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Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
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📘 fantasy writer
📚 contributor to Seasons Unceasing (Worldsmyths), IN A FLASH / COLLECTIVE VERSES (Scribemind Books)
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Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · Jan 11
#WeeknightWriters

🔹look into self-publishing "A Daughter's Hope"
🔹finish draft 1 of "Son of Embers"
🔹might restructure the "Light's Rebellion" series
🔹author website? maybe? or a Patreon? or Ko-Fi? (I have the latter 2, but I haven't done anything with them)

#WritingCommunity
weeknightwriters.bsky.social Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · Jan 9
Q3: Do you have any writing goals for 2026? If so, share them here! #WeeknightWriters
Notepad that says "#WeeknightWriters: It's a new year! Do you have any writing goals for this year? If so, share them here!"
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 12: are souls real in your world? Or do your characters believe in them?

Souls are real in Asloria. Without spoiling too much, there is someone who gains the ability to manipulate the souls of the dead via their patron.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 10d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 1: does your world have a name?

The world for the "Light's Rebellion" series is called Asloria. I don't remember how I came up with it... I might've played with a name generator and then changed some letters.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
WEEK 1: PHYSICAL WORLD 1: Does your world have a name? 2: What’s the size/scope of your world or story? (e.g. a planet, a galaxy, a few islands) 3: Got any maps? 4: Geography of a notable mountain or range 5: Got any deserts (of the hot OR cold variety?) 6: Flora/fungi found in a notable forest? 7: Any notable bodies of water? WEEK 2: METAPHYSICAL WORLD 8: Does your world feature any nonphysical realms e.g. a dream world? Inner mind world? 9: If your world has alternate planes of reality, how can a person access them? 10: Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? 11: Does free will exist in your world? If there are prophecies or foretelling, how do you reconcile that with free will? 12: Are souls real in your world? Or do your characters believe in them? 13: Is the origin of your world known? What do your characters believe? 14: Any places where time works differently? (sped up, slowed down, travel to the past) WEEK 3: LAWS AND COURTS 15: Who makes the laws in your world? 16: Who upholds the laws (police force?) 17: What are the courts of your world like? 18: Are the laws in your world very strict? What kind of punishment might a person get? 19: What is your MC’s relationship with law or law enforcement? 20: Are there any deities or governmental figures strongly associated with laws or the courtroom? 21: Are there any laws in your world specific to something in your worldbuilding? A law that doesn’t exist in real life because it wouldn’t be relevant here? WEEK 4: GOVERNMENT 22: Who is a ruler in your world? What is their rank and what are they like? 23: Are there any councils or other groups of people who govern? 24: What is the system of government in your world (or in a single location you’d like to talk about?) 25: How does the government interact with other countries? Any wars or diplomatic trades? 26: How stable is your world’s government? Are they at risk of enduring a rebellion? (continued in comments)
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
February #QueerPrompts 12: queer joy and/or queer love in your story

Honestly, with a few exceptions (I'm mainly thinking of Eris, Jace, and Haltack) most of my cast for the "Light's Rebellion" series is queer in some way.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
February #QueerPrompts 1: introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years with the hubs on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
1. Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book 2. Groundhog Day: Any day your character(s) would want to do over? 3. National Women Physicians Day: Women healer(s) in your story? 4. National Signing Day: GIF/Audio or description of a type of nonverbal communication in your story 5. What do you focus on first/most when describing character appearance? 6. Free Friday or favorite genre to write or genre you'd never write? 7. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Race and/or health diversity rep in your story 8. Super Bowl Sunday: any sports mentioned in your story? 9. Pitch your story as a romantic or friendship comedy 10. Is your MC a heartbreaker? 11. National Inventors' Day: GIF/Audio or description of your/your character's favorite invention 12. National Freedom to Marry Day: Queer joy and/or queer love in your story 13. Free Friday or have you written anything that surprised you or went back and said "I wrote that?" 14. Pink Triangle Day & Valentine's Day: Any forbidden relationship(s) in your story? 15. Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Begins: How much of a role does romance play in your story? 16. Found family in your story 17. Random Acts of Kindness Day: How kind do you tend to write characters? 18. GIF/Audio or description of how much self love your character(s) have 19. MC's longest friendship 20. National Love Your Pet Day: Free Friday or share your animal writing companion(s) 21. Scene or snippet with "love" 22. Level of physical intimacy shown in your story 23. Character's dream date 24. Do your characters get in trouble when they get together? 25. Pink Shirt Day: GIF/Audio or description of how supportive of a community your character(s) have 26. Does love win in your story? 27. International Stand Up to Bullying Day: Free Friday or bully/antagonist confrontation 28. Monthly Wrap-Up
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 12: what are your comfort reads?

