JodieWrites
@jodielouise.bsky.social
UK based fantasy writer ✨️
posts about my writing journey 🪶
new twin mum 💕
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posts about my writing journey 🪶
new twin mum 💕
she/her 🖤
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JodieWrites
@jodielouise.bsky.social
· Mar 5
Does anyone else feel like writing a novel is like playing tetris?
Story pieces everywhere, they keep changing shape, none of them fit, there are so many holes, and it gets progressively harder!
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Story pieces everywhere, they keep changing shape, none of them fit, there are so many holes, and it gets progressively harder!
#WritingCommunity
a tetris game has a score of 72664 and lines of 20
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November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Does anyone else feel like writing a novel is like playing tetris?
Story pieces everywhere, they keep changing shape, none of them fit, there are so many holes, and it gets progressively harder!
#WritingCommunity
Story pieces everywhere, they keep changing shape, none of them fit, there are so many holes, and it gets progressively harder!
#WritingCommunity
The thing with only being able to write for 1-2 hours a day is I spend the rest of my time critiquing what I've just written in my head 🙃
Sometimes helpful. Sometimes really not...
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Sometimes helpful. Sometimes really not...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The thing with only being able to write for 1-2 hours a day is I spend the rest of my time critiquing what I've just written in my head 🙃
Sometimes helpful. Sometimes really not...
#WritingCommunity
Sometimes helpful. Sometimes really not...
#WritingCommunity
So I have grossly overestimated my ability to write regularly, post on socials regularly, and raise 1 year old twins. Stay with me #WritingCommunity I'm trying!
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So I have grossly overestimated my ability to write regularly, post on socials regularly, and raise 1 year old twins. Stay with me #WritingCommunity I'm trying!
Came up with a plot twist for Witchy WIP that had me grinning like a fool this morning
#WritingCommunity when was the last time your WIP made you smile?
#WritingCommunity when was the last time your WIP made you smile?
September 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Came up with a plot twist for Witchy WIP that had me grinning like a fool this morning
#WritingCommunity when was the last time your WIP made you smile?
#WritingCommunity when was the last time your WIP made you smile?
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Shorter naps for the twins mean more frantic writing sessions for me 😵 #WritingCommunity
September 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Shorter naps for the twins mean more frantic writing sessions for me 😵 #WritingCommunity
I should take week long breaks in the middle of chapters more often 🙃 #WritingCommunity
September 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I should take week long breaks in the middle of chapters more often 🙃 #WritingCommunity
I'm so glad my MC knows what she's doing because I have literally lost the plot here #WritingCommunity #pantsing
August 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm so glad my MC knows what she's doing because I have literally lost the plot here #WritingCommunity #pantsing
So I know the first kiss between these characters doesn’t work where my pantser brain put it so I'm going to take the kiss out but leave all the delicious tension in 😈 #WritingCommunity
August 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So I know the first kiss between these characters doesn’t work where my pantser brain put it so I'm going to take the kiss out but leave all the delicious tension in 😈 #WritingCommunity
So I wasn't expecting these characters to kiss in this scene but it's happening.
Felt hot, might cut later.
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Felt hot, might cut later.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
So I wasn't expecting these characters to kiss in this scene but it's happening.
Felt hot, might cut later.
#WritingCommunity
Felt hot, might cut later.
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The twins have just gone down for their afternoon nap which means it's tea, snacks, and writing time 🥰 #WritingCommunity
August 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The twins have just gone down for their afternoon nap which means it's tea, snacks, and writing time 🥰 #WritingCommunity
Trying to recluse into a dark pit of working on my why choose mystery novel but for some reason my 10 month old twins need constant attention? What is that about? #MomsWritersClub #WritingCommunity
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Trying to recluse into a dark pit of working on my why choose mystery novel but for some reason my 10 month old twins need constant attention? What is that about? #MomsWritersClub #WritingCommunity
I haven't got much experience of reaching the second half of the second act when drafting but DAMN this part is hard. Why did no one tell me that this part is so hard? #WritingCommunity
August 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I haven't got much experience of reaching the second half of the second act when drafting but DAMN this part is hard. Why did no one tell me that this part is so hard? #WritingCommunity
I have a cold so no physical writing for me this week (the twins are also ill) but I will be dreaming up scenes as I attempt to nap when the babies nap #WritingCommunity
August 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I have a cold so no physical writing for me this week (the twins are also ill) but I will be dreaming up scenes as I attempt to nap when the babies nap #WritingCommunity
Witchy WIP hasn't burnt me out. I've just been working on her a lot this week and I am TIRED #WritingCommunity
August 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Witchy WIP hasn't burnt me out. I've just been working on her a lot this week and I am TIRED #WritingCommunity
I wish I could access Witchy WIP from my phone because I wrote this scene today and I really want to sit and read it as if it's one of my kindle books but it isn't a real book 😫
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July 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I wish I could access Witchy WIP from my phone because I wrote this scene today and I really want to sit and read it as if it's one of my kindle books but it isn't a real book 😫
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When I started Witchy WIP I promised myself I wouldn't think about the possibility of a book two for that way lies madness and yet here we are...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
When I started Witchy WIP I promised myself I wouldn't think about the possibility of a book two for that way lies madness and yet here we are...
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
This afternoon I can:
A) Catch up on critiques - due tomorrow
B) Work on my sub for my critique group - due next Thursday (visiting family means I won't be able to work on it next week)
C) WRITE 300 WORDS TO GET WITCHY WIP TO 60K - NO DEADLINE
Guess which one I've picked #WritingCommunity
A) Catch up on critiques - due tomorrow
B) Work on my sub for my critique group - due next Thursday (visiting family means I won't be able to work on it next week)
C) WRITE 300 WORDS TO GET WITCHY WIP TO 60K - NO DEADLINE
Guess which one I've picked #WritingCommunity
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This afternoon I can:
A) Catch up on critiques - due tomorrow
B) Work on my sub for my critique group - due next Thursday (visiting family means I won't be able to work on it next week)
C) WRITE 300 WORDS TO GET WITCHY WIP TO 60K - NO DEADLINE
Guess which one I've picked #WritingCommunity
A) Catch up on critiques - due tomorrow
B) Work on my sub for my critique group - due next Thursday (visiting family means I won't be able to work on it next week)
C) WRITE 300 WORDS TO GET WITCHY WIP TO 60K - NO DEADLINE
Guess which one I've picked #WritingCommunity
Me giving the LI a pep talk: in your last POV chapter, the critique group thought your romantic attraction to the MC was a bit excessive, so this chapter we're going to tone it down a little okay?
Him: got it 👍
Him in the next chapter: SHE IS A GODDESS MY HEART BEATS FOR HER
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Him: got it 👍
Him in the next chapter: SHE IS A GODDESS MY HEART BEATS FOR HER
#WritingCommunity
July 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Me giving the LI a pep talk: in your last POV chapter, the critique group thought your romantic attraction to the MC was a bit excessive, so this chapter we're going to tone it down a little okay?
Him: got it 👍
Him in the next chapter: SHE IS A GODDESS MY HEART BEATS FOR HER
#WritingCommunity
Him: got it 👍
Him in the next chapter: SHE IS A GODDESS MY HEART BEATS FOR HER
#WritingCommunity
I cut a chapter from Witchy WIP last week because it wasn't working which obviously meant it shouldn't exist, but an idea popped into my head over the weekend and now I'm going back to it, on my knees, begging for forgiveness.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I cut a chapter from Witchy WIP last week because it wasn't working which obviously meant it shouldn't exist, but an idea popped into my head over the weekend and now I'm going back to it, on my knees, begging for forgiveness.
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I'm not sure this character can suffer many more breakdowns but here we go again I guess.
#Amwriting #writingcommunity
#Amwriting #writingcommunity
July 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I'm not sure this character can suffer many more breakdowns but here we go again I guess.
#Amwriting #writingcommunity
#Amwriting #writingcommunity
Me: I'm going to write a nice simple murder mystery. Nothing crazy, just a bit of fun.
Also me, a panster: WTF WHY IS HE DEAD NOW? WHO... OMG PLEASE STOP. WHO EVEN DID THIS?!
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Also me, a panster: WTF WHY IS HE DEAD NOW? WHO... OMG PLEASE STOP. WHO EVEN DID THIS?!
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July 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Me: I'm going to write a nice simple murder mystery. Nothing crazy, just a bit of fun.
Also me, a panster: WTF WHY IS HE DEAD NOW? WHO... OMG PLEASE STOP. WHO EVEN DID THIS?!
#WritingCommunity
Also me, a panster: WTF WHY IS HE DEAD NOW? WHO... OMG PLEASE STOP. WHO EVEN DID THIS?!
#WritingCommunity
After a whole week of at least one of the twins skipping every nap they have just both fallen asleep at the same time.
TO THE WIP!
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TO THE WIP!
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July 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
After a whole week of at least one of the twins skipping every nap they have just both fallen asleep at the same time.
TO THE WIP!
#WritingCommunity
TO THE WIP!
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July 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
After a whole week of at least one of the twins skipping every nap they have just both fallen asleep at the same time.
TO THE WIP!
#WritingCommunity
TO THE WIP!
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You're right, I probably should calm down and stop trying to turn all of my critique partner's plot ideas into romance tropes. #Writer #WritingCommunity
July 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
You're right, I probably should calm down and stop trying to turn all of my critique partner's plot ideas into romance tropes. #Writer #WritingCommunity