I was slightly worried diving back into this WIP would feel awkard at first, but nope! Two new characters popped up and the old ones feel like friends I've missed chilling with! That said, I got 585 words in tonight, despite weird weather, the sniffles and a busy evening.🙌🏾 #Writing #Authors

The tricky thing about short stories is that the slightest notion, the tiniest inclination, a single grain of a concept can spin out into something fully formed in a heartbeat.😮‍💨

Another 681 words written, & the MC's voice is in full effect. A little devious, as only an elder can be, the narrative keeps threatening to go off on a tangent but ends up dropping random footnotes. At least I now know Manny's fish plate with of mac n cheese and collards on the side slaps👀🤷🏽🤣

899 words written on yet another short story tonight! I think I'm almost ready to get back to the novel WIP. It depends on how I feel over the next few weeks tho.🤷🏽 As is, I still have a couple of short story ideas I'd like to get down soooo.....😅 #writing #AmWriting

I've noticed when I write, the story takes hold like a fever, something virulent and imminent, outpacing my capacity to analyze it's deeper meaning. It's in the aftermath that I discover the themes and meaning layered in. Anyone else work this way? #writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #writer

Flash fiction story written! Tomorrow, when I have fresh eyes and a fully charged brain, I'll reread and edit it, but I'm feeling pretty good about it! #flashfiction #indieauthors #blackwater #horror

My next short story is simmering in my brain, ready to spill over onto the page. As soon as I'm done with the day job I'm writing this thing!😆 #amwriting #writingcommunity #blackauthors #flashfiction

I'd love to have a little local writer's group, where we meet up a various spots, get coffee, food, drinks, etc, talk about our latest projects, share insights, processes, struggles, and offer feedback if desired. Yeah that'd be nice😌 #writingcommunity #IndieAuthors #SouthCarolina

A few minor edits later & a scene rewrite, and this WIP feels ready for indie/ small press eyes! Skimming through it reminded me why I love this story. So if anyone's looking for an exploration of the many monsters, literal and metaphorical, that lurk + folklore + noir vibes, hit me up!

I'm up early doing some edits on the "Teeth" WIP I've been querying. Not quite 5 AM writers club but it's something! Also there is some strange harsh bark-moan echoing in the distance🤨 #AmEditing #POCWriters #writingcommunity

Taking a break from the fever dream Afrofuturistic Horror WIP and switching gears in the meantime. Diving into this short story is a much needed reset. The words are flowing and the carnage is coming.😆 #AmWriting #short-story #HorrorWriters

Finally broke 40k words on this crazy Afrofuturist Horror WIP!😆🙌🏾 This one has been the most challenging project yet and I've still got some much more to write. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Afrofuturism #Horror

As a horror lover, I don’t like when the whole 'obvious smart/sane/common sense choice ignored' thing happens. I know some take it as par for the course, but I feel like horror hits way harder when people make *relativley rational decisions. #HorrorWriters #AmWriting #BlackAuthors

This is the summer I was promised. 😂😁🙂🫠

The way I'm writing slower and slower as I approach a scene full of heavy emotional damage is hilarious! There's no turning back now tho🥲 #AmWriting #WrittingCommunity #HorrrorWriters

Last night I dreamt of a beautiful intricate yet often open air city. All walks, breeze ways, open spaces & platforms, separate buildings didn’t exist. Floors weren't uniform, though all connected & every inch adorned with vivid details. So of course I have to write a story set there now lol!

Wrote a key event in this Afrofuturist Horror WIP over the weekend and a very heavy scene is coming up. The fact I'm physically experiencing symptoms of stress about it is a good thing, I think...🤔 #AmWriting #Writing #BlackSky

I was admiring the beauty of the sky while out yesterday, and it’s wild how we humans miss some of the amazing things around us. I'm at a light like, "does no one else see this??" Oh well, it made my day.🤷🏽😏 #clouds #summer

So I've started looking into Small Press and Indie Publishers that are interested in Horror and Horror adjacent work. Anybody know any, or have suggestions or recommendations? #writers #writingcommunity #IndieAuthors

I thought of two short story ideas on the road today. Traveling, catching glimpses of random landscapes does wonders for my creativity! #Writers

There was a skate and graffiti festival down the street today. I literally heard multiple bands from my backyard! One of the perks of being downtown!

