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favorite type of character: the facade is load-bearing

Paypal, Ko-Fi, literally ANYWHERE you pay: DO NOT LEAVE NOTES ON ANY PAYMENT!!!!! I've been told "oh but it was a private message what's wrong with that", and I don't see the need to be snarky when you can just respect the fact that we're trying to protect ourselves here DO. NOT. WRITE. ANYTHING.

Alex Ri (NSFW)@demonking225.bsky.social · 5mo ago

STOP ADDING COMMENTS IN PAYPAL STATING ANYTHING THAT WHAT YOUR PAYING FOR IS A COMMISSIONS ESPECIALLY A NSFW COMMISSION!!! THESE FUCKING PROCESSORS WON'T STOP PUTTING THIER OWN DISLIKES AND MORALS ON WHAT WE FUCMING BUY!!! Spread the Word!!!!

#AwesomeCharacters from #PoweredNovel Emma goes to Spirit Halloween and gets something quick & generic. Lupe's too concerned with where they're going to sleep & how they're going to eat to bother. Ambrose is always in costume so he would either go As Himself or knit himself a Cthulhu costume.

💀🫜 Count Charlie (Chelizabeth) Deltula 🦊🧛‍♂️@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 4d ago

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Halloween approaches! How would they costume prep? Has your character had their costume planned for months? Are they buying it off the rack? Are they throwing something on last minute and calling it a costume? 🎃 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

sometimes you have to write the scene wrong a couple times before you get it right. a little "he would not fucking say that" about your own characters is good for you once in a while

Anyone need a genuinely *nice* story for this Wednesday? "Takahashi thought the lost barrel might be adrift somewhere on the Bering Sea by now. Or, he imagined an 'Alaskan bear wearing my down jacket or like, playing my flute...'"

B.C. man reunited with beloved flute, 5 years after it floated away down a Yukon river | CBC News

Jun Takahashi was stunned when he saw the online post: someone in the Yukon bush had found a canoe barrel full of his mildew-y camping gear, and his long-lost flute.

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Calling all short story writers: prepare your best dark city-focused tales for AUTUMN IN THE CITY. We're opening to short story submissions on December 1, 2026. 🍁 links.ruadanbooks.com/AutumnCFS #AuthorSky #writingcommunity #WriterSky

Dr. Emma Wan from #PoweredNovel is a diesel locomotive. She will go forever on almost no fuel, dragging 8 million pounds of bullshit behind her, and god help anybody who gets in her way.

💀🫜 Count Charlie (Chelizabeth) Deltula 🦊🧛‍♂️@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 5d ago

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters Welcome to the Intermittent Character Award Ceremonies!👏 Where you choose who gets the superlative! Today's award goes to: Most Committed Who is finishing their mission, no matter what? Please award them! 🥇 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Reeeaaaally depends on the work. For some of them it's the keyword of the story (e.g., "Powered"). For others, it's some phrase that popped into my head that has thematic significance and a lyrical rhythm (e.g., "Murder with the Devil and Friends")

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How do you go about titling your works? Is it a line? A format you like? Etc #WritingPrompt

me during the week: oh boy! i can't wait for the weekend so i can really focus on my projects! me during the weekend: don't wanna

The best piece of writing advice I ever got (in terms of immediate and profound effect on my writing) was from a Stage Combat workshop: "A fight is a dialogue. Each move should say something about the character making it. Every exchange should add depth to their relationship."

So grateful that I first published with @duckprintspress.com! They treat us authors SO right in a world full of people trying to take advantage!

John Wiswell@wiswell.bsky.social · 2w ago

In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!

There's a mere 38% to go till my top surgery is funded! I'm working to line up both my caregiver's schedule and the surgeon's availability. With your help, I will make it!: buff.ly/TNrPdaP

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It's World Homeless Day, and I'll just say: Homelessness isn't some great unsolvable mystery. People are homeless because they don't have homes. This suffering persists not for lack of solutions, but because enormous wealth and power are invested in maintaining the very structures that produce it.

Ruin a book by adding a word The Murder of Roger Rabbit Ackroyd

Lena of Lune@lena.isextremely.gay · 2w ago

Ruin a book by adding a word Cult of the Transient Butter Knife

she said "you can do anything in fiction as long as the situation afterwards is more interesting that the situation before." since then i have been keeping an eye on character death in fiction. many writers seem to think that character death "raises the stakes" but actually just makes things boring

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sometimes you just have A Moment where your inner monologue forgets Show Don't Tell. Literal thought that crossed my mind: "This cup of peppermint tea is making me happy."

you know what would improve this situation? another tattoo.

Dr Delilah Caldwell (of #PoweredNovel) takes no shit. She may, in the moment, *appear* to be taking someone's shit, but you may rest assured that the aforementioned shit is in fact on a ballistic trajectory around the Moon and will be returning to sender with catastrophic momentum #AwesomeCharacters

💀🫜 Count Charlie (Chelizabeth) Deltula 🦊🧛‍♂️@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Antagonist day! I think even the most evil villains have things people will connect to, either something big or small. What's something you think people will find relatable about your antagonist? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Did you think Pride was over because June has past? Saturday, October 10th is Collar City Pride at Riverfront Park in Troy, New York! See a drag show and local performers hosted by Stella Progress and Lady Seanzia and check out our vendor market from 2 to 6. More info: www.collarcitypride.org/pride

punk songs: get me out of this shithole town country songs: take me back to my shithole town

there's a special kind of awkward bound up in "I introduced this thing to you but now you're way more invested in it than I am"

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The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Briggandale by C. M. Waggoner was great fun! It has the spirit of Dealing with Dragons and Pratchett in it

Melissa Caruso@melissacaruso.bsky.social · 3w ago

Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start:

Did you know I have a monthly newsletter? Did you know that's where I share concept art, behind-the-scenes, and excerpts for my upcoming superhero novel, "Powered"? Did you know that the next edition comes out tomorrow? 🌠NOW YOU KNOW 🌠 Sign up here, if you like: mailchi.mp/edac04e59b9d...

dark macadamia aesthetic or whatever

Kaleidotrope re-opens to fiction and poetry submissions for the last time this year in about a month (October 18-24). Will you be ready? Will any of us? kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/

Siap-siap, Gadis Cilik!

Alt: Get ready!

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What word or phrase reactivates your accent? Mine is "Saturday". Catch me headin to the park on Sat'rdee