2026-10-21T03:18:19Z https://nostr.now Orion (he/him) https://nostr.now/npub1gtn6hez728gns8luv3wl9zerglhepekwx62ehd4ksfwenm6vghqqm47nks https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/000/047/894/original/ba82192230294751.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/000/047/894/original/ba82192230294751.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqu6ckyq33hl9u380dtqxdfq3le7wg63ww8yu3cghf4c8cnkyahszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqznh4xt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0nfc26k4xhmngehan9kmdv3p068gdnqda2ar8mfqe3f0hvp2zdqtq4hcy'>nevent1q…4hcy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 23. Have your characters’ journeys affected your own life? If so, how?<br/><br/>I mean, it&#39;s therapy, innit? Affected me that way<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-24T02:05:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8kghyfylw3h4mt0hkty75kmadpt67ttl4fcr07ny0rjjx3zsjqqczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqc7jy2p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs285qzp4k8j25swvmqn0m04nvqapxt0d53yl7rpdq2ca80wutddhqwctntp'>nevent1q…tntp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The wordiness of yours was the point. It&#39;s an *aesthetic*. 2026-09-22T16:57:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy2qzhdyu9mvkkvzvymuhgy6a70785ap4mqfmpzllpwfer7z65jhqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq3mzuc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfajc5g42230jqlfgzaqt6eyn70j34ahg5gz4204uv9t5h9a9aujsrqspdf'>nevent1q…spdf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 22 Promotion day. Self or someone else. Or both.<br/><br/>One of my writing buddies wrote this. He&#39;s really good. And prolific! The guy writes books on the way to and from work, as far as I can tell. Check him out:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Hexblood-Kiernan-Livingstone/dp/B0CYVPMVXF">https://www.amazon.ca/Hexblood-Kiernan-Livingstone/dp/B0CYVPMVXF</a><br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-22T16:31:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp0nfc26k4xhmngehan9kmdv3p068gdnqda2ar8mfqe3f0hvp2zdqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq90ay4y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrsg0kvy9gvlh2w50w8nkh3cu7u8q4jp8xz2ryke3g0qwmgvs9lpgwugmn9'>nevent1q…gmn9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 22. 1f you wrote a memoir on your writing journey so far, what would it be called?<br/><br/>Uh, &#34;I&#39;ve Barely Started&#34; ? <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-22T16:27:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrsg0kvy9gvlh2w50w8nkh3cu7u8q4jp8xz2ryke3g0qwmgvs9lpgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqnk2lvp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrlk3fnt4xhxa6azpzfyhdw4pprwfrfmk9mje66rv32yda52qtg0qhdnkzc'>nevent1q…nkzc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 21: In your current WIP, which character do you relate to the least and why?<br/><br/>I&#39;d love to say that it&#39;s the villain, but her righteousness is faux-heroic on purpose. There&#39;s a fairly minor side-villain, though, who believes in nothing. He&#39;s got not rationale for the cruelty he enacts. He&#39;s empty inside. I can&#39;t relate to that.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-22T16:26:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrlk3fnt4xhxa6azpzfyhdw4pprwfrfmk9mje66rv32yda52qtg0qzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq5234dq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tjlj63regfj9f9z8llmu9wmssexgdfse8avktlmg0vykjk5lpxg85fuy8'>nevent1q…fuy8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 20: How do your characters access water or whatever they need to drink?<br/><br/>Taps work good.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-20T16:19:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfajc5g42230jqlfgzaqt6eyn70j34ahg5gz4204uv9t5h9a9aujszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqrhuyrl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7lgzu4huf24teqkq5hkzrvsxf92fz6kt2mfrpxyq0rym7497c7cv23w4t'>nevent1q…3w4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 19 My mistake was...<br/><br/>Assuming the role of my main character was to physically beat the antagonist rather than beating her using the MC&#39;s main skill: moral certainty and a smart mouth.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-19T18:14:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9tjlj63regfj9f9z8llmu9wmssexgdfse8avktlmg0vykjk5lpxgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqu03sxm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsremkf4utexdv5z9u3svymyjuq48f4g46vg39cundnf4n5hdu95tq8g0k3l'>nevent1q…0k3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 19. What are three personality strengths your antagonist has?<br/><br/>Unrelenting.<br/><br/>Focused.<br/><br/>Sociopathic.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-19T18:10:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsremkf4utexdv5z9u3svymyjuq48f4g46vg39cundnf4n5hdu95tqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq6wtlda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9zpdxejfzpmmsa0kny0r5lwpm70uvmpaex6pzmt9tqghzapamcsd4caqj'>nevent1q…caqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 18. What are three personality strengths your MC has?<br/><br/>Courage.<br/><br/>Honesty.<br/><br/>No filter on her mouth. :)<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-19T18:09:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9zpdxejfzpmmsa0kny0r5lwpm70uvmpaex6pzmt9tqghzapamcszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqwyg8u5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsra5xdqlmp08g7jlcg883rn4qefnxw90699we4cm5w5r4sumljvpc4empzz'>nevent1q…mpzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 17: By the end of your story, how many injuries will your MC had? <br/><br/>&#34;... will your MC have had?&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;... does your MC have?&#34;<br/><br/>The grammar is distracting me.<br/><br/>Anyway, major ones, like two. Lots of minor ones, though. <br/><br/>Maybe she should get hurt in the big final climax!!!!!<br/><br/>That would solve a lot of problems, actually.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-17T16:20:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsra5xdqlmp08g7jlcg883rn4qefnxw90699we4cm5w5r4sumljvpczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqvshcs7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw56veq5u44a5xthwl6qfv5dvxlruhh7auznkfgypsgw8gwlh2k4gc6ely4'>nevent1q…ely4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 16: If your MC were elected mayor of your own town, would you stay or move. Why?<br/><br/>She&#39;d be good! She&#39;s make decisions based on rock-solid moral principles, and she&#39;d listen to people when they give her information she doesn&#39;t possess. She&#39;d be an *organizer*, not a &#34;leader.&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-16T15:47:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfagnpc8tm374s8atdtl96gma8ffm3rt0cpkuj9dzqhwdfgkgfyczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqlxeplj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs86ms7mkcczfgn2vv8fxdr3eqm9k9mtfe7swmfzh74tf7xa75nuwswrt8lx'>nevent1q…t8lx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not advice. Just sharing. If there&#39;s something useful in there, please do use it. 2026-09-16T04:21:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05a0legvh6tpt4j4s48l42rmwh0339cztekh4x3psmjsyjuyah8gzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqyng2k2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0677686quqeqr8k2kju2nw2663kf0qmwqafwkmwt3dmklyd09cfc7q2tv7'>nevent1q…2tv7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did the same thing. There were two major points where I realized what I&#39;d already written wasn&#39;t write, but I told myself to keep going, get to the end of a draft, and fix it all later.<br/><br/>Dear reader, &#34;later&#34; arrived to years ago, and it scared the hell out of me. Because this is my first novel.<br/><br/>(I&#39;ve written a LOT of other materials, but not novels.) 2026-09-15T21:18:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw56veq5u44a5xthwl6qfv5dvxlruhh7auznkfgypsgw8gwlh2k4gzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqae73an In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr5keusmsmnu98zkaasd8mqqvjw9juxgfzd7p8gsjqr8748xzrqq2fx036'>nevent1q…x036</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This might apply to people rather than objects, in which case I&#39;m doing it wrong, but what&#39;s remarkable is that I thought of it *because* I was imagining an Australian speaker. <br/><br/>Language acquisition is amazing. 2026-09-15T21:05:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvr5keusmsmnu98zkaasd8mqqvjw9juxgfzd7p8gsjqr8748xzrqqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqanlc2h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgpcfcygh3dqjqakc7ajkd529v2jk34qln2z35ynepqzvgf0lpr2guccl8j'>nevent1q…cl8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>NB: In a scene bw a Canadian and an Australian in this book, I had them differentiate bw 3D movies of the &#34;present&#34;--projected onto a movie table like theatre in the round--and old 2D movies, projected onto those same tables (ie, so you can seat people on both sides).<br/><br/>I had the Aussie character call the 2D&#39;s &#34;flatties,&#34; and it just felt *correct*. I didn&#39;t know at the time, but I must have picked up on, the Aussie tendency to nounify words by putting &#34;ies&#34; on the end: stunties, tradies, etc. 2026-09-15T21:04:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvv9lvyqevjf4lmwzwnm4t0q8tm3c6xr42aegfla6avg9taa4ef0szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq78yj2s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ylha3ece7vusvhw86ue59yxcpnaecs5nmk23hm32mac066ru4hc2kvwyy'>nevent1q…vwyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Considering how you describe the state of your brain today, perhaps just write some plans for cutting and come back to them when you&#39;re sharper? I&#39;ve had times where I madly change something in a fit of [whatever] and then regret it. Just a thought. 2026-09-15T20:44:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4425xtseml5rldx6meyexy053as243axgwunnzm6wczl45qa92szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq9seg9e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrt4jhj2wm50zj9lguru9upc4cdarrp8620lvfx7akf4jyzvptpcutllae'>nevent1q…llae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like &#34;takeouts.&#34; That&#39;s got real possibilities.<br/><br/>I should also, I just realized, think about regional variations. They might call them &#34;food machines&#34; in the mid-west, &#34;autochefts&#34; in Cascadia, and &#34;takeouts&#34; on the eastern seaboard.<br/><br/>Hm! 2026-09-15T17:13:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs954gfse5hekpfdvg8y8qy46zjx9kwhmp3dkyuk39n2mmlg5xjvvszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq9shr4s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstt9ejqmew3525qtdwe20s82gvkld03gde2lr4r50m3tlphuw9fwsn5573j'>nevent1q…573j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>*Manufacturing is anarcho-syndicalist, so &#34;marketing&#34; is very gentle. These are not capitalists. But people are people, and people like naming things, so there&#39;s a logic to it. 2026-09-15T17:01:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstt9ejqmew3525qtdwe20s82gvkld03gde2lr4r50m3tlphuw9fwszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqvnhm5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2avk7hwlu57s6ntu3djha4w4ph4n066q4cv0rufwhdjdcqrjgp7c8lg409'>nevent1q…g409</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>However, there&#39;s also a streak in Canada of taking old brand names and using them as generic terms, hence &#34;garburator&#34; and &#34;parkade&#34; (garbage disposals in sinks and parking garages, respectively).<br/><br/>So I&#39;m really tempted to switch back to &#34;autochefs&#34; as a name that some manufacturer* came up with that people liked the sound of, and related, it would be fun to call the mass transit the &#34;skytrain&#34; because that *is* what they&#39;re called, here in Vancouver. 2026-09-15T17:00:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2avk7hwlu57s6ntu3djha4w4ph4n066q4cv0rufwhdjdcqrjgp7czyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqje2ac0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjptuj6ap8wa2fwjz5mkkva40m6g4p87sy7dfgdu6wfv98j8m3csl45uth'>nevent1q…5uth</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At first, I called them &#34;autochefs,&#34; but it felt a little too much like a brand name, and also, I wanted to follow a naming convention where their advanced tech (it&#39;s an SF novel) has mundane names.<br/><br/>Phones are the size of a felt pen and can be unfolded into glasses, but they call them &#34;phones.&#34;<br/><br/>The mass transit is essentially flying trains that are a block long, but they&#39;re just called &#34;buses.&#34; 2026-09-15T16:58:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvjptuj6ap8wa2fwjz5mkkva40m6g4p87sy7dfgdu6wfv98j8m3cszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqcrakw5 So I have this very minor dilemma in my &#34;work in progress.&#34; There are automated food prep machines all over the place in this world. They&#39;re out in the street. They don&#39;t require money. Society just feeds itself. It&#39;s a basic value.<br/><br/>Anyway, what to call them?<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-15T16:57:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgpcfcygh3dqjqakc7ajkd529v2jk34qln2z35ynepqzvgf0lpr2gzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqz5e6ps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspg0lf2wdas0fp0wh08xh77k92n4azg6u6s75dmvjky8cvvju3rss637dgc'>nevent1q…7dgc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 15: Your characters get one completely ordinary day with no villains, quests, murders, wars, prophecies, romantic disasters, or impending apocalypses. How do they spend it?<br/><br/>They load up trays from the food machines and gather around the movie table. Nothing but 3D&#39;s all day!<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-15T16:54:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7lgzu4huf24teqkq5hkzrvsxf92fz6kt2mfrpxyq0rym7497c7czyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqlskjyw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqupv6hxlpprese967adm0umjngtrrxcpwncqu8e3pj5l6cz58qxsh8jj7t'>nevent1q…jj7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>HOWEVER: <br/><br/>In today&#39;s writing, we essentially don&#39;t use semi-colons. Instead, we use comma splices or a dashes.<br/><br/>&#34;The wood was wet, the fire couldn&#39;t light.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;The wood was wet--the fire couldn&#39;t light.<br/><br/>Depending on context, I no longer consider comma splices to be an error. They&#39;re just how we write sentences with two closely associated ideas. <br/><br/>2/2 <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-15T16:52:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqupv6hxlpprese967adm0umjngtrrxcpwncqu8e3pj5l6cz58qxszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqjvsuwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4g553deg3et5r63mc0nlp7ll6tmdu7fzz0ct74z5f2atnaq2svs0mj84q'>nevent1q…j84q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 15: What&#39;s a situation where you feel a &#39;;&#39; definitely works better than a &#39;.&#39; ?<br/><br/>When the two clauses on either side of the semi-colon have a narrative or causal connection that you want readers to see but you don&#39;t want to spell out.<br/><br/>&#34;The wood was wet; the fire couldn&#39;t light.&#34;<br/><br/>There&#39;s an implied &#34;because&#34; in there.<br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-15T16:50:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw4g553deg3et5r63mc0nlp7ll6tmdu7fzz0ct74z5f2atnaq2svszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqplgl7q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28drdpln2dc3usfggvd7cwft8fm3h396wjy7tfefqhdkwyqhu5qcark9dr'>nevent1q…k9dr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 14: What&#39;s your favourite type of story setting?<br/><br/>Settings should fit the narrative.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-14T14:45:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28drdpln2dc3usfggvd7cwft8fm3h396wjy7tfefqhdkwyqhu5qczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqmc6tky In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszwkx5l2l52pxf32uxg0t9kmmw5e3z5mrnze4mfjuymkqu9mgg8tg7aguhl'>nevent1q…guhl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 13: How pedantic are you?<br/><br/>I&#39;m an English professor, so... very.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-13T19:28:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspg0lf2wdas0fp0wh08xh77k92n4azg6u6s75dmvjky8cvvju3rsszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqghut3l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxs8kstu2c8w5wkv0srwlk7wfkjsaqd67r95705kr0qpf4k4zuzug6l8hqh'>nevent1q…8hqh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 13: Share a line of dialogue that sounds innocent without context but absolutely isn&#39;t.<br/><br/>&#34;No one will ever know that we saved them.&#34; <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-13T19:09:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxs8kstu2c8w5wkv0srwlk7wfkjsaqd67r95705kr0qpf4k4zuzugzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqlpyksc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wyajy0m9fdng4kzvlv4gv0d0tdwymh89s7hlxx2hz5qsg82k5xcakmgrc'>nevent1q…mgrc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers 12 Sep: If you removed one supporting character from your story, whose absence would change the plot the most?<br/><br/>Master Chau. Take her out, and it&#39;s a whole different situation.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-12T16:58:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8wyajy0m9fdng4kzvlv4gv0d0tdwymh89s7hlxx2hz5qsg82k5xczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqk2rmjt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspd0eez7x0hlx5h5gvu2qhrzm2pdvkxefzfzatxfxzdqsn6wyfpmca5axh2'>nevent1q…axh2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 11: What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?<br/><br/>That she will never find it necessary to commit an act of violence.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-11T20:08:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwkx5l2l52pxf32uxg0t9kmmw5e3z5mrnze4mfjuymkqu9mgg8tgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqm9f92c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0878j57zqsynm68stmxqxpcgr6twfx30u2am8yv8p6tpgrefz28sq84nme'>nevent1q…4nme</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 11: Our next featured creator is a group of three collaborators. Have you ever been part of a collaborative group for your creative work?<br/><br/>No, but I want to *so much*. I love to co-write a book. I would love to work with an artist to make a comic book. The closest I get is my writer&#39;s group, and that&#39;s just so much fun.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-11T20:02:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0878j57zqsynm68stmxqxpcgr6twfx30u2am8yv8p6tpgrefz28szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqdxl26k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstj465tv2ugm4nhf7wx884p0grrd5mdcuwsg7pvrp400cc06cg7ugaukhuh'>nevent1q…khuh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 9: Something you&#39;ve been working on this month?<br/><br/>I moved swapped two chapters around in the last section of my book, and I was really confident that it made more sense that way, but now I&#39;m not so sure. The sucky part is that when I swap them around, I have to rewrite the whole climax of one of them (for ~reasons~), and I like the new version better, but I might have to go back to the old one. Sigh.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting 2026-09-10T04:55:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvsesgk8evlyyzkalxj9xq632srwdhva2c5uvn9qd6jzsm3yf7s4qzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq66vhd2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2364vgkxr2qtx3xp75s8ly9ur2fkmm4ls08h3y6etnvwqml8jkrsnzznmn'>nevent1q…znmn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very good. I cannot think about &#34;trapped in an elevator&#34; without remembering those scenes. The way Katsulas played G&#39;Kar&#39;s giddy delight at the situation was wonderful. RIP to a great actor. 2026-09-08T16:26:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspd0eez7x0hlx5h5gvu2qhrzm2pdvkxefzfzatxfxzdqsn6wyfpmczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq4mjjvp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h6gdr69580e000mj2ashxpjk3yn77fmdwkah07dtckexfyq8avcfug8h2'>nevent1q…g8h2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 8: &#34;Which character would be the worst person to get trapped in an elevator with?&#34;<br/><br/>That depends on who the (implied) &#34;you&#34; in this question. If you&#39;re comfortable taking charge, then Brant or Sim would be great. They&#39;re good in support positions. If you want someone to rescue you, then my MC Grace is your girl. She&#39;ll look around at others not doing anything, and then she&#39;ll go ahead and do something, and others can follow her lead if they want.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers 2026-09-08T16:25:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstj465tv2ugm4nhf7wx884p0grrd5mdcuwsg7pvrp400cc06cg7ugzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqc4vpmf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3vuuu78qmkdlmhz8pwrfk7v99p8hn33k6v737y00lepq57frclsdx0lqx'>nevent1q…0lqx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 8. Gauge?<br/><br/>Not on me right now.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-08T06:25:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2hepk2eckpqnmu3njvsslr5p7nda0nsh3pn9xtnxrvlps40rcmjszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq4jvlhu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ume2vl79eg6ynqz0ceytm9700mnu95g9jxpy3dhtkkd9m4w023q40j3ud'>nevent1q…j3ud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(It&#39;s because I couldn&#39;t think of *one* to be the star.) 2026-09-07T18:35:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst3vuuu78qmkdlmhz8pwrfk7v99p8hn33k6v737y00lepq57frclszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqc0chhp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygl9g9utf5rj0r5txhu4yrn8uyapec6ryn6u49smd8hvkgqngtsc93gx7f'>nevent1q…gx7f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 7: What &#39;character&#39; (letter, number, etc) would make a great main character?<br/><br/>Ensemble piece. All the &#34;special characters&#34; think they&#39;re better than the letters and numbers. It&#39;s a metaphor for, I dunno, something.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-07T16:14:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0h6gdr69580e000mj2ashxpjk3yn77fmdwkah07dtckexfyq8avczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqptgmmd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9693n3nxkxyj8dul23hr8frdrdjht8fkxvnrnz567e6du4k008qlk8y9h'>nevent1q…8y9h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 7: Describe a moment when one of your characters realizes they&#39;ve made a terrible mistake.<br/><br/>At one point, for reasons that are somewhat understandable but also do *not* justify it, she threatens her brother with a deadly weapon. It&#39;s a real turning point.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-07T16:13:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9693n3nxkxyj8dul23hr8frdrdjht8fkxvnrnz567e6du4k008qzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqcnq2f6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2704mqmqlq5wpnzqzxnkedgx93pm6lc64zw2n2ty8apnvwqnl5qdd9cvq'>nevent1q…9cvq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 6: What is your protagonist hilariously bad at?<br/><br/>Not hilariously, but she&#39;s not great a purely intellectual skills. She&#39;s not a classroom person. She&#39;s a learn-by-doing person.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-06T16:25:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygl9g9utf5rj0r5txhu4yrn8uyapec6ryn6u49smd8hvkgqngtsczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqlawj88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsychxxckhd8er4yzt5479klhkv3xfz5hj6cg66hksv0vv0r9rqzwg04kfep'>nevent1q…kfep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 6: Have you ever listened to an audiobook where the reader had a good voice, but not the &#39;right&#39; voice?<br/><br/>I listened to AMERICAN GODS* read by a man with a wonderfully resonant voice, but he did a weird falsetto thing for the female characters and, I swear, a bit of a Southern American accent for some reason? It was weird.<br/><br/>*Neil Gaiman is a piece of shit<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-06T16:23:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsychxxckhd8er4yzt5479klhkv3xfz5hj6cg66hksv0vv0r9rqzwgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqwhhswq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xflc8t5xu5r3wvlux7lsfw6jjkjp689fmhl7vn6dz97k3cl5y0q7cqk37'>nevent1q…qk37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 5: From a purely aesthetic standpoint, what is your favourite colour of ice cream?<br/><br/>Same answer for colour as flavour: black licorice. <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-05T15:37:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2704mqmqlq5wpnzqzxnkedgx93pm6lc64zw2n2ty8apnvwqnl5qzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqfvn5e6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqxa84upquchc8869uhzl46a98y474hxacs96scev0l7cy774jfqydznka'>nevent1q…znka</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 5. If your antagonist could justify their actions in one sentence, what would they say?<br/><br/>She doesn&#39;t speak in sentences. She delivers speeches, but here we go: <br/><br/>&#34;You have no idea of the danger that you have been in your whole life and what I have been doing to keep you safe.&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-05T15:35:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfqxa84upquchc8869uhzl46a98y474hxacs96scev0l7cy774jfqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqpk5mxf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnjn07xt8g6m8rl2wxhlrs6yv2n4uznn7ud74uf6raerh9mq5fugct0stw'>nevent1q…0stw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 4: What seemingly insignificant object in your story carries a lot of emotional weight?<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t highlighted it in the story, buy my protagonist&#39;s own clothes from home, which the cult lets her keep wearing because they don&#39;t want to pay for clothes, are very dear to her. She lives in a sharing community. That shirt and pants, even the socks, have been worn by cousins and aunts/uncles, and they&#39;ll be handed down after her (because they make clothes to *last*).<br/><br/>#writing 2026-09-04T16:57:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xflc8t5xu5r3wvlux7lsfw6jjkjp689fmhl7vn6dz97k3cl5y0qzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqqqex43 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhudj2rwdeuwhapazlp8tnd34jqxt3su4hyzrl7maugkkayzw36sw8aenc'>nevent1q…aenc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 4: Reverse of last month&#39;s question: if e-books stopped being produced, how much would you miss them?<br/><br/>So much. So so much. I don&#39;t have much of a relationship to paper books any more.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-04T16:53:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhudj2rwdeuwhapazlp8tnd34jqxt3su4hyzrl7maugkkayzw36szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqsa4jsy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5wfw4kyrkhtn73pmxgm6t3pllqhner8y092vvhglkd63n0m4vmqpdfvjm'>nevent1q…fvjm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 3 Sep: Which ebook reader do you use?<br/><br/>I&#39;m on a Kobo. It&#39;s relatively open--you can drop EPUB and PDF files into it--and it&#39;s not American (Japanese/Canadian co-production thing). I am sorely tempted, though, by some of the Android-based readers because I think that means that eventually, I could put a Linux distro on there. :)<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-03T15:48:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgnjn07xt8g6m8rl2wxhlrs6yv2n4uznn7ud74uf6raerh9mq5fugzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqmax86v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy728z7mjt9xap7hpugr63eu8q5462fgh390rrer2alrn2rfhujdqpqnhxt'>nevent1q…nhxt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Sep 2: What would your MC notice first upon entering a crowded room?<br/><br/>After her murder-cult training, she&#39;d assess anyone who seems to be a threat.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-02T20:01:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr5wfw4kyrkhtn73pmxgm6t3pllqhner8y092vvhglkd63n0m4vmqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqngpv7m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6vxv38cs5xd35djlum2cydejug2uadmpgycd2fm7vu5syhejpfsdda44g'>nevent1q…a44g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Sep 2: How do you think where you live affects your creative work?<br/><br/>I like to set things here when I can (Vancouver, Canada). I think Vancouver, to me, is a damp, sleepy place that&#39;s rarely at the centre of anything. That&#39;s not necessarily true, but it&#39;s how it felt when I was a kid. I also do have a sense that I don&#39;t want my characters to be *at* the centre of anything. I like it when they&#39;re off to the side, living their lives.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity 2026-09-02T20:00:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6vxv38cs5xd35djlum2cydejug2uadmpgycd2fm7vu5syhejpfszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqakxvpv #ScribesAndMakers Sep 1: With many new people here, let&#39;s do another round of introductions. Tell us something about yourself and your creativity.<br/><br/>I&#39;m a hobbyist writing a novel that is essentially the Jedi Academy from a student&#39;s point of view, which means it&#39;s a murder cult in space.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-01T16:26:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy728z7mjt9xap7hpugr63eu8q5462fgh390rrer2alrn2rfhujdqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqqclyjz #WordWeavers Sept 1: What is something your MC desperately wants but would never admit to wanting?<br/><br/>Control. She knows she&#39;s not supposed to. She was raised anarcho-syndicalist. But she both likes and is deeply uncomfortable with &#34;leadership.&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-01T16:24:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvqa4wsgs8zxccwvxza4syaks36acpzs8000lqjqtdtf06879nzzszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqav9n0a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpy79cdda2v5a0dl9eehr9w230ay0kz598wcf0wk0303q6rdzjecs05h0v'>nevent1q…5h0v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The scene has most of the same beats--I mimicked some of the dialogue, some of the physical ratcheting of tension--but I discovered a whole new rationale for why this scene even happens, why this second character has essentially stalked and then starts interrogating my protagonist.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-01T06:13:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxpy79cdda2v5a0dl9eehr9w230ay0kz598wcf0wk0303q6rdzjeczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqcnsx2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pv4kxm7a4mn2x74s60h9fuyql9rc5ta29uh3yazz68trmhv3jxqpmwjge'>nevent1q…wjge</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I resisted this change for months and months, but it finally hit me today that what I needed wasn&#39;t the claustrophobia. I needed the *tension*, and sitting on the edge of a building, about to fall off--or be pushed!--is just another kind of tension.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-01T06:12:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2pv4kxm7a4mn2x74s60h9fuyql9rc5ta29uh3yazz68trmhv3jxqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq6frwed I rewrote a whole scene, practically from scratch. The scene is a slow build-up of tension until a Kurosawa-style one-hit sword fight (sort of), and I had to change the setting from a cramped luggage container under a train to sitting on the edge of a building!<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-09-01T06:11:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzm27a98pe6lhhkczhn4mvkk703ztgfpkxluagyvdg8fumk06p0szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqfzkhwp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvhlvd6ys57h9dqcx9jkhu9kfpyd2tfud6ccnsqudnveh5gl204cwg8wr4'>nevent1q…8wr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 31: What&#39;s one thing you hope readers remember long after they finish your story?<br/><br/>How it made them feel and what it made them think about it.<br/><br/>Distant third place: &#34;Gosh, that &#39;Orion&#39; guy is rather clever.&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-31T17:43:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs22dv5hlrp5n6kzutrypk4zyhm0uwhvjnm3qy5kpx7hfg8wnkdnvqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq60caws In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdmsu73vp9pu0zgszgesdakju04r6dtwnphmjhx2se4g0rj54w6ggk5e2wr'>nevent1q…e2wr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 31: Choose an adverb to sum up how your month went.<br/><br/>&#34;Pretty well.&#34;<br/><br/>(Yes, it&#39;s a multi-word adverb. Fight me.)<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-31T17:41:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdmsu73vp9pu0zgszgesdakju04r6dtwnphmjhx2se4g0rj54w6ggzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqvl9e9x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8f07gawhp6mw0j5z5nr228q5gjddzc725hshxdckv0tpvt7hv97caa733e'>nevent1q…733e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 29: Do you know what you wanted to be at 11?<br/><br/>I thought I wanted to direct movies. Mostly, I had a hero-worship thing for Steven Spielberg.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-30T17:28:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqvhlvd6ys57h9dqcx9jkhu9kfpyd2tfud6ccnsqudnveh5gl204czyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuquntddf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrjh6c2mn32k0zvd98gqp7yqrrma3qm7uha9kt8jfrnkrfx7jfxgstmlet'>nevent1q…mlet</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 30: If you could interview one of your characters over coffee, what would be the first question you asked?<br/><br/>&#34;Will you please forgive me? I didn&#39;t know you were real!&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-30T17:26:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswrjh6c2mn32k0zvd98gqp7yqrrma3qm7uha9kt8jfrnkrfx7jfxgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqy6jq9c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstx8ez26u6jhksgq389frgyhy3kl8f9t9ctuvaugkxn7tx9lt6fkqfddxx0'>nevent1q…dxx0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 29 - What writing accomplishment are you quietly proud of?<br/><br/>I&#39;m very pleased when I can write something funny.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-29T16:22:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstx8ez26u6jhksgq389frgyhy3kl8f9t9ctuvaugkxn7tx9lt6fkqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqk5ehsg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kw7lqjgqxfxd49gcnrkq3299q0ywgwm4uy6naygut7437e0qvrqrvhc6s'>nevent1q…hc6s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 28: What&#39;s one question you&#39;re still trying to answer about your story?<br/><br/>&#34;No. Really. How *do* I turn the suck down on this? Where&#39;s the suck knob?&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-28T18:21:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8f07gawhp6mw0j5z5nr228q5gjddzc725hshxdckv0tpvt7hv97czyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq8g3hc2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvsyvn94v3ar3rmz5cf9wj8fttqfp3semeqxkt3qqhglx6p7e6qced76vx'>nevent1q…76vx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Scribesandmakers Aug 26: Describe how it feels to be &#34;locked in&#34; to your work.<br/><br/>It&#39;s when my computer screen is ten feet tall, and all the words are colour-coded for what they mean and how they relate to each other. That&#39;s the subjective impression. I firmly believe it&#39;s a form of meditation. It&#39;s being in &#34;the zone.&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-26T15:12:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0kw7lqjgqxfxd49gcnrkq3299q0ywgwm4uy6naygut7437e0qvrqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqhwgw5q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0epkqd80usvy8z2g6el2al60rn49h0k2z5jdacp2444m4elzhz3cvzhwnf'>nevent1q…hwnf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 26: What weather best matches your current work in progress?<br/><br/>Cool rain. My protagonist is abducted into a cult on a space station from her home in Vancouver. When she finally escapes, two and a half years later, and feels rain on her face, she openly weeps. Rain means home.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-26T14:59:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0epkqd80usvy8z2g6el2al60rn49h0k2z5jdacp2444m4elzhz3czyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq79yanu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9k2d7m8xhsgyuwdnptzwuyl9jenef0jwfxytn9egt7uxkyv2hq4s26e402'>nevent1q…e402</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers 25 Aug: If readers could keep one item from your story as a souvenir, what would it be?<br/><br/>A metre-long titanium katar.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/158/976/583/145/253/original/5d164aa724d362b0.png"> <br/> 2026-08-26T00:30:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvsyvn94v3ar3rmz5cf9wj8fttqfp3semeqxkt3qqhglx6p7e6qczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqarghhm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0zw7cyktfe5d4qctyvm294qggtd4rlvddkwr0pjx7uqurhkgxnxqk57rus'>nevent1q…7rus</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 25: Do you have any self-imposed rules for your creative work?<br/><br/>The biggest one is to not create stories that imply values I don&#39;t hold. I don&#39;t want to write something that validates sexism, racism, authoritarianism, capitalism, or frankly, conservatism in pretty much every form I&#39;ve encountered it.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-26T00:26:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0zw7cyktfe5d4qctyvm294qggtd4rlvddkwr0pjx7uqurhkgxnxqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqtz7ygq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ur7wng3tyu3dmdvld9hku9h9e58kztmdk07jvmck36jgx2frx4q7n067v'>nevent1q…067v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 18: What&#39;s the most important thing in a game for you?<br/><br/>I has to give me joy, not aggravation. Aggravation can come from game play designed to addict rather than delight. It can also come from misogyny and racism injected into the game thoughtlessly and without care. Also, capitalism and colonialism. If a game runs on that logic, I&#39;m out.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-18T15:59:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9k2d7m8xhsgyuwdnptzwuyl9jenef0jwfxytn9egt7uxkyv2hq4szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqzfwx7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs849jy50jwmhwpys57srtutq2n4gp8a9aqtjanluxymxy60wnqjxcvl9xv8'>nevent1q…9xv8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 17: Which scene made you laugh while writing it?<br/><br/>One of my characters manifests a cutlass (it&#39;s a sci-fi thing), so someone calls him a pirate, and he deadpans &#34;Yar.&#34; I laughed, but it&#39;s also a sign that this character knows he&#39;s expected to be &#34;the funny one,&#34; but he&#39;s trying to take control of it. <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-17T16:19:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ur7wng3tyu3dmdvld9hku9h9e58kztmdk07jvmck36jgx2frx4qzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqlz9dag In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggfkjl7wcctmx0j78c2h2sjlx6y9wh7m49cu49fzwg5uqsnfm7uq2wmfu7'>nevent1q…mfu7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 17: To what extent do you think art can promote social change?<br/><br/>It&#39;s huge, for good and bad. Art for social change used to be called &#34;propaganda&#34; before that word was associated with authoritarian governments (fascists, Nazis, Soviet communism, etc.). <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-17T16:16:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs849jy50jwmhwpys57srtutq2n4gp8a9aqtjanluxymxy60wnqjxczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq8vwdpm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsglgwhmne9wt0amelsvgyzp4lsvpcgfc5v493kvq2nax4lehe423q3wnr6l'>nevent1q…nr6l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 15: What&#39;s one writing habit you&#39;ve developed that genuinely helps?<br/><br/>Consciously design and keep notes on your narrator voice. When it doubt for how they talk, reference your notes.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-15T16:28:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsglgwhmne9wt0amelsvgyzp4lsvpcgfc5v493kvq2nax4lehe423qzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqwswhga In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyh48gan99jdaw5wv6ulezmga9rjfmz8xw3czajnvz5hel9d8kqwq60user'>nevent1q…user</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 14: Which fictional setting of yours would you most like to visit?<br/><br/>I want to live in my version of Cascadia so much! It&#39;s kind of like a semi-attainable version of the Culture: functional anarcho-syndicalism in a megalopolis. I really did build it for myself.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-14T16:11:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggfkjl7wcctmx0j78c2h2sjlx6y9wh7m49cu49fzwg5uqsnfm7uqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqk9ahu2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfe56wqgpq8vj3vnvyfc73a5vkmfre5v4dueys4gnk9a33c9vg0kskw8ed5'>nevent1q…8ed5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 14: Our next featured creator differentiates himself from his &#34;name buddies&#34; on his website. Do you share a name with anyone famous?<br/><br/>Nobody has my name. Nobody. I&#39;m quite confident in this. :) <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-14T16:10:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfe56wqgpq8vj3vnvyfc73a5vkmfre5v4dueys4gnk9a33c9vg0kszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqtc8ys9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dzkdqta0se0afp65jytcnzy4u4zpgyfptys02z2dr7k755q9cxcspju6j'>nevent1q…ju6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 13: Our next featured creator turned a short story into a novel. Have you ever done that, or the reverse?<br/><br/>I wrote a tryptich of flash fics, three points in the protagonist&#39;s life, and my writing buddy said, &#34;Dude, THIS IS A NOVEL.&#34; I was like, what? And then I wrote 10,000 words in two weeks. She was right.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-13T19:06:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyh48gan99jdaw5wv6ulezmga9rjfmz8xw3czajnvz5hel9d8kqwqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqph9nck In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3aztlnnt539wswtxn0jx6g8maq9h8vhcq6ukn3wagh36vdgpupstt30kw'>nevent1q…30kw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Wordweavers Aug 13: What&#39;s the most unexpected source of inspiration you&#39;ve ever had?<br/><br/>Unexpected *to me*: daydreams about huge media properties.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-13T19:05:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv3aztlnnt539wswtxn0jx6g8maq9h8vhcq6ukn3wagh36vdgpupszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqzkh9sm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs225v688jgvktdeejay4raznr5tnvu7mx0nczj7kcdku7jq8xhjnch3qy45'>nevent1q…qy45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 12: If your main character had a comfort food, what would it be?<br/><br/>Her dad learned to make fusion casseroles with Japanese and Chinese ingredients. Nobody on Earth makes those but him.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-12T16:17:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dzkdqta0se0afp65jytcnzy4u4zpgyfptys02z2dr7k755q9cxczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqj44jar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9dswtret47uvph3rhszkjwfsmsfkm6yvd00c3hz5cwxl3f8f3ysayamm7'>nevent1q…amm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 12: How often do you take mental breaks from your creative work?<br/><br/>I&#39;m on one right now. It&#39;s lasted about six months. Sigh.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-12T16:14:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9dswtret47uvph3rhszkjwfsmsfkm6yvd00c3hz5cwxl3f8f3yszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqutgmx6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyyeg5mespsf7mkmka5fu20ufq9wsu0xv5d20m29q3ww3xvrl3h4seyfn0y'>nevent1q…fn0y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 11: Do you feel like a different person when you&#39;re doing your creative work? <br/><br/>No, I am 100% myself when I&#39;m writing, and if I write something that doesn&#39;t reflect me--my personality, my values--I go back and change it. :)<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-11T15:45:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs225v688jgvktdeejay4raznr5tnvu7mx0nczj7kcdku7jq8xhjnczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqlptwq2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp6x88gm8hh74f4f0t446wh09adc3aaqnm36hq0p87ex2ezpejfgc0exdx2'>nevent1q…xdx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 11: Which shelved project are you itching to get back to? <br/><br/>I know the general layout of a sequel to my novella, and I&#39;d love to get to that. Those characters are such fun to write.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-11T15:44:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp6x88gm8hh74f4f0t446wh09adc3aaqnm36hq0p87ex2ezpejfgczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqgguv28 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstn89ae39mj3xyyepkz8ldcm54k8kdwc7vlh8nt3uekt7zgvn80gc6js2uf'>nevent1q…s2uf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug. 10. Does your writing playlist change depending on the scene you&#39;re writing? <br/><br/>I can&#39;t listen to music while I write. Too distracting.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-10T14:56:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyeg5mespsf7mkmka5fu20ufq9wsu0xv5d20m29q3ww3xvrl3h4szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqxs5eqa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdpd9k5f60a5gc6r2u3fmntykeppjd5z66460gxmvk28v2k9e30vghw9dda'>nevent1q…9dda</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 10: How willing are you to take risks with your creative work?<br/><br/>I try make sure what I do really works. Not sure if that&#39;s the question.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-10T14:55:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdpd9k5f60a5gc6r2u3fmntykeppjd5z66460gxmvk28v2k9e30vgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq0seayq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9yqxy87947a09uccvvh0rgqpy6yglkgkc8zylxng38h20fuachqdrc646'>nevent1q…c646</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 9: Have you ever switched perspective (1st, 2nd, 3rd person, 3rd close, cinematic, etc) mid-chapter/story? Was it successful in your opinion?