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I know this is a "how long is a piece of string?" question, but what do you aim for in terms of chapter length? My genre is general/lit fic, novel-length, fairly wordy, and I've been going for a loose 5k per chapter. #writesky #amwriting
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I know this is a "how long is a piece of string?" question, but what do you aim for in terms of chapter length? My genre is general/lit fic, novel-length, fairly wordy, and I've been going for a loose 5k per chapter. #writesky #amwriting
It's time! Time to once more wade into the trenches! Time to hopefully make some actual goddamn progress, please and thank you! #writesky #amwriting
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It's time! Time to once more wade into the trenches! Time to hopefully make some actual goddamn progress, please and thank you! #writesky #amwriting
Almost Famous, in a heartbeat. It is just the perfect film about the importance of letting supposedly little, unimportant things in. Letting them matter. Being a fan, in other words.
"To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts."
"To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts."
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Almost Famous, in a heartbeat. It is just the perfect film about the importance of letting supposedly little, unimportant things in. Letting them matter. Being a fan, in other words.
"To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts."
"To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts."
Back in the writing trenches! Today, hoping I can finish this scene, if not this chapter. Would be nice to make some real progress for a change! #amwriting
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Back in the writing trenches! Today, hoping I can finish this scene, if not this chapter. Would be nice to make some real progress for a change! #amwriting
Finally sitting down to write. Can it be??? I suppose this tweet is technically text that I have written, but hopefully a little more will be forthcoming also. Let's go 💪 #amwriting
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Finally sitting down to write. Can it be??? I suppose this tweet is technically text that I have written, but hopefully a little more will be forthcoming also. Let's go 💪 #amwriting
This is big 'take your own advice' energy...but it hurts! It hurts! All those darlings!
Writing Club Tip #216
"Look dry the first paragraph and the last paragraph of any chapter/section; you'll probably be able to cut them"
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#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
"Look dry the first paragraph and the last paragraph of any chapter/section; you'll probably be able to cut them"
@yenningtons.bsky.social
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is big 'take your own advice' energy...but it hurts! It hurts! All those darlings!
Apparently I've only used this word three times in my whole manuscript! Who'd'a thunk. #amwriting #wipsnips
September 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Apparently I've only used this word three times in my whole manuscript! Who'd'a thunk. #amwriting #wipsnips
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Don't worry; I am taking up the slack
May 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Don't worry; I am taking up the slack
I have been very slack about writing lately, and slacker still about tweeting about it. So, here we go. #amwriting
Today is more of an #amplanning day...as the past few have been. It feels like a step backwards, but I have to remind myself it is not.
Today is more of an #amplanning day...as the past few have been. It feels like a step backwards, but I have to remind myself it is not.
September 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I have been very slack about writing lately, and slacker still about tweeting about it. So, here we go. #amwriting
Today is more of an #amplanning day...as the past few have been. It feels like a step backwards, but I have to remind myself it is not.
Today is more of an #amplanning day...as the past few have been. It feels like a step backwards, but I have to remind myself it is not.
Sorry, but this WAS my best tip. Always do (write) the weird thing.
Writing Club Tip #229
"Do the weird thing"
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#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
"Do the weird thing"
@yenningtons.bsky.social
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
September 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Sorry, but this WAS my best tip. Always do (write) the weird thing.
Consider starting your morning the way I did: with an @aeon.co video explainer on the (possible) science behind dissonance and harmony by Minute Physics: aeon.co/videos/a-riv...
I am not scientific and only empirically musical, but I found this largely understandable and entirely fascinating.
I am not scientific and only empirically musical, but I found this largely understandable and entirely fascinating.
A riveting audiovisual dive into what makes sounds harmonious, or not | Aeon Videos
Dissonance and harmony might seem straightforward, but a deep dive into the physics reveals their delightful complexity
aeon.co
August 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Consider starting your morning the way I did: with an @aeon.co video explainer on the (possible) science behind dissonance and harmony by Minute Physics: aeon.co/videos/a-riv...
I am not scientific and only empirically musical, but I found this largely understandable and entirely fascinating.
I am not scientific and only empirically musical, but I found this largely understandable and entirely fascinating.
I'm a compulsive hyphen checker, just in case, and Macquarie throws back the most insane fuzzy results imaginable
August 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I'm a compulsive hyphen checker, just in case, and Macquarie throws back the most insane fuzzy results imaginable
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
I'm writing and I'm going to be tweeting (not skeeting; not now not ever) about.
Join me. 🥲 #AmWriting
Join me. 🥲 #AmWriting
June 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I'm writing and I'm going to be tweeting (not skeeting; not now not ever) about.
