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Went to the park and saw two guys who seemed to be on a date. One was well over 6' tall and the other was shorter than me. All I could think was Lord Crane and Stephen Day from @kjcharleswriter.com's Magpie Lord series.

Been having an absolutely brutal time at work lately but tonight I shared a truly phenomenal cheese with friends so maybe things are kind of okay.

I like this piece about romance's growing acceptance. “Every year, it seems to me that people—especially women—care less and less what others think,” Koch tells me. “Maybe it was the pandemic, maybe it was the multiple global disasters. But somewhere along the way, they stopped giving a shit."

There is no way the cost of my groceries has risen by 50% in 2 years in a "good" economy. I knew something was up.

I miss webrings

👂 CALLING ALL MY SOUND-SENSITIVE PEEPS 👂 Please fill out this survey to help a very wonderful 4th grader that I know get some key data for a school project! And please share! forms.gle/dHAa7uQrhY7f...

my friend: your story sounds so good!! i can’t wait to read it!! me: bold of you to assume that i’ve actually written any of it

Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

Been lurking awhile but I'm coming out of hiding to say #IAmNonbinary Watch this space for future links to stories! rubiowrites.com/fiction You can also check out my fanfic at archiveofourown.org/users/tardig...

Painted this while there were numerous big pipeline protests going on based on the "kill the blacksnake" motto. Northern Goshawk and yucca are native locally, ambigious, iridescent blood filled snakes however, are an invasive that should be culled with prejudice. 2020.

Annual Xmas tradition tonight with @martinwhitmore.bsky.social of hatewatching the Christmas Prince trilogy 😂🎄

Mockup for a poster for The Amazing Devil. 2020. [ #tad #theamazingdevil #loverun ]

Work this week is eating all my brain. How am I supposed to write under these conditions.

Working on it!

1k words this week! #QueerWriters

If you've got a hankering for a fantasy world with a LOT of books (or you've got someone on your holiday gift list who is) this is where I remind you that THE MARADAINE SAGA has A LOT OF BOOKS as well as pointing out that Bookshop is doing free shipping right now.

I've had a couple writers recently withdraw immediately saying they signed with another agent, so I thought I'd do a mini chat on what's expected once you receive an offer. 1) thank the offering agent. Let them know you still have materials out and ask for 2 weeks to make your decision.

Road trip with @martinwhitmore.bsky.social tomorrow for Thanksgiving and I know it'll be excellent because he'll bring some LeVar Burton Reads eps for us to listen to 🥰

Do not. Cross. A fucking. Picket line.

Last week went really well but this week is Thanksgiving so I'm gonna stick with the same goal: 1k words. #QueerWriters

Oh no I baked something and really enjoyed it. Am I gonna get into baking now. Is that what's gonna happen.

There are a ton of pecan trees here in Texas, and they just grow from rainwater. You can collect nuts when they fall. Delicious and sustainable!

My week was excellent! Wrote 3k words which is 3x my goal for the week. #QueerWriters

We're getting to the time of year when I start wincing at "Best Of" lists that are entirely big 5 titles. Come on, we don't really believe that, coincidentally, ALL the year's 'best' books were published by the biggest companies and zero small presses, do we?

Welp. It seems like maybe my 2 big steroid injections bought me 2 pain-free days. Nice but probably not worth it. #Disability

The book in my head is awesome, and every day I write it and it comes out kinda garbage, but I'm gonna keep writing it because maybe someday I can kick it into a non-garbage shape. #WriterSky

@nickydrayden.bsky.social, all of her books but especially Temper www.harpercollins.com/products/tem...

Just broke 10k words! Feeling pretty good about things. #WriterSky

Nearly every word? 😅 In truth, a lot of what my characters do is a bit of a surprise. I give them a map but they chart their own paths. #Novelmber

Well that one post certainly blew up! I accidentally gave bsky the greatest gift anyone can offer on social media: an invitation to express an opinion. 😅

Last night I told my partner about a dialogue scene in my book and it brought him to tears so I am gonna take that as a sign I'm on the right track. #WriterSky

having ideas to write : :D writing said ideas : :(((((

Thinking about my book nonstop is the same as writing it, right? #WriterSky

Hey everyone, I'm Martin! I'm an illustrator from Austin, TX. I draw pinups, comics, zombies, tentacles, and dinosaurs. I'm new to BlueSky, and wanted to introduce myself! Here are some samples of the kind of art I make: #art #introductions #illustrator #pinup #comic #artist