Day behind 😅 I usually know the ending before I know the beginning. It comes to me easier anyway.. Now for the end of my current project/series... still working that out. This past week I've wanted to set 🧨 to my current ending and go for the unexpected. Bonus: Revising w/ feedback! #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 11 ACTIVITY: We're almost to the end of camp! How do you come up with the perfect ending to your book? Do you already know how your current project will end? Bonus: What do you hope to do next writing-wise after camp ends? #CRPShrikes

Considering camp was during the last two weeks of the semester, I'm pretty proud that I was able to finish redrafting one entire chapter and get a solid start on a second. Did I avoid doing work? Yes. Yes I did. Was it worth it? Also yes. Will I pay for it later? Probably. #crpshrikes #camprevpit

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 12 - LAST CAMP ACTIVITY: Share something you accomplished during Camp Rev Pit that you're proud of! Hype up your fellow cabinmates (and yourself) for a job well done! Great job, everyone! #CRPShrikes Bonus: Head to @reviseresub.bsky.social for #ABCPit to pitch your project and find betas/CPs!

It's definitely true that I have a solid understanding of my book's ending down. What's left for me to really figure out is how (if at all) I finalize it as the duology I imagine it being. Where "Book 1" ends, that's settled. How the rest fits in, well... still working through that. #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 11 ACTIVITY: We're almost to the end of camp! How do you come up with the perfect ending to your book? Do you already know how your current project will end? Bonus: What do you hope to do next writing-wise after camp ends? #CRPShrikes

DAY 12 - LAST CAMP ACTIVITY: Share something you accomplished during Camp Rev Pit that you're proud of! Hype up your fellow cabinmates (and yourself) for a job well done! Great job, everyone! #CRPShrikes Bonus: Head to @reviseresub.bsky.social for #ABCPit to pitch your project and find betas/CPs!

Idk if I've made this clear lol but I'm a very instinctual writer. I don't do a whole lot of planning. Sometimes I don't know what shape the ending will take until my fingers are typing it out. 20-odd years of experience will do that, I guess. #CampRevPit #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 11 ACTIVITY: We're almost to the end of camp! How do you come up with the perfect ending to your book? Do you already know how your current project will end? Bonus: What do you hope to do next writing-wise after camp ends? #CRPShrikes

I usually know the ending before I know the beginning!! I initially conceive of my projects more in terms of vibes and themes, so the first thing I figure out is how a story arc could reflect the themes I want to work with then the issue is figuring out where to begin… #camprevpit #crpshrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 11 ACTIVITY: We're almost to the end of camp! How do you come up with the perfect ending to your book? Do you already know how your current project will end? Bonus: What do you hope to do next writing-wise after camp ends? #CRPShrikes

Keep writing, hope it comes to me before I get there? I mean, it hasn’t yet, but maybe it will? I know roughly how this book and the next 2 will end. Details? Who needs ‘em! *nervous laugh* Bonus: finish the new draft. Start preparing for publishing tasks. CRP has been so inspiring. #crpshrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 11 ACTIVITY: We're almost to the end of camp! How do you come up with the perfect ending to your book? Do you already know how your current project will end? Bonus: What do you hope to do next writing-wise after camp ends? #CRPShrikes

I had a collaborative writing project a while back where I had to write a death scene. It wasn't even a major character but it was important to the plot, so I was very surprised when it hit me so hard. I had tears running down my cheeks while I was writing. I'm a crier. #crpshrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 10 ACTIVITY: What's the strongest emotion you've ever felt while writing, and what prompted that feeling? (Can be any kind of emotion at all, no restrictions!) Bonus: Is there anything in your current project that makes you emotional? #CRPShrikes

Suppose I can answer the main and bonus prompts at once here! In my draft, there's a moment when I think the reader will understand completely why Verity has just done something terrible, while simultaneously understanding just how much the other character in the scene hates her for it. #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 10 ACTIVITY: What's the strongest emotion you've ever felt while writing, and what prompted that feeling? (Can be any kind of emotion at all, no restrictions!) Bonus: Is there anything in your current project that makes you emotional? #CRPShrikes

