R. Blackwell
@inkovert.bsky.social
lazy grump by day, professional procrastinator by night.
Aspiring author. Currently (supposed to be) working on YA contemporary fiction novel, My Dearest Enemy.
Aspiring author. Currently (supposed to be) working on YA contemporary fiction novel, My Dearest Enemy.
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R. Blackwell
@inkovert.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Might be too soon to post this since I joined Bsky 2d ago but…
Looking for contemporary/litfic writers to follow (bonus pts if you write YA). It’s been hard to find my people in the sea of fantasy-heavy writing communities so hoping Bsky can finally make it happen 🤞🏾 #writingcommunity
Looking for contemporary/litfic writers to follow (bonus pts if you write YA). It’s been hard to find my people in the sea of fantasy-heavy writing communities so hoping Bsky can finally make it happen 🤞🏾 #writingcommunity
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Let me tell you a little bit about the current state of publishing. Every author, trad or indie published, is expected to do hours of self promo. Not too much, or people get salty, but too little and no one knows your books exist.
You have to have a following. People judge you based on that.
You have to have a following. People judge you based on that.
December 27, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Let me tell you a little bit about the current state of publishing. Every author, trad or indie published, is expected to do hours of self promo. Not too much, or people get salty, but too little and no one knows your books exist.
You have to have a following. People judge you based on that.
You have to have a following. People judge you based on that.
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telling creators you like their work is less 'if you don't praise they'll stop' and more 'if you encourage they'll do the thing you like'
I don't make art for others, I make what I make regardless, but if someone else is into it I !!!! and vroommmm
it's thrilling to share what makes me happy
I don't make art for others, I make what I make regardless, but if someone else is into it I !!!! and vroommmm
it's thrilling to share what makes me happy
December 3, 2024 at 6:19 PM
telling creators you like their work is less 'if you don't praise they'll stop' and more 'if you encourage they'll do the thing you like'
I don't make art for others, I make what I make regardless, but if someone else is into it I !!!! and vroommmm
it's thrilling to share what makes me happy
I don't make art for others, I make what I make regardless, but if someone else is into it I !!!! and vroommmm
it's thrilling to share what makes me happy
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So proud to be posting this positive review of my editing services! You can preorder a copy of Pride Before a Fall: A Low-Stakes Fantasy Romance by Cameron Sidhe on amazon.
I'm booking for November & December. If you're interested. my services, DM me @dlbookediting.bsky.social! ♡ #freelanceeditor
I'm booking for November & December. If you're interested. my services, DM me @dlbookediting.bsky.social! ♡ #freelanceeditor
November 5, 2024 at 7:54 PM
So proud to be posting this positive review of my editing services! You can preorder a copy of Pride Before a Fall: A Low-Stakes Fantasy Romance by Cameron Sidhe on amazon.
I'm booking for November & December. If you're interested. my services, DM me @dlbookediting.bsky.social! ♡ #freelanceeditor
I'm booking for November & December. If you're interested. my services, DM me @dlbookediting.bsky.social! ♡ #freelanceeditor
Such a great article. Makes me feel less bad about how much I edit as I write 😝
You might be trying to write an entire novel this month! But don't get too swept up in the cult of the Garbage First Draft. And don't obsess too much about your daily word count. Neither of these things works for everybody or guarantees productivity. Write your way!
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November 5, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Such a great article. Makes me feel less bad about how much I edit as I write 😝
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Anybody who has self-published on Amazon have any tips? Any absolutely "do's" or "nopes"?
#selfpublishing #Amazon #Amwriting ##WritersCommunity
#selfpublishing #Amazon #Amwriting ##WritersCommunity
November 5, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Anybody who has self-published on Amazon have any tips? Any absolutely "do's" or "nopes"?
#selfpublishing #Amazon #Amwriting ##WritersCommunity
#selfpublishing #Amazon #Amwriting ##WritersCommunity
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November 2, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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Hey! I have! A Website! Now!
Big updates are coming soon, including Cover Reveals (or two 😉), release dates- and other fun and funky news.
So idk, like, comment, subscribe... or something like that.
#amwriting #WritersCommunity
#TangledWires #writers
www.foyle-writes-things.com
Big updates are coming soon, including Cover Reveals (or two 😉), release dates- and other fun and funky news.
So idk, like, comment, subscribe... or something like that.
#amwriting #WritersCommunity
#TangledWires #writers
www.foyle-writes-things.com
foyle-writes-things
www.foyle-writes-things.com
November 2, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Hey! I have! A Website! Now!
Big updates are coming soon, including Cover Reveals (or two 😉), release dates- and other fun and funky news.
So idk, like, comment, subscribe... or something like that.
#amwriting #WritersCommunity
#TangledWires #writers
www.foyle-writes-things.com
Big updates are coming soon, including Cover Reveals (or two 😉), release dates- and other fun and funky news.
So idk, like, comment, subscribe... or something like that.
#amwriting #WritersCommunity
#TangledWires #writers
www.foyle-writes-things.com
I want to make a goal next year to read more. I really miss it. I read 60+ books in 2021 and had the time of my life but haven’t read much since. I read 14 books this year and my goal was 2 so I’m doing better. But I think it would help a lot with writer’s block but also with reducing screen time
October 31, 2024 at 3:55 AM
I want to make a goal next year to read more. I really miss it. I read 60+ books in 2021 and had the time of my life but haven’t read much since. I read 14 books this year and my goal was 2 so I’m doing better. But I think it would help a lot with writer’s block but also with reducing screen time
relate so hard to this for writing 😅🥲
me all day at work: I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want to draw I want
me after coming home: 😋🍴😋🍴😋🍴😋🍴😋🍴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
me after coming home: 😋🍴😋🍴😋🍴😋🍴😋🍴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
October 30, 2024 at 5:03 AM
relate so hard to this for writing 😅🥲
I just want my story to be over so I can edit the crap out of it bc it’s a mess 😭 but for that to happen I have to 😭 finish 😭writing it 😭😭🤧
October 29, 2024 at 5:08 AM
I just want my story to be over so I can edit the crap out of it bc it’s a mess 😭 but for that to happen I have to 😭 finish 😭writing it 😭😭🤧
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Even spider heroes need a break sometimes
October 28, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Even spider heroes need a break sometimes
I hate when MC/LI get together and lose their spark/banter in favor of romantic/sappy dialogue.
My counter-example: LI to my MC post-kiss: You are hands down the most confusing human being I’ve ever met. I’ve watched documentaries about serial killers that are easier to understand #writingcommunity
My counter-example: LI to my MC post-kiss: You are hands down the most confusing human being I’ve ever met. I’ve watched documentaries about serial killers that are easier to understand #writingcommunity
October 27, 2024 at 5:32 AM
I hate when MC/LI get together and lose their spark/banter in favor of romantic/sappy dialogue.
My counter-example: LI to my MC post-kiss: You are hands down the most confusing human being I’ve ever met. I’ve watched documentaries about serial killers that are easier to understand #writingcommunity
My counter-example: LI to my MC post-kiss: You are hands down the most confusing human being I’ve ever met. I’ve watched documentaries about serial killers that are easier to understand #writingcommunity
I wrote today. I wrote the two climactic kiss scenes that I have been pulling my teeth out to write all week. The torment is over and I can go forward in peace. But I shall share a post-kiss snippet that I actually liked.
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
October 27, 2024 at 3:36 AM
I wrote today. I wrote the two climactic kiss scenes that I have been pulling my teeth out to write all week. The torment is over and I can go forward in peace. But I shall share a post-kiss snippet that I actually liked.
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
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publishing now is all "you wrote a book? cool now sell it full time also" and im like okay but im not good at that im better at writing the book
October 26, 2024 at 5:17 PM
publishing now is all "you wrote a book? cool now sell it full time also" and im like okay but im not good at that im better at writing the book
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how it started vs how it's going
October 26, 2024 at 11:35 PM
how it started vs how it's going
That's the thing with trad pub isn't it? It's about what sells and will make the most profit. Unfortunately rn due to the shift in the dynamics/population of readers (short attention span, not knowing how to read, etc.), tropes are what sell. It's disheartening for those who appreciate the craft.
Hopefully not any kind of controversial take, but I have recently DNF'd (or barely trudged through) three trad-pubbed books that felt like a half-dozen tropes in a dust jacket, and as an author it is making me very frustrated with the state of publishing right now.
October 26, 2024 at 6:32 PM
That's the thing with trad pub isn't it? It's about what sells and will make the most profit. Unfortunately rn due to the shift in the dynamics/population of readers (short attention span, not knowing how to read, etc.), tropes are what sell. It's disheartening for those who appreciate the craft.
This is a good ass question 😂 I want to say yes bc they grew and formed deep bonds with each other bc of them but…in reality they’d probably resent me and I wouldn’t blame them xD
Do you think if your OCs met with you and learnt you're the actual cause of their problems, they'd forgive you?
#writer #writingcommunity #OCs
#writer #writingcommunity #OCs
October 25, 2024 at 5:45 AM
This is a good ass question 😂 I want to say yes bc they grew and formed deep bonds with each other bc of them but…in reality they’d probably resent me and I wouldn’t blame them xD
I think….I just figured out how I want my book to end 🤯🤯🤯
Ooo it’s gonna be good
#writing #writingcommunity
Ooo it’s gonna be good
#writing #writingcommunity
October 25, 2024 at 4:59 AM
I think….I just figured out how I want my book to end 🤯🤯🤯
Ooo it’s gonna be good
#writing #writingcommunity
Ooo it’s gonna be good
#writing #writingcommunity
I freakin love this. That tagline is pure gold 🤣👌🏾
Current WIP:
THE NAMELESS SONG
"My (22F) bff (23M) got turned into a dragon, and now he has to fight God. AITA if I tell him to aim for the face?"
⭐️Magic Knight Rayearth x The Locked Tomb
⭐️Dragons! (flying lizards AND ace rep)
⭐️Bi disasters!
⭐️Friends to lovers
⭐️Dual POV
⭐️Querying early 2025
THE NAMELESS SONG
"My (22F) bff (23M) got turned into a dragon, and now he has to fight God. AITA if I tell him to aim for the face?"
⭐️Magic Knight Rayearth x The Locked Tomb
⭐️Dragons! (flying lizards AND ace rep)
⭐️Bi disasters!
⭐️Friends to lovers
⭐️Dual POV
⭐️Querying early 2025
October 25, 2024 at 12:12 AM
I freakin love this. That tagline is pure gold 🤣👌🏾
Ok don't come for me but...I'm going to contradict the post I made literally 15 min ago and attempt to contain the chaos by deciding what chapters I want to write each week. I've been zero drafting Act 3 chapters to sprint to the end, but want to go back and actually write them.
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
Q4: What steps can you take in the next week to prepare for #FirstDraftFall? Feel free to share non-story stuff too, like stocking up on rewards! #WeeknightWriters
October 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Ok don't come for me but...I'm going to contradict the post I made literally 15 min ago and attempt to contain the chaos by deciding what chapters I want to write each week. I've been zero drafting Act 3 chapters to sprint to the end, but want to go back and actually write them.
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
the ending mostly? The pantser in me left no guide for how to end this thing. Can't share too much but it's been tough to figure out how to not make the end fall flat after the climax. And to make the ending realistic but satisfying. While wrapping up the 32 subplots I started 🥲
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
Q3: Are there any story aspects/plot points you’re still trying to figure out before #FirstDraftFall? Share them here & we’ll do our best to help you sort them out! #WeeknightWriters
October 24, 2024 at 11:54 PM
the ending mostly? The pantser in me left no guide for how to end this thing. Can't share too much but it's been tough to figure out how to not make the end fall flat after the climax. And to make the ending realistic but satisfying. While wrapping up the 32 subplots I started 🥲
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
October 24, 2024 at 11:46 PM
I'm not working on a new WIP so not really a #FirstDraftFall project. I may use Novelmber to finish this draft of my book (which is *technically* "Draft 1, Version 4").
The semi-short and sweet of it is: Depressed black teen grieves her father's death through her art. 👇🏾
#WeeknightWriters
The semi-short and sweet of it is: Depressed black teen grieves her father's death through her art. 👇🏾
#WeeknightWriters
Q1: What is your #FirstDraftFall story about? Share as little/as much as you feel like! #WeeknightWriters
October 24, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I'm not working on a new WIP so not really a #FirstDraftFall project. I may use Novelmber to finish this draft of my book (which is *technically* "Draft 1, Version 4").
The semi-short and sweet of it is: Depressed black teen grieves her father's death through her art. 👇🏾
#WeeknightWriters
The semi-short and sweet of it is: Depressed black teen grieves her father's death through her art. 👇🏾
#WeeknightWriters
Call me Riane/Blackwell/Ink whichever you please. Writing a YA contemporary novel. My writing week? Well, I, uh...am in the middle of writing the build up to a kiss scene. My days have been a cycle of: open document. type a few words. close document. die of cringe in the corner 😅
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going! Or not going, that's valid too
October 24, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Call me Riane/Blackwell/Ink whichever you please. Writing a YA contemporary novel. My writing week? Well, I, uh...am in the middle of writing the build up to a kiss scene. My days have been a cycle of: open document. type a few words. close document. die of cringe in the corner 😅
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters