Andrew Warwick
@mistandshadows.bsky.social
Reader, gamer, library officer, dad, writer of sf/fantasy/weird in many styles. Fan of sword and sorcery and nobledark. History buff. Child of the 80s. Australian.
Murderbot looks like a lot of fun. Never knew there were books either, but now I've got to read them.
April 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Murderbot looks like a lot of fun. Never knew there were books either, but now I've got to read them.
Sad to see the US turn into a russian vassal state so fast.
March 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sad to see the US turn into a russian vassal state so fast.
Week 7 writing update
YTD: 73.4K words.
Finished off 2 rough drafts, so I'm at 7/52 for the year. Problem is that I had an idea for a new character and promptly started 3 more stories. So 8 on the go at the moment.
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YTD: 73.4K words.
Finished off 2 rough drafts, so I'm at 7/52 for the year. Problem is that I had an idea for a new character and promptly started 3 more stories. So 8 on the go at the moment.
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February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Week 7 writing update
YTD: 73.4K words.
Finished off 2 rough drafts, so I'm at 7/52 for the year. Problem is that I had an idea for a new character and promptly started 3 more stories. So 8 on the go at the moment.
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YTD: 73.4K words.
Finished off 2 rough drafts, so I'm at 7/52 for the year. Problem is that I had an idea for a new character and promptly started 3 more stories. So 8 on the go at the moment.
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I've got to find a way to turn the brain off at times - I've got 7 stories being worked on in first drafts and 3 more ideas popped into my head over the last couple of days.
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February 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I've got to find a way to turn the brain off at times - I've got 7 stories being worked on in first drafts and 3 more ideas popped into my head over the last couple of days.
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Managed about 600 words during my lunch break, enough to finish off the 6th short fiction first draft for the year, adding another story to the Ishkinil series. First draft came in at around 4600 words.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Managed about 600 words during my lunch break, enough to finish off the 6th short fiction first draft for the year, adding another story to the Ishkinil series. First draft came in at around 4600 words.
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Woke up today in a bit of angry mood that was battling with a sense of depression. In a bit over an hour of writing, I poured that rage out into 2200 words. Pretty much a vomit of a first draft and rather bleak compared to what I normally write but it was cathartic.
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February 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Woke up today in a bit of angry mood that was battling with a sense of depression. In a bit over an hour of writing, I poured that rage out into 2200 words. Pretty much a vomit of a first draft and rather bleak compared to what I normally write but it was cathartic.
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Week 6 writing update
YTD: 63k words written.
5/52 drafts written. 5 rewrites done, 7 other short fiction started. Also have some outlines of a first ever attempt at a sword and planet story.
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YTD: 63k words written.
5/52 drafts written. 5 rewrites done, 7 other short fiction started. Also have some outlines of a first ever attempt at a sword and planet story.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Week 6 writing update
YTD: 63k words written.
5/52 drafts written. 5 rewrites done, 7 other short fiction started. Also have some outlines of a first ever attempt at a sword and planet story.
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YTD: 63k words written.
5/52 drafts written. 5 rewrites done, 7 other short fiction started. Also have some outlines of a first ever attempt at a sword and planet story.
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Unputdownable is a word that needs to go away and never come back.
February 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Unputdownable is a word that needs to go away and never come back.
Week 5 writing update.
The spreadsheet I tracked my writing wordcount on got corrupted and died. I have rebuilt it with a decent estimate of where I was, withing 1000 words or so.
YTD: 53642
4th short fiction completed.
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The spreadsheet I tracked my writing wordcount on got corrupted and died. I have rebuilt it with a decent estimate of where I was, withing 1000 words or so.
YTD: 53642
4th short fiction completed.
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February 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Week 5 writing update.
The spreadsheet I tracked my writing wordcount on got corrupted and died. I have rebuilt it with a decent estimate of where I was, withing 1000 words or so.
YTD: 53642
4th short fiction completed.
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The spreadsheet I tracked my writing wordcount on got corrupted and died. I have rebuilt it with a decent estimate of where I was, withing 1000 words or so.
YTD: 53642
4th short fiction completed.
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Week 4 Writing Update
43630 words written so far.
3 new short fiction stories written, 4 rewritten, 1 being rewritten and 7 new stories in the works. Technically I'm 1 behind for my 52 short stories in a year.
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43630 words written so far.
3 new short fiction stories written, 4 rewritten, 1 being rewritten and 7 new stories in the works. Technically I'm 1 behind for my 52 short stories in a year.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Week 4 Writing Update
43630 words written so far.
3 new short fiction stories written, 4 rewritten, 1 being rewritten and 7 new stories in the works. Technically I'm 1 behind for my 52 short stories in a year.
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43630 words written so far.
3 new short fiction stories written, 4 rewritten, 1 being rewritten and 7 new stories in the works. Technically I'm 1 behind for my 52 short stories in a year.
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What a win by the 'cane Train
January 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
What a win by the 'cane Train
Started a new story. Was meant to be sword and sorcery but went weird, with flintlock weaponry, strange gods, time shenanigans and the end of the world. Not sure what to call it anymore.
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January 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Started a new story. Was meant to be sword and sorcery but went weird, with flintlock weaponry, strange gods, time shenanigans and the end of the world. Not sure what to call it anymore.
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My 10 year old daughter just drew her first fantasy world map.
Proud dad moment.
Proud dad moment.
