Jo Brience
@jobrience.bsky.social
SFF writer, artist, dicemaker, cosplayer, mythological creature, social justice viking. WIP. Queer. She/her. Hope is like the sun.
Dice and/or whatever are available at cosmictidestudios.etsy.com
Dice and/or whatever are available at cosmictidestudios.etsy.com
today in writing news: after careful consideration of my timeline, I realized I am forced to address Christmas in this book
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
today in writing news: after careful consideration of my timeline, I realized I am forced to address Christmas in this book
please, magical coffee shop, help me outline this so it makes sense
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
please, magical coffee shop, help me outline this so it makes sense
literally so fucking tired of living in this dystopia
(this is about the spineless shits who just caved for n o t h i n g)
(this is about the spineless shits who just caved for n o t h i n g)
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
literally so fucking tired of living in this dystopia
(this is about the spineless shits who just caved for n o t h i n g)
(this is about the spineless shits who just caved for n o t h i n g)
SHIT I actually have to outline this section if it's going to have forward movement inside of it??? what the fuck #amwriting
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
SHIT I actually have to outline this section if it's going to have forward movement inside of it??? what the fuck #amwriting
I've had a very bad couple of writing days (but I HAVE written a non-zero amount of words every day this month, which is a win), so today I return to my coffee shop. I'm having a truly vile but bracing iced mud water, and it would be neat if I could hit 2k again #amwriting #novembo #printsprint2025
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I've had a very bad couple of writing days (but I HAVE written a non-zero amount of words every day this month, which is a win), so today I return to my coffee shop. I'm having a truly vile but bracing iced mud water, and it would be neat if I could hit 2k again #amwriting #novembo #printsprint2025
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the whole point of having white boards at the head and side of my bed was so I could scrawl my half-asleep book thoughts on them without getting up! this is how I got such bangers as "THE WINTER HOUSE IS PATIENT"
and it doesn't work! if I don't keep the markers stocked!! #printsprint2025 #amwriting
and it doesn't work! if I don't keep the markers stocked!! #printsprint2025 #amwriting
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
the whole point of having white boards at the head and side of my bed was so I could scrawl my half-asleep book thoughts on them without getting up! this is how I got such bangers as "THE WINTER HOUSE IS PATIENT"
and it doesn't work! if I don't keep the markers stocked!! #printsprint2025 #amwriting
and it doesn't work! if I don't keep the markers stocked!! #printsprint2025 #amwriting
I had a dream last night that was long, detailed, had a cogent narrative structure, and was a shockingly coherent and complete metaphor for generative AI slop. I want to write a short story about it, but it's Novembo and I have bigger fish to fry. FOR NOW
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I had a dream last night that was long, detailed, had a cogent narrative structure, and was a shockingly coherent and complete metaphor for generative AI slop. I want to write a short story about it, but it's Novembo and I have bigger fish to fry. FOR NOW
Today: trick or treating with a friend's family (because they were missing a costume in their four-year-old's desired lineup). Tomorrow: B O O K
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today: trick or treating with a friend's family (because they were missing a costume in their four-year-old's desired lineup). Tomorrow: B O O K
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October 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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spent a lot of time in therapy today unpacking a shocking amount of religious trauma I legit didn't know I was carrying around, then immediately went to a coffee shop to try and work on a book that secretly centers on religious trauma. I am making choices of a Type #amwriting #writesky
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
spent a lot of time in therapy today unpacking a shocking amount of religious trauma I legit didn't know I was carrying around, then immediately went to a coffee shop to try and work on a book that secretly centers on religious trauma. I am making choices of a Type #amwriting #writesky
today I learned my horse's reaction when I have one leg halfway swung over her and the mounting block falls out from under me and I fall against her and then eat it on the ground next to/under her
(it's basically nothing, she was so chill, she's great. I, however, am a big doofus)
(it's basically nothing, she was so chill, she's great. I, however, am a big doofus)
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
today I learned my horse's reaction when I have one leg halfway swung over her and the mounting block falls out from under me and I fall against her and then eat it on the ground next to/under her
(it's basically nothing, she was so chill, she's great. I, however, am a big doofus)
(it's basically nothing, she was so chill, she's great. I, however, am a big doofus)
WELL looks like I'll have some additional accountability this November (goddammit)
October 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
WELL looks like I'll have some additional accountability this November (goddammit)
idk, sometimes you just don't have to hit reply all??
October 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
idk, sometimes you just don't have to hit reply all??
Oh no, I'm super out of practice starting books
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Oh no, I'm super out of practice starting books
I'm really struggling to decide what to work on next. I have another book that needs major revision, and that's probably the most responsible thing to work on. But I also want to start drafting a big sprawling space horror. What do #amwriting #writersky
October 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm really struggling to decide what to work on next. I have another book that needs major revision, and that's probably the most responsible thing to work on. But I also want to start drafting a big sprawling space horror. What do #amwriting #writersky
For the first time in a long time, I'm in that liminal "between projects" space, and there are endless different doors I could open. I have so many ideas, and I'm allowed to work on *any* of them, for just this moment. #writersky #amwriting
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
For the first time in a long time, I'm in that liminal "between projects" space, and there are endless different doors I could open. I have so many ideas, and I'm allowed to work on *any* of them, for just this moment. #writersky #amwriting
I just finished a revision that's taken me SIX FUCKING YEARS and THREE SEPARATE PASSES to complete, sent it casually to my writing group, and almost THREW UP #amwriting #writesky
October 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I just finished a revision that's taken me SIX FUCKING YEARS and THREE SEPARATE PASSES to complete, sent it casually to my writing group, and almost THREW UP #amwriting #writesky
we are nearing the end of September and I am once again begging my brain to write the damn Vampire campaign/book/literally anything already
September 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
we are nearing the end of September and I am once again begging my brain to write the damn Vampire campaign/book/literally anything already
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"what happens after the end of your book?" look man I already told you everything I know
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"what happens after the end of your book?" look man I already told you everything I know
There's just nothing quite like making dice with Terry Pratchett quotes in them.
July 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
There's just nothing quite like making dice with Terry Pratchett quotes in them.
Kay would have pastries of all sorts. He's a stress baker who is very stressed rn. Fresh batches every couple of hours, you'd never know what's coming out of the oven next. Nesh would *never.* I guess she could offer bespoke crimes, but she'd be way too expensive for a craft fair
If your characters were to have a booth at a craft fair, what would they be doing? Baking artisan goods? Showing off all their crochet? Would they be my mortal enemy 3d printing those stupid dragons? #WritingPrompt
July 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Kay would have pastries of all sorts. He's a stress baker who is very stressed rn. Fresh batches every couple of hours, you'd never know what's coming out of the oven next. Nesh would *never.* I guess she could offer bespoke crimes, but she'd be way too expensive for a craft fair
I have a climate fiction setting brewing, and I want the science to be fundamentally correct (if fantastically exaggerated). Honestly it's nice that it needs so much research, because I have other things to finish before I can actually start writing it.
What’s something you’d like to write but know you need to do a ton of research beforehand first? What do you need to know first? #WritingPrompt
July 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have a climate fiction setting brewing, and I want the science to be fundamentally correct (if fantastically exaggerated). Honestly it's nice that it needs so much research, because I have other things to finish before I can actually start writing it.
In my last draft, there was an 80-page section in the middle that was so bad I almost shelved the book. I finally figured out how to fix it! But whenever I look at it I bounce off hard and have to fight my brain to work on it.
That and the deep-seated dread that this book has been a waste of time.
That and the deep-seated dread that this book has been a waste of time.
What's something you're struggling with in your current WIP? #WritingPrompt
July 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In my last draft, there was an 80-page section in the middle that was so bad I almost shelved the book. I finally figured out how to fix it! But whenever I look at it I bounce off hard and have to fight my brain to work on it.
That and the deep-seated dread that this book has been a waste of time.
That and the deep-seated dread that this book has been a waste of time.