C Murry
@lennwrites.bsky.social
writer | desert rat and actual cat | nerd, sci-fi and mythology 💫🪐
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#amquerying Wanderlust and the Sea
#writing Fault Lines
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✩ they/she ✩ queer ✩ neurodivergent ✩ 30
🚫A/I 🚫cen/sorship
#amquerying Wanderlust and the Sea
#writing Fault Lines
bg—my Deuceridge boys—by 4xl_j0y (X)
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@lennwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Kade has “the Spade”, which he has tremendously mixed feelings about—having a cool gangster nickname in the prohibition-era underworld keeps people from messing with him, but it’s a name earned by rumor more than actual deeds.
Conrad is a middle name—his Full Government Name™️ is
Conrad is a middle name—his Full Government Name™️ is
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Does your character go by anything other than their name?
Do they have a nickname, a pseudonym, or a title people use for them? Or earn one over the course of the story?
Do they like it, or prefer their name?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Does your character go by anything other than their name?
Do they have a nickname, a pseudonym, or a title people use for them? Or earn one over the course of the story?
Do they like it, or prefer their name?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Kade has “the Spade”, which he has tremendously mixed feelings about—having a cool gangster nickname in the prohibition-era underworld keeps people from messing with him, but it’s a name earned by rumor more than actual deeds.
Conrad is a middle name—his Full Government Name™️ is
Conrad is a middle name—his Full Government Name™️ is
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Here’s why you shouldn’t pull your punches as a writer:
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Here’s why you shouldn’t pull your punches as a writer:
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
#DecemberWorldBuilders For Faultverse, it depends entirely on the parents’ vocation and preferences.
Civilization acknowledges that family bonds are a thing, but doesn’t exactly encourage them. It’s normal for parents to have the option of handing off kids 1/
Civilization acknowledges that family bonds are a thing, but doesn’t exactly encourage them. It’s normal for parents to have the option of handing off kids 1/
Hey there, #DecemberWorldbuilders! This week I'll ask you questions related to FAMILIES. Feel free to put it in the context of any characters you've made, or how your societies in general work. Today's Q: How do family units in general work? Are they generational homes? Who moves after marriage?
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
#DecemberWorldBuilders For Faultverse, it depends entirely on the parents’ vocation and preferences.
Civilization acknowledges that family bonds are a thing, but doesn’t exactly encourage them. It’s normal for parents to have the option of handing off kids 1/
Civilization acknowledges that family bonds are a thing, but doesn’t exactly encourage them. It’s normal for parents to have the option of handing off kids 1/
#DeckTheHalls —Deuceridge
*cracks knuckles* so you see—
The HIGH PRIESTESS of Deuceridge is Conrad. He’s not the most keyed into the city’s energy, but he’s mastered the alien power that’s come to visit—it’s virtually an extension of himself. He sees what’s hidden, 1/3
*cracks knuckles* so you see—
The HIGH PRIESTESS of Deuceridge is Conrad. He’s not the most keyed into the city’s energy, but he’s mastered the alien power that’s come to visit—it’s virtually an extension of himself. He sees what’s hidden, 1/3
#DeckTheHalls
We're matching up our work to the Major Arcana Tarot Cards. So, tell us how your characters (or places, things, or events) match up!
Today's card is: THE HIGH PRIESTESS
Who or what from your writing would you put on it and how does it fit the meanings?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
We're matching up our work to the Major Arcana Tarot Cards. So, tell us how your characters (or places, things, or events) match up!
Today's card is: THE HIGH PRIESTESS
Who or what from your writing would you put on it and how does it fit the meanings?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#DeckTheHalls —Deuceridge
*cracks knuckles* so you see—
The HIGH PRIESTESS of Deuceridge is Conrad. He’s not the most keyed into the city’s energy, but he’s mastered the alien power that’s come to visit—it’s virtually an extension of himself. He sees what’s hidden, 1/3
*cracks knuckles* so you see—
The HIGH PRIESTESS of Deuceridge is Conrad. He’s not the most keyed into the city’s energy, but he’s mastered the alien power that’s come to visit—it’s virtually an extension of himself. He sees what’s hidden, 1/3
Deuceridge is place of devils—characters within AND without call residents “Deuce’s devils”, and most oaths invoke devils. How literal this is is left intentionally vague, but there’s certainly something otherworldly going on. Most of the characters have some sense of it, “believing” in the city 1/2
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Is your character religious or spiritual?
Is there a god/gods in their world? Is their existence a matter of faith, or are physically present? Does your character believe?
