Into Quiet Beneath the arches of Lyon’s Hôtel-Dieu — a hospital whose history reaches back to the 1100s — generations once arrived here seeking care, refuge, and recovery. #Stunday #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #UrbanSolitude #StreetPhotography #ArchitecturePhotography #Lyon #WhatsNext

Fresh PSA: BACK. UP. YOUR. WRITING. RIGHT. NOW. #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky

When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.

I totally meant to do some rollerblading today but the house was quiet and empty (other than my youngest up in his room) so I wrote instead. I guess that’s okay. I’d write some more but supper isn’t going to prepare itself.

#Mememay | 23 Too many 😅 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Me every time I go outside today.

#mememay 23 Ash Greenfelt step on up you’ve got some 🟥 flags: 🟥 not great at commitment 🟥 doesn’t let people in emotionally 🟥 will steal your gems 🟥 killed a man once 🟥 does this thing where she hates that she can’t stop people from doing things for her 🟥 messy eater #writingcommunity

(1/2) Of my two main characters Violet does the best job taking time to heal after an injury or depleting her magical energy. She’s a little less good on the mental health but still better than Ash. Violet can always be found lounging in bed after a rough day. #queerWritersChat

Violet and her mother Lilly have some experience with healing magic and they know the costs. Violet more than most. It’s a balancing act most magic users don’t bother with. #queerWritersChat

This is funny. I actually do find writing to be healing in a sense. At the very least it’s a good stress reliever. Something about giving a character a… personality quirk and helping yourself and your character work through it in the story. Purely hypothetical of course. #QueerWritersChat #writing

Hello again #QueerWritersChat I’m Kyle a non binary writer from Northern Ontario. I’m still working on my turn of the 20th century fantasy story Magic and Ash. It’s about Ash who discovers she has a rare gift: the ability to channel the magical energy of sorcerers despite not having any herself.

#mememay 20 Magic and Ash is the working title. Before starting draft zero I renamed the MC and picked Ash because the story really is about Magic and Ash. Joke title: Ashes Ashes We All Fall Down it’s funny because Ash falls down a lot.

Awww sleepy little guy. #cat

The way I cackled when this occurred to me. #mememay 21

Delicious breakfast! Toasted some bread I made yesterday and smothered it with jam my mom made and delivered last week when she was in town for a visit. 😋

#wipsnip #writingcommunity #writesky Ooh I have this word twice but this scene is much better. Violet has just caught Ash with Scarlett by the pond. Ash kisses Scarlett and decides she’s only interested in Violet. I had a lot of fun with these scenes #draftzero

I do make playlists but I mostly just dump entire albums from an artist into them and then pick from there. My Magic and Ash playlist currently features MUNA, Carol Ades, and girl in red. It also has an album each from Lorde, Maya Hawke, and Carly Rae Jepsen. #QueerWritersChat

I always listen to music. I need to have something to block out the world around me otherwise I don’t get anywhere. The genre depends on what I’m writing. Which means I’m currently listening to queer artist while I write. Usually pop or rock. #QueerWritersChat

Hi #QueerWritersChat I’m Kyle, a non binary writer from Northern Ontario. I’m currently working on Magic and Ash, a gas lamp fantasy and sapphic romance told in first person from Ash’s POV.

Look what my oldest painted for her mother 💛 I love when my children create art.

#memeMay 13 I feel like Ash would appreciate this one. She’s always making choices that come back to bite her.

A bored young person shoots a guy(in self defence) uncle of guy gets mad and makes their life a living hell. But they meet a woman and learn some magic in the process so you win some you lose some. #mememay 11 (catch up)

Never finished a draft so I’ve never edited… I swear I’m doing it this time though. #writingCommunity #memeMay 12

Sure wish I could draw for #mememay 9. I love seeing how everyone views their characters though.

My mother-in-law referred to me as her daughter’s spouse (instead of husband) in a Facebook post. 🥹 I never asked for people to change how they refer to me but that was nice of her. 💛

“So this is my small plea, to writers of all kinds – young and old, aspiring and accomplished, first-language or second. Consider your imperfect writing not as a flaw but as a gift. A signature.” Nothing replaces the human, the delightful messiness of the creative spirit at work. shorturl.at/fZtAC

Oh boy 🔥 fire 🔫 gun 🪄magic? 🛘 fall 🟩 green 👨‍🚒 firefighter 🔪 murder 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ run! I think that about sums it up #mememay #writing

I think Violet deserves a gif too. Violet has no job. She’s a child of nobility. She’s following Ash because she’s needs to steal what Ash is smuggling… for reasons. She’s wasn’t intending to also steal her heart 😘 #writing #writingcommunity #mememay

The fundamental lie: Ash wants to be free and she thinks that means being alone and depending on no one. Spoiler alert: she is wrong. #writing #writingcommunity

youtu.be/_2DKH64xk5A?... Literally anything by Carol Ades is the sound track to my wip. #writing #music #writingcommunity

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If you don’t have a union - you can build one! Four steps. Not saying it’s easy but it is possible and it’s extremely cool

Just used a trimmer on my orange cat’s rear end to get some of the tangles out. He was very patient and understanding. Unfortunately, I am not a cat barber and may have massacred his butt fur. #cat #LongFurProblems

Writing outside on the deck for the first time. Little chilly today but I could get used to this. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Whoops almost let my main character get killed by an angry sentient orange blooming vine wielding plant monster. 😅 #amwriting #writingcommunity

Do not poison your mind with "who will read this? Who will like this?" Aren't you already in love with these characters wanting their stories told who have chosen you as their scribe? What a privilege to go on an adventure together and make them real for others. Nothing else matters. ❤️‍🔥

Generative AI isn’t improving anything—on the contrary, slop fatigue and scraping scares are making reading and publishing more difficult, and less free. We need communities resilient to Big Tech’s hostile takeover. We need human minds, human art, and human voices more than ever.

I will never not love how accurate this meme is on the writing process. #writingcommunity #revpitwaiting

My furry editor is very interested in the research this morning. #writing #cat

Taking a little #writing break to try and do some plotting using Obsidian. All it's done is show me just how much story there is to write still. 😮

Ahhhh I’m starting to actually write the romance between my main characters and I’m so excited. I’ve looking forward to this since I started but knew I needed to developed the characters more before I started. #amwriting #writingcommunity

I think my favourite Ellipsus feature is that I don't have to take my hands off the keyboard to accept an autocorrect. Just pushing the up arrow and hitting enter is so much more natural. #amwriting #amnotsidetrackedbybluesky #maybe

Oh, I'm #writing a fantasy story I won't need much research. My search history this week: 1890s paint smock 1890s writing instruments 1890s country house Precious gems semi-precious gems 1890s fashion I really thought I could just make stuff up eh? #writingcommunity

The bridge of this song has tears in my eyes every time #carolAdes #musicsky Normal Feelings by Carol Ades from the EP Worst Person In the World

Dean is still my #writing assistant #cat

Not me shifting the setting from 1880s to 1890s fashion because the bustle was out of style. Who would want to deal with all those layers and wearing a thing that looked like a lobster tail? #writing

When I started #writing this story I had to work to get 1500 words in a single scene. Here I am 25000 words later and I’m struggling to get to the point in less than 3000 words per scene. I wonder what that’s about? #writingcommunity

In case you needed any clarification where Poilievre stands on trans rights.

Logan and I wish you a warm and cozy #caturday