kokay
@scmaramot.bsky.social
Creative Director • Writer • Querying
Book 1 (FULL MANUSCRIPT): A Postmodern Gothic Thriller
Book 2 (FULL MANUSCRIPT): Political Thriller x Dark Satire x Supernatural
Book 1 (FULL MANUSCRIPT): A Postmodern Gothic Thriller
Book 2 (FULL MANUSCRIPT): Political Thriller x Dark Satire x Supernatural
New WIP 6k+! Started this a few days ago. 🥺 Nothing beats the early days of a WIP.
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
New WIP 6k+! Started this a few days ago. 🥺 Nothing beats the early days of a WIP.
A friend sensitivity/proofread my first book. Saw this interaction in the comments. LOL
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A friend sensitivity/proofread my first book. Saw this interaction in the comments. LOL
I feel like writers should study or understand the traditional Japanese story structure and rhythm called 'johakyu' because its so instinctive and narratively satisfying...
December 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I feel like writers should study or understand the traditional Japanese story structure and rhythm called 'johakyu' because its so instinctive and narratively satisfying...
WRITERS/AUTHORS...does anyone else always find verb-tense inconsistencies in their manuscript? No? Just me? Ok...
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
WRITERS/AUTHORS...does anyone else always find verb-tense inconsistencies in their manuscript? No? Just me? Ok...
Everyone has a substack now?
December 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Everyone has a substack now?
Day 9 of post-book draft. Not going well. Feeling anxious and unmoored.
December 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Day 9 of post-book draft. Not going well. Feeling anxious and unmoored.
idk how scientific this is but the book blurb presented were fascinating. I watched myself reacting negatively, positively or worse neutrally on each. LOL
Interested to know what fellow writers / readers find themselves in.
It’s readyourcolor dot com
Interested to know what fellow writers / readers find themselves in.
It’s readyourcolor dot com
December 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
idk how scientific this is but the book blurb presented were fascinating. I watched myself reacting negatively, positively or worse neutrally on each. LOL
Interested to know what fellow writers / readers find themselves in.
It’s readyourcolor dot com
Interested to know what fellow writers / readers find themselves in.
It’s readyourcolor dot com
Reposted by kokay
Reposted by kokay
No more writing while having breakfast. Day 8 of post-book life.
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
No more writing while having breakfast. Day 8 of post-book life.
I make art using markers!
December 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I make art using markers!
F•ck AI for making me feel so concerned about my em dashes. Because here I am reading my old substack posts and seeing the very natural em dashes and second guessing myself! Like I wasn't fully present, and crying while typing them myself!
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
F•ck AI for making me feel so concerned about my em dashes. Because here I am reading my old substack posts and seeing the very natural em dashes and second guessing myself! Like I wasn't fully present, and crying while typing them myself!
Anyone wanna follow a writer who's suffering from post-book depression and spiraling through querying while quitting caffeine?
I offer nothing but silliness and maybe occasionally telling you to read Terry Pratchett, Susana Clarke or BL Mangas...
I offer nothing but silliness and maybe occasionally telling you to read Terry Pratchett, Susana Clarke or BL Mangas...
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Anyone wanna follow a writer who's suffering from post-book depression and spiraling through querying while quitting caffeine?
I offer nothing but silliness and maybe occasionally telling you to read Terry Pratchett, Susana Clarke or BL Mangas...
I offer nothing but silliness and maybe occasionally telling you to read Terry Pratchett, Susana Clarke or BL Mangas...
I'm done terrorizing people on threads. Time to expose blue sky people to the darkness that is decaffeinated me!
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I'm done terrorizing people on threads. Time to expose blue sky people to the darkness that is decaffeinated me!
"Show me how your 2025 went."
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Show me how your 2025 went."
This is how I wrote my first novel
at the age of 36.
I had a harrowing break up.
Sobbed for months.
Then I went back to work–on my dreams.
at the age of 36.
I had a harrowing break up.
Sobbed for months.
Then I went back to work–on my dreams.
December 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This is how I wrote my first novel
at the age of 36.
I had a harrowing break up.
Sobbed for months.
Then I went back to work–on my dreams.
at the age of 36.
I had a harrowing break up.
Sobbed for months.
Then I went back to work–on my dreams.
Reposted by kokay
When strict pool president Georgia Washington faces revolution from playful Maritza the mermaid, she must learn fun and rules can coexist and that leadership is strongest when shared, or risk losing the pool she loves. Lots of George Washington hair, pool mermaid, and pool antics. #questpit ##q #pb
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My second novel’s first draft. 72400 words.
December 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My second novel’s first draft. 72400 words.
sound the alarm (but not too loud)—I hit 70k words in my manuscript! 🥹😭😩
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
sound the alarm (but not too loud)—I hit 70k words in my manuscript! 🥹😭😩
Slowly realizing that my current WIP is in fact possessed by the ghost of Sir Terry Pratchett. Like DISCWORLD meets Succession!!!!
gods I miss him. These crazy times would be less dour if he'd been around.
gods I miss him. These crazy times would be less dour if he'd been around.
a man with a hat and glasses is sitting in front of a purple curtain and talking .
ALT: a man with a hat and glasses is sitting in front of a purple curtain and talking .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Slowly realizing that my current WIP is in fact possessed by the ghost of Sir Terry Pratchett. Like DISCWORLD meets Succession!!!!
gods I miss him. These crazy times would be less dour if he'd been around.
gods I miss him. These crazy times would be less dour if he'd been around.
62k words!!! I can see the end, too!
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
62k words!!! I can see the end, too!
WAIT THIS IS HUGE FOR MY WIP!
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
WAIT THIS IS HUGE FOR MY WIP!
Maybe if i put on christmas decors and play that mariah carey song I’ll feel the merry season. or maybe if I travel out of the country??? 😬
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Maybe if i put on christmas decors and play that mariah carey song I’ll feel the merry season. or maybe if I travel out of the country??? 😬
58k words on my first draft. I can almost smell the end.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
58k words on my first draft. I can almost smell the end.
Going to the bookstore is never the same for me now that I’m writing my own books. I don’t just see books—I see many hands, tears, frustrations, years of hopelessness. A bookstore is a place of immense suffering, and also miracles!
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Going to the bookstore is never the same for me now that I’m writing my own books. I don’t just see books—I see many hands, tears, frustrations, years of hopelessness. A bookstore is a place of immense suffering, and also miracles!