I was surprised that almost all of my uses were stuffing hands in pockets lol Rin’s childhood friend Jiro dislikes Ryo instantly. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Ryo may not need a babysitter, but Tetsuya sure comes in handy sometimes lol #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I actually didn’t use most of this week’s #WIPSnips words, so here’s “other ways” for “shortcut.” #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I wasn’t sure I’d have anything even close to rampant. Which feels surprising? #WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting #amrevising #writesky #YA #NA #fantasy

Ryo is blissfully unaware of his own emotions. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

“Gathering” is all I got, but not really in a way compatible with “forum” 😅 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Transform is the closest I had to “convert.” #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

They did not anticipate how much Edo (now Tokyo) had changed. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

What are the best writing resources you’ve ever read/listened to? Mine are James Scott Bell’s “How to Write Best-Selling Fiction” (The Great Courses), JSB’s “Plot and Structure,” and Jessica Brody’s “Save the Cat Writes a Novel.” #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #amrevising #amediting

This early chapter about the nekomata just gets snipped over and over 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Because Kin has certain responsibilities in the Kawa Clan, he sometimes has to rein Ryo in. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” —Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Get writing! ❤️ #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity

I now want to use the word “film” more. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

After Rin’s first night in the spirit world, she’s a little exhausted. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Literally thought I posted this hours ago 😅😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

It’s wild how you finish drafting and think, “That’s it, I will never be able to duplicate that feat,” but also, you will. Finishing an MS is excruciating, and starting another feels impossible, but then you just…do it. #writesky #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #YA #NA #fantasy #writingcommunity

95% of this story takes place in modern times, but we get an occasional flashback to the Meiji era, when the root of our MCs’ problems took hold. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

The “one other option” will not be happy about his mandatory inclusion in this plan. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Ryo tries to deflect attention from Rin’s abilities, but inadvertently draws attention to himself. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Jiro’s relationship with his older brother is tense at best. #WIPSnips #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #amrevising #amediting #YA #NA #fantasy

I intentionally wrote book one to stand alone but leave possibilities open (cause multi-book debuts are hard). I’ve really enjoyed toying around with a sequel while my revisions sit: No time constraint since I can’t do anything with it until the first one is published 😂 #writesky #writingcommunity

No lilies, just generic flowers. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I recently re-read #Tolkien ’s “Leaf by Niggle” with students, and I keep thinking about it. It reminds me of the loneliness of the creative life. You get frustrated with everything that keeps you from your work, knowing no one will ever understand it unless you finish. #writesky #writingcommunity

Rin’s unharnessed spiritual energy is burning her up from the inside. #WIPSnips #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #amrevising #amediting #YA #NA #fantasy

Ryo always distances himself, so it takes him a minute to stop calling Rin “girl.” But he also almost never uses honorifics, so he goes straight to “Rin” (super presumptuous in Japan). He’s not very interested in social conformity if it’s not mission-related. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity

It’s funny how much I was ready to be “out from under” my project while I was drafting, then I was eager to complete my first round of revision, but now that I’m letting it sit I just want to write? I guess it’s writing without the pressure of a deadline or a word count. #writesky #writingcommunity

Ryo under the effects of tsuchigumo venom. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I’m in that fun post-draft, not-yet-revising stage where I’m just toying around with “book two” ideas that have all the personal stakes and none of the story stakes 😂 I don’t get stressed until I try to turn it into something someone besides me will care about. #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

The death of Rin’s brother draws attention in the spirit world. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I like to use a snip where I could literally replace the word with the #WIPSnips synonym, but that wasn’t gonna work this time, so here’s a non-marathon race lol #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I usually forget St. Patrick’s Day is a thing until the morning of, and then I’m like, “Oh, I should probably put my kids in green” 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Ashe’s standard attitude is, “Ryo sucks,” as is Jiro’s. This is where they bond 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Rin is forced to infiltrate dangerous territory in disguise. Not exactly part of her skill set 😅 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Rin is wondering out loud what Ryo would do in this situation when Tetsuya shows up instead. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Nearly forgot to post today 😅 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Slide for shimmy today. Lots of synonyms this week. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Lots of family problems for these characters. Inherited conflicts are a big part of the plot. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Absolutely every use of “chapter” was a chapter title lol So we are going with a chapter of life instead. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Ryo isn’t normally a “screw caution” kinda person. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Well, I finished my first revision pass and went from ~130k down to ~112.5k words. I want to get down to 110k, which I think I can do on a second pass. But now it's time to take a break for a few weeks and sit on it. #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Halfway through act 3 on my first pass of revisions, and I’ve cut about 85% of the 20k words I wanted to cut. A promising trajectory. #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I feel like I’ve used this snippet before for a different word maybe? #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Rin’s first chance to contribute to a fight. #WIPSnips #amwriting #writesky #amrevising #amediting #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Why hello, Inciting Incident. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Ryo has complicated feelings about his family. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Well I quickly learned that the word “media” appears in the middle of the word “immediately” 😂 But news or newspaper was the closest thing I had. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I really thought I’d get a fighting “counter,” but I liked this better. It would be Koji leaving a mess lol #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

I am not ready for Monday 🫠 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Not a nine-tailed celestial fox, but a seven-tailed kitsune. Still not to be trifled with. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy

Not a nine-tailed celestial fox, but a seven-tailed kitsune. Still not to be trifled with. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #NA #fantasy