J J Draper 🪐📚👽📖
@jjdraper.bsky.social
Queer, Disabled, Aspiring Sci Fi Author 🪐📚👽📖 https://linktr.ee/jjdraperauthor
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J J Draper 🪐📚👽📖
@jjdraper.bsky.social
· Aug 4
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Queer, Disabled, Aspiring Author
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Fashionably Late Introduction Post!
Hi! I'm an aspiring Sci-Fi fi author and I'm queer, disabled, and living in the UK.
I'm currently writing my debut about an alien who has to go on the run from a shadowy government agency trying to experiment on them. And there's space dragons.
Hi! I'm an aspiring Sci-Fi fi author and I'm queer, disabled, and living in the UK.
I'm currently writing my debut about an alien who has to go on the run from a shadowy government agency trying to experiment on them. And there's space dragons.
As a kid I read a lot of my Dad's classic sci-fi and I ended up with Robert Heinlein as my favourite author
Whenever I can I try buy some of his books on 2nd hand sites as most are out of print these days
Whenever I can I try buy some of his books on 2nd hand sites as most are out of print these days
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
As a kid I read a lot of my Dad's classic sci-fi and I ended up with Robert Heinlein as my favourite author
Whenever I can I try buy some of his books on 2nd hand sites as most are out of print these days
Whenever I can I try buy some of his books on 2nd hand sites as most are out of print these days
Accountability post - I planned to do 7 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 6, despite a migraine! Next week is really tight and busy, so, we'll see what happens. I already hit my November goal (15k words) so anything else is gravy from here on out. 💙📚🪐 #writing
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Accountability post - I planned to do 7 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 6, despite a migraine! Next week is really tight and busy, so, we'll see what happens. I already hit my November goal (15k words) so anything else is gravy from here on out. 💙📚🪐 #writing
I'm one of these two, I think... I'm not quite organised enough for the Lawful, but I can't stand doing things out of order
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm one of these two, I think... I'm not quite organised enough for the Lawful, but I can't stand doing things out of order
MC: Discovers they have electrokinesis, almost killing thier love interest in the process (don't worry, he's chill with it)
MC one week later: hey, what happens if I poke a lightning storm with this newfound ability?
#writing 💙📚🪐
MC one week later: hey, what happens if I poke a lightning storm with this newfound ability?
#writing 💙📚🪐
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
MC: Discovers they have electrokinesis, almost killing thier love interest in the process (don't worry, he's chill with it)
MC one week later: hey, what happens if I poke a lightning storm with this newfound ability?
#writing 💙📚🪐
MC one week later: hey, what happens if I poke a lightning storm with this newfound ability?
#writing 💙📚🪐
Good news! - I have hit my 15K word count goal for November!
Concerning news - unless I find some serious chunks to delete in upcoming chapters, this manuscript is NOT going to be 100k words #writing 💙📚🪐
Concerning news - unless I find some serious chunks to delete in upcoming chapters, this manuscript is NOT going to be 100k words #writing 💙📚🪐
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Good news! - I have hit my 15K word count goal for November!
Concerning news - unless I find some serious chunks to delete in upcoming chapters, this manuscript is NOT going to be 100k words #writing 💙📚🪐
Concerning news - unless I find some serious chunks to delete in upcoming chapters, this manuscript is NOT going to be 100k words #writing 💙📚🪐
Sometimes writing advice is very geared towards full time authors
"Don't go on social media until after you've done some writing in a day" we can discuss whether I've got a social media addiction or not, valid, but the *earliest* I've ever been able to write on a work day is 5pm if I'm WFH (1/4)
"Don't go on social media until after you've done some writing in a day" we can discuss whether I've got a social media addiction or not, valid, but the *earliest* I've ever been able to write on a work day is 5pm if I'm WFH (1/4)
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sometimes writing advice is very geared towards full time authors
"Don't go on social media until after you've done some writing in a day" we can discuss whether I've got a social media addiction or not, valid, but the *earliest* I've ever been able to write on a work day is 5pm if I'm WFH (1/4)
"Don't go on social media until after you've done some writing in a day" we can discuss whether I've got a social media addiction or not, valid, but the *earliest* I've ever been able to write on a work day is 5pm if I'm WFH (1/4)
Why is my work self better at sending emails than my home self?
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Why is my work self better at sending emails than my home self?
Accountability post - I planned to do 12 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 12! My previous record task blocks in one week was 9! This week is a lot busier and has started with a migraine, so I'm setting my sights lower this week. #writing 💙📚🪐
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Accountability post - I planned to do 12 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 12! My previous record task blocks in one week was 9! This week is a lot busier and has started with a migraine, so I'm setting my sights lower this week. #writing 💙📚🪐
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I think the worst part of the writing process (first draft, editing, rewrites) is... whatever part you're currently on
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I think the worst part of the writing process (first draft, editing, rewrites) is... whatever part you're currently on
Accountability post - Last week I wrote about I **think** (thought) my record task blocks in one week is (was) 8, this I planned to do 8 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved **9**! 😎🥳📝 #writing 📚💙🪐
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Accountability post - Last week I wrote about I **think** (thought) my record task blocks in one week is (was) 8, this I planned to do 8 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved **9**! 😎🥳📝 #writing 📚💙🪐
I always forget that, for most people, my WIP would probably count as queer because the MC's non-binary and pansexual, and has both male & female relationships, and one of thier friends is asexual. I also forgot that it has romantic subplots. To me its just a Sci-Fi book. With Space Dragons.
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I always forget that, for most people, my WIP would probably count as queer because the MC's non-binary and pansexual, and has both male & female relationships, and one of thier friends is asexual. I also forgot that it has romantic subplots. To me its just a Sci-Fi book. With Space Dragons.
When I was exploring NaNo alternatives for November, one of the sites informed me that at my current speed it would take me 7 months to complete my draft. I don't care if that's "mathematically accurate", what did I do to deserve being attacked like that? #writing 💙📚🪐
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
When I was exploring NaNo alternatives for November, one of the sites informed me that at my current speed it would take me 7 months to complete my draft. I don't care if that's "mathematically accurate", what did I do to deserve being attacked like that? #writing 💙📚🪐
If we want the rewards of being loved (on social media) we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known (on social media)
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If we want the rewards of being loved (on social media) we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known (on social media)
So far in November, for my goal of writing 500 words per day (15k in a month), after three days I've written 1,824 words, so off to a strong start #writing 💙📚🪐
November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So far in November, for my goal of writing 500 words per day (15k in a month), after three days I've written 1,824 words, so off to a strong start #writing 💙📚🪐
Accountability post - I planned to do 10 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 6! I **think** my record task blocks in one week is 8, so I'm not too upset by this. I think I'm going to try set a November writing goal of 15k words (my monthly record for 2025 is 13.9k words)
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Accountability post - I planned to do 10 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 6! I **think** my record task blocks in one week is 8, so I'm not too upset by this. I think I'm going to try set a November writing goal of 15k words (my monthly record for 2025 is 13.9k words)
I'm seeing so many different NaNoWriMo replacements on my feed. I've never done NaNoWriMo but I'm starting to get a bit FOMO about it all 😅 but now there are too many options and I'm overwhelmed lol
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I'm seeing so many different NaNoWriMo replacements on my feed. I've never done NaNoWriMo but I'm starting to get a bit FOMO about it all 😅 but now there are too many options and I'm overwhelmed lol
Fun about me: I can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute. That's not as impressive as it sounds, some people can solve it under 10 seconds. Its a party trick, really. There's a formula, and I memorised it.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Fun about me: I can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute. That's not as impressive as it sounds, some people can solve it under 10 seconds. Its a party trick, really. There's a formula, and I memorised it.
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Now if I understand this holiday correctly - Halloween candy is for us, the adults, to spend all day eating, yes? #Halloween
Now if I understand this holiday correctly - Halloween candy is for us, the adults, to spend all day eating, yes? #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Now if I understand this holiday correctly - Halloween candy is for us, the adults, to spend all day eating, yes? #Halloween
Now if I understand this holiday correctly - Halloween candy is for us, the adults, to spend all day eating, yes? #Halloween
Born to write, forced to process forms in an office job.
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Born to write, forced to process forms in an office job.
The problem with "write every day" advice is that I have a full time job and I'm disabled. Every time I take half an hour to write, that's half an hour not doing chores, doing pet care, taking care of myself, etc. I'd love to write every day. #writing 💙📚🪐
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The problem with "write every day" advice is that I have a full time job and I'm disabled. Every time I take half an hour to write, that's half an hour not doing chores, doing pet care, taking care of myself, etc. I'd love to write every day. #writing 💙📚🪐
Accountability post - I planned to do 7 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 7! My plan for next week is very ambitious (10 task blocks/pomodoro's) but I have a day of Annual Leave from work so in paper it seems doable... #writing 💙📚🪐
October 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Accountability post - I planned to do 7 task blocks/pomodoro's of writing last week, and I achieved 7! My plan for next week is very ambitious (10 task blocks/pomodoro's) but I have a day of Annual Leave from work so in paper it seems doable... #writing 💙📚🪐
Sometimes my brain gives me ideas for fantasy books that I will never write. Luckily, my partner is a fantasy author, so they can have all of my rejects 😝
October 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Sometimes my brain gives me ideas for fantasy books that I will never write. Luckily, my partner is a fantasy author, so they can have all of my rejects 😝