So, spoilers, my current WIP is split into 3 parts and I'm nearing the end of the first part!🙌🏾 While I thought I'd be further along by now, it's still a great feeling approaching a major milestone.😁 #writingcommunity #writers

Finally finished this chapter I've been trying to write for a bit now SMH. Now that most of the end of school stuff is done so I can get back on track( that's what I'm telling myself at least😂)! #AmWriting

The writing has been slow, but I love the world building and how it's informing character dynamics. Some secrets, challenges to power, and sidelining are in the mix. And of course, unseen horrors!😆 #amwriting

Marital issues, unhealthy parent child dynamics, self doubt, isolation, unrequited love, and that's not including the Music magic, Nanotech, bioengineering or ghosts. The first 3rd of this WIP is a mess!🥴 What's going on in your WIP? #writingcommunity

I loved the mojo bag in #Sinners! Someone close to me made a juju bottle for me and a variation of it ended up in a novel, actually playing a key role in the plot. We need more of this!🙌🏾

Haven't posted much lately, it's been a busy couple of weeks. Not in a bad way though. I'm contemplating looking into indie and small press publishers for the Urban Fantasy + Horror novel I've been querying. So we'll see how that pans out. #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #horrorfiction

Finished another chapter. The pacing of this WIP, a creeping patient dread, feels right.😆 #amwriting #writingcommunity

Knocking out 1200 words just before bed isn't the worst way to end the weekend! I've finally broke 30k on this WIP!🙌🏽 #WritingCommunity #amwriting #1stdraft

Here's a little snippet from my Cosmic Horror that a friend(beta reading) liked. #WritingCommunity #amwriting #blackwriters

So the half hour I spent working out spefic distances through my WIP's terrain to various locations for 🌟plot reasons🌟 yesterday counts as writing right? #amwriting #writingcommunity

So in a dream last night I read a title that was interesting, so much so that it stuck with me. Now I'm going to have to write a story for it.🤷🏽 Writers, that ever happen to y'all? #WritingCommunity

Finally finished house and yard work, now for some writing! How is your Saturday going? #WritingCommunity

So my mom sent me a pic of an old story I printed out, something she found in my old room. Only part of a page is in the pic, but that part is so interesting. It's better written than expected, tho very teen-boyish. What's wild is I have no recollection of it, none, nada! #WritingCommunity

So I'm 700 words into a scene I didn't know was happening until about 11 hours ago. It's a little series of events that cropped up between two key moments, & wouldn't you know, it's shedding some light on a few characters, some much needed light. I love it when this happens lol!😆 #amwriting

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Y'all... The other day I crossed 25k words on my Afrofutrist Horror WIP!🙌🏽 I glimpsed this story in a dream, a vivid, hunting, phantasmagoric dream, and seeing it come to life is wild! #WritingCommunity #afrofuturism #amwriting #horror

Just wrote 1300+ words in about an hour!🙌🏽 That's probably the most productive session I've had this year! #WritingCommunity

Figured out why this latest WIP has been taking longer than normal, each scene has been an emotional experience leaving me a little drained. I hope that translates to it being a great read! Guess we'll see!🤷🏽 #WritingCommunity

Well I just found out about "Beaver Fever",(not what y'all are thinking😏) a condition one gets from drinking creek water with beaver poop in it, that apparently contains worms🤷🏽 Horror writers do what you will with this... #WritingCommunity #HorrorWriters

Well I just found out about "Beaver Fever",(not what y'all are thinking😏) a condition one gets from drinking creek water with beaver poop in it, that apparently contains worms🤷🏽 Horror writers do what you will with this... #WritingCommunity #HorrorWriters

Just remembered there were two cursed weapons called Big Boi and Andre by their owner in a story I wrote.🤣 #WritingCommunity #BlackWriters

Found some 100 year old books over the weekend! These are staying in my personal collection. #books

When we say "Eat the Rich" who comes to mind? Not that I'm making a lost or anything🙂

Anyone in #SouthCarolina planning on going to this?

My latest review!! And she was even nice enough to email me and tell me herself what she thought of the book. What a genuinely wonderful person. An author could not ever ask for more!! Cloud 9 people! Cloud 9!

Need a #PostSuperBowl pick-me-up? Pam Martin-Lawrence has you covered! www.bunkersquirrel.com/boys-best-fr... @princesspamma Do you have a story in you? www.bunkersquirrel.com/submissions.... @tammywritesbooks.bsky.social @msdyliacco.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity, what's a random thing in your search history becauseof your WIP? Mine: "Trafficking machinery of lytic vacuoles" 🤷🏽

So the passage I wrote last night felt like a lucid dream. I'm loving exploring this Afrofutrist vein of my creativity!🙌🏽 #WritingCommunity

#WritingCommunity what are y'all currently working on? Share a snippet! Here's a random, unedited snippet from my Afrofuturism Horror, Project: Pale Things