C Murry
@lennwrites.bsky.social
writer | desert rat and actual cat | nerd, sci-fi and mythology 💫🪐
✩ they/she ✩ queer ✩ neurodivergent ✩ 30
🚫A/I 🚫cen/sorship
#amquerying Wanderlust and the Sea
#writing Fault Lines
bg—my Deuceridge boys—by 4xl_j0y (X)
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✩ they/she ✩ queer ✩ neurodivergent ✩ 30
🚫A/I 🚫cen/sorship
#amquerying Wanderlust and the Sea
#writing Fault Lines
bg—my Deuceridge boys—by 4xl_j0y (X)
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· Oct 8
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So I was just checking the WriteHive auction page and there's TONS of cool things there with 1 or NO bids. Friends, you are missing out on heaps of cool offers that will also help WriteHive's mission. Y'know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to highlight some of them.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
WriteHive 2025 Silent Auction
Silent auction 'WriteHive 2025 Silent Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
So I was just checking the WriteHive auction page and there's TONS of cool things there with 1 or NO bids. Friends, you are missing out on heaps of cool offers that will also help WriteHive's mission. Y'know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to highlight some of them.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
I have an ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC in my head and the barest SCRAPS of plot to go with it (so far) 😩
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I have an ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC in my head and the barest SCRAPS of plot to go with it (so far) 😩
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
This is typically how things go. The familiarity does NOT make it any less vexing 😒
Conrad lives in a small apartment above his clinic. Over the years, he’s “methodically purged any trace of his father from their once-shared living space, filling it instead with a feeling of himself.” His bookshelves are filled with pulp magazines and sff books.
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Conrad lives in a small apartment above his clinic. Over the years, he’s “methodically purged any trace of his father from their once-shared living space, filling it instead with a feeling of himself.” His bookshelves are filled with pulp magazines and sff books.
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
Kade doesn’t have a residence; 1/
#DecemberWorldbuilders There are plenty of scientists in Faultverse, but in the text there’s a definite leaning towards biology—ENTIRELY my fault, since I used to study biology formally (and still do informally, it fascinates me), while I struggle far more with chemistry. 😂
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Yap at me, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Does your world have any chemists or alchemists? Are they living at the time of your characters' journey or are they ancient history? What did they discover? What *is* chemistry or alchemy in your setting?
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
#DecemberWorldbuilders There are plenty of scientists in Faultverse, but in the text there’s a definite leaning towards biology—ENTIRELY my fault, since I used to study biology formally (and still do informally, it fascinates me), while I struggle far more with chemistry. 😂
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#DecemberWorldbuilders In Faultverse, a god didn’t create humans, but gathered them up and protected them. The Principal of Humanity cradled the scattered seeds of humanity between their palms, forming a shelter from the hostile world, and so Civilization was created—or so the story goes. 1/2
Hello, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Tell us about the creation of your people according to the in-world lore. Were they created by gods? Did they evolve from single-celled organisms? Maybe a bit of both? Maybe they don't know, and maybe they have stories about it. What are their creation myths?
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders In Faultverse, a god didn’t create humans, but gathered them up and protected them. The Principal of Humanity cradled the scattered seeds of humanity between their palms, forming a shelter from the hostile world, and so Civilization was created—or so the story goes. 1/2
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Good morning ladies and entities, this is your reminder to outlive your enemies and step outside to look at the sky.
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Good morning ladies and entities, this is your reminder to outlive your enemies and step outside to look at the sky.
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You fool. You FOOL. You've activated my face down trap card. Upon mentioning something related to my characters and world, my card "ancient archives of the banished lore keeper" activates, and I get to say "so, funny thing is..." and regale you with tangents of character and world building facts.
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
You fool. You FOOL. You've activated my face down trap card. Upon mentioning something related to my characters and world, my card "ancient archives of the banished lore keeper" activates, and I get to say "so, funny thing is..." and regale you with tangents of character and world building facts.
#DecemberWorldbuilders
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
Welcome to the first week of #DecemberWorldbuilders! This week is about SCIENCE (broadly speaking) (you can play along even if you're writing pre-industrial fantasy!)
Today's Q: Can anyone in your world participate in scientific research? Or is it reserved for elites?
Today's Q: Can anyone in your world participate in scientific research? Or is it reserved for elites?
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#DecemberWorldbuilders
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
(Fault Lines) Theoretically yes, but Sachial’s whole inciting incident is that he was denied schooling as an Intellectual (all academics, essentially, including scientists). He thinks it’s because he’s too clever, picking at “faults” in his world’s logic 1/2
#AwesomeCharacters In Deuceridge, I have an intentionally high number of named background characters. The city itself is key, so populating it with people who have names—and who are inferred to have whole identities and lives—is one way I’ve tried to bring it to life. I have documents to track 1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#AwesomeCharacters In Deuceridge, I have an intentionally high number of named background characters. The city itself is key, so populating it with people who have names—and who are inferred to have whole identities and lives—is one way I’ve tried to bring it to life. I have documents to track 1/3
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
Thank you for all the lovely #Lovetember prompts throughout the month! Gotta go with Fault Lines for this one.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Thank you for all the lovely #Lovetember prompts throughout the month! Gotta go with Fault Lines for this one.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
From the prologue—this is the moment that starts it all, the moment they both fall.
#LateNightWrite I’m so grateful to have met my partner and one of my dearest friends through a writing workshop; I’m grateful for all I gained from that instructor and his classes!
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
Alright folks! #LateNightWrite tonight is gonna be just this. Because things have been shit for a while and it's good to remind ourselves of what good has come of our creative endeavors. Be it things we learned, friendships forged, the joy of creating itself... what are you thankful for?
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
#LateNightWrite I’m so grateful to have met my partner and one of my dearest friends through a writing workshop; I’m grateful for all I gained from that instructor and his classes!
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
I’m grateful for my characters. They give me a reason to keep going; if I don’t tell their stories, no one will. 1/2
Deuce is set in the 1920s, and that certainly affects transportation. Kade takes cabs anywhere that he can't get on foot; he's just never felt the need to learn to drive. Conrad doesn't, either—he grew up being chauffeured everywhere and he's terribly used to it. 😂 Asher drives, as does Miriam. 1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What methods of transportation do your characters usually use to get around?
Horses, ships (water, space, air), cars, walking, other?
Does transportation ever cause your characters difficulty?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What methods of transportation do your characters usually use to get around?
Horses, ships (water, space, air), cars, walking, other?
Does transportation ever cause your characters difficulty?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Deuce is set in the 1920s, and that certainly affects transportation. Kade takes cabs anywhere that he can't get on foot; he's just never felt the need to learn to drive. Conrad doesn't, either—he grew up being chauffeured everywhere and he's terribly used to it. 😂 Asher drives, as does Miriam. 1/3
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
In Deuceridge, the colors are mostly aesthetic, but Kade has reds and black, while Miriam has reds and whites—everyone has a suit, and they’re my spades and diamonds. Conrad is pretty consistently gray/silver (clubs) and Asher—although his suit is hearts—is associated with blue.
For Fault Lines,
For Fault Lines,
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Does your character have a particular color scheme?
Are there specific colors they prefer for their clothing, accessories, hair etc?
Is it for practical (e.g. stealth) or aesthetic purposes?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Does your character have a particular color scheme?
Are there specific colors they prefer for their clothing, accessories, hair etc?
Is it for practical (e.g. stealth) or aesthetic purposes?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In Deuceridge, the colors are mostly aesthetic, but Kade has reds and black, while Miriam has reds and whites—everyone has a suit, and they’re my spades and diamonds. Conrad is pretty consistently gray/silver (clubs) and Asher—although his suit is hearts—is associated with blue.
For Fault Lines,
For Fault Lines,
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Sachial finds out that things are actually way more complicated than he thought; his grandiose “rebel against the world” goals DO gradually crumble.
As for Caleb, he’d give up entirely if anything happened to Sachial.
As for Caleb, he’d give up entirely if anything happened to Sachial.
What would it take for your MC to give up their goals entirely? #WritingPrompt
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Sachial finds out that things are actually way more complicated than he thought; his grandiose “rebel against the world” goals DO gradually crumble.
As for Caleb, he’d give up entirely if anything happened to Sachial.
As for Caleb, he’d give up entirely if anything happened to Sachial.
Kade has a deck of cards “so marked by wear and tear as to be almost useless, a deck that no self-respecting gambler would keep.” It was a gift.
#AwesomeCharacters
#AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is something your character always carries with them?
In a purse, a bag, a secret pouch, a pocket?
Is there something they never travel without? Why?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is something your character always carries with them?
In a purse, a bag, a secret pouch, a pocket?
Is there something they never travel without? Why?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Kade has a deck of cards “so marked by wear and tear as to be almost useless, a deck that no self-respecting gambler would keep.” It was a gift.
#AwesomeCharacters
#AwesomeCharacters
NOTORIOUS GAMBLER AND GRIFTER CAUGHT LIVING DOUBLE-LIFE—HIS RESPECTABLE REPUTATION IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITY WILL SHOCK YOU!
(it’s true; folks from Deuce would be at a loss if they saw how Kade behaves—and is regarded—in El’sian Bay)
(it’s true; folks from Deuce would be at a loss if they saw how Kade behaves—and is regarded—in El’sian Bay)
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
A reporter from a scandal magazine has been secretly following your characters around.
What shocking headlines could they publish about them?
Did they have to take their actions out of context to get there?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
A reporter from a scandal magazine has been secretly following your characters around.
What shocking headlines could they publish about them?
Did they have to take their actions out of context to get there?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
NOTORIOUS GAMBLER AND GRIFTER CAUGHT LIVING DOUBLE-LIFE—HIS RESPECTABLE REPUTATION IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITY WILL SHOCK YOU!
(it’s true; folks from Deuce would be at a loss if they saw how Kade behaves—and is regarded—in El’sian Bay)
(it’s true; folks from Deuce would be at a loss if they saw how Kade behaves—and is regarded—in El’sian Bay)
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
The second book of Deuceridge’s duology starts right around New Years, 1931. There’s even a proper gangster party to mark the occasion.
#writestuff #writesky
#writestuff #writesky
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The second book of Deuceridge’s duology starts right around New Years, 1931. There’s even a proper gangster party to mark the occasion.
#writestuff #writesky
#writestuff #writesky
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
Hello hello, food symbolism is my ENTIRE shtick!
Kade can usually take or leave food, but El’sian Bay has some truly delicious offerings.
Kade can usually take or leave food, but El’sian Bay has some truly delicious offerings.
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hello hello, food symbolism is my ENTIRE shtick!
Kade can usually take or leave food, but El’sian Bay has some truly delicious offerings.
Kade can usually take or leave food, but El’sian Bay has some truly delicious offerings.
In Deuceridge, there are brief glimpses into many ordinary lives, but the city itself does play favorites—there’s some MC vs NPC energy that’s hard to miss, and while I’m sure the extras have whole lives of their own, they’re not necessarily adventures or intricate dramas.
Fault Lines, however,
Fault Lines, however,
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Do you have any side characters with their own adventures going on in the background of your story?
Do we get many glimpses?
Is it in the same genre as your main work? E.g. romance in the background of horror?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Do you have any side characters with their own adventures going on in the background of your story?
Do we get many glimpses?
Is it in the same genre as your main work? E.g. romance in the background of horror?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In Deuceridge, there are brief glimpses into many ordinary lives, but the city itself does play favorites—there’s some MC vs NPC energy that’s hard to miss, and while I’m sure the extras have whole lives of their own, they’re not necessarily adventures or intricate dramas.
Fault Lines, however,
Fault Lines, however,