Vaibhav (he/him)
@vaibhavguptawho.substack.com
Professional writer. TTRPG game master. 🇮🇳
Now drafting first novel.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Website: vaibhavguptawho.com
Now drafting first novel.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Website: vaibhavguptawho.com
Was very down yesterday, exhausted from running 2 D&D games on Sunday.
Today has been a great turnabout with a proper workout and 900 words written towards my manuscript.
Made a video last week about crossing 50k words but BlueSky won't let me post it.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Today has been a great turnabout with a proper workout and 900 words written towards my manuscript.
Made a video last week about crossing 50k words but BlueSky won't let me post it.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Was very down yesterday, exhausted from running 2 D&D games on Sunday.
Today has been a great turnabout with a proper workout and 900 words written towards my manuscript.
Made a video last week about crossing 50k words but BlueSky won't let me post it.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Today has been a great turnabout with a proper workout and 900 words written towards my manuscript.
Made a video last week about crossing 50k words but BlueSky won't let me post it.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Dispatch is an awesome game that clearly has had a lot of love and effort put into it. I finished it last week but this week I'm obsessing over the music. What a selection of songs!
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Dispatch is an awesome game that clearly has had a lot of love and effort put into it. I finished it last week but this week I'm obsessing over the music. What a selection of songs!
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“hey hangman you promised us pics of plants, this is just a bunch of leaves what gives?” newsflash dumbass, leaves IS plants. leaves provide winter shelter for insects like lightning bugs and butterflies, fertilize the soil, and are a pain in the ass to move anyway so just leave them where you can
November 18, 2024 at 1:48 PM
“hey hangman you promised us pics of plants, this is just a bunch of leaves what gives?” newsflash dumbass, leaves IS plants. leaves provide winter shelter for insects like lightning bugs and butterflies, fertilize the soil, and are a pain in the ass to move anyway so just leave them where you can
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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I propose an international law that once you become personally responsible for the murder of 1,000 people, be it via direct violence or policy, you are declared a dragon and adventurers can form parties to quest against you.
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I propose an international law that once you become personally responsible for the murder of 1,000 people, be it via direct violence or policy, you are declared a dragon and adventurers can form parties to quest against you.
Excellent piece that I'm going to be sharing with a lot of people who think they know marketing.
Lots of advice for me to implement as well, if I can stop being so precious with my skeets and Substack and all that.
Lots of advice for me to implement as well, if I can stop being so precious with my skeets and Substack and all that.
Find his How to Promote Your Work article here 👇
How to Promote Your Work
How to reach out to blogs, pods, and media outlets, and the 5 things creators can do to promote their work in a more community-minded way.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Excellent piece that I'm going to be sharing with a lot of people who think they know marketing.
Lots of advice for me to implement as well, if I can stop being so precious with my skeets and Substack and all that.
Lots of advice for me to implement as well, if I can stop being so precious with my skeets and Substack and all that.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Just finished writing today's session. 866 words today, 5102 this week. Novel at 47k.
Unreasonably excited to hit that 50k next week.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Unreasonably excited to hit that 50k next week.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just finished writing today's session. 866 words today, 5102 this week. Novel at 47k.
Unreasonably excited to hit that 50k next week.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Unreasonably excited to hit that 50k next week.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Writing romance feels so weird. Feels like picking up two dolls and saying, "now kiss".
Just a matter of practice I guess. Eventually I'll be having dolls kissing all over the place. #writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Just a matter of practice I guess. Eventually I'll be having dolls kissing all over the place. #writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Writing romance feels so weird. Feels like picking up two dolls and saying, "now kiss".
Just a matter of practice I guess. Eventually I'll be having dolls kissing all over the place. #writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Just a matter of practice I guess. Eventually I'll be having dolls kissing all over the place. #writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Manuscript crossed 45000 words today. Was feeling a bit of friction in writing so rearranged the outline yesterday and instantly became unstuck. ~60% of the way there now?! Unbelievable.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Manuscript crossed 45000 words today. Was feeling a bit of friction in writing so rearranged the outline yesterday and instantly became unstuck. ~60% of the way there now?! Unbelievable.
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I could write, but why write when the bed is inviting me at 3pm on a Monday? Let's take a nap.
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I could write, but why write when the bed is inviting me at 3pm on a Monday? Let's take a nap.
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AEW, might as well make Hangman the face of these Halloween Themed Shows. Cause he doesn’t miss.
#AEWDynamite
#AEWDynamite
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
AEW, might as well make Hangman the face of these Halloween Themed Shows. Cause he doesn’t miss.
#AEWDynamite
#AEWDynamite
Incredibly dumb. 11 out of 10, no notes, long live #AEW.
HANGMAN IS THE PHANTOM OF TECHWOOD... WE MEAN SCHIAVONE!
WHAT A WAY TO CLOSE OUT #AEWDYNAMITE FRIGHT NIGHT ON TBS AND HBO MAX
WHAT A WAY TO CLOSE OUT #AEWDYNAMITE FRIGHT NIGHT ON TBS AND HBO MAX
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Incredibly dumb. 11 out of 10, no notes, long live #AEW.
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Batman using Kenny Omega’s One-Winged Angel finisher on a cop. AEW continues to influence the world.
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Batman using Kenny Omega’s One-Winged Angel finisher on a cop. AEW continues to influence the world.
Why does every babyface have to be a dumbass with zero object permanence?
This is about Zaria. #NXT #NXTHalloweenHavoc
This is about Zaria. #NXT #NXTHalloweenHavoc
October 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Why does every babyface have to be a dumbass with zero object permanence?
This is about Zaria. #NXT #NXTHalloweenHavoc
This is about Zaria. #NXT #NXTHalloweenHavoc
Clown show after clown show after clown show
For the first time in five years, Delhi celebrated Diwali without a blanket ban on firecrackers after the Supreme Court ruled to allow so-called “green crackers.”
Delhi Pollution Hits ‘Hazardous’ Levels After City Celebrates Diwali With ‘Green’ Firecrackers (Photos)
For the first time in five years, Delhi celebrated Diwali without a blanket ban on firecrackers after the Supreme Court ruled to allow so-called “green crackers.”
www.forbes.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Clown show after clown show after clown show
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when i was younger we had different things than the things people have now
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
when i was younger we had different things than the things people have now
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the day that society at large understands that testosterone and estrogen are necessary hormones in your body regardless of your sex, and that hormone supplementation is a health question rather than a loaded emotional question, will be one of the greatest days in human history.
when trans people take HRT to feel normal: “look at these depraved sex freaks performing their sick fetish in public, we should bully them out of existence”
when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
the day that society at large understands that testosterone and estrogen are necessary hormones in your body regardless of your sex, and that hormone supplementation is a health question rather than a loaded emotional question, will be one of the greatest days in human history.
It's a joyous day as we officially step out of novella territory and enter novel territory! 40000 words!
This is still only about 45-50% though. 😂 I think the final length will be closer to 90k rather than 75k. #booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
This is still only about 45-50% though. 😂 I think the final length will be closer to 90k rather than 75k. #booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's a joyous day as we officially step out of novella territory and enter novel territory! 40000 words!
This is still only about 45-50% though. 😂 I think the final length will be closer to 90k rather than 75k. #booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
This is still only about 45-50% though. 😂 I think the final length will be closer to 90k rather than 75k. #booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
#AEW WrestleDream was a great show. Really satisfying to see Darby Allin win in the way the match went. Also loved Toni Storm vs Kris Statlander. Heel Opps is interesting, I guess, but we need Hurt Syndicate to be more babyface in the run up to their match.
October 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#AEW WrestleDream was a great show. Really satisfying to see Darby Allin win in the way the match went. Also loved Toni Storm vs Kris Statlander. Heel Opps is interesting, I guess, but we need Hurt Syndicate to be more babyface in the run up to their match.
October 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Can you say 50%?!
#booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
(Yes of course it's nebulous and subject to change but shut up, man.)
#booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
(Yes of course it's nebulous and subject to change but shut up, man.)
October 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Can you say 50%?!
#booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
(Yes of course it's nebulous and subject to change but shut up, man.)
#booksky #writingsky #writingcommunity
(Yes of course it's nebulous and subject to change but shut up, man.)
Started writing a scene in the novel hoping to manage just 400 words for the day. Kinda got into the groove and kept going till I finished and it was 1300 words. Wheeee.
My novel is now at 36000+ words, or 144 pages. Might hit 150 pages this week!
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#booksky
My novel is now at 36000+ words, or 144 pages. Might hit 150 pages this week!
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#booksky
a skeleton dressed as a fairy with pink wings and a wand
Alt: a prancing skeleton dressed as a fairy with pink wings and a wand
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Started writing a scene in the novel hoping to manage just 400 words for the day. Kinda got into the groove and kept going till I finished and it was 1300 words. Wheeee.
My novel is now at 36000+ words, or 144 pages. Might hit 150 pages this week!
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#booksky
My novel is now at 36000+ words, or 144 pages. Might hit 150 pages this week!
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#booksky