Rachel M. Gears
@rachelgears.bsky.social
the cool thing about being a discovery writer is that it can take you 80k words to feel like you really know your own story and oh wait this is also a frustrating thing too
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
the cool thing about being a discovery writer is that it can take you 80k words to feel like you really know your own story and oh wait this is also a frustrating thing too
the balance between exercise and writing is often a daily struggle for me, and I usually get annoyed with myself when I pick jogging. Do I plot in my head while I run? Yes. But still the guilt
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
the balance between exercise and writing is often a daily struggle for me, and I usually get annoyed with myself when I pick jogging. Do I plot in my head while I run? Yes. But still the guilt
I wrote 1212 words today. Not doing nano while lowkey doing nano has been pretty productive so far. Mind games undefeated
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I wrote 1212 words today. Not doing nano while lowkey doing nano has been pretty productive so far. Mind games undefeated
nanowrimo in spirit but not in wordcount goal 🕯️✨✍🏻
I know from experience I have to be gentle with myself this time of year. And also I’m not willing to stop reading for a month (which is what I’d have to do to hit a 50k goal) #writingcommunity 💙📚
I know from experience I have to be gentle with myself this time of year. And also I’m not willing to stop reading for a month (which is what I’d have to do to hit a 50k goal) #writingcommunity 💙📚
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
nanowrimo in spirit but not in wordcount goal 🕯️✨✍🏻
I know from experience I have to be gentle with myself this time of year. And also I’m not willing to stop reading for a month (which is what I’d have to do to hit a 50k goal) #writingcommunity 💙📚
I know from experience I have to be gentle with myself this time of year. And also I’m not willing to stop reading for a month (which is what I’d have to do to hit a 50k goal) #writingcommunity 💙📚
today I get to draft a scene that has been in my head for over two years. It’s a huge turning point and also one of the first things I thought of when I originally planned this book. I am so excited! And maybe a little bit intimidated too #writingcommunity
October 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
today I get to draft a scene that has been in my head for over two years. It’s a huge turning point and also one of the first things I thought of when I originally planned this book. I am so excited! And maybe a little bit intimidated too #writingcommunity
I do not condone bullying (obv) but sometimes it is necessary for a writer to bully herself! Girl put down the phone, stop wasting your lunch, and go get 100 words down so you can build momentum and set yourself up for success later! #writingcommunity
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I do not condone bullying (obv) but sometimes it is necessary for a writer to bully herself! Girl put down the phone, stop wasting your lunch, and go get 100 words down so you can build momentum and set yourself up for success later! #writingcommunity
Maybe if I nurture my insomnia and tell it I love it I’ll be able to sleep again. Maybe the insomnia just needs a friend
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Maybe if I nurture my insomnia and tell it I love it I’ll be able to sleep again. Maybe the insomnia just needs a friend
some days I am like ok I have no money I should save it and other days I think f@#k it I have no money what's the difference and then I buy three more books and I smile every time I see them on my bookshelf even though I know I shouldn't 💙📚
October 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
some days I am like ok I have no money I should save it and other days I think f@#k it I have no money what's the difference and then I buy three more books and I smile every time I see them on my bookshelf even though I know I shouldn't 💙📚
Me yesterday: I ought to cut back on caffeine.
Me today: drinks exactly the same amount I usually drink, but ~slowly~
Me today: drinks exactly the same amount I usually drink, but ~slowly~
October 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Me yesterday: I ought to cut back on caffeine.
Me today: drinks exactly the same amount I usually drink, but ~slowly~
Me today: drinks exactly the same amount I usually drink, but ~slowly~
September writing wins (bc I’m guilty of putting too much on my to do list and chronically feeling like a failure):
-passed 50k on my WIP
-practiced writing pitches and blurbs/updated my website
-(a third intimidating thing)
#writingcommunity
-passed 50k on my WIP
-practiced writing pitches and blurbs/updated my website
-(a third intimidating thing)
#writingcommunity
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
September writing wins (bc I’m guilty of putting too much on my to do list and chronically feeling like a failure):
-passed 50k on my WIP
-practiced writing pitches and blurbs/updated my website
-(a third intimidating thing)
#writingcommunity
-passed 50k on my WIP
-practiced writing pitches and blurbs/updated my website
-(a third intimidating thing)
#writingcommunity
today's a great day to fight off a migraine and an existential crisis! how are we holding up fam? it's almost Friday
October 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
today's a great day to fight off a migraine and an existential crisis! how are we holding up fam? it's almost Friday
one of the antagonists in my gothic witchy fantasy is so subtly manipulative and toxic that he has me screaming and wanting to shake my FMC. But it's a first draft so I can't share it with anyone yet to see if they also have this reaction 😭 #writingcommunity 💙📚
September 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
one of the antagonists in my gothic witchy fantasy is so subtly manipulative and toxic that he has me screaming and wanting to shake my FMC. But it's a first draft so I can't share it with anyone yet to see if they also have this reaction 😭 #writingcommunity 💙📚
not me forgetting I turned music on and being terrified to hear faint voices and thinking I'm losing my mind. I'm reading too many spooky stories these days
