Beanie (novella era)
@meanbeanie.bsky.social
Internet dipshit, full time complainer, not to be taken seriously. If I'm on here I'm probably procrastinating.
This place will be an ungodly disorganized mashup of writing and Wheel of Time
Minors DNI
This place will be an ungodly disorganized mashup of writing and Wheel of Time
Minors DNI
Just a handful. There's the New Years Holiday harness racing Arin takes Gen to on a ""date,"" references to a boxing match Ophelia takes Gen to a few weeks later on an actual date, and we see the aftermath of a different boxing match.
These are all in the context of Fantasy Mafia fixing outcomes :p
These are all in the context of Fantasy Mafia fixing outcomes :p
Are there any sporting events that are important to the setting of your book/wip? What are they and what do they mean for that setting? #WritingPrompt
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Just a handful. There's the New Years Holiday harness racing Arin takes Gen to on a ""date,"" references to a boxing match Ophelia takes Gen to a few weeks later on an actual date, and we see the aftermath of a different boxing match.
These are all in the context of Fantasy Mafia fixing outcomes :p
These are all in the context of Fantasy Mafia fixing outcomes :p
arbitrarily deciding i'm no longer writing the novella's last (now 4!!) scenes chronologically
because if i kept with it. today i would be forced to write a fight scene
and fuck that
that's a saturday problem when i have all day to cry about it
(onward to chapter 14! i can skip 13. as a treat)
because if i kept with it. today i would be forced to write a fight scene
and fuck that
that's a saturday problem when i have all day to cry about it
(onward to chapter 14! i can skip 13. as a treat)
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
arbitrarily deciding i'm no longer writing the novella's last (now 4!!) scenes chronologically
because if i kept with it. today i would be forced to write a fight scene
and fuck that
that's a saturday problem when i have all day to cry about it
(onward to chapter 14! i can skip 13. as a treat)
because if i kept with it. today i would be forced to write a fight scene
and fuck that
that's a saturday problem when i have all day to cry about it
(onward to chapter 14! i can skip 13. as a treat)
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
3 hours but I did it good LORD i need a good night's sleep tonight
oh my god i'm getting exhausted as HELL
but I'm probably 600 words away from finishing chapter 12 and im one stubborn motherfucker so
im gonna get a chicken burger in me, maybe some tea, and see if i can't relive the university glory days & caffeinate a cram sesh
(ask me in 2 hrs if i succeeded)
but I'm probably 600 words away from finishing chapter 12 and im one stubborn motherfucker so
im gonna get a chicken burger in me, maybe some tea, and see if i can't relive the university glory days & caffeinate a cram sesh
(ask me in 2 hrs if i succeeded)
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
3 hours but I did it good LORD i need a good night's sleep tonight
oh my god i'm getting exhausted as HELL
but I'm probably 600 words away from finishing chapter 12 and im one stubborn motherfucker so
im gonna get a chicken burger in me, maybe some tea, and see if i can't relive the university glory days & caffeinate a cram sesh
(ask me in 2 hrs if i succeeded)
but I'm probably 600 words away from finishing chapter 12 and im one stubborn motherfucker so
im gonna get a chicken burger in me, maybe some tea, and see if i can't relive the university glory days & caffeinate a cram sesh
(ask me in 2 hrs if i succeeded)
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
oh my god i'm getting exhausted as HELL
but I'm probably 600 words away from finishing chapter 12 and im one stubborn motherfucker so
im gonna get a chicken burger in me, maybe some tea, and see if i can't relive the university glory days & caffeinate a cram sesh
(ask me in 2 hrs if i succeeded)
but I'm probably 600 words away from finishing chapter 12 and im one stubborn motherfucker so
im gonna get a chicken burger in me, maybe some tea, and see if i can't relive the university glory days & caffeinate a cram sesh
(ask me in 2 hrs if i succeeded)
Cheesing the answer a little because I have dual protags
I guess that would be Mattias and Ophelia.
Ophelia (Ophi, to some) is Arin's twin sister, and Genevieve's love interest.
Mattias (Matt, to some) is Arin and Ophelia's childhood best friend, and Gen's cousin.
(1/4)
I guess that would be Mattias and Ophelia.
Ophelia (Ophi, to some) is Arin's twin sister, and Genevieve's love interest.
Mattias (Matt, to some) is Arin and Ophelia's childhood best friend, and Gen's cousin.
(1/4)
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Does your story have a deuteragonist? A person of significant importance, but less than your MC?
Perhaps a love interest, confidant, or sidekick?
What are they like and how do they relate to your MC?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Does your story have a deuteragonist? A person of significant importance, but less than your MC?
