Laurence J. R. Nix
@ljrnix.bsky.social
Writer of things that blend the silly with the down-to-earth.
Writing status: querying one, finalising another, various stages of drafting several more.
You can also find me on instragram @ljrnix
Writing status: querying one, finalising another, various stages of drafting several more.
You can also find me on instragram @ljrnix
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Laurence J. R. Nix
@ljrnix.bsky.social
· Oct 19
The Charlotte Ransome Pottery Hour
A tale of accidental demon-summoning via pottery.
Cover by Alexandra Pinto Designs
www.royalroad.com
I guess I might as well use my first post to link my story about pottery and summoning a lord of nightmares
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How about a giveaway?
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
September 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
How about a giveaway?
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
uh oh that's me on the skill share
We have some great events lined up for August! Check out our website for more details and to join up to our Discord.
www.woswg.com
Novice or expert, all are welcome!
#writer #writing #writinggroup
#writingcommunity #creativewriting #writingsupport #scotland
#writingevents
#writingeventsuk
www.woswg.com
Novice or expert, all are welcome!
#writer #writing #writinggroup
#writingcommunity #creativewriting #writingsupport #scotland
#writingevents
#writingeventsuk
August 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
uh oh that's me on the skill share
What perfect album came out when you were 16?
July 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What perfect album came out when you were 16?
Query update: I got a very kind rejection that despite being a rejection gave me some confirmation that the writing itself has enough charm to get agents' attention! I still have faith this book will find its home somewhere, and if not, my other WIP will be ready soon too 💪
July 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Query update: I got a very kind rejection that despite being a rejection gave me some confirmation that the writing itself has enough charm to get agents' attention! I still have faith this book will find its home somewhere, and if not, my other WIP will be ready soon too 💪
Ten writers by whom I've read at least five books:
1. Terry Pratchett
2. Douglas Adams
3. Brandon Sanderson
4. Becky Chambers
5. Jasper Fforde
6. Lemony Snicket
7. Emily Rodda
8. Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
9. The McElroys
10. Dav Pilkey
(is it bad that I had to go back to childhood to fill this?)
1. Terry Pratchett
2. Douglas Adams
3. Brandon Sanderson
4. Becky Chambers
5. Jasper Fforde
6. Lemony Snicket
7. Emily Rodda
8. Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
9. The McElroys
10. Dav Pilkey
(is it bad that I had to go back to childhood to fill this?)
Ten writers by whom I've read more than five books:
1. Stephen Aryan
2. RJ Barker
3. Carol Berg
4. AK Faulkner
5. Robin Hobb
6. Katharine Kerr
7. T Kingfisher
8. Kit Power
9. Anne Rice
10. V E Schwab
(Yes they're alphabetical, what do you expect from me 😆 )
1. Stephen Aryan
2. RJ Barker
3. Carol Berg
4. AK Faulkner
5. Robin Hobb
6. Katharine Kerr
7. T Kingfisher
8. Kit Power
9. Anne Rice
10. V E Schwab
(Yes they're alphabetical, what do you expect from me 😆 )
Ten writers by whom I’ve read more than five books:
1. Ursula K. Le Guin
2. Diana Wynne Jones
3. Tanith Lee
4. Clive Barker
5. Sarah Monette/Katherine Addison
6. Stephen King
7. Lois McMaster Bujold
8. William Horwood
9. Michael Moorcock
10: Terry Pratchett
1. Ursula K. Le Guin
2. Diana Wynne Jones
3. Tanith Lee
4. Clive Barker
5. Sarah Monette/Katherine Addison
6. Stephen King
7. Lois McMaster Bujold
8. William Horwood
9. Michael Moorcock
10: Terry Pratchett
July 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Ten writers by whom I've read at least five books:
1. Terry Pratchett
2. Douglas Adams
3. Brandon Sanderson
4. Becky Chambers
5. Jasper Fforde
6. Lemony Snicket
7. Emily Rodda
8. Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
9. The McElroys
10. Dav Pilkey
(is it bad that I had to go back to childhood to fill this?)
