O.T. Wootton 🍂 Editing Jewel Tones 🍁 60k
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Writer of dark fantasy that appeals to souls still looking for a place to find themselves.
queer, neurodivergent, british novelist
https://linktr.ee/otwootton
Writer of dark fantasy that appeals to souls still looking for a place to find themselves.
queer, neurodivergent, british novelist
https://linktr.ee/otwootton
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Jewel Tones: Draft 2 of my Fantasy Novel
Giving you guys a bit of an idea of what's to come over the next few months!
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A new post on the Substack: an update that couldn't wait until the end of the month! Check it out to get a glimpse of the future✨ #writingcommunity #writesky #mynovel #fantasynovel #booksky #fantasywriters #steampunkfantasy
One thing I'm looking forward to when Jewel Tones gets published is forcing a bunch of English speakers to learn Welsh pronunciation for all the names. Yes I will be including a pronunciation guide for this purpose and yes this is to force me to continue learning Welsh again 😈 #amwriting #Welsh
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
One thing I'm looking forward to when Jewel Tones gets published is forcing a bunch of English speakers to learn Welsh pronunciation for all the names. Yes I will be including a pronunciation guide for this purpose and yes this is to force me to continue learning Welsh again 😈 #amwriting #Welsh
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This is a really well thought out post, and an important one too about trans masc invisibility and the violent regendering we often face.
solomonskalozub.blogspot.com/2025/11/tran... I drank a lot of alcohol while writing this one
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is a really well thought out post, and an important one too about trans masc invisibility and the violent regendering we often face.
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One of the best bits of #writingadvice I've received: "Characters should talk about something other than the plot at least once per scene." While this isn't a hard rule (might be hard at the midpoint/climax) this definitely fleshes out the characters and their world.
#writingtip #writingcommunity
#writingtip #writingcommunity
two sesame street characters , bert and ernie , are standing next to each other in front of a picture .
ALT: two sesame street characters , bert and ernie , are standing next to each other in front of a picture .
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
One of the best bits of #writingadvice I've received: "Characters should talk about something other than the plot at least once per scene." While this isn't a hard rule (might be hard at the midpoint/climax) this definitely fleshes out the characters and their world.
#writingtip #writingcommunity
#writingtip #writingcommunity
"Daylight shuffles in
Cascading through the open door
And dancing on your lips
Where you held your cigarette"
-Icarus & Apollo, Ripto
#lyrics #amwriting #writesky #writinginspo #fantasynovel #greekmythology
Cascading through the open door
And dancing on your lips
Where you held your cigarette"
-Icarus & Apollo, Ripto
#lyrics #amwriting #writesky #writinginspo #fantasynovel #greekmythology
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"Daylight shuffles in
Cascading through the open door
And dancing on your lips
Where you held your cigarette"
-Icarus & Apollo, Ripto
#lyrics #amwriting #writesky #writinginspo #fantasynovel #greekmythology
Cascading through the open door
And dancing on your lips
Where you held your cigarette"
-Icarus & Apollo, Ripto
#lyrics #amwriting #writesky #writinginspo #fantasynovel #greekmythology
New week, new goals. For me, that means 10k new words for my current draft. What are the other #creativesofbsky aiming for this week? #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting #writesky
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New week, new goals. For me, that means 10k new words for my current draft. What are the other #creativesofbsky aiming for this week? #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting #writesky
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Unsolicited writing advice: no. 1026:
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Unsolicited writing advice: no. 1026:
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
POV is a camera. You get to decide what to point it at; how close to zoom in; when to cut; how many cameras to use. Make sure what you show makes sense; feels satisfying to the reader.
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I wanted to share an experiment in writing I started because I'm impatient 🙈 I wanted to go outside my comfort zone and write a book in verse, but it is HARD. So I shared the start of that attempt. Might continue, but I'm really happy with how it started.
shaneblackheart.substack.com/p/blue-hour
shaneblackheart.substack.com/p/blue-hour
Blue Hour
An icy breath, a familiar dread/A bipedal lupine figure expands/Eyes like pearls, body like ice/Sharp teeth parted in anticipation/Or is it a smile?
shaneblackheart.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I wanted to share an experiment in writing I started because I'm impatient 🙈 I wanted to go outside my comfort zone and write a book in verse, but it is HARD. So I shared the start of that attempt. Might continue, but I'm really happy with how it started.
