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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1h

THIS! Moving the narrative to first person also helped me establish the character voice/my authorial voice as distinct. Before I switched to first person, I always ended up writing in the style of whatever I was reading at the time.

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 13h

Uy no 😬🤣

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Ed Armstrong @armst-ed.bsky.social · 23h

Hungarian #writer László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Literature.

I confess, haven't read him but I'd like to. Here are some recs from the Academy. Herscht 07769 has my eye.

#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #BookSky
www.nobelprize.org/what-to-read...

What to read: László Krasznahorkai

Curious about 2025 literature laureate László Krasznahorkai but unsure which of his books to pick up first? Here members of the Swedish Academy give their recommendations. Satantango (1985) Steve Sem-...

www.nobelprize.org

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

EXTRA: Inversely, the antagonist is going to become more like the protagonist. While he brings out the worst in her, she brings out the best in him. The idea is that they'll start as "enemies," become "true friends," and end up as "enemies" that love each other.

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

As the protagonist adapts to the antagonist's world, she's going to become more capable, astute, outspoken, and charming, but also less principled (or idealistic), more ruthless, & more likely to take risks. In short, she's going to become more like the antagonist. #PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 1d

#PlotTober Day 11: MC growth & change

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

11. What are some possible ways your main character(s) could grow and change over the course of the story? On the other hand, what are some ways their growth could be hindered?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

She gets her virtues (compassion and loyalty) from her immediate family, her cunning from scrambling around to make ends meet (poverty), her unworldliness/inexperience/shyness from her lack of travel & opportunities (poverty), and her cleverness from the luck of the draw (born that way). #PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 2d

#PlotTober Day 10: MC backstory & traumas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

10. What are some potential backstory or contextual reasons for your main character(s) having this kind of personality or behaving this way? In other words, what could have caused them to be the person they are at the start of your WIP?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

The protagonist is cunning and clever, which will serve her well around and against the wily antagonist. However, she's also unworldly, untested, and shy, traits she'll need to grow out of fast if she wants to survive the apprenticeship. Her principles and loyalty may also cause trouble. #PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 3d

#PlotTober Day 9: MC personality & behaviors

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

9. What are some personality traits and behaviors, both positive and negative, that you think would suit your main character(s)? How do these traits affect your main character's goals and motivations?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for reading all that 😅 I'm happy to have been able to provide another perspective 💜

Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks 💜 I'm happy it resonated with you!

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

Oh! I will definitely check them out. Thanks for the recs!

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

It's the focus for me, too. I was diagnosed with ADHD (twice!) in the US, but doctors here have told me I'm "too accomplished" (whatever that means; I can't have a degree?) to receive treatment, so I really am white-knuckling it most of the time and praying for dopamine 😅 #WritingLifeMonthly

Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 2d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 10 📚

As a #neurospicy author, I find sticking to one project is really challenging, especially if I'm in a hard slog phase that doesn't give me any dopamine.

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 10 What's the hardest part about writing for you?
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Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷 @helynalc.bsky.social · 2d

I have recently read an ARC of this book and enjoyed it immensely! #BookSky #fantasy

If you love expansive fantasy worlds that feel like classic fantasy but are unique and fresh, and loveable characters fighting with loyalty and love against the gathering darkness, you will love this! 💜

Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 2d

In just 1 week my debut novel will be officially out in the world 🫨 It’s so hard to believe I wrote a book that people can actually read.

The paperback for Songs of Broken bells with a backdrop of a brick wall. There are bells on ribbons hanging next to the book.
Glowing text says Releases in 1 week!
To the right of the book there it’s text that says

"This is an easy recommend for folks looking for rich, queer-normative worlds with lots of diversity and world building, cozy-but-not-cozy fantasy, and lighter romance/friendship subplots that aren't the central focus."
-ARC reader

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Alex Is Writing @alexfromawen.bsky.social · Apr 19

Once Gwen was called Wendy. She was promised love. All she lost was her humanity.
Once Hook was called Rosie. She was promised adventure. All it cost was her family.
Together, maybe a cranky immortal & a smug pirate can find a thing they didn’t know was missing.
#PosterPit #PosterPitW #A #F #H #LGBT

Image shows the close-up of a young woman laying amongst plants in a jungle. Her mouth and upper chest spattered in blood, though no wounds are visible.
Text is as follows:

A Film by Alex Baker
Gwen Dale as Wendy Darling
Roseline Rivière as Capt. Hook

Enemies to Lovers
Butch/Femme Pairing
Pan-pires & Pirates
Spicy Sapphics
Hurt & Comfort
Support Women's Wrongs

"An Education in Malice X Peter Pan"
- Movie Reviewer

FOREVER IS A VERY LONG TIME
What Really Happened After Neverland

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John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a little cartoon for #WorldOctopusDay 🐙

Ink and watercolor cartoon showing an octopus peeking out of a coconut shell underwater. The octopus says: "I've been working on a novel, but I'm afraid to show anyone. Maybe I'll put one page out there." A fish swims up to look at the page and says, "That stinks!" The octopus disappears inside the shell and says, "Everyone's a critic."

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

It's a strange balance, isn't it?

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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · May 18

Here's my latest dark and tragic Victorian short story. It's called, A Vampire in Ursuline Convent. It takes place in New Orleans 1875.

Sorry it took so long to write. I hope you like it. 🖤

#Victorian #history #shortstories #fiction #goth #gothgirl #writing #women

medium.com/@emory.cleme...

A Vampire in Ursuline Convent

“I shall kill you — by Heaven, I swear it!” she cried, her voice hoarse with wrath and desperation. The outburst rang through the…

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 1d

Already so invested in this character 😭👏

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

Love it 😂

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

This exactly!

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

All that I want is for my books to stand on their own two feet. To have a life of their own in the minds of their readers. To command their own centre of gravity, independent of me, for however long they remain relevant. I want to see my books get up and walk. 🧵(3/3)

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

I don't want people to look for me in my books; I'm not there. Or, what little is visible of me is so minuscule and warped, you could never use it to reconstruct who I am. And I wouldn't want you to. It would be a waste of time. And besides the point. I don't write to be seen. 🧵(2/3)

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

I don't want to be a ghost. I'm okay with the idea that I'll be forgotten; I don't believe that a book can grant me as a person any kind of immortality. Once completed, imo, a good book is its own entity. It belongs to its readers, to the cultures that receive and interpret it. 🧵(1/3) #PretendPanel

Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.bsky.social · 2d

#pretendpanel, I'm at a retreat over the next few days so I am incorrigibly absent! However, tell me...

October 10th: Writing and reading are kinds of necromancy. How do you hope your writing will hold/reflect your ghost after you're gone?

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October 10th: Writing and reading are kinds of necromancy. How do you hope your writing will hold/reflect your ghost after you're gone?
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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

The magical realism, on the other hand, I need for the language - for the way it sort of hyperbakes reality, if that makes sense? How it makes it more real by making it less real; its talent for showing the senselessness of reality by turning the volume up so high, it fries and refracts. 🧵(3/3)

Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to try (and probably fail 😅) to employ both minimalist and maximalist writing styles, one for the day (where things make sense) and one for the night (where things don't), and then slowly blur the border between them. It's an experiment. We'll see how it goes. 🧵(2/3)

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Philosophika @philosophika.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of books inspire my writing! For this rewrite of my WIP, I've been feeding myself a steady diet of magical realism (Garcia Marquez, Juan Rulfo, etc.), as well as a mix of heavily minimalist (Mantel, Rooney, Beckett) and maximalist (Wilde, Joyce, Rushdie) works. 🧵(1/3) #WritingLifeMonthly

Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 3d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 09 📚

This one's not just a book you love, but one that makes you want to write. It could be fiction or non-fiction. What about it inspires you?

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #authorchat

October #writinglifemonthly Day 09 Tell us about a book that inspired your own writing.
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