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T.Lane 🤦‍♀️ is writing [Duke and the B Brothers]
@t-lane-writes.bsky.social
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- writer of sci-fi and fantasy. my main characters are neurodivergent (as am I), disabled, or chronically ill. some are queer too
- love creating excessive strange worlds
- friends with 1(one) dog and 1(one) cat
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T.Lane 🤦‍♀️ is writing [Duke and the B Brothers] @t-lane-writes.bsky.social · Dec 30
My current WIPs are:

- Black Wings [sociopolitical #sci-fi]
- Crystal Spring Valley [ #fantasy]
- The Specters [ #sci-fantasy]
- Ananke [ #hardsf]
- The Triad [collection of #scifi short stories]
- Duke and the B Brothers [ #spaceopera]

#writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #novelwriting
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Yesterday I discovered TrackBear (trackbear.app/@tlanewrites ). It's so freakin' cool! I may stop to use my excell spreadsheets for organizing what I'm working on. :D

#writingcommunity #writing #mystories
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December 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Aaaand. I changed my mind. In November I'll do the #NahNoNaNo (it's a tag on tumblr [https://tinyurl.com/35atwk8h], what? Means "Nah, no NaNo", lol) with "Duke and the B Brothers". Today I'm verifying #novelsummary and #mycharacter baselines. #writingcommunity #amwriting #scifinovel #spaceopera
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Not done by the end of October. Was sick for half a month though, so.. I started that final stretch today, though, with 812 words. YaY me!
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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I almost finished Crystal Spring Valley. Almost. I need a couple more weeks, but I have to take a short break now. It will be done by the end of October, though (15k words to go). #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #writesky
On a background the color of wrapping paper, a picture of a valley in the mountains is barely visible. On the upper left side, a wild rose branch with some rosehaws seems to come out of the picture. In the lower right corner words read: Crystal Spring Valley by T. Lane
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Wow. Really WoW. I have written 13131 words so far this month. Daily average--691. Just finished "final actions" and about to start final climax--the ultimate culmination of all the threads and ideas and adventures. It feels incredible. Wish me luck!
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September 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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September 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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September. I plan to finish Crystal Spring Valley by the end of the month. It means writing/editing a scene per day. I have 17 scenes outlined (some of them partially written) and ~10 more existing in... vague state. Mathematically speaking it adds up right? ~30 scenes in ~30 days?
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September 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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So I wrote Specters' synopsis (in 300 words or less). It's actually 302 words long, but I consider the challenge met. ;)

I'm proud of self. :)

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May 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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#QuestPit #W #SFF

In the world where people can control Elements of Nature, all Nersan wants is to make his girlfriend happy, but he has to make peace with his past first

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Text reads: Specters character storyline: Nersan Ziya Nersan supports his girlfriend wholeheartedly. When she embarks on an adventure of her lifetime, Nersan doesn’t think twice before following her. They encounter people who used to be his friends, but disappointed him in the past. Emma, dealing with her own problems, refuses to understand Nersan’s inner conflict regarding his former friends and the pair ends up separated. Once left on his own, Nersan has to admit that what his former friends did was a betrayal, on a very deep, personal level. Only then he’s able to fight his way back to those who truly love and care about him.
May 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#QuestPit #W #SFF

In the world where people can control Elements of Nature, Emma’s legacy haunts her, until she gives in to her Destiny and finds abundant world beyond what’s known.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #neurodivergentcharacter #ndcharacter #autisticcharacter
Text reads: Specters character storyline: Emma Lee Emma’s legacy haunts her, even if she doesn’t want to admit it. When an opportunity arises to chase her dream, she drops everything and follows the call. The conflict with the man she loves makes her realize that she was looking at the secrets of her past from the wrong angle. Separate from him she finds the right path and, in the end, fulfills her destiny.
May 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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#QuestPit #W #SFF

In the world where people can control Elements of Nature, Anaher would rather remain complacent but a Stranger forces him out of his comfort zone and makes him rise to his full potential

#writingcommunity #disabledcharacter #foundfamily #amwriting
Text reads: Specters character storyline: Noel Anaher Noel Anaher leads a quiet life, he has high social status, friends, and a brother who is his closest family. He thinks he likes his life. When he decides to use his status to help a Stranger, his world unravels, and he realizes that he lived an illusion. Friends were keeping secrets from him, and his brother had serious problems that he ignored. Now the brother is in even more trouble as he’s literally taken by the Extremists. The rescue mission forces Anaher to mentally relive the tragic incident from his past and realize the impact it had on his whole life. He has to re-evaluate his priorities, and when faced with final big decisions he’s able to recognize what he really needs and fight for it.
May 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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#QuestPit #W #SFF

In the world where people can control Elements of Nature, Neve embarks on a search for her mother, but she finds friends and family instead.

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Text reads: SPECTERS character storyline: Neve Kailash Neve Kailash is an orphan and she believes that if she weren’t, her life would look completely different. She undertakes a search of her mother and instead gets thrown into other peoples’ quests, that take them—and her with them—into undiscovered territories, deathly dangers, friends turned enemies and secret knowledge that will turn their entire world upside down. As Neve discovers her power and is recognized for it, her voice is finally heard. She uses it to encourage her newfound friends to stand up against their enemies and save the world.
May 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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#WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions 2
At the start, Neve wants to find her origin. As the story progresses, she gets closer to Anaher, Emma and Nersan. She wants to help them, but she doesn't feel they want to help her. At some point she has to choose: her past or her future.

#writingcommunity #fantasynovel
wippit.bsky.social WIPPIT @wippit.bsky.social · May 2
Day 2 of #WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions. You can answer in the comments or quote. I can't wait to see all of your answers. Make sure to # us so we & everyone else can see them and have fun with it. 🥰📇✍️

Food 4 thought: How can they face and overcome that? (You don't have to post.)
May 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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For #TheSpecters it was a relationship between a group of friends in a tv show, that spoke to me for some reason. Dedication, understanding, mutual support. Also, the fact that there's not enough #disabledcharacters and #ndcharacters in media.

#wippit #writingcommunity #amwriting #fantasynovel
wippit.bsky.social WIPPIT @wippit.bsky.social · May 1
It's time again! Day 1 of #WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions. You can answer in the comments or quote. I can't wait to see all of your answers. Make sure to # us so we and everyone else can see them and have fun with it. 🥰📇✍️
#WIPPIT Sticky Note Questions Day 1: What inspired you to write your story?
May 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Trying to shorten the plot of nearly 100k words to five-six sentences is hard. But it's necessary to see the entire plot in the palm of your hand. First version--it's a soap opera, where relationships break and form. What have I written?

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April 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Finished reading the first draft of The Specters. YaY! Now I have to overhaul the whole plot, because at the moment it's clunky. I think a month is about the right ammount of time to do it.
April 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Chances are I'll finish reading The Specters tomorrow, and therefore will be able to start shuffling the scenes, so that the plot is stronger. The story certainly requires a major overhaul. #writerstruggles #amwriting #writingcommunity
April 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Reposted by T.Lane 🤦‍♀️ is writing [Duke and the B Brothers]
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Seasons greetings! We’re so happy to announce our 2025 #questpit event list! We hope you all are having a lovely start to your December and we hope to see you here starting in February next year.
a pink background banner litter with candy canes and simple wreaths with red bows. A green box is in the center and white lettering reads “Our 2025 Event List: February 12th, May 7th, August 6th, and November 5th”
December 3, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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What's happening on #writesky ? I'll have to check upcoming #pitevents and other #writingcommunity events, challenges and whatnot. Yep. Time to get serious about this, right? ;)
April 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Re-reading the first draft of my novel The Specters. It's mostly very crude, but I came across this dialogue and I kind of like it a lot, so I thought I'd share. :)
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The Specters - Chapter #10 [fragment] “You know what?” Emma turned to Neve, to face her skepticism with a very rational and quietly spoken argument. “You guys keep treating me like I’m an idiot, sometimes. But I’m not. I’m just, I don’t know--” She hesitated. Her anger had dissipated. She solved a problem and was feeling satisfaction now. That was probably not how people usually acted. “I have different reactions to things,” she said. “Not ones you would expect. That’s all. Like. You think I’m upset about the Extremists, right?” “Actually--” “Or Nersan lying to me?” “Arguing with Nersan, yeah. I thought this might have disrupted your balance. That's not it?” “Only partially. Because I couldn’t count on him with all those other things. Like, Anaher being a plain old jerk toward me.” “Anaher was concerned about Troy, he wasn’t--” “He was pissed at me for researching my father’s past. Well, okay, not for that, but for keeping it from him. And I get it, maybe I could have trusted him, I don’t know. But could I?” And just like that, anxiety was back. Yeah. It was about that; Neve was not entirely wrong. “I don’t know, I just don’t know, okay? He was far more butthurt, I think, than this whole thing deserved, and he only started to really talk to me, when he needed something from me. And he never apologized, he just-- He was like, ‘hey, Emma, could you help me with Troy?’ And you know what? I helped him.” Emma stopped, feeling that the whole energy that fueled her before, left with those words. She was only sad and hurt now. “It’s still eating at you?” “I guess,” she admitted in a small voice, close to tears. “I need him.” “I know.” Never reached out, but didn’t touch her. “Can I give you a hug?” she asked instead and Emma found herself needing that nearness, the warmth of another person. Neve’s blue-black braids smelled nice.
April 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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My creative juices are so rich this March. I love writing!
📖🪶🌞🌷🍃

