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Queer, Disabled, Aspiring Sci Fi Author πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ‘½πŸ“– https://linktr.ee/jjdraperauthor
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Ugh. I need to get out of bed. Whyyyyyyy must capitalism force me to work a 9-5. I mean, I like my job well enough. But I was not built for this. I was built to read and write and pet smol furry creatures and be gay.

The best writing day I've had in a WHILE πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ Slowly but surely getting there! #writingcommunity #writing #writingsciencefiction #rewrites

Right. Time to write. Watch episodes of Gamechanger later. #writing #writersky πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

Lots of thinking, not many words on page tonight :/ A change I decided to make earlier on in the rewrite has had Consequences and Implications πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writing #writersky

Evening writing with the other half! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writing #writingcommunity #writingsciencefiction

β€œSex scenes need to move the plot forward or they’re just porn” is exactly what a book-banning fascist would say and then define moving the plot forward as depriving queer and female characters of agency

Look what arrived today from preorder! #saga #scifi #bookstagram #readingscifi πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

I wish I could get a massage but instead of massage oil they use Tiger balm or deep heat #chronicpain #hEDS #Disabled

Today's success: A mere eight weeks after discovering the NHS lost my ADHD referral (Eleven months after originally submitting it) I have resubmitted the referral request Sigh Let's hope they don't lose it this time #ADHD

This is not my TBR. This is my "Read, But Not Yet Put Away, Because I Want To Stamp It And Catalogue It Properly On My Reading Record, But I Haven't Got Around To It Yet" (R,BNYPA,BIWTSIACIPOMRR,BIHGATIY?) It dates back to February. πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #tbr #books #bookstagram #readingscifi #reading #adhd #adhdlife

Just finished Red Mars, time to pick my next book! The obvious choice is the sequel, but I found Red Mars very dense (in a good way) and wonder if an easier book would be a good break inbetween? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #scifi #booksky #books #readingscifi

624 words today. Slowly but surely πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writing #writersky #amwriting

Two more new (to me) books for my ever-expanding TBR! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #booksky #Sci-Fi

Hey, UK cis folk (and cis folk who're UK citizens abroad): the government and the EHRC is banking on you losing interest in this whole fuckery r.e. toilets so they can keep pushing us out of public life. Make 'em realise how wrong they are about that assumption.

Honestly, you stop writing for a measly two months, and suddenly your brain decides that writing is "scary" πŸ™„ πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writersky #writing ##writingcommunity

#writingmotivation #writersky

Whoops, apparently it's been about 2 months since I last posted! My apologies, but in my defence, I was busy getting married! πŸ’–πŸ’πŸ’

I'm meant to be reflecting on character appearance today But the book I'm reading is DOING THINGS #writing #booksky πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

Happy Monday everyone! :D I want to go back to bed! :D

Made a lil sign for my pen holder 🩡🀍🩷 #trans #TransRightsAreHumanRights

I just made progress on a task I've been putting off since last July πŸ’™ (pension transfer paperwork for new job)

Finished this book today - can't stamp it though as it's borrowed from a friend! Already started on book 2 πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #Books #Sci-Fi #BookSky

I have had A Thought about my book that **might** solve a reoccuring world building issue I've been having... Love how all the Thoughts come at like 10pm on a work night πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writersky #amwriting #writer

Read through and edits finished, time to start rewrites! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writingcommunity #writingmotivation #writing #writingsciencefiction #writersky #wip #writer

3 chapters to go on my read through & note taking, then I can start rewrites! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #WriterSky #AmWriting #Writing

Reading time! (Also, I did not realise how big a large was at Costa... that's just straight up a Soup bowl lol) #books #booksky #hungergames

#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingquotes #booksky

task: imagine a trans woman in her 30s cis people: ever since he was a child, mark has wanted to be martha. now, with his wife leaving him for a real man, he is ready to try on some panties trans people: Zoe lives with her three partners. They're making a video game together.

At the risk of bragging slightly, I've made a ton of progress in January on editing. Currently I am reading through my (printed out) draft and highlighting it and scribbling notes. Later I will rewrite. Based on my speed/progress in Nov/Dec, my goal for the QUARTER was to edit 5 chapters. (1/2) πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

Writing evening! I hope to finish my current read through and annotations by the end of March, then I can start rewrites... πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writersky #writer #writing #amwriting #writingsciencefiction #writingmotivation

yeah there's a lot of "create weird art" and not a lot of "your favorite artist can't balance their shitty dayjob and emergency expenses with creating art" or "your favorite artist is burnt out because they've been doing more commissions than personal art for years"

Let's get my nightly edits in! #writingcommunity #writingmotivation #writing #writingsciencefiction #amwriting #writersky πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

The characters are being logical again, making it very hard to put obstacles in thier way πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #writing

Realised the other day that I had enough data in my planner to make a graph of how much reading & writing I've done each week since last July! Don't really know what to do with these graphs other than enjoy looking at them and feel reassured that my writing is indeed doing better lately. #writing πŸ’™πŸ“š