dreamt of a very detailed, very kind semi-rejection (?) email. (the feedback is surprisingly helpful—thank you, subconscious!) wishing everyone a full-request friday & other good news! ☺️

project updates: OUTFALL → i ended up scrapping the very first section and adding in a new chapter at the beginning SWBB (wip) → first draft done at an absurd wc, so i'm letting it sit before going back to revise TPD (new wip!) → outlined, so i'll start the first draft this month ;-) keeping busy!

been a bit since i've been here, but i'm popping in to say happy pride month! 🌈💗 hope everyone has a lovely start to june! :-)

happy monday, #queerwriters !! against all odds, i finished my first draft last week. admittedly it took until saturday evening... LOL this week, i want to explore another wip idea & do another batch of queries (since i took a bit of a break) !!

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · last yr.

#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day! What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on! #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters

i have this problem where i'm ~70% done with a project/wip/etc and then get an idea for something else, which of course my brain believes is sooo much better and more interesting (╥﹏╥) be quiet brain! let me work in peace! we'll get to that other thing later!

i've been in denial, but there’s no way i'm finishing my draft LOL skimming through it rn and there a lot more holes and missing scenes than i realized... might actually end up being my goal for next week :'-) still making decent progress though!

phoebe oh (she/her) is querying! ☆@phoebeoh.bsky.social · last yr.

dare i say to finish my wip's first draft...? sure! we aim high! :-D also—quest pit!! made my things ahead of time to spare myself the stress, and i'm looking forward to seeing other people's posts and getting motivated + inspired by everyone (and... maybe send out a couple of queries? we shall see)

it's a bit bizarre to go from writing romance almost exclusively → thrillers (although there is a platonic-verging-on-romantic situation hehe 👀) working on this horrormance wip is bringing back a lot of tropes i missed LOL & the wip i have planned for later.. well. i love love, so it'll be fun! ;]

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE PUSH Escaping a serial killer isn't enough—when the killer returns to haunt Minyoung 20 years later, she has to figure out: -the detective who caught him -why the killer is back -reality vs her growing paranoia -how she can even destroy him #agentsguide #questpit #Q #A #T

if it wasn't obvious this also applies to writing. in fact i think the concept of "you'll probably hate your first draft" might be essential to writing alongside the concept of a piece never being "finished" art is evolution. let it grow in your hands

Agui!🌻@aguichart.bsky.social · last yr.

Do you know what happens if you draw something but it's not good enough for your standards? NOTHING. AT ALL. If you don't like how it looks, you can just re-draw it tomorrow or next month or next year! Just try to do it!! It's also the best way to improve your own art

dare i say to finish my wip's first draft...? sure! we aim high! :-D also—quest pit!! made my things ahead of time to spare myself the stress, and i'm looking forward to seeing other people's posts and getting motivated + inspired by everyone (and... maybe send out a couple of queries? we shall see)

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · last yr.

#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day! What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on! #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters

just saw thunderbolts (!!!) and i'm not going to say yelena's character arc reminded me a LOT of minyoung's, but also... 🙈😳

minyoung meeting cary !! aka "someone who's very serious and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants" VS "someone who wants to seem strong and tough but he just... can't" i have very different types of fondness for the two of them 😅 #wipsnips

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for May 2 is "over" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

for my wip—i've described it as hannibal x jennifer's body before, so i'll add: PEARL x THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER x PARASITE the love interest would see it as HEATHERS (the movie, not the musical) fmc's freakiness is cute at first but then... not exactly silly goofy later full reasons tbd LOL

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨@cometkins.bsky.social · last yr.

Comp your book to anything BUT books! TV shows, games, hobbies, existing ships, you name it! Just can't be a book! #WritingPrompt

these aren't recent, but OUTFALL would be great for people who like ↓ THE CONJURING (vibes + freaky hauntings) + IT FOLLOWS (sense of dread + fmc's paranoia) x IT: CHAPTER TWO (return to hometown + facing childhood trauma) bonus: i wrote a lot while listening to "already gone" by sleeping at last!

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨@cometkins.bsky.social · last yr.

