Writer of wrongs. Deity on paper and spreader of chaos in real life. Fan of music and comedy. Friend of many and bacon in uncertain times. Found on beacons.ai/alexmicati and sometimes insufferable.https://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mquxyzdmq22bSee you in 8 months. Don't reach out. I'll be fine.18 Jul 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquxyzdmq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mqoo6q3ouc2lGot laid off on June 30th. Since then, it was a madhouse of outreaching. So much so that today is my first day of unplugging. What do I do? I pay the rent. (I did reach out to my landlord beforehand.)15 Jul 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoo6q3ouc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mqnlq5dwk22lI finished my 6th novel (first draft) today. I feel empty. Like I don't want to type. My word processors (I have a desktop and a laptop) are both open, but the spark's not there. Might be due to the fact that I juggle writing (high bandwidth) with job searching (high bandwidth)15 Jul 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnlq5dwk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mqlrxtttgc2mThere's nothing quite like waking up, opening your KDP reports page and seeing all those zeroes. Especially after you've told yourself that today will be a writing day. If you put "I support writers" in your bio, act on it. Buy the books. Put your money where your fingers are.14 Jul 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlrxtttgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mql3boqw6c24Did you know that I'm about to publish my 5th novel and that you can be immortalized in one of my next ones? No?! It's true. You can have your name in a novel of mine. How you might ask yourself? Read below. The more you buy, the higher your character ends up in the cast. What does that mean?14 Jul 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql3boqw6c24https://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mq6i4pwcos22J'ai puisé 1 052 mots dans la fontaine de mon esprit aujourd'hui. L'errance du personnage principal de Dérouth se poursuit dans un Beyrouth bipolaire. Soyez de l'aventure, l'an prochain! #ÉcritureEnCours #RomanFrancophone #Beyrouth #LittératureLibanaise09 Jul 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6i4pwcos22https://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mq5kjzudkc2u"I will never understand the necessity of knowing about everything their fucking precious cherubs have done, at the weekend. This is a workplace, not a bloody pub." The Hidden Path, book #1 in the DI Claire Jones series, available now on Amazon and Kobo!08 Jul 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5kjzudkc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mq4yu2j44c2uDay 7 of Operation Intense Outreach 2026. 5 ice-breakers scheduled for later this morning. Time to check which company is next on the list. But first, coffee. My inbox is open if your team needs an extra pair of hands.08 Jul 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4yu2j44c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mq3r3en56s2oThe Hidden Path is the book I'm proudest of, so far. DI Claire Jones works a case in Lancashire that doesn't let her look away from it, and neither did I while writing it. It's out now on KDP and Kobo. If crime fiction with a strong lead and a setting that feels lived-in is your thing, enjoy!07 Jul 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3r3en56s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mpzmmdu3wk2mI've been laid off, as of last week. So, I need an income while I focus on job searching. And since I can't sell pictures of my feet (you don't want to see that!), I guess the only thing left is selling my books. Well, not the ones I own, but the ones I've written.07 Jul 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzmmdu3wk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mprss3saes2nAs if writing 4 novels and a play (in 2 languages!), polishing one novel, and promoting 4 other novels wasn't enough, I just had an idea for a project. That's where you come in, reader.04 Jul 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprss3saes2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mpqxb7zd7s2lSanta Claritans! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqxb7zd7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mpogtdwxp22gI have an appointment in 70 minutes (1h10). I want it to be over.02 Jul 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpogtdwxp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mpm6evmfb22o159 years ago on the day They thought, let's build a country And have it led by Johnny A. When he's not on the booze.01 Jul 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm6evmfb22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mpjrbuzx622fTimmy and his classmates were in a farm. Timmy: Mr. Farmer sir? Farmer: Yeah, bud? T: What do you call it when someone points at a cow? (silence) F: I dunno, what? T: A moot point.30 Jun 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjrbuzx622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moyoa5cvbs25Wrote a substack.24 Jun 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyoa5cvbs25https://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3movgarpfts22Typed 1,300 words. That's roughly 400+ words.22 Jun 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3movgarpfts22https://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moses5ver22qFinally found a boss who lets me thrive. Who? Me. 💼 This wasn't the plan six months ago. But I'm officially freelancing now — 15 years of translation & editing work, no diluted messaging, no watered-down approvals. Just the work, done right. New website's up: alexmicati-ops.github.io/Pont-francais/21 Jun 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moses5ver22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moq4iof53k2q20,666 words. Lights out at the Ravine is coming along. 50 pages of purely improvised writing (that means not previously handwritten)20 Jun 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moq4iof53k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moou2aifnk2kEarlier, I took a nap. Then, I thought: should I spend money I don't have to drink in crowded places OR should I stay home and ponder my next move, after I was laid off? I did the latter. Built a freelance strategy AND a website.20 Jun 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moou2aifnk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mojkzf72n22gMystery writers: I’m feeling generous. The first 10 mystery authors who: 📚 Drop a link to their book in the replies, and 👀 Check out the link in my bio will get either a sale or a share from me. No guarantees which one—but you'll get one of them. Ready? Let's see what you're writing.18 Jun 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojkzf72n22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moegziqoj22mThe other day, I saw my neighbour dancing. Now, my neighbour is a bipolar widower. So, I asked. "It takes two to tango. Me and myself are dancing."15 Jun 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moegziqoj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moegfdvzw22mThe final respite isn't given. It is urned.15 Jun 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moegfdvzw22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moe3xb4c4s2iI did the unthinkable. I had a battle of wits with AI.15 Jun 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe3xb4c4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mobwxd73ok2oRING THE BELLS, PEOPLE! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobwxd73ok2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3moauib7b722oTyping a novel in my first language (French) while juggling another novel and a play (also in French), as well as typing an English novel and promoting 4 other English novels. Did I mention that I'm about to start working on the rewrites for my 5th? Having been laid off is a blessing.14 Jun 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moauib7b722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mnxxfwqqsk2pPetition to name Andrea to the Order of Canada. 'Cause this lass is an inspiring lass. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxxfwqqsk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mnxs2risns2pI'll be fine. I lost my job yesterday. About to start a more intense job search. So, if you'd be so kind as to buy my latest book. https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-hidden-path-8?sId=d9f4bec7-f772-42f5-a9ad-373e3786d78f&ssId=sZ0O0i69t9hS8GFhiF6jb&cPos=1 Or hire me if you want to learn French. Or if you've got French-speaking characters (DM me!)10 Jun 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxs2risns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexmicati.bsky.social/post/3mnoaeb4m322oI hate summer. Because I sweat too much. Typing this while shirtless. No, I won't snap a picture.07 Jun 2026 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:c6yrmlxtjohsouxnjeeslrqc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoaeb4m322o