okay now I have to actually figure out what the fuck we’re doing here

The words were not coming well today (there were words but they were NOT pretty). So, we decided to pivot and outline the remaining chapters of this 0 draft so when the words are coming I don’t have to think about “what should happen next?” I’m going to be really excited when I go off outline 🥰

TWO of my books were nominated in categories for the Nugget’s Hidden Gems Indie Author Awards 😭 honestly, one of the best parts of the new year so far.

current productivity technique: for every 2 chapters I edit I get to watch 1 episode of squidgame season 2

ya’ll ever unlock an insecurity so deep even speaking of it feels like a sin bc people will probably agree with you 🙂‍↕️✨

Editing is crazy bc I’m reading some words like “I don’t remember writing that—that’s good??” And others like “I don’t know what dumb bitch is trying to sabotage me.”

Sometimes when I’m in the thick of the drafting>>editing>>drafting>>editing loop I forget how much progress I make pondering. A little pondering, a little jotting down This is your reminder to let your mind wander as a part of your writing process.

The first few days of my writing break have been super productive. I don’t even know what I’m going to do this weekend. Send your movie/series/kdrama recs

Post Wicked last night 🥹💚 so far vacation has started off FANTASTIC. Next stop (spoiler alert I’m already there) Wisconsin!

Can you tell vacation has officially started?

Pickle would like to remind you that a lot is two words. He’s kind of weird about it.

Alright, I know this draft needs to be 50k… we have written the end certainly not at 50k. So, now I get to skim through and try to find spots to add scenes. List your favorite horror tropes/scenes here. Please and thanks 🧡

I got a new keyboard in one of my offices and idk what it is about the clicks (genuinely it’s a basic dell keyboard) but they’re different from my other office and my laptop. It’s the only keyboard I want to work on now. I get so many words in just to hear myself type.

I’ve resorted to adding random scenes to the middle of this book instead of just writing the climax (not even the whole climax. Half of it is written. I JUST have to write the second half). Send the audacity, please.

Signed copies of Villages, Vestige, and Vexes have sold out again, but fear not! They’ll be back the week of Dec. 2 (I’ll update when I have an exact date) Until then! Signed copies of both editions of The Stone Project and Have a Butcher’s are still available on TikTik shop @author_taylorvaughan

went to update my spreadsheets this morning and realized I have officially sold over 1,000 books this year. I’m going to make a more cohesive, appreciative post on my socials sometime today but for now I’m just??? processing???

it’s a morning, I guess.

Do you guys like a ramble? I filter myself big on my other platforms but I kind of just want to yap here.

I think this draft is going to clock in under 50k. I have stuff to add in dev edits but?? This might be a cute little read?? I didn’t know I could still write those.

👀 hi everyone! SciFi/Fantasy author/book lover here. Better known as one gazillion photons in a trench coat. What’s your on-repeat song at the moment?

Hi hi! I'm a fiction editor and fantasy author who loves talking about craft and getting lost in other people's worlds (while struggling to hammer my own onto the page). Looking for my bookish community here where the skies are blue! 💙🌈

Today I am resistant to doing anything but absolutely rotting

When the first draft starts to feel like a first draft instead of being absolutely perfect straight out of your brain 😒 evil.

Books are sorted signed and ready to go 🥳 I’ll never get over being able to do this for you guys 🤍

Checking my door every 5 minutes for my books like

Did I just spend 45 minutes reorganizing my writing schedule/publishing plan instead of writing? Wouldn’t you like to know 👀

I’m new to BlueSky, so this seems like a good opportunity to say I wrote a heist novel called Extraction about stealing bull semen that comes out December 3rd.

I’m trying to like as many bookish/booktok related posts as possible so I stop getting the posts the app is randomly guessing I might like 😭

More books are coming in to restock signed copies today!! This will be my last restock before I leave for Wisconsin this weekend 🥳 I’ll bring signed copies back the first week of December 🤍♥️🧡

I don’t know if I’m going to start uploading my videos here regularly but for now we try 🫠

I’m so happy with how pretty the second edition of TSP looks 😍♥️ can’t wait to see The Powered Project: Ash and Storm in person soon

Alright here we are