Do they pray or perform rituals?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Is your character religious or spiritual?
Is there a god/gods in their world? Is their existence a matter of faith, or are physically present? Does your character believe?
Do they pray or perform rituals?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 8, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Deuceridge is place of devils—characters within AND without call residents “Deuce’s devils”, and most oaths invoke devils. How literal this is is left intentionally vague, but there’s certainly something otherworldly going on. Most of the characters have some sense of it, “believing” in the city 1/2
Y’all look at this silly creature, I love him dearly
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Y’all look at this silly creature, I love him dearly
A truly telling question (also sending good energy, feel better!! <3)
Kade would like to be left ALONE, don’t even TALK to him if he’s feeling unwell; if he dies, then so be it!
Conrad expects to be taken care of. He’ll be grumpy, and even pretend to object, but he also requires it.
1/3
Kade would like to be left ALONE, don’t even TALK to him if he’s feeling unwell; if he dies, then so be it!
Conrad expects to be taken care of. He’ll be grumpy, and even pretend to object, but he also requires it.
1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
A bit under the weather tonight, apologies if I am slow to respond!
On a related note: how does your character deal with illness?
Are they stoic? Whiney? Immune to it altogether? Just drink a healing potion?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
A bit under the weather tonight, apologies if I am slow to respond!
On a related note: how does your character deal with illness?
Are they stoic? Whiney? Immune to it altogether? Just drink a healing potion?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
A truly telling question (also sending good energy, feel better!! <3)
Kade would like to be left ALONE, don’t even TALK to him if he’s feeling unwell; if he dies, then so be it!
Conrad expects to be taken care of. He’ll be grumpy, and even pretend to object, but he also requires it.
1/3
Kade would like to be left ALONE, don’t even TALK to him if he’s feeling unwell; if he dies, then so be it!
Conrad expects to be taken care of. He’ll be grumpy, and even pretend to object, but he also requires it.
1/3
#DeckTheHalls —Deuceridge
The WHEEL OF FORTUNE is Anaya, the proprietor of Starlit Cafe. Deuceridge drew her across time itself to serve the city’s needs—and, in a brilliant stroke of luck, she’s exactly the person for the role. Her presence, and Starlit’s, change the course of the city’s fate.
The WHEEL OF FORTUNE is Anaya, the proprietor of Starlit Cafe. Deuceridge drew her across time itself to serve the city’s needs—and, in a brilliant stroke of luck, she’s exactly the person for the role. Her presence, and Starlit’s, change the course of the city’s fate.
#DeckTheHalls
We're matching up our work to the Major Arcana Tarot Cards. So, tell us how your characters (or places, things, or events) match up!
Today's card is: WHEEL OF FORTUNE
What character (or whatever fits here) of yours would you put on it and how do they fit the meanings?
We're matching up our work to the Major Arcana Tarot Cards. So, tell us how your characters (or places, things, or events) match up!
Today's card is: WHEEL OF FORTUNE
What character (or whatever fits here) of yours would you put on it and how do they fit the meanings?
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
#DeckTheHalls —Deuceridge
The WHEEL OF FORTUNE is Anaya, the proprietor of Starlit Cafe. Deuceridge drew her across time itself to serve the city’s needs—and, in a brilliant stroke of luck, she’s exactly the person for the role. Her presence, and Starlit’s, change the course of the city’s fate.
The WHEEL OF FORTUNE is Anaya, the proprietor of Starlit Cafe. Deuceridge drew her across time itself to serve the city’s needs—and, in a brilliant stroke of luck, she’s exactly the person for the role. Her presence, and Starlit’s, change the course of the city’s fate.
There are a number of things Kade doesn’t quite grasp as being “real” and I’m quite certain the future is among them. It’s not that he avoids thinking about it, it’s that it rarely occurs to him. He doesn’t plan for the future, and he certainly won’t fight it.
Conrad sees the future as 1/3
Conrad sees the future as 1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
How much does your character think about the future?
Do they have plans for retirement and a pension set up? A distant dream but no real plans? Do they live each day as it comes and never think about it?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
How much does your character think about the future?
Do they have plans for retirement and a pension set up? A distant dream but no real plans? Do they live each day as it comes and never think about it?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
There are a number of things Kade doesn’t quite grasp as being “real” and I’m quite certain the future is among them. It’s not that he avoids thinking about it, it’s that it rarely occurs to him. He doesn’t plan for the future, and he certainly won’t fight it.
