Leaping Lizard Cafe is a must stop at Virginia Beach 🍴

Genuine question, has anyone ever actually used the bottle opener on the bottom of Reef flip flops? Idk man but the bottom of my shoe is kinda the last thing I want to put where my mouth is going. 🤢

Stressing out over my solo weekend trip to Virginia Beach despite going there a thousand times and having everything I could possibly need within walking distance. #sendhelp

#DavidsMonthofMusic 10. From the year you were 10 (1999)

When I was a kid, I distinctly remember my father used to always have a bunch of those enormous folded maps you get from rest stops in his car, now he would get lost in his own town without GPS.

Exiled member of the Immortal Council, Isso is the oldest and most skilled illusion mage alive. They rarely ever show their true self (pictured), and use a variety of pronouns depending on their gender expression. They play an important role pre-story as well as later on. #AwesomeCharacters

Said I wouldn't make the villain from Blood Mage & Serpent Throne physically attractive. But my gay ass has gone and done it. #WritingCommunity

#BluePitHype #WritingCommunity In Praekoan's mind, all of his innumerable atrocities are for a greater, noble purpose. One of the most powerful and ancient beings to have ever lived, he's worked for millennia toward his goal, and he will stop at nothing to see it come to fruition.

#DavidsMonthofMusic 9. A word in the title that's probably not in the dictionary Pretty certain about this one. No dictionary on earth anyway.

Feels like this entire film was made with AI. Genuinely every single snapshot I've seen looks like crap. I feel bad for all parties involved in the design and production.

#SummerOfStories Like others have said, the only reason genAI uses em dash at all is because they learned it from human writing. GenAI is nowhere near as smart as certain rich people want us to believe. As with all writing devices though, em dash is best used in moderation.

#DavidsMonthofMusic 8. For a rainy day Today is wet and overcast, so here's my current listen

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritingQ Vuul will deny allegations that he enjoys being tickled intimately, particularly on the tummy, or that he's adorable when he giggles and squirms. All the guys he's been with know it to be true though.

#SummerOfStories As alluded to in yesterday's answer, I'm a longtime pantser who's tired of writing themself into corners and is working on planning. I've come a long way, but there's still definitely more room to grow. Nothing wrong with pantsing of course, but it just often doesn't work for me.

#SummerOfStories Aside from editing (ugh) the most difficult part of the writing process for me is endings. Since I don't do much planning if any before starting a project, I often struggle to put all the pieces together when time comes to wrap up the story. When it happens though...

#FantasyIndiesJuly 6. Your writing pet peeves Authors telling instead of showing is a big peeve of mine. Paint the whole scene - how it feels, smells, sounds - if you really want the reader to be pulled in and engrossed.

#SummerOfStories I always try to be descriptive with my prose but not lengthy or flowery. It's something I've worked on improving over time. I still feel like I have room to grow too. Writing dialogue is more where I excel, and my old writing really reflected that with far too little prose.

#DavidsMonthofMusic 5. Relating to 1 of the 5 senses

Visiting this exhibit for the second time (well-worth) got me thinking about how different regions of the world in my WIP Blood Mage & Serpent Throne would specialize in different goods and resources and the ensuing trade economy. 🤔🤔🤔 #WritingCommunity

#SummerOfStories I haven't written it yet, but Prince Rylan goes on a expedition with some adventurers deep in a cave to retrieve a rare magical artifact. He's read plenty about the types of unnatural monsters they will face, but turns out they're even more terrifying than he's imagined.

I've been rewatching a lot of old NileRed videos lately, and this is how I picture experimental chemistry.

bug feet train, quote with some bug feetsies

Crafting stories for me is a fun and therapeutic escape from the real world. It's also helped me figure out myself over the years. I consider writing a hobby, since publishing is not really on my mind right now. #SummerOfStories

Cant pick just one

QRP with a GIF of the last show/movie you watched 🎞 Daemons of the Shadow Realm

Staying inside today for sure 😱

#WritingCommunity For a sheltered prince, Rylan's strength and bravery through adversity continually surprises everyone around him. Vuul may often come off as grumpy and conceited, but it's his loyalty and kindness that catches people most off guard.

Finally getting around to reading Wayseeker, and Vernestra Rwoh continues to cement herself as my 2nd favorite Jedi after Mace Windu. (Total coincidence they both have purple sabers. 💜) I highly doubt The Acolyte will ever get renewed - *cries* - but I really hope she keeps getting more content.

#SummerOfStories I'm Willow and I write queer sci-fi and fantasy, currently the latter with Blood Mage & Serpent Throne. Fun fact, uhh, lots of people are surprised that I love skiing since I've always hated being cold (I bundle up very well). 1/2

Halfway through Daemons of the Shadow Realm season 1 and I'm really digging it so far. Quite different from Fullmetal Alchemist (also by Hiromu Arakawa) but similar in a lot of ways, it's very fun with great characters and compelling plot. Definitely recommend.

#AwesomeCharacters Vuul is introduced sneaking around a village looking for the person his master sent him to find. He has a lock of their hair, so the task should be easy with his superhuman sense of smell, but so far not even a whiff. There aren't many places left to look either.

Me: 😩 it's summer…and between the children and the sports and the excessively needy dog and the household tasks, I've no time to read or write. 😭 Also me: maybe I should host a July #WritingPrompts game 🤔😅 (1/3) #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SummerOfStories

Hey #DavidsMonthOfMusic peeps! Another slightly tweaked (hopefully improved) set of challenges for July! You know the drill. I hope you have fun and maybe discover some new songs to fall in love with. Be good to yourselves and each other 😊

🧚🏻‍♀️ #FantasyIndiesJuly 🧚🏻‍♀️ All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

🌈 Hi #QueerWriters! #QueerPrompts is your chance to talk about your WIP/story/book, meet other queer authors, and have fun! 🏳️‍🌈 📚 While focussed on queer fiction, any writers are welcome to use these prompts and join at any time and on any days you want! ✨

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR #JULYWORLDBUILDERS!! I've been kinda off and on with my activity lately and I think it'll continue this month, too. I hope you'll join me in answering these and also chatting with other worldbuilders! Make friends! Have fun! General rules/expectations below

Anyone else always read this in a triumphant voice? #booksky

#JuneWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity Honestly almost nothing about Blood Mage & Serpent Throne was preplanned. The only parts I established before words hit the page were that Rylan is a prince and him doing magic is strange and unnatural in their world. I rather enjoy learning as I'm writing. 😸

Hey #pretendpanel, your host for July is @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social She's written not one, but two months of questions on the theme of visualisation! Check it out 👀 #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

The disrespect she gets is criminal

#Supergirl is such a good movie Also, can I say, I mean this in the best way, but Lobo really is the worst character

#DavidsMonthofMusic 27. With something green in the title

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) from my hike last weekend 🪶 #nature #birdwatching

Couple of squirrelly boys being extremely cute when they weren't fighting over the bread chunks I spread on my railing. #nature

#PretendPanel #WritingCommunity My character creation process is super chaotic. They usually just come to me as a rough idea and I have to figure out the rest. Rylan for example started as an adolescent boy with mysterious powers, but I had no concept initially of where they came from or why. 🫠

#JuneJottings #WritingCommunity Rarely if ever. Name sort of locks in a character's personality for me. I can't actually think of a time in fact that a character name changed past the early development stages. Recently though I did change my boi Vul to Vuul because I thought it looked better.

#DavidsMonthofMusic 26. With "in" in the title

#ocask #ocqotd #ocsky Kelmish can seem intimidating to those who don't know him, owing to his tall stature, fame as an adventurer, and reputation as a skilled fighter. In reality, he's just a regular guy who enjoys a thrill. Challenge him to a spar though and he will accept without hesitation.

Methinks the time has come for a new portable charger 😳