Davin Roberts Writer
@davinroberts35.bsky.social
Author:Horror/Sci-Fantasy/Afrofuturism & whatever else I feel like🤷🏽 Querying, Father of 5, Recongizer of intrinsic value, Very random.
I was slightly worried diving back into this WIP would feel awkard at first, but nope! Two new characters popped up and the old ones feel like friends I've missed chilling with! That said, I got 585 words in tonight, despite weird weather, the sniffles and a busy evening.🙌🏾
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November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The tricky thing about short stories is that the slightest notion, the tiniest inclination, a single grain of a concept can spin out into something fully formed in a heartbeat.😮💨
a bald man with a mustache is saying " it 's so many of them "
ALT: a bald man with a mustache is saying " it 's so many of them "
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October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The tricky thing about short stories is that the slightest notion, the tiniest inclination, a single grain of a concept can spin out into something fully formed in a heartbeat.😮💨
Another 681 words written, & the MC's voice is in full effect. A little devious, as only an elder can be, the narrative keeps threatening to go off on a tangent but ends up dropping random footnotes. At least I now know Manny's fish plate with of mac n cheese and collards on the side slaps👀🤷🏽🤣
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Another 681 words written, & the MC's voice is in full effect. A little devious, as only an elder can be, the narrative keeps threatening to go off on a tangent but ends up dropping random footnotes. At least I now know Manny's fish plate with of mac n cheese and collards on the side slaps👀🤷🏽🤣
899 words written on yet another short story tonight! I think I'm almost ready to get back to the novel WIP. It depends on how I feel over the next few weeks tho.🤷🏽
As is, I still have a couple of short story ideas I'd like to get down soooo.....😅
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As is, I still have a couple of short story ideas I'd like to get down soooo.....😅
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a man in a red jacket eating popcorn with the words and here we go behind him
ALT: a man in a red jacket eating popcorn with the words and here we go behind him
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October 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
899 words written on yet another short story tonight! I think I'm almost ready to get back to the novel WIP. It depends on how I feel over the next few weeks tho.🤷🏽
As is, I still have a couple of short story ideas I'd like to get down soooo.....😅
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As is, I still have a couple of short story ideas I'd like to get down soooo.....😅
#writing #AmWriting
I've noticed when I write, the story takes hold like a fever, something virulent and imminent, outpacing my capacity to analyze it's deeper meaning. It's in the aftermath that I discover the themes and meaning layered in. Anyone else work this way?
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#writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #writer
August 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I've noticed when I write, the story takes hold like a fever, something virulent and imminent, outpacing my capacity to analyze it's deeper meaning. It's in the aftermath that I discover the themes and meaning layered in. Anyone else work this way?
#writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #writer
#writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #writer
Flash fiction story written! Tomorrow, when I have fresh eyes and a fully charged brain, I'll reread and edit it, but I'm feeling pretty good about it!
#flashfiction #indieauthors #blackwater #horror
#flashfiction #indieauthors #blackwater #horror
August 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Flash fiction story written! Tomorrow, when I have fresh eyes and a fully charged brain, I'll reread and edit it, but I'm feeling pretty good about it!
#flashfiction #indieauthors #blackwater #horror
#flashfiction #indieauthors #blackwater #horror
My next short story is simmering in my brain, ready to spill over onto the page. As soon as I'm done with the day job I'm writing this thing!😆
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #blackauthors #flashfiction
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My next short story is simmering in my brain, ready to spill over onto the page. As soon as I'm done with the day job I'm writing this thing!😆
#amwriting #writingcommunity #blackauthors #flashfiction
#amwriting #writingcommunity #blackauthors #flashfiction
I'd love to have a little local writer's group, where we meet up a various spots, get coffee, food, drinks, etc, talk about our latest projects, share insights, processes, struggles, and offer feedback if desired. Yeah that'd be nice😌
#writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #SouthCarolina
#writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #SouthCarolina
August 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'd love to have a little local writer's group, where we meet up a various spots, get coffee, food, drinks, etc, talk about our latest projects, share insights, processes, struggles, and offer feedback if desired. Yeah that'd be nice😌
#writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #SouthCarolina
#writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #SouthCarolina
A few minor edits later & a scene rewrite, and this WIP feels ready for indie/ small press eyes! Skimming through it reminded me why I love this story. So if anyone's looking for an exploration of the many monsters, literal and metaphorical, that lurk + folklore + noir vibes, hit me up!
August 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A few minor edits later & a scene rewrite, and this WIP feels ready for indie/ small press eyes! Skimming through it reminded me why I love this story. So if anyone's looking for an exploration of the many monsters, literal and metaphorical, that lurk + folklore + noir vibes, hit me up!
I'm up early doing some edits on the "Teeth" WIP I've been querying. Not quite 5 AM writers club but it's something!
Also there is some strange harsh bark-moan echoing in the distance🤨
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Also there is some strange harsh bark-moan echoing in the distance🤨
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August 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'm up early doing some edits on the "Teeth" WIP I've been querying. Not quite 5 AM writers club but it's something!
Also there is some strange harsh bark-moan echoing in the distance🤨
#AmEditing #POCWriters #writingcommunity
Also there is some strange harsh bark-moan echoing in the distance🤨
#AmEditing #POCWriters #writingcommunity
Taking a break from the fever dream Afrofuturistic Horror WIP and switching gears in the meantime. Diving into this short story is a much needed reset. The words are flowing and the carnage is coming.😆
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#AmWriting #short-story #HorrorWriters
a cat is looking at a laptop computer screen with a lot of text on it .
