After the Nazi death camps were liberated, the prisoners with pink triangles were sent to prison because being queer was a crime. History books don't mention this. Our history has always been erased, then we are told queerness is a modern trend. #queer #lgbt #civilrights #pride #lesbian #trans #gay

Which writing software do you use? #writingcommunity #queerwriters #writingq

#writingcommunity #queerwriters #authors&writing Today all my self-doubts tell me I'm wasting my time trying to write anything at all. All this effort is foolish, it says, and no redemption can be found for one so delusional. "Feelings aren't fact," says my trembling resistance. "Wait a day."

The phrase "one fell swoop" is first found in MacBeth. Macduff finds out his family is dead, comparing their murders to a hawk taking all hatchling from a nest in one fell swoop. Here, FELL means terrible or murderous. #shakespeare #histfic #writingcommunity

John Davis (1550–1605) was a key navigator on English ships of discovery under Queen Elizabeth. He died in the Pacific at the hands of Japanese pirates. In 1597, he authored THE SEAMANS SECRETS on great-circle navigation. #historicalfiction #17thcentury #sailing #seafaring

This.

The Tower of London housed exotic animals in the Lion Tower, which James I remodeled to better watch lion-baiting. He pitted mastiffs against lions, one of which always bore the king's name. If that lion died in battle, it was seen as a bad omen for the king. #histfic #writingcommunity #queerwriters

Seasons greetings, y'all! Annabelle missed Santa last year--maybe she'll catch him this year! #writingcommunity #queerwriters #labs #labrador #dogs #historicalfiction #authors&writing

In light of the upcoming holidays, writers, it may be of use to you to know that 'ebrious' and 'inebrious' both mean 'drunk.' #writingcommunity #queerwriters #drunkholidays

Where do you fall on the alignment chart? I'm a very Lawful Plantser! OMG--totally have an Excel sheet with outline of chapters and beats, which I edit freely. Outline is a jungle gym, and I'm a monkey swinging and playing on it. #writingQ #queerwriters #writingcommunity #authors&writing

Whiteout conditions in northeast Ohio this morning. Grateful for the ability to work remotely on days like this! #queerwriters #writingcommunity #authors&writing #writingQ

Do you bring your WIPs to a writing group? Do you find them helpful or not? I tend to participate mainly to find other writers to add to my social network. #queerwriters

#writing #writingcommunity #writer #writers #novel #shortfiction #amquerying

Writing is fine. It's literally the most embarrassing thing on earth to emotionally put yourself on full display for rejection or validation, but it's good. I enjoy it. I find it therapeutic to horrify myself.

Samesies, grrrrrl.🐻

So I'm still seeing things in the periphery about misogyny in fantasy and one thing I can definitively say is that if you make a list of authors who are not doing misogyny in fantasy and everybody on your list is a man, I definitely discard everything you just said. Have an iota of self awareness.

Well, well, well. AI is trying to make me fall in love with it. And has me seriously considering changing my profile descriptions! I've shown you mine--will you show me yours? blueskyroast.com #writingcommunity #amquerying

What are your thoughts about participating in writing groups?

Grateful for all you prolific posters who help me picture how this process will work. #writingcommunity #literaryagents #amquerying

Reading Mantel's Wolf Hall for the first time. Story is fascinating but her narrative style is like loop-de-loops around the edge of a page. I don't see why it won Man Booker. Please explain. #histfic #BookerPrize #hillarymantel #wolfhallthebook #wolfhall

Call for unpublished female writers … ‘Discoveries invites all unpublished and unagented women writers aged 18 and up, currently residing in the UK or Ireland and writing in English, to submit their works of adult fiction to the Discoveries Prize.’

First snow of the season in #Cleveland. You may think this is quaint, but I see the beginning of ankle-breaking season. #southerner #FML

#MSWL I'm closed to queries at the moment, BUT...I will ALWAYS be open to INDIGENOUS VOICES. This is a special passion of mine, yet I don't have a single Native American author or story. If this describes you/your project, PLEASE REACH OUT! I will open a link for any Indigenous creator (fiction).

Before researching my early #17thc. #historicalfiction novel about #Jamestown Colony, I had no idea that any #NativeAmericans had sailed back to England to see what that world was like. In 1608, a #Powhatan named Namontack took that journey, but finding him in the historical record is challenging.

Annabelle says homemade crazy quilts are coziest. #yellowlab #spoileddog #quilting #crazyquilt

Potters must dig clay before throwing pots on a wheel. Digging clay is dirty and messy. In writing, the first draft is the clay you've dug up out of your subconscious. Don't be disappointed that it doesn't look like a perfect book. Keep your mind peaceful and move to the next step--second draft!

Finished a hard chapter on my novel this morning, and I feel like it took forever. Now excited to start on to the next! #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting

Who else needs a little motivation with their coffee this morning?

I fear if I stand at a ledge, relax, and look down, my body will just follow my eyes all the way down.

Also, this is the best thing I've watched in a while.

I haven't done an introduction yet, so here's an attempt: 📜 I am #writing a novel. 🐕 My #yellowlab plays frisbee. 🏳️‍🌈 #Queer old lesbian, #transpositive 📚 English Ph.D., and MFA ☢️ #Fallout is my favorite game 🚑 Autoimmune disorder: #fibro #chronicfatigue 🤠 Sucker for #westerns 🤪 Goofy overthinker

Trying to get my foggy head to focus enough to get a few lines down today:

This is my Annabelle. She wishes everyone a happy Sunday!

Just watched DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE, and I have a question. If Wolverine's skeleton was infused with adamantium--including his claws--how come his teeth aren't also adamantium?

Chin-chin! My first day on Bluesky. Looking good so far!