Conrad sees the future as 1/3
Conrad sees the future as 1/3
#DeckTheHalls —Deuceridge
Asher is THE FOOL. He embraces life as it comes while suspending his own disbelief about his inhuman origins. He’s caught in a permanent state of “beginning”, largely unable to form attachments to people or places. He willingly, cheerfully steps off that cliff each day.
Asher is THE FOOL. He embraces life as it comes while suspending his own disbelief about his inhuman origins. He’s caught in a permanent state of “beginning”, largely unable to form attachments to people or places. He willingly, cheerfully steps off that cliff each day.
#DeckTheHalls, a new prompt game!
One day, I plan to have a custom illustrated Tarot deck as merch. So, tell us how your characters match up!
Today's card is: THE FOOL
What character of yours would you put on it and how do they fit the meanings?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
One day, I plan to have a custom illustrated Tarot deck as merch. So, tell us how your characters match up!
Today's card is: THE FOOL
What character of yours would you put on it and how do they fit the meanings?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#DeckTheHalls —Deuceridge
Asher is THE FOOL. He embraces life as it comes while suspending his own disbelief about his inhuman origins. He’s caught in a permanent state of “beginning”, largely unable to form attachments to people or places. He willingly, cheerfully steps off that cliff each day.
Asher is THE FOOL. He embraces life as it comes while suspending his own disbelief about his inhuman origins. He’s caught in a permanent state of “beginning”, largely unable to form attachments to people or places. He willingly, cheerfully steps off that cliff each day.
#DecemberWorldbuilders Medical science in Faultverse is highly advanced—suspiciously so, in some ways. Yesterday slipped through the cracks, but technology is wildly inconsistent, with medical and hydrological miles ahead of most other advancements. Soldiers, for instance, receive neurological 1/
Good day, #DecemberWorldbuilders. Does your fictional world have any notable or unique diseases, medicine, or vaccination processes? What is healthcare like in your setting? Have your characters had to deal with a disease?
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders Medical science in Faultverse is highly advanced—suspiciously so, in some ways. Yesterday slipped through the cracks, but technology is wildly inconsistent, with medical and hydrological miles ahead of most other advancements. Soldiers, for instance, receive neurological 1/
Books with honest titles(see video link for full sketch)
What would your book be titled?
For WatS: Local Back-Alley Doctor Aspires to be the MC of a Pulpy Scifi Romance, and Arguably Succeeds??
What would your book be titled?
For WatS: Local Back-Alley Doctor Aspires to be the MC of a Pulpy Scifi Romance, and Arguably Succeeds??
Books with honest titles(see video link for full sketch)
What would your book be titled?
All Moonlight Hearts books: psychic lesbian gets horrible vision of the future and then has to live through it.
What would your book be titled?
All Moonlight Hearts books: psychic lesbian gets horrible vision of the future and then has to live through it.
Honest title
Talia: we'll be happy but then really bad things will happen, making me do even worse things to everyone who's still around me. And make them do worse things.
Talia: we'll be happy but then really bad things will happen, making me do even worse things to everyone who's still around me. And make them do worse things.
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Books with honest titles(see video link for full sketch)
What would your book be titled?
For WatS: Local Back-Alley Doctor Aspires to be the MC of a Pulpy Scifi Romance, and Arguably Succeeds??
What would your book be titled?
For WatS: Local Back-Alley Doctor Aspires to be the MC of a Pulpy Scifi Romance, and Arguably Succeeds??
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So I was just checking the WriteHive auction page and there's TONS of cool things there with 1 or NO bids. Friends, you are missing out on heaps of cool offers that will also help WriteHive's mission. Y'know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to highlight some of them.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
WriteHive 2025 Silent Auction
Silent auction 'WriteHive 2025 Silent Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
So I was just checking the WriteHive auction page and there's TONS of cool things there with 1 or NO bids. Friends, you are missing out on heaps of cool offers that will also help WriteHive's mission. Y'know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to highlight some of them.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
I have an ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC in my head and the barest SCRAPS of plot to go with it (so far) 😩
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I have an ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC in my head and the barest SCRAPS of plot to go with it (so far) 😩
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
Conrad lives in a small apartment above his clinic. Over the years, he’s “methodically purged any trace of his father from their once-shared living space, filling it instead with a feeling of himself.” His bookshelves are filled with pulp magazines and sff books.
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Conrad lives in a small apartment above his clinic. Over the years, he’s “methodically purged any trace of his father from their once-shared living space, filling it instead with a feeling of himself.” His bookshelves are filled with pulp magazines and sff books.
