jojoinabox.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

jojoinabox.bsky.social

Professional non-creative wordsmith (and amateur creative wordsmith) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Currently crocheting more than reading. See https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/. Profile pic is Mary Frith, aka Moll Cutpurse. Header is Akaroa Harbour.

700 posts 607 followers 221 following

Posts 37 Comments 13

I’m a hearty believer in “cut it from this story: you can always put it in another!”

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

Spent too much time on this

submitted 1 day ago • 206 comments

Tbh, I think a lot of artists are afraid of failure and to that I say Why?? Why are you afraid of making a drawing that sucks?? Like what's gonna happen? Ppl are gonna say it sucks?? Okay? Then?? Then you'll pick up your pen and draw again And again And again And you'll get better

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

Your manuscript can be my special interest! I copyedit lgbtqia+ romance, mystery, sff, historical fiction, and more. I find and fix repetition, ambiguity, awkward phrasing, factual errors, inconsistencies, and errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage. Testimonials at czedits.com.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Here's a free preview of my latest paid-subs post about writing what you know... and what you don't know. Features one of my fave bits of writing advice, courtesy of Bill Manhire! #Writing #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

as a professional author, i like to share my literary insights

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

My books will never use AI. Not for anything at all ever. If AI ever touches my stories, it will be an outside source that did it without my knowledge or permission.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

You deserve to be able to vote in your local council election this year, so make sure that you can by going to Vote.nz and checking and updating your details there.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

"NBA"? Finally, a sporting league just for nonbinary people.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Another version of an asparagoose

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Bedtime procrastination isn’t about not being tired. It’s about claiming a little peace before tomorrow demands everything from you.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I would add one request: to not make masking illegal in public places, ffs.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

The art is the best part but it really can’t be overstated how soft and quality these shirts feel, buy one!!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

a flat tire by the side of the highway lost dog licks my hand #dailyhaikuprompt #butterfly #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

I could be bounded in a nutshell and think myself the king of infinite space... were it not that I have bad dreams.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

GK Chesterton might be the pound for pound champ of banger lines in the history of the English language

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

Bird facts!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This is interesting! I would love to see an objective exploration into whether orange cats are actually dumber than other cats, because I suspect it is mostly the result of internet-fueled confirmation bias and not an actual shared trait. gizmodo.com/orange-you-g...

submitted 3 days ago • 170 comments

Creativity flows when you give yourself permission to write without judgment. Let your ideas run wild—editing comes later! #writersky

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

#NZ Next Sunday your phone will scare the bejeesus out of you 😀 I have a hearing loss, and the noise it makes, makes me jump 😄

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

say it with me now my worth is not determined by my creative output

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

If you say: “Em dashes = AI writing” I hear: “I don’t get grammar—and assume no one else does either.”

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Much to Houdini's dismay and despite repeated assurances that HE'S NOT A FREAKING WIZARD THEY'RE JUST TRICKS OKAY

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Masking should be mandatory in all healthcare settings. Hospitals and doctor’s offices are where most sick people congregate. It’s also the most likely place for more high risk people to be. You shouldn’t have to risk getting sicker or more disabled while trying to get treatment.

submitted 5 days ago • 59 comments

"subscribe before you forget" 😆 Incoming new #ADHD podcast with @danidonovan.com !

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

life advice from the cassowary

submitted 5 days ago • 8 comments

#Ōtautahi #Christchurch holds my heart and always has; it's forever my home. I've tried to express some of this feeling in poetry here. Fellow kiwis, what do you love best about living here? 💚 #Aotearoa #NewZealand #Poetry

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 543: Trust your voice. As with singing, everyone has a natural range. You can improve yours (with wide reading and practice), but go too far out of your natural range and you'll sound off-key and forced. Instead, use your own voice - authentically, and to the full.

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

It is the book that's too hot for Bluesky.

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

This is why it is important to support indies and self-pub, buy their books, pay for their works, don't pirate, don't buy and refund it once you finish it so quickly (seen a lot of that lately). Art is labour and we should be adequately compensated for it

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

shiny birbs

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

This is delightful and Laetitia is 1000% my kind of person. Read this. You won’t be sorry.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I have 3 types of TTRPG characters: - ADHD - -

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

You know I love it...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Hey #nzcraft Just in case anyone has it in their stash: I am 5/6ths of a way through knitting a sweater and definitely gonna run out of yarn and noone in nz has stock 😭. If you have a ball of Scheepjes Cahlista in Charcoal you'd be willing to part with, pls take my money and endless gratitude. 🙏🏻

I’m a hearty believer in “cut it from this story: you can always put it in another!”

Spent too much time on this

Tbh, I think a lot of artists are afraid of failure and to that I say Why?? Why are you afraid of making a drawing that sucks?? Like what's gonna happen? Ppl are gonna say it sucks?? Okay? Then?? Then you'll pick up your pen and draw again And again And again And you'll get better

Your manuscript can be my special interest! I copyedit lgbtqia+ romance, mystery, sff, historical fiction, and more. I find and fix repetition, ambiguity, awkward phrasing, factual errors, inconsistencies, and errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage. Testimonials at czedits.com.

Here's a free preview of my latest paid-subs post about writing what you know... and what you don't know. Features one of my fave bits of writing advice, courtesy of Bill Manhire! #Writing #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity

as a professional author, i like to share my literary insights

My books will never use AI. Not for anything at all ever. If AI ever touches my stories, it will be an outside source that did it without my knowledge or permission.

You deserve to be able to vote in your local council election this year, so make sure that you can by going to Vote.nz and checking and updating your details there.

"NBA"? Finally, a sporting league just for nonbinary people.

Another version of an asparagoose

Bedtime procrastination isn’t about not being tired. It’s about claiming a little peace before tomorrow demands everything from you.

I would add one request: to not make masking illegal in public places, ffs.

The art is the best part but it really can’t be overstated how soft and quality these shirts feel, buy one!!

a flat tire by the side of the highway lost dog licks my hand #dailyhaikuprompt #butterfly #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

I could be bounded in a nutshell and think myself the king of infinite space... were it not that I have bad dreams.

GK Chesterton might be the pound for pound champ of banger lines in the history of the English language

Bird facts!

This is interesting! I would love to see an objective exploration into whether orange cats are actually dumber than other cats, because I suspect it is mostly the result of internet-fueled confirmation bias and not an actual shared trait. gizmodo.com/orange-you-g...

Creativity flows when you give yourself permission to write without judgment. Let your ideas run wild—editing comes later! #writersky

#NZ Next Sunday your phone will scare the bejeesus out of you 😀 I have a hearing loss, and the noise it makes, makes me jump 😄

say it with me now my worth is not determined by my creative output

If you say: “Em dashes = AI writing” I hear: “I don’t get grammar—and assume no one else does either.”

Much to Houdini's dismay and despite repeated assurances that HE'S NOT A FREAKING WIZARD THEY'RE JUST TRICKS OKAY

Masking should be mandatory in all healthcare settings. Hospitals and doctor’s offices are where most sick people congregate. It’s also the most likely place for more high risk people to be. You shouldn’t have to risk getting sicker or more disabled while trying to get treatment.

"subscribe before you forget" 😆 Incoming new #ADHD podcast with @danidonovan.com !

life advice from the cassowary

#Ōtautahi #Christchurch holds my heart and always has; it's forever my home. I've tried to express some of this feeling in poetry here. Fellow kiwis, what do you love best about living here? 💚 #Aotearoa #NewZealand #Poetry

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 543: Trust your voice. As with singing, everyone has a natural range. You can improve yours (with wide reading and practice), but go too far out of your natural range and you'll sound off-key and forced. Instead, use your own voice - authentically, and to the full.

It is the book that's too hot for Bluesky.

This is why it is important to support indies and self-pub, buy their books, pay for their works, don't pirate, don't buy and refund it once you finish it so quickly (seen a lot of that lately). Art is labour and we should be adequately compensated for it

shiny birbs

This is delightful and Laetitia is 1000% my kind of person. Read this. You won’t be sorry.

I have 3 types of TTRPG characters: - ADHD - -

You know I love it...

Bee Bandana on website now 👀

These would be great for my wife!