I am rewriting the advice I gave on my Tumblr almost 10 years ago! I felt so passionate about these when I was younger, and I’m pumped to revisit them! This week, “Creating a Fantasy Culture: A Guide to Building Believable Worlds.” #WritingCommunity asundeenauthor.wixsite.com/home/post/cr...

GOSH, this summer has been exhausting. Between vacations, extra shifts at work, and starting graduate school, I feel like I've been driving myself INSANE! 😴 Things have, FINALLY, calmed down, and I have mental space for my creativity again. #WritingCommunity, what have you been up to recently?

I’ve been following my motivation recently due to an INSANE and EXHAUSTING summer, and really only writing when I feel like. A break for one’s brain is super important! I don’t feel back quite yet, but I know I’m on the way. Here’s to a relaxing and healing autumn 🍂🧡 #WritingCommunity #writesky

Nothing beats having an overwhelming hyper-fixated creative vibe suddenly possessing your entire being, and knowing the next month or two of creativity is about to go absolutely wild

Please keep talking passionately about all the things you really love Image: www.instagram.com/selfcarevisu...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1777: Everything you experience informs your work. In summer, write about the heat; the vegetation; the scent of the sea. In winter, write about the cold; the darkening sky; the onset of snow. Use everything you feel: grief, anxiety, joy, love, pain. It's all good.

It’s ok to put the phone down.

Writing an in-depth outline sure is fun - I'm having an awesome time with this one! Just finished up to Chapter 10, and mine is already 2.5k words... definitely be a record for me! Are you a plotter or a pantser? What's your outlining process like? #WritingCommunity #writesky #writing #author

This just in - on top of all the other things you can do in #Canva, it's great for creating blueprints! I'm creating my world's capital building right now, a place called the Oxborough Embassy. I'll definitely need to know how it's laid out, since my cast will be there OFTEN! #writesky

Doing some #character work today and created a moodboard for the MC of my book, UNDER SHATTERED SKIES. This is Rhea! Spending some time with her character development and arcs today and already having a blast! #WritingCommunity #moodboard #writesky #writing #author

Spending some time writing before I hop back into my beloved Minecraft world ✍️🤍⛏️ #WritingCommunity, what's your favorite part of the world you've created? It can be history, a physical space, mythology, food - anything! #writesky #worldbuilding #author #writing

Last night's idea involved a magic tower, a stand-up comic, and something about a ghost road? #writingcommunity

It’s Saturday 📺 Post a cartoon TV series you love!

Today is a mix between writing and Minecraft - whatever keeps me on the couch while I’m feeling like this! #WritingCommunity any video games you all like to play?

And it looks like I’m out for the next few days… COVID found its way to me. Time to rest and recover, and today … mostly sleep. Hope you guys are having a better day than me!

Tiring day today! Hopefully some writing can help recharge me - I’ve been on pause for the last week for this vacation! Time to come back! #WritingCommunity #writesky #writing

Buying and reading indie books: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Buying, reading, and REVIEWING indie books: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Good morning #WritingCommunity! What’s everyone reading today? I started on The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks this weekend, and boy am I sucked right in! #booksky #writesky #reading

Take what you need: - write the story you'd like to read - write the story that helps you sleep - write the story that keeps you up - write the story they ordered you not to tell - write the story you can never forget

One of the best things about world-building is there's always something that needs developing. One of the worst things about world-building is there's always something that needs developing. #WritingCommunity #writesky #worldbuilding

Oh nOoOoOoOoOo not another new book idea

Feeling inspired to develop the educational side of my world recently - partly because my main character is a student, and partly because I am, too! #WritingCommunity, does your setting have anything to do with education or academics? If you have a fantasy world, what’s your setup? #writesky

If you ever find this place taking a toll on your mental, just log off bro. Seriously, just chill, step away. No need to take it out on others or worsen your own state of mind. Shit sucks right now. Our brains aren't meant to be barraged like this. We'll be here when you get back. You're all good.

Monday #WritingQ to cheer me up! Genre-savvy! How genre-savvy are your characters? Do they know what's up? What genre do they THINK they are in vs the genre you've written them into?

Grad classes start TODAY and I’m so looking forward to them! I spent the weekend cramming a skill bridge course to prepare and I’m feel both ready and tired … knowing I’ll sleep well tonight 🤩 Happy Monday everyone! What do you have going on today? #WritingCommunity #writesky #student #gradschool

Dear Citizen of Calasca, Pack your bags! You’ve been invited LAST CHANCE MATCH, a new reality holovision program where LOVE ISLAND meets SQUID GAME and BLACK MIRROR. We promise you’ll find the one who’s to die for. #posterpit #w #sf #spf #dys #r #na

#PosterPit #Q #F The Sabine Women, kidnapped by the Romans, have been mostly forgotten. So has the woman who sparked Rome's foundation. In "She-Wolf", both their stories are finally told.

Started my grad school work today and GOSH it feels good to be a student again! So excited for this! Any other writers living a double life as students perhaps? #WritingCommunity #writesky #booksky #student #gradstudent

Pleased as punch to be participating in the @narratess.com #IndieAugust sale! August 23-25, #Etheri will be just 0.99. Might get a bit cheeky and discount the whole trilogy 👀 Over 300 folks from the #WritingCommunity are participating—see you there!

A friendly reminder that if you want to bypass Amazon, I have signed copies available for purchase in my shop! It’s a great way to support directly, and you get fun stuff like bookmarks, stickers, and art prints 🥰 📚jessiethomasauthor.etsy.com

I'm taking a shot at this whole author newsletter thing. Trying something new! You can join the list on my website 🥰 asundeenauthor.wixsite.com/home #WritingCommunity #writesky #author #writer #blog

I just learned that my new book, the revised and expanded version of *The Witch's Name*, is available for pre-order over at Crossed Crow Books, but I also learned that in addition to the paperback they are also releasing a HARDCOVER edition! (And what do you all think of that snazzy new cover?)

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

eating a book today to teach the other books a lesson

Hey #WritingCommunity! Did you know you can run your own giveaways through @thestorygraph.com? Looks like easy setup, and it's a great platform overall! P.S. Storygraph is an AWESOME alternative to Amazon-owned Goodreads! P.P.S. This is NOT an ad! 🤪 #writer #author #giveaway #promo #bookpromo

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Day off today! I’m so excited to relax and work on my writing. #WritingCommunity what’s everyone up to today? #WriteSky #writer #author

When the creative process finally comes together and hits

What’s everyone listening to today? #WritingCommunity I’ve been STUCK on the singles Hayley Williams released on the 1st. They’re great songs AND super inspiring - a double whammy! I have not listened to ANYTHING else since I heard these last week 🤩

Just finished my grad school orientation and WOW am I excited! I have missed being a student SO much!! Any other student writers out there? How’s it going? #WritingCommunity #writer #student

Writer + Writer’s Assistant (meet Miso!) #writer #WritingCommunity #cat

Woah guess who's going back to school! I snagged a spot in an online graduate program I've had my eye on, and now classes start in just under TWO WEEKS! Call that a win! #writer #student #gradschool #author

✨Boys disappearing in Lyric's backwards backwoods town 🎀 her best friend/crush Eleanor was the last to see them ✨Eleanor's cultish town nearby may be to blame 🎀 gives maneater a whole new meaning ✨more than just their friendship may be changing... #questpit #YA #H #R #AG

🌙 Previous Moons #questpit #W #YA #F A young druid is determined to prove his missing father is alive. To save him, he must travel to a dying world - one his powerful mentor will stop at nothing to control.

Huh! Forgot I exist here. Hey #WritingCommunity missed you, been up to a lot! How’s everyone doing?

What a month it’s been since I last found myself here. The result of my burnout is a realization that I wasn’t doing what made me happy, so it’s time to restart. An undertaking, but one I need! How’s your May going? #WritingCommunity #writer #WriteSky

I realized that odd feeling I had all of last month was the start of… *dramatic pause* burnout. I haven’t felt this since college, and EVERYTHING (writing, blogging, etc) came to a screeching halt. I’m prioritizing rest and recharging this week. #WritingCommunity how do you combat burnout?

I passed 44k words on the second draft of my high fantasy 🐉🔮 novel today - pretty excited! In my third draft, my goal will definitely be to expand. As I come up on the halfway point of this draft, with my story more defined, I have a great idea of where I can build even more. #WritingCommunity

HEARD this. The editor voice and the drafter voice are constantly in battle 😆