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March 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Getting back to writing after a month break. Feels good. :)

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March 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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A little intro to the World of Black Wings posted on:

Wordpress:
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Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/world-...
Ko-fi:
ko-fi.com/post/The-Wor...

All are for free. :)

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The World of Black Wings
For the past three months I was working on the first draft of Black Wings. Got about one-third of that first draft out of it, the rest remains in a detailed pre-draft version, but it was a good pro…
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February 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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#P2Ppit #A #W #F

Specters

In the world where people can control Elements of Nature, three friends meet a stranger. Her request—no, demand—will take them to the brink of destruction of their entire world.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #autisticcharacter #disabledcharacter
Moodboard composed of five pictures marginally overlayed, on white background. In the middle is an abstract painting in white and tones of blue, with black, expressive lines in the middle, resembling a swirl, maybe a tornado seen from the side. Upper left corner—yellow aurora on a blue sky over a lake. Lower left corner—a figure of a man from waist up to his neck; his hands are level with his chest, like he’s signing. Upper right corner—a swirl of dust in the desert with mountains in the distance. Lower right corner—a black and white picture of a man with his face mostly turned down and away from the viewer; his har is in a bun and he’s touching it with his left hand. Moodboard composed of a picture of old sheets of paper with handwritten notes, overlayed by a swirl of bright green energy, on black background. On the left side, partially covered by the swirl, is half of a face of a young white woman. In the lower right corner shadow-cut figures of a woman and a man are facing each other. Are they arguing? Moodboard on black background, composed of a portrait of a smiling man on the right side—his face is shadowed and partially obscured by a flame. On the left side three small pictures: Molten metal in a couldron. Dry surface of a desert. Shadow-cut figures of a woman and a man with their backs to each other. Moodboard composed of several interlaced pictures in dark green, gray and violet shades, on black background: Meandering river. Face of a black woman, her eyes intense. Blurry green shrubs and a swarm of insects overlaying the face. In the lower left corner a small picture of a crowd of people in brown and golden colors. In lower right corner a small picture of meandering river seen from bird’s view, its waters golden against dark terrain.
January 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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#P2Ppit #A #W #F
Mistborn meets Lady Marian (not Robin Hood)

Priya believes the occupants of the Valley are benevolent lords. Tenney knows better. Kidnapped by his band of rebels, Priya is forced to discover some unpleasant truths and make far-reaching choices

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The background is a faded picture of the mountain valley on a crumpled piece of wrapping paper. On that background are portraits of a smiling woman with curly hair and a pensive man with intense gaze. Under each picture is corresponding text: Priya Samir of Clan Karga, the Nestess of Rosehaw: An heir of a family of warriors, protectors of the Valley, Priya was not raised by her father. She had been taken, as a little chick, under the wing of a prominent family who supported kadmons—much more technologically advanced people, who occupy the Valley. She’s educated and classy. But then she spends two years in her father’s home, and she learns that not everything is quite as simple as she was taught to believe. The Valley people—her people—are not backward fools. And kadmons are not benevolent lords. Tenney of Clan Cheriga: The leader of a band of rebels, whose goal is to banish kadmons from the Valley once and for all. Tenney and his followers believe he’s been chosen by the goddess, the Spirit of the River – Crystal Maiden. The goddess lets him see future events, albeit not in a clear way, and helps him protect his people and win fights with armed groups symapthetic to the Kadmons. In the lower right corner words read: Crystal Spring Valley, by T. Lane
January 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM