#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Good morning! I tend to hate my writing in the morning and like it again in the evening. But I don't hate the scene where Elliot finds out that magic can't quite translate writing, and its companion scene, where he explains that to the people in charge.

My novella of trans self-discovery is now up for pre-order! You can get Guitar Concerto in C Flat Minor, Op. 12: Lucina (short name Opus) for preorder now. Release date December 12,2025. Ebook $3. Paperback $8. Thread time. Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Okay, I'm off to wrangle this scene into shape. Have a great night, everyone!

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall I'm working out the kinks of trying to go back to school in spring to finally finish my Bachelor's degree.

Currently ongoing - #HiveMentor submissions open in 3 hours - My novella is up for preorder - I am trying to get said novella to sell enough Amazon copies for a banner - Kotov Syndrome is in a bundle - KS & Woodpusher are in a reverse sale for my birthday on Itch - Most of my Ko-Fi shop is 38% off

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall ...dishes. And put some groceries away, and clean out the fridge. I know it's not writing, but making the rest of life easier makes the writing easier, too.

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall a rising tide lifts all boats. Promote, promote! Let's see the stories and the WIPs and the work.

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall I'm trying to write two militaries making first contact without insight into either military, so this scene's going to take some real work to get right, and I have to have it right before I can move forward.

Hi, I'm Liz and I'm joining a little late but...excited AND disheartened. I spent all of today turning 3 characters into 1 and smoothing the story out. No actual progress plot-wise but I feel like the story is cleaner now. Thanks @lianabrooks.bsky.social for the editing tip. #WeeknightWriters

I'm going to go read for a client. If you have questions about writing, editing, or publishing fiction you can @ me or check the #LianaEdits hashtag.

Maze Mice is 40% off as part of Steam Animal Fest! 🐭 store.steampowered.com/app/3385370/...

Conflict is the fuel to your story's plot engine. Without enough conflict, the story will slow to a stop. 🛑 But how can you tell if you have enough conflict in your story? Here are three keys to writing effective conflict that keeps readers turning the pages:

And the man in the back said everyone attack - www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder... and it turned into a ballroom Blitzball game from Final Fantasy X! They figured out how to do it, and it's great! (I'm referencing Ballroom Blitz and Final Fantasy because I'm just that cool.) #egscomics #webcomics

Lots of twistes and turnes yn thys headlyne. It reallye hath scale.

Alright. Before I post today's terrible promo. Almost all my stuff is 38% off on my shop for the next two weeks for my birthday (bday is next week). ko-fi.com/anotherindie... OR You can pay 38% more to get my Kotov Syndrome & Woodpusher on Itch if you want. Because fun. itch.io/s/167235/bir...

Liana is thoughtful, experienced, & fantastic to work with! She edited my weird romantasy STRAW MAN. Get in on this, peeps!

I just think it's a good night for this song. And the movie, if I had a way to watch it. I mean, blowing up Nazis with displaced chewing gum? Gold. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpl9...

#starwars I like to think neither Lando or Han have ever seen a proper old school hammer and would be baffled upon seeing one. (There's a lot of comments about "calling down the hammer" or something in some of the books)

@lianabrooks.bsky.social Dammit, you're right again. This team in my new WIP should be at most two characters. I AM 8 CHAPTERS IN, LIANA. 😂

Yes, I do have a lot of ads for editing services and books. Writing and editing are how I pay for my kids to go to college. Find my books here -> www.lianabrooks.com/books/ Find my editing services here -> www.lianabrooks.com/editing-serv... #LianaEdits #Books #AmReading #AmWriting

In the face of real life being a little too real right now, I #amwriting. My alien mages just had to sign NDAs that they can't read because magic doesn't translate the written word, only the spoken.

Sharing again for the evening crowd

One of the hardest things to remember in these times is that while things are falling apart, *they are not falling apart because you're not trying hard enough*. They're falling apart because the structures of our society can't prop them up anymore. You are enough, just as you are.

I hate what the new ownership has done to Asimov's, Analog, and F&SF. Important venues and parts of SFF history strangled by greed. Please read Scott's missive here.

The monster skulked away, evidently convinced its quarry was no longer there. Phil stood still for a full two minutes before he was convinced the horror was truly gone. Finally confident in his safety, he let out a fart he didn’t know he was holding.

If you see this, will you please share it? I was recently laid off for the second time this year and I need y'alls help to raise the $1473 left to cover November bills. I know we're all feeling the pinch but even a quick share can help! Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail Cashapp/Paypal: showupforthis

Today's word is GIRL. Today's #BookQW from Direct Descendant (@dawbooks.bsky.social 2025) a cozy horror set in Northern Ontario, where the baked goods are French and the eldritch horrors are cuddly. Well, some of the baked goods. Actually, now I think of it, only some of the eldritch horrors...

For the morning crowd! This is one of the things I mentioned in my newsletter that went out this morning. Please consider helping me get my birthday wish of a pretty banner

Oh? Any takers?

Late Pledges for Dungeon Tryouts close on November 13! That means this is your LAST CHANCE to get the Kickstarter-Exclusive Gold Box Edition - and your last chance our new D&D-themed party game at its current price! Pledge to secure your copy today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...

My essay “Papershells” for @sarahgailey.bsky.social's year-long essay series Love Letters: Reasons to be Alive is live! This series celebrates “the objects and experiences that keep us going, even through the hardest of times” and is always free to read. stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letters...

I badly need to buy cat food and I am $16 overdrafted. I need to raise $40 to avoid fees and feed my boys. Sorry. Every little bit helps, shares are appreciated

#amwriting #WriteSky New WIP has 6500 words of actual story and 3100 words of dithering.

lmao. Ideas are a dime a dozen and that's overcharging by 9 cents. I fear running out of time to tell the stories I want to tell.

The inexorable march towards death tolls for us all. Distant bells chime louder every day. 📚💙💕 #bsnm 🌈🚀💫 #BookSky 🌈📚 Signed copy: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb Amazon & get me a pretty banner: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus Everywhere else: books2read.com/opus

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.

i will repeat: this is psychological torture for SNAP recipients.

New day, new poorly made preorder promo. This one is based on personal experience. 📚💙💕 #bsnm 🌈🚀💫 #BookSky 🌈📚 Signed copy: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb Amazon & get me a pretty banner: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus Everywhere else: books2read.com/opus

I've been informed I should use "anymore" instead of "any more" in the sentence "Elliot wasn't screaming any more." I like it my way. But I can't prove it's right. Does anyone have any proof of why it should be one or the other?

Rereading today's work and three sentences in a row use vial, vial, and vile. Maybe I should break that up a bit.

#LateNightWrite Thank you all! 💜 No links this week (no new poems/stories/blogs) But if anyone needs an editor, I'm available!

Thanks for the chat Bird! My parody book sale posts are getting buried for reasons...I have thoughts why. Anyway, please preorder my trans self-discovery novella. I'd love you forever. Platonically. Ideally on Itch (most money for me) or Amazon (I want the banner) www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC

#LateNightWrite Nothing published yet. But check out @anotherindiewriter.com , @lianabrooks.bsky.social , and @elizmanderson.com ! They're all awesome writers!

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#LateNightWrite I started my current WIP with: What do I like in a char? 1. Relatable 2. Clever 3. They do things rather than letting things happen to them. 4. Friendly 5. I can pronounce their name 6. a good backstory 7. a better story-to-come 8. somehow the character is adrift from their family

#LateNightWrite If they share the setting, they share the characters and are part of the same world of stories (unless it's Earth). I like stories where something has to be saved and something is wrong and must be put right, so I write those kinds of stories, but with their own themes.

#LateNightWrite I work on one at at time for now. I have ideas churning all the time. I have to write out what I want to write about before one of them sticks and I write that book. And sometimes multiple ideas stick to one want, so I mesh them together.

Ursula did super well but she's going to get soft in trad publishing where the editors are nice to her. Anyway! DAGGERBOUND by T Kingfisher! A delightful romp with mild to moderate Ursula-standard horrors and plenty of old friends I have sorely missed. Out next August, pre-order now!