1. Terry Pratchett
2. Douglas Adams
3. Brandon Sanderson
4. Becky Chambers
5. Jasper Fforde
6. Lemony Snicket
7. Emily Rodda
8. Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
9. The McElroys
10. Dav Pilkey
(is it bad that I had to go back to childhood to fill this?)
Sometimes I make a playlist that's a mix of general project-specific vibes and songs that could go in the soundtrack if my book was a movie. Occasionally I sneak a line from one of those songs into the first draft. "Show me your teeth, girl. Show me what you're made of."
BENT KNEE - Belly Side Up (Live at The Record Co.)
YouTube video by InsideOutMusicTV
www.youtube.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Sometimes I make a playlist that's a mix of general project-specific vibes and songs that could go in the soundtrack if my book was a movie. Occasionally I sneak a line from one of those songs into the first draft. "Show me your teeth, girl. Show me what you're made of."
Tracking time spent writing has made a big difference. I'm at an average of just over an hour a day for the year so far, and have done at least a token 10 minutes every single day with the exception of while moving house in january. Let's see if I can bring the average up in the econd half!
July 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tracking time spent writing has made a big difference. I'm at an average of just over an hour a day for the year so far, and have done at least a token 10 minutes every single day with the exception of while moving house in january. Let's see if I can bring the average up in the econd half!
July is one of my writing group's Challenge Months. In other words, I get to guilt-free work on a potential sequel to the book I'm query instead of one of the three higher priority projects.
July 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
July is one of my writing group's Challenge Months. In other words, I get to guilt-free work on a potential sequel to the book I'm query instead of one of the three higher priority projects.
Waking up to glowing feedback from a beta reader who liked my novel so much that she stayed up till 2:30am to finish it in one day was just the morale boost I needed in the current challenging slog through writing the sequel
June 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Waking up to glowing feedback from a beta reader who liked my novel so much that she stayed up till 2:30am to finish it in one day was just the morale boost I needed in the current challenging slog through writing the sequel
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From Morbid Taste Publishing, A Crow Called Torment by Silas A Bischoff is "a delightfully dark Gothic novel about self-discovery and escaping certain death" #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/a-cro...
May 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
From Morbid Taste Publishing, A Crow Called Torment by Silas A Bischoff is "a delightfully dark Gothic novel about self-discovery and escaping certain death" #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/a-cro...
16 countries got points from our little watch party, with the magical forest fairies from Latvia winning by a mile. #eurovision
May 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
16 countries got points from our little watch party, with the magical forest fairies from Latvia winning by a mile. #eurovision
Can't believe they expect me to get work done while Latvia's qualification odds are only 53% #eurovision
May 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Can't believe they expect me to get work done while Latvia's qualification odds are only 53% #eurovision
desperate for 4-day work weeks to have more time to write 😣
May 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
desperate for 4-day work weeks to have more time to write 😣
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April 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Live in the West of Scotland? Looking to join a FREE writing group?
Check out WOSWG.COM for more details!
#writing
#writingcommunity #writerlife #writers #amwriting
#amediting
#amquerying #writinggroup #writingsprint #scottishwriters #scotland
#westofscotland #writersofbluesky #writingsky #booksky
Check out WOSWG.COM for more details!
#writing
#writingcommunity #writerlife #writers #amwriting
#amediting
#amquerying #writinggroup #writingsprint #scottishwriters #scotland
#westofscotland #writersofbluesky #writingsky #booksky
me: I won't post non-writing related content on my writer account
also me: guys, look, it's my favourite artist of this year's eurovision covering one of my most played songs of previous eurovision
also me: guys, look, it's my favourite artist of this year's eurovision covering one of my most played songs of previous eurovision
Tautumeitas - Saudade, Saudade (MARO Cover) | Latvia 🇱🇻 | #EurovisionALBM
YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest
youtu.be
April 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
me: I won't post non-writing related content on my writer account
also me: guys, look, it's my favourite artist of this year's eurovision covering one of my most played songs of previous eurovision
also me: guys, look, it's my favourite artist of this year's eurovision covering one of my most played songs of previous eurovision
Hey, Glasgow followers!
And Sat 26th at Waterstones Braehead in the afternoon with @rainewilson.bsky.social RM Brown and @annabelcwrites.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/events/fanta...
Tickets are still available to both and I'll be bringing leftover art cards, stickers and postcards whilst stocks last.
www.waterstones.com/events/fanta...
Tickets are still available to both and I'll be bringing leftover art cards, stickers and postcards whilst stocks last.
April 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hey, Glasgow followers!
I might get to play in a new D&D campaign in a few months, so naturally I accidentally already came up with a detailed character concept for a sad woman with a tragic past. (I swear I play other types of character too)
April 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I might get to play in a new D&D campaign in a few months, so naturally I accidentally already came up with a detailed character concept for a sad woman with a tragic past. (I swear I play other types of character too)
Repost with a picture of seafront/shoreline/beach that you took.
April 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Repost with a picture of seafront/shoreline/beach that you took.
It's only a WIP, but I like to join in the fun of #BookQuoteWednesday anyway! Lavender has been offered her dream job at a university of witchcraft, ten years before she expected it to be possible
#BookQW #booksky
#BookQW #booksky
April 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's only a WIP, but I like to join in the fun of #BookQuoteWednesday anyway! Lavender has been offered her dream job at a university of witchcraft, ten years before she expected it to be possible
#BookQW #booksky
#BookQW #booksky
I still have hope that the current generative AI wave will die down as people realise it's just a bad solution to a problem that doesn't exist. But hoping doesn't achieve much, so #DoTheWriteThing and call for accountability for egregious copyright violations that are continuing to occur as we type.
Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
chng.it
April 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I still have hope that the current generative AI wave will die down as people realise it's just a bad solution to a problem that doesn't exist. But hoping doesn't achieve much, so #DoTheWriteThing and call for accountability for egregious copyright violations that are continuing to occur as we type.
#bookqw #BQW the word is 'game'
from my WIP about witch sisters
“What’s the endgame for all these dark lords who try stuff here anyway? If it's taking over the world, why pick a remote university? And if it's about taking over the university, why target first years and not faculty?”
from my WIP about witch sisters
“What’s the endgame for all these dark lords who try stuff here anyway? If it's taking over the world, why pick a remote university? And if it's about taking over the university, why target first years and not faculty?”
April 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My challenge to maintain a better writing schedule was to reach an average of 80 minutes work a day (including writing, editing, query prep, etc). My actual daily average for Jan through March was 65 minutes, so not on target, but a lot better than if I hadn't been tracking and setting a goal.
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
My challenge to maintain a better writing schedule was to reach an average of 80 minutes work a day (including writing, editing, query prep, etc). My actual daily average for Jan through March was 65 minutes, so not on target, but a lot better than if I hadn't been tracking and setting a goal.
I have come to a worrying realisation that the most logical ending to my current work in progress is for the police/army/navy to show up and anticlimactically call off the final battle a la Monty Python and the Holy Grail
March 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I have come to a worrying realisation that the most logical ending to my current work in progress is for the police/army/navy to show up and anticlimactically call off the final battle a la Monty Python and the Holy Grail
#BookQW 'fire', as always with no context:
“I’ve half a mind to march on down there and shoot him right between his wicked little eyes.”
Casper gave a grave look. “He’d damn well deserve it, too, but we’ve been one bullet away from all-out war for years. Don’t be the one to fire it.”
“I’ve half a mind to march on down there and shoot him right between his wicked little eyes.”
Casper gave a grave look. “He’d damn well deserve it, too, but we’ve been one bullet away from all-out war for years. Don’t be the one to fire it.”
March 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#BookQW 'fire', as always with no context:
“I’ve half a mind to march on down there and shoot him right between his wicked little eyes.”
Casper gave a grave look. “He’d damn well deserve it, too, but we’ve been one bullet away from all-out war for years. Don’t be the one to fire it.”
“I’ve half a mind to march on down there and shoot him right between his wicked little eyes.”
Casper gave a grave look. “He’d damn well deserve it, too, but we’ve been one bullet away from all-out war for years. Don’t be the one to fire it.”
Post an obscure banger you love
March 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Post an obscure banger you love