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Chessa Williams

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Reading and writing (but not publishing). Neurodivergent and chronically ill. Living the HEA of my very own friends-to-lovers romance. She/her.

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 23d

Hoping to connect with other readers of contemporary romance. I also enjoy cozy mystery and SF, but lately romance has been my jam and I'd like to find people to chat with about what we're reading. If you want to connect for that, please chime in. 🧡

#BookSky #Romancelandia

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 7h

Great! At this stage, I'm happy to see them reading pretty much anything.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 7h

Just a reminder that the patriarchy is harmful to men, too.

Pablo 🎧 @pabloista.bsky.social · 8h

You can’t lift your way out of environmental toxins.
You can’t “alpha male” your way past poverty wages or burnout.
This is a structural crisis, not a personal failure. 3/6

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 7h

How's the Minecraft book? It might interest some in my house.

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 7h

I'm not good at sticking to other people's formulas, but I'll bet I could use a shakeup in my structural thinking. Might get this, thanks for mentioning it.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 7h

Gonna correct myself: 3-act makes sense to me and has worked in the past. I wrote a mystery with a main plot and two subplots, and this structure was aces for that. But now I've got a romance with three equal plots: one for each MC and one for their relationship. Eyes on this thread for inspiration.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

That's what I did with my mystery, literally a scene-by-scene outline. But this romance I just started... I've written all kinds of backstory and character stuff, but I'm fuzzy on the structural details, and that feels very uncomfortable!

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

I wonder if I should read this? I just said upthread that 3-act works for me, but I've just been writing in a new genre and encountering challenges. So maybe I should branch out.

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

That's the best author bio I've seen on here.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

I'd love to hear more about how you structure for romance writing.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

3-act works for me. I feel like I had a good grasp of what pacing worked for me in the cozy mystery I wrote, but now I'm trying to figure out the bones of my new romance WIP. I'd love to hear more from romance writers about what structures they find helpful.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

I read non-fiction, SF, cozy mystery, contemporary romance, and the occasional genre-defying classic.

I've written paranormal mystery and am now working on a romance.

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

This is what I'm afraid of. I'm a planner, but I just started writing scenes for a WIP with fairly sketchy ideas of where it's going. I'm worried I'll have to chuck the whole draft and finally get an outline written at that point.

How detailed do you get with your outlines, may I ask?

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

I discovered that although I enjoy reading fantasy and cooking up some initial story ideas, I'm just not suited to epic world-building -- does that count?

I think I learned well on cozy mystery, but I'm trying romance now. We'll see how it goes. I read multiple genres.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

Also, sorry I couldn't respond in your language. The only Greek I know is of the ancient variety, and I'm rusty enough in that that I could barely navigate road signs when I visited Greece.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

I feel for you going through that. I live in a supposed capital of medical wonders, but knowledgeable medical care is nearly inaccessible to me. We shouldn't have to be the lone experts on our own conditions.

And, yeah, the one thing that could make it worse is AI-educated physicians.

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

I do, but not in its early forms. I want to refine it a bit before I start getting feedback. 1, because the early draft is so ugly, and 2, because feedback will be more helpful if I've already cleared the low-hanging fruit.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 8h

I, too, like to write about perfectly functional families. 😜

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 9h

I also never did #NaNoWriMo, but I've been wanting to find an online community of support among #writers. I'd love to hear where other people are finding that kind of connection and/or scaffolding for fiction #writing.

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 9h

I will accept this glimpse of nature with gratitude.

Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 9h

I'm a plotter at heart, but my new WIP is in a different genre and I've started writing without knowing much except for the main beats up to the midpoint. The jury is still out, but so far it's juicing the creativity a bit. But I still want my perfect scene-by-scene outline.

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 9h

Here's a thread about a thing I didn't know existed. #Writers of #Romancelandia, I'd love to see what inspiration you take from these gentlemen and their costumes.

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 1d

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

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monika4.bsky.social @monika4.bsky.social · 2d

#ForestFriday
Trees, autumn edition here 🌳🧡💚😊

Have a good time everybody 🦋💫💙✨

A group of trees, green to the right. In the middle also with orange leaves and lit by the sun behind. A pale blue sky above and green meadow below.

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Autistic and also Happy @happyautist.bsky.social · 1d

"I'd love to see sex ed for Autistic people that helps them to correctly identify that people who abuse them are responsible for their actions...consent [>] social expectations. That their needs and boundaries are not things that should be adjusted simply to maintain the comfort of others."

Oof.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 1d

What Should Sex Ed for Autistic people look like? Not only in teaching consent & red flags, not just recognizing the sexuality of people with I/DD, but also how we can uplift & normalize the pleasure & autonomy of Autistic people. By Morrigan; CN: Rape/abuse:

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/what...

What Should Sex Ed for Autistic People Look Like? — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

Sex ed for Autistic people usually emphasizes compliance with neurotypical expectations, not self-advocacy—which pains me, as a survivor.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 10h

a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup .

Alt: Spit take! a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup .

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Chessa Williams @chessawrites.bsky.social · 10h

I find helping my kids grow through these issues helps me understand my own masking and trauma better. It gives me more compassion for the child I was, and more determination to see better for them. May you and your daughter both grow deeper and stronger on the journey.

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