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
#DecemberWorldbuilders There are plenty of scientists in Faultverse, but in the text there’s a definite leaning towards biology—ENTIRELY my fault, since I used to study biology formally (and still do informally, it fascinates me), while I struggle far more with chemistry. 😂
1/2
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Yap at me, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Does your world have any chemists or alchemists? Are they living at the time of your characters' journey or are they ancient history? What did they discover? What *is* chemistry or alchemy in your setting?
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
#DecemberWorldbuilders There are plenty of scientists in Faultverse, but in the text there’s a definite leaning towards biology—ENTIRELY my fault, since I used to study biology formally (and still do informally, it fascinates me), while I struggle far more with chemistry. 😂
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1/2
#DecemberWorldbuilders In Faultverse, a god didn’t create humans, but gathered them up and protected them. The Principal of Humanity cradled the scattered seeds of humanity between their palms, forming a shelter from the hostile world, and so Civilization was created—or so the story goes. 1/2
Hello, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Tell us about the creation of your people according to the in-world lore. Were they created by gods? Did they evolve from single-celled organisms? Maybe a bit of both? Maybe they don't know, and maybe they have stories about it. What are their creation myths?
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders In Faultverse, a god didn’t create humans, but gathered them up and protected them. The Principal of Humanity cradled the scattered seeds of humanity between their palms, forming a shelter from the hostile world, and so Civilization was created—or so the story goes. 1/2
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Good morning ladies and entities, this is your reminder to outlive your enemies and step outside to look at the sky.
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Good morning ladies and entities, this is your reminder to outlive your enemies and step outside to look at the sky.
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You fool. You FOOL. You've activated my face down trap card. Upon mentioning something related to my characters and world, my card "ancient archives of the banished lore keeper" activates, and I get to say "so, funny thing is..." and regale you with tangents of character and world building facts.
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
You fool. You FOOL. You've activated my face down trap card. Upon mentioning something related to my characters and world, my card "ancient archives of the banished lore keeper" activates, and I get to say "so, funny thing is..." and regale you with tangents of character and world building facts.
#DecemberWorldbuilders
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
Welcome to the first week of #DecemberWorldbuilders! This week is about SCIENCE (broadly speaking) (you can play along even if you're writing pre-industrial fantasy!)
Today's Q: Can anyone in your world participate in scientific research? Or is it reserved for elites?
Today's Q: Can anyone in your world participate in scientific research? Or is it reserved for elites?
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#DecemberWorldbuilders
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
#AwesomeCharacters In Deuceridge, I have an intentionally high number of named background characters. The city itself is key, so populating it with people who have names—and who are inferred to have whole identities and lives—is one way I’ve tried to bring it to life. I have documents to track 1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#AwesomeCharacters In Deuceridge, I have an intentionally high number of named background characters. The city itself is key, so populating it with people who have names—and who are inferred to have whole identities and lives—is one way I’ve tried to bring it to life. I have documents to track 1/3
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
Thank you for all the lovely #Lovetember prompts throughout the month! Gotta go with Fault Lines for this one.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Thank you for all the lovely #Lovetember prompts throughout the month! Gotta go with Fault Lines for this one.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
#LateNightWrite I’m so grateful to have met my partner and one of my dearest friends through a writing workshop; I’m grateful for all I gained from that instructor and his classes!
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
Alright folks! #LateNightWrite tonight is gonna be just this. Because things have been shit for a while and it's good to remind ourselves of what good has come of our creative endeavors. Be it things we learned, friendships forged, the joy of creating itself... what are you thankful for?
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
#LateNightWrite I’m so grateful to have met my partner and one of my dearest friends through a writing workshop; I’m grateful for all I gained from that instructor and his classes!
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
Deuce is set in the 1920s, and that certainly affects transportation. Kade takes cabs anywhere that he can't get on foot; he's just never felt the need to learn to drive. Conrad doesn't, either—he grew up being chauffeured everywhere and he's terribly used to it. 😂 Asher drives, as does Miriam. 1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What methods of transportation do your characters usually use to get around?
Horses, ships (water, space, air), cars, walking, other?
Does transportation ever cause your characters difficulty?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What methods of transportation do your characters usually use to get around?
Horses, ships (water, space, air), cars, walking, other?
Does transportation ever cause your characters difficulty?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Deuce is set in the 1920s, and that certainly affects transportation. Kade takes cabs anywhere that he can't get on foot; he's just never felt the need to learn to drive. Conrad doesn't, either—he grew up being chauffeured everywhere and he's terribly used to it. 😂 Asher drives, as does Miriam. 1/3