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My 10 year old daughter just drew her first fantasy world map.
Proud dad moment.
Proud dad moment.
Have been reading Wind in the Willows to my two eldest (10 and 5) and the writing and language is exquisite.
January 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Have been reading Wind in the Willows to my two eldest (10 and 5) and the writing and language is exquisite.
Week 3 writing update
32312 words written.
1 flash fiction, 3 short stories written, 3 short stories rewritten, 5 short stories started.
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32312 words written.
1 flash fiction, 3 short stories written, 3 short stories rewritten, 5 short stories started.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Week 3 writing update
32312 words written.
1 flash fiction, 3 short stories written, 3 short stories rewritten, 5 short stories started.
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32312 words written.
1 flash fiction, 3 short stories written, 3 short stories rewritten, 5 short stories started.
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Day 20 writing update
1188 words written
YTD 30788
Still chugging on with the ongoing short stories. Going to switch over to weekly updates from now.
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1188 words written
YTD 30788
Still chugging on with the ongoing short stories. Going to switch over to weekly updates from now.
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January 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Day 20 writing update
1188 words written
YTD 30788
Still chugging on with the ongoing short stories. Going to switch over to weekly updates from now.
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1188 words written
YTD 30788
Still chugging on with the ongoing short stories. Going to switch over to weekly updates from now.
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Going for 45C today (113F for those stuck in old measurement land). 2nd day of a 40+C heatwave.
I need to move somewhere cooler.
I need to move somewhere cooler.
January 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Going for 45C today (113F for those stuck in old measurement land). 2nd day of a 40+C heatwave.
I need to move somewhere cooler.
I need to move somewhere cooler.
Stumbled upon an old poem I wrote in high school at about age 16. Bit afraid to have a look at it.
January 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Stumbled upon an old poem I wrote in high school at about age 16. Bit afraid to have a look at it.
Day 19 writing update
778 words written
YTD 29600
Lowest day of output for the year and I'm surprised I even got that much done. Was out all day and was dead tired before I even got a chance to write.
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778 words written
YTD 29600
Lowest day of output for the year and I'm surprised I even got that much done. Was out all day and was dead tired before I even got a chance to write.
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January 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Day 19 writing update
778 words written
YTD 29600
Lowest day of output for the year and I'm surprised I even got that much done. Was out all day and was dead tired before I even got a chance to write.
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778 words written
YTD 29600
Lowest day of output for the year and I'm surprised I even got that much done. Was out all day and was dead tired before I even got a chance to write.
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Day 18 writing update
3008 words written
YTD 28822
Finished the rewrite of the first of the Ishkinil sword and sorcery short stories, while also doing some work on a new story in the series.
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3008 words written
YTD 28822
Finished the rewrite of the first of the Ishkinil sword and sorcery short stories, while also doing some work on a new story in the series.
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January 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Day 18 writing update
3008 words written
YTD 28822
Finished the rewrite of the first of the Ishkinil sword and sorcery short stories, while also doing some work on a new story in the series.
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3008 words written
YTD 28822
Finished the rewrite of the first of the Ishkinil sword and sorcery short stories, while also doing some work on a new story in the series.
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Day 17 writing update
1037 words written
YTD 25814
Was driving all day and so was exhausted by the time it came to write. Half of those words were rewrites of an older project I'm tidying up and the rest were, well, words. May need editing.
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1037 words written
YTD 25814
Was driving all day and so was exhausted by the time it came to write. Half of those words were rewrites of an older project I'm tidying up and the rest were, well, words. May need editing.
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January 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Day 17 writing update
1037 words written
YTD 25814
Was driving all day and so was exhausted by the time it came to write. Half of those words were rewrites of an older project I'm tidying up and the rest were, well, words. May need editing.
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1037 words written
YTD 25814
Was driving all day and so was exhausted by the time it came to write. Half of those words were rewrites of an older project I'm tidying up and the rest were, well, words. May need editing.
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Back from a short holiday with my family. Will driving, came across a road in the country called Ludlow Hithergreen, which sounds like a character out of a Jane Austen novel.
January 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Back from a short holiday with my family. Will driving, came across a road in the country called Ludlow Hithergreen, which sounds like a character out of a Jane Austen novel.
Day 16 writing update
1124 words written
YTD 24777
Finished one of the new short stories first drafts. Still got three others being worked on.
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1124 words written
YTD 24777
Finished one of the new short stories first drafts. Still got three others being worked on.
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January 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Day 16 writing update
1124 words written
YTD 24777
Finished one of the new short stories first drafts. Still got three others being worked on.
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1124 words written
YTD 24777
Finished one of the new short stories first drafts. Still got three others being worked on.
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Day 15 writing update
1508 words written
YTD 23653
Now working on 4 different short stories.
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1508 words written
YTD 23653
Now working on 4 different short stories.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Day 15 writing update
1508 words written
YTD 23653
Now working on 4 different short stories.
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1508 words written
YTD 23653
Now working on 4 different short stories.
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Day 14 writing update.
1128 words written
YTD 22145
Only got 40 minutes of writing time but was able to make good use of it.
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1128 words written
YTD 22145
Only got 40 minutes of writing time but was able to make good use of it.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Day 14 writing update.
1128 words written
YTD 22145
Only got 40 minutes of writing time but was able to make good use of it.
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1128 words written
YTD 22145
Only got 40 minutes of writing time but was able to make good use of it.
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