Rachel M. Gears
@rachelgears.bsky.social
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YA/ Adult Fantasy author πππ πΌ books and writing ππ
https://linktr.ee/rachelgears
the cool thing about being a discovery writer is that it can take you 80k words to feel like you really know your own story and oh wait this is also a frustrating thing too
22 days ago
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the balance between exercise and writing is often a daily struggle for me, and I usually get annoyed with myself when I pick jogging. Do I plot in my head while I run? Yes. But still the guilt
about 2 months ago
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I wrote 1212 words today. Not doing nano while lowkey doing nano has been pretty productive so far. Mind games undefeated
about 2 months ago
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nanowrimo in spirit but not in wordcount goal π―οΈβ¨βπ» I know from experience I have to be gentle with myself this time of year. And also Iβm not willing to stop reading for a month (which is what Iβd have to do to hit a 50k goal)
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about 2 months ago
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today I get to draft a scene that has been in my head for over two years. Itβs a huge turning point and also one of the first things I thought of when I originally planned this book. I am so excited! And maybe a little bit intimidated too
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2 months ago
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I do not condone bullying (obv) but sometimes it is necessary for a writer to bully herself! Girl put down the phone, stop wasting your lunch, and go get 100 words down so you can build momentum and set yourself up for success later!
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3 months ago
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Maybe if I nurture my insomnia and tell it I love it Iβll be able to sleep again. Maybe the insomnia just needs a friend
3 months ago
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some days I am like ok I have no money I should save it and other days I think f@#k it I have no money what's the difference and then I buy three more books and I smile every time I see them on my bookshelf even though I know I shouldn't ππ
3 months ago
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Me yesterday: I ought to cut back on caffeine. Me today: drinks exactly the same amount I usually drink, but ~slowly~
3 months ago
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September writing wins (bc Iβm guilty of putting too much on my to do list and chronically feeling like a failure): -passed 50k on my WIP -practiced writing pitches and blurbs/updated my website -(a third intimidating thing)
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3 months ago
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today's a great day to fight off a migraine and an existential crisis! how are we holding up fam? it's almost Friday
3 months ago
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one of the antagonists in my gothic witchy fantasy is so subtly manipulative and toxic that he has me screaming and wanting to shake my FMC. But it's a first draft so I can't share it with anyone yet to see if they also have this reaction π
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3 months ago
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not me forgetting I turned music on and being terrified to hear faint voices and thinking I'm losing my mind. I'm reading too many spooky stories these days
3 months ago
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Iβm about to ruin my sleep schedule for The Bewitching no one can stop me Itβs been a good long while since Iβve been this in love with a book. I want to savor to every word, yet I canβt put it down
#booksky
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3 months ago
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I just want to say, at the beginning of the season my bf had never seen a full episode but now heβs humming the WBRB music in the shower
#bb27
3 months ago
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happy to report that Iβve already managed to get more writing done today than I did yesterday. Which wasnβt hard, because yesterday I managed a whopping zero words β¨π πΌ
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#booksky
5 months ago
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starting a new book this morning because I need something unserious. Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis. Man wakes up as an evil wizard in a castle with everyone afraid of him and no recollection of how he got there. Fingers crossed itβs a chaotic mess β°ππ
5 months ago
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just write 100 words just write 100 words just write 100 words ^how I trick myself into writing
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#booksky
5 months ago
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Iβve just had one of those mornings where I figured out something important for my story but didnβt get a lot of words down. Tbh it feels great to have had a mini breakthrough. And it seems like my writing brain often works better when Iβm reading a good book
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6 months ago
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reposted by
Rachel M. Gears
Circe's Vegan Barbecue
6 months ago
I've been reading about world mythology. There's 5 themes across the globe in myths: deities, creation, the flood, the trickster, and the hero. I think we need a flood again. Just saying... Info from: World Mythology (A Very Short Introduction series) by David A. Leeming
#BookSky
#Mythology
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Itβs so hard to be brave and share my writing with people. Even when I want to
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#booksky
6 months ago
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One chapter in and Iβm already enchanted
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#booksky
#booktok
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6 months ago
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have an old photo folks, happy Fatherβs Day
6 months ago
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Me, who averages 500-1000 words/day: hmm wonder if I can draft a chapter today and also clean the house. Wish me luck! π
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6 months ago
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the nihilistic urge to buy more books bc eff it nothing matters I should be happy vs my personal dislike of capitalism, overconsumption, and the fact that I have no more room on my bookshelf ππ
#booktok
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6 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
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just finished: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma TΓΆrzs currently reading: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie Books have been treating me well lately ππ
7 months ago
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I donβt always fall asleep before midnight, but when I do I swear those hours count double.
