Just gave a friend advice on his writer's block. It struck me that the advice was as much for him as for myself, as I'm struggling too. I'm an outliner & know the full story. But are my characters saying they want to do something different at this point? #amwriting #writingcommunity 🔱

I've lived my whole life in the US PNW. Travel, sure. We have a ton of conifer trees. Those pics of valleys forested with nothing but deciduous trees turning red, orange and yellow every #fall? We don't have valleys like that, and hard to find an acre like that. This is our fall foliage.

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Addison Smith (Addi)@addi.social · 9h ago

I'm looking to make art! Anyone need a pretty cover for one of your upcoming books/Anthologies/chapbooks/etc? I love working with indie authors and also with presses. Here are a few Science Fiction examples I've worked up recently. Either DM me here or contact me through addi.studio And please RT!

So. Many. Leaves. To. Kick!

What do you think of Narrative Voice? I’ve seen advice to not worry, but I’ve written for 20 years and I’m trying to create a new, more concise and plot-centric voice: an evening stroll VS lunch hour walk to the park near work, then back. #writingcommunity #writers 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️ #amwritingfantasy

Exactly my experience! This duology is extremely enjoyable. Even the parts that didn't have me genuinely laughing out loud and busting a gut IN PUBLIC had me grinning ear to ear. This is one of those that made me want to read faster to learn what happens &, simultaneously, slow down just to enjoy.

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I finally got the chance to review the hilarious fantasy novel, Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by @djangowexler.bsky.social. An amazing novel that had me laughing the entire way through, this book comes highly recommended. unseenlibrary.com/2026/10/11/e...

OMG! The cafe's barista gave me the pumpkin mug again! I'm irrationally excited whenever I'm lucky enough to get it. Yay! And with my partially eaten pumpkin streudel, Halloween sweatshirt and flannel jacket on, it's just the perfect fall morning. 😁🎃😁

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺@robhb.bsky.social · 2d ago

#31HorrorBooksforHalloween THE THREE by Sarah Lotz

I got my annual flu shot. Now I'm protected from all your coughing and sneezes! Still, you really need to wear a mask when you're sick. When I see someone clearly sick and not wearing a mask I always think "You survived a global pandemic and learned... nothing? Seriously?!?!"

I finished critiquing a book! My crit partner knows who they are and which book. Now to put my thoughts together and write up an overview for my crit partner. That will take a few days. Do others do this? I'll note my thoughts on character arcs, plot development, storylines, etc. #writingcommunity

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Myth got into the apartment building's hallway tonight. She found a black basket with a cat's face on it sitting on the hallway shelf. #cats #catpics

The 4th 2026 entry in SFFWorld's annual Countdown to Halloween is SLEEPERS IN THE SNOW by Joanne Harris, pub Oct 6, 2026. www.sffworld.com/forum/thread... #booksky #horrorbooks #spookyseason

Applications are open between now and October 31 for my next Short Story Cohort (3 months, a small group, personalized feedback). Learn more here: maryrobinettekowal.com/short-story-.... This is different than the Short Story Intensive I'm hosting this weekend for any paid Patreon users.

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Update: I'm home now! Well, back in my own neighborhood. Day 2 of a 4 day weekend, recovering from burnout. I visited this nice little bookshop called "Hidden Worlds", at Orenco Station in Hillsboro, Oregon. They opened a month ago and stock only scifi and fantasy. Nice owner, lovely bookshop.

Finally! A nice, cool #fall day. Temp high is to be 61 F, and maybe some rain in the next 3 hours. Much more fall, than the last few days in the mid - high 70s. A perfect day for a walk to the light rail and ride to the western end of the line to visit an area of PDX I've never been to.

Are you looking for a book to read this #Halloween #spookyseason? Horror reviewers over at SFFWorld.com have begun their annual Halloween Countdown with 3 books reviewed this last week and many more to come! #booksky #horrorbook

Kellen, Reichis, and Ferius are on a quest to find the last obsidian worms! But Kellen's heroics aren't for everyone... Join the adventure in "The Obsidian Worm," right after Shadowblack! payhip.com/b/xnZuw #Spellslinger #FantasyBooks

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Afternoon movie on my day off in October: Who you gonna call? #halloween #SpookySeason

What's your favorite #Halloween / #Fall (Autumn) movie from childhood? The cafe is playing children's Halloween movies of late. Last weekend it was The Addams Family (1991) and today it was Hocus Pocus 2 and then Casper (1995). The 1st and 3rd are among my childhood faves.

Here's #catpics #cats to brighten your day. Fable (ginger) and Myth (black) rarely play together, so it's exciting when they do! This went on for 1 whole minute and simply ended with both walking away. (Their play usually lasts for 10 seconds and ends with hisses and Myth escaping onto a cat tree)

I finished the big project Tuesday afternoon, so work was much better yesterday. Still, I need a break. Hey! what's that? 2 vacation days scheduled for next week? Let's just move them up to this week. Thank you managers! Now I get to kick back and relax all the way to Sunday. *Sigh. I need this.

After more than a week of eating everything, Fable and Myth are back to their old habits of wanting food fresh from the foodball and refusing the piles of food I scoop together of their leftovers. Ugh! #cats #catpics

It's 2:30 on Tuesday. I work M-F and I'm already utterly burnt out. Been trying to read an 11 page doc for the past 30 minutes. I can't focus. For writer friends, I made 28 comments on a 1700 word doc + edits to the text. It's 1 of 30 docs I've looked at and similarly marked up in the past week.

520 words written on the scifi 🔱 novel's Chapter 7 before work this morning. Yesterday was an absolute slog. The chapter's opening is going to need some work. I may end up deleting the conversation I wrote today, but it's fun and I'm tired and I can't edit or delete what's not there. 🙂 #amwriting

Ugh. I am so done with work today. Weekend was wonderful and relaxing. Came back to work and the big ugly project. I can finish today! Except all my energy disappeared by noon. I got a second wind and powered on. But, third wind? Here third wind! I need you!!

This morning's Maple Pumpkin Scones all stacked on a plate before I stored them away. There's a glaze for them, but I didn't make it. The scones are delicious enough for me! #pumpkin #fall

I plan to write 500 words on the scifi 🔱 novel's Chapter 7 of 30+ each morning before work this week. Today, I got in 546 words. It was a struggle and I don't like it. That's how this whole chapter is going to feel, I think. Still, I have to put something down in order to rewrite it. #amwriting