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Dexter WebbLet's play a game <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writers</a>.Keep the story going. Let's see all the places we go together."A blaze of orange cracked the horizon as Jackie looked out her window. Last night's storm turned her neighborhood into a war zone."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storytelling</a>

Harry W.I also haven’t blogged in two weeks. I think I’m just really in my head about it. Just need to discover why I’m so stressed about it. Think I’ll try and write one that’s just small and silly, and break the block 🤔<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blogging</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blog</a>

Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)No, but where do you get your ideas from?<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a>

kikiI have written a cheesy slow burn romance story in space, because the current times call for it: "Three-Year Mission".OCs, LGBTQ, trans woman protagonist, slow burn, hurt/comfort, spaceship & a cat. Content notes in front of each chapter.And please take a look at this gorgeous cover art the lovely <a href="https://mastodon.art/@mariibyrd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mariibyrd</a> made! <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/62608714" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archiveofourown.org/works/62608714</a><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romance</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/OC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OC</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/authorsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authorsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fanfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fanfic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/slowburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slowburn</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ThreeYearMission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThreeYearMission</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3ym" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3ym</a>

BillCynthia Dunlop of ScyllaDB fame interviewed our very own <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@codinghorror</a> about blogging, and there are some gems in there. You should go read it. And then write about it. And other stuff. A lot. No, more than that.<a href="https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/jeff-atwood-on-technical-blogging" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/jeff-atwood-on-technical-blogging</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/morewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#morewriting</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/morethanthat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#morethanthat</a>

James BaillieI now have a tip jar! If you think the various bits of free creative writing, game development, blogging, travel writing, music and poetry that I do are worth supporting financially, and you can afford to support them in a small way, then I'd appreciate that.Boosts also welcome of course :)<a href="https://ko-fi.com/jubalbarca" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/jubalbarca</a><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Songwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Songwriting</a>

Jürgen HubertOne of my major priorities for this year is to publish my books on platforms other than <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> (there are some things that are higher priority, but not many).So what self-publishing platforms exist for- ebooks - Print on Demand bookswhich do _not_ requires exclusive contracts or similar restrictions?<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a>

hpkomic 👻Fang of Triseria: Chapter 8, lands tomorrow. I'll update again when it is available.We get to meet the mayor of the town that is seemingly surrounded by ghouls.<a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#horror</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/amWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amWriting</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/tags/FangOfTriseria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FangOfTriseria</a>

Christina Anne Hawthorne<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersCoffeeClub</a> 01 self promotionBesides my weekly blog & bi-weekly poetry...The targeted edit on Book3 of the Kovenlore Chronicles, Exhuming Truths continues. It’s the prequel to Book1, Trust in the Forgotten (published last November).It provides more detail, unexpected revelations, & answers questions from Books 1&2. It also serves as the 3rd leg on a 3-legged stool to setup Book4 by posing more questions.<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMYBTTTR?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMYBTTTR?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100</a><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Readers</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a>

So many dynamosFor the month of January I wrote a total of 18154 words plus spent 8 hours 4 minutes revising/editing <a href="https://noc.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amediting</a>

NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi<a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersCoffeeClub</a> 1st Feb: Shameless self-promotion. What writing project are you working on?I am working on volume 3 of my serialized yuri light novel, "For Love a Konbini Idol."Vol. 1: For Love of a Konbini Idol, I Faced Her Onryo Lover Vol. 2: For Love of a Konbini Idol, I Braved the Otherside Vol. 3: For Love of a Konbini Idol, I Searched for the Kudan<a href="https://www.pixiv.net/novel/series/11417104" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pixiv.net/novel/series/11417104</a> <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/52770025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archiveofourown.org/works/52770025</a><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Yuri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yuri</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Paranormal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paranormal</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Wierdtales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wierdtales</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Sapphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sapphic</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/KonbiniIdol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KonbiniIdol</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/lgbtqbookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lgbtqbookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/sapphicbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sapphicbooks</a>

Dr. Rachel Reddick<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> Jan 31: Is there anything that would warm your antagonist’s heart, and if so, what?Yes, but, um, the antagonist is Nature, and we really don't need to warm up the Earth's core with another moon-forming impact.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a>

Branwen OShea (she/her)Time for the February <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> questions! Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in. Participate with a WIP or an already published book. As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers, finding great books, & meeting new friends. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below) Here we go! <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authors</a>

JesseWelcome to the newly relaunched I Like How You Think, where I try to make sense of things that confound me, go on extended rambling walks through my own head, and in all likelihood talk about my dog a lot.Join me, won't you?<a href="https://ilikehowyouthink.com/posts/meditation-mindfulness-and-attention-oh-my" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ilikehowyouthink.com/posts/meditation-mindfulness-and-attention-oh-my</a><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wellbeing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mindfulness</a>

nebulosWrote a blog post about how cozy stories succeed where speculative fiction falls short, and what that means for activism and the literary world. <a href="https://nebulos.space/cozy_lit.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nebulos.space/cozy_lit.html</a>(ETA: Oops, actually correct link. Also, if you read this and find it valuable, please boost!)<a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/OnWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnWriting</a>

nebulosWrote a blog post about how cozy stories succeed where speculative fiction falls short, and what that means for activism and the literary world. <a href="https://nebulos.space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nebulos.space</a><a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/OnWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnWriting</a>

RuckerworksYesterday I removed all my novels from Amazon, both paperback and Kindle versions, because I can no longer contribute to Jeff Bezos' riches and corruption. I still sell Kindle versions directly on my web site, but am now looking for a new print-on-demand supplier for my paperbacks. Let me know if you have any suggestions. <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authors</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a><a href="https://ruckerworks.com/product-category/books/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ruckerworks.com/product-category/books/</a>

nebulosJust trying to write a manual for a functional society, one blog post at a time. This (last) month's edition is: What to do with your privilege other than sitting around and feeling bad about it. The current US political situation pushes the divide between privileged and unprivileged even further. It only heightens the need to act. <a href="https://heat-shield.space/using_privilege.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://heat-shield.space/using_privilege.html</a><a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/DailyResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DailyResistance</a>

Excessively DivertingI need a fainting couch.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Regency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Georgian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JaneAusten</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@romancelandia</a>

Jesse<a href="https://weirder.earth/@varve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@varve</a> Thunderstick - plays the didgeridoo for guestsThe Waster - actually more of a recycler, leads neighborhood garbage pick-up partiesThe Devastator - too busy de-vesting in problematic companies to bother eating anyone (divest...de-vest...it's a stretch, but I still like it)<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

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