7 months ago
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Oh hey I can finally breathe the air today. Itβs the little things, but Iβm so happy to be granted a reprieve from the smoke that I will gladly put up with pollen
7 months ago
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it is Sunday and I am in a good mood but also teetering on the edge of burnout. I am very close to meeting a writing goal and then, rest.
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7 months ago
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Happy Saturday π Iβm waking up slowly today with this enchanting book ππ
7 months ago
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people (writers, readers) who maintain multiple social media accounts, how do you do it? I posted to two accounts plus my nail polish IG and now Iβm here posting to my fourth andβ¦ maybe thatβs the problem I should slow down ππ
7 months ago
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I have hit a small milestone in my WIP (20k!) so of course that means I remember bluesky exists so I can post about it here. Itβs taken me some time and mental struggles to get into this book, but I am really loving it so far
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7 months ago
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me at 8am: wow Iβm having a rare confident day where I actually like my own writing! me at noon: I have migraine Iβm getting back into bed. Tables have really turned on me π ππ
8 months ago
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Breaking news I just thought of an entire scene while showering and managed to write it down without forgetting any of the dialogue, weβre so back
#amwriting
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8 months ago
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Just popping on here to say that if you, like me, have to continually remind yourself that vermillion is NOT a yellow-green chartreuse, you are not alone. I made an offhand comment in my writing discord and we are in agreement, the word is the wrong color I wonβt hear otherwise ππβ°
9 months ago
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Itβs so annoying when my characters are smarter than me (i say as Iβm about to procrastinate though my writing time bc I need to learn something that this one insufferable brat of a man already knows) β°ππ
9 months ago
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something about starting a new draft has me terrified. Draft one, page one, the blankest of blank pages, but Iβve planned so much itβs crossed into procrastination. Itβs time β°ππ
9 months ago
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new writing problem unlocked: Iβve done so much work on character motivations Iβm worried I wonβt be able to remember everything π As a pantser this was never a concern, and now I canβt quite call myself an outliner either. Iβve done zero outlining, Iβm in a weird half place
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9 months ago
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lowkey excited for
#revpit
winners to be chosen so I can follow the editors I submitted to without being creepy. I feel like I should give them space while they're working through submissions? Hello anxiety and overthinking
#revpitwaiting
9 months ago
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Props to past me for correctly anticipating current meβs post-therapy emotional needs and picking up a pint of ice cream. Iβm gonna need that this week
9 months ago
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I went back and forth about whether I wanted to submit to
#RevPit
but eventually decided yes and got my application in ten minutes before close. Mostly just because this is such a wonderful event full of lovely kind people and regardless of what happens with my book, I was having some fomo
9 months ago
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I thought of something wonderful in the early hours of the morning. Told myself I didn't need to write it down because there's no way I'll forget something so big. You'll never guess what happened next
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9 months ago
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It took me over a month of planning to wrap my head around my new, dual timeline, witchy contemporary-but-also-Gilded-age adult fantasy. Now that I have, Iβm so excited to start writing. Itβs been such a long time since Iβve had a new project and Iβve missed this feeling β°ππ
10 months ago
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Love when I discover that past me has already solved a problem current me is having. Love less that Iβve forgotten I solved it. My memory is not what it used to be, but the new book is coming along well! ππβ°
10 months ago
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I have once again solved a thing in five minutes after wrestling with a plot problem all day yesterday. Sometimes you really do need to sleep on it, which is annoying ππβ°
10 months ago
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Interrupting my (ir)regularly scheduled books and writing content to proudly declare that I made a phone call Iβve been procrastinating on since June! Feels great. Iβm unstoppable ππβ°
10 months ago
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Trying to write a logline for a book I have yet to write isβ¦ possibly more difficult than writing the book itself. Why do I do this to myself? (bc I like to have a base to revise and build on between drafts so I donβt have to start from scratch once Iβm done with the novel. But still) ππβ°
11 months ago
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Love when a scene drops into my head fully formed, itβs the best feeling. Like my subconscious was working off the clock and all the character development Iβve done over the last week is finally paying off ππβ°
11 months ago
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what is an excessive number of times per day to check oneβs email? a purely theoretical question, of course ππβ°
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11 months ago
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