Moving in and setting up my new home. I took these pictures to remember these fragile new beginnings. #startingover #transitions

You guys! We have a new relic! 🤣

@wipsnips.bsky.social May 10 - fate Two gals plannin' some shenanigans to break into an ex's home to retrieve a sentimental item. Girls supporting girls. Excerpt from story I'm trying to market. #wipsnips #writesky

I'm locked in. LET'S GO!!!! (And over my word count... lol) #writesky #verdantraven #writingbattle

Thank you to everyone who supported Miscreant Anthology. We're fully funded, and I'm excited that our work (@eldritchsaxes.bsky.social @gregcypress.bsky.social @atomicvoodoolounge.com + others) will soon be in your hands! Whew, I can take a moment to breath and then back to writing! :D #indie

Last day to back Miscreant Anthology on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis... Miscreant is filled with over 700 pages of eclectic art, short stories, comics, etc. Come reserve a softcover, hardcover, or limited edition leather bound copy before it's too late! #supportindie #indie

A limerick. Based on a true story.

Today's writing prompt: The sharp smell of dark magic rose from the puddle. #writingprompt #writingcommunity #fantasywriters #creativewriting

Through Bluesky, I've been able to connect with some amazing fellow Miscreants. I am honored for my work to be alongside these creators in the upcoming Miscreant Anthology (link in the comments below). @eldritchsaxes.bsky.social @gregcypress.bsky.social @atomicvoodoolounge.com (not pictured) #indie

Ha ha. To be fair to you a lot of feminine names do end with a vowel. For a DnD group I was running, I accidentally named two characters Consul Marwin and Clerk Alvin.... and those two characters worked closely together. I apologized to my friends and laughed along with them. XD #writingquirks

Yes! I think food plays important role in our lives. Meals are often the places where we meet with others. A LOT of can happen over a meal. The food we eat also shows us a lot about ourselves as well. All of that makes it ripe material for a writer to harvest. #writesky #writingquirks

May 2 - reset We are going for ✨vibes✨ here. This is an ending from a flash fiction story that I am trying to market. Sometimes the people in our lives promise us a reset, that things can be better, but they may be unable or unwilling to do better. #writesky #WIPSnips

As a birthday treat for myself, I joined the upcoming Verdant Raven Battle. 250 words... over a birthday weekend... as we're starting a move... Who else is in? It's six days away! writingbattle.com/join-battle/... @writingbattle.bsky.social #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky

Hey! Eric made a cool little graphic of me to promote #miscreantanthology, one of the largest Indie anthologies. If you would like to support my work and the work of 175+ creators, then check out and back the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis... #indie #supportindieartists

Here's a weekend flash-fiction challenge: By Sunday (May 3rd) write between 500 and 1000 words of a flash fiction piece. Additionally, you must use the follow three words: Misting Hovel Mossy. #3promptflash #flashfiction #writingchallenge #writers

Oooh. That is a really great trope to have (when done well, I love characters who are like that). I can see how that can become a fun pattern! #writingquirks

April 30 - Write (used the past tense in my writing) #WIPSnips A character is warning another character to not get too involved in something.... but we all know how that is going to go... #writesky #WIP

Wanted to give you a little inspiration today 🌈

Eric Williamson has been such a creative spark for #MiscreantAnthology. Thanks to Atomic Voodoo Lounge for capturing this interview. I'm hoping on to listen to some reflections on Indie creation with Eric and Maxwell while doing some chores. What about you? #indie #miscreantanthology

Five days remaining for the Miscreant Anthology Kickstarter. Grab it now to get your copy, you REALLY don't want to miss this one! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis... @kickstarter.com

My first love was reading. I wish everyone got to experience that feeling. The feeling of getting lost in a book and the world it becomes in your mind as you read the words.

Noticing that a lot of the antagonists in my stories have names that begin with "s." I wonder why I'm beginning to develop that writing quirk.... What is one of your writing quirks? #writesky #writingquirks

A little late for Hump Day, but still wanted to share. p. 6 from my WIP short story -- this story has a little bit of mythology and is historical fiction/speculative fiction cross. Hope the sacrifice is a pleasing aroma to our friend. #WIP #booksky #writesky #shortstoryexcerpt #unedited

goddamn i love old library books so much this is so beautiful i might cry

#WIPsnips April 29 - Immediate Settling into revision. Boy, this short story needs a lot of work. Hope you enjoy this snippet of a rough sketch of a battle scene. #writesky Wish me luck!

Less than a week away till the final day for the Miscreant Anthology Kickstarter. 700+ pages of eclectic art, short stories, poetry, comics, and photography! Digital, Softcover, Hardcover, and Limited Edition copies available. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis... #indie #supportindieartists

Shout out to the genre I wrote in! Thank you to Max and co for providing these fun stats for the genres. What genre was your favorite for #writingbattle #writesky

Submissions open April 1st. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Before submitting, please review our submissions guidelines at the link below: buff.ly/KNI6u75 #writingcommunity #writersky #amwriting

Submitted to #writingbattle This was a challenging piece to write because I had to be a character's head that I didn't really want to me. It's exciting to see where my writing takes me and how writing (and reading) expands my world.

This FREE generative flash workshop with @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social is going to be AMAZING! Join us, won't you?

I finished the first draft of my story for #writingbattle. Ummm... yeah, I am over the word count. But uh... that's a tomorrow problem! Though seriously it feels good to get that first draft done. On to revision! #writerproblems #writesky

Wheel.... Wheel... Wheel... would a spinning plate be close enough for ✨vibes✨? Lol. This comes from a WIP that I am revising. I like the short story, but it is not quite yet to my standards. It's on my "to do" list as far as revision. #writesky #WIPSnips

"The truth is, you will never know the dance. I found that the writing happened when I gave up on trying to reach the truth through any forensic means. You can look at the floor all you like, but eventually you must join in. If you have to make it up as you go along, so be it. " - Stephanie Sy-Quia

#writesky #humpday Here is an excerpt from page 34 of a WIP. #unedited of course. Enjoy some domestic drama!

Miscreant Anthology has been fully funded on Kickstarter! Miscreant Anthology will feature my first published short story along with the work of 175+ creators. I wanted to share this writing win with the #writesky community. I'm excited. :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis... @kickstarter.com

#WIPSnips Excerpt comes from my sci comedy "Earth Boy Meets Cosmic Girl" which will be featured alongside the work of 175+ creators in Miscreant Anthology! Kickstarter launches tomorrow with some early bird goodies! Sign up to be notified at launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis...

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #Writingcommunity April 13 - Child Unedited work from the Weekend of Writing Wildly hosted in part by @rosie-j-potter.bsky.social This is the beginning of the chapter where the character experiences uncomfortable feelings when visiting a their childhood home.

#WIPSnips April 12 - Word: Lantern Kind of afraid to share it because it is an unedited WIP. This comes from a horror / myth short story of Roman solider making his journey into the underworld

writingbattle.com/join-battle/... Verdant Owl Battle begins tonight! Who else is battling with me? @writingbattle.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky Join the Battle and Learn More

Just reached 20k on my WIP novel (huge milestone for me). I feel tired but good. I might come join tomorrow as well through my work hours. Thank you to the streamers who are hosting this. It's been fun. #writesky #writingprogress

If you're looking for some #WritingSprints or Productivity or #CoWorking this weekend, check out the Weekend of Writing Wildly happening on Twitch. It starts at 2pm EDT/6pm UTC today and runs through Sunday afternoon. I'll be closing it out on Sunday from 2-4pmEDT/6-8pm UTC! #WriteSky

I'm not saying that I would drive over an hour to meet Quimby... but it is definitely on the table for consideration... #cutepets #bookshops

I posted an excerpt of "Earth Boy Meets Cosmic Girl" on my Substack. I'm excited to share the whole story through in #miscreant anthology (coming soon). hlhopkinson.substack.com/p/goin-indie... @kickstarter.com

The lyrical essay that took me a year to publish just came out in Eclectica today (ironically about resilience). It’s about estrangement and finding joy after grief all in the city of New Orleans www.eclectica.org/v30n2/k_john...

#WIPSnips April 9 - Stuff (we are going for ✨vibes✨ here) Updated mission: initiate extended contact with the perfect specimen. Mission objective: reciprocated love. Scanning the aisle, I encountered new human instruments: wooden cylinders with handles, thin sheets of metal....

Happy Easter to those who celebrate! For me, sometimes Easter sermons can feel too triumphant (especially when I was going through deep grief). I wrote a reflection that I hope is helpful to those going through grief during this time. open.substack.com/pub/hlhopkin...

Friendly reminder I’m apart of this anthology and the kickstarter page just got set up. Here’s the link if you want to get notified for it www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis...

The Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page for Miscreant Anthology is live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis... This exciting project features the work of 150+ creators (art, comics, fiction, poetry, you name it!). Sign up to receive a notification of launch.

Milestone alert: Just reached 10,000 words on my novel! There is still a long way to go with the first draft, but it feels huge step because it has now passed short story length. :D What are some writing milestones you are looking forward to? #relief #keepgoing #writing #drafting

"The Color Purple" is a deeply moving story that has invited me to see life and God differently. I reflect on this in a reimagining of Elijah's (from the Bible) story I wrote as a response to seeing the 2023 movie. I hope that it resonates with you too. open.substack.com/pub/hlhopkin...