One of my mottos is that writing is what makes you a real writer. To that end, if you use Gen AI to make a book you aren’t a writer. #TheLurktober
Z.B. Roger
@zbroger.bsky.social
nonbinary (he/they) LitFic hobbyist writer, artist, crocheter ~ OC obsessed! ~ lover of language learning & musicals https://ko-fi.com/writerzaneart NO AI!
#awesomecharacters Paulie lives with his parents & two little sibtwins & perfectly happy. As he gets older & annoyed at 'rents, his sisters move out to college. Then he lives with Gordon & his 5ish college roommates. How he feels is legit all over the place 'cuz reasons. After that is up in the air.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters What is your character's living situation like? Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other? Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#LGBTQWriteAThon I think I did a little ramble but no outline… started day 1 of inktober but didn't finish it. And the rest of the days, I've been dealing with getting over a cold. I bought cold medication last night, my head feels weird from the sinuses.
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 3: Check in day! How was your week? Share your progress, cheer and support others! @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
#LitHodgePodge 3 This is my main antagonist Maya. Guess which character of mine hasn't been fully fleshed out yet? I'm totally not gonna use this to help me figure out what she likes to do besides trying to be a triple threat in acting, broadway, & watching old movies.
#LitHodgepodge 3 Never judge a book by its cover… unless someone asks! Post a non-AI image (with alt text, please) portraying your character, and let others guess: If I could master a new hobby in one day, what would I choose? 🎨 🧑🌾 🎸 🧗 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky
#LitHodgepodge 2 Maybe Mean Girls or Heathers, but my mean girl would destroy the Plastics. My mean boys would wreak havoc with JD. My kinder kids, well… they probably wouldn't do well in either.
#LitHodgepodge 2 Who doesn’t love a good crossover moment? Imagine your story’s cast of characters got sucked into a TV show or film. What comes to mind as a world where they’d mesh well? Or one where they’d wreak (delightful) havoc? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky
#queerwriterschat I don't have anything to share, maybe I'll post my drawings as I complete them here. Eventually, so keep as eye on my account if you don't follow me already for some artwork. Else, thanks for hosting. I'm a little calmer but still feel weird since I'm not used to taking the meds.
#QueerWritersChat Question Five: Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! Get some good rest this week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
#queerwriterschat I definitely think so. I'm a very reclusive, can't drive, stuck where I am sorta of person, so I tend to write a lot of yearning and wishes. Like I've never been in a romantic relationship, I've noticed most of my characters end up in a happy relationship after their drama ends.
#QueerWritersChat Question Four: Do you enjoy themes related to yearning in writing? Last question at :45! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #yearning #writing #themes
#queerwriterschat i should think so, especially if i'm working romance into it. if there's no yearning for another character, then it's not a romance, is it?
#QueerWritersChat Question Three: Does any of your writing have much of a tone of yearning in it? Next question at :35! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #yearning #tone #writingtone
#queerwriterschat adam yearns to be less stressed and for someone to accept him & his disabilities luci yearns for a romantic partner. being from a not very openminded small town, he hasn't had much luck in the love department (lol just answering for this story means my posts aren't 5 posts long)
#QueerWritersChat Question Two: What do your characters yearn for? Next question at :25! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #yearning #characterwriting #characterwriting
#queerswriterschat Hi, I'm a little anxious because of a cold & medication anxiety right now. So joining for distraction. Hi, I'm Zane. I'm preparing for a LGBT LitFic Goth sorta Western sorta romance story in Nov. & I'm working on Inktober drawings. I'm a bit behind but that's okay.
Welcome to #QueerWritersChat! Let’s start by settling in! Introduce yourself and tell us what you're working on! No links, please! We’re saving those for the end. Next question at :15! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
this is amazing and i love it
Against the advisement of divinity, sanity, and vanity, here's #SatchelCumberland with yet more inanity! Zeke and I had to... find our own effigies for this part. 😅 * #Octember organizers have requested we apologize in advance for the following musical number * 2/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Don't worry, it's quite comfortable down there. Signed, The Lurker #Lurktober #Writers #Writesky
Did a thing, which I'm picking away at bit by bit. Feel free to lmk if there's any other upcoming events to check out (by either @ing me or replying to this post). docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #writingcommunity #writesky #writingsky
Events Calendar
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That urge to start an events calendar for writing events grows. Because, like, I like seeing what's up, and also, I'm curious to know which months are drier than others. That and I've seen four prompt event posts for October so far, and I'm curious to know if there's more.
Fuck I can feel the temperature rising. & I hate it. Hate barometric pressure.
Hope you can keep me on track for Inktober & writing an outline & flash fic. Would love that! 👀
Hello writers, it’s so nice to meet you. For the month of October, I’ll be posting on Rosemary’s account. Who am I? I’m a fictional boogeyman lurking in the corner of your mind, waiting to strike. So long as you’re actually making progress on your book, you have nothing to fear. #Lurktober
#LGBTQWriteAThon I'm Zane. I'm a hobbyist writer & artist. I write LitFic & romances. My goals this month are #Inktober, an outline for an outline exchange & to prep for Nov, & it's not announced yet, but a horror/spooky flash fic for a contest in a discord server. I need ideas, anybody got ideas?
Welcome to #LGBTQWriteAThon! October 1: It's time to introduce yourself, and tell us your goal this month! Project intros will be tomorrow! @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
Did I see this? Nah. I'm Zane #lithodgepoge I'm a hobbyist writer & artist. I write LitFic, sometimes romance, mostly teenagers, but sometimes young adults, & one soon-to-be adult story where the characters are like in their 30s. The other stories are 25 or younger. bsky.app/profile/zbro...
#LitHodgepodge 1 Welcome #writingcommunity to 🌀📚 Literary Hodgepodge 📚🌀, an October #WritingPrompts game of miscellaneous proportions ✨ Writers, let’s meet! Tell us who you are and what you write—and what you like as a writer/reader by completing the This-or-That below. ⬇️
Hi, each other. 👉🏻👉🏻 Paperback I'm probably gonna disagree with this later, but standalone. Tears Tea Villain Character-driven Computer Yes. (Sweet? Maybe. Salty likes me better, but I like sweet.) Silence Bookmark Pantser Lush Slow craft Midnight
Yes, I know, we like both things sometimes… but in the spirit of the game, try your best to choose! And don’t forget to say hello to each other! 😁 (I am old and must go to sleep, but I can’t wait to say hello and see your responses in the morning 💚)
Hello Bluesky, Rosemary is on her way to the basement to work on her next book. Meanwhile, I've come out to play with all of you. Looking forward to midnight, The Lurker #Lurktober #Writers #Spooky
#awesomecharacters #wmhst Teen versions only: Paulie would write himself TWO scenes. 1) A hot makeout sesh with Gordon. 2) A scene where he gets to pet all the kitties without having an allergic reaction Gordon would write himself a scene where he's having an uninterrupted peaceful sleep for once.
Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Today, your character has taken over the writing process! They have time to write themselves one scene (not plot pivotal) where everything goes just as they want! What type of scene are they writing? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The Lurker is still available for free on bookfunnel through the end of today. Merry #Lurktober Eve!
What if you were kidnapped and the only way out was to write your book...but you really didn't feel like writing? The Lurker has a red pen, and he isn't afraid to use it. 😈 Get a free copy of #TheLurker here dl.bookfunnel.com/d0r3dlwnkm #Writesky #Booksky #Writingcommunity
random wlw sticker cause i have free will
Meet Spiral. A character from the mind of @sainiku.northsky.social I wanted to give my good friend a bit of #fanart for the novel they're writing. #art #sketch