Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her]
@tryslora.bsky.social
Tris Lawrence. Over 50. She/Her. Queer. Writing. Knitting & yarn. A little bit of TKD. Author of Welcome to PHU (magic/shapeshifting/college/LGTBQIA+) and Seven Lakes (magic/shapeshifting/camping/Adirondacks/LGTBQIA+).
https://trislawrence.com/about/
https://trislawrence.com/about/
...I meant to go get this link and put it in a thread and then totally forgot so THANK YOU...
WE ARE SO CLOSE.
(we are in fact crowdfunding the whole trilogy next month. just sayin'. www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...)
(we are in fact crowdfunding the whole trilogy next month. just sayin'. www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...)
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
...I meant to go get this link and put it in a thread and then totally forgot so THANK YOU...
I have a bizarre fondness for protagonists who get dragged kicking & screaming into the plot (and the flipside--those who find a plot solely to avoid the romance arc). Sometimes it takes half the book before they are willing to step up & DEAL with it. I often wonder if I'm alone in this.
#writing
#writing
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I have a bizarre fondness for protagonists who get dragged kicking & screaming into the plot (and the flipside--those who find a plot solely to avoid the romance arc). Sometimes it takes half the book before they are willing to step up & DEAL with it. I often wonder if I'm alone in this.
#writing
#writing
Today I am going through the print edition of ITS and looking for all the fiddly little formatting things. My eyes are so glazed over for this book at this point! But this means we are SO CLOSE.
#writing #editing #welcometophu #lgbtqiafiction
#writing #editing #welcometophu #lgbtqiafiction
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today I am going through the print edition of ITS and looking for all the fiddly little formatting things. My eyes are so glazed over for this book at this point! But this means we are SO CLOSE.
#writing #editing #welcometophu #lgbtqiafiction
#writing #editing #welcometophu #lgbtqiafiction
It's my favorite week of the year. I am off from the day job, and not every moment of my day is scheduled (last week I was off day job, but insanely busy). I can pretend writing is my day job! I can do house stuff! And yes, I still set an alarm...
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's my favorite week of the year. I am off from the day job, and not every moment of my day is scheduled (last week I was off day job, but insanely busy). I can pretend writing is my day job! I can do house stuff! And yes, I still set an alarm...
My 2026 Word Tracking spreadsheet is finally available!
I am so, so sorry that it's so late this year. Everything has gotten away from me (which should be another blog post entirely, when I get to the year end wrap-up).
Links will follow in a thread!
#writingresource #wordtracker #writing
I am so, so sorry that it's so late this year. Everything has gotten away from me (which should be another blog post entirely, when I get to the year end wrap-up).
Links will follow in a thread!
#writingresource #wordtracker #writing
December 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My 2026 Word Tracking spreadsheet is finally available!
I am so, so sorry that it's so late this year. Everything has gotten away from me (which should be another blog post entirely, when I get to the year end wrap-up).
Links will follow in a thread!
#writingresource #wordtracker #writing
I am so, so sorry that it's so late this year. Everything has gotten away from me (which should be another blog post entirely, when I get to the year end wrap-up).
Links will follow in a thread!
#writingresource #wordtracker #writing
Does anyone happen to know what the base is (composition, yardage, etc.) for the 2025 winter advent calendar from A Hundred Ravens? There wasn’t a sticker on my box, and I can’t find the original page I ordered from. The yarn is GORGEOUS, btw.
#knitting #adventcalendar
#knitting #adventcalendar
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Does anyone happen to know what the base is (composition, yardage, etc.) for the 2025 winter advent calendar from A Hundred Ravens? There wasn’t a sticker on my box, and I can’t find the original page I ordered from. The yarn is GORGEOUS, btw.