September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
not me forgetting I turned music on and being terrified to hear faint voices and thinking I'm losing my mind. I'm reading too many spooky stories these days
I’m about to ruin my sleep schedule for The Bewitching no one can stop me
It’s been a good long while since I’ve been this in love with a book. I want to savor to every word, yet I can’t put it down #booksky #writingcommunity
It’s been a good long while since I’ve been this in love with a book. I want to savor to every word, yet I can’t put it down #booksky #writingcommunity
September 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I’m about to ruin my sleep schedule for The Bewitching no one can stop me
It’s been a good long while since I’ve been this in love with a book. I want to savor to every word, yet I can’t put it down #booksky #writingcommunity
It’s been a good long while since I’ve been this in love with a book. I want to savor to every word, yet I can’t put it down #booksky #writingcommunity
I just want to say, at the beginning of the season my bf had never seen a full episode but now he’s humming the WBRB music in the shower #bb27
September 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I just want to say, at the beginning of the season my bf had never seen a full episode but now he’s humming the WBRB music in the shower #bb27
happy to report that I’ve already managed to get more writing done today than I did yesterday. Which wasn’t hard, because yesterday I managed a whopping zero words ✨💅🏼 #writingcommunity #booksky
August 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
happy to report that I’ve already managed to get more writing done today than I did yesterday. Which wasn’t hard, because yesterday I managed a whopping zero words ✨💅🏼 #writingcommunity #booksky
starting a new book this morning because I need something unserious. Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis. Man wakes up as an evil wizard in a castle with everyone afraid of him and no recollection of how he got there. Fingers crossed it’s a chaotic mess ⏰📚💙
July 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
starting a new book this morning because I need something unserious. Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis. Man wakes up as an evil wizard in a castle with everyone afraid of him and no recollection of how he got there. Fingers crossed it’s a chaotic mess ⏰📚💙
just write 100 words
just write 100 words
just write 100 words
^how I trick myself into writing
#writingcommunity #booksky
just write 100 words
just write 100 words
^how I trick myself into writing
#writingcommunity #booksky
July 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
just write 100 words
just write 100 words
just write 100 words
^how I trick myself into writing
#writingcommunity #booksky
just write 100 words
just write 100 words
^how I trick myself into writing
#writingcommunity #booksky
I’ve just had one of those mornings where I figured out something important for my story but didn’t get a lot of words down. Tbh it feels great to have had a mini breakthrough. And it seems like my writing brain often works better when I’m reading a good book #writingcommunity #booksky 💙📚
June 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’ve just had one of those mornings where I figured out something important for my story but didn’t get a lot of words down. Tbh it feels great to have had a mini breakthrough. And it seems like my writing brain often works better when I’m reading a good book #writingcommunity #booksky 💙📚
Reposted by Rachel M. Gears
I've been reading about world mythology. There's 5 themes across the globe in myths: deities, creation, the flood, the trickster, and the hero.
I think we need a flood again. Just saying...
Info from: World Mythology (A Very Short Introduction series) by David A. Leeming
#BookSky #Mythology
I think we need a flood again. Just saying...
Info from: World Mythology (A Very Short Introduction series) by David A. Leeming
#BookSky #Mythology
June 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I've been reading about world mythology. There's 5 themes across the globe in myths: deities, creation, the flood, the trickster, and the hero.
I think we need a flood again. Just saying...
Info from: World Mythology (A Very Short Introduction series) by David A. Leeming
#BookSky #Mythology
I think we need a flood again. Just saying...
Info from: World Mythology (A Very Short Introduction series) by David A. Leeming
#BookSky #Mythology
It’s so hard to be brave and share my writing with people. Even when I want to #writingcommunity #booksky
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It’s so hard to be brave and share my writing with people. Even when I want to #writingcommunity #booksky
June 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
have an old photo folks, happy Father’s Day
June 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
have an old photo folks, happy Father’s Day
Me, who averages 500-1000 words/day: hmm wonder if I can draft a chapter today and also clean the house. Wish me luck! 🍀
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
June 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Me, who averages 500-1000 words/day: hmm wonder if I can draft a chapter today and also clean the house. Wish me luck! 🍀
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
the nihilistic urge to buy more books bc eff it nothing matters I should be happy
vs
my personal dislike of capitalism, overconsumption, and the fact that I have no more room on my bookshelf 💙📚 #booktok #writingcommunity
vs
my personal dislike of capitalism, overconsumption, and the fact that I have no more room on my bookshelf 💙📚 #booktok #writingcommunity
June 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
the nihilistic urge to buy more books bc eff it nothing matters I should be happy
vs
my personal dislike of capitalism, overconsumption, and the fact that I have no more room on my bookshelf 💙📚 #booktok #writingcommunity
vs
my personal dislike of capitalism, overconsumption, and the fact that I have no more room on my bookshelf 💙📚 #booktok #writingcommunity