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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

I'm so happy you love her!

Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

I love writing their friendship.

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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 1d

i kept trying to find a justification for why the villains in magus act how they do and hand some ham-handed fantasy reason that sucked. it felt shallow and Bad, and then reminded myself of the inspirations for them and settled on "greed is enough". bc that's all it is, really.

Kayleigh McKee, Cheerer for the Dolls ⏬️ AnimeUSA! @ghaspey.bsky.social · 1d

I'll say it: I think its rly annoying and frankly amateurish that writers are constantly told their villains must be understandable or have sympathetic motivation to be interesting or realistic when all our big villains irl are in fact rich, stupid, selfish, trickster dillweeds and always have been

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 18h

#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

Here, Grilled tells Aubergine about his plan if the powers-that-be ever decide to take the inn away from them...

“I learned about it from a note I found written by Mamallot’s great-grandmother, the innmaster from fifty years ago, Yamma. In it, she talks about how Old Man Egg came back from the war with six bombs. They’re like… Ophidian weapons. They’re packed with the same material they use in guns. If they’re lit, they’ll blow up like…” Grilled struggled to find the right words, having never described an explosion of this magnitude before. “Like, they would destroy everything around us. The inn would be shattered into pieces and anyone around here would probably die. Innmaster Yamma placed them around the inn because she planned to destroy everything if the lady baron at the time took the inn away from her.”
Aubergine stared, dumbstruck. “And it would kill everyone? Even us?”
“It would kill whoever stays till the end. It’s the final ‘fuck you’ if we lose everything.”

Grilled from the Good Thyme Inn books, sitting on a stool and looking menacingly at the viewer. His wrists are bright green with fire and he's holding knives. He's resting his chin on one hand. He has long silver hair and is wearing a hat with a rainbow feather.

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Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 22h

October 14th – ultimate (final)

On gambits.

Av’ry tries to convince the city guard to please investigate the temple performing the mind control ritual before it’s too late.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

“Back in interrogation, you all but admitted to owning the contraband. Why didn’t you deny it?”
Av’ry smiled, finally a question where the truth would serve him. “Exactly, why wouldn’t I deny it? Clearly, I could have. I didn’t, because I didn’t want to be released. If you send me out with R’evat, I will certainly end up just another mindless thrall. I’d rather be in prison.”
Sh’ol turned and eyed him skeptically. “You must admit that your story is hard to believe.”
The soldier was a professional; he had heard many men claim that they had been framed, many men with more believable stories than this. However, one difference was that this was a story he wanted to believe, a chance to discredit a man he resented, a chance to come out on top.
But that lure wasn’t enough to make him reckless. So, Av’ry played his final card. “You don’t need to take my word. There is a way to play this that would benefit us both and be of very low risk to you.”
Sh’ol watched him intently for a moment before finally speaking. “I’m listening.”

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M. Walsh - Author @m-walshwrites.com · 18h

#amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

When Lily would later look back on the events of the evening, she wondered if Henry Castle knew about Lewis’s mission. He had been a thief and murderer, but did he go to Maude’s Stopover with intent? Or was it another terrible coincidence on a night of many?
Ultimately, regardless of his own purposes, Castle entered the way-station on a night when assassins had come to kill the priest already there. And Lily, by selecting him as her prey and SPOILER, wound up drawn into the conflict as well. Some might call it fate. Others, rotten luck. From her experience, there was little difference.

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Zed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · 20h

#WIPSnips

No “Ultimate” so went with “Supreme.”

A pretty concise answer to “what is your book about?”

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Eliwood S. Gheist @eliwoodsgheist.com · 20h

Happy #WIPSnips 14 - Ultimate!

From my werewolf romantasy, EYES SHINE SILVER IN MOONLIGHT. Luke's deep in his "I won't say I'm in love" angst, and his bff Ramsey is wingmanning as hard as she can.

“You bribe me with my favorite drink,” Luke groaned. “And now you want me to play this childish game of who likes who?”

“Honestly, I came here to help you feel better after you had to deal with your dad." Ramsey leaned back in her chair. “I didn’t realize you were this far in the self-denial thing.”

“It’s irrelevant,” Luke said firmly, lifting his head again. “One, this job is temporary. Two, the feud is not.”

“Feuds end all the time."

“This one isn’t going anywhere,” Luke insisted. “And three, she’s not interested.”

“Four, full moon in three days,” Ramsey said, her lips curling into a grin. “Moonlust, my man. It’s the ultimate icebreaker.”

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

Anastasia would be scared.
Vivian would get the flashlights and turn the night into camping fun.

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👻Scarlet🎃Mitchell☠️ @scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 18h

Tuesday #WritingPrompt!

The power went out!

What do your characters do?

#WritingCommunity #writingq

a pair of white circles with holes in the middle on a black background .

Alt: a pair of white circles with holes in the middle on a black background . Eyes blink in the dark.

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Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 14h

Hmm 🤔

Av'ry goes through his little satchel of chemicals, finds his chemiluminescent powders and creates a nice green glow to see by.

Fox sets things on fire. That usually solves it 😂

👻Scarlet🎃Mitchell☠️ @scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 18h

Tuesday #WritingPrompt!

The power went out!

What do your characters do?

#WritingCommunity #writingq

a pair of white circles with holes in the middle on a black background .

Alt: a pair of white circles with holes in the middle on a black background . Eyes blink in the dark.

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MidnightRose Artist @midnightrose838.bsky.social · 16h

#WIPSnips only 2 instances, 1 in book 1 & 1 in book 2

Vaguely he remembered that he belonged to those lost dragons, and wondered what this would mean to that. What it would mean to that ultimate part of who he was if he died in this mess he had accidentally made.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 1d

The #WIPSnips word for October 14th is "ultimate"

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#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
October 14 - ultimate
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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bev (indie author) 👩🏻‍💻 @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 10h

45 ratings!!

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

From Skeleton Bride (book 1 in Tales of the Grim Reaper):

#WritingCommunity.
#WIPSnips.

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

From Skeleton Bride (book 1 in Tales of the Grim Reaper):

#WritingCommunity.
#WIPSnips.

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

From Skeleton Bride (book 1 in Tales of the Grim Reaper):

#WritingCommunity.
#WIPSnips.

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

From Skeleton Bride (book 1 in Tales of the Grim Reaper):

#WritingCommunity.
#WIPSnips.

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 8h

Anastasia would read.
Vivian would listen to music.

#WritingCommunity.

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 11h

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Ok about to have a long drive. Might post this and dip for a bit (but I will be back!)

So, tell me how your characters keep themselves occupied during a long horse/car/ship trip!

Games? Stories? Podcasts?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 2d

Emerg trip occurred, cat has pooped and consumed water but the poor little dude still hasn't eaten 😭 checking on him every 15-20 minutes and praying he'll eat soon so we don't have to take him back in

In the meantime, we're already out $360 so it'd be cool if you tossed a coin to your writer

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 2d

Spouse managed to syringe feed him some wet food, but he's still not interested in feeding himself and he's very low energy after 12 hours, when he's usually bounced back in 2-3 hours

So we're sleeping in shifts & will be taking him back to emerg if he's still not interested in food in the morning

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 2d

Emerg trip occurred, cat has pooped and consumed water but the poor little dude still hasn't eaten 😭 checking on him every 15-20 minutes and praying he'll eat soon so we don't have to take him back in

In the meantime, we're already out $360 so it'd be cool if you tossed a coin to your writer

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19h

Cat update: He only ate one of his two usual meals yesterday & ate it very slowly, a few bites at a time. And today he only had three bites of breakfast. So we're taking him in to our usual vet this afternoon for a checkup

Send good vibes and also, if you can, money

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 13h

Kitty has still only eaten a few bites, and is about to go to the vet. Praying some antinausea meds and maybe fluids do the trick because I'm going to Can*Con this weekend and a) shit's expensive plus b) IDK how I'll be professional or fun if he's still not better when I leave

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19h

Cat update: He only ate one of his two usual meals yesterday & ate it very slowly, a few bites at a time. And today he only had three bites of breakfast. So we're taking him in to our usual vet this afternoon for a checkup

Send good vibes and also, if you can, money

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 11h

PLEASE HELP! We are low on food and starving and could use some money. Anything will help! ko-fi.com/joharraharpe...

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 11h

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 11h

PLEASE HELP! We are behind on bills and having a hard time catching up and we could end up losing power, water, and internet. Anything will help!

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 11h

PLEASE HELP! We are behind on bills and having a hard time catching up and we could end up losing power, water, and internet. Anything will help!

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