Art Smith
@artsmithwriter.bsky.social
Old guy, writer*, tuba player, gives great hugs-all are welcome!
*Uncommon Counsel, available in the or e-book. Hit me up for deets. Maybe another coming soonish.
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*Uncommon Counsel, available in the or e-book. Hit me up for deets. Maybe another coming soonish.
#amwriting #WritingCommunity
Starting the editing process on "The Seventh Fire", a novel I wrote the first draft of in November (and early December). #StillWriting #WritingCommumity
January 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Starting the editing process on "The Seventh Fire", a novel I wrote the first draft of in November (and early December). #StillWriting #WritingCommumity
First draft of "The Seventh Fire" completed. 35 days of writing every day. Just shy of 85k words. 25 chapters. Now it rests until the new year, then the editing "fun" begins! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
December 9, 2024 at 6:23 PM
First draft of "The Seventh Fire" completed. 35 days of writing every day. Just shy of 85k words. 25 chapters. Now it rests until the new year, then the editing "fun" begins! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
WIP Update: 76k words in November. Still writing every day, but nearing the end now. Will probably end up a tad over 80k. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
December 2, 2024 at 3:57 AM
WIP Update: 76k words in November. Still writing every day, but nearing the end now. Will probably end up a tad over 80k. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
WIP update: over 66k words in, and the story is still flowing, keeping to the basic track. Have written every day this month, hope to continue that, even with Thanksgiving (though probably not many words Thursday). #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
November 27, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WIP update: over 66k words in, and the story is still flowing, keeping to the basic track. Have written every day this month, hope to continue that, even with Thanksgiving (though probably not many words Thursday). #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
WIP update: over 60k words now on my a November project. It's flowing well and I'm still liking it. This could be a keeper! #amwriting #WritingCommunity
November 23, 2024 at 2:45 AM
WIP update: over 60k words now on my a November project. It's flowing well and I'm still liking it. This could be a keeper! #amwriting #WritingCommunity
Another chapter done in the WIP. Over 53k words now this month. I'm liking this story far more than is usual at this point. Might even do more than shelve this year's November writing.... #amwriting #WritingCommunity
November 18, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Another chapter done in the WIP. Over 53k words now this month. I'm liking this story far more than is usual at this point. Might even do more than shelve this year's November writing.... #amwriting #WritingCommunity
WIP update: crossed the nominal November goal of 50k words tonight (over 5,700 today). Still more to write. Hoping to finish the draft this month, but we'll see. Best guess is somewhere in the 80-100k range, but that could change. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
November 17, 2024 at 6:12 AM
WIP update: crossed the nominal November goal of 50k words tonight (over 5,700 today). Still more to write. Hoping to finish the draft this month, but we'll see. Best guess is somewhere in the 80-100k range, but that could change. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
My favorite sentence so far from my WIP:
"There is no way the new society can survive without a strong sense of community, and that is not built by philosophers or engineers, but by the arts."
#amwriting #WritingCommunity
"There is no way the new society can survive without a strong sense of community, and that is not built by philosophers or engineers, but by the arts."
#amwriting #WritingCommunity
November 14, 2024 at 3:28 PM
My favorite sentence so far from my WIP:
"There is no way the new society can survive without a strong sense of community, and that is not built by philosophers or engineers, but by the arts."
#amwriting #WritingCommunity
"There is no way the new society can survive without a strong sense of community, and that is not built by philosophers or engineers, but by the arts."
#amwriting #WritingCommunity
If anyone's interested, my book, Uncommon Counsel, came about because I have a friend who wrestles with schizophrenia. One day they said "Every character with schizophrenia in any media is either a villain (90%) or a victim. Just once I want to read a story where they are the hero."
November 12, 2024 at 5:18 AM
If anyone's interested, my book, Uncommon Counsel, came about because I have a friend who wrestles with schizophrenia. One day they said "Every character with schizophrenia in any media is either a villain (90%) or a victim. Just once I want to read a story where they are the hero."
Current project is a peri-apocalyptic novel, that is, before the collapse (mostly) but my protagonists see it coming and are planning a better society to rise from the ashes. One of those depressing but uplifting books (I hope). About 40k in so far, writing every day this month. #amwriting
November 12, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Current project is a peri-apocalyptic novel, that is, before the collapse (mostly) but my protagonists see it coming and are planning a better society to rise from the ashes. One of those depressing but uplifting books (I hope). About 40k in so far, writing every day this month. #amwriting
Hi kids! How's everyone holding up? It's been quite a week, but we're all still here. Sending hugs all around. 💜✊🏻
November 12, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Hi kids! How's everyone holding up? It's been quite a week, but we're all still here. Sending hugs all around. 💜✊🏻