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The snow trickles down to earth so softly
Each individual flake
so inconspicuous when each on its own
But when gathered together
on the earth
A picture emerges that changes everything
Covers everything
in white innocence
for a brief moment
si_irini
Good morning to you all ❄️🌞 ☕️
Have a great day and a lovely weekend
#YouWinAgainSi #writing #morning #coffee #life #snow #world #mastodon #fediverse
Many people have told me how they like to read the opening few paragraphs of books before buying.
So, here is the opening to mine, 'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt' which will be available for pre-order early 2025 and then released in August.
I'm a first time author, so shares mean a lot and I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts.
#Writing #NatureWriting #Books #Bookstodon #Scotland #Caithness #Bookworm #Reading
-Ehime Ora
#grief #healing #art #music #selfexpression #writing #quotes #somatichealing
Where do you put your novels? I currently host mine on Tapas, but I don't like how it keeps spamming me with notifications I don't care about 
I saw it in the bookshop window, brightly lit in the early morning gloom.
I *had* to tell Clive.
I ran out of town and danced, elated, around bushes across the meadows, to the tree.
Clive was there, cross-legged, his back against the trunk, facing away to where the sun would soon rise.
"Clive! My book's out!"
Clive lowered his booklight, turned to me and smiled.
"And quite a good book it is."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #Writing #MastoArt #Art #CuratorPrompts #CuratorPrompts183
Perennial reminder that YOU, dear reader, could write for us! Our articles section is a diverse and eclectic array of pieces covering aspects of obscure and interesting #science and #history, #ttrpg and #gamedev, advice for #writing and setting design, and other creative projects.
We offer small thank-you sized writing bursaries to those who need them, and a high quality editing process to make your article the best it can be.
All questions welcome! More details here:
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'The right to decide who can train a model on your work does you no good unless it comes with the *power* to exercise that right.'
@pluralistic on Rupert Murdoch's new enthusiasm for AI:
pluralistic.net/2024/11/18/rig…
#books #reading #writing #publishing #AI #bookstodon @bookstodon
This world can often make living in it so difficult
A world
that worships the privileged
Condemns the poor
Defends injustice
Stokes hatred
Thinks that weakness cannot also be strength
Doesn't want to give hope to the hopeless
and often I see that it just doesn't get better, despite so many efforts and good people
I really can't understand it sometimes
#YouWinAgainSi #writing #world #betterworld #democracy #freedom #mastodon #fediverse #justice #humanrights #humanity #hope
"a tale that cleverly uses the reader’s expectations to make the drama more intense. We are used to Dan being the investigator and sorting things out using his intelligence, strength and friends ... this time it feels Dan and his allies are the ones needing rescuing. "
The Green Man's War has a satisfied reader here - link to full, non-spoilery review 😊
runalongtheshelves.net/blog/20…
#books #Writing #SFF #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy
The Green Man's War by Juliet E McKenna
I would like to thank Wizard’s Tower Press for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review &amMatthew Cavanagh (Runalong The Shelves)
Over on the blog, some (non-spoilery) answers if you're wondering what sparked The Green Man's War...
julietemckenna.com/what-sparke…
#books #Writing #SFF #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy
What sparked The Green Man’s War?
The seventh instalment of Dan Mackmain’s adventures makes this the longest continuous sequence of novels that I’ve written. Okay, I actually reached that point with the last book, The Green Man’s Q…Juliet E. McKenna
OneShotMonth — Dia 17 — Storyboard | by David Raygoza Gómez | Random Access Comics | Oct, 2024 | Medium
#Writing #storyboard #comics #webcomics #oneShotMonth
OneShotMonth — Dia 17 — Storyboard - Random Access Comics - Medium
Bueno, con todos los retos no falta que se aparece algo que entretiene y toma tiempo, pero ya vamos de vuelta al camino, con el Storyboard completo. Esto es básicamente un plano de como sera el comic…David Raygoza Gómez (Random Access Comics)
Adept at touch typing? Want to go insane? Try the latest toggle switch "keyboard."
#typing #writing #writingcommunity #humor #humour
More hearty congratulations to Samantha Harvey, who has won the 2024 #BookerPrize
Catch her discussing her Booker-winning novel Orbital and her short story Bona Fide Nihon-kitsch on the @fictionable #podcast at #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and, of course at fictionable.world/podcasts/sam…
#books #reading #writing #fiction #bookstodon @bookstodon
Samantha Harvey: ‘This is what fiction can do’
Fiction confronts the mysteries of death and takes us up into the heavens. Samantha Harvey makes the case for making stuff upwww.fictionable.world
I'm looking for resources for getting started with writing fiction. Blogs or books about the process of writing, hallmarks of good or bad writing.
The fiction equivalent of Helen Sword's stylish academic writing or Angelika Hofmann's Scientific writing and communication
What are your favorite resources?
Matt on Professional Tools
Matt contends that professional tools need 3 things:
Reliability
Predictability
Flexibility
This is why I stick with NeoVim. It just works the way it's supposed to work all the time and doesn't update with new tools (like some AI shit) because the company thinks it needs to get AI into its tools.
Finally, I can create any workflow I want.
curtismchale.ca/2024/11/08/mat…
#LinksOfInterest #neovim #Obsidian #writing
Since NaNoWriMo imploded, someone came up with an alternative - WritingMonth writingmonth.org/
Though it is barebones at the moment, it seems promissing.
My profile there: writingmonth.org/~cavanholi/
#WritingCommunity #Writing #NaNoWriMo #WritingChallenge #November
Over on the blog today, a guest post. I’ve shared in thoughtful panel discussions with Andrew Knighton at conventions, as well as more informal conversations. I am very pleased to share his article on the relationships between a character’s job of work and various aspects of a story.
I am very much looking forward to reading Andrew’s new novel, The Executioner’s Blade, when I get home from our travels.
julietemckenna.com/guest-post-…
Guest Post – Andrew Knighton on characters’ occupations.
I’ve shared in thoughtful panel discussions with Andrew Knighton at conventions, as well as more informal conversations. I am very pleased to share his article on the relationships between a …Juliet E. McKenna
Entering the last week of my Kickstarter! My book is already funded, and I can't wait for you all to meet my new, favourite character. It's not that her name is a spoiler, I just don't want to deprive you of the fun in discovering it for yourself.
Jump on over the project page and get yourself a copy. Support your indie authors. kickstarter.com/projects/dharr…
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