CE (Catie) Murphy
@cemurphy.bsky.social
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CE (Catie) Murphy
@cemurphy.bsky.social
· Nov 11
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Hello, new followers! Lovely to have you here!
I write in MANY GENRES as CE Murphy, Catie Murphy, Murphy Lawless, and Zoe Chant. catiemurphy.com for details!
There's usually less knitting & more politics, writing, & anecdotes around here, but I'm mostly on a social media break atm. Still, welcome!
I write in MANY GENRES as CE Murphy, Catie Murphy, Murphy Lawless, and Zoe Chant. catiemurphy.com for details!
There's usually less knitting & more politics, writing, & anecdotes around here, but I'm mostly on a social media break atm. Still, welcome!
I only managed 3k of useable words and some brainstorming yesterday, so my wordcount has only dropped by a hundred or so. Minimum wordcount for today is 1170, or...if I put the anticipated count for the book to a closer-to-reality 80K...1885.
1170 is a much nicer number. 😭
1170 is a much nicer number. 😭
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I only managed 3k of useable words and some brainstorming yesterday, so my wordcount has only dropped by a hundred or so. Minimum wordcount for today is 1170, or...if I put the anticipated count for the book to a closer-to-reality 80K...1885.
1170 is a much nicer number. 😭
1170 is a much nicer number. 😭
I made a tactical error in preparing for this trip.
(actually I made SEVERAL, but we're focusing on just the one now o.o)
So usually retreats are very...low-sweat, shall we say. They involve a lot of sitting & not much exercising. So I usually bring 3-4 outfits I can recycle over the week.
(actually I made SEVERAL, but we're focusing on just the one now o.o)
So usually retreats are very...low-sweat, shall we say. They involve a lot of sitting & not much exercising. So I usually bring 3-4 outfits I can recycle over the week.
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I made a tactical error in preparing for this trip.
(actually I made SEVERAL, but we're focusing on just the one now o.o)
So usually retreats are very...low-sweat, shall we say. They involve a lot of sitting & not much exercising. So I usually bring 3-4 outfits I can recycle over the week.
(actually I made SEVERAL, but we're focusing on just the one now o.o)
So usually retreats are very...low-sweat, shall we say. They involve a lot of sitting & not much exercising. So I usually bring 3-4 outfits I can recycle over the week.
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And they rang that bell today, 31 times. For the 29 on the Edmund Fitzgerald, one for all Great Lakes shipwreck victims, and once for Gordon Lightfoot.
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One more skeet for Edmund Fitzgerald Day. Behind this historical marker is the famed Whitefish Bay. Today the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Mich., rang the recovered bell 31 times, 29 for the victims of the wreck, once for all Great Lakes shipwreck victims, and once for Gordon Lightfoot.
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
And they rang that bell today, 31 times. For the 29 on the Edmund Fitzgerald, one for all Great Lakes shipwreck victims, and once for Gordon Lightfoot.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Not a real snail, and almost certainly not biologically accurate, but I was pretty pleased with this "medieval marginalia" I did on a letter for a friend.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Not a real snail, and almost certainly not biologically accurate, but I was pretty pleased with this "medieval marginalia" I did on a letter for a friend.
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I've run out of space on my "me" shelves! (There's another for hardbacks 😂).
UK print run copies of Mageborn and Nightborn have arrived and they are GORGEOUS 🥰 In bookshops on Thursday!
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UK print run copies of Mageborn and Nightborn have arrived and they are GORGEOUS 🥰 In bookshops on Thursday!
@secondskybooks.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I've run out of space on my "me" shelves! (There's another for hardbacks 😂).
UK print run copies of Mageborn and Nightborn have arrived and they are GORGEOUS 🥰 In bookshops on Thursday!
@secondskybooks.bsky.social
UK print run copies of Mageborn and Nightborn have arrived and they are GORGEOUS 🥰 In bookshops on Thursday!
@secondskybooks.bsky.social
Me: my daily wordcount is still 1285? After 7500 words yesterda... oh, right, yesterday's minimum was 1678, a 400 word reduction is quite a lot actually ok fine then
It's not raining, so I'm going to go for a very short walk before getting down to work. Oh, & shoot, I have to make soup for lunch...
It's not raining, so I'm going to go for a very short walk before getting down to work. Oh, & shoot, I have to make soup for lunch...
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Me: my daily wordcount is still 1285? After 7500 words yesterda... oh, right, yesterday's minimum was 1678, a 400 word reduction is quite a lot actually ok fine then
It's not raining, so I'm going to go for a very short walk before getting down to work. Oh, & shoot, I have to make soup for lunch...
It's not raining, so I'm going to go for a very short walk before getting down to work. Oh, & shoot, I have to make soup for lunch...
faaaaaaaaaaaaaack
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
faaaaaaaaaaaaaack
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Meanwhile, over at Tumblr…
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meanwhile, over at Tumblr…
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niche but delicious nightmare scenario just dropped
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
niche but delicious nightmare scenario just dropped
tag urself, i'm rustic caps/carolingian :D
Who made this and why are you choosing nerd violence? ✍️ I mean, it is true, but still.
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
tag urself, i'm rustic caps/carolingian :D
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Ahaha *SOB*
Every writer at a pitch meeting…
Every writer at a pitch meeting…
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Ahaha *SOB*
Every writer at a pitch meeting…
Every writer at a pitch meeting…
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The latest TV show my sister @susanconnolly.bsky.social worked on starts tonight on RTE1 at 9:30pm!
You can watch the trailer for Season 3 of Hidden Assets below.
youtu.be/xgKP0vEEbzc
You can watch the trailer for Season 3 of Hidden Assets below.
youtu.be/xgKP0vEEbzc
Hidden Assets Series 3 | RTÉ
YouTube video by RTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA
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November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The latest TV show my sister @susanconnolly.bsky.social worked on starts tonight on RTE1 at 9:30pm!
You can watch the trailer for Season 3 of Hidden Assets below.
youtu.be/xgKP0vEEbzc
You can watch the trailer for Season 3 of Hidden Assets below.
youtu.be/xgKP0vEEbzc
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Our feature artist/reference for today is this wonderful RUN CYCLE by the talented @floramus! Lovely movement in the SECONDARY elements here especially - the HAIR SWOOSH stages in the single frames are so useful! #gamedev #aninationdev #manga #anime #animation #drawing
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our feature artist/reference for today is this wonderful RUN CYCLE by the talented @floramus! Lovely movement in the SECONDARY elements here especially - the HAIR SWOOSH stages in the single frames are so useful! #gamedev #aninationdev #manga #anime #animation #drawing
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“Herman Melville said that artists have to take a dive, and either you hit your head on a rock and it splits your skull and you die, or, that blow to your head is so inspiring that you come back up and you do the best work you ever did. But — you have to take the dive.”
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“Herman Melville said that artists have to take a dive, and either you hit your head on a rock and it splits your skull and you die, or, that blow to your head is so inspiring that you come back up and you do the best work you ever did. But — you have to take the dive.”
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak
Oh, the word counter did adjust even tho it's a weekend, so it thinks my necessary wordcount today is only 1053. That's low enough that I'm putting the book's anticipated wordcount up by 70k, which is...more realistic... 😬
Aaaaand that puts the minimum necessary wordcount at 1678, which will do.
Aaaaand that puts the minimum necessary wordcount at 1678, which will do.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Oh, the word counter did adjust even tho it's a weekend, so it thinks my necessary wordcount today is only 1053. That's low enough that I'm putting the book's anticipated wordcount up by 70k, which is...more realistic... 😬
Aaaaand that puts the minimum necessary wordcount at 1678, which will do.
Aaaaand that puts the minimum necessary wordcount at 1678, which will do.
oh i did NOT think i was gonna get that one
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November 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
oh i did NOT think i was gonna get that one
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50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
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Even though I have not read all of my books, I bought more books: The never-ending story.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Even though I have not read all of my books, I bought more books: The never-ending story.
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Are you at Rhode Island Comic Con?
Do you draw people?
Do you want to draw better people?
Come see me at Booth 912 🎉
Do you draw people?
Do you want to draw better people?
Come see me at Booth 912 🎉
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Are you at Rhode Island Comic Con?
Do you draw people?
Do you want to draw better people?
Come see me at Booth 912 🎉
Do you draw people?
Do you want to draw better people?
Come see me at Booth 912 🎉
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oh boy i will definitely not not overuse this!
The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
oh boy i will definitely not not overuse this!