<br/><br/>Not really. I&#39;ve switched to a different POV character mid-chapter, but that&#39;s about it. I need to break that <br/>&#34;close third&#34; habit. It&#39;s ONE way of telling stories, but people think it&#39;s the only way, and that&#39;s just sad.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-09T17:01:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstn89ae39mj3xyyepkz8ldcm54k8kdwc7vlh8nt3uekt7zgvn80gczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqeth9lp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zxzcmpaqnp4vt06jp0y42wsknvmt8y2qmmd8gua8g74y0jckncg03av7g'>nevent1q…av7g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 9: What&#39;s the smallest detail you&#39;ve researched for a story?<br/><br/>Figuring out how Ancient Greeks fastened their dresses and tunics so that I could describe how a woman wearing one could possibly sit down onto a blanket in the dirt.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-09T16:59:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9zxzcmpaqnp4vt06jp0y42wsknvmt8y2qmmd8gua8g74y0jckncgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqxtmfc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrls9q95c7ykdz2n302gcykp7e5fn57gk6l7w4mvmujrgcekqu7gy2lgkv'>nevent1q…lgkv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 8: Which character would survive a zombie apocalypse, and why?<br/><br/>All of them. They&#39;re trained fighters who can manifest their own weapons at will and have sub-Wolverine healing. They could descend into their own bodies and fight off a zombie infection if they had to, and they might even fight it off naturally without trying. <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-08T18:31:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgrls9q95c7ykdz2n302gcykp7e5fn57gk6l7w4mvmujrgcekqu7gzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqxezv58 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdxlca4m6vfv58lvgl02pee75mh65e4t88fjgpdre64x77dpj6hcuzw7h0'>nevent1q…w7h0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 7 What part of your world-building came together almost effortlessly?<br/><br/>The nature of the paramilitary cult my characters are abducted into was very intuitive because it was my honest assessment of how the Jedi Academy would actually function.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-08T18:29:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9yqxy87947a09uccvvh0rgqpy6yglkgkc8zylxng38h20fuachqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqj7wjhg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxt4k85w5nv8recfc3n8td7wvz2rh2wpyhua90px4h5fjtc2tlvqsxk67l'>nevent1q…k67l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 8: Polymorphous?<br/><br/>Absolutely! I admire so much authors who change their narrator voice to match a given story/world/tone; Catherynne Valente is brilliant at this. There&#39;s nothing wrong with adopting a consistent voice, but I love the process of deciding on a voice for a text.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-08T18:27:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgxt4k85w5nv8recfc3n8td7wvz2rh2wpyhua90px4h5fjtc2tlvqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqtfdjrp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs220kk2s4cv9jaqaadkdzl6drr0ea5u3jxg9qa0qamd3qq6tffp9s65gat5'>nevent1q…gat5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 7. Is there a work of art that you didn&#39;t like at first but came to appreciate once you understood it better?<br/><br/>Not a work of art, but a genre. I didn&#39;t *get* rap for a long time. I was a kid when it first appeared, and it wasn&#39;t designed to speak to me, a white kid from Canada*, so I just never really figured it out until I watch a documentary that explained the aesthetic appeal (the vocals *are* the percussion and the wordplay is the delight). 2026-08-08T18:01:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs220kk2s4cv9jaqaadkdzl6drr0ea5u3jxg9qa0qamd3qq6tffp9szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq2dq26q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0t6060553tm0el7vtg9tq42fw95d329zvugv0d2l9rdsed8ae64g2mljle'>nevent1q…ljle</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 6: Tell us about a drummer whose work you appreciate.<br/><br/>A few years ago, to my surprise (and revealing my ignorance), I was informed by people who know what they&#39;re talking about that Ringo Starr is a *really fucking good* drummer. McCartney and Lennon never wrote music for him. He did it ALL himself, and his drums are holding those songs together.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-06T20:24:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspdxlca4m6vfv58lvgl02pee75mh65e4t88fjgpdre64x77dpj6hczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqmfd750 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvdk25wygt54x3hm3j2c84a9p8gd2ymvfa5uehjer65lgy0uqfqlghv9zq2'>nevent1q…9zq2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers Aug 6: If your villain had to spend a day with your hero, what would happen?<br/><br/>Just another day of training.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-06T20:22:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdk25wygt54x3hm3j2c84a9p8gd2ymvfa5uehjer65lgy0uqfqlgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqpnphjc #WordWeavers Aug 5: What object in your story has more significance than readers realize?<br/><br/>I can&#39;t know what readers know or don&#39;t know.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-05T17:21:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0t6060553tm0el7vtg9tq42fw95d329zvugv0d2l9rdsed8ae64gzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq5t9f6k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfk8cgasz7sxyxmtqkx2s3usnart2d3crxkevpr0y8hjyq6rcvkgjzg6u9'>nevent1q…g6u9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers Aug 5: What book are you currently reading, or have you finished most recently?<br/><br/>Emily Wilson&#39;s translation of THE ODYSSEY. The language is so modern that you feel like you&#39;re reading a particularly didactic fantasy novel. <br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-05T17:18:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyfk8cgasz7sxyxmtqkx2s3usnart2d3crxkevpr0y8hjyq6rcvkgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqkgvw89 #ScribesAndMakers Aug 4: What&#39;s the first thing you think of when you hear the word troll?<br/><br/>&#34;Don&#39;t feed the.&#34;<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-08-03T23:04:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy83tdcdasjnp98vuwr74tfcf5spc3skvutypaygg4fpjpd7redlczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqpgsxja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ccant6g5x2efauv075lz3mf8hrs4643m984zag7ezt4dry6yspgqt54w8'>nevent1q…54w8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers June 12: Say something kind about yourself and your creativity.<br/><br/>I have a strong, intuitive sense of the emotions and desires that underlie a given character, which I access mostly by the way they talk.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-12T17:11:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ccant6g5x2efauv075lz3mf8hrs4643m984zag7ezt4dry6yspgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq252trp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgzl83hphd7kuqv9qgypww7s8uwdfjqlkcy4w5luf406kr48pr9sqzhzx8'>nevent1q…hzx8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers June 11. How much do you worry about what others think of your creative work?<br/><br/>I wish I could say, &#34;not at all,&#34; but I am jazzed when people like it and *bummed* when they don&#39;t.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-11T23:43:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgzl83hphd7kuqv9qgypww7s8uwdfjqlkcy4w5luf406kr48pr9szyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq20tpax In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsda208cdh3gv8h94av2vwpusqzz7uc4ayggnqp6ygtmvd4vl9pjvq0d76ra'>nevent1q…76ra</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers June 10: (Excluding time travel) Do you have a preference between books that progress linearly and books that jump back and forth in time (flashbacks etc)?<br/><br/>Let the needs of the story show you the conceits and devices and techniques that it requires. What other approach is there?<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-11T23:43:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsda208cdh3gv8h94av2vwpusqzz7uc4ayggnqp6ygtmvd4vl9pjvqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqkcc03a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqglpxs4ske6jzmf30yuqsgynpt0s9dggm2lfxxc0w2cyxyarxkpgrsujak'>nevent1q…ujak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers June 9: “If you had a chance to ask an author or artist (living or deceased) one question, what would it be?”<br/><br/>To Shakespeare, I would ask, &#34;Did you sincerely *like* the English monarchs, or did you write all those fawning history plays because it helped your theatre business?&#34;<br/><br/>I truly genuinely want to know the answer to this question. It bugs me.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-09T23:05:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqglpxs4ske6jzmf30yuqsgynpt0s9dggm2lfxxc0w2cyxyarxkpgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq43jc9m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0htwquczcdx44j0pqpkeyuxl45een54zgldnslp4yc3fmmz4wcq4vcc3l'>nevent1q…cc3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers June 8: What&#39;s something you consider creative that other people might not?<br/><br/>Organizing and mobilizing. It takes a nimble mind to be able to get people to do stuff in such a way as to also get them to think of themselves as a coherent group. Building solidarity is not easy, and I&#39;m not *great* at it yet, but I do enjoy it.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-08T18:34:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf0htwquczcdx44j0pqpkeyuxl45een54zgldnslp4yc3fmmz4wcqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqsvn49j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyzeg6554yx9dx89amgpmy7e0z3kxlc4pp68zmev3vy4hkkpfg4gqdzu3h'>nevent1q…zu3h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers June 5: Our next featured creator is heavily involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism. Are you part of any communities related to your creative interests?<br/><br/>I was in the SCA for a while, actually! It&#39;s an expensive hobby, though, and you have to camp a lot.<br/><br/>Right now, I&#39;m part of an academic society, the Canadians Society for the Study of Comics, and I have a writer&#39;s group.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-08T18:31:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszyzeg6554yx9dx89amgpmy7e0z3kxlc4pp68zmev3vy4hkkpfg4gzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqwk7nyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrfx0amfp3k49ckcp8x862fzzxh2nvhkjws9xzx8ze7yvm8zq0dsgzvc87'>nevent1q…vc87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 04 Jun: @#$&amp;!?<br/><br/>I read a history, once, of when the non-letter typewriter symbols started getting used for swearing in comic strips. I don&#39;t remember any of the details, but I *think* there&#39;s no one example of the first time or even good evidence as to how it spread, but it was A Thing in comics for decades. It&#39;s why Q-Bert swears that way. :)<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-08T18:30:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrfx0amfp3k49ckcp8x862fzzxh2nvhkjws9xzx8ze7yvm8zq0dszyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq8nhmfk #ScribesAndMakers Jun 1: Choose an adjective to describe how you&#39;re feeling about your creativity this month.<br/><br/>Blugh.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-06-02T00:03:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxzkyj30gxh796s76zksvh5fcn50vx5a3ljyum9465ud09j22c58czyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq8ng2w6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpy6rx54l90p6yy8txgmn5pqs5ehnfhg2g0xgsshh975d9gfmegq0wpe7v'>nevent1q…pe7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers 31 Does your MC have any recurring nightmares?<br/><br/>Every night since she was very little, nightmares of killing everyone she cares about. Around puberty, she started seeing the nightmares as intrusive thoughts during the day. Those are effectively the inciting incident of the story.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-05-31T17:26:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpy6rx54l90p6yy8txgmn5pqs5ehnfhg2g0xgsshh975d9gfmegqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqcwxghd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrj43gtyzelvegk4h8wnukl5xvvaepd44ux84rk23med4fngscwcemaq98'>nevent1q…aq98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers May 30: Is it possible for someone in your world to make a living as a writer or artist?<br/><br/>Everyone&#39;s provided with a home and whatever they need to live with dignity, but it is assumed everyone will participate in keeping their community running, literally or figuratively, so I figure each archology has a poet laureate or three.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-05-30T16:43:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfrj43gtyzelvegk4h8wnukl5xvvaepd44ux84rk23med4fngscwczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqxuu5dt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxwwfgtm4jjt0q5jnprdtrupxusuxp78t2av55yayqlw9wq9vhcfg5wpex5'>nevent1q…pex5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers May 29: What would your antagonists do if they were given a bouquet of flowers?<br/><br/>She would question the intelligence of whoever it was who wasted time and resources on them.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-05-29T19:04:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxwwfgtm4jjt0q5jnprdtrupxusuxp78t2av55yayqlw9wq9vhcfgzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqnmtv84 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs02029v4n63pamr3p536f52h27lmzg9g5retuuyp76drxr6r2mhlc6eeqz4'>nevent1q…eqz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers May 28: What is your MCs&#39; relationships to nature?<br/><br/>City kid. Nature&#39;s pretty to look at out the window.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-05-29T19:03:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs02029v4n63pamr3p536f52h27lmzg9g5retuuyp76drxr6r2mhlczyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuq9a74ea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22tn88aln2w85hej4m6dfqemzsyadgjl9m29sa0v6kgqm80k9nhqp2sq3v'>nevent1q…sq3v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers May 27. What does victory mean for your antagonist?<br/><br/>She controls *all* the &#34;special&#34; children. And also, she can make her special children kill all the special children she doesn&#39;t control. It&#39;s not rational.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-05-27T23:43:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs22tn88aln2w85hej4m6dfqemzsyadgjl9m29sa0v6kgqm80k9nhqzyppw02lytegazwqll3j9mu5tydr7ly8xecmftxakk6p9mx00f3zuqlx4a33 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszr0mjqysgf89cmd82g88wahyuy4f26q0c5ae5yswwa2c3njypkqs0zg7ms'>nevent1q…g7ms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#WordWeavers May 26: What is your antagonist’s earliest memory?<br/><br/>Probably looking way way up at her parents or seeing something close-up on the floor, like most people. She&#39;s not actually all that special. Just another authoritarian egomaniac cult leader. Yawn.<br/><br/>#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace 2026-05-26T23:01:52Z