Sheridan Cass
@sheridancass.bsky.social
Fiction writer, non-fiction author, book ghostwriter | #writingcommunity #booklover
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Sheridan Cass
@sheridancass.bsky.social
· Sep 16
I started writing to heal myself. Now I’m just traumatizing fictional people instead. Growth?
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That person you’re comparing yourself to?
They're not smarter or braver than you.
Their life is not easier.
Their confidence wasn’t born in them—it was built.
They wrestled with the same doubts you have.
And fears. And questions.
And they did the thing anyway.
Which means you can too.
They're not smarter or braver than you.
Their life is not easier.
Their confidence wasn’t born in them—it was built.
They wrestled with the same doubts you have.
And fears. And questions.
And they did the thing anyway.
Which means you can too.
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
That person you’re comparing yourself to?
They're not smarter or braver than you.
Their life is not easier.
Their confidence wasn’t born in them—it was built.
They wrestled with the same doubts you have.
And fears. And questions.
And they did the thing anyway.
Which means you can too.
They're not smarter or braver than you.
Their life is not easier.
Their confidence wasn’t born in them—it was built.
They wrestled with the same doubts you have.
And fears. And questions.
And they did the thing anyway.
Which means you can too.
Burnout feels like trying to run on 2% battery while narrating how tired you are in beautiful prose.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Burnout feels like trying to run on 2% battery while narrating how tired you are in beautiful prose.
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#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
My writing process is mostly staring at one sentence and thinking, "Wow, this would be great if someone else wrote it."
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November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My writing process is mostly staring at one sentence and thinking, "Wow, this would be great if someone else wrote it."
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I wrote a chapter that felt easy! I’m not questioning it. Growth.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I wrote a chapter that felt easy! I’m not questioning it. Growth.
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Write something today that delights no one but you. That kind of joy always leaves something worthwhile behind.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Write something today that delights no one but you. That kind of joy always leaves something worthwhile behind.
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When my joy of writing fades, I don’t chase productivity. I chase curiosity. It always knows the way back to joy. 🧡
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November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When my joy of writing fades, I don’t chase productivity. I chase curiosity. It always knows the way back to joy. 🧡
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I tried writing at 6:00 AM to be “disciplined.” Now I’m just tired and dramatic before sunrise.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I tried writing at 6:00 AM to be “disciplined.” Now I’m just tired and dramatic before sunrise.
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Every time I say “I’ll just fix this one thing,” a structural edit fairy gains its wings.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Every time I say “I’ll just fix this one thing,” a structural edit fairy gains its wings.
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Me: I'll just tweak this paragraph.
Also me, 4 hours later: I have deleted time and language.
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Also me, 4 hours later: I have deleted time and language.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Me: I'll just tweak this paragraph.
Also me, 4 hours later: I have deleted time and language.
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Also me, 4 hours later: I have deleted time and language.
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Writing is one long game of hide and seek between you and wonder. Some days you find it. Some days it finds you.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Writing is one long game of hide and seek between you and wonder. Some days you find it. Some days it finds you.
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Current writing mood: 47 open tabs, one functional brain cell, and a mysterious tea I don’t remember making.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Current writing mood: 47 open tabs, one functional brain cell, and a mysterious tea I don’t remember making.
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I accidentally outlined a whole new book while trying to fix a single paragraph. Send help. Or snacks.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I accidentally outlined a whole new book while trying to fix a single paragraph. Send help. Or snacks.
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My writing process:
- Write something awful.
- Rewrite it until it's tolerable.
- Pretend that was the plan all along.
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- Write something awful.
- Rewrite it until it's tolerable.
- Pretend that was the plan all along.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My writing process:
- Write something awful.
- Rewrite it until it's tolerable.
- Pretend that was the plan all along.
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- Write something awful.
- Rewrite it until it's tolerable.
- Pretend that was the plan all along.
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I told myself I’d write just one paragraph before checking my phone. Now I have three sentences and a PhD in avoiding notifications.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I told myself I’d write just one paragraph before checking my phone. Now I have three sentences and a PhD in avoiding notifications.
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Every time I think I’ve “found my voice,” I read it out loud and sound like 3 mischievous boys arguing in a trench coat.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Every time I think I’ve “found my voice,” I read it out loud and sound like 3 mischievous boys arguing in a trench coat.
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I randomly reread something I wrote six months ago and thought, “Wow, who wrote this? They’re good.” It was me. Past me. She had caffeine, apparently.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I randomly reread something I wrote six months ago and thought, “Wow, who wrote this? They’re good.” It was me. Past me. She had caffeine, apparently.
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Spent 30 minutes naming a café that appears once. Welcome to “The Bean Reckoning,” a location so minor it will be cut by Saturday.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Spent 30 minutes naming a café that appears once. Welcome to “The Bean Reckoning,” a location so minor it will be cut by Saturday.
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Perfect characters are boring!
Give me the messy ones. The ones who lie, snap, self-sabotage, or walk away when they should stay, and somehow still make us ache for them.
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Give me the messy ones. The ones who lie, snap, self-sabotage, or walk away when they should stay, and somehow still make us ache for them.
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The Beautiful Challenge Of Writing Flawed Characters (That Steal Readers’ Hearts)
What makes us ache for the characters who do everything wrong?
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October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Perfect characters are boring!
Give me the messy ones. The ones who lie, snap, self-sabotage, or walk away when they should stay, and somehow still make us ache for them.
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Give me the messy ones. The ones who lie, snap, self-sabotage, or walk away when they should stay, and somehow still make us ache for them.
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Writing update: opened the doc, scrolled, made tea, adjusted the chair height, achieved inner peace, wrote 112 words, called it grit.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Writing update: opened the doc, scrolled, made tea, adjusted the chair height, achieved inner peace, wrote 112 words, called it grit.
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#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
Non-writers: "How's the book going?"
Me: *nervous laughter while mentally reviewing 18 unsolved plot holes and 3 feral subplots*
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Me: *nervous laughter while mentally reviewing 18 unsolved plot holes and 3 feral subplots*
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October 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Non-writers: "How's the book going?"
Me: *nervous laughter while mentally reviewing 18 unsolved plot holes and 3 feral subplots*
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Me: *nervous laughter while mentally reviewing 18 unsolved plot holes and 3 feral subplots*
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I come up with half my best ideas while folding laundry. I guess socks are my muse :)
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October 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I come up with half my best ideas while folding laundry. I guess socks are my muse :)
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The only thing scarier than a blank page is rereading what I wrote at 2:00 AM.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The only thing scarier than a blank page is rereading what I wrote at 2:00 AM.
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Yesterday, I meant to get some solid writing done. Instead, I read an entire book. And I feel pretty flippin' good about that :)
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October 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Yesterday, I meant to get some solid writing done. Instead, I read an entire book. And I feel pretty flippin' good about that :)
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My WIP is going great. By "going great," I mean I've renamed three characters, moved one chapter, changed everyone's backstories, and now have no idea who's alive.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My WIP is going great. By "going great," I mean I've renamed three characters, moved one chapter, changed everyone's backstories, and now have no idea who's alive.
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Your words don’t have to be brilliant today. They just have to be yours.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Your words don’t have to be brilliant today. They just have to be yours.
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