Bri Castellini
@brisownworld.bsky.social
Writer of romance novels and mystery TV pilots, director of comedy shorts and web series, human bulldozer | She/Her/Bi/Ace
My average daily word count went up by 135.53 this year as well (1,898.77 in 2024 versus 2,034.30 in 2025)
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My average daily word count went up by 135.53 this year as well (1,898.77 in 2024 versus 2,034.30 in 2025)
Now that I have all this data in spreadsheets rather than a website that's defunct, I can also do year to year comparisons! Here's how my daily total this year (purple) compared to 2024 (pink), and to the goal (red). I started stronger in 2024, but ended much weaker, and wrote 4066 more words!
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Now that I have all this data in spreadsheets rather than a website that's defunct, I can also do year to year comparisons! Here's how my daily total this year (purple) compared to 2024 (pink), and to the goal (red). I started stronger in 2024, but ended much weaker, and wrote 4066 more words!
Sure, I wrote 60k words in November for our second annual #RoWritMo. Sure, I made more progress than I expected on a book I'd barely outlined before the month began. But, most importantly, I claimed every beautiful badge @abuchon.bsky.social designed for us this year, and THAT'S the real victory!!
November 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sure, I wrote 60k words in November for our second annual #RoWritMo. Sure, I made more progress than I expected on a book I'd barely outlined before the month began. But, most importantly, I claimed every beautiful badge @abuchon.bsky.social designed for us this year, and THAT'S the real victory!!
#RoWritMo 2025 is complete! I wrote just over 60k words and am on track to finish a second manuscript before this terrible year is over. Silver linings etc etc etc
November 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
#RoWritMo 2025 is complete! I wrote just over 60k words and am on track to finish a second manuscript before this terrible year is over. Silver linings etc etc etc
Hit 50k with five days to spare :) And I did it during my first threesome scene, which sure is a thing I've now written!! #RoWritMo forever!!
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Hit 50k with five days to spare :) And I did it during my first threesome scene, which sure is a thing I've now written!! #RoWritMo forever!!
As I earned my 21 day streak badge for #RoWritMo, I've also just crossed 40k words!! And my heroine is threatening people with a butane torch! Legend!!
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As I earned my 21 day streak badge for #RoWritMo, I've also just crossed 40k words!! And my heroine is threatening people with a butane torch! Legend!!
I might not be posting about it but I'm making great progress on #RoWritMo, and in fact crossed my second milestone & the halfway point to my 50k goal today, two days ahead of schedule!
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I might not be posting about it but I'm making great progress on #RoWritMo, and in fact crossed my second milestone & the halfway point to my 50k goal today, two days ahead of schedule!
Wait you also have hit a daily word goal at least once (if you split 25k evenly amongst the 30 days) so you get this one too! :)
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Wait you also have hit a daily word goal at least once (if you split 25k evenly amongst the 30 days) so you get this one too! :)
My romance writing group and I have been doing "RoWritMo" for the 2nd year in a row and one of the women designed classic NaNo badges for us. Here's one you've earned just for writing ONCE in November ;) (she made each badge a different trope someone in our group is writing, this one's on of mine!)
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My romance writing group and I have been doing "RoWritMo" for the 2nd year in a row and one of the women designed classic NaNo badges for us. Here's one you've earned just for writing ONCE in November ;) (she made each badge a different trope someone in our group is writing, this one's on of mine!)
It's November, which means it's RoWritMo! I am starting further behind than ever before, but I did manage to finish *a* draft of my full outline last night, and I've officially logged day 1 with 2354 words and earned my first 2 badges, designed by @abuchon.bsky.social!
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It's November, which means it's RoWritMo! I am starting further behind than ever before, but I did manage to finish *a* draft of my full outline last night, and I've officially logged day 1 with 2354 words and earned my first 2 badges, designed by @abuchon.bsky.social!
We did it, Joe!!!
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We did it, Joe!!!
Can I finish my book draft today, still get all my actual work done, and then give myself a full week to outline my #RoWritMo book for November?
I've got about 4k words to go. Let's do it!!!
I've got about 4k words to go. Let's do it!!!
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Can I finish my book draft today, still get all my actual work done, and then give myself a full week to outline my #RoWritMo book for November?
I've got about 4k words to go. Let's do it!!!
I've got about 4k words to go. Let's do it!!!
Just two bleached baddies in love 😍
August 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Just two bleached baddies in love 😍
I learned how to white balance and color correct too late 😵 also I think Canva's color picker sometimes picks weirdly. Brains screenshots I uploaded almost never had red as one of the colors, despite......
(but yes saturation all the wayyyyyy)
(but yes saturation all the wayyyyyy)
July 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I learned how to white balance and color correct too late 😵 also I think Canva's color picker sometimes picks weirdly. Brains screenshots I uploaded almost never had red as one of the colors, despite......
(but yes saturation all the wayyyyyy)
(but yes saturation all the wayyyyyy)
I miss making movies ❤️
July 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I miss making movies ❤️
Anyone curious about this should be uhhh subscribed to the paid tier of my romance novel newsletter this week: forcedproximity.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Anyone curious about this should be uhhh subscribed to the paid tier of my romance novel newsletter this week: forcedproximity.substack.com
Are you a creative professional? Do you have an event or con coming up? Do you HATE networking but know it's important? I've got you covered, as a fellow awkward! FREE networking workshop, next Tuesday!! www.eventbrite.com/e/networking...
#networking
#networking
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Are you a creative professional? Do you have an event or con coming up? Do you HATE networking but know it's important? I've got you covered, as a fellow awkward! FREE networking workshop, next Tuesday!! www.eventbrite.com/e/networking...
#networking
#networking
Tonight! I'm leading a workshop about indie film (and indie art, generally) marketing and distribution. It's FREE! Join me: www.eventbrite.com/e/indie-film...
July 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tonight! I'm leading a workshop about indie film (and indie art, generally) marketing and distribution. It's FREE! Join me: www.eventbrite.com/e/indie-film...
I'm procrastinating from doing a work test for a job I kind of want but am also intimidated by, which of course means I'm doing completely non-time-sensitive blogging. A blog is great for procrastinating. Here's how my NYRs are going! brisownworld.com/2025-nyr-mid...
July 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I'm procrastinating from doing a work test for a job I kind of want but am also intimidated by, which of course means I'm doing completely non-time-sensitive blogging. A blog is great for procrastinating. Here's how my NYRs are going! brisownworld.com/2025-nyr-mid...
I'm teaching THREE free classes for creatives and filmmakers over the course of the next month! I was already scheduled to teach them for CBS, but after my layoff, I didn't want to simply go gently into that good night, so instead I opened them up to everyone! bricastellini.com/castellini-f...
July 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I'm teaching THREE free classes for creatives and filmmakers over the course of the next month! I was already scheduled to teach them for CBS, but after my layoff, I didn't want to simply go gently into that good night, so instead I opened them up to everyone! bricastellini.com/castellini-f...
Unlike me, my brother has a life, so he only has time to read so many books a year. This year he's doing a project where he tries to read a book a month, and each month he asks someone in his life to rec and loan him one. He just finished my pick, and I could not be more thrilled by the result
June 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Unlike me, my brother has a life, so he only has time to read so many books a year. This year he's doing a project where he tries to read a book a month, and each month he asks someone in his life to rec and loan him one. He just finished my pick, and I could not be more thrilled by the result
My limited understanding of goat farms ("there are goats") indicates we will definitely need an admin expert!!
Goats are kind of gluttons, though. Mine definitely tried to eat my hair at that age too. I am open to other animals or cult (uh I mean co-op) plans to escape the industry lol
Goats are kind of gluttons, though. Mine definitely tried to eat my hair at that age too. I am open to other animals or cult (uh I mean co-op) plans to escape the industry lol
May 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My limited understanding of goat farms ("there are goats") indicates we will definitely need an admin expert!!
Goats are kind of gluttons, though. Mine definitely tried to eat my hair at that age too. I am open to other animals or cult (uh I mean co-op) plans to escape the industry lol
Goats are kind of gluttons, though. Mine definitely tried to eat my hair at that age too. I am open to other animals or cult (uh I mean co-op) plans to escape the industry lol
Emily Henry writing a character without daddy issues by killing off the dad instead and then referencing the daddy issues everyone else has... this is why I'll never quit her.
May 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Emily Henry writing a character without daddy issues by killing off the dad instead and then referencing the daddy issues everyone else has... this is why I'll never quit her.