Basically anything by S.M. Gaither. I took a chance on "The Song of the Marked" (book 1 in the Shadows & Crowns series) & I've been hooked ever since. I'm currently waiting for my copy of "What Echoes in the Dark"—
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1: introduce yourself & WIP

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years together with my husband on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
Fantasy Indies February prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. Flash Fiction featuring the word “bittersweet” 5. Have you put any of your personality traits into your characters? 6. Free Friday or Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Favourite Tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for? 10. WIP Love Interest 11. Heartbreak in WIP 12. What are your comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Romantic movie and book recs 16. What expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC’s Favourite Dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday Snippet 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities in WIP 24. WIP themes 25. Your preferred genres 26. Nosy character in WIP 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc.) 28. Monthly Wrap-up
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#WeeknightWriters

🔹look into self-publishing "A Daughter's Hope"
🔹finish draft 1 of "Son of Embers"
🔹might restructure the "Light's Rebellion" series
🔹author website? maybe? or a Patreon? or Ko-Fi? (I have the latter 2, but I haven't done anything with them)

#WritingCommunity
weeknightwriters.bsky.social Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · Jan 9
Q3: Do you have any writing goals for 2026? If so, share them here! #WeeknightWriters
Notepad that says "#WeeknightWriters: It's a new year! Do you have any writing goals for this year? If so, share them here!"
January 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
alyssamatesic.bsky.social
Incorporating backstory is like properly seasoning a steak.

You don't want too much — then you'll ruin the meal — but also not too little.

So, how do you organically sprinkle in the right amount of backstory?

Here are my three favorite methods: ⤵️
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 11: does free will exist in your world? If there are prophecies or foretelling, how do you reconcile that with free will?

Free will does exist, though admittedly I haven't thought very much about this aside—

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip #wipwednesday
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 10d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 1: does your world have a name?

The world for the "Light's Rebellion" series is called Asloria. I don't remember how I came up with it... I might've played with a name generator and then changed some letters.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
WEEK 1: PHYSICAL WORLD 1: Does your world have a name? 2: What’s the size/scope of your world or story? (e.g. a planet, a galaxy, a few islands) 3: Got any maps? 4: Geography of a notable mountain or range 5: Got any deserts (of the hot OR cold variety?) 6: Flora/fungi found in a notable forest? 7: Any notable bodies of water? WEEK 2: METAPHYSICAL WORLD 8: Does your world feature any nonphysical realms e.g. a dream world? Inner mind world? 9: If your world has alternate planes of reality, how can a person access them? 10: Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? 11: Does free will exist in your world? If there are prophecies or foretelling, how do you reconcile that with free will? 12: Are souls real in your world? Or do your characters believe in them? 13: Is the origin of your world known? What do your characters believe? 14: Any places where time works differently? (sped up, slowed down, travel to the past) WEEK 3: LAWS AND COURTS 15: Who makes the laws in your world? 16: Who upholds the laws (police force?) 17: What are the courts of your world like? 18: Are the laws in your world very strict? What kind of punishment might a person get? 19: What is your MC’s relationship with law or law enforcement? 20: Are there any deities or governmental figures strongly associated with laws or the courtroom? 21: Are there any laws in your world specific to something in your worldbuilding? A law that doesn’t exist in real life because it wouldn’t be relevant here? WEEK 4: GOVERNMENT 22: Who is a ruler in your world? What is their rank and what are they like? 23: Are there any councils or other groups of people who govern? 24: What is the system of government in your world (or in a single location you’d like to talk about?) 25: How does the government interact with other countries? Any wars or diplomatic trades? 26: How stable is your world’s government? Are they at risk of enduring a rebellion? (continued in comments)
February 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
February #QueerPrompts 11: GIF/Audio or description of your/your character's favorite invention

My favorite invention is the computer because it helps with writing. Braelyn would love an invention that makes tea in 5 seconds, haha.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip #wipwednesday
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
February #QueerPrompts 1: introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years with the hubs on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
1. Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book 2. Groundhog Day: Any day your character(s) would want to do over? 3. National Women Physicians Day: Women healer(s) in your story? 4. National Signing Day: GIF/Audio or description of a type of nonverbal communication in your story 5. What do you focus on first/most when describing character appearance? 6. Free Friday or favorite genre to write or genre you'd never write? 7. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Race and/or health diversity rep in your story 8. Super Bowl Sunday: any sports mentioned in your story? 9. Pitch your story as a romantic or friendship comedy 10. Is your MC a heartbreaker? 11. National Inventors' Day: GIF/Audio or description of your/your character's favorite invention 12. National Freedom to Marry Day: Queer joy and/or queer love in your story 13. Free Friday or have you written anything that surprised you or went back and said "I wrote that?" 14. Pink Triangle Day & Valentine's Day: Any forbidden relationship(s) in your story? 15. Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Begins: How much of a role does romance play in your story? 16. Found family in your story 17. Random Acts of Kindness Day: How kind do you tend to write characters? 18. GIF/Audio or description of how much self love your character(s) have 19. MC's longest friendship 20. National Love Your Pet Day: Free Friday or share your animal writing companion(s) 21. Scene or snippet with "love" 22. Level of physical intimacy shown in your story 23. Character's dream date 24. Do your characters get in trouble when they get together? 25. Pink Shirt Day: GIF/Audio or description of how supportive of a community your character(s) have 26. Does love win in your story? 27. International Stand Up to Bullying Day: Free Friday or bully/antagonist confrontation 28. Monthly Wrap-Up
February 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 11: heartbreak in WIP

There's a few different kinds of heartbreak in the series overall. For "Son of Embers" specifically, there is heartbreak over traumatizing secrets being revealed...

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip #wipwednesday
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1: introduce yourself & WIP

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years together with my husband on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
Fantasy Indies February prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. Flash Fiction featuring the word “bittersweet” 5. Have you put any of your personality traits into your characters? 6. Free Friday or Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Favourite Tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for? 10. WIP Love Interest 11. Heartbreak in WIP 12. What are your comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Romantic movie and book recs 16. What expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC’s Favourite Dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday Snippet 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities in WIP 24. WIP themes 25. Your preferred genres 26. Nosy character in WIP 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc.) 28. Monthly Wrap-up
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
andewitt.bsky.social
winter creature
February 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
coffeecatss.bsky.social
Chill Touch

#criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #criticalroleart #criticalrolecampaign4 #occtistachonis #myart
Art of Occtis Tachonis from Critical Role, with one glowing green skeletal hand
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 10: are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world?

Yes and yes. A prophecy will be relevant in the later half of the series. The abilities of the shadow mages can be classified as psychic, but there's also a bit—

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 10d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 1: does your world have a name?

The world for the "Light's Rebellion" series is called Asloria. I don't remember how I came up with it... I might've played with a name generator and then changed some letters.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
WEEK 1: PHYSICAL WORLD 1: Does your world have a name? 2: What’s the size/scope of your world or story? (e.g. a planet, a galaxy, a few islands) 3: Got any maps? 4: Geography of a notable mountain or range 5: Got any deserts (of the hot OR cold variety?) 6: Flora/fungi found in a notable forest? 7: Any notable bodies of water? WEEK 2: METAPHYSICAL WORLD 8: Does your world feature any nonphysical realms e.g. a dream world? Inner mind world? 9: If your world has alternate planes of reality, how can a person access them? 10: Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? 11: Does free will exist in your world? If there are prophecies or foretelling, how do you reconcile that with free will? 12: Are souls real in your world? Or do your characters believe in them? 13: Is the origin of your world known? What do your characters believe? 14: Any places where time works differently? (sped up, slowed down, travel to the past) WEEK 3: LAWS AND COURTS 15: Who makes the laws in your world? 16: Who upholds the laws (police force?) 17: What are the courts of your world like? 18: Are the laws in your world very strict? What kind of punishment might a person get? 19: What is your MC’s relationship with law or law enforcement? 20: Are there any deities or governmental figures strongly associated with laws or the courtroom? 21: Are there any laws in your world specific to something in your worldbuilding? A law that doesn’t exist in real life because it wouldn’t be relevant here? WEEK 4: GOVERNMENT 22: Who is a ruler in your world? What is their rank and what are they like? 23: Are there any councils or other groups of people who govern? 24: What is the system of government in your world (or in a single location you’d like to talk about?) 25: How does the government interact with other countries? Any wars or diplomatic trades? 26: How stable is your world’s government? Are they at risk of enduring a rebellion? (continued in comments)
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
February #QueerPrompts 10: is your MC a heartbreaker?

Braelyn's not intentionally a heartbreaker. She does technically end up in a love triangle (though she's oblivious to the feelings of the second guy) during the start of her journey.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
February #QueerPrompts 1: introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years with the hubs on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
1. Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book 2. Groundhog Day: Any day your character(s) would want to do over? 3. National Women Physicians Day: Women healer(s) in your story? 4. National Signing Day: GIF/Audio or description of a type of nonverbal communication in your story 5. What do you focus on first/most when describing character appearance? 6. Free Friday or favorite genre to write or genre you'd never write? 7. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Race and/or health diversity rep in your story 8. Super Bowl Sunday: any sports mentioned in your story? 9. Pitch your story as a romantic or friendship comedy 10. Is your MC a heartbreaker? 11. National Inventors' Day: GIF/Audio or description of your/your character's favorite invention 12. National Freedom to Marry Day: Queer joy and/or queer love in your story 13. Free Friday or have you written anything that surprised you or went back and said "I wrote that?" 14. Pink Triangle Day & Valentine's Day: Any forbidden relationship(s) in your story? 15. Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Begins: How much of a role does romance play in your story? 16. Found family in your story 17. Random Acts of Kindness Day: How kind do you tend to write characters? 18. GIF/Audio or description of how much self love your character(s) have 19. MC's longest friendship 20. National Love Your Pet Day: Free Friday or share your animal writing companion(s) 21. Scene or snippet with "love" 22. Level of physical intimacy shown in your story 23. Character's dream date 24. Do your characters get in trouble when they get together? 25. Pink Shirt Day: GIF/Audio or description of how supportive of a community your character(s) have 26. Does love win in your story? 27. International Stand Up to Bullying Day: Free Friday or bully/antagonist confrontation 28. Monthly Wrap-Up
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10: WIP Love Interest

If it wasn't obvious, Braelyn's love interest is Mathius 😆 I've always wanted to write a friends-to-lovers story because I never see them (not saying they're not out there!) and it makes me so giddy 💙

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1: introduce yourself & WIP

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years together with my husband on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
Fantasy Indies February prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. Flash Fiction featuring the word “bittersweet” 5. Have you put any of your personality traits into your characters? 6. Free Friday or Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Favourite Tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for? 10. WIP Love Interest 11. Heartbreak in WIP 12. What are your comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Romantic movie and book recs 16. What expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC’s Favourite Dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday Snippet 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities in WIP 24. WIP themes 25. Your preferred genres 26. Nosy character in WIP 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc.) 28. Monthly Wrap-up
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
meyoco.bsky.social
fawn pigeon
Digital artwork of three fat pigeons with fawn pattern
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
thefeyjade.bsky.social
Only Teor is Teor!

@criticalrole.bsky.social

#criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #criticalroleart
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 9: if your world has alternate planes of reality, how can a person access them?

The main alternate realm is the Underworld, which is Asloria's version of Hell. In order to get into the Underworld, you have to find a—

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 10d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 1: does your world have a name?

The world for the "Light's Rebellion" series is called Asloria. I don't remember how I came up with it... I might've played with a name generator and then changed some letters.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
WEEK 1: PHYSICAL WORLD 1: Does your world have a name? 2: What’s the size/scope of your world or story? (e.g. a planet, a galaxy, a few islands) 3: Got any maps? 4: Geography of a notable mountain or range 5: Got any deserts (of the hot OR cold variety?) 6: Flora/fungi found in a notable forest? 7: Any notable bodies of water? WEEK 2: METAPHYSICAL WORLD 8: Does your world feature any nonphysical realms e.g. a dream world? Inner mind world? 9: If your world has alternate planes of reality, how can a person access them? 10: Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? 11: Does free will exist in your world? If there are prophecies or foretelling, how do you reconcile that with free will? 12: Are souls real in your world? Or do your characters believe in them? 13: Is the origin of your world known? What do your characters believe? 14: Any places where time works differently? (sped up, slowed down, travel to the past) WEEK 3: LAWS AND COURTS 15: Who makes the laws in your world? 16: Who upholds the laws (police force?) 17: What are the courts of your world like? 18: Are the laws in your world very strict? What kind of punishment might a person get? 19: What is your MC’s relationship with law or law enforcement? 20: Are there any deities or governmental figures strongly associated with laws or the courtroom? 21: Are there any laws in your world specific to something in your worldbuilding? A law that doesn’t exist in real life because it wouldn’t be relevant here? WEEK 4: GOVERNMENT 22: Who is a ruler in your world? What is their rank and what are they like? 23: Are there any councils or other groups of people who govern? 24: What is the system of government in your world (or in a single location you’d like to talk about?) 25: How does the government interact with other countries? Any wars or diplomatic trades? 26: How stable is your world’s government? Are they at risk of enduring a rebellion? (continued in comments)
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
February #QueerPrompts 9: pitch your story as a romantic or friendship comedy

2 childhood friends come crashing into each other's lives as adults after finding out their families hate each other. Shenanigans ensue as they navigate their feelings.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
February #QueerPrompts 1: introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years with the hubs on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
1. Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book 2. Groundhog Day: Any day your character(s) would want to do over? 3. National Women Physicians Day: Women healer(s) in your story? 4. National Signing Day: GIF/Audio or description of a type of nonverbal communication in your story 5. What do you focus on first/most when describing character appearance? 6. Free Friday or favorite genre to write or genre you'd never write? 7. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Race and/or health diversity rep in your story 8. Super Bowl Sunday: any sports mentioned in your story? 9. Pitch your story as a romantic or friendship comedy 10. Is your MC a heartbreaker? 11. National Inventors' Day: GIF/Audio or description of your/your character's favorite invention 12. National Freedom to Marry Day: Queer joy and/or queer love in your story 13. Free Friday or have you written anything that surprised you or went back and said "I wrote that?" 14. Pink Triangle Day & Valentine's Day: Any forbidden relationship(s) in your story? 15. Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Begins: How much of a role does romance play in your story? 16. Found family in your story 17. Random Acts of Kindness Day: How kind do you tend to write characters? 18. GIF/Audio or description of how much self love your character(s) have 19. MC's longest friendship 20. National Love Your Pet Day: Free Friday or share your animal writing companion(s) 21. Scene or snippet with "love" 22. Level of physical intimacy shown in your story 23. Character's dream date 24. Do your characters get in trouble when they get together? 25. Pink Shirt Day: GIF/Audio or description of how supportive of a community your character(s) have 26. Does love win in your story? 27. International Stand Up to Bullying Day: Free Friday or bully/antagonist confrontation 28. Monthly Wrap-Up
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 9: what would your MC like to be known for?

Braelyn would want to be known for her kindness & compassion towards others, and that she was a good person trying her best for her family.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1: introduce yourself & WIP

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years together with my husband on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
Fantasy Indies February prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. Flash Fiction featuring the word “bittersweet” 5. Have you put any of your personality traits into your characters? 6. Free Friday or Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Favourite Tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for? 10. WIP Love Interest 11. Heartbreak in WIP 12. What are your comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Romantic movie and book recs 16. What expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC’s Favourite Dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday Snippet 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities in WIP 24. WIP themes 25. Your preferred genres 26. Nosy character in WIP 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc.) 28. Monthly Wrap-up
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
chisha.bsky.social
Ok starting build thread for this, I guess??
Making sunsetdragon's Keyleth design?? I know it's a bit out of my depth but I'm gonna take it slow and do my best :)
I know I should finish other projects first but shhhhh close your eyes, don't look at the wip pile it's time for shiny new things
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 8: does your world feature any nonphysical realms e.g. a dream world? Inner mind world?

We'll get a glimpse into a "inner mind world" kinda thing later in the "Light's Rebellion" series with Jace and *INSERT SPOILERS* :)

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katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 10d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 1: does your world have a name?

The world for the "Light's Rebellion" series is called Asloria. I don't remember how I came up with it... I might've played with a name generator and then changed some letters.

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WEEK 1: PHYSICAL WORLD 1: Does your world have a name? 2: What’s the size/scope of your world or story? (e.g. a planet, a galaxy, a few islands) 3: Got any maps? 4: Geography of a notable mountain or range 5: Got any deserts (of the hot OR cold variety?) 6: Flora/fungi found in a notable forest? 7: Any notable bodies of water? WEEK 2: METAPHYSICAL WORLD 8: Does your world feature any nonphysical realms e.g. a dream world? Inner mind world? 9: If your world has alternate planes of reality, how can a person access them? 10: Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? 11: Does free will exist in your world? If there are prophecies or foretelling, how do you reconcile that with free will? 12: Are souls real in your world? Or do your characters believe in them? 13: Is the origin of your world known? What do your characters believe? 14: Any places where time works differently? (sped up, slowed down, travel to the past) WEEK 3: LAWS AND COURTS 15: Who makes the laws in your world? 16: Who upholds the laws (police force?) 17: What are the courts of your world like? 18: Are the laws in your world very strict? What kind of punishment might a person get? 19: What is your MC’s relationship with law or law enforcement? 20: Are there any deities or governmental figures strongly associated with laws or the courtroom? 21: Are there any laws in your world specific to something in your worldbuilding? A law that doesn’t exist in real life because it wouldn’t be relevant here? WEEK 4: GOVERNMENT 22: Who is a ruler in your world? What is their rank and what are they like? 23: Are there any councils or other groups of people who govern? 24: What is the system of government in your world (or in a single location you’d like to talk about?) 25: How does the government interact with other countries? Any wars or diplomatic trades? 26: How stable is your world’s government? Are they at risk of enduring a rebellion? (continued in comments)
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 8: favorite tropes

This isn't the complete list, but:

🔹enemies to lovers / friends to lovers
🔹love triangle
🔹found family
🔹the mentor figure
🔹the reluctant ruler
🔹time travel

I love these both in books and in my own work 😄

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katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1: introduce yourself & WIP

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years together with my husband on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
Fantasy Indies February prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. Flash Fiction featuring the word “bittersweet” 5. Have you put any of your personality traits into your characters? 6. Free Friday or Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Favourite Tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for? 10. WIP Love Interest 11. Heartbreak in WIP 12. What are your comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Romantic movie and book recs 16. What expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC’s Favourite Dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday Snippet 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities in WIP 24. WIP themes 25. Your preferred genres 26. Nosy character in WIP 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc.) 28. Monthly Wrap-up
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Reposted by Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚
alyssamatesic.bsky.social
Some of my LEAST favorite pieces of writing advice?
❌ Show, don't tell
❌ Make your protagonist likable
❌ Write every day

All writing advice (yes, including from me) should be taken with a grain of salt.

Here's why some of this "standard" advice can be a problem—and what really matters instead.
February 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 6: flora/fungi found in a notable forest?

I haven't gotten to flora/fungi yet, I think. I do have ideas, like fungi used in healing and poisonous flora. Think I need to consult @nicolelsopergorden.bsky.social for this 😂

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katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 10d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 1: does your world have a name?

