2026-10-30T06:57:42Z https://nostr.now C. R. Collins 🌳 🐸 https://nostr.now/npub1puchmsys7tjkfvdpqf9r7xuz9lxqs5wlfuf5udeaxa0f2q28z34syzhekh https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/109/264/024/446/762/242/original/930eced38d2a8bb0.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/109/264/024/446/762/242/original/930eced38d2a8bb0.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfm3nftlwun79zywu0qs2xautalurrkyaun8vgvme64p5jfpjs2mszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkg5dhjk #Today<br/><br/>Crappy phone camera shot of a great horned owl on top of my neighbor&#39;s cedar, in front of the moon.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/518/783/061/644/911/original/8b988b18c93799e6.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-28T13:32:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9s3uwjj78kqltdah08vtqmmlqwhmkxw8r0ezu99p7dzwvnja6xlczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk98f2t5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs830ycfwdmpvke307n0vx4rvlz9t89wh94qkugmjx6l8vql8ws40cmj0m4r'>nevent1q…0m4r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tutamail<br/><br/>They&#39;re here on Mastodon. <br/><br/>[@Tutanota](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota">https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota</a> ) 2026-10-27T22:36:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw45nyxsw0ulywjl7t5xs50cmzfr0t0na46tt9tnxr8nx2mmkds9qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk8en4xw #Today Public service announcement for anyone buying a car from a dealership: When they shove that tablet at you to get your electronic signature, insist they show you each &amp; every document to review. DO NOT trust them to be following what you agreed on. We discovered every optional service had been added in, increasing our loan amount by $10K 😳 Had to go back in yesterday &amp; have them cancel them all. 🤬 2026-10-20T10:46:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ancxs573j67dr05hmm2u0yk6duszfa2sd5h5e0j66quc9wu7megzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkh3r8em #WordWeavers Sep 25<br/>Do illicit drugs or alcohol play a role in your story? <br/><br/>Characters indulge in a variety of alcoholic drinks &amp; mood-altering substances--usually in potions, but occasionally smoked--all legal. There is a back-market potion trade, those cooked up outside of guild oversight, which can cause havoc from time to time. The library has dealt with plenty of those cases. Potions become a problem in the north after magery returns, as there is a lag in creating a guild system. 2026-09-25T11:54:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswctulycp69q66r0wrft8apdtpchr8h5yspjpgsmmp0w2hskn2lkgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xknd5mzg #ScribesAndMakers Sep 25 Our next featured creator uses a separate Fedi account dedicated to their book. Do you use different accounts for different creative purposes?<br/><br/>I have 2 social media accounts--one on Mastodon &amp; one on Bluesky--both are author accounts rather than personal, though I do mention personal stuff. I no longer have any personal social media. I do have separate business &amp; personal email accts. 2026-09-25T11:45:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwdl3shwe876j2qen04yfwg7m8w8n9fxj546zvg38y77t9mhm9xszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkkmh8u8 #ScribesAndMakers Sep 24<br/>Have you ever put proceeds from sales towards a cause you believe in?<br/><br/>Not officially, but I donate as I can. We have a monthly automatic donation to our local food bank set up which comes out of our mutual income. 2026-09-24T11:56:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsztylxm3pnzlngdnryheuj7fu33r43j3we5j0qmqjehuh25qvm29szyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkslpk7h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0z5kw4pax2ca5e25ks5tt0jc0xxw0d2t4x7l4x0ftw53qhgrhuwglxtkee'>nevent1q…tkee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I&#39;ve been dreading &#34;voting season.&#34; This country is already such a shitshow on a normal day. 2026-09-23T15:30:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdsk9yd29x7ak8tmwrf4s4gz6qpwp5kdwd0dcphk808q8cg7ha0eczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkf3frd7 #WordWeavers Sep 23<br/>Have your characters’ journeys affected your own life? If so, how?<br/><br/>Not so much their journeys but their attitude. They have hope for the future &amp; the belief they can make a difference, or at least they prefer to be better people whether or not it changes anything. Sometimes I get extremely angry &amp; discouraged about the state of the world, but writing their words &amp; thoughts reminds me of my better nature. 2026-09-23T12:26:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstvm4umlnfnfd8ccxvcndj7kfmzlnnc22z5pcwzvkvj6e4aj7202gzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkkxnk6g Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna<br/><br/>A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: <a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/09/23/year-1-time-out-of-time/">https://crcollins.org/2026/09/23/year-1-time-out-of-time/</a><br/><br/>Read from start: <a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/">https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/</a><br/><br/>More info: <a href="https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/">https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/</a> <br/><br/>#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Fantasy #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/320/273/681/547/909/original/73eb2f9f5de3490a.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-23T12:09:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspmksxmhkyhwsu75a2nkddunhlthrmgaxw355m8cdjdqzlaexwlhszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk4fne0q #WordWeavers Sep 22:<br/>If you wrote a memoir on your writing journey so far, what would it be called?<br/><br/>Better Late Than Never 2026-09-22T11:39:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz32c5saw5d54e69069xc37wwaqqq9adfy4cj2kh87t7x88zmvu0gzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkrgnha0 #ScribesAndMakers Sep. 22<br/>Promotion day. Self or someone else. Or both.<br/><br/>Punk Speculative Fiction Book Bundle on Itch<br/><a href="https://itch.io/b/3913/punk-spec-fic-books">https://itch.io/b/3913/punk-spec-fic-books</a><br/><br/>Woodspell is in there 😀 <br/><br/>If you&#39;d like to get a peek at my work for free, BOOK I of Season of the Bluebonnets is currently being serialized on my site, one chapter every Wednesday.<br/><a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/">https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/314/485/941/327/299/original/99799f9840d9a3ad.png"> <br/> 2026-09-22T11:37:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw4jq90cdv6753sd593ufu9z86nz4ay5uwu2xld5rlp2pldqj0ljgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk3x78sz #ScribesAndMakers Sep 21<br/>What character from one of your own books or someone else&#39;s would you want to spend a day with? What would you do? <br/><br/>One of the travelers. We could go anywhere they could get a memory of. Would be fun hopping through towns and countries for a day. 2026-09-21T12:01:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqsj422xltx5yhdec55ng5cl0y0sk5dnfr5g4t4p96ql03h0c5fgqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkuylqt2 #WordWeavers Sep 20<br/>How do your characters access water or whatever they need to drink?<br/><br/>Pretty much like we do. Mages have plumbing, though there was a mageric component to get the water running through &amp; modern day human societies have comparable systems to ours.<br/><br/>Unless they live in the early or mid-Dragon Age north. Then they are stuck with drawing water from wells or streams because plumbing didn&#39;t yet exist for them. Queen Jade introduces it after visiting a mage country. 2026-09-20T11:55:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvz90d0hny68sdwjhr27tmrlh0vydda90kejpeka57tsx6n3pscdszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkeh84t3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25hprr8te6ljzhruv7zp77s9mvxnvdw55xt3qa08egncp8kp9zus2jt08n'>nevent1q…t08n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How are people so evil? I can&#39;t even comprehend this. They don&#39;t even seem human. Although maybe I expect too much from humans? Probably religious programming about us being a &#34;superior species.&#34;<br/><br/>Hate to think what&#39;s happening in our current concentration camps and how long it will take for the entire truth to come out. 2026-09-17T15:29:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9s07tsfkj5a88skqn44k2yq25rvdpttsspun77cqwcxflgk34r9czyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk9rj80y #WordWeavers Sep 17<br/>By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?<br/><br/>Well, it covers over 2000 years so she gets her share. She sees some action, though Maggie is more the person behind the scenes who sends fighters out than the one who does the actual fighting. Most of her injuries are of the emotional or spiritual variety. 2026-09-17T11:27:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdmgt3nzsq7ttcum7xuyptkwdk7pvrds92sz4lpn40pdlhlkkxgzgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkun2f2k #WordWeavers Sep 16<br/>If your MC were elected mayor of your own town, would you stay or move? Why?<br/><br/>Okay, first, the place where I live is unincorporated. We&#39;ve got no government but the county. Maggie would have to take steps to change that, and would be our first mayor ever. Which would be cool, because she is brilliant and has the power to compel anyone coming in to cause trouble--like, I don&#39;t know, ICE, flock camera installers, debased politicians--to get the fuck out and leave us alone. 2026-09-16T11:39:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtr9xu6xeml4lzthmk2nw8djn5r7dxh26xffph3jwx805k2pm2egzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk8jg9cm Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳 <br/><br/>A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: <a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/09/16/year-1-month-4/">https://crcollins.org/2026/09/16/year-1-month-4/</a><br/><br/>Read from beginning: <a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/">https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/</a><br/><br/>Learn more: <a href="https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/">https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/</a><br/><br/>#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/280/461/446/270/870/original/9ba0113107b9256f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-16T11:24:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspzehekl8ywgcgq3v7lxkuu79gc8cj7esuex6hx3cn0glf6ktd76qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk33vrqv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdhv5n7zq4lj53mejwpy944v38r3hx3xznhdag07r8f6yxwa9rf7q5k4naa'>nevent1q…4naa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is definitely weird for me not seeing squirrels. I grew up on the east coast. We had robins show up briefly one fall &amp; I got so excited. 😆 <br/><br/>On the other hand, hummingbirds, road runners, and great horned owls are commonplace. 2026-09-15T14:00:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp0xe8h7gf9qkrx5vwvsge0ne02gdhxrskk3ftn0h4d8hx3fm0c4szyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk0w44a8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2udfnz9v9dhdpfut7qegwq4vzzhzg53287zwthgjynz00hq8d0xcegkevf'>nevent1q…kevf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love chipmunks! Never lived anywhere with them but have seen them on vacations. 2026-09-15T11:56:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsywlva50zs29ts5fx37tlj7sckllarlramvp85wm4njald6v9thlqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkkhe0kd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g2w0vaw6nw8a4jg5kxh9g2awvvkjmn6747h67y7z7lefvfs80eg2v968h'>nevent1q…968h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cute! We don&#39;t get squirrels here, except for the ground variety &amp; I rarely see them. They do leave big holes in my garden which are hard to miss. 2026-09-15T11:51:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxquajznvq23nwnff5gxmfet869rpzqqmvyhtwgn0arcwfxftlkqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkw4at3v #WordWeavers Sep 15<br/>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&#39;d go someplace nice. Maybe wine and oeuvre tasting in the near eastland vineyards and flower fields. It&#39;s a touristy spot, but Maggie had an enjoyable time there in the past. They have a great inn which serves wonderful dishes and baked goods with local honey. 2026-09-15T11:16:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd9w890w8vs2szxe0tjxxwk39azz2w3mv66yp54jnxrvc8dhs7vyczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xke04mpy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsga7wkll4v4qvl76c7kr7u752tzh2knkagk3c5wukczmmnhalnmcqdcnsh2'>nevent1q…nsh2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can I choose a grandma? I&#39;ve never actually had any. At least none I&#39;ve met, whose names I know. 😁 2026-09-14T14:18:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsflenvp7ee6kn2dmc2qm3wty6whktj8g0pkgzvzdu6cxsqrtzzqcczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkw3k7zv #WordWeavers Sep 13<br/>Share a line of dialogue that sounds innocent without context but absolutely isn’t. <br/><br/>&#34;Would you like to see the book fragments?&#34; 2026-09-13T11:26:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8tf6ag3ygj6a9z6xm9rez2x3p07p74hve5udgj8g9w6l3pa2g62qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkx4rgpe #ScribesAndMakers Sep 11<br/>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/>I have not. Unless you count my years as a teaching assistant when I planned lessons with other TAs.<br/><br/>My sister and I discussed writing something together but it never happened. She will need to retire first, I think. 😆 2026-09-11T11:12:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy8l0nxldtl90jx8hyd9lh3l0l0c6jrrmeurpvx7jczjqxfr22xpszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk6qqdje #WordWeavers Sep 10<br/>Share a description from your WIP that establishes atmosphere without explicitly naming the emotion.<br/><br/>The cliff cities were a series of walled settlements joined by a paved road, like beads on a string. We proceeded grimly through a row of melted metal gates, each marking a new town. All looked the same. Only buildings made of stone remained. Dark windows, devoid of shades. Disintegrated doors. Square jack o’ lantern faces, ash piled around them like snow drifts. 2026-09-10T11:10:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs00cuzclsfqyx0nduw63mv2knfekfw6gnx0ja5p6wj0sg40tq7h0czyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk4lrhz3 #ScribesAndMakers Sept 9<br/>Share something you&#39;ve been working on this month.<br/><br/>I started serializing BOOK I of Season of the Bluebonnets on my site last week. A new chapter will post every Wednesday.<br/><br/>BOOKS II &amp; III are both in editing stage. I am currently back to the first draft of BOOK IV.<br/><br/><a href="https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/">https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/240/950/315/885/225/original/8550adb2c334fdf8.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-09T11:57:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0e68hcl9fn8nvu9jc2eqd0levmzrd2qydqztttz95c7pfhp7swtszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk5qm8qz Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳 🌲 <br/><br/>A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: <a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/09/09/year-1-month-3/">https://crcollins.org/2026/09/09/year-1-month-3/</a><br/><br/>Read from beginning: <a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/">https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/</a><br/><br/>Learn more: <a href="https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/">https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/</a><br/><br/>#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/240/882/311/946/738/original/092e83aa9f53e7e8.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-09T11:39:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstgwsgr3h5x0lyykna8kn4069r24uqwggle6f7uz9el0ctdmptcpqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkjqxa5l #WordWeavers Sep 7<br/>Describe a moment when one of your characters realizes they’ve made a terrible mistake.<br/><br/>When the giants realize those little pixies are not without defense.<br/><br/>They shrieked. Feet pounded faster. The world stuttered.<br/>“We need to get the fuck out of here!” 2026-09-07T11:20:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6q7envgj06n73e6r48m504mfnhzujzfjs00rpcxkme5ka68rq3qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xku2jmxa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80aszutplcsj60vg6kq9c3tlm90yq7lqjv8ytdq4s02xqrf2mqesvc6n2k'>nevent1q…6n2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, that&#39;s the problem around here, living in a &#34;bowl.&#34; We can stray into flood warnings and street closures very easily. Although, usually, streets close due to sand. At least my garden is getting watered today. 😆 2026-09-06T12:23:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs985heq0dl33f9r7ypar9224ttusky66p8zdjlwzjet3rsl9y4dfczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkqukyrv #ScribesAndMakers Sep 6<br/>Have you ever listened to an audiobook where the reader had a good voice, but not the &#39;right&#39; voice? <br/><br/>I&#39;ve never listened to any audiobook.<br/><br/>I did quit watching a Korean program on Netflix recently because they&#39;d dubbed an actress I knew from another show in English with a completely different voice. She speaks English herself on that other show &amp; is one of my favorite characters, so this jarred me completely out of the story. 2026-09-06T11:43:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhdncvdk9k4mdtdsytt9suxllexl3nq2f6w2splkwz87xadwfgtgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkdj4k6k #Today <br/><br/>Woo Hoo!! We had rain overnight &amp; drops are still falling.<br/>💃 It&#39;s a big occasion here in the desert. 😀 2026-09-06T11:31:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ffpsurqcz25guyy6ehkjteahd5svdd720qdzd40wcrvvrma3l3gzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xksq0ps5 #WordWeavers Sep 5<br/>If your antagonist could justify their actions in one sentence, what would they say? <br/><br/>The settled are superior in every way. 2026-09-05T11:44:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszpqxe329uaqj0cmrgksuh9vc9krs38y3j2t06aygz6q86rj5awcgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkxd3a9d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7awm83whsh2yfdwy9uz4nchuysmrwxyhk5xz3mfn00mwp835qgq2r7v36'>nevent1q…7v36</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well some of us miss you. It&#39;s a shame you feel unwelcome.<br/><br/>I am an Amazon and FB hater, yes, but I don&#39;t tell other authors what to do. Plus I have books on Amazon (though not exclusively) so I&#39;ve no right to talk. 😆 It&#39;s hard enough to sell books as an indie, people need to do what works for them.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve also noticed revolving hate when it comes to sites. Like you&#39;re told to dump Y, use Z instead, &amp; the next week there&#39;s an issue with Z. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hshswczsdha5dqfz47w5yv4ug2lrnz6x7w3nw6ksl9szjy8shqjszwfvhr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Joyce Lionarons</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hsh…fvhr</span>)</a></span> 2026-09-04T19:34:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsprcg438qgckvacjmkpgpnrthd70nx26kvxllyvas3gf4p6l7860szyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xklzjcp3 #WordWeavers Sep 4<br/>What seemingly insignificant object in your story carries a lot of emotional weight?<br/><br/>Maggie has a locket with a dried bluebonnet inside. That flower species seems to have only grown on Earth. 2026-09-04T11:38:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq083na3gwccvvys9wz966qcx5c3xdxxqzjt59cuqn24nzhrrrykgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkf75ghl #ScribesAndMakers Sep 4<br/>If ebooks stopped being produced, how much would you miss them?<br/><br/>Terribly. It would make it so much harder for me to read and publish.<br/><br/>My home has no more space for physical books &amp; my arthritic hands can&#39;t hold them for as long as I can hold my phone to read an ebook. Plus I can&#39;t modify the font or brightness or carry my library around wherever I go. I won&#39;t publish paper books until a print on demand company offers recycled or treeless paper. 2026-09-04T11:36:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2va5rznzp20tf8yuwsh494y64q3rpz2rcsgrp9jg05627erdqkmqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xksunlyg #ScribesAndMakers Sep 3<br/>Which ebook reader do you use? <br/><br/>I read on my phone. I have a Kindle app, which I keep so I don&#39;t lose access to books I&#39;ve bought in the past, though I don&#39;t buy from Amazon anymore. And I have an app called Lithium, which I use to read books purchased direct from authors. 2026-09-03T11:46:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gr4r64eq0xdg0e93m026kaj2gtasm7cmdxngt3qqh7tufpvf9yczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkya9p9g #ScribesAndMakers Aug 2<br/>How do you think where you live affects your creative work?<br/><br/>It&#39;s normally very quiet here, which helps me focus to write. 2026-09-02T13:29:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8j8254ne6nz350cdsmzkrwfm554qh3fnag4fkj8dk7m86dvssysqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xka4hfsc #WordWeavers Sep 2<br/>What would your MC notice first upon entering a crowded room?<br/><br/>Maggie&#39;s computer brain immediately starts logging &amp; saving details: who is here, their appearance, what they&#39;re doing, where they&#39;re located, who is interacting with whom, who looks shady, who might be a threat 2026-09-02T13:26:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdqtsjn3dtkv8kunhlvtlannxvyzapq36h4ztv9gamct2rt2x5ryszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk6455g9 Torn from their homes after disaster strikes, survivors of the starship Eriander struggle to fit into their new world.<br/><br/>Chapter 1 of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now LIVE. New chapters will post each Wednesday.<br/><br/>Start reading: <a href="https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/">https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/</a> <br/><br/>Learn more:<br/><a href="https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/">https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/</a> <br/><br/>#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #EpicFantasy #HopePunk #Magic #Polyamory #Trees<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/117/201/560/720/281/710/original/ab61b11ab894d3bb.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-02T12:59:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswf39qc3f3y8ayr5x9sww7gn3lwpcd96p6ngav59uggxcmajqr57gzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkkcl6hd #WritersCoffeeClub Aug. 31<br/>How did this month go for you, writing-wise?<br/><br/>Very well! 😀 Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is ready to launch on my site this week. I got the blog portion of my site to work! 🥳 BOOK II gets its copyedit in November and I am hoping to release both as ebooks before the end of the year. BOOK III is complete, though still in self-editing. It will start its prof editing in Jan. BOOK IV is about a third of the way done. 2026-08-31T12:00:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsts5lpwmyn6k3k7na726xctcqhcfhfxw42ddgmp4cu9gqm3k84jfgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkcpwx7m #WordWeavers Aug 31<br/>What&#39;s one thing you hope readers remember long after they finish your story?<br/><br/>That indie books can be just as good as trad published and they should buy more. 😀 2026-08-31T11:55:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2znfaa03dz2r9yxv285mq7hrppcsv48d6fhcmagvsc3elpvcn7szyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkm32m63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstyv03nylvuf4lnv8pm8gqhla86fx70vgr42wu7qrmuza20t3hxgge05wsu'>nevent1q…5wsu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I get that. I like the idea of leaving some legacy behind. 2026-08-30T13:02:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswy4ue5hc8ljg3mux94686v6nks8zf08y707dayrgl0g449wkjuyszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkk6axgq #ScribesAndMakers Aug 30 #TTMD <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub126zk6xd40aupdv5cqdyg5r6r58exf6ln5fsgqyjugcehav5p060sa5l58s" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sandra Bond</span> (<span class="italic">npub126z…l58s</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>Happy You Day!!! 🥳 <br/><br/>I love this from you website: Writing is a disease. There is no known cure.<br/><br/>I&#39;m curious why you gave up being a lawyer (well, not *why* exactly--I wouldn&#39;t want to be one either.) What about it pushed you over the edge?<br/><br/>And what about writing and publishing do you find most fulfilling? 2026-08-30T11:49:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstr0r8ufwsuv0p5vmzu8uvvd594qyc7a9m4syslh00eja0u84f9vczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkza87sx #WordWeavers Aug 29<br/>What writing accomplishment are you quietly proud of?<br/><br/>Overcoming my natural introversion and low self-esteem to put my work out in the world. I have been doing it long enough now it feels normal and I no longer panic over it. 2026-08-29T12:03:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4d5ptjg6mgv7e36u94lvfwqeluxvsmsz09z65crjxgz9mn26ktszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkw3arcc #WordWeavers Aug 27<br/>Which character would win a trivia contest?<br/><br/>The Librarian, of course. 2026-08-27T13:13:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6f9x8n238ckaaew2ja4h8f8sve39lhaudyxm8pstp70zy87tudqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkfufnqz #WordWeavers Aug 26<br/>What weather best matches your current work in progress?<br/><br/>It&#39;s always beautiful weather in Quenelle. Sunny, but rain in sufficient measure, never too hot or too muggy. Maggie&#39;s not sure if it&#39;s luck or if the land is specially blessed (as the mages insist.) 2026-08-26T12:51:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszckpwnep99yu28rnaxvcd2vxyv4snqu5nhyjn2ht8rr4qgfppklqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkfwwlah In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs3m3lwqddm4q5vzxfqczd0263m07g8v0p3cgznqtmvfmv606nxsvtxe29'>nevent1q…xe29</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I buy mine, but I publish wide and want the same number across platforms registered in my name. 2026-08-25T20:14:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz8hu8yqmlnglaakh29z7ntzrzenrest03uxg97w33gt0fgwxuanqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkyywa9u #WritersCoffeeClub Aug 24<br/>Talk about a time you realised something about a writer through their works.<br/><br/>I deduced an author I knew was writing a second set of works under a pen name. The voice sounded so similar to me. Turned out I was right. 2026-08-24T12:56:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszg9u2n22uvhy7rh5ssxn7jcz9scu2l4ps50v2ld8zcjnhsnrzdpqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkvt5x29 #ScribesAndMakers Jul 16<br/>Our next featured creator is a baker. Describe a baked good you enjoy. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t bake and am, sadly, gluten free, so I don&#39;t get a lot of delicious baked treats. GF stuff can be kind of sad. There are a couple of places around here that carry good GF cupcakes &amp; muffins so I indulge once in a while. I keep thinking about getting a bread maker &amp; making my own GF bread which might be better than store bought but haven&#39;t gotten serious about that yet. 2026-07-16T11:49:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstux2pr9fkqp56ht9uzy6ppmrkay8yssta52xfr96s5uxkeg6lahczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkz0z5cq #WordWeavers Apr 21<br/>Does the change of seasons affect your writing at all? If so, how?<br/><br/>We don&#39;t get seasons here in the classic sense. Some months are cooler, wetter, or hotter, but I can garden all year long. So, no, my writing isn&#39;t impacted. 2026-04-21T12:37:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9mf3wuvkjtautx6wntccd8u98qh5mlrlr97j5ytjd58vkhp8smjczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkvfe5dx #ScribesAndMakers Marr 30<br/>Do birds feature in your work? <br/><br/>😆 Do they ever.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve got characters who speak to birds, characters who shift into birds, characters who do both, and bird characters. Of the real birds, some are familiar but many are native only to Ardonna.<br/><br/>My Midnight Crow book has a bird shifter MC.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/116/317/974/409/374/803/original/ae52e117afcaac9e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-30T11:52:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst29vxg9tz2afy5j3er84xxsc9pfayyrl2g5fx3k93mlycuanksjszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk53fgeg #Today Happy Spring Everyone! We are evidently skipping it altogether down here in the SoCal desert &amp; are in the middle of our first heat wave of the year. I expect many flowers to be popping over the next couple of weeks. My lime tree has a plethora of blossoms &amp; my orange tree is already past that &amp; starting on a new crop of fruit which looks like quite a bit more than last year. 😀 Just got Book I of my latest WIP back from my editor yesterday so I will be mostly offline, lost in my own world. 2026-03-20T11:55:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89qy9hrnfw3rvfts0frxqwlvf4g9s803ak5xckl7wpst9nm4vavqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkqq8gna #ScribesAndMakers Mar 20<br/>Self-promotion day. Shame optional.<br/><br/>Ooh! Excellent chance to show off my new cover, with art by the brilliant <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub165n9ggp4a7fzkuc28v89ec82fns4vtp3aa79qud9phplrrfw7avsedkjw4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lydia Vvinters</span> (<span class="italic">npub165n…kjw4</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Tales of Ardonna is a #HopePunk #Fantasy adventure series with a decidedly counter culture bent &amp; lots of romance, found family, &amp; TREES. If you buy direct, there&#39;s always a discount.<br/><br/><a href="https://crcollins.org/">https://crcollins.org/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/116/261/267/184/947/077/original/0c418cd0e2064181.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/116/261/277/109/392/452/original/6b614a93f52f08c9.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-20T11:35:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdva2wq37s9ne9t68lhcde63s35qtan5u9ysvh6rf3d6tmlam56lszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkwjl69h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ru4404gr36mhquuh9p56fwuczk9kzu6rych4ttrk8uwt66g0frcc0zyvu'>nevent1q…zyvu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One of my all time favorites. Although I&#39;ve mostly read her diaries rather than her fiction, they truly inspired me. She was also a pioneer self-published author back in the 1930s 😋 2026-03-08T11:37:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs85lc5ft6khswn3tdpnr6x7m85sv85laas5hhdcur37ajgddq4e8qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkygzjx4 #WordWeavers Feb 1<br/>Who is your most despicable character and how do you feel about them?<br/><br/>Kumalin is an ancient wind mage who has lived so long he&#39;s not really humanoid at this point. He has no redeeming qualities. I love him, cause he&#39;s fun to write. I have very few complete villains in my work so I take full advantage of him.<br/><br/>On the other hand, there is Eithelwaithe, his first consort, who might be worse than him. She gives me the creeps. She&#39;s like a living night terror. 2026-02-02T05:13:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvtznuykn57cf9ajrg9m5xr92l9672mmywzsjjle57lq33tzafacgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xksp0rft In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2f9tuwhrlwsxh6cvya70cngf4kvkwayvmggspqwdlcxnj38spect3uutd'>nevent1q…uutd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I still have these names saved in my phone from that thug&#39;s last time in office. Let&#39;s never forget them either.<br/><br/>Felipe Alonzo-Gomez<br/>Jakelin Caal Maquin<br/>Mariee Juarez<br/><br/>These are children who died in ICE custody. Mariee was in Dilley, where little Liam Ramos is currently staying, and he is now sick.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_of_Jakelin_Caal_and_Felipe_G%C3%B3mez_Alonzo">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_of_Jakelin_Caal_and_Felipe_G%C3%B3mez_Alonzo</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/08/28/642738732/a-toddlers-death-adds-to-concerns-about-migrant-detention">https://www.npr.org/2018/08/28/642738732/a-toddlers-death-adds-to-concerns-about-migrant-detention</a> 2026-01-29T22:09:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszz58qh9qsf0ncx4qndhct4xxqqs22q04pxflp4x7tf53fce7cznqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkwqxsn7 #WritersCoffeeClub Jan 8<br/>While editing, what most clearly signals a pacing issue?<br/><br/>If I find myself getting bored because the chapter seems to drag. This is usually too much dialogue or narrative passages which need to be revised, moved, or deleted. I seem to have more of a problem with too slow than too fast, although I occasionally will need to add something. 2026-01-08T13:20:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ceh95jgpu2v0jv36r3t56cnnucsavpnazxwjxzg7j8p5dxpxtlgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkqsyu4q #ScribesAndMakers Jan 2 Vivid?<br/><br/>I gazed down at a shaggy sea, shades of green waving as we zipped over. Did we have so many shades on Earth? Or were colors just more vivid here, holding their winsome secrets? 2026-01-02T14:51:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszf05j6a3mu3frntlqnwfgyle3euj4f56kuarlqer9crasjrmvg2czyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkkys86r #WordWeavers 1<br/>What are your wildest (writing-related) dreams for this year?<br/><br/>I have this truly ambitious project this year of starting my own blog to serialize my next book. Never did anything like this before, but new challenges are always fun. The dream would be for everything to work as intended without disasters and to gain a decent-sized readership. And, oh, sell more books, gotta include that. A LOT more books, since I&#39;m dreaming. 2026-01-01T13:05:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsftr02wevj6yngnfden3kg892n2kvetttkdx0zemrymu3pzvh7lzqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkmf7u02 #WordWeavers Dec 23<br/>What&#39;s the first and last line of dialogue for your MC?<br/><br/>Current WIP not finished yet so I&#39;ll just use the last line I wrote.<br/><br/>First: &#34;Where is that damn light coming from?”<br/><br/>Last: “Once y’all get back to Sharren City, keep an ear out for any weird cult following or assassination attempts.” 2025-12-23T13:32:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg3hcnkfl2gqw3dgwnsf2t35hmvdx94ly05wcxufve3kt06xfht4czyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xksgqvc6 #Today Just created an end-of-year sale on Itch. They made it easy to do, so why not? If you&#39;ve been pondering stepping into Ardonna, here&#39;s your best, most affordable chance.<br/><br/><a href="https://itch.io/s/175001/tales-of-ardonna-winter-sale-2025">https://itch.io/s/175001/tales-of-ardonna-winter-sale-2025</a><br/><br/>#bookstodon #BooksOfMastodon #FantasyBook 2025-12-15T14:41:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgzsa6a6tenh74mqz6v560qdetryc8wjgw75ukexs5e2h8pcp023szyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkr08kjj #ScribesAndMakers Dec 12<br/>What&#39;s the longest book you&#39;ve ever read? <br/><br/>The History of Western Civilization by Will &amp; Ariel Durant was 10 or 11 huge, hard-back tomes. I lugged each of them home from the library &amp; read them cover to cover. 2025-12-12T12:32:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqf37jhwhurrand3wafgaaglrj8mgpet8nm8lkwqx5r2vpfr89hlqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xky5g8ya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8fknc6tg8fh4hvhwwzz84y9quz0a8yudkw34w5kt0re0dene673qfnje8w'>nevent1q…je8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This was never a white country. I hate those degenerates. 2025-12-06T18:36:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstp5dnwsjhv5883pee6gwrzalmvee55ssxt9l4r3cj3ajta65vccszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk836mlr #Today it&#39;s cold in the desert! I snapped this impending moonset from my deck.<br/><br/>#Moon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/667/525/793/497/120/original/30e12c1b4440aa9d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-05T14:52:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswcazm257uydpcgph6z827jc3myq5u67psgk89gry4mmnsl94pgaszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkw0ll46 #Today #Sunset with birds<br/><br/>#SonoranDesert<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/641/642/620/722/293/original/3c51bb5c118c2ab3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/641/642/782/121/435/original/a2266021f351c1ee.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/641/642/995/205/719/original/bc9cf35a02413148.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-01T01:10:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfqzchxn99uk9zqxwc5dwyfydglzjuc635s3xexg40hccx4vwqagczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkzt5a4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsva6lvtkf2mctqcrye92cv2fqc8dla479sl9dnhn24mwnclncyyugm8n5my'>nevent1q…n5my</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s awful! Many of us indie authors have our own direct buy stores that will get you the book quickly &amp; you will own it rather than renting. 2025-11-30T13:39:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswljw2sjptkn6lhkw5knvneuzkfulh8s2llwqt3cvtg74q8x0qzrczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkjsqfj8 #Today Happy Thanksgiving to all my Mastodon friends who celebrate. I am thankful for this platform where things are (usually) sane, interesting, helpful, &amp; fun. <br/>🦃 ❤️ 2025-11-27T12:21:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvemr8ncev9dygvpsmw2sspwwtgpqh0xvc5yvhq2z2uu96qn6kzszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkh63nwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8hn4t33hk3uv3ch8mscz3kxwgxqf0wrn29tl77y82n98e5nylecn8hu7c'>nevent1q…hu7c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In most of the states I&#39;ve lived in I was able to vote in the Dem primary as an independent. There was one state that didn&#39;t allow that. This was years ago, so I can&#39;t recall which one (I&#39;ve moved around a lot 😆) That year, like you, I really wanted to vote in the primary, so joined to do that. Afterward I got SO many Dem fund raising emails I switched back quickly.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cqh8xm3ztxs27fnd3cuduyu88004j4qav0x0jzlgyhgzc852yxlq6ha0wq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ellen's Very Southern Voice</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cqh…a0wq</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-10T11:58:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg24vrz7lcjnncgsanjtxmgqljd44zr6j85hc9xfj3rckfmk3w4kczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xktndlz2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspuuzyxkqldu3qcxme3czezjkmr0kzv0ldwjmrd3mlmrf9gekld5g2k96cp'>nevent1q…96cp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s freakin un-American. 🤬 In CA, I have to be &#34;no party preference,&#34; but I was always independent in TX and other states I lived in. 2025-11-10T02:06:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdyehveverktyv2mql4v45rsuejf64k67aghqde43maa8xs2547cgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkuqpn76 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5v7dgnw5tnx4fyvkx99qe5wyfgsrussgngshyzgwquze6pq926csjqwgy'>nevent1q…qwgy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shit like this is why I&#39;ll always be registered as independent. 2025-11-09T23:04:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvtkwwpyv6ev545czj96v2x6rgsa3asqn3wxz6jhnl048wyvu0gqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk6k6h9l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8euneymthuxnjfv5jeql4x0sp5vc3gqxpr520xfm2qa4j26ksgsg40wx6f'>nevent1q…wx6f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Since when is he worried about legality? 2025-11-01T18:32:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswp4qg5z8gq4v0r3ym9ez9q3w44vt2xsk0k7xcxduvvtfffhnavygzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkukqwqa #Today my volunteer tomato plant, which has been flowering for weeks, is suddenly bursting with fruit 😃<br/><br/>#Gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/458/101/598/508/453/original/69a67b897bc66257.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-29T15:13:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs25nexsvyt3wrml0jm20lq5gycw5m8qnvyzxpltvq0z7gy2xdw24qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk8ejhcd My blue shrubbery, doing its best to make our world prettier.<br/><br/>#BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/446/584/221/206/637/original/726243f9601dd47c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-27T14:24:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsws0tvuk7fe5spe44gxlzc74y2pjh7uazuv7l9ec9p07grkqcm45czyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkjj6aku #Writephant<br/><br/>What is bringing you joy today?<br/><br/>3 baby monarchs still alive on my milkweed munching away 😍<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/409/081/020/682/381/original/8100cfca8bae050d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-20T23:27:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvue94gj6ulh5kk6thepqlcg0r52mqu57ycd40w84hlf4fdg00kqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk33akd7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2hwnyum0vh30kqmwqqutvz3fsxj86w4xdhpyr2fvvfhjskzadhqgm4jrc0'>nevent1q…jrc0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone in Portland showed up to an ICE protest in an inflatable frog suit. Made them look ridiculous. They sprayed tear gas in his air vent, but the frogs kept multiplying. Guy went viral, went from a local hero to national. 2025-10-20T03:49:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs820fszacmumwls39egtgqugd9xvmdh30vjt3e9774uyal9macy4gzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkce4wyy #NoKings #PalmSprings was so crowded I had trouble finding the stage 😁 🐸<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/398/000/653/289/333/original/e75c116b54cac9c4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/398/001/964/298/517/original/e13da71d5b0dc8d3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/398/003/756/666/343/original/8018816718d9c9b0.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/398/005/873/472/820/original/957da63eea5bf2ff.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-19T00:30:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5keatpgtlclm8llv522cgvdsh5c9wxvdmhvwe50rf8d0ahgkqnszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkzxluck In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2d5p275hhay59gt9p0jrw3caxnlsdhe4lwqk66e8vnv6ec6vmfhs93a5nc'>nevent1q…a5nc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So make it part of your daily routine for 2, 3, 6 weeks? Over and over. When you can just go somewhere else where this isn&#39;t happening? 🤔 2025-10-07T23:18:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspwjr3xa9fcgwv7r7lncs64z22dvllreh9ed526pk8ufy334fuuzczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkxhq829 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9a44wanwgrlzlas339awtm8ghv9y6qe4xzkymk0qy25nejnh34jcpvnsjc'>nevent1q…nsjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How many rounds of abuse/block/new abuse from new account will you accept as a limit where a person isn&#39;t fragile? <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kqcamrlyz7tvp25x3cvtwz2t5xqvd96we3q5enl62flf08lk4j2qa57wgd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stefan Bohacek</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kqc…7wgd</span>)</a></span> 2025-10-07T21:08:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08sdv6m3fn0k7z7a46fjzwvwg5edl057gvguffw4szp6gq4lzkgqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkpcxdpf Really angry to learn #today that one of my lovely creative friends deleted her account because of harassment. This isn&#39;t the first time I&#39;ve heard of this happening here. Seems like the normal social media &#34;tools&#34; we use to combat this problem don&#39;t work as well in the fediverse. I hope we can figure out how to do better for all users, otherwise we need to drop the smugness about being &#34;best.&#34; 2025-10-02T16:53:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvqwg5du3lq5u7xn84q55rfd0za40fp87sud7kls4jvtg02mh4kcczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xksl0x4v #PennedPossibilities 792<br/>Share art pieces or mood boards for your WIP, if you have any.<br/><br/>The only things like this I created were a few promos on Instagram using my own photos. I no longer have an account there but have been pondering trying out Pinterest where I can do more of this sort of thing.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/253/554/047/589/039/original/363e92aab62b6642.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/253/568/529/976/710/original/251723b4abbbba4b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/253/569/123/064/885/original/d297842c3b3a8295.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/253/569/830/413/535/original/e96b977f66909417.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-23T12:25:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0p35g6zte05rutjh33a3q6a658vll2nztmqhwqmc7glz9lugsa5qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkgzus5r #Today I see we have quote posts now, and I don&#39;t really know how I feel about that. Can&#39;t recall anything good happening with them over on Twitter, back when I had an account there. Is there actually a good, happy use for them? 2025-09-22T14:08:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04ha7pc0e9mmj2pn3d8tyyvsflfjx03zp7c25ck8dnh4agy8ggvczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xku2uhex #ScribesAndMakers Sept 13<br/>Shameless self-promotion day. Let&#39;s boost away.<br/><br/>Tales of Ardonna is a #HopePunk epic tree-hugging #Fantasy series spanning 3 timelines. Each book, save those in the trilogy, has a standalone main plot.<br/><br/>More info, sales links, plus maps: <a href="https://crcollins.org/">https://crcollins.org/</a><br/><br/>Purchases from my Direct Buy store are $1 cheaper.<br/><br/>#Bookstodon #BooksOfMastodon<br/>#FediBookShop<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/197/021/063/198/220/original/4038468ef51f8c80.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-13T12:39:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2mflsuktmk0tzl7638kafh4k42ex4trgzmpm9dymwwq4ma2fz65czyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xky0sy49 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7sxeu4axnr9s0pwvy9nw2lz7velrrrea8q7vjtvnvxm4ggxntlsr7eqrn'>nevent1q…eqrn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Plants are people too 😁🌱<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kgln94lqcaj6h3qwxczm07amd40rm8ygy4gpuwqc69hjdmfpe97s53sece" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Solar Branka :mw:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kgl…sece</span>)</a></span> 2025-09-11T17:30:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdt9lsevvs5d2wtxx9ml6t8fra4shzy27kmr594zumqkw4aez4svgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkp0jwy6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsphrxctslygvj09ejn9jeduhtm3sxt6sz05vjqn5mcwx6w4m8ww2qmfvv0d'>nevent1q…vv0d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My nine-year-old granddaughter loves books<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-08-25T16:39:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqfvlun30z8ajdhq8ffcg572qjyjxy52q2k59tch0svcdadeemcugzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkr5lprs #WordWeavers Aug 22<br/>If money wasn&#39;t an issue, where would you arrange a #WordWeavers writing retreat?<br/><br/>The UK Lake District. It&#39;s one of my favorite places &amp; I think they&#39;d be something for everyone. Lovely nature views. Hiking. People who prefer not to be out in the wild can relax in historic taverns or tour stately homes and gardens.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/">https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/</a> 2025-08-22T12:30:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkxfzsxzgmhv64wkmk7vffh8clp90wp8ahnx9cy4rkuv5rfuyemqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkjcunkq #WordWeavers Aug 19<br/>Could you imagine a story in the same world where your MC is the antagonist?<br/><br/>Maggie? Absolutely. She does plenty of antagonistic stuff.<br/><br/>Actually, most of my MCs have done questionable things. None of them are perfect. They have their bad days. In fact, for most of my &#34;heroes,&#34; in general, you will find some regular people who disapprove of them. Plenty of their &#34;heroic&#34; actions have had a cost &amp; plenty of them have made blunders. 2025-08-19T12:20:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr2galfy2e7ngfhhnswmd2guf6pqu3w57cfy0vsve9ujwwzqfh7dszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xktqdhpw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2z6pyhzp3tqeqe7gqsdac2w2j95qhaggfnxegsrxe5xehcn9qcc5uvz2s'>nevent1q…vz2s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would too! 2025-08-18T03:50:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv767l066cj9e6cwqw6ju3wqmf73pa8dk6wu83k3677x2dsqa99vczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xksea7ph #WordWeavers Aug 13<br/>On a scale from 1 to 10, how safe is your world?<br/><br/>Hmm. How safe is any world, really? I&#39;d give my own world like a 4, maybe. Ardonna might be a 6. There are many things/beings that could kill you but also some relatively safe places where one&#39;s fellow citizens (humanoid or otherwise) prefer to get along &amp; the climate is agreeable. You also have more recourse to bargain with most species. 2025-08-13T11:05:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9tap3rz9aehr6fdv6ty64pscy6lxw5r8vtf0jg9hp40dsdg88vczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkr72lye #WordWeavers Aug 12<br/>On a scale from 1 to 10, how comfortable is your MC&#39;s life? <br/><br/>Maggie&#39;s comfort level changes and varies throughout the book. It would be hard to assign a number to it. She starts out at a 1 for sure, and rises from there, with some dips. 2025-08-12T12:01:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs269pyrcchsckjm490s0vcen4phxngwn9xeyymeqkkwy8sh4mqljqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xktqzyhz #ScribesAndMakers Jul 22<br/>Show us something you&#39;ve created. Tell us the story behind it. <br/><br/>I made this planter about a year ago out of cinder blocks. It&#39;s looking pretty sad now as about everything along the outside has died in the summer heat.😭 I&#39;ll need to redo it once the weather gets nicer, figure out what can survive there.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/114/896/777/442/456/053/original/50680c80b8b5575f.webp"> <br/> 2025-07-22T12:03:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswyz85g834mdrud6unwf08r6g00j08e9meu80nm29w4s5vede6j7czyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xketl04f #Today<br/><br/>It&#39;s been fifty years since magery returned to the north. The citizens of the Sharren Accord have enjoyed decades of peace and prosperity.<br/><br/>Giadella Marteen didn&#39;t mean to ruin that.<br/><br/>Fury&#39;s Gift is now available for purchase at my Direct Buy store.<br/><br/> <a href="https://payhip.com/b/mAM6g">https://payhip.com/b/mAM6g</a><br/><br/>Vendor Links are now live.<br/><br/><a href="https://books2read.com/furysgift">https://books2read.com/furysgift</a><br/><br/>#Fantasy #FantasyBooks #HopePunk #Booksodon #Bookstodon #FantasyBook #BooksOfMastodon #SFF #Reading #Booktoot #Polyamory #Magic #Adventure<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/114/789/875/497/936/399/original/9fea4c231a92bdc1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-03T14:57:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5lufx8prmfrqpefsgr5tpx9fc8a7dlyp4dmjt883axnt0shrupqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk49law2 #ScribesAndMakers Jun 29<br/>What is your proudest or best moment with your creative endeavor this month? <br/><br/>Getting my 10th book ready to publish in early July. 😀<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/114/766/619/634/485/491/original/04c6278ae4c42a54.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-29T12:25:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst6llcqluquw89eycuhjau622zje6xae0m7qqcpak3rg6a4yfc77gzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkcs7m5n Our local paper has lots of photos of our #CoachellaValley protests, plus other communities.<br/><br/>Proud of my state!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.desertsun.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/california/2025/06/14/scenes-from-no-kings-protests-across-california/84203242007/">https://www.desertsun.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/california/2025/06/14/scenes-from-no-kings-protests-across-california/84203242007/</a><br/><br/>#NoKings 2025-06-15T13:46:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvxvtzfht3e6f3kcm4j0uuzgr0wp5s76pla68cnyzea64gtpv0mlczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkftdlwu Holy shit, they just arrested my senator!<br/><br/>#Today 2025-06-12T18:50:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfqt2xx0ayjs7eunjxe278z2tsua6y8yys64qc5fwsaj8c60f60qzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk943pa4 #WordWeavers Jun 10<br/>How many POV characters does your story have?<br/><br/>Mine have a single, 1st-person POV character. I like to dive deep into my MC&#39;s head. As a reader, the more POVs a book has the less I usually like it. I DNF&#39;d one book when a new POV showed up in book 7. Yet some of my favorites have multiples. 🤷 <br/><br/>My books are all in a single series telling their aspect of one world story, so could be considered a divided multiple POV 😆 work. Books can show the same events from different views. 2025-06-10T12:49:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfp7dmg7skaa9m58h3qha0vpdfdaklma2yp43pwsgxwm9kzt95fgczyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk477zw4 Blooming #Today<br/><br/>Plumeria 🥰<br/><br/>#Gardening #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/114/642/080/010/651/867/original/21fb35d9ab4cfccf.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-07T12:28:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxevnc7u2heexhqddy5nhpyhmyx6s5dcvwanct7pvaqs88eqwv68gzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkr4fy84 #Today found a ladybug in my cactus garden. 😃 They are kind of rare here.<br/><br/>#Gardening <br/>#BugsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/114/546/239/763/878/565/original/ac1262ab66797942.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-21T14:15:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5fvc5gc6pfhfp8v5eyeytcu3q3ww4c4mmgxtfp8evdq3s6jp8rgzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xk72cawt #Today my husband took this photo of a hummingbird visiting our esperanza bush.<br/><br/>#BirdsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/114/512/840/119/405/255/original/968a445ead9a0e0e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-15T16:41:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspgm8fwdnqzshtwsafmw3w5vvchs8t4evqug4xy8ac4d760rjaffszyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xkzyaavh #ScribesAndMakers May 15<br/>How&#39;s your creativity going? Is there anything you would like help with?<br/><br/>Creativity is okay, although I&#39;m fighting through a low mood right now. My mom passed last week after sitting in a nursing home with Alzheimer&#39;s for the last couple of years. I hated to see her like that--it was definitely past time for her, &amp; she is well out of the current hell hole this country is in which might have led to her losing care--but it&#39;s still processing in the recesses of my head. 2025-05-15T13:00:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyhexlf57d03dm42ev4tp8nl2s7s69uxn3d4vk5wn2klqjnnte9aqzyq8nzlwqjrew2e935ypy50cmsghuczz3ma83xn3h85m4a9gpgu2xktm2y20 #ScribesAndMakers May 13<br/>Shameless self-promotion day. Let&#39;s boost away.<br/><br/>Tales of Ardonna is a #HopePunk #Fantasy series set in 3 timelines. All but the trilogy have standalone main plots, with connected subplots. More info, sales links, &amp; maps can be found on my website. <br/><br/><a href="https://crcollins.org/">https://crcollins.org/</a><br/><br/>If you BUY DIRECT it&#39;s always cheaper.<br/><br/>Stay tuned next month for info on the final sequel, scheduled for release in July.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/114/500/424/625/262/589/original/57159bb65aa6d2f4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-13T12:04:42Z