Me: I'm stuck for this character's motivation.
Spouse: Ooh let me help.
(Spends the next hour troubleshooting with me)
Spouse: I'm really excited about this story, I can't wait to read it.
Me: 🥹😭

OK who's got tips for writing action scenes where one of the people fighting doesn't have a name yet... I'm relying SO heavily on epithets and I'm just like, there has to be a better way 😅 #writersky

Occasionally when I'm editing I catch myself overthinking things like if the chapters are the right length, if they're all similar in length to each other, or if the cliffhanger works. And in those moments I inevitably consider going full Terry Pratchett & just not using chapters at all lol 🫠

What's your favorite word that you can never find an excuse to use in conversation?

Mine is "sonder."

Ebook reader folks! What #eReader s are we liking nowadays? I'm in the market for a new one.

Generally would like to avoid being locked in to a specific ecosystem (like the way B&N won't let you download Nook books to put on a non-Nook device), but open to suggestions.

go get a library card

Hi writers of Bluesky! My name's Marie.
✨️I write 🏳️‍🌈 & ♾️ fantasy & scifi
✨️My current WIP is a scifi romance
✨️My non-writing spare time is spent playing video games and cosplaying
✨️I have two writing partners: my spouse who listens to me rant, and my dog Navi who sits on my lap while I write