Portuguese in Scotland | Epic Fantasy Author | The Smokesmiths series | Read Ruins of Smoke for free: https://linktr.ee/joaofsilvahttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mu5yikuvkc2vIt’s Friday, man!28 Aug 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5yikuvkc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mttue25y322xFun fact. Most of Ruins of Smoke was written in a frenzy while listening to this album by Kyuss on repeat. So much so that I ended up paying it homage and using part of its name (“for the red sun”) in actual in-world lore and character dialogue lines.24 Aug 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttue25y322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mrpzc4m5sc2qCome watch us in less than 1h! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpzc4m5sc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mqciqsuvwc23I’m going to be on a thing! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqciqsuvwc23https://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mpbbvqkhts2uSoo, can we go back to the days of web forums where people could discuss hobbies, learn about things and make friends? Social media initially replaced it fairly well but it inevitably enshitified and now it’s just ads, undisclosed ads, “content” and engagement-bait/farming.27 Jun 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbbvqkhts2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mmvuswr4v22pBullfighting is absolutely atrocious, but it's huge where I come from. Everytime I go back there, I get my progressive bubble burst. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvuswr4v22phttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mmgv33e5zk2cIt's that time of year when I have to nod along and pretend I agree when people express how utterly, punishingly hot it is at a staggering 27 degrees C 😅22 May 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgv33e5zk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mm7mi3bgis2pI really do miss when the internet wasn't 40% rage-baiting 30% ads and "content creators" 10% AI slop 10% fear-mongering 10% cool stuff that the algorith buries19 May 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7mi3bgis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mlr73jms6s22Left is original self-pub cover. Right is after the series was picked up by trad. Do audiences really prefer the cover on the right hand side? I just feel like it is much worse at conveying what the book is about...13 May 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr73jms6s22https://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mlpt7y6ly22cCup of coffee and my favourite record spinning on the deck.13 May 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpt7y6ly22chttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mlnzxqjgos2xAll Starmer had to do to keep his job was commit to rejoining EU, nationalising rail, nationalising water & do a wealth tax, but nope. He'd rather lose his job and fail to serve a full term like his last four predecessors.12 May 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnzxqjgos2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mlh34ijazk2qMet this fella named Kevin today. Nice lad.09 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh34ijazk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mle3pvwl7c2oLet's go!08 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle3pvwl7c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mldryqb3wk24Actively (and impatiently) waiting to see if the Greens were able to flip my constituency of Glasgow Southside.08 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldryqb3wk24https://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mlc2cqei5s2hGenuine question: is trad publishing still buying any Epic Fantasy debuts, or is it as dead as it looks from a reader's perspective?07 May 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc2cqei5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mlbp5wkkbc2oWhat no one tells you about discovering and playing a new sport in your mid-thirties is how weak your knees are 😂 holy crap07 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbp5wkkbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mlawydyz222mWith Nicola Sturgeon standing down, I actually have the chance to help the Scottish Greens flip the seat for Glasgow Southside today in the local elections! Hoping to get a Green councillor.07 May 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlawydyz222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joaosilvawrites.bsky.social/post/3mkv7euxrtc25The more I read The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark the more I get the Michael Moorcock influences. And that’s not a complaint!02 May 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:5w54jn2gxocyg3tlecod7avk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv7euxrtc25