W.J. Theron
@machiaduck.bsky.social
Writer | Anxiety & OCD | Harnessing Creative Writing For Self Care.
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"We possess art lest we perish from the truth" - Friedrich Nietzsche
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"We possess art lest we perish from the truth" - Friedrich Nietzsche
#writercommunity #fantasy #booksky #selfcare
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Hello there,
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My first blog, and what is coming up in 2026...
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Another reason to keep writing:
You turned nothing into something.
In a culture focused on consuming, creating is a powerful act of rebellion.
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You turned nothing into something.
In a culture focused on consuming, creating is a powerful act of rebellion.
#writingcommunity #seflcare #booksky
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Another reason to keep writing:
You turned nothing into something.
In a culture focused on consuming, creating is a powerful act of rebellion.
#writingcommunity #seflcare #booksky
You turned nothing into something.
In a culture focused on consuming, creating is a powerful act of rebellion.
#writingcommunity #seflcare #booksky
Give someone a reason to write, and they’ll find a way through almost anything.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky
#writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky
January 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Give someone a reason to write, and they’ll find a way through almost anything.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky
#writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky
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The #WIPSnips word for January 28th is my absolute favorite thing to do... procrastinate!
I'm a huge procrastinator but my characters don't tend to be. Maybe I could learn something from them 😂
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I'm a huge procrastinator but my characters don't tend to be. Maybe I could learn something from them 😂
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The #WIPSnips word for January 28th is my absolute favorite thing to do... procrastinate!
I'm a huge procrastinator but my characters don't tend to be. Maybe I could learn something from them 😂
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
I'm a huge procrastinator but my characters don't tend to be. Maybe I could learn something from them 😂
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
You want to find the right balance of challenge in your writing that induces a state of flow, where it is neither too easy (you get bored) nor too hard (anxiety and stress).
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#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
You want to find the right balance of challenge in your writing that induces a state of flow, where it is neither too easy (you get bored) nor too hard (anxiety and stress).
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
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Writing Tip:
The theme you want to write is whatever is important to you. Do you have a random thought that just won't leave you alone? Something you mull over a lot in your spare time? That could easily be your theme. Even if it's not that complicated.
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The theme you want to write is whatever is important to you. Do you have a random thought that just won't leave you alone? Something you mull over a lot in your spare time? That could easily be your theme. Even if it's not that complicated.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Writing Tip:
The theme you want to write is whatever is important to you. Do you have a random thought that just won't leave you alone? Something you mull over a lot in your spare time? That could easily be your theme. Even if it's not that complicated.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
The theme you want to write is whatever is important to you. Do you have a random thought that just won't leave you alone? Something you mull over a lot in your spare time? That could easily be your theme. Even if it's not that complicated.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
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Persistence is showing up even when you don't feel like it, failing and rising again, learning, adjusting, and pushing forward. They're the moments when magic takes place.
Olawale Daniel
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Olawale Daniel
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January 28, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Persistence is showing up even when you don't feel like it, failing and rising again, learning, adjusting, and pushing forward. They're the moments when magic takes place.
Olawale Daniel
#5amwritersclub
#WritingCommunity
Olawale Daniel
#5amwritersclub
#WritingCommunity
Why to keep writing:
You already proved your resilience.
Writing isn’t effortless or pretty behind the scenes. It's HARD work.
And you keep showing up.
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You already proved your resilience.
Writing isn’t effortless or pretty behind the scenes. It's HARD work.
And you keep showing up.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
January 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Why to keep writing:
You already proved your resilience.
Writing isn’t effortless or pretty behind the scenes. It's HARD work.
And you keep showing up.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
You already proved your resilience.
Writing isn’t effortless or pretty behind the scenes. It's HARD work.
And you keep showing up.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
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I feel a part of my brain is constantly looking for inspirations to latch on to, some are just instant jokes (with me the target audience) but other times it goes to my Idea list, then I sit with them and add more details and shift them to my WIP list.
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritingTips
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I feel a part of my brain is constantly looking for inspirations to latch on to, some are just instant jokes (with me the target audience) but other times it goes to my Idea list, then I sit with them and add more details and shift them to my WIP list.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritingTips
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritingTips
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Beware of marketing scammers targeting writers
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Beware of marketing scammers targeting writers
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Make the art you want to make. Don't stress too much about being super original early on.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Make the art you want to make. Don't stress too much about being super original early on.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
Regardless of the method, a strong outline should include:
Characters: Define protagonists, antagonists, their goals, and arcs.
[CONT ⬇️]
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Characters: Define protagonists, antagonists, their goals, and arcs.
[CONT ⬇️]
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Regardless of the method, a strong outline should include:
Characters: Define protagonists, antagonists, their goals, and arcs.
[CONT ⬇️]
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
Characters: Define protagonists, antagonists, their goals, and arcs.
[CONT ⬇️]
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
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Writing Tip:
As an exercise, find a music track with vocals you listen to while you write. Go to the 1:30 second mark and write down the first complete lyric/sentence you hear. What is it? See if you can wargame out a rough idea for a short story based on those lyrics.
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As an exercise, find a music track with vocals you listen to while you write. Go to the 1:30 second mark and write down the first complete lyric/sentence you hear. What is it? See if you can wargame out a rough idea for a short story based on those lyrics.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Writing Tip:
As an exercise, find a music track with vocals you listen to while you write. Go to the 1:30 second mark and write down the first complete lyric/sentence you hear. What is it? See if you can wargame out a rough idea for a short story based on those lyrics.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
As an exercise, find a music track with vocals you listen to while you write. Go to the 1:30 second mark and write down the first complete lyric/sentence you hear. What is it? See if you can wargame out a rough idea for a short story based on those lyrics.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
Balance between creativity amd feedback.
1) Be open to CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.
2) But also consider YOUR vision and goals for your work.
3) Embrace restraints as creative fuel.
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1) Be open to CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.
2) But also consider YOUR vision and goals for your work.
3) Embrace restraints as creative fuel.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Balance between creativity amd feedback.
1) Be open to CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.
2) But also consider YOUR vision and goals for your work.
3) Embrace restraints as creative fuel.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
1) Be open to CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.
2) But also consider YOUR vision and goals for your work.
3) Embrace restraints as creative fuel.
#writingcommunity #selfcare #writingtips
Prioritize and Focus.
Chose one element to work on at a time. Focus on ONLY that.
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Chose one element to work on at a time. Focus on ONLY that.
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Prioritize and Focus.
Chose one element to work on at a time. Focus on ONLY that.
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
Chose one element to work on at a time. Focus on ONLY that.
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
Do you use a story structure? (and if so, which one?) Or do you discover your plot as you write?
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#writingtips #selfcare #writingcommunity
January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Do you use a story structure? (and if so, which one?) Or do you discover your plot as you write?
#writingtips #selfcare #writingcommunity
#writingtips #selfcare #writingcommunity
The edits keep going. Its slow but things are moving in the right direction.
How is your writing going?
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How is your writing going?
#writingcommunity #writingupdate #selfcare
a cartoon character from the video game fallout vault boy is holding a string of wires .
ALT: a cartoon character from the video game fallout vault boy is holding a string of wires .
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January 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The edits keep going. Its slow but things are moving in the right direction.
How is your writing going?
#writingcommunity #writingupdate #selfcare
How is your writing going?
#writingcommunity #writingupdate #selfcare
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May your coffee be as strong as the words on your page ☕️
Happy writing!
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Happy writing!
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January 22, 2026 at 10:12 AM
May your coffee be as strong as the words on your page ☕️
Happy writing!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
Happy writing!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
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Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
Franz Kafka
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Franz Kafka
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January 22, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
Franz Kafka
#5amwritersclub
#WritingCommunity
Franz Kafka
#5amwritersclub
#WritingCommunity
Why are so many twists unsatifying?
If you are going to do twists. You can make certain plot promises, but you want to make the reader wish you promised something else. So when the twist comes, not only was it foreshadowed, but they often like it better.
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If you are going to do twists. You can make certain plot promises, but you want to make the reader wish you promised something else. So when the twist comes, not only was it foreshadowed, but they often like it better.
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
January 22, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Why are so many twists unsatifying?
If you are going to do twists. You can make certain plot promises, but you want to make the reader wish you promised something else. So when the twist comes, not only was it foreshadowed, but they often like it better.
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
If you are going to do twists. You can make certain plot promises, but you want to make the reader wish you promised something else. So when the twist comes, not only was it foreshadowed, but they often like it better.
#writingtips #writingcommunity #selfcare
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Writing Tip:
If you're stuck in a rut, change your routine. Change your sleep schedule (if you can) change your meals, change your route to work in the morning. Anything to shake loose those ideas stuck in your head. Try something different!
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
If you're stuck in a rut, change your routine. Change your sleep schedule (if you can) change your meals, change your route to work in the morning. Anything to shake loose those ideas stuck in your head. Try something different!
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Writing Tip:
If you're stuck in a rut, change your routine. Change your sleep schedule (if you can) change your meals, change your route to work in the morning. Anything to shake loose those ideas stuck in your head. Try something different!
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
If you're stuck in a rut, change your routine. Change your sleep schedule (if you can) change your meals, change your route to work in the morning. Anything to shake loose those ideas stuck in your head. Try something different!
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
January 21, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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No new pictures.
Where are you at mentally?
Where are you at mentally?
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM
No new pictures.
Where are you at mentally?
Where are you at mentally?
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January 20, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Any character who goes after their desire and is obstructed is forced to struggle. And that struggle makes them evolve.
So the ultimate goal of the writer is to present a change in a character or to show why that change did not happen.
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So the ultimate goal of the writer is to present a change in a character or to show why that change did not happen.
#writingcommunity #writingtips #selfcare
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Any character who goes after their desire and is obstructed is forced to struggle. And that struggle makes them evolve.
So the ultimate goal of the writer is to present a change in a character or to show why that change did not happen.
#writingcommunity #writingtips #selfcare
So the ultimate goal of the writer is to present a change in a character or to show why that change did not happen.
#writingcommunity #writingtips #selfcare