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#WriteStuff is a weekly chat for writers, poets, graphic novelists, & lovers of writing every Tuesday at 9 ET | 8 CT | 7 MT | 6 PT. Our co-hosts ask the Qs, & encourage others to respond & exchange ideas.
Started on Twitter; migrated to Bluesky in 2023.
Started on Twitter; migrated to Bluesky in 2023.
Every year @lollipopcomics.bsky.social outdoes herself. Check out her account and follow her adventures in 2026! #WriteStuff
Stay tuned in 2026 for more Adventures of Lollipop Comics! #writestuff
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Every year @lollipopcomics.bsky.social outdoes herself. Check out her account and follow her adventures in 2026! #WriteStuff
Look out, Ohio! There's a cozy fantasy afoot! #WriteStuff
you can buy THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS, my cozy fantasy about an *old* man cursed with immortality who hunts ghosts rather than making mortal friends who will die one day until a bunch of Ohioans adopt him against his will, now!
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December 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Look out, Ohio! There's a cozy fantasy afoot! #WriteStuff
Happy New Year to THE LORD OF THE WOOD! #WriteStuff
tragically, THE LORD OF THE WOOD, my upcoming cozy horror, does not feature a senior citizen protagonist, but it does feature an autistic guy in his forties having a sexual awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest
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The Lord of the Wood
Check out The Lord of the Wood - <strong>The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expecting it to ...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Happy New Year to THE LORD OF THE WOOD! #WriteStuff
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#WriteStuff A6: I think about Jo Walton’s My Real Children at least once a week. So, so good.
#WriteStuff Q6: Stories told from an older POV often utilize flashbacks. Is that as predictable as the rise-and-fall-of-famous-singers? Have you read a story that uses this technique that nailed it?
a man in a suit and tie is making a sad face .
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December 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
#WriteStuff A6: I think about Jo Walton’s My Real Children at least once a week. So, so good.
I write dark sci-fantasy stories about vampire wizards fighting space capitalism in the year 2453.
When humanity went to the stars, they didn't go alone. The legends and myths of old Earth went beside them. Now their secret wars continue among new planets and space stations.
#WriteStuff #BookSky
When humanity went to the stars, they didn't go alone. The legends and myths of old Earth went beside them. Now their secret wars continue among new planets and space stations.
#WriteStuff #BookSky
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Check out this amazing interview, or find some horror to ring in the new year!
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Thanks for another great chat, #WriteStuff! My interview with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD co-writer John A. Russo is live at The Horror Zine.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
My horror story THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR appears in THE LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE ANTHOLOGY.
www.amazon.com/Lizzie-Borde...
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
My horror story THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR appears in THE LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE ANTHOLOGY.
www.amazon.com/Lizzie-Borde...
John Russo The Horror Zine
www.thehorrorzine.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Check out this amazing interview, or find some horror to ring in the new year!
#WriteStuff
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This whole thread made me think I need to write a non-ailing senior character 🤔 Thanks!
But until that happens, Titanic Voyage is widely available! Two covers on Itch.io! juliebihn.itch.io/tv #WriteStuff
But until that happens, Titanic Voyage is widely available! Two covers on Itch.io! juliebihn.itch.io/tv #WriteStuff
TITANIC VOYAGE by Julie Bihn
A theme park worker can travel back in time to visit the Titanic. But can he save the woman he's come to love?
juliebihn.itch.io
December 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Thanks for joining us tonight #WriteStuff!
We'll be back at it again next year! (Well, yes, our usual Tuesday at 9 pm ET)
Until then, happy writing!
We'll be back at it again next year! (Well, yes, our usual Tuesday at 9 pm ET)
Until then, happy writing!
December 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Thanks for joining us tonight #WriteStuff!
We'll be back at it again next year! (Well, yes, our usual Tuesday at 9 pm ET)
Until then, happy writing!
We'll be back at it again next year! (Well, yes, our usual Tuesday at 9 pm ET)
Until then, happy writing!
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December 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Show off your links to #WriteStuff & find a new Bluesky account to follow.
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IDEA LINK: Check out these older protagonists
IDEA LINK: Check out these older protagonists
Books with Older Protagonists - For Book Lovers and Random People
Older protagonists benefit from having more life experience. They have stories to tell, wisdom to share, perspective to add.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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IDEA LINK: Check out these older protagonists
IDEA LINK: Check out these older protagonists
#WriteStuff Q6: Stories told from an older POV often utilize flashbacks. Is that as predictable as the rise-and-fall-of-famous-singers? Have you read a story that uses this technique that nailed it?
a man in a suit and tie is making a sad face .
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is making a sad face .
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December 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
#WriteStuff Q6: Stories told from an older POV often utilize flashbacks. Is that as predictable as the rise-and-fall-of-famous-singers? Have you read a story that uses this technique that nailed it?
#WriteStuff Q5: Often we see older characters as wise sages (Obi Wan, Gandolph, The Godfather). Think of an example and describe without referring to their age or think about a young character who would make an unusual late-in-life character.
a man with glasses and a beard looks to his left
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December 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
#WriteStuff Q5: Often we see older characters as wise sages (Obi Wan, Gandolph, The Godfather). Think of an example and describe without referring to their age or think about a young character who would make an unusual late-in-life character.
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IDEA LINK: Wise words on writing about age
IDEA LINK: Wise words on writing about age
Don’t call me “old”: Avoiding ageism when writing about aging
Writing tips to help people of all ages think more positively about aging.
www.nia.nih.gov
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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IDEA LINK: Wise words on writing about age
IDEA LINK: Wise words on writing about age
#WriteStuff Q4: In most entertainment media, aging is often associated with memory loss, illness, or nearing death. It’s partly ageism, but partly a reality given the human life expectancy. Does writing about seniors automatically define the character or advance the plot?
a man and a woman are standing next to each other on a beach looking at each other .
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December 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
#WriteStuff Q4: In most entertainment media, aging is often associated with memory loss, illness, or nearing death. It’s partly ageism, but partly a reality given the human life expectancy. Does writing about seniors automatically define the character or advance the plot?
#WriteStuff Q3: Does age dictate the genre? If you were specifically writing for or about seniors, what would you do differently as a writer than what you do now?
a pink number 65 with a stick figure on it
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December 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#WriteStuff Q3: Does age dictate the genre? If you were specifically writing for or about seniors, what would you do differently as a writer than what you do now?
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December 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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IDEA LINK: Consider these novels about seniors
IDEA LINK: Consider these novels about seniors
Novels About Old People: links to reviews of twenty-one novels by nineteen authors
It seems to me that thirty years ago, novels which had old people as the central characters were relatively rare. Books tended to be written by people in their twenties and thirties, about people i…
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December 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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IDEA LINK: Consider these novels about seniors
IDEA LINK: Consider these novels about seniors
#WriteStuff Q2: Let’s talk about your characters aging. Are any of your characters seniors (65+)? If not, have you given any thought to what your characters will be like as seniors?
an elderly woman is sitting in a chair holding a dollar bill and a glass of beer .
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December 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
#WriteStuff Q2: Let’s talk about your characters aging. Are any of your characters seniors (65+)? If not, have you given any thought to what your characters will be like as seniors?
#WriteStuff Q1: So, tell us, what’s been your favorite decade of your lifetime, or which decade are you looking forward to? What made it your favorite?
a man with a mustache is standing in front of a group of people and says `` happy new decade '' .
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December 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
#WriteStuff Q1: So, tell us, what’s been your favorite decade of your lifetime, or which decade are you looking forward to? What made it your favorite?
Q1 at :05. Don't forget to tag #WriteStuff to your posts so we can see your thoughts.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Aloha! Welcome to #WriteStuff where writers talk about writing. Tonight we’re talking about Getting Old.
I’m @pamportland.org here to host this week’s conversation.
Introduce yourself and what you’ve written recently. Say hi to everyone joining tonight!
I’m @pamportland.org here to host this week’s conversation.
Introduce yourself and what you’ve written recently. Say hi to everyone joining tonight!
a woman with a surprised look on her face says i 'm old !
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December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Aloha! Welcome to #WriteStuff where writers talk about writing. Tonight we’re talking about Getting Old.
I’m @pamportland.org here to host this week’s conversation.
Introduce yourself and what you’ve written recently. Say hi to everyone joining tonight!
I’m @pamportland.org here to host this week’s conversation.
Introduce yourself and what you’ve written recently. Say hi to everyone joining tonight!
Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word...
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tonight at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tonight at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year
an older woman is holding a megaphone in her mouth and says you are old
Alt: an older woman is holding a megaphone in her mouth and says you are old
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December 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word...
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tonight at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tonight at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year
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I love learning that classic literature is full of dorky pop culture references that we just don't notice because they're outdated.
A favorite is when Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, ordering the prize turkey, says "Joe Miller never made such a joke as sending it to Bob’s will be!”
A favorite is when Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, ordering the prize turkey, says "Joe Miller never made such a joke as sending it to Bob’s will be!”
December 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I love learning that classic literature is full of dorky pop culture references that we just don't notice because they're outdated.
A favorite is when Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, ordering the prize turkey, says "Joe Miller never made such a joke as sending it to Bob’s will be!”
A favorite is when Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, ordering the prize turkey, says "Joe Miller never made such a joke as sending it to Bob’s will be!”
Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word...
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tomorrow at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tomorrow at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year
a cartoon character from futurama says " i 'm old leave me alone "
Alt: a cartoon character from futurama says " i 'm old leave me alone "
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December 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hey Bluesky #writers, spread the word...
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tomorrow at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year
#WriteStuff leads a #WritingCommunity chat tomorrow at 9:00 ET|6:00 PT - join us!
Our topic will be: Happy Old Year