#askanauthor All right, I'll answer this month about my ongoing web novella, The Villa Delacroix: Four writers on holiday enter a villa on the coast of a Swiss lake. When the time comes to leave, all but one of them will be dead.

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Thank you, Canada!

Btw let me reinforce this again when it comes to this crew: EVERY ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION.

Like REALLY REALLY ignorant. Not to be alarmist but this is ALARMING 🚨🚨

Yes! We... the People! 💙

Good evening #pretendpanel! This one comes courtesy of @svrtnsse.bsky.social: February 2nd: What characterises your voice? (or should I say 'characterizes' for the Americans? 😜) #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

oh.... that will 100% be "Thunderstruck." #PretendPanel #Writers #Rock #WritingCommunity

"Be the menace I knew you were always meant to be."

#pretendpanel My theme song which will get me writing without fail no matter my mood is 'The Time is Now' by Moloko. So I would HAVE to walk on stage to it.

This clip has not been taken out of context. He was genuinely telling men to “go for way younger because they wouldn’t know any better” when giving them advice on finding a wife.

Watching this on repeat how is your day going?

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

This photo hits hard.

Strange… Isn't it? Thanks, @easybakedoven.bsky.social

Another plane crash, this one in PA. WTH is going on?

Not today, Satan

I felt safer under DEI.

An actual depiction of today’s press conference regarding American Airlines flight 5342

Writers, you might be struggling rn. Math might help. No, seriously. If you write 300 (around a page) words a day, you will have an 80k book in 267 days. Less than a year. If it's 200 words, it will take a little more than a year. Doing it slowly is still doing it. 💪

#pretendpanel February calendar ahead of time for those who require the foreknowledge January calendar repeated in the comments for newbies who would like to catch up (not mandatory) All welcome! #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

THREAD TIME #pretendpanel! It's kinda funny to me that I scheduled this on such a resonant day, given what I just experienced. It was the final workshop of the Te Papa Tupu programme (an incubator programme for Māori writers, check out my blog if you want to know more) 1/🧵

This just in: a man with 0 education or experience displays 0 education or experience. Shocking…..

I started out writing one step at a time, and then gravity took me in a different direction.

I did it! I finished my 43rd round of edits on my manuscript! I'm gonna let it rise and then punch it down again later. #writing

Sayonara for January bitchesssssssss Did I do that right? Thank you @hiriadunning.bsky.social For doing this! It was a ton of fun! Looking forward to whatever comes next. #PretendPanel #Writers #WritingCommunity

#pretendpanel will return tomorrow in a new format. But for now, let's close out the month as planned... January 31st: How do you close your panel? e.g. plugs, acknowledgements #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

“What have you been teaching him?” Hanik stopped short of colliding into Captain’s back by a knuckle’s width. “They learned it from you, ‘Hani’” Captain rolled his shoulders as he knocked on the door. Hanik backed up a few paces. “Oh, don’t be like that Al.” #Januwrite #Writers #WritingCommunity

Ooh. Difficult to answer. The antagonist's relationship to the protagonist is probably the single most important to the plot. But the heart of the story belongs to the friends and the lover therein. #WIP #Januwrite #WritingCommunity #Writers

I had one frienemy turn into slow-burn frienemies to lovers because I found that their chemistry and storylines were far more compatible than my original plans. I am a sucker for enemies to lovers I'm afraid. #Januwrite #WritingCommunity #WIP #Writers

“Waited long enough. Brought me a gift, have you?” He spied the dead rabbit. Dread grew within me. “Thought of you when I saw it.” “Sadly, we don’t have time for you to make me food.” Bastard. “Can’t imagine why, but—” He looked me up and down. “—Captain wants to see you.” #Januwrite #Writers #WIP

Anything possible for the ones they love. All of their ability. All of it. #Januwrite #WritingCommunity #Writers

I see myself pulling one too many 5 AM 10000-word writing sessions that I finally decide to go back to therapy only to once again forget what I learned about "healthy" sleeping habits come my next WIP. #WritingCommunity #PretendPanel #Writers #WIP

Researching eh? My favorite (sarcastic) was the inner workings of dumbwaiters in the 1920s. This is how I discovered just how niche human interests can go. #pretendpanel #Writer #WritingCommunity #WIP

Why do I feel we're heading down the road of the United States soon being accused of human rights violations like how we're always criticizing other oligarchies? #writingonthewall www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...

DOGE is just a rebranding of the US digital service. It has nothing to do with efficiency. It is a political monitoring station that installs political commissars into agencies that have traditionally been above politics. It would be great if you stopped playing along with their branding.

Way to go, Doug!

All this bc the left couldn’t get behind a black woman. Your hatred will make everyone suffer. It’s not their fault that black women are educated and capable and you’re jealous.

If I had a dollar for every video I posted this week that got either removed completely or censored off the fyp and demonetized I’d have a dollar for almost every single video talking about the news www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2NLqnmn/

Good morning Bluesky, It’s Friday and I want all of you to do something nice for yourself this weekend. Doesn’t matter how small the thing is. Also, say something nice to a stranger. The smallest glimmer of light in times of darkness can be the difference between life & death for someone. 🤍

So this means we can all sue NBC right? Same way Trump is suing 60 minutes for editing Kamala’s interview? @nbcnews.com

Good morning, Bluesky. I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but even during the darkest of times, it is still so important to seek joy. Allow yourself to enjoy the little things in life. The last thing left in Pandora’s box was HOPE. Never forget that. 🤍

Yuussssssss, but it is anticipated as part of the internal conflict of the MC. They know it's inevitable. #Januwrite #WritingCommunity #Writers

now’s the time to start buying the physical copies of your favorite books, #booksky – they can take your kindle/digital copies away at any time

If ever I’m unable to talk and someone needs to know what nationality I am, I think I could probably just show them this bit of dialogue from the Pratchett-like fantasy WiP I’m currently writing. “Ah. British.” 🤷🏻‍♂️😅 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

I’ve had a few followers DM saying they were disappointed in me for “taking Elon’s gesture out of context.” And I need to be clear, I DO NOT GIVE A FUCK WHAT YOU NAZI APOLOGISTS THINK ABOUT ME!