The world for the "Light's Rebellion" series is called Asloria. I don't remember how I came up with it... I might've played with a name generator and then changed some letters.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
WEEK 1: PHYSICAL WORLD 1: Does your world have a name? 2: What’s the size/scope of your world or story? (e.g. a planet, a galaxy, a few islands) 3: Got any maps? 4: Geography of a notable mountain or range 5: Got any deserts (of the hot OR cold variety?) 6: Flora/fungi found in a notable forest? 7: Any notable bodies of water? WEEK 2: METAPHYSICAL WORLD 8: Does your world feature any nonphysical realms e.g. a dream world? Inner mind world? 9: If your world has alternate planes of reality, how can a person access them? 10: Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? 11: Does free will exist in your world? If there are prophecies or foretelling, how do you reconcile that with free will? 12: Are souls real in your world? Or do your characters believe in them? 13: Is the origin of your world known? What do your characters believe? 14: Any places where time works differently? (sped up, slowed down, travel to the past) WEEK 3: LAWS AND COURTS 15: Who makes the laws in your world? 16: Who upholds the laws (police force?) 17: What are the courts of your world like? 18: Are the laws in your world very strict? What kind of punishment might a person get? 19: What is your MC’s relationship with law or law enforcement? 20: Are there any deities or governmental figures strongly associated with laws or the courtroom? 21: Are there any laws in your world specific to something in your worldbuilding? A law that doesn’t exist in real life because it wouldn’t be relevant here? WEEK 4: GOVERNMENT 22: Who is a ruler in your world? What is their rank and what are they like? 23: Are there any councils or other groups of people who govern? 24: What is the system of government in your world (or in a single location you’d like to talk about?) 25: How does the government interact with other countries? Any wars or diplomatic trades? 26: How stable is your world’s government? Are they at risk of enduring a rebellion? (continued in comments)
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
February #QueerPrompts 6: favorite genre to write or genre you'd never write?

Favorite genre to write is fantasy (if that wasn't already obvious 😂). I'd probably never write a full-on Sci-Fi story, but I don't mind including—

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katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
February #QueerPrompts 1: introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years with the hubs on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
1. Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book 2. Groundhog Day: Any day your character(s) would want to do over? 3. National Women Physicians Day: Women healer(s) in your story? 4. National Signing Day: GIF/Audio or description of a type of nonverbal communication in your story 5. What do you focus on first/most when describing character appearance? 6. Free Friday or favorite genre to write or genre you'd never write? 7. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Race and/or health diversity rep in your story 8. Super Bowl Sunday: any sports mentioned in your story? 9. Pitch your story as a romantic or friendship comedy 10. Is your MC a heartbreaker? 11. National Inventors' Day: GIF/Audio or description of your/your character's favorite invention 12. National Freedom to Marry Day: Queer joy and/or queer love in your story 13. Free Friday or have you written anything that surprised you or went back and said "I wrote that?" 14. Pink Triangle Day & Valentine's Day: Any forbidden relationship(s) in your story? 15. Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Begins: How much of a role does romance play in your story? 16. Found family in your story 17. Random Acts of Kindness Day: How kind do you tend to write characters? 18. GIF/Audio or description of how much self love your character(s) have 19. MC's longest friendship 20. National Love Your Pet Day: Free Friday or share your animal writing companion(s) 21. Scene or snippet with "love" 22. Level of physical intimacy shown in your story 23. Character's dream date 24. Do your characters get in trouble when they get together? 25. Pink Shirt Day: GIF/Audio or description of how supportive of a community your character(s) have 26. Does love win in your story? 27. International Stand Up to Bullying Day: Free Friday or bully/antagonist confrontation 28. Monthly Wrap-Up
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
katcooperwrites.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 6: Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters

Kiss: Jace (cuz he wouldn't know what to do about it 😂)
Marry: Braelyn (cuz she's very good at taking care of people)
Unalive: Velimiar (do I need to explain this one? 😂)

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katcooperwrites.bsky.social Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 11d
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1: introduce yourself & WIP

I'm Kat, still working on "Son of Embers". I'll be celebrating 11 years together with my husband on Valentine's day, and participating in @storytellingco.bsky.social's Flash Fiction February!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
Fantasy Indies February prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. Flash Fiction featuring the word “bittersweet” 5. Have you put any of your personality traits into your characters? 6. Free Friday or Kiss, Marry, Unalive with your characters 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Favourite Tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for? 10. WIP Love Interest 11. Heartbreak in WIP 12. What are your comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Romantic movie and book recs 16. What expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC’s Favourite Dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday Snippet 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities in WIP 24. WIP themes 25. Your preferred genres 26. Nosy character in WIP 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc.) 28. Monthly Wrap-up
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM