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The Dread Pirate Shay
@badwolfbae.bsky.social
Writer. Disaster specialist. Blah Blah Blah, did I miss anything? 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️
Whelp, the ADHD roomba of thought reminded me that I was doing stuff here sooooooo here I am again lol. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Love this one. It’s easy to feel like you suck at writing, to turn away and give up sometimes. It’s hard to look for & admit what’s working.

If you think you suck, that’s all you’re going to see. But if you seek the good instead of the bad, you’ll find your growth and be able to nurture it.
July 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Reposted by The Dread Pirate Shay
The biggest power move a writer can make is hitting “add to dictionary”
July 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I am obsessed with this particular story and it is somehow only one of FOUR instances of the word “stripe” in literal millions of words worth of WIPS on my computer lol what is that?!

#WIPsnips #WritingCommunity
July 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
CONTENT WARNING: deceased animal (spoiler: it doesn't stay that way).

Piece from a necromancer story I'm working on.

#WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
July 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Listen here you glimmering pearlescent land shark… Of course, I’m gonna to do it!

Drop line 8 from page 187 of your MS & tag 3 friends.

“Amara?”

Absolutely riveting, no? 😆

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drop line 8 from page 187 of your MS & tag 3 friends

She stepped quietly out of the room, leaving the door cracked.

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July 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Throwback Thursday to a piece that actually saw the light of day a looooooong time ago.

#WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
July 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Two of my favorite characters in a #WIPsnips moment that could end in either:

“And then he killed him”

OR

“And then they kissed.”
July 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There comes a time in every writers life when you just have to admit, “This makes no sense.”

Not the writing, just the general nyahahdhaosnxbdh of the life you’re trying to imitate 😆.
July 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
👀🫢 I didn’t realize #WIPsnips was also on the weekend. Or Mondays 😅. But here we gooooooooo!
July 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It truly is a necessity.
My readers STILL aren’t fearing me enough.
July 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Feeling pretty decent about this one, honestly. It’s technically a “big” reveal moment but whoopsie

#WIPsnips #changelings
June 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Guess it’s time to finally jump in, eyeballs first! Not my first share but definitely my first foray into the community on Bluesky. Hopefully it’s a good experience 🫣😬 #WIPsnips
June 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Reposted by The Dread Pirate Shay
Here it is!! I'm finally ready to share my fantasy coming out NEXT MONTH!
🧌Creature MCs
🐲"How the 🦆 do we get rid of these dragons?"
💖Polyamory
🐣Baby fever
🦿Amputee/prosthetic user in high fantasy setting
👣Road trip! Or die!
🧑‍🌾AGRICULTURE?!

And a beautiful cover made by Arden Powell!
January 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I summon the me to Bluesky.

pspspsps *Pat Pat Pat on chest*

I have arrived.

Bringing the energy of a magpie queen or maybe a brumating dragon. Anyway, first impressions are fun and I’m usually this awkward/interesting with every interaction. Ta!
February 7, 2024 at 10:49 PM