shaneblackheart.substack.com/p/blue-hour
shaneblackheart.substack.com/p/blue-hour
Windows: "accelerate your AI adoption-"
Me: I will accelerate my switch to typewriter only if you don't stop with this bullshit
#fuckAI #supportrealartists
Somewhat venty monologue incoming:
Me: I will accelerate my switch to typewriter only if you don't stop with this bullshit
#fuckAI #supportrealartists
Somewhat venty monologue incoming:
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Windows: "accelerate your AI adoption-"
Me: I will accelerate my switch to typewriter only if you don't stop with this bullshit
#fuckAI #supportrealartists
Somewhat venty monologue incoming:
Me: I will accelerate my switch to typewriter only if you don't stop with this bullshit
#fuckAI #supportrealartists
Somewhat venty monologue incoming:
I've been pretty quiet the last week or so... Curse these winter bugs I will not be defeated so easily *shaking fist at the sky* This weekend should be full of words... hopefully. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #winterchills
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I've been pretty quiet the last week or so... Curse these winter bugs I will not be defeated so easily *shaking fist at the sky* This weekend should be full of words... hopefully. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #winterchills
Back to writing! The block I had last week with my editing isn't resolved completely, but it's shifting... #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #novelediting
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Back to writing! The block I had last week with my editing isn't resolved completely, but it's shifting... #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #novelediting
Editing Retreat Day 3 - had a low spoons day, so less to report on, but I think I've discovered that what's holding me back in editing my writing isn't necessarily to do with writing at all... #writingcommunity #writesky #novelediting
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Editing Retreat Day 3 - had a low spoons day, so less to report on, but I think I've discovered that what's holding me back in editing my writing isn't necessarily to do with writing at all... #writingcommunity #writesky #novelediting
Editing Retreat day 2: we did a really useful activity that involved doing a sticky note outline of our books, but specifically with a mind to breaking down the overarching events on a larger scale 👀 #writingcommunity #writesky #novelediting #fantasynovel
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Editing Retreat day 2: we did a really useful activity that involved doing a sticky note outline of our books, but specifically with a mind to breaking down the overarching events on a larger scale 👀 #writingcommunity #writesky #novelediting #fantasynovel
Editing Retreat Day 1 afternoon - we did an exercise where we condensed our first chapters down to a fifth of the size and then analysed what we kept in/eliminated. Really helpful to figure out what your priorities are in your story and practice writing punchy scenes [1/2]
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Editing Retreat Day 1 afternoon - we did an exercise where we condensed our first chapters down to a fifth of the size and then analysed what we kept in/eliminated. Really helpful to figure out what your priorities are in your story and practice writing punchy scenes [1/2]
Day 1 at editing retreat - we're focusing on the core goal/theme of our respective works, and about the importance of a single goal for your protagonist to make for a compelling, engaging story.
#writingcommunity #writingretreats #novelediting #writesky #fantasywriters
#writingcommunity #writingretreats #novelediting #writesky #fantasywriters
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Day 1 at editing retreat - we're focusing on the core goal/theme of our respective works, and about the importance of a single goal for your protagonist to make for a compelling, engaging story.
#writingcommunity #writingretreats #novelediting #writesky #fantasywriters
#writingcommunity #writingretreats #novelediting #writesky #fantasywriters
#Halloweekend was quite the event, but now it's time to get my head in the game! I'm on a writing retreat this week, so should be the perfect setting to really get back into the swing of things. Very nervous to find out what the tutor-host thinks of my current draft 🫣 #writingcommunity #writesky
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#Halloweekend was quite the event, but now it's time to get my head in the game! I'm on a writing retreat this week, so should be the perfect setting to really get back into the swing of things. Very nervous to find out what the tutor-host thinks of my current draft 🫣 #writingcommunity #writesky
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Divination
I draw the cards,
not to see what’s coming,
but to make sense
of what already hurts.
#poetry #scribtober #prompt #writingchallange #writingcommunity
I draw the cards,
not to see what’s coming,
but to make sense
of what already hurts.
#poetry #scribtober #prompt #writingchallange #writingcommunity
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Divination
I draw the cards,
not to see what’s coming,
but to make sense
of what already hurts.
#poetry #scribtober #prompt #writingchallange #writingcommunity
I draw the cards,
not to see what’s coming,
but to make sense
of what already hurts.
#poetry #scribtober #prompt #writingchallange #writingcommunity
@ my body: please for the love of all things, let me breathe through my nose again 😭 why are the winter bugs going around already
October 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
@ my body: please for the love of all things, let me breathe through my nose again 😭 why are the winter bugs going around already
Been a little bit poorly the last few days, hence the lack of activity on here. I'm feeling a bit better today though, so here's to getting some words done! #writingcommunity #creativesofbsky
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Been a little bit poorly the last few days, hence the lack of activity on here. I'm feeling a bit better today though, so here's to getting some words done! #writingcommunity #creativesofbsky
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Like to charge, repost to cast 😌✨🪄
Affirmations: everybody wants to read my book. my book is worthy of publishing. editing my book is worth the time and effort. my second draft is not a lost cause. agents will want to take me on 0.3 pages into my book. #writingaffirmations #writingcommunity #writesky #fantasynovel
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Like to charge, repost to cast 😌✨🪄
Affirmations: everybody wants to read my book. my book is worthy of publishing. editing my book is worth the time and effort. my second draft is not a lost cause. agents will want to take me on 0.3 pages into my book. #writingaffirmations #writingcommunity #writesky #fantasynovel
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Affirmations: everybody wants to read my book. my book is worthy of publishing. editing my book is worth the time and effort. my second draft is not a lost cause. agents will want to take me on 0.3 pages into my book. #writingaffirmations #writingcommunity #writesky #fantasynovel
It sure has been another week... #HappyFriday folks. We've nearly made it to the weekend. I know I need it with all the autumn bugs going around at the minute. #writingcommunity #creativesofbsky
October 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It sure has been another week... #HappyFriday folks. We've nearly made it to the weekend. I know I need it with all the autumn bugs going around at the minute. #writingcommunity #creativesofbsky
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AWS is down, post hog
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
AWS is down, post hog
aaaaaand every other website and app is down right now. Glad I got my Wordle in earlier 😅 #awscrash #writingcommunity #canvadown
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
aaaaaand every other website and app is down right now. Glad I got my Wordle in earlier 😅 #awscrash #writingcommunity #canvadown