#knitting #adventcalendar
#knitting #adventcalendar
…apparently my cat is a fan? That’s a level of attention normally reserved bird videos… #cats #heatedrivarly
December 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
…apparently my cat is a fan? That’s a level of attention normally reserved bird videos… #cats #heatedrivarly
I was very excited to find the Sweet Lorens gluten free puff pastry in a local shop. However, I've tried it now twice and neither time has it actually puffed, which is very sad-making. Has anyone had success with this getting to puff up with proper laminations? #baking #glutenfree
December 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I was very excited to find the Sweet Lorens gluten free puff pastry in a local shop. However, I've tried it now twice and neither time has it actually puffed, which is very sad-making. Has anyone had success with this getting to puff up with proper laminations? #baking #glutenfree
The snow started late, so we're on campus today. Whee! I'm hiding in my basement until the snowing is done. So not venturing out until it's better.
And hey, if it ends in time for TKD class to NOT be canceled, all the better, since that's on my way home...
And hey, if it ends in time for TKD class to NOT be canceled, all the better, since that's on my way home...
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The snow started late, so we're on campus today. Whee! I'm hiding in my basement until the snowing is done. So not venturing out until it's better.
And hey, if it ends in time for TKD class to NOT be canceled, all the better, since that's on my way home...
And hey, if it ends in time for TKD class to NOT be canceled, all the better, since that's on my way home...
My newsletter is late--as in, November's should've been sent by yesterday, and it was not.
The final five days of November turned out to be much busier than expected, in both good and bad ways. I wasn't able to sit down and write at any coherent point.
The final five days of November turned out to be much busier than expected, in both good and bad ways. I wasn't able to sit down and write at any coherent point.
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My newsletter is late--as in, November's should've been sent by yesterday, and it was not.
The final five days of November turned out to be much busier than expected, in both good and bad ways. I wasn't able to sit down and write at any coherent point.
The final five days of November turned out to be much busier than expected, in both good and bad ways. I wasn't able to sit down and write at any coherent point.
Some mornings I wake up and parts of my body have chosen violence. Today it's my eyes. I would worry, but y'know, it happens often. Rather like I have the phrase "my usual quota of dizzy spells" and this is something my GP understands as being a thing.
#chronicpainlife
#chronicpainlife
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Some mornings I wake up and parts of my body have chosen violence. Today it's my eyes. I would worry, but y'know, it happens often. Rather like I have the phrase "my usual quota of dizzy spells" and this is something my GP understands as being a thing.
#chronicpainlife
#chronicpainlife
Drafting novels has become difficult of late. I used to be a happy pantser--leap in, and trust that my subconscious knew where I was going (and it did). I developed a habit of just-in-time plotting, where I'd plan out the next few chapters, have a guideline, and that kept me on track.
(1/4)
(1/4)
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Drafting novels has become difficult of late. I used to be a happy pantser--leap in, and trust that my subconscious knew where I was going (and it did). I developed a habit of just-in-time plotting, where I'd plan out the next few chapters, have a guideline, and that kept me on track.
(1/4)
(1/4)
Writing is fun. Something that makes no sense and seems insurmountable one day can be two new sentences, a deleted paragraph, and tweaked phrasing on another day.
That said, I am still waiting for plotting to become easy. And I would like it if things spent more time being easy than insurmountable
That said, I am still waiting for plotting to become easy. And I would like it if things spent more time being easy than insurmountable
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Writing is fun. Something that makes no sense and seems insurmountable one day can be two new sentences, a deleted paragraph, and tweaked phrasing on another day.
That said, I am still waiting for plotting to become easy. And I would like it if things spent more time being easy than insurmountable
That said, I am still waiting for plotting to become easy. And I would like it if things spent more time being easy than insurmountable
That moment when you hit post and realize you've transposed two words in a sentence... SIGHS...
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
That moment when you hit post and realize you've transposed two words in a sentence... SIGHS...
Just found out that the Brooklyn Public Library has added my book Commit to the Kick to Libby. Woohoo! So if you have a card (and if you're in New York State you can GET a card!), you can now read my book for free AND support the public library system!
