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Writer, wordsmith. Lover of literature and autumn. Oxford comma proponent. Married my dream girl. Learning to trust my writing. #WritingCommunity
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Everything else is a nightmare so I'll be writing dreams. πŸ’«

All I want is to live healthy and stress free and be chasing my dreams. That’s it. That doesn’t seem like it should be too much to ask.

I did a thing and it's a very scary thing for me. I've put my first installment of an adventure story on Wattpad! I would truly be so grateful if you'd check it out. πŸ“šπŸ’™ #booksky tinyurl.com/mr93wdz8

Time to buy banned books. πŸ“šπŸ’™

Environmental impact is one of the cornerstone reasons I decided to become vegan. Our bodies don't need meat, and the amount of resources and land that we use to grow and slaughter animals is baffling. The Amazon, in particular, is constantly being cut back to make room for livestock.

What are your best tips for finding places to publish short stories/poems? I'm feeling very lost with it all. πŸ“šπŸ’™

*presents myself an award for getting out of bed this morning* *Promptly adds "award-winning author" to my bio*

portland is answering the question of β€œwhat if seattle but friendly”

Greetings humans! Smokey-Hell Nelson here with my latest entertainment article for In-BetweenMedia.com (My first since August, go easy πŸ˜…) My review of @dauntlessstories.bsky.social new graphic novel "Who Killed Sarah Shaw?" is below! Let me know what you think in-betweenmedia.com/who-killed-s...

Positivity and gratitude are vitally important. ☯️ Let's do it. 1 like = 1 thing I love. πŸ“šπŸ’™

I woke up early, I drank water, I practiced qigong, I made tea, I read, and I put 1k words into my WIP all by like 9:30. THAT was a great morning.

Time to dust off the WIP.

I've decided that I'm going to go all in chasing my dreams as an author, so here we go. What's your best advice? What platform or tool has been the most impactful for you? πŸ“šπŸ’™

I did some words. πŸ“šπŸ’™

"Just a lost dude going to Scotland for 'reasons,' I guess."

I went to my favorite local bookshop on "small business Saturday" because what I need is an excuse to buy more books. Seeing the store so busy, people smiling and laughing, swapping suggestions - it was a beautiful thing that brought me so much joy. πŸ’™

It may surprise a few people, but I don’t actually like nature writing, and prefer to read paranormal fiction. My top two genres are haunted house/gothic and folk horror. These are the books I’ve read since June, all of which I enjoyed! #ghoststories #paranormalfiction #folkhorror #hauntedhouse

I've been writing on and off all day. Over 2k words in my WIP and it feels incredible. But I also have raging self-doubt issues and struggle so much believing in my writing. #Amwriting #Writingcommunity

I battle with the thought that if my first draft isn't good, it means I'm not a good writer.

Remember - your character needs to grow throughout the story. Who they are at the beginning is not who they should be at the end.