Comp your book to anything BUT books! TV shows, games, hobbies, existing ships, you name it! Just can't be a book! #WritingPrompt

minyoung loooves going to some sort of crowded park to sit in the grass and people watch. lots of open air + she's never alone from my wip: i imagine her as an avid birdwatcher, and also someone who would 100% chase butterflies (only when she's close to home/miles away from anyone else) #questpit

questpit || next event: NOV 4th@questpit.bsky.social · last yr.

and our final #questpit question today! see you next week! Q3: What is your main character’s favorite thing to do as the weather gets warmer?

may goals: 🪦 OUTFALL: querying 🪚 SWBB: finish 1st draft, then start (and hopefully finish) 1st round of edits. current wc: 85,852 → goal is to keep it at 80-90k 📝 in general: continuing consistency (hah) + being intentional w ambitious/positive mindset! (also.. plan another wip...? 😳😳 IDK AHHH)

phoebe oh (she/her) is querying! ☆@phoebeoh.bsky.social · 2y ago

slightly belated april goals :-) honestly i just want to continue the work from march! i'm actually quite busy preparing bday presents for my sister, so for this month, i'm going to prioritize making Strategic progress to maximize my time and energy (and make the most of all my spreadsheets!)

hit with the realization that this wip's writing style is sooo unlike me... not necessarily in a bad way, but in retrospect it's why i've been struggling to add scenes in :-0 not sure how this even happened LOL. but we ride!!! all will be well in the second draft 🫡

spent the better part of the month working on non-wip related creative projects, and ended up being super productive! i'll be carrying that momentum with me and bringing renewed excitement to work on my wip :-D hope everyone has a great start to their week!

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suddenly getting ideas for my wip that would require Significant changes, but i have to remind myself that i can implement + work w them on the second draft!! rn, still just trying to finish up 😅 BUT LATER... that will be where the magic happens ;-]

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT X THE PUSH Haunted by the serial killer who tormented her as a child, Minyoung returns to her hometown to confront the secrets of her past before the killer’s ghost can finish what he started all those years ago. #posterpit #posterpitq #a #t

#wipsnips honestly, this is a great example of their relationship: minyoung, lost in her feelings, and cary, who just wants to have a nice conversation

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The hills are aliiiiiive... with the sound of muuuuusiiiiic... The #WIPSnips word for April 18 is "music" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

continually surprised whenever i watch something and it's explicitly set in maryland :-) (might be cheating a little with hannibal since the show also takes places in other locations, but i'm adding it anyway!)

Roanna "Rowan" Floyd (aka Petty Davis)@roanna.bsky.social · last yr.

Post a film or show that takes place where you’re from originally (not necessarily where you live now!) Bonus fun fact: Lived not far from the house used for the exteriors of the Ewing mansion. They had miniature horses. So cute.

“This is the chief way in which my process seems to differ from other writers, and most cleaves to the theatre: these elements do not appear until late in the game.” How directing plays taught Nicole Galland to write novels.

Players Upon the Page: How Directing Plays Taught Nicole Galland to Write Novels

In high school I acted in plays; in college I began to direct. Eventually my theatre resume also included acting teacher, stage manager, lighting designer, producer, dramaturg, literary manager, an…

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I've seen a few subposts today that tell me this needs saying: #RevPit isn’t a contest that rewards the “best” book. It’s one opportunity, shaped by timing, taste, and editorial capacity. Not a judgment on your future in publishing.

realizing my wip's 1st draft is going to end up /ridiculously/ long—somehow, it's already 82k? and i'm only 60-70% done??? compared to my main project, whose 1st draft was 50k... making the 2nd draft for this will def be a totally different process. very much anticipating it!! ૮⌯'ㅅ'⌯ა

minyoung can't stomach anything soup-based, but she'd willingly eat anything blended (e.g. a hamburger just chucked in a blender). no reason, she's just like that and from my wip: people are absolutely food. only as a treat, though ☆⌒(>ᴗ ∂)

Isaac ⚔ Isaac@isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 2y ago

April #Writewich 12! Do pineapples go on pizza? Is ramen tastiest uncooked from the packet? Are people food? #Writers #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

spent time this morning rereading some of my favorite poems/quotes (compiled in my dear commonplace book!) there's just something so lovely about human expression. the specifities that make us unique, and the way they bound us together all the same... having a lot of thoughts, feeling a lot of joy

"the hurdle we must all overcome as creators is not talent, it is the hurdle of UNDERSTANDING." that goes HARD. i already know this will be one of those things that stick with me for a long time

Chuck Tingle@chucktingle.bsky.social · 2y ago

ART and creation are not objective, they are subjective. i AM the worlds greatest author and guess what bud, SO ARE YOU. the hurdle we must all overcome as creators is not talent, it is the hurdle of UNDERSTANDING. we already are all the worlds greatest authors, everything else is a distraction