#queerfiction #lgbtqfiction #fantasy
#queerfiction #lgbtqfiction #fantasy
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Just found out that the Brooklyn Public Library has added my book Commit to the Kick to Libby. Woohoo! So if you have a card (and if you're in New York State you can GET a card!), you can now read my book for free AND support the public library system!
#queerfiction #lgbtqfiction #fantasy
#queerfiction #lgbtqfiction #fantasy
Reposted by Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her]
Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
🌈📚
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There are still so many things on my to do list for the weekend and I have utterly run out of steam to do any of them. I feel like I shouldn’t take a break and at the same time, it’s the weekend so I really really should get to have one right?
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
There are still so many things on my to do list for the weekend and I have utterly run out of steam to do any of them. I feel like I shouldn’t take a break and at the same time, it’s the weekend so I really really should get to have one right?
We’ve had new kids join the teen/adult class this week, and right now the kids outnumber the adults by a LOT. Which means so much more cardio during warmup and we’ve sparred two days in a row! This is how I stay sane and stay young… #taekwondo
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We’ve had new kids join the teen/adult class this week, and right now the kids outnumber the adults by a LOT. Which means so much more cardio during warmup and we’ve sparred two days in a row! This is how I stay sane and stay young… #taekwondo
Had to use my husband's home office today with its clicky-clack keyboard. Hated it when I started. Weirdly getting used to it. I could move back to my (quieter) own home office now, and yet... I might miss the clicky-clack.
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Had to use my husband's home office today with its clicky-clack keyboard. Hated it when I started. Weirdly getting used to it. I could move back to my (quieter) own home office now, and yet... I might miss the clicky-clack.
Reposted by Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her]
Our latest novelette, The Agony of Authenticity by Lyn Weaver, is an eerie explicit m/m guro story about two men with a long-nurtured rivalry and what happens when the deceptions between them finally fall away.
Get it in print or e-book today! duckprintspress.com/product/lyn-...
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Get it in print or e-book today! duckprintspress.com/product/lyn-...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our latest novelette, The Agony of Authenticity by Lyn Weaver, is an eerie explicit m/m guro story about two men with a long-nurtured rivalry and what happens when the deceptions between them finally fall away.
Get it in print or e-book today! duckprintspress.com/product/lyn-...
🌈📚
Get it in print or e-book today! duckprintspress.com/product/lyn-...
🌈📚
While at Rhinebeck, I bought the Halloween advent calendar from Hundred Ravens. I love it. I am probably going to fail my willpower roll and buy my first holiday advent calendar from them, too. The tab is open and waiting for me to do it.
#Knitting #HundredRavens
#Knitting #HundredRavens
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
While at Rhinebeck, I bought the Halloween advent calendar from Hundred Ravens. I love it. I am probably going to fail my willpower roll and buy my first holiday advent calendar from them, too. The tab is open and waiting for me to do it.
#Knitting #HundredRavens
#Knitting #HundredRavens
Okay, this is really cool. Bowhead whales have a gene that humans also have, but theirs is better at fixing damaged DNA. Gift article link below.
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Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales
A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient?
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Okay, this is really cool. Bowhead whales have a gene that humans also have, but theirs is better at fixing damaged DNA. Gift article link below.
buff.ly/iL0H3iF
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Even when working from home, my basement office only comes in two temperatures: too cold and too warm. And here I control the heat! You'd think it'd be better...
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Even when working from home, my basement office only comes in two temperatures: too cold and too warm. And here I control the heat! You'd think it'd be better...
Not affiliated in any way, just a fan. Saratoga Peanut Butter Company has the most delicious peanut butter. Their seasonal Pumpkin Pandemonium is highly spiced and utterly wonderful in a PB&J. I buy it at the farmer's market, but yes, they ship. I am seriously looking forward to my lunch.
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Not affiliated in any way, just a fan. Saratoga Peanut Butter Company has the most delicious peanut butter. Their seasonal Pumpkin Pandemonium is highly spiced and utterly wonderful in a PB&J. I buy it at the farmer's market, but yes, they ship. I am seriously looking forward to my lunch.