Struggling with crippling writer's block recently, a mix of bad mental health, the state of the world and a kind of paralysis of "what if nobody likes what I'm writing?". Time to write for myself I think, and if other people like it, that's a bonus.

Nanny Ogg's philosophy of life; wise advice from the late, great Terry Pratchett

#GNUTerryPratchett

I did however get my mechanical keyboard today (my reward for hitting 7,500 words, and also because my 30+ spine can't hack writing like a pretzel with my laptop anymore) and picked up some other neat things I didn't need but absolutely had to have. She's named Wilhelmina btw, and she's fabulous.

My day job is really sapping the existence out of me, so I've resorted to jumping in and out of random chapters and writing whatever sticks. This first draft is getting messy... I'm at 10% of my target words although whether I stick to that target remains to be seen.

A snippet from Chapter 1 of my Sci-Fi Fantasy Romance, where we meet pansexual (retired) star-pilot Morrigan and the city she calls home #WIPSnips

Here are the #WIPSnips words for next week, July 21st through July 27th.

As always, synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine.

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And be supportive! No line editing of other's posts. Typos happen!

#WriteSky

Check out the something strange event if you love #scifi. I have a queer #dystopian sci fi first in series in this!

#Booksky #Queersky #queerauthor #queeradultsff

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Hit my first writing milestone today 😎 5,000 words, but that's 5,000 words more than I had this time last week. Feeling like the threads are coming together with this one though, and I much prefer my MC here than in my urban fantasy idea.

There should be a "writer" setting on browsers that explains away your dodgy search history.

Screwed my head back on and got my plot for book one of The Tenacity (working title) nailed down + the first draft of the prologue and chapter 1. A small victory after a rocky 2025 where writing is concerned 😅

Got a few hours to wait for my car to be serviced so looks like a fine opportunity to find some breakfast and spend some quality time with my Chromebook. Will writing occur? Only time will tell.

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

Bisexual stories 🌈📚 often disappear in the algorithms that decide our place in search engines and marketplaces.
Time for a thread to share #books, #novels and #poetry by #bi writers, or about bi stories, or with bi characters!

📚👀💙📚📢
#author #writingcommunity #queer

Staring blankly at this empty social media feed the same way I stare blankly at an empty page. Hi, I'm Steph and I'm a writer, in theory...