Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying

Jamie Rivera, Author / Scholar of TTRPG Actual-Play Communities and Utopian Art 🎲🎲 he/they / 24 & Transmasc & Gay / 🇵🇷 ✡ / I love my fiancé :)

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

Hey everybody! Welcome to my pinned tweet, where you can see my various projects and things as they happen! Right now I have one book self-pubbed, BROKEN STONE, coming up on the 1-year anniversary of its release! I'd love more adds on Goodreads :) https://t.co/PGumizavmk

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

Yeah I'm gonna post a picture for ao3 purposes lmfao don't worry about it

[Best Animal the Squit (Nocturnalboys on Ao3) @the_squirterrr]

Imposter Syndrome (rated Explicit)
Laios/Kabru | Labru
Currently 3 chapters, 21k

Laios is a paranormal podcaster, and Kabru has a personal stake in seeing his investigation go right… Among other things 😈

https://t.co/RjFLYMuv9b

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

@koaakapueo :D yes !!! Thank you for offering! Please dm me and I can share more about the manuscript and see if it’s a Good Fit ^-^

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

SEEKING BETA READERS!!!
- I wrote KOAB several years ago now, revised and queried, and even got second place for two different RevPit editors last year!
- However, I think it still needs some work to help get it over the form rejection hurdle.
- See the thread for more details!

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

Now that I'm trying to find more betas for it, here is the most recent version of The King of All Birds opener!!!
(If this interests you, check out my last tweet!! <3)

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

Please DM or reply if interested, or RTs help!! Even likes!! Any interaction!
I love this book deeply and even after all this time, I've been reminded that other beta readers still think fondly of it too... So I feel like I owe it another try !

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

THE KING OF ALL BIRDS is Adult gaslamp fantasy, 110k words.
Macbeth X Bloodborne X Old NYC
At the end of an era, everything changes. Only outcasts- a jaded folklorist, a prophetic gangster, and a magicless witch- have the power to save their city from crumbling into the sea.

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

@dywwrites Want to clarify that I liked these tweets for support/sympathy !!! That's so fucked up dude and I hate this,, like what the fuck . Just truly vile stuff and I'm sorry you experienced this :[

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

@chasingfairies_ My stupid ass thinking “oh yeah, just like Is That All There Is, the song by Peggy Lee” fbsjdnef 😳🫣

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

Now for something totally different!! My cross-stitch version of the huffin puffin aka “the awesome fat bird from Yoshi’s Island”
I did the pattern myself!! I couldn’t resist the nostalgic allure of this guy 🐤

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

@McFlyCahill90 Congratulations !!! If I may ask a small question, how did you query Hannah Bowman? LOL just curious—I’ve been waiting since 2022 to query her again, but her agency profile always says she is closed!

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@ingloriousgigi Ahhh I see thank youuu !! I think I might’ve missed these things I haven’t been online for a While 😳

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@ingloriousgigi I’m so sorry to ask but I’ve been seeing that name everywhere and I have no idea who that is LOL feel no obligation for a history lesson but who is this? 😳

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

After some mild developments I have altered my bio slightly … I feel somehow I have earned it? It means something to me I suppose :]

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

Or maybe greater compassion for the other crabs in the bucket, I don’t know. I worry that situations like this have the power to disrupt people’s trust in one another, but I remain hopeful that the communication and dialogue I’m seeing will counteract that.

[7/7]

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Thinking seriously, as a writer without a “platform” but still trying to just voice my feelings (re: the FM shitshow)

I haven’t been on Twitter much for almost a year, because I felt so disillusioned and exhausted, borderline hopeless about my work.

[1/7]

[Jamie | King of the Vagabonds | Really Trying @rivera_jameson]

But still I can only hope that on an industry standpoint, individuals who can see this shit happening will try to meaningfully interrogate their place in the field going forward. And that my fellow writers and mutuals on here will be able to gain greater cohesion.

[6/7]