Nick Wilford
@nickpwilford.bsky.social
Speculative fiction author, making the impossible reality | Freelance editor and formatter | THE BECALMER released by Creative James Media August 2023
I didn't have a burger. In fact, remembering my characters need to eat seems to be one of my issues. Look at Ella, she can't even manage a microwave lasagna. From Mirror Me #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I didn't have a burger. In fact, remembering my characters need to eat seems to be one of my issues. Look at Ella, she can't even manage a microwave lasagna. From Mirror Me #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
"Local," I thought I would have this word more. One in Mirror Me where Ella is trying to get her best friend to be more on board with exposing a sinister cloning scheme. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"Local," I thought I would have this word more. One in Mirror Me where Ella is trying to get her best friend to be more on board with exposing a sinister cloning scheme. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Today's prompt is a great excuse to bust out some in-universe fan art from Artificial Life (not actual art, I'm hoping my eventual fandom can provide some!) #WIPSnips "picture" #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today's prompt is a great excuse to bust out some in-universe fan art from Artificial Life (not actual art, I'm hoping my eventual fandom can provide some!) #WIPSnips "picture" #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
I'm grateful when #WIPSnips gives me a heads up that I'm using a word too much. In Artificial Life, here's "little" three times in a short scene explaining the workings of the VR simulation. #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm grateful when #WIPSnips gives me a heads up that I'm using a word too much. In Artificial Life, here's "little" three times in a short scene explaining the workings of the VR simulation. #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
"Little" has a lot to choose from. In Mirror Me, Ella is not convinced by the spiel from the mastermind behind the cloning operation that it has good intentions. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Little" has a lot to choose from. In Mirror Me, Ella is not convinced by the spiel from the mastermind behind the cloning operation that it has good intentions. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
An explosive meeting between two counterparts from alternate universes ends in a perilous cliffedge struggle for the upper hand. From untitled #WIP "movement" #WIPSnips #amwriting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
An explosive meeting between two counterparts from alternate universes ends in a perilous cliffedge struggle for the upper hand. From untitled #WIP "movement" #WIPSnips #amwriting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
"Movement." Starting with "Mirror Me," the overlord of the cloning scheme is attempting to put Ella's mind at risk about the nature of the operation, but it won't wash. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"Movement." Starting with "Mirror Me," the overlord of the cloning scheme is attempting to put Ella's mind at risk about the nature of the operation, but it won't wash. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
In a world where gender can be changed with one DNA-based op, what happens when your previous identity’s genetic signature is used without your knowledge? After witnessing a murder by a man bearing her former face, Ella finds out the hard way. #QuestPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In a world where gender can be changed with one DNA-based op, what happens when your previous identity’s genetic signature is used without your knowledge? After witnessing a murder by a man bearing her former face, Ella finds out the hard way. #QuestPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
After witnessing a murder by a man who bears her former face, a trans girl who transitioned by her DNA being changed from male to female uncovers a sinister cloning scheme and must expose the culprits to stop further abuse of trans people. #QuestPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
After witnessing a murder by a man who bears her former face, a trans girl who transitioned by her DNA being changed from male to female uncovers a sinister cloning scheme and must expose the culprits to stop further abuse of trans people. #QuestPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
Something a bit different for today's prompt as I found an old Trailmaster in "Artificial Life," faithfully rendered in VR form. #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Something a bit different for today's prompt as I found an old Trailmaster in "Artificial Life," faithfully rendered in VR form. #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Had a few choices for "steel", all from Mirror Me. Here, Ella's sitting in an interview room after being accused of a murder actually committed by her male clone. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Had a few choices for "steel", all from Mirror Me. Here, Ella's sitting in an interview room after being accused of a murder actually committed by her male clone. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
In a contrast to today's prompt I thought we'd have a peek at the sinister saboteur wrecking Corin's VR adventure. From "Artificial Life" #wipsnips "nice" #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In a contrast to today's prompt I thought we'd have a peek at the sinister saboteur wrecking Corin's VR adventure. From "Artificial Life" #wipsnips "nice" #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
#WIPSnips "nice" Following on from my snip a few days ago, here's Ella's first try at passing herself off as her male clone for an attempted stakeout/breakout at the transitioning centre. From "Mirror Me" #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#WIPSnips "nice" Following on from my snip a few days ago, here's Ella's first try at passing herself off as her male clone for an attempted stakeout/breakout at the transitioning centre. From "Mirror Me" #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
