Plotting: Use Your Villains – If you're not sure what should happen next in your story, or you're not sure what your main character should do, think about checking in with your villain and figuring out what they're doing.
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Trying so hard to get this vignette done! It's not there yet, but... damn good progress tonight! Spent 2:15 writing, and produced 1301 words.
(Also got a couple of loads of laundry done, which really needed to happen. Also fed myself.)
Yeah we got issues
and you do too
so holster those judgements
you gossip whisper
behind our backs
Best focus on your own shit
to stay out of the public
social media domain of shame
@Priyajsridhar
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com
See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.
My next convention will be Balticon on Memorial Day weekend, where Permutations, an anthology based on Jack Chalker's Well World will launch.
@Priyajsridhar
What do I hope to get out of any writing communities that I've joined?
Here's a downer. I'm looking into health insurance possibilities from writing groups--looks like my insurance is evaporating . . .
@Priyajsridhar
Am I a member of other writing organizations?
I'm a member of SFWA (decoder ring and all), and I've on and off been a volunteer.
I was a member of Broad Universe (I think my membership lapsed) and I intend to re-up. BU has some crossover with SFWA, but they also have convention sales tables, and do group readings, which I enjoy participating in.
There my angel sits
through softly lit dim
alone at the far #end of the bar
I struggle to ascertain
if she's in the mood
for my company
If I offer her a libation
will she view me as a rude dude
with amorous intentions?
So out of respect for her
I shall defer my stab
at romantic advances
Did you realise that the character name you made up has another meaning in a foreign language?
#WordWeavers 04/14/25 - Who is your kindest character and how do they show it?
That would probably be Rigel. He enjoys helping others and always puts everyone first before himself. His kindness is a major influence on Altair's personality and decisions.
#WordWeavers 04/12/25 - MC POV: Name 3 dangers in your world. How do you protect yourself from them?
Gamma: There's danger?!?! D:
Altair: Hm. Well, that would be liars, cheaters, and Corvus. And the best way to protect yourself from them is with a gun.
All around us
exists a bustling Universe
invisible to the naked eye
Atoms and microbes
dancing right under our noses
Imagine how freaked we'd be
if we could ever see
these mini populations?
Too much visual stimulation
for our own good
would paralyze
the germaphobes
we would soon become
Which do you prefer, to read the text in an article or watch a video of the same content?
Dungeon Masters, Find Your Creative Muse!
ARTICLE: https://ruckerworks.com/2025/04/dungeon-masters-find-your-creative-muse/
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/QLxmKxSdPls
#PennedPossibilities 642: How old are some of your characters?
In my current project, my protagonists are tweens/teens, and my antagonists are adults, with a few exceptions. It's a real "adults treating kids like shit" kind of story. I think teens will love it, if it ever gets out into the world.
#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 14: International Moment of Laughter Day! What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever written? Read?
One of mine:
"Fuck you, Zeus, she thought. But you know, quietly. Zeus could be listening."
#WordWeavers Apr 14. Who is your kindest character and how do they show it?
Brant. He's just *there* for people. Often quietly. But always present and emotionally supportive.
Here is another installment of my regular author temperature gauge survey on the use of AI for the author business.
If there were 5 choices, the first would be "Use for nothing at all". If that is your answer, please reply to the survey with that.
@indieauthors #Author #Authors #Writing #Writers #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
I currently use or am willing to use AI for:
Remembering that inspiration finds you when you're doing stuff, I tried breaking out of my creative slump with some writing prompts.
This is the second of the "injury dialogue prompts" from Tumblr, and as promised, a Harding scene for @anakin78z - hope I did her justice!
CW for injury, blood, nothing graphic or gory though.
Monday, #mastodonians! New week, new goals and a warm spring day. Writing to do, books to give away, and China is mocking Trump's tariffs so hard it's funny. What's not to like?
So tell me, what's your plan for the week?
Once the scam prophet
was dispatched with bad intent
we vacuumed sealed
his bloody carcass
in this tomb of a cave
and surely buried
any myth
of a dangerous
to the status quo savior
from the pages of history
And yet this feeling persists
we may have just unleashed
the end of us
#WordWeavers Apr 14. Who is your kindest character and how do they show it?
Tough call. Possibly Hoa (who is effectively "Team Mom" and making sure everybody's following safety protocols), possibly Jay (who's closest to the class clown of the group and tries to keep morale up).
