#ScribbledSheroes from my #wip BRUTICUS
“She stood, stumbled, began to walk, dragging a leg behind her. She lifted her gun, panning.
‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me…’ she whispered.”
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind #writing #novel #amquerying
“She stood, stumbled, began to walk, dragging a leg behind her. She lifted her gun, panning.
‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me…’ she whispered.”
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind #writing #novel #amquerying
March 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#ScribbledSheroes from my #wip BRUTICUS
“She stood, stumbled, began to walk, dragging a leg behind her. She lifted her gun, panning.
‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me…’ she whispered.”
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind #writing #novel #amquerying
“She stood, stumbled, began to walk, dragging a leg behind her. She lifted her gun, panning.
‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me…’ she whispered.”
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind #writing #novel #amquerying
April 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
March 15 you can find my latest work in So It Goes from the #Vonnegut Museum & Library #amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #SoItGoes
March 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
March 15 you can find my latest work in So It Goes from the #Vonnegut Museum & Library #amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #SoItGoes
TWO more poems accepted today and now I have stuff in the queue for publishing through late 2026. I’ll keep the team posted as more details can be shared! #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
July 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
TWO more poems accepted today and now I have stuff in the queue for publishing through late 2026. I’ll keep the team posted as more details can be shared! #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
And now, the guilty emails to all the other places I sim-subbed, apologetically withdrawing this piece 😬
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind
Hey! I just sold a poem! It’s been a dryyyyyy spell, so it was an extra nice editor’s email to receive.
#amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife #writesky
#amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife #writesky
June 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
And now, the guilty emails to all the other places I sim-subbed, apologetically withdrawing this piece 😬
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind
Contributor copy arrived today! Honored to get to contribute to the latest issue! #vonnegut #writing #amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife
March 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Contributor copy arrived today! Honored to get to contribute to the latest issue! #vonnegut #writing #amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife
Got to record another #poetry reading last night. It’ll go live (with the poem) next month. Stand by!
#amwriting #writeandgrind #amquerying #writesky
#amwriting #writeandgrind #amquerying #writesky
September 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Got to record another #poetry reading last night. It’ll go live (with the poem) next month. Stand by!
#amwriting #writeandgrind #amquerying #writesky
#amwriting #writeandgrind #amquerying #writesky
My pair of novels are retellings of known stories, and so a predestined fate or ending is a theme of each. I like to make the journey interesting and unexpected, but keep it clear the characters are on a train ride to a fixed destination/end.
#pretendpanel #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind
#pretendpanel #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind
A new week, a new #pretendpanel!
March 22nd: Is it about the journey or the destination?
You can answer for both reading and/or writing!
(with a side order of: what do you think about people who read the end of the book first?)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
March 22nd: Is it about the journey or the destination?
You can answer for both reading and/or writing!
(with a side order of: what do you think about people who read the end of the book first?)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
March 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My pair of novels are retellings of known stories, and so a predestined fate or ending is a theme of each. I like to make the journey interesting and unexpected, but keep it clear the characters are on a train ride to a fixed destination/end.
#pretendpanel #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind
#pretendpanel #writingcommunity #writesky #writeandgrind
Late start to the writing this morning but that’s okay. Time to hit it. #amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife #writing #writesky
July 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Late start to the writing this morning but that’s okay. Time to hit it. #amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife #writing #writesky
Finished a scene this morning that has been bedeviling me for a while. Hope all my writer friends have a productive day!
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #WIP #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #WIP #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
July 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Finished a scene this morning that has been bedeviling me for a while. Hope all my writer friends have a productive day!
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #WIP #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #WIP #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
VERY excited that I’ve got a couple of poems to be featured in upcoming issues if So It Goes: The Literary Journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum*Library! #amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife #writesky
July 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
VERY excited that I’ve got a couple of poems to be featured in upcoming issues if So It Goes: The Literary Journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum*Library! #amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind #writerslife #writesky
Researching non-traditional sonnet forms and haibun after I went to bed too early and woke up wayyyy too early. Making the most of it and trying to up my mixed-form poetry game.
Also edits on the Union Vote short story. Good morning!
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writeandgrind #writingcommunity
Also edits on the Union Vote short story. Good morning!
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writeandgrind #writingcommunity
June 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Researching non-traditional sonnet forms and haibun after I went to bed too early and woke up wayyyy too early. Making the most of it and trying to up my mixed-form poetry game.
Also edits on the Union Vote short story. Good morning!
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writeandgrind #writingcommunity
Also edits on the Union Vote short story. Good morning!
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writeandgrind #writingcommunity
Big couple of months! My #poem “Kal-El on the Beat” is in the latest issue of So It Goes! #poetry #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Big couple of months! My #poem “Kal-El on the Beat” is in the latest issue of So It Goes! #poetry #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
Started the morning reviewing the application processes for some writing residencies and dreaming.
Time to get back to work. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
Time to get back to work. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
August 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Started the morning reviewing the application processes for some writing residencies and dreaming.
Time to get back to work. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
Time to get back to work. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
#AskAnAuthor
Writing and writing “admin” 8am to noon every Saturday and Sunday. Monthly goal of a dozen submissions. Scene list ready before each session.
And coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
#amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #amquerying #wip #writing #writesky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Writing and writing “admin” 8am to noon every Saturday and Sunday. Monthly goal of a dozen submissions. Scene list ready before each session.
And coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
#amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #amquerying #wip #writing #writesky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
2️⃣1️⃣ What’s a writing habit or routine you’ve developed that you swear by?
Early mornings? Late nights? Sprints? Daily word counts? Share what keeps you on track!
Repost with your answer and tag #AskAnAuthor so others can find it! Don’t forget to like and share to keep the conversation going. ✨
Early mornings? Late nights? Sprints? Daily word counts? Share what keeps you on track!
Repost with your answer and tag #AskAnAuthor so others can find it! Don’t forget to like and share to keep the conversation going. ✨
February 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#AskAnAuthor
Writing and writing “admin” 8am to noon every Saturday and Sunday. Monthly goal of a dozen submissions. Scene list ready before each session.
And coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
#amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #amquerying #wip #writing #writesky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Writing and writing “admin” 8am to noon every Saturday and Sunday. Monthly goal of a dozen submissions. Scene list ready before each session.
And coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
#amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #amquerying #wip #writing #writesky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Stumbled upon Golden Shovel #poetry and now, of course, I’ve got to try my hand at one. #amwriting #writerslife #writesky #writeandgrind #5amwritersclub
Good morning!
Good morning!
August 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Stumbled upon Golden Shovel #poetry and now, of course, I’ve got to try my hand at one. #amwriting #writerslife #writesky #writeandgrind #5amwritersclub
Good morning!
Good morning!
March 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Um… the violence and sex in my work can be pretty explicit. I don’t set out to do it that way. It just sort of… happens that way #pretendpanel #amwriting #writesky #writeandgrind #amquerying
Happy weekend to you, #pretendpanel. This Saturday, I would love to know...
March 15th: Since it is the Ides of March... what is your approach to violence or death in your stories?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
March 15th: Since it is the Ides of March... what is your approach to violence or death in your stories?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
March 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Um… the violence and sex in my work can be pretty explicit. I don’t set out to do it that way. It just sort of… happens that way #pretendpanel #amwriting #writesky #writeandgrind #amquerying
#WIPSnips
“She knew the waters were poison, and as if the waters could read her mind, dead fish began to rise to the surface, first in ones and twos, then in their dozens. Her oars knocked against the carpet of dead fish that covered the surface of the dead waters.”
#amwriting #writeandgrind #wip
“She knew the waters were poison, and as if the waters could read her mind, dead fish began to rise to the surface, first in ones and twos, then in their dozens. Her oars knocked against the carpet of dead fish that covered the surface of the dead waters.”
#amwriting #writeandgrind #wip
May 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#WIPSnips
“She knew the waters were poison, and as if the waters could read her mind, dead fish began to rise to the surface, first in ones and twos, then in their dozens. Her oars knocked against the carpet of dead fish that covered the surface of the dead waters.”
#amwriting #writeandgrind #wip
“She knew the waters were poison, and as if the waters could read her mind, dead fish began to rise to the surface, first in ones and twos, then in their dozens. Her oars knocked against the carpet of dead fish that covered the surface of the dead waters.”
#amwriting #writeandgrind #wip
Scattershot writing morning. Dusted off a short story from 2015 (it’s not bad, but does need work) and a couple of poems. Gonna dig into the novel.
Coffee has been consumed. Time for a Bloody Mary. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
Coffee has been consumed. Time for a Bloody Mary. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
August 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Scattershot writing morning. Dusted off a short story from 2015 (it’s not bad, but does need work) and a couple of poems. Gonna dig into the novel.
Coffee has been consumed. Time for a Bloody Mary. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
Coffee has been consumed. Time for a Bloody Mary. #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
Cringe with me as I watch myself read my poem, “Funeral for a Veteran,” now appearing in @quarterpress.bsky.social and check out the latest volume of The Quarter(ly)!
#amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #poetry #poem
#amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #poetry #poem
With mattroywriter.bsky 's poem, "Funeral for a Veteran," we get to see the author this time around, too!
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#poems #poetry #poemoftheday #poetryread #poem #thequarterly #poetryreading
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#poems #poetry #poemoftheday #poetryread #poem #thequarterly #poetryreading
August 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Cringe with me as I watch myself read my poem, “Funeral for a Veteran,” now appearing in @quarterpress.bsky.social and check out the latest volume of The Quarter(ly)!
#amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #poetry #poem
#amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #poetry #poem
Word count and weather update on the novel WIP. A slow slog but made some progress on a couple of tricky scenes today. #amwriting #writeandgrind #writesky
September 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Word count and weather update on the novel WIP. A slow slog but made some progress on a couple of tricky scenes today. #amwriting #writeandgrind #writesky
Check out my poem “I Left It All Behind” in Space & Time! #amwriting #amquerying #writing #writeandgrind #writesky
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Space and Time Spring/Summer #148 [Time, Space and, Addison, Linda D., Walker, Sarah, Dekeuster, Nikki, Castaneda, Sara, Dougherty, Mark, Couturier, Scott J., Noel, Scott, Dansky, Richard, Kimmel, Daniel M.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Space and Time Spring/Summer #148
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April 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Check out my poem “I Left It All Behind” in Space & Time! #amwriting #amquerying #writing #writeandgrind #writesky
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Sunday #writing refreshments and part (of a big) currently-reading pile #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
June 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sunday #writing refreshments and part (of a big) currently-reading pile #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
I just did my #SmallPitch submission! Good luck if you do as well!
#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writeandgrind #writerslife
#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writeandgrind #writerslife
The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!
Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
#SmallPitch Submission Form
Please use this form to submit your pitch.
A few reminders:
You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript.
One pitch per form submission. Reload the form after submi...
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July 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I just did my #SmallPitch submission! Good luck if you do as well!
#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writeandgrind #writerslife
#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writeandgrind #writerslife