Tim McKay
@timmckay52
Fantasy Author | Editor 🏴 An ex-pastor, here to find purpose in play. ⛈️ Skyfold 🗡️ TFoSaD 🔥 The Fall of Selvandrea 🕯️ The Light of Mezzara (WIP)
🕯️ 3 weeks to launch!! 🕯️ A spark to inspire in a world of darkness. Are you ready? 25/08/2026
🎲 Just finished this gem by @timwolffauthor.bsky.social 🎲 One of the most quotable books you'll ever read, and tons of fun from start to finish. Great characters, and oh my, what an ending.
A new and improved audiobook release last week. A sale in two weeks. An anthology art reveal (mid-August). A sequel release August 25 (have you pre-ordered yet? 🤨). A cover reveal soon after (yes, ANOTHER ONE). And some very fun stories coming your way. Good times 😎
🤫 I probably shouldn't share this, but what the heck 🤫 10 days to the cover reveal for The Light of Mezzara. Here are Joe's initial concept sketches. The final version? On a whole other level 🔥
A somewhat different book haul today: - The Elements of Time by Sam Paisley 🔥 (Been on my radar for ages; no idea what took me so long!) - The Art of Character by @davidcorbett.bsky.social - The Emotional Craft of Fiction by @donaldmaass.bsky.social Have any other craft book recommendations?
These beauties just arrived, and oh my 🔥 Hat's off to you, @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social 🎩 Incredible.
⛈️ FREE HEIST NOVELLA: May 25-27 ⛈️ What they're saying: 🥷 "Weird, bro. So weird." 🪽 "I didn't see the twist coming. Bleh." ❤️🔥 "Love and lust? Where are the dragons??" But also: “Packed with adventure, a swift sweet romance, and worldbuilding that was absolute perfection.” – @AmberRaeToro
🕯️ IT IS FINISHED 🕯️ The sequel to The Fall of Selvandrea is done. Lots of work still between now and the final version, but the completed draft for The Light of Mezzara comes in at just over 184K words. And oh my, was it worth the wait 🔥
⛈️ It's my birthday. Yay. ⛈️ So, today only, go grab my fantasy heist novella for free. And maybe buy one of my other books while you're at it. And maybe an audiobook or two. And maybe send coffee? I like coffee 😂
🔥 Book two update: Just crossed 140K words 🔥 Now, for all my non-fantasy-reader friends, let me beat you to it: "TOO LONG!!" Shut up, Steve.
Some chapter icons for the upcoming sequel to The Fall of Selvandrea. Courtesy of Wyndagger (Check him out on IG and DeviantArt!)
🔥 Over 40,000 pages read on Kindle Unlimited🔥 Close to 43K for all books combined. And just hit 160 ratings (4.43/5 average) for all books on Goodreads. One day at a time 🏃♂️
Book two update: Over 120K words (so far) 🔥 Parts I and II done. One part left.
🎉 As of today, I have sold over 1,000 books 🎉 What a way to start the year.
It's hard to beat getting a stellar 5-star review AND a new paperback on the same day. Even cooler when they're both from the same author 😂 Thanks @mattfalcon.bsky.social for sending this, and huge shoutout to @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social for an amazing job — looks incredible 🔥
"The characters are well-rounded and amazingly annoying..." – @mattfalcon.bsky.social My kind of review 😅 and what a great way to end the year. Also, three sales away from 1,000 books sold 🔥 Good things are coming in 2026.
❄️ It took almost a month to get here, by dogsled and over snow-clad hills and valleys 🐺 Seems a mail mix-up was involved too. But the forces of truth and justice prevailed! Thanks to the legend @kwbussard.bsky.social for sending The Eldritch Knight 🔥
Pitch: A failed father and former priest fights to save his people from a dark god. Horror flintlock fantasy with grisly murders, horrifying monsters, and a splash of madness. Audiobook coming soon!
🎉 I've crossed over the 900 books sold mark 🎉 So grateful to everyone taking a chance on these stories. And with my next chonker well underway, I think we'll hit 1,000 VERY soon. Oh, and stay tuned. Might have an audiobook release this week. Who knows 🤷♂️
🥳 Book birthday!! 🥳 The Fall of Selvandrea turns 1 today! So hey, today only, grab it for $0.99 🔥 What to expect: 🛞 Ships and cannons 🧙♂️ Magic and mayhem (+ sci-fi) 🐉 (Lots of) Dragons and monsters 👴 Bickering old men who know too much mybook.to/thefallofsel...
Including audiobooks, I've now sold 554 copies of The Fall of Selvandrea. And excluding freebies and Skyfold pre-orders, I've sold over 700 books since my little author journey began. 500 and 700 both feel like pretty big milestones. Next up: 30 ratings on Amazon and 100 on GR
📚 Any day with bookmail is a good day 📚 Did I say good? I meant GREAT. This absolute gent sent me hardbacks — and they're gorgeous. Can't wait to read 'em — thanks E.L. Montague!!
🥳 Just hit 30,002 pages read on Kindle Unlimited! 🥳 Woot woot! And I happen to know that's not the only good news coming today. After a few intense and stressful months, this upward swing is quite welcome, I have to say!
⛈️ Skyfold is coming ⛈️ Officially scheduled for August 15, four weeks from today! What to expect: 🥷 An epic heist 🪽 Angelic overlords 🐺 Monsters and beasts aplenty ❤️🔥 Lust, love, and deceit Journey where every game has a cost, and every dream a price to be paid.
💥 FREE this week only!! 💥 Grab The Fall of Selvandrea for $0.00!!! What to expect: 🛞 Ships and cannons 🧙♂️ Magic and mayhem (+ sci-fi) 🐉 (Lots of) Dragons and monsters 👴 Bickering old men who know too much And yes, there's an audiobook!
🔥 The Fall of Selvandrea is now available for $3.99 🔥 And with the audiobook right around the corner, now is the time! What to expect: 🛞 Ships and cannons 🧙♂️ Magic and mayhem (+ sci-fi) 🐉 (Lots of) Dragons and monsters 👴 Bickering old men who know too much mybook.to/thefallofsel...
💰 Just crossed the $1,000 mark from book sales 💰 Closer to $1,500 including direct sales and my first book signing. Granted, that's revenue, not profit, but this still feels like a big milestone. This may actually be going somewhere 😅
Another fun little milestone! I crossed over 600 books sold through Amazon today, and including sales from a Chapters event a while back (I should really do more of those) and some direct sales, that puts me at 634 total (actually, I think I've missed a few, but close enough!).
🔥 ONE WEEK ONLY: 80% OFF The Fall of Selvandrea! 🔥 Get the ebook for just $0.99 from May 28 to June 3! What to expect: 🛞 Ships and cannons 🧙♂️ Magic and mayhem (+ sci-fi) 🐉 (Lots of) Dragons and monsters 👴 Bickering old men who know too much Audiobook coming soon!! mybook.to/thefallofsel...