Join me. 🥲 #AmWriting
Join me. 🥲 #AmWriting
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Very pleased to share that my short story, "Five Things You Can See," is out in Strange Horizons today! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
Five Things You Can See
You saw her for the first time at your front door, like she wanted to sell you something or convert you. She had light hair and dark eyes, and she was wearing fatigues, which was the only way you k…
strangehorizons.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Very pleased to share that my short story, "Five Things You Can See," is out in Strange Horizons today! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
This was a great, inventive read. Loved it, in a profoundly 'haunted by it' way. I can't imagine how you feel having written it!
Very pleased to share that my short story, "Five Things You Can See," is out in Strange Horizons today! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
Five Things You Can See
You saw her for the first time at your front door, like she wanted to sell you something or convert you. She had light hair and dark eyes, and she was wearing fatigues, which was the only way you k…
strangehorizons.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This was a great, inventive read. Loved it, in a profoundly 'haunted by it' way. I can't imagine how you feel having written it!
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Today on the podcast, Dr. Joshua Miele talks about his experience growing up blind and how he built a career as an inventor and designer of adaptive technology.
Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
April 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today on the podcast, Dr. Joshua Miele talks about his experience growing up blind and how he built a career as an inventor and designer of adaptive technology.
Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
This is being done with YOUR land. Public land is ALL OUR LAND. Homeless people are already criminalised and evicted from "private" land. Now they cannot exist on public land either. At this stage #BCC could at least be honest & admit they would prefer all homeless people to quietly die.
March 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is being done with YOUR land. Public land is ALL OUR LAND. Homeless people are already criminalised and evicted from "private" land. Now they cannot exist on public land either. At this stage #BCC could at least be honest & admit they would prefer all homeless people to quietly die.
#Brisbane City Council is giving homeless people 24 hours to clear out of public parks without offering any support or viable alternatives. Think this is monstrous? Consider signing the #BCC petition www.epetitions.brisbane.qld.gov.au/petition/vie...
Petitions
Petitions allow the community to bring matters of concern to Council's attention. Find out more.
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March 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#Brisbane City Council is giving homeless people 24 hours to clear out of public parks without offering any support or viable alternatives. Think this is monstrous? Consider signing the #BCC petition www.epetitions.brisbane.qld.gov.au/petition/vie...
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"NOW LOOK HERE! I have reason to believe YOU have been gently scuffing your shoes on my driveway EVERY DAY for the last EIGHT YEARS!"
Wondermark #1511; In which a Neighbor takes Action
<a href="http://wondermark.com/c1511" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://wondermark.com/c1511
Wondermark #1511; In which a Neighbor takes Action
<a href="http://wondermark.com/c1511" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://wondermark.com/c1511
November 19, 2024 at 5:25 AM
"NOW LOOK HERE! I have reason to believe YOU have been gently scuffing your shoes on my driveway EVERY DAY for the last EIGHT YEARS!"
Wondermark #1511; In which a Neighbor takes Action
<a href="http://wondermark.com/c1511" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://wondermark.com/c1511
Wondermark #1511; In which a Neighbor takes Action
<a href="http://wondermark.com/c1511" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://wondermark.com/c1511
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Just got a #Pushcart nom! Many thanks to @pangyrus.bsky.social for the nom and for giving my story a good home.
Read it here: www.pangyrus.com/fiction/down...
CW: Contains themes of depression and attempted suicide. But also contains absurd business lingo and one (1) henchman.
#WritingCommunity
Read it here: www.pangyrus.com/fiction/down...
CW: Contains themes of depression and attempted suicide. But also contains absurd business lingo and one (1) henchman.
#WritingCommunity
Downstream Benefits | Pangyrus
www.pangyrus.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Just got a #Pushcart nom! Many thanks to @pangyrus.bsky.social for the nom and for giving my story a good home.
Read it here: www.pangyrus.com/fiction/down...
CW: Contains themes of depression and attempted suicide. But also contains absurd business lingo and one (1) henchman.
#WritingCommunity
Read it here: www.pangyrus.com/fiction/down...
CW: Contains themes of depression and attempted suicide. But also contains absurd business lingo and one (1) henchman.
#WritingCommunity
My #WIPSnips for January 29, 'conversion'. (It's already Jan 30 here! Wake up, rest-of-the-world!) What a fun idea. I think I'll be participating in these lots~ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
January 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My #WIPSnips for January 29, 'conversion'. (It's already Jan 30 here! Wake up, rest-of-the-world!) What a fun idea. I think I'll be participating in these lots~ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
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Did some plotting today on the WIP...it's draft 2, but such a mess still that I had to stop & reel things back in. It's been helpful & not as chaotic as I would have expected. Don't be afraid to slow down! #AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
January 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Did some plotting today on the WIP...it's draft 2, but such a mess still that I had to stop & reel things back in. It's been helpful & not as chaotic as I would have expected. Don't be afraid to slow down! #AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity