Mary is Writing
@cousinmary.bsky.social
Author and fangirl living her best life in Boise, Idaho. I write, cook, and play DnD all while looking up houses on Zillow I can in no way afford.
Word of the day. Also, mood. #writingcommunity
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Word of the day. Also, mood. #writingcommunity
Just realized I need to add a whole new character if I want this to work. Bye-bye outline, I hardly knew ye. #writingcommunity
a person wearing a watch is writing on a clipboard
Alt: a person crumpling up a piece of paper and throwing it away
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November 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just realized I need to add a whole new character if I want this to work. Bye-bye outline, I hardly knew ye. #writingcommunity
Starting novel writing month is rough as the beginning sets the tone. I got, maybe, half a chapter done today, but already want to rewrite because it feels like a buddy comedy and the MC is going to leave right after the set up. #writingcommunity #NovNov #NaNoWriMo
November 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Starting novel writing month is rough as the beginning sets the tone. I got, maybe, half a chapter done today, but already want to rewrite because it feels like a buddy comedy and the MC is going to leave right after the set up. #writingcommunity #NovNov #NaNoWriMo
What's the Sci in your Sci-Fi?
Working on a Sci-Fi story? I’m curious what elements makes it Sci-Fi.
Mine is quantum physics, specifically pocket dimensions. ⚛️
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Working on a Sci-Fi story? I’m curious what elements makes it Sci-Fi.
Mine is quantum physics, specifically pocket dimensions. ⚛️
#writingcommunity #NovNov #NaNoWriMo
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
What's the Sci in your Sci-Fi?
Working on a Sci-Fi story? I’m curious what elements makes it Sci-Fi.
Mine is quantum physics, specifically pocket dimensions. ⚛️
#writingcommunity #NovNov #NaNoWriMo
Working on a Sci-Fi story? I’m curious what elements makes it Sci-Fi.
Mine is quantum physics, specifically pocket dimensions. ⚛️
#writingcommunity #NovNov #NaNoWriMo
Me: Looking up floorplans under 300 sq. ft
Algorithm: Oh! You want to buy a tiny home! Here are-
Me: No! *awkward laugh* I just need to know where the line between "we need to stay here until it's safe" crosses over from being the start of a romance to start of a grim quest.
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Algorithm: Oh! You want to buy a tiny home! Here are-
Me: No! *awkward laugh* I just need to know where the line between "we need to stay here until it's safe" crosses over from being the start of a romance to start of a grim quest.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Me: Looking up floorplans under 300 sq. ft
Algorithm: Oh! You want to buy a tiny home! Here are-
Me: No! *awkward laugh* I just need to know where the line between "we need to stay here until it's safe" crosses over from being the start of a romance to start of a grim quest.
#writingcommunity
Algorithm: Oh! You want to buy a tiny home! Here are-
Me: No! *awkward laugh* I just need to know where the line between "we need to stay here until it's safe" crosses over from being the start of a romance to start of a grim quest.
#writingcommunity
I've got 3 ideas for my next writing project, none are fully fleshed out, none work together. By Pinterest board alone, which should I go with: cozy fantasy mystery, sweeping dystopian adventure, or dark comedy? #writingcommunity #NovNov
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I've got 3 ideas for my next writing project, none are fully fleshed out, none work together. By Pinterest board alone, which should I go with: cozy fantasy mystery, sweeping dystopian adventure, or dark comedy? #writingcommunity #NovNov
Just signed up for #NovNov at prowritingaid.com/novel-november. I'm going back and forth on whether to finish last November's project or, the much more tempting, starting something new. #writingcommunity
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October 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Just signed up for #NovNov at prowritingaid.com/novel-november. I'm going back and forth on whether to finish last November's project or, the much more tempting, starting something new. #writingcommunity
Got my coffee. Let's do this! #writingcommunity
October 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Got my coffee. Let's do this! #writingcommunity
How much writing did I get done over the weekend?
Before I answer that, I need to explain I really needed to clean my entire house and wash every piece of clothing I own, you guys.
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Before I answer that, I need to explain I really needed to clean my entire house and wash every piece of clothing I own, you guys.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
How much writing did I get done over the weekend?
Before I answer that, I need to explain I really needed to clean my entire house and wash every piece of clothing I own, you guys.
#writingcommunity
Before I answer that, I need to explain I really needed to clean my entire house and wash every piece of clothing I own, you guys.
#writingcommunity
I use, possibly too many, commas. #writingcommunity
October 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I use, possibly too many, commas. #writingcommunity
This house is on drugs.
If you're looking for inspiration for your mad science/malevolently eccentric benefactor's house, check out this Plymouth, MN fever dream.
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www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
If you're looking for inspiration for your mad science/malevolently eccentric benefactor's house, check out this Plymouth, MN fever dream.
#writingcommunity #zillowfind
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This house is on drugs.
If you're looking for inspiration for your mad science/malevolently eccentric benefactor's house, check out this Plymouth, MN fever dream.
#writingcommunity #zillowfind
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
If you're looking for inspiration for your mad science/malevolently eccentric benefactor's house, check out this Plymouth, MN fever dream.
#writingcommunity #zillowfind
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
My short story is desperately trying to turn itself into a novel. I feel like the hapless security guard in a heist movie who just realized the cameras are all on loop.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My short story is desperately trying to turn itself into a novel. I feel like the hapless security guard in a heist movie who just realized the cameras are all on loop.
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Looking at houses on Zillow, as one does, I found a great one on Seattle Avenue in Bay City, Oregon, which sounds like an address made up by an author who has never set foot in the Pacific Northwest 😂
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September 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Looking at houses on Zillow, as one does, I found a great one on Seattle Avenue in Bay City, Oregon, which sounds like an address made up by an author who has never set foot in the Pacific Northwest 😂
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I don't write during my 9-5, this is my compromise. #writingcommunity
September 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I don't write during my 9-5, this is my compromise. #writingcommunity
Time to rewrite some fairy tales for spooky season! #writingcommunity
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Time to rewrite some fairy tales for spooky season! #writingcommunity
Horror writers welcoming their readers. #writingcommunity
September 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Horror writers welcoming their readers. #writingcommunity
What? It's research! See, you can tell because I wrote it on my ideas list! #writingcommunity
September 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
What? It's research! See, you can tell because I wrote it on my ideas list! #writingcommunity
I mutter as I force myself through a tricky scene #writingcommunity
September 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I mutter as I force myself through a tricky scene #writingcommunity
Last night's idea involved a magic tower, a stand-up comic, and something about a ghost road? #writingcommunity
August 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Last night's idea involved a magic tower, a stand-up comic, and something about a ghost road? #writingcommunity
There are people who know their neighbors.
Those who don't.
And those who construct elaborate stories, based on very little, that take root and grow into legends.
Sometimes I wonder which the lady next door, who runs a cult and is having affairs with at least 3 FedEx guys, is.
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Those who don't.
And those who construct elaborate stories, based on very little, that take root and grow into legends.
Sometimes I wonder which the lady next door, who runs a cult and is having affairs with at least 3 FedEx guys, is.
#writingcommunity
August 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
There are people who know their neighbors.
Those who don't.
And those who construct elaborate stories, based on very little, that take root and grow into legends.
Sometimes I wonder which the lady next door, who runs a cult and is having affairs with at least 3 FedEx guys, is.
#writingcommunity
Those who don't.
And those who construct elaborate stories, based on very little, that take root and grow into legends.
Sometimes I wonder which the lady next door, who runs a cult and is having affairs with at least 3 FedEx guys, is.
#writingcommunity
I have 3 different ways I can start my new story and all of them are wrong #writingcommunity
August 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I have 3 different ways I can start my new story and all of them are wrong #writingcommunity
Hmm, how to end it? #writingcommunity
August 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Hmm, how to end it? #writingcommunity
I realized today my 80K WIP is actually the sequel to the story I need to tell first.
Future me is very excited to be nearly done with book 2.
Now me...🫠
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Future me is very excited to be nearly done with book 2.
Now me...🫠
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August 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I realized today my 80K WIP is actually the sequel to the story I need to tell first.
Future me is very excited to be nearly done with book 2.
Now me...🫠
#writingcommunity
Future me is very excited to be nearly done with book 2.
Now me...🫠
#writingcommunity
My WIP list is deep and varied 😄 #writingcommunity
August 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My WIP list is deep and varied 😄 #writingcommunity