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August 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Taking a break from the fever dream Afrofuturistic Horror WIP and switching gears in the meantime. Diving into this short story is a much needed reset. The words are flowing and the carnage is coming.😆
#AmWriting #short-story #HorrorWriters
#AmWriting #short-story #HorrorWriters
Finally broke 40k words on this crazy Afrofuturist Horror WIP!😆🙌🏾 This one has been the most challenging project yet and I've still got some much more to write.
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Afrofuturism #Horror
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Afrofuturism #Horror
August 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Finally broke 40k words on this crazy Afrofuturist Horror WIP!😆🙌🏾 This one has been the most challenging project yet and I've still got some much more to write.
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Afrofuturism #Horror
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Afrofuturism #Horror
As a horror lover, I don’t like when the whole 'obvious smart/sane/common sense choice ignored' thing happens. I know some take it as par for the course, but I feel like horror hits way harder when people make *relativley rational decisions.
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#HorrorWriters #AmWriting #BlackAuthors
July 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
As a horror lover, I don’t like when the whole 'obvious smart/sane/common sense choice ignored' thing happens. I know some take it as par for the course, but I feel like horror hits way harder when people make *relativley rational decisions.
#HorrorWriters #AmWriting #BlackAuthors
#HorrorWriters #AmWriting #BlackAuthors
This is the summer I was promised.
😂😁🙂🫠
😂😁🙂🫠
July 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is the summer I was promised.
😂😁🙂🫠
😂😁🙂🫠
The way I'm writing slower and slower as I approach a scene full of heavy emotional damage is hilarious! There's no turning back now tho🥲
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#AmWriting #WrittingCommunity #HorrrorWriters
July 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The way I'm writing slower and slower as I approach a scene full of heavy emotional damage is hilarious! There's no turning back now tho🥲
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#AmWriting #WrittingCommunity #HorrrorWriters
Last night I dreamt of a beautiful intricate yet often open air city. All walks, breeze ways, open spaces & platforms, separate buildings didn’t exist. Floors weren't uniform, though all connected & every inch adorned with vivid details. So of course I have to write a story set there now lol!
July 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Last night I dreamt of a beautiful intricate yet often open air city. All walks, breeze ways, open spaces & platforms, separate buildings didn’t exist. Floors weren't uniform, though all connected & every inch adorned with vivid details. So of course I have to write a story set there now lol!
Wrote a key event in this Afrofuturist Horror WIP over the weekend and a very heavy scene is coming up. The fact I'm physically experiencing symptoms of stress about it is a good thing, I think...🤔
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#AmWriting #Writing #BlackSky
July 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Wrote a key event in this Afrofuturist Horror WIP over the weekend and a very heavy scene is coming up. The fact I'm physically experiencing symptoms of stress about it is a good thing, I think...🤔
#AmWriting #Writing #BlackSky
#AmWriting #Writing #BlackSky
So I've started looking into Small Press and Indie Publishers that are interested in Horror and Horror adjacent work. Anybody know any, or have suggestions or recommendations?
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#writers #writingcommunity #IndieAuthors
June 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So I've started looking into Small Press and Indie Publishers that are interested in Horror and Horror adjacent work. Anybody know any, or have suggestions or recommendations?
#writers #writingcommunity #IndieAuthors
#writers #writingcommunity #IndieAuthors
I thought of two short story ideas on the road today. Traveling, catching glimpses of random landscapes does wonders for my creativity!
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May 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I thought of two short story ideas on the road today. Traveling, catching glimpses of random landscapes does wonders for my creativity!
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#Writers
There was a skate and graffiti festival down the street today. I literally heard multiple bands from my backyard! One of the perks of being downtown!
May 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
There was a skate and graffiti festival down the street today. I literally heard multiple bands from my backyard! One of the perks of being downtown!
So, spoilers, my current WIP is split into 3 parts and I'm nearing the end of the first part!🙌🏾 While I thought I'd be further along by now, it's still a great feeling approaching a major milestone.😁
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May 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, spoilers, my current WIP is split into 3 parts and I'm nearing the end of the first part!🙌🏾 While I thought I'd be further along by now, it's still a great feeling approaching a major milestone.😁
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#writers
#writingcommunity
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Finally finished this chapter I've been trying to write for a bit now SMH. Now that most of the end of school stuff is done so I can get back on track( that's what I'm telling myself at least😂)!
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#AmWriting
May 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Finally finished this chapter I've been trying to write for a bit now SMH. Now that most of the end of school stuff is done so I can get back on track( that's what I'm telling myself at least😂)!
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#AmWriting
The writing has been slow, but I love the world building and how it's informing character dynamics. Some secrets, challenges to power, and sidelining are in the mix. And of course, unseen horrors!😆
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#amwriting
May 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The writing has been slow, but I love the world building and how it's informing character dynamics. Some secrets, challenges to power, and sidelining are in the mix. And of course, unseen horrors!😆
#amwriting
#amwriting
Marital issues, unhealthy parent child dynamics, self doubt, isolation, unrequited love, and that's not including the Music magic, Nanotech, bioengineering or ghosts. The first 3rd of this WIP is a mess!🥴
What's going on in your WIP?
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What's going on in your WIP?
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May 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Marital issues, unhealthy parent child dynamics, self doubt, isolation, unrequited love, and that's not including the Music magic, Nanotech, bioengineering or ghosts. The first 3rd of this WIP is a mess!🥴
What's going on in your WIP?
#writingcommunity
What's going on in your WIP?
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