I wrote the ending to Tumbled Emeralds today. Now for a polish/expansion pass. Cut some fluff. Add some depth. Add missing sensory details. Make it sing in the dress rehearsal, and distribute it to the heartbreakingly short list of alpha readers. #TumbledEmeralds #HeavyCrowns ✨👑✨

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

Exactly one week ago, I posted 109 pages and about 31,000 words. Now I'm at 168 pages and 47.5k words. With a full-time job, two adorable kids, and a household that I do chores in. I'm cookin'. #TumbledEmeralds #HeavyCrowns 👑

Hey there, #WIPSnips community! I will return soon, I'm sure. I spend a lot of time on posting a WIPSnip, because I'm anxious and a perfectionist. That time is better spent (right now) invested in my writing. I'm hitting about 2K words per day as a "plants" writer. (Discovery in a framework.) |🐺|👑|

Hey errybody. Sorry for not taking part in #WIPSnips recently. I've been directing every drop of writing prowess into a concentrated spray at my WIP, and I haven't really stopped to do anything else but eat, sleep, and work my boring, underpaid, full-time job. Thanks for your patience. 👑🐺

Whoa. Wow... What? "Forgive me Father, for I have synth'd."

New life goal: Acquire a pair of extravagant bloomers. :D

Today's #WIPSnips is #direction. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee wants to allow her mom to cry in peace. She runs to her favorite haunt: a hobby shop. But... her classmate is trying to rob it. How will she react to Frank violating her holy sanctuary? #HeavyCrowns #YACrossover #Mythicals #Universe 👑

Today's #WIPSnips is #special. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee's father has very deep influence in the small town she's lived in for six years. She gets pulled over for rolling a stop sign, and wonders if it's because of him that she drives away without a ticket. #Mythicals #Universe #HeavyCrowns 👑

Today's #WIPSnips is #third. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee's father explains the reasoning for why Reginald, the reprehensible Lord of the Bronze Flight, is not only allowed to persist, but is even being protected. #HeavyCrowns #WIP #AmWriting #Mythicals #Universe 👑

Today's #WIPSnips is #retrograde. ... ... ... Welp. See you tomorrow. #HeavyCrowns #TumbledEmeralds #BYPMW #OftDTftW #Mythicals #Universe #WhyAmIHashtaggingWhenIDidNotDoThePrompt #Help #SocialMediaHasMeInItsNet #MyGodWhyDoTheyLetUsKeepGoingWithThese 👑🐺

Today's #WIPSnips is #spend. Andee's school friend Frank has a father who struggles with alcoholism. Here, she encounters Frank in one of the most unexpected ways possible: A robbery in progress. With Frank as the robber. #TumbledEmeralds #HeavyCrowns #Mythicals #Universe #WIP #AmWriting 👑

Today's #WIPSnips is #week. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee has long been painfully aware that her disgustingly wealthy father is both manipulative and dishonest. Buying off a judge is just another Tuesday for him, and she knows it. #HeavyCrowns #UpperYAContemporaryFantasy #YACrossover 👑

Today's #WIPSnips is #build. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee's father is entrenched, and he seems to be connected to everyone. She wants to build her own list of contacts, without having their loyalty paid first to her father. #HeavyCrowns #UpperYAContemporaryFantasy #YACrossover 👑

TRIGGER WARNING: Being seen in a state of partial undress. Today's #WIPSnips is #shirt. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee just moved into a fancy penthouse, and doesn't realize the doorbell uses a two-way video call until it's too late. Her reaction is... different. #HeavyCrowns #Mythicals #Universe 👑

Today's #WIPSnips is #burger. In a rare moment of pure levity, Anna Florakis gets to try a hamburger from Burger Royalty, something she always hoped to do if she ever got to visit America. Erik feels privileged to witness her wholesome reaction. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

@beccapodos.bsky.social Thank you for the kind words of encouragement and for taking the time to review my query! (And for the time it takes to read this gratitude.) I'll be querying you again soon (if you're open) for a different book in my universe. Until then, best wishes, and keep on thriving! 👑

Ten days late? Pfft. I'm CS Madsen. I devoured the Beverly Cleary universe when I was 6, and have now read over 1000 novels. I started writing seriously when I recognized that my own casual writing was AT LEAST on par with plenty of the stuff sitting on bookshelves in libraries and stores. 🐺👑

Back from an illness! Today's #WIPSnips is #local. 😁! This is the first snippet from Book 1 of my new literary pillar! #HeavyCrowns launches with #TumbledEmeralds, Andee's tale. Her father is powerful, with a #draconic secret, and she's about to inherit more than most could ever hope to handle. 👑

I've locked in the first three chapters of the first book of another of my universe's narrative pillars, the Heavy Crowns series. Tumbled Emeralds is coming along nicely, and I'm very pleased with how I was able to take on a POV shift as I have. Wolfe=First Person, Crowns=Close Third Person. 🐺👑

Today's #WIPSnips? #Trail. I chose a long snippet, because #Silenus doesn't deserve to have the stage pulled out from under him. He joins a scene where Erik's reality truly steps from the shadows, unveiling itself as something... different. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW #OftDTftW 🐺

Today's #WIPSnips is #steel. This allows me to post the very beginning of my first book, Begging Your Pardon, Mister #Wolfe! Erik's world begins to shift, starting with an encounter with #Baku, an uninvited spirit greedily consuming his nightmares. #BYPMW #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller

I love spinning stories out of emptiness. There was nothing here, now there's a coming-of-age tale! Tahdahhh!

Today's #WIPSnips is #nice. Erik & Jonathan fly to Greece to find Anna, the medium & seer chosen by the #Keepers to guide the reincarnation of #Wolfe through the rules of the hidden #Mythical society. Jonathan just learned of the Drekavac's presence. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

My third book in the Wolfe series, A Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing, is on hiatus to start the first in one of the other two pillars of my universe, Heavy Crowns. Its working (& likely final) title is Tumbled Emeralds. It tells of Andee, heir to the Emerald Flight. #Supernatural #Thriller #AmWriting

Today's #WIPSnips is #monster. In thousands of pages of #UrbanFantasy, there's only ONE place where I wrote it. Interesting. 🤔📚 Here, #Wolfe faces rare uncertainty. An unpredictable (possibly insane) vampiric ally has given him the reins of a runaway moral train. #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

Why must children die? Sometimes, only misfortune. Others? Thoughtlessness. #Preventable #Haiku #Heartbreaking

Today's #WIPSnips is #spell. Erik's hard-won vacation time is disrupted when he finds out demonic hit squads are coming for his loved ones. Meanwhile, unrelated, equally murderous and vengeful sirens are out for HIS blood. Rough vacation. 😮‍💨 #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW #OftDTftW 🐺

Today's #WIPSnips word is #Costume. From my #UrbanFantasy, Begging Your Pardon, Mister Wolfe. Erik grapples with his abruptly altered reality. Sarcastic thoughts about superhero costumes are interrupted by the police showing up with questions he shouldn't answer. #BYPMW #Supernatural #Thriller 🐺

#WIPSnips is #blood-curdling. The vibes it evokes are definitely present in this scene, as #Wolfe is flown into Greece to save his as-yet unmet mentor, Anna Florakis. The seer is trapped in an apartment complex with the #Drekavac, a child's ghost. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

A quick apology to my peers here on Bluesky. I've been pretty overwhelmed and depressed recently. I love and support you, but you're probably not feeling that right now. I'm sorry for that. I'm doing my best! Thanks for your understanding. ♥

Today's #WIPSnips is #total. Here, Erik is being hunted by agents of Enzo, the necromantic seer who foresaw his own demise as a result of the rebirth of #Wolfe. Jonathan is completely unconcerned, and Anna is quietly confident. Their calm helps anchor Erik. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #BYPMW 🐺

@amandareads4u.bsky.social Hi there! A vital supporting character in my Urban Fantasy series is Goose, a nonbinary person (inspired, in part, by Nimona), and I need to ensure that the community that they represent will be comfortable with that representation. Do you only do Beta reads for romance? 🤔

Today's #WIPSnips word is #gradient. From my #novella WIP, "A Proper 'Goose Pilfers." The delightful, #nonbinary Aussie thief #Goose meticulously plans their next hair color decision. Priorities! #AProperGoosePilfers #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW #OftDTftW 🐺🪿

CONTENT WARNING: Cursing. Mental and physical health are also addressed. I think this video will hit powerfully for a lot of people who will see this post. Writers trying to get published, questioning their work... I think this performance will be profound for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_nc...

I got a very sweet "pass" letter from Haley Casey at CMA Lit. It was both kind and encouraging. Never expected a rejection letter for my queries to make me feel hopeful... but this one did. Thanks for your consideration, Haley! (I thought I followed her on here, but I can't seem to find her @, atm.)

The #WIPSnips for the day is #charge. Here, Erik and his brother meet with a contracted #Mythical, a #Hound. She's a tracker who has cornered #Wolfe's tormentor, Katerina. There's a complication, and this mama bear could die on her hill. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW #OftDTftW 🐺

I missed my #WIPSnips over the weekend because the home connected to mine flooded with inches-deep water after a water line to their guest bathroom's toilet broke open. I found out when mysterious water started seeping out from under one of the master bathroom sinks. 😖

Today's #WIPSnips is #second. In this scene, #Baku, the being who first heralded the changes in Erik's life and his future as #Wolfe, is about to offer an #accord. Erik cannot delay and consult with #Lykaios. It is his decision to make. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW #OftDTftW 🐺

Today's #WIPSnips is #dodge. There are some very intense action scenes Erik is forced to be an unwilling participant in,. This is a #snippet of one of those, where Erik has to face some hired muscle trashing the kitchens in the diner where he works. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

@wdelliott.bsky.social Okay! But I need you to understand something. ♪♫ I ain't no follow-back girrrrl. ♪♫ As long as we're clear on that. (Thanks for the follow.)

I've come to two very key realizations: I'm an awesome #writer. But. I'm also not nearly as good at #writing as I thought I was.

Today's #WIPSnips is #loaf. My books don't feature a lot of loafing. Here, Erik is forced to face violent, sudden changes in his life. He begins to confront the realization that he should be dead, and wonders what it all means and where it's all going. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

Our #WIPSnips word is #might. The #Mythical spirit #Lykaios passively grants Erik a "gift": #ataraxia —profound calm, regardless of external circumstances. He faces a terrifying question: Does Lykaios simply enhance Erik? Or is she taking him over? #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

Today's #WIPSnips word is #care. From my #UrbanFantasy, Begging Your Pardon, Mister Wolfe. Erik's brother, Jonathan, has an answer for most problems. Here, the answer involves a shadowy clan of operatives, using a budget that would make a tech billionaire flinch. #BYPMW #Supernatural #Thriller 🐺

To my friends, I just confirmed that this account is a fake: bsky.app/profile/rsgr... Note the URL. Note that they didn't even put the "A" at the end of "Andrea." They tried to convince me to reach out to "their agent," whose email is at gmail. Several of y'all follow "her." It's a fake account.

Does anyone else feel like this when writing? I'm trying to fix/expand a magic system and still make it fit the story I've already crafted. #fortheplot #magicsystem

Today's #WIPSnips word is #ultimate. In this scene, Erik is on his way to meet the #Keepers, and Anna is teaching him about them. Normally prim and proper, she seems to have unchained a wild and silly side that Erik finds he likes very much. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW #OftDTftW 🐺