrm.bsky.social•113 days ago

With the way it's been going this will be the place to be.

mysticismofblue.bsky.social•112 days ago

Leave twitter

therealnic.bsky.social•112 days ago

I'm Nic.

georgiarn.bsky.social•112 days ago

Welcome from the often Too Sunny and Hot Atlanta, Georgia! 👋

iluspook.bsky.social•112 days ago

Love seeing this! I just got my first book self-published, so I know how that road can be. I'll go now and purchase Sea of Souls to support you. Have an awesome day! :)

scrimscribes.bsky.social•112 days ago

That's so kind of you, thank you! 💚

theloveofreading.bsky.social•113 days ago

you’re gorgeous!

tuftymctavish.com•113 days ago

Welcome (back?)! 🙋‍♂️

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Thank you! Yes I briefly moved here during the invite phase but I think I gave up too soon, so having another crack at it! 😆

tuftymctavish.com•113 days ago

Aha! I was slightly surprised when I first saw you earlier. It does seem to be happening around here currently 🥳

johnnyrode.bsky.social•112 days ago

I do not but good for you. It is hard writing a book, so I am learning.

#6'Elon

htalexanderauthor.bsky.social•113 days ago

Out of curiosity, how would one pronounce your last name? I haven’t seen it before, but it certainly looks cool! Welcome to BlueSky!

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Thank you! The name is an old Scottish one - easier to pronounce than it looks! Just two syllables - SCRIM-jurr 😊

jdarwinauthor.bsky.social•112 days ago

Howdy from a fellow self-published author! What part of Scotland are you from? I went to grad school in Glasgow.

scrimscribes.bsky.social•112 days ago

I'm an Edinburgh girl!

plvosseller.bsky.social•112 days ago

Ditto. I'm slapping you a follow. Time to build our community.

richpeall.bsky.social•113 days ago

Hey, any advice on self-publishing?.. I have a novel that's all but ready, but no idea how to go forward.

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Anything in particular you're looking for advice on? The most important thing is to make sure the book is really ready - edited, formatted, with a good cover design, as you want to put your best foot forward as your first impression.

Depends on your genre, but publishing through KDP and [...]

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

enrolling in Kindle Unlimited is usually a good way to go for first-time authors. You have to make the eBook exclusive to Amazon, but you can publish the print version wherever you like. I find IngramSpark the best for doing this.

That's kind of the basics, but shout if there's anything more!

richpeall.bsky.social•113 days ago

I was trying to avoid KDP, their contracts aren't so inviting, but it does seem 'the easy entry' - thanks for all your words though, very helpful!

edcrockerbooks.bsky.social•113 days ago

The Scrim’s arrived! (I promise never to call you that again)

scrimscribes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Scrim has always been one of my nicknames (hence the handle!) But "The Scrim" does suggest a certain sense of importance that could definitely go to my head... 😤