It's been one week of #StartingOffWrite, the January novel-writing challenge where you can choose your own goal! How are we doing? If you'd like to join the optional discharge, go to startingoffwrite.com and go to Join the Community! #writing

It's the first day of #StartingOffWrite, our January novel writing month challenge! How is your day going so far? Or maybe it's already done? Tell us! #WritingCommunity

#StartingOffWrite starts on January 1st! 50k novel or Choose Your Own Adventure, you decide. Come join the optional discord at startingoffwrite.com (Join the community) OR use the hashtag #StartingOffWrite to track your progress! Follow us for prompts and questions along the way!

#StartingOffWrite OUTRO Thanks for coming! If you want, sign up for our Discord at startingoffwrite.com and Join the Community! We officially start January 1 but there are people chatting and prepping until then. Can't wait! Keep chatting as long as you'd like!

#StartingOffWrite QUESTION 5 What are you going to be doing for the next 16 days to prepare for #StartingOffWrite? Stick around for the Outro! Quote-post with the hashtag!

#StartingOffWrite Taking a moment to say, if you haven't yet joined the Discord and you would like to, check out startingoffwrite.com and click Join the Community to sign up and get the discord link! We'd love to have you but it's totally optional!

#StartingOffWrite WIP: “Out of Time” Agent Taylor is recruited to shape up a dysfunctional government agency with a unique jurisdiction: the past. His enemies want to shut them down so he’ll need the help of a rival agent from the past, a savant, an advanced AI, and the inventor of time travel.

#StartingOffWrite QUESTION 4 How do you plan to keep going when you get stuck? What strategies do you use for maintaining progress? Quote-post with the hashtag!

Ohhh okay so - for the Steampunk WIP (from the last post) there's definitely some Treasure Planet vibes, with a sprinkle of Knives Out Dragon WIP (my pinned post) is absolutely How To Train Your Dragon x Priory of the Orange Tree #StartingOffWrite #WriteSky

#StartingOffWrite I start with the second sentence. Bear with me. I ignore all the first sentence jittering and I think, what would my "second sentence" aka the first thing that comes to mind be and I write that down. It's a weird trick but it works for me. I also plot ahead a LOT.

#StartingOffWrite QUESTION 3 How do you plan to get past the fear of the blank page? What strategies do you use for starting a new project? Quote-post with the hashtag!

When Elliott's aunt dies, she leaves them a clue that takes them on a scavenger hunt across the city she helped to build. With a helpful automaton spider and their partner, Elliott will uncover lost inventions and a story that's now theirs to tell (This is just one of them!) #StartingOffWrite

#StartingOffWrite I’m awful at coming up with comp titles 😅 Snake WIP is a low stakes high fantasy book with heavy setting inspiration from table top RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and video games like The Witcher and Pillars of Eternity.

#StartingOffWrite QUESTION 1 Introduce the WIP you're working on in January (it's okay if it changes!). Give us a short pitch (don't worry about the wording, this is just for fun!) and, if you'd like, a graphic or art. Don't forget alt-text. Quote-post and use the hashtag!

#StartingOffWrite QUESTION 2 What comp titles or inspo sources have gone into your WIP? Don't just limit yourself to other books! Think broad! Quote-post with the hashtag

Hi #StartingOffWrite! I'm Dhiyanah (dee-ya-nah), queer disabled artist-writer in Southeast Asia. I've written poetry + memoir & working towards a writing routine with speculative fiction as the focus. If my health is ok enough, I'll be joining the 50k challenge for Jan 🌸 #AmWriting #DisabledArtist

#StartingOffWrite I'm Ez, feeler of imposter syndrome in regards to being one of the people far more than in regards to my writing. I write adult SFF, leaning hard toward fantasy, and I think I'm going to focus on revising nexus book in January.

#StartingOffWrite chat friends...the hashtag seems to be loading slowly so check my account periodically for new posts! I'm uploading about every 10 minutes

#StartingOffWrite NecroWIP is a combination of... 🖤GIDEON THE NINTH 🖤MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 🖤FALLOUT 4 🖤IN THIS MOMENT - "The Infected"

#StartingOffWrite When Ian is given the chance to change one thing in his life with fae magic, he jumps on the chance even if it means inviting his ex gf to help him But fae magic is never straightforward & using it means uncovering things about themselves and their past they’d rather ignore.

In 'The City of Light' (placeholder), a deadly illness has killed off most of the royal family, and a young princess - completely unprepared for the role - must step up to become the queen her people need in this time of crisis. Multiple POVs; this is only 1 facet of the story. 🤩

#StartingOffWrite QUESTION 2 What comp titles or inspo sources have gone into your WIP? Don't just limit yourself to other books! Think broad! Quote-post with the hashtag

Hello #startingoffwrite! I'm Meg, I mostly write fantasy and drop into different subgenres from there I'm not aiming for 50k, so I'm CYOA-ing in Jan across a few projects! #writesky

Hello! My name is Marcus. I write Science Fiction. I’ll be #StartingOffWrite in 2025 by finishing my debut novel about an FBI agent who is recruited by a secret government agency to find and apprehend time travelers. I’ve finished Act 1, so if I can do 50,000 words in January I should finish it.

Welcome to #StartingOffWrite! INTRO Introduce yourself, what genres you write, and whether you'll be doing 50k novel or Choose Your Own Adventure in January! Don't forget to quote-post with the hashtag!

For #StartingOffWrite I'll continue working on my current novel. It's The Velveteen Rabbit x Card Captor Sakura x A.I. the 2001 movie. When a girl names her AI assistant, it thinks it is a magical girl mascot guiding her through trials. But neither magic or the assistant is real, right?

#StartingOffWrite Two necromancers battle a fascist government to find a cure for a wasting disease--a curse that comes at a terrible cost. It's an adult science fantasy!

Hi #StartingOffWrite! I'm raynos and I write fantasy, sci-fi, and just a dash of romance. I'll do Choose My Own Adventure since work leaves me too busy to hit 50k...

#StartingOffWrite QUESTION 1 Introduce the WIP you're working on in January (it's okay if it changes!). Give us a short pitch (don't worry about the wording, this is just for fun!) and, if you'd like, a graphic or art. Don't forget alt-text. Quote-post and use the hashtag!

#StartingOffWrite Hi, I'm K, and I normally write epic fantasy that involves a lot of dragons! In January, I'll probably be writing at least SOME part of the sequel to my first book, so at least 50k!

#StartingOffWrite Hi! I'm C.J. and I write fantasy and horror. I'm going to try to do a 50k novel but might switch it up if I get really stuck.

#StartingOffWrite Hi 👋 I’m Misty (she/her). So far, I’ve been writing Poetry📝, 🏴‍☠️🔮⚔️🐺Fantasy (Adventure & Historical Fiction) 🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧝‍♀️🐉. I’ll be writing a novella, possibly 50K words.

Hi #StartingOffWrite I’m Alyssa and I write YA fantasy, usually a bunch of interconnected YA fantasy stories with faeries (the lore is so fascinating!) Gonna be doing a choose your own adventure because if my Memory WIP is not done by the end of January I may cry.

Welcome to #StartingOffWrite! INTRO Introduce yourself, what genres you write, and whether you'll be doing 50k novel or Choose Your Own Adventure in January! Don't forget to quote-post with the hashtag!

5 minutes until #StartingOffWrite chat! Come talk with us about your upcoming projects!

30 minutes until our December prep chat! #StartingOffWrite

Just over two hours until #StartingOffWrite chat time!

#StartingOffWrite has a kickoff chat TODAY December 15th at 5pm CST from the @startingoffwrite.bsky.social account! On bluesky! That's in just under 5 hours from now! Can't wait to chat with you all about prep for the January chellenge!

#StartingOffWrite has a kickoff chat on December 15th at 5pm from the @startingoffwrite.bsky.social account! On bluesky!

It's officially one month until #StartingOffWrite, a one month novel writing challenge! But you can join us in the optional discord now by signing up at startingoffwrite.com #WritingCommunity #amwriting

SOW is a January month-long novel writing challenge. Remember to come join us in the #StartingOffWrite discord by signing up at startingoffwrite.com! Go to Join the community. Discord is optional. We'll have another bluesky chat on December 15th @ 5pm CST! Come meet your fellow authors!

Reminder that @startingoffwrite.bsky.social is a January month-long novel writing self-competition. You can write 50k or choose your own adventure. Get ready by joining the optional discord! startingoffwrite.com at Join the Community DM @celestialfin.bsky.social with website questions #writing

#StartingOffWrite I'm still catching up on comments but feel free to keep chatting amongst yourselves! Thanks for coming!

#StartingOffWrite Thanks for coming to the chat! Join us in the SOW discord at startingoffwrite.com starting today!

#StartingOffWrite Question 4 Last question! What do you hope to accomplish in January? What are your SOW goals? Don't forget the hashtag.

#StartingOffWrite Question 4 When did you get started writing? Tell us a little bit about your first project, whatever you'd like to tell. Don't forget the hashtag!

#StartingOffWrite Question 3 What's the best piece of writing advice you can share with your fellow SOW writers? Don't forget the hashtag!