Zelda Howell
@zeldahowell.bsky.social
Writer, weirdo, potential wraith.
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I keep hammering at this scene and these characters won't kiss. Stubborn little imaginary people.
I swear by the end of the working day I'm going to make them liplock, dammit.
I swear by the end of the working day I'm going to make them liplock, dammit.
November 16, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I keep hammering at this scene and these characters won't kiss. Stubborn little imaginary people.
I swear by the end of the working day I'm going to make them liplock, dammit.
I swear by the end of the working day I'm going to make them liplock, dammit.
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At some point today I’d like to stealthily cut through a glass museum display case that holds a medieval illuminated manuscript using my diamond ring.
November 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM
At some point today I’d like to stealthily cut through a glass museum display case that holds a medieval illuminated manuscript using my diamond ring.
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Authors, this is your occasional reminder to never shut up about your books
but also
To talk about them a little differently each time.
I just bought a book I’ve seen on the tl 20+ times. Something about the last promo just clicked for me.
Not even sure what it was.
Anyway
NEVER SHUT UP
but also
To talk about them a little differently each time.
I just bought a book I’ve seen on the tl 20+ times. Something about the last promo just clicked for me.
Not even sure what it was.
Anyway
NEVER SHUT UP
November 2, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Authors, this is your occasional reminder to never shut up about your books
but also
To talk about them a little differently each time.
I just bought a book I’ve seen on the tl 20+ times. Something about the last promo just clicked for me.
Not even sure what it was.
Anyway
NEVER SHUT UP
but also
To talk about them a little differently each time.
I just bought a book I’ve seen on the tl 20+ times. Something about the last promo just clicked for me.
Not even sure what it was.
Anyway
NEVER SHUT UP
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A reminder as NaNoWriMo begins that the org stated that criticizing AI is “classist and ableist” because… poor and disabled people can’t write? (They got an AI sponsor.)
Meanwhile, Miyazaki saw AI, responded with a story about disability and humanity, and gave us the only response to AI we need:
Meanwhile, Miyazaki saw AI, responded with a story about disability and humanity, and gave us the only response to AI we need:
November 2, 2024 at 2:06 PM
A reminder as NaNoWriMo begins that the org stated that criticizing AI is “classist and ableist” because… poor and disabled people can’t write? (They got an AI sponsor.)
Meanwhile, Miyazaki saw AI, responded with a story about disability and humanity, and gave us the only response to AI we need:
Meanwhile, Miyazaki saw AI, responded with a story about disability and humanity, and gave us the only response to AI we need:
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I like going to the cemetery early in the morning because, if you’re calm and patient, the skeletons will approach and even eat right out of your hand.
October 31, 2023 at 4:16 PM
I like going to the cemetery early in the morning because, if you’re calm and patient, the skeletons will approach and even eat right out of your hand.
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Well, that’s another fiancé who turned out to be a Victorian ghost.
December 1, 2023 at 12:09 AM
Well, that’s another fiancé who turned out to be a Victorian ghost.
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We turned our light off hours ago, but they’re still coming to our door, quietly begging. I think they like the flicker of our Jack-o’-lanterns. I can hear them murmuring as they work their fingers along the window casing. Ten hours till morning.
November 1, 2024 at 2:39 AM
We turned our light off hours ago, but they’re still coming to our door, quietly begging. I think they like the flicker of our Jack-o’-lanterns. I can hear them murmuring as they work their fingers along the window casing. Ten hours till morning.
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Some business tips for writers to help prevent heartbreak and exploitation:
1. Always ask for a contract before you commit to anything. Know what's expected, what's enforceable, and what's owed to you.
2. You may be friends or not with the person you're dealing with, but this is work.
1/
1. Always ask for a contract before you commit to anything. Know what's expected, what's enforceable, and what's owed to you.
2. You may be friends or not with the person you're dealing with, but this is work.
1/
October 26, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Some business tips for writers to help prevent heartbreak and exploitation:
1. Always ask for a contract before you commit to anything. Know what's expected, what's enforceable, and what's owed to you.
2. You may be friends or not with the person you're dealing with, but this is work.
1/
1. Always ask for a contract before you commit to anything. Know what's expected, what's enforceable, and what's owed to you.
2. You may be friends or not with the person you're dealing with, but this is work.
1/
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The Animation Guild Local 839 trying to save one of America's original art forms, so it can remain a sustainable career! We demand to be paid fairly for it!
Please sign and boost, we could really use your support. Creeping up on 10k signatures! ✊🏼 #StandWithAnimation
animationguild.org/tagpetition
Please sign and boost, we could really use your support. Creeping up on 10k signatures! ✊🏼 #StandWithAnimation
animationguild.org/tagpetition
Give Animation Guild members a fair contract!
Members of The Animation Guild (TAG), IATSE Local 839, are facing unprecedented levels of unemployment despite animation outperforming on screens and in merchandise sales. We kept content alive during...
animationguild.org
October 26, 2024 at 5:38 PM
The Animation Guild Local 839 trying to save one of America's original art forms, so it can remain a sustainable career! We demand to be paid fairly for it!
Please sign and boost, we could really use your support. Creeping up on 10k signatures! ✊🏼 #StandWithAnimation
animationguild.org/tagpetition
Please sign and boost, we could really use your support. Creeping up on 10k signatures! ✊🏼 #StandWithAnimation
animationguild.org/tagpetition
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So, Boris Johnson’s memoir has tanked. Who cares? Not Boris, who keeps his 2m advance whether it pays out or not. Not HarperCollins, who get the kudos of bagging Boris. No, the people paying for this are all the other HarperCollins authors who get to subsidize him through lower advances and budgets.
October 25, 2024 at 12:51 PM
So, Boris Johnson’s memoir has tanked. Who cares? Not Boris, who keeps his 2m advance whether it pays out or not. Not HarperCollins, who get the kudos of bagging Boris. No, the people paying for this are all the other HarperCollins authors who get to subsidize him through lower advances and budgets.
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A rare #werewolf for the season, because @gaycannibalism.bsky.social asked.
October 9, 2024 at 6:20 PM
A rare #werewolf for the season, because @gaycannibalism.bsky.social asked.
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As promised, both of my National Novel Writing Month Pep Talks are now archived on my blog along with some thoughts on NaNoWriMo in general:
October 25, 2024 at 5:05 PM
As promised, both of my National Novel Writing Month Pep Talks are now archived on my blog along with some thoughts on NaNoWriMo in general:
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Your horoscope for today:
Be like the full moon - glowing, alluring, and a mythic source of magic and madness.
Be like the full moon - glowing, alluring, and a mythic source of magic and madness.
October 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Your horoscope for today:
Be like the full moon - glowing, alluring, and a mythic source of magic and madness.
Be like the full moon - glowing, alluring, and a mythic source of magic and madness.
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Black cats are not bad luck. If you see a black cat & something bad happens after, it's because you have bad vibes, dude. The worst vibes, pal. Rancid vibes, bro.
October 25, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Black cats are not bad luck. If you see a black cat & something bad happens after, it's because you have bad vibes, dude. The worst vibes, pal. Rancid vibes, bro.
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A thread of useful mods, moderated lists etc. that you can use across Bluesky to protect your space here from 🅰️ℹ️ stuff.
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of any that I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of any that I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
October 23, 2024 at 9:05 AM
A thread of useful mods, moderated lists etc. that you can use across Bluesky to protect your space here from 🅰️ℹ️ stuff.
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of any that I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
I'll be updating this as I find more, so if you know of any that I haven't included, please let me know!
Reposts are very welcome so more people know!
[ #helpfulbskypost ]
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The green lady, the hag, the old woman who haunts the edges between land and murky waters. The dark one who drags you down to the deep. To the heart of the dark lands.
I have a fondness for swamp hags, for green ladies. #mabsdrawlloweenclub
##mdwc24d23
I have a fondness for swamp hags, for green ladies. #mabsdrawlloweenclub
##mdwc24d23
October 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
The green lady, the hag, the old woman who haunts the edges between land and murky waters. The dark one who drags you down to the deep. To the heart of the dark lands.
I have a fondness for swamp hags, for green ladies. #mabsdrawlloweenclub
##mdwc24d23
I have a fondness for swamp hags, for green ladies. #mabsdrawlloweenclub
##mdwc24d23
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Sometimes, when the mood strikes me, I like to unwind by eating a piece of cheese. Feel free to use this coping strategy in your own life.
October 23, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Sometimes, when the mood strikes me, I like to unwind by eating a piece of cheese. Feel free to use this coping strategy in your own life.
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You have nothing to lose but your chains. So be super careful or else you won't have your cool chains anymore.
June 6, 2023 at 3:26 PM
You have nothing to lose but your chains. So be super careful or else you won't have your cool chains anymore.
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Found: Something that you will never notice is gone, and that we will never return.
June 21, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Found: Something that you will never notice is gone, and that we will never return.
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And this morning the Shed is a ride in an abandoned amusement park, in which long vines climb to dizzying heights among the roller-coaster rails, and the painted plaster heads of characters long forgotten gape and grin blackly through the undergrowth...
October 23, 2024 at 9:06 AM
And this morning the Shed is a ride in an abandoned amusement park, in which long vines climb to dizzying heights among the roller-coaster rails, and the painted plaster heads of characters long forgotten gape and grin blackly through the undergrowth...
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Please hire me to be your town sorcerer. I can paint subpar portraits of local raccoons. I can toss autumn leaves in the air at random times. I can speak ocean sounds into shells in order to recharge them. I can pick up litter and use it to make a papier-mâché behemoth with a thousand eyes.
October 23, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Please hire me to be your town sorcerer. I can paint subpar portraits of local raccoons. I can toss autumn leaves in the air at random times. I can speak ocean sounds into shells in order to recharge them. I can pick up litter and use it to make a papier-mâché behemoth with a thousand eyes.
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On my bed. Straight up "drawing it" and by "it" haha well. Let's just say. Absolutely nothing
October 22, 2024 at 8:57 AM
On my bed. Straight up "drawing it" and by "it" haha well. Let's just say. Absolutely nothing
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For optimal health, it’s important to follow the 20x20x20 rule:
-20 minutes of physical exercise
-20 hours of recovering from the ordeal
-20 days of rotting on the forest floor while the mossy mushrooms claim you, whispering you sweet mycelium promises, soothing you with decay
-20 minutes of physical exercise
-20 hours of recovering from the ordeal
-20 days of rotting on the forest floor while the mossy mushrooms claim you, whispering you sweet mycelium promises, soothing you with decay
September 19, 2024 at 12:39 PM
For optimal health, it’s important to follow the 20x20x20 rule:
-20 minutes of physical exercise
-20 hours of recovering from the ordeal
-20 days of rotting on the forest floor while the mossy mushrooms claim you, whispering you sweet mycelium promises, soothing you with decay
-20 minutes of physical exercise
-20 hours of recovering from the ordeal
-20 days of rotting on the forest floor while the mossy mushrooms claim you, whispering you sweet mycelium promises, soothing you with decay
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I've got a good feeling about this bank of mysterious fog moving against the wind to blanket our isolated small town.
August 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
I've got a good feeling about this bank of mysterious fog moving against the wind to blanket our isolated small town.
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