#ScribesAndMakers 3rd Jun ~ In a minute or less make a sketch of something representative of you as a creative person. A half drunk coffee, sat beside 3 computer monitors - research tabs, Word, digital notes, all open, while scribbling in a physical notepad #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

Morning! youtu.be/KPDLBj8U4CM #Music #TheKarmaEffect #MorningTunes

#WritersCoffeeClub 3rd Jun ~ What sense is the most difficult for you to write? All of them. Any description of sense relies on comparable experiences, and we rely on the reader having those experiences to enable comparison. Have I been doing it wrong... #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

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@thisisdonebyhumans.bsky.social I received an email asking me to fill out a form. I can't access it directly from my email as I protect my digital life through various blockers and VPNs. Firstly, is this questionnaire from yourselves? Secondly, is there another way to access it? Thanks!

#PennedPossibilities 1031 ~ Are you satisfied with the genre(s) that you write? I wouldn't write them otherwise... #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

Morning tunes... youtu.be/KDMvN45sjo4 #Music #Audioslave #MorningTunes

#WritersCoffeeClub 2nd June ~ What do you hope sticks with a reader long after? That they were entertained and Galium aparine (aka cleavers, clivers, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass, or sticky willy), but mostly that they were entertained... #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WordWeavers 1st June ~ Let your MC introduce themselves Wilson: Good day to you, sir! I do so love antiques, especially mid-21st century electronics, they smell like gloriousness wrapped in a plastic shell. Lovely! #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#ScribesAndMakers 1st June ~ Choose an adjective to describe how you're feeling about your creativity this month. Puce. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#PennedPossibilities 1030 ~ What assumptions did you make about one of your characters when you first created them? I assumed Harold would be a one-off character, for one chapter. He has since turned into the main drive of the story. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WritersCoffeeClub 1st June ~ In what ways do your real-world surroundings appear in your work? I have experiences from all over the UK. It comes as no surprise that the subtitle of my current WIP is 'A Very British Time Travel Story'. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

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#WordWeavers 31st May ~ Does your MC have any recurring nightmares? Wilson: losing his time travel certification. Harold: waking up in an unrealised reality which he can't remember. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#ScribesAndMakers How confident are you feeling in your creative project(s) after this month? I'm reasonably happy, but confident...? We'll see. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#PennedPossibilities 1029 ~ Name something your MC has always wanted to learn. Wilson: Nothing, he can learn anything through the Datastream Harold: Crochet and Knitting #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WritersCoffeeClub 31st May ~ What went right for you this month? Completed @cyberpunk.net Finished this year's undergrad @openuniversity.bsky.social module (one more to go!). And I'm deep into my current WIP (samples found here: ko-fi.com/cjpayling/li...). #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WordWeavers 30th May ~ Is it possible for someone in your world to make a living as a writer or artist? Yes. It's not too dissimilar to ours, it just changes every now and then... #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

A quick post about where you can find snippets of ideas, current WIP focused musings, and thoughts on writing craft. ko-fi.com/post/Hashtag... #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #Author #AuthorSky #AuthorCommunity

#PennedPossibilities 1028 ~ MC POV: Do you feel like you belong somewhere? What does belonging mean to you? Wilson: I belong everywhen... or, at least whenever I am able Harold: I just want a normal house, in a normal town, with a normal life... #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WritersCoffeeClub 30th May ~ What do you do when you're stuck? I generally work around the sticking point until a solution presents itself. If that doesn't work, I turn to a favourite online writing contest. And if that doesn't work, I let it simmer for a week #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WordWeavers 29th May ~ What would your antagonist do if they were given a bouquet of flowers? Gwyneth would look down her nose at the flowers, look down her nose at the giver, then look down her nose at the bin she threw them in... "Pathetic!" #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#ScribesAndMakers 29th May ~ Does maths ever feature in any way in your creative work? Only in a cursory way: "Yes, time travel is a complex equation incorporating 4D mathematics and cheese... but I only drive the thing, I'm not a temporal mechanic!" #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

Good morning! youtu.be/l47At7wrhyI #Music #BlackLabelSociety #MorningTunes

#WritersCoffeeClub 29th May ~ What (in terms of writing) do you fear? Lots of things... Incoherence. Rejection. Plagiarism. Repetition. Misrepresentation. Repetition. etc. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WordWeavers May 28 ~ What is your MCs' relationship to nature? Wilson wraps the essence of time around his pinky. Harold experiences the changes Wilson makes to the timelines. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#PennedPossibilities 1027 ~ SC POV: If you could master any skill, what would it be? How would you use it? Harriet Beckett: I wish I could grow apples like Penélope, instead of being stuck on checkout. I'd make all sorts of ciders and someone else can sell them #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

Today's earworm... youtu.be/MBNRdtf4hTU #Music #MorningTunes

#WritersCoffeeClub 28th May ~ Have you ever regretted cutting a scene? Yes. I used some of the phrasing and essence elsewhere, but I regret removing it from a piece that is now published... #WritersLife #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WordWeavers May 27th May ~ What does victory mean for your antagonist? Gwyneth requires precise order and crunchy red apples... and Wilson to be finally erased from existence. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#ScribesAndMakers 27th May ~ What advice would you have for yourself on day one of this month if you could go back? Finish your assignment at the weekend and have a 'beta' look it over, instead of doing what you're going to do... #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#PennedPossibilities 1026 ~ What is your MC’s biggest priority? Wilson: to complete the contracts and receive monetary compensation. Harold: to stop Wilson from changing his life... again. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

Perry's stuck in my head... youtu.be/Cljv_ZP7ZLg #Music #Ozzy

#WritersCoffeeClub 27th May ~ Do you read outside of the genre you write? Of course! I believe it's required to help keep my writing fresh. I also write outside the genre I write in, to experiment with form and structure, and seek inspiration. #Writer #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

#WordWeavers 26th May ~ What is your antagonist’s earliest memory? Gwyneth doesn't have a solid early memory, just that she is taught the power of cause and effect, action and consequence, and how she must help others adhere to the natural order #Writer #WritingCommunity

#ScribesAndMakers 26th May ~ Who's your favourite vampire? So many to choose from and so many have already been mentioned. I'd have to say Spike came to mind immediately, so I'm going with that as a subconscious choice. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#PennedPossibilities 1024 ~ MC POV: Name a time where you cried your eyes out. Wilson: I thought I'd lost my time travel certificate. It turns out I'd put it in my other shoe. Harold: I found out Wilson had erased the best life I ever remember. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#PennedPossibilities 1015 ~ Were any of the scenes in your WIP inspired by your own experiences? Hanging out when someone bursts in wielding a lump of wood = mistaken identity & inspiration for the opening of my WIP ~ an early draft of the first chapter can be found here: ko-fi.com/cjpayling/li...

#ScribesAndMakers 24th May ~ Warp? Context? I'm assuming FTL? If so, yes to warp-style tech in a future WIP. If not, yes to warp-style tech in a future WIP. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub 24th May ~ What do you need in order to finish your current WIP? Words. And more writing time... ...but mostly, many more words. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

Full of Worlds: A Collection of Short Stories Available now: cjpaylingauthor.wordpress.com/home/books/ amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTMVX8DR/ #SelfPublished #IndieAuthor #ShortStory #FlashFiction #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub 22nd May ~ How well would your current WIP work as a play? Stage play. Screenplay. Radio play. Audiobook. Its primary mode of presentation is novel, but lends itself well to adaptation. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub – 21st May. What targets do you set for yourself? To what frequency? I write until my characters can't take it anymore, then I let them simmer... because they deserve it! Well, they shouldn't pop in my head while I'm working, should they? #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#ScribesAndMakers 20th May ~ You have $100 (or the equivalent in your currency) to spend on something to support your creativity this month. How are you spending it? Peanut M&Ms and an ISBN #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub 19th May ~ How would changing genre change your current WIP's plot? Not much, but I'd have to tweak how the plot develops. From being a time travel adventure, it'd change into something like a noir-mishap. I'm not going to do that though. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#PennedPossibilities 1017 ~ Reveal a source of misery for your MC. Wilson: Cats love him but he's severely allergic. Harold: Wilson's constant meddling in his life. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub 18th May ~ With whom do you wish you could share your work but can't? Myself. I think I'd really enjoy my work. However, when I come to share it with myself it's too late, I've already seen it! #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

#WordWeavers 16th May ~ Would your WIP still work if you changed the gender of your MC? Of course! I'd have to change some of the other characters too because a lot of my story revolves around wordplay with names and such. But yes, it'd work. #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

First week is done and, I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. #Life #WritersLife

#WritersCoffeeClub 16th May ~ What's a writerly risk you've taken recently? Did it pay off? Can't say I have. I mean, I will not say I have... 👀 #Writer #WriterSky #WritingCommunity