Perhaps a love interest, confidant, or sidekick?
What are they like and how do they relate to your MC?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Cheesing the answer a little because I have dual protags
I guess that would be Mattias and Ophelia.
Ophelia (Ophi, to some) is Arin's twin sister, and Genevieve's love interest.
Mattias (Matt, to some) is Arin and Ophelia's childhood best friend, and Gen's cousin.
(1/4)
I guess that would be Mattias and Ophelia.
Ophelia (Ophi, to some) is Arin's twin sister, and Genevieve's love interest.
Mattias (Matt, to some) is Arin and Ophelia's childhood best friend, and Gen's cousin.
(1/4)
January 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM
nobody ask me how many times i said "fuck" while rushing to get my laptop charger because i'd written 600 words today and saw i was at 5% battery
that was a close one
that was a close one
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
nobody ask me how many times i said "fuck" while rushing to get my laptop charger because i'd written 600 words today and saw i was at 5% battery
that was a close one
that was a close one
did i just let out a whole ass "whoop!" and pound my fist on my table in excitement because i learned a phrase i wanted to use is not only NOT anachronistic, but slang that originated in the era im emulating?
maybe. it's the little things that bring me joy.
maybe. it's the little things that bring me joy.
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
did i just let out a whole ass "whoop!" and pound my fist on my table in excitement because i learned a phrase i wanted to use is not only NOT anachronistic, but slang that originated in the era im emulating?
maybe. it's the little things that bring me joy.
maybe. it's the little things that bring me joy.
An answer in 2 parts because my narrative is funky like that
Traditional antagonists:
We meet Emmett, a cop, accepting a bribe from his ex-wife who helps operate a speakeasy and offering a cigarette to a teenager
We meet Benadic physically assaulting Arin over an unpaid debt
🧵 (1/3)
Traditional antagonists:
We meet Emmett, a cop, accepting a bribe from his ex-wife who helps operate a speakeasy and offering a cigarette to a teenager
We meet Benadic physically assaulting Arin over an unpaid debt
🧵 (1/3)
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Antagonist day! How are we first introduced to your antagonist?
What are they doing when they appear on the page? Is it meant to be apparent that they are a villain?
What is being showcased about them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Antagonist day! How are we first introduced to your antagonist?
What are they doing when they appear on the page? Is it meant to be apparent that they are a villain?
What is being showcased about them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
An answer in 2 parts because my narrative is funky like that
Traditional antagonists:
We meet Emmett, a cop, accepting a bribe from his ex-wife who helps operate a speakeasy and offering a cigarette to a teenager
We meet Benadic physically assaulting Arin over an unpaid debt
🧵 (1/3)
Traditional antagonists:
We meet Emmett, a cop, accepting a bribe from his ex-wife who helps operate a speakeasy and offering a cigarette to a teenager
We meet Benadic physically assaulting Arin over an unpaid debt
🧵 (1/3)
Gonna toss out a wildly ambitious one and say finishing the novella???
I'm five scenes away and only two of them are full scenes, the other three are solidly in progress
It's not.... impossible
I'm five scenes away and only two of them are full scenes, the other three are solidly in progress
It's not.... impossible
#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day!
What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on!
#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on!
#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Gonna toss out a wildly ambitious one and say finishing the novella???
I'm five scenes away and only two of them are full scenes, the other three are solidly in progress
It's not.... impossible
I'm five scenes away and only two of them are full scenes, the other three are solidly in progress
It's not.... impossible
and i'm back to being scared that i'm doing something wrong by having time to write
that's not productive. i'm a grown ass adult. by all accounts, i shouldn't have time for myself. i should be busy all hours. if i have time to write i have time to get a second job and act like a fucking adult
that's not productive. i'm a grown ass adult. by all accounts, i shouldn't have time for myself. i should be busy all hours. if i have time to write i have time to get a second job and act like a fucking adult
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
and i'm back to being scared that i'm doing something wrong by having time to write
that's not productive. i'm a grown ass adult. by all accounts, i shouldn't have time for myself. i should be busy all hours. if i have time to write i have time to get a second job and act like a fucking adult
that's not productive. i'm a grown ass adult. by all accounts, i shouldn't have time for myself. i should be busy all hours. if i have time to write i have time to get a second job and act like a fucking adult
Yes! (this might be a wee thread)
Arin cooks and tends to a little veggie garden (for a number of reasons that mostly are ~trauma~ related) and it's his happy place
Gen is a wannabe singer, which she doesn't currently do in the draft?? Somehow?? But I have rewrite plans to include it in (1/3)
Arin cooks and tends to a little veggie garden (for a number of reasons that mostly are ~trauma~ related) and it's his happy place
Gen is a wannabe singer, which she doesn't currently do in the draft?? Somehow?? But I have rewrite plans to include it in (1/3)
What sort of hobbies does your MC have? Do they get to do this in your book/wip, or is there just never time? #WritingPrompt
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Yes! (this might be a wee thread)
Arin cooks and tends to a little veggie garden (for a number of reasons that mostly are ~trauma~ related) and it's his happy place
Gen is a wannabe singer, which she doesn't currently do in the draft?? Somehow?? But I have rewrite plans to include it in (1/3)
Arin cooks and tends to a little veggie garden (for a number of reasons that mostly are ~trauma~ related) and it's his happy place
Gen is a wannabe singer, which she doesn't currently do in the draft?? Somehow?? But I have rewrite plans to include it in (1/3)
wow fuck today's wip snips lmao /s
not only do i not have "benefit" in the main wip (outside of a word salad sentence)
but it's not in the novella. not in my main wip's shitty draft. not in my short stories. not in abandoned old projects.
nowhere
i'm almost a little impressed
not only do i not have "benefit" in the main wip (outside of a word salad sentence)
but it's not in the novella. not in my main wip's shitty draft. not in my short stories. not in abandoned old projects.
nowhere
i'm almost a little impressed
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
wow fuck today's wip snips lmao /s
not only do i not have "benefit" in the main wip (outside of a word salad sentence)
but it's not in the novella. not in my main wip's shitty draft. not in my short stories. not in abandoned old projects.
nowhere
i'm almost a little impressed
not only do i not have "benefit" in the main wip (outside of a word salad sentence)
but it's not in the novella. not in my main wip's shitty draft. not in my short stories. not in abandoned old projects.
nowhere
i'm almost a little impressed
opened bluesky and the first thing i saw was someone complaining about adult fiction written in an YA voice
and now im incredibly self conscious about my writing again because ive been told my voice is YA
im never sharing snips again, because im probably getting made fun of in the DMs
and now im incredibly self conscious about my writing again because ive been told my voice is YA
im never sharing snips again, because im probably getting made fun of in the DMs
January 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
opened bluesky and the first thing i saw was someone complaining about adult fiction written in an YA voice
and now im incredibly self conscious about my writing again because ive been told my voice is YA
im never sharing snips again, because im probably getting made fun of in the DMs
and now im incredibly self conscious about my writing again because ive been told my voice is YA
im never sharing snips again, because im probably getting made fun of in the DMs
holy shit it was a 1600 word writing day
January 5, 2026 at 3:01 AM
holy shit it was a 1600 word writing day
a while back, i posted that i couldn't understand how people could ever write lines they liked, because i only ever had experience with thinking everything i wrote was absolute shit
no, i get it now. i just wrote a sentence that made me do the chef's kiss alone to myself
beanie: ego era
no, i get it now. i just wrote a sentence that made me do the chef's kiss alone to myself
beanie: ego era
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
a while back, i posted that i couldn't understand how people could ever write lines they liked, because i only ever had experience with thinking everything i wrote was absolute shit
no, i get it now. i just wrote a sentence that made me do the chef's kiss alone to myself
beanie: ego era
no, i get it now. i just wrote a sentence that made me do the chef's kiss alone to myself
beanie: ego era
This is HEAVILY spoiler territory for me so answering is risky, but I'm procrastinating the last paragraph of ch11 so
Everyone but Ophi does. Arin and Gen the worst — Matt only because he went about it the wrong way.
It's a tragedy. Everyone achieves their goal, BUT...
Everyone but Ophi does. Arin and Gen the worst — Matt only because he went about it the wrong way.
It's a tragedy. Everyone achieves their goal, BUT...
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Let’s talk about dangerous goals and ambitions.
Do any of your characters wish for something that would destroy/hurt them if they actually got it?
Do they know this? Do the people around them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Let’s talk about dangerous goals and ambitions.
Do any of your characters wish for something that would destroy/hurt them if they actually got it?
Do they know this? Do the people around them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 5, 2026 at 1:42 AM
This is HEAVILY spoiler territory for me so answering is risky, but I'm procrastinating the last paragraph of ch11 so
Everyone but Ophi does. Arin and Gen the worst — Matt only because he went about it the wrong way.
It's a tragedy. Everyone achieves their goal, BUT...
Everyone but Ophi does. Arin and Gen the worst — Matt only because he went about it the wrong way.
It's a tragedy. Everyone achieves their goal, BUT...
lmao looking at the wip snips words for next week and
guess i'm not sharing tomorrow. because "benefit" only comes up once and it's in a goddamn word salad of a sentence and i don't know what i was even attempting to say
guess i'm not sharing tomorrow. because "benefit" only comes up once and it's in a goddamn word salad of a sentence and i don't know what i was even attempting to say
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
lmao looking at the wip snips words for next week and
guess i'm not sharing tomorrow. because "benefit" only comes up once and it's in a goddamn word salad of a sentence and i don't know what i was even attempting to say
guess i'm not sharing tomorrow. because "benefit" only comes up once and it's in a goddamn word salad of a sentence and i don't know what i was even attempting to say
it's official
the only thing standing in the way of me finishing chapter 11 is A FUCKING MINOR CHARACTER I HAVE TO NAME
which, i have to be honest, is harder than anything else i've written all day
the only thing standing in the way of me finishing chapter 11 is A FUCKING MINOR CHARACTER I HAVE TO NAME
which, i have to be honest, is harder than anything else i've written all day
January 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
it's official
the only thing standing in the way of me finishing chapter 11 is A FUCKING MINOR CHARACTER I HAVE TO NAME
which, i have to be honest, is harder than anything else i've written all day
the only thing standing in the way of me finishing chapter 11 is A FUCKING MINOR CHARACTER I HAVE TO NAME
which, i have to be honest, is harder than anything else i've written all day
i've only rewritten the easy part of chapter 11 so far (ask me again when i get to the phone call part of it, that's what keeps setting me off)
but already i'm much happier with how this chapter's going
but already i'm much happier with how this chapter's going
January 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
i've only rewritten the easy part of chapter 11 so far (ask me again when i get to the phone call part of it, that's what keeps setting me off)
but already i'm much happier with how this chapter's going
but already i'm much happier with how this chapter's going
okay. okay. my decision to finish the novella chronologically instead of scene hopping (grumble grumble) means that today, i have no choice but to finish chapter 11. aka the scene that triggered a 4 day depressive spiral
my final boss. i can DO THIS (and if i can't yall are gonna hear about it 🙂)
my final boss. i can DO THIS (and if i can't yall are gonna hear about it 🙂)
January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
okay. okay. my decision to finish the novella chronologically instead of scene hopping (grumble grumble) means that today, i have no choice but to finish chapter 11. aka the scene that triggered a 4 day depressive spiral
my final boss. i can DO THIS (and if i can't yall are gonna hear about it 🙂)
my final boss. i can DO THIS (and if i can't yall are gonna hear about it 🙂)
🧵
The first side character Gen meets is technically the guy she kills later in that same chapter 💀
The first lasting side character she meets is Emmett. Not a friend, but her gf's ex. She believes in law and order, he's a cop, so she hopes he'll become an ally & help her achieve her plot goal.
The first side character Gen meets is technically the guy she kills later in that same chapter 💀
The first lasting side character she meets is Emmett. Not a friend, but her gf's ex. She believes in law and order, he's a cop, so she hopes he'll become an ally & help her achieve her plot goal.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
I had several requests for more side character questions! So, let’s talk about the first side character your MC meets on page.
Are they friend or foe? A stranger? Do they stick around or are they fleeting?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
I had several requests for more side character questions! So, let’s talk about the first side character your MC meets on page.
Are they friend or foe? A stranger? Do they stick around or are they fleeting?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM
🧵
The first side character Gen meets is technically the guy she kills later in that same chapter 💀
The first lasting side character she meets is Emmett. Not a friend, but her gf's ex. She believes in law and order, he's a cop, so she hopes he'll become an ally & help her achieve her plot goal.
The first side character Gen meets is technically the guy she kills later in that same chapter 💀
The first lasting side character she meets is Emmett. Not a friend, but her gf's ex. She believes in law and order, he's a cop, so she hopes he'll become an ally & help her achieve her plot goal.
okay last depression thought but thank GOD depression wasn't my entire personality
i still want to make my wip a tragedy
maybe im psychotic but im so glad "depressing ending" to my book wasn't rooted in me not wanting nice things. i love that ending and im glad being ok didnt make me change it
i still want to make my wip a tragedy
maybe im psychotic but im so glad "depressing ending" to my book wasn't rooted in me not wanting nice things. i love that ending and im glad being ok didnt make me change it
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
okay last depression thought but thank GOD depression wasn't my entire personality
i still want to make my wip a tragedy
maybe im psychotic but im so glad "depressing ending" to my book wasn't rooted in me not wanting nice things. i love that ending and im glad being ok didnt make me change it
i still want to make my wip a tragedy
maybe im psychotic but im so glad "depressing ending" to my book wasn't rooted in me not wanting nice things. i love that ending and im glad being ok didnt make me change it