DAY 11 ACTIVITY: We're almost to the end of camp! How do you come up with the perfect ending to your book? Do you already know how your current project will end? Bonus: What do you hope to do next writing-wise after camp ends? #CRPShrikes

The amount of times I’ve cried because of something I’ve written is kind of pathetic lmao 😂 There’s one scene that makes me super emotional in She is King…but it’s a massive spoiler so 🤫 #CampRevPit #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 10 ACTIVITY: What's the strongest emotion you've ever felt while writing, and what prompted that feeling? (Can be any kind of emotion at all, no restrictions!) Bonus: Is there anything in your current project that makes you emotional? #CRPShrikes

Hi #crpshrikes! 🗡️🐦‍⬛ I’m behind on these because i’m in the messy phase of buying a home so I’m gonna do a bunch at once. Fave part: Dialogue. Character voice. Banter. Character-driven humour. Least fave: wtf is plotting. Why must things occur

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 9 ACTIVITY: What is your favorite element of writing a book? (For example, dialogue, beginnings, endings, flashbacks, descriptions, etc) Bonus: What element of writing is the hardest for you? #CRPShrikes

Absolutely my favourite part is writing character dialogue. There's no question of that, I just love digging into and finding characters' voices and seeing how they interact in my head. The hardest thing for me is usually working in environmental descriptions. #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 9 ACTIVITY: What is your favorite element of writing a book? (For example, dialogue, beginnings, endings, flashbacks, descriptions, etc) Bonus: What element of writing is the hardest for you? #CRPShrikes

I love the middle! I love having established the adventure and setting off. I love winding my way to the ending. I love finding all the small moments that you never expected even from outline. I loathe beginnings. Too many options of where to go and it’s paralyzing. #CRPShrikes #CampRevPit

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 9 ACTIVITY: What is your favorite element of writing a book? (For example, dialogue, beginnings, endings, flashbacks, descriptions, etc) Bonus: What element of writing is the hardest for you? #CRPShrikes

maybe slightly to the left of the actual prompt, but I really love developing distinct character voices—within the narrative prose specifically, but dialogue too. there’s just something so satisfying about having it all come together and reflect an individual personality #camprevpit #crpshrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 9 ACTIVITY: What is your favorite element of writing a book? (For example, dialogue, beginnings, endings, flashbacks, descriptions, etc) Bonus: What element of writing is the hardest for you? #CRPShrikes

#CRPShrikes Definitely dialogue. I can hear it in my head, so I'm better able to bring distinct voices into being. It's so much easier to know when I'm doing too much or not enough, because I feel like I have a good sense of how people talk. On the other hand, there's the bonus question...

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 9 ACTIVITY: What is your favorite element of writing a book? (For example, dialogue, beginnings, endings, flashbacks, descriptions, etc) Bonus: What element of writing is the hardest for you? #CRPShrikes

DIALOGUE! Let me write banter and heartfelt love confessions and I am a happy panda. On the flip side: I dread action scenes. I love picturing them in my head (with musical accompaniment) but writing them *hurts* #CampRevPit #CRPShrikes

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Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DAY 9 ACTIVITY: What is your favorite element of writing a book? (For example, dialogue, beginnings, endings, flashbacks, descriptions, etc) Bonus: What element of writing is the hardest for you? #CRPShrikes

Asdfjkgfvbyhdbh THANK YOU! I love to write a man who is hopelessly, obsessively in love. All women are queens and they deserve a love interest who is Down Bad and Gone for them

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No progress on my RevPit manuscript- but I've really enjoyed the feedback on my pages and that's going to be my next step! ✍️ 📖 I've felt really stuck with where to go with my novel in the revision process, especially after tightening the plot. Any tips?🤔 #CRPShrikes #CampRevPit

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're in week 2 of camp! How much progress have you made on your project? Have your goals shifted since the start of camp? Respond to fellow campers to hype them up! Bonus: Share a snippet from something you've worked on since camp started (if you’re comfortable)! #CRPShrikes

Camp so far has been giving me a lot of reason to go back and look over parts of my draft I feel really good about. Of course even in those areas I can keep making improvements, and it motivates me to do the work I have to to make more of the book be "the parts I feel really good about"! #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're in week 2 of camp! How much progress have you made on your project? Have your goals shifted since the start of camp? Respond to fellow campers to hype them up! Bonus: Share a snippet from something you've worked on since camp started (if you’re comfortable)! #CRPShrikes

haven’t had much time to write since I picked up some shifts last week — but tomorrow and Thursday are both dedicated writing days, so hopefully I’ll be able to get through a few more chapters on this draft by the end of the week #camprevpit #crpshrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're in week 2 of camp! How much progress have you made on your project? Have your goals shifted since the start of camp? Respond to fellow campers to hype them up! Bonus: Share a snippet from something you've worked on since camp started (if you’re comfortable)! #CRPShrikes

On one hand, I'm in line with my goals: socialize and connect with other writers! On the other hand, I wish I had time to work on my WIP. Camp has been during two incredibly busy weeks and I wish I had time to actually jump in on some sprints or even do a crawl! 😭 #CRPShrikes #CampRevPit

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're in week 2 of camp! How much progress have you made on your project? Have your goals shifted since the start of camp? Respond to fellow campers to hype them up! Bonus: Share a snippet from something you've worked on since camp started (if you’re comfortable)! #CRPShrikes

My goal is still the same: clean up my query materials. I’ve gotten good feedback to work on, so I’ll be heading that way soon! As for a snippet: have a chapter I added to my solarpunk sci-fi romance project while doing some early editing. Enjoy the yearning 😘 #CampRevPit #CRPShrikes

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're in week 2 of camp! How much progress have you made on your project? Have your goals shifted since the start of camp? Respond to fellow campers to hype them up! Bonus: Share a snippet from something you've worked on since camp started (if you’re comfortable)! #CRPShrikes

#CRPShrikes Sigh. Minimal progress last week, only one night of writing. I had a blast with my swaps, so there's that. But on my own project, very little. My goals haven't shifted, since mostly I just wanted to participate and experience it, but I'm hoping to have a better week coming up.

Safiya Bint Saleh@safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're in week 2 of camp! How much progress have you made on your project? Have your goals shifted since the start of camp? Respond to fellow campers to hype them up! Bonus: Share a snippet from something you've worked on since camp started (if you’re comfortable)! #CRPShrikes

Hello #CRPShrikes campers! Just doing a quick check-in for swaps! Today is the deadline to complete your positivity pass and first 5 pages swaps, and query swaps were due on Monday. If you haven't heard back from your partner, please reach out to me, as well as for any other questions or concerns!

DAY 10 ACTIVITY: What's the strongest emotion you've ever felt while writing, and what prompted that feeling? (Can be any kind of emotion at all, no restrictions!) Bonus: Is there anything in your current project that makes you emotional? #CRPShrikes

🐍WELCOME TO GORHAIL🐍 My best friend @soniatagliareni.bsky.social 's book, DEATHBRINGER, is out today in the UK & ANZ and if you haven't snagged this book yet (especially an SE) you should move FAST bc they're very limited (especially signed copies at Goldsboro!)

DAY 9 ACTIVITY: What is your favorite element of writing a book? (For example, dialogue, beginnings, endings, flashbacks, descriptions, etc) Bonus: What element of writing is the hardest for you? #CRPShrikes

We're in week 2 of camp! How much progress have you made on your project? Have your goals shifted since the start of camp? Respond to fellow campers to hype them up! Bonus: Share a snippet from something you've worked on since camp started (if you’re comfortable)! #CRPShrikes

Have you seen this comp-finder database for SFF authors? Bookmark this resource for later!

Sage 💙👻🌞❄️🦸🏼‍♀️🦹🏼🦴✨🤖👽@sagecollins.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I also highly recommend using @aealexander.bsky.social's comp finder for SFF authors www.aealexander.com/comp-finder-... #CRPCabinRaids #CampRevPit From #CRPDryads, raiding #CRPSirens