I must have brushed all the cobwebs off my #WIPs but Artificial Life does have a spider. Suitably creepy, here we're at the point where escaping from the VR simulation doesn't look too likely. #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I must have brushed all the cobwebs off my #WIPs but Artificial Life does have a spider. Suitably creepy, here we're at the point where escaping from the VR simulation doesn't look too likely. #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Didn't have any ancestors, nearest was plain old Mum and Dad. In "Mirror Me", we get a glimpse at the trauma surrounding Ella's transition. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
November 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Didn't have any ancestors, nearest was plain old Mum and Dad. In "Mirror Me", we get a glimpse at the trauma surrounding Ella's transition. #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Corin's reached a low point in her VR adventure where her idol has plummeted from grace. Not something she foresaw going in. From "Artificial Life" #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Corin's reached a low point in her VR adventure where her idol has plummeted from grace. Not something she foresaw going in. From "Artificial Life" #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Ella thought she’d left her old life behind when she transitioned using a high-tech DNA-based procedure, but after seeing a man with her former face committing a murder, she uncovers a sinister cloning scheme and must use all her wits to stop further mayhem. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Ella thought she’d left her old life behind when she transitioned using a high-tech DNA-based procedure, but after seeing a man with her former face committing a murder, she uncovers a sinister cloning scheme and must use all her wits to stop further mayhem. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
In a world where gender can be changed with one DNA-based op, what happens when your previous identity’s genetic signature is used without your knowledge? After witnessing a murder by a man bearing her former face, Ella finds out the hard way. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In a world where gender can be changed with one DNA-based op, what happens when your previous identity’s genetic signature is used without your knowledge? After witnessing a murder by a man bearing her former face, Ella finds out the hard way. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
After witnessing a murder by a man who bears her former face, a trans girl who transitioned by her DNA being changed from male to female uncovers a sinister cloning scheme and must expose the culprits to stop further abuse of trans people. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
After witnessing a murder by a man who bears her former face, a trans girl who transitioned by her DNA being changed from male to female uncovers a sinister cloning scheme and must expose the culprits to stop further abuse of trans people. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
Things are heating up . . . well, as much as they can in a virtual world. From "Artificial Life" #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Things are heating up . . . well, as much as they can in a virtual world. From "Artificial Life" #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Didn't have any broomsticks, went with "brush." Here Ella is undergoing an extreme makeover to pass herself off as her own male clone. From Mirror Me #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Didn't have any broomsticks, went with "brush." Here Ella is undergoing an extreme makeover to pass herself off as her own male clone. From Mirror Me #WIPSnips #amquerying #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Still with Artificial Life, it's my focus for edits this week and the only of my #WIPs where I've had a match so far for Spooky Week. We've got some detail on the setting of the show here, but in this VR simulation Corin only has one eyes for one character. #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Still with Artificial Life, it's my focus for edits this week and the only of my #WIPs where I've had a match so far for Spooky Week. We've got some detail on the setting of the show here, but in this VR simulation Corin only has one eyes for one character. #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky
Pleasantly (?) surprised to find I had "blood-curling" in Artificial Life. Kicking off spooky week with One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest vibes as the VR simulation has pulled out a disturbing mental institution just for Corin's benefit. 😱 #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
October 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Pleasantly (?) surprised to find I had "blood-curling" in Artificial Life. Kicking off spooky week with One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest vibes as the VR simulation has pulled out a disturbing mental institution just for Corin's benefit. 😱 #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
I didn't have "lottery" anywhere, but after being gifted a ticket to a VR simulation of her fave show, Corin definitely feels like a winner. She's talking it over with her friend while working in the university shop. From "Artificial Life" #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
October 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I didn't have "lottery" anywhere, but after being gifted a ticket to a VR simulation of her fave show, Corin definitely feels like a winner. She's talking it over with her friend while working in the university shop. From "Artificial Life" #WIPSnips #amediting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
The moment in my #WIP where the penny drops for my MC, although it's a hard one to take. #WIPSnips #amwriting #WriteSky #writingcommunity
October 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The moment in my #WIP where the penny drops for my MC, although it's a hard one to take. #WIPSnips #amwriting #WriteSky #writingcommunity