@kpclaveau.bsky.social
Amateur writer, professional procrastinator. My first book is in the works, due to come out... eventually.
How is your #wipwednesday going? For me today a big step in my writing journey; putting the manuscript into InDesign and formatting everything. It turns out my book will be around 300 pages, which is a little more than I expected it to be.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
How is your #wipwednesday going? For me today a big step in my writing journey; putting the manuscript into InDesign and formatting everything. It turns out my book will be around 300 pages, which is a little more than I expected it to be.
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Does your #WIP include the use of any footnotes? There is at least one point in my upcoming Thirteen Down where I know the readers may need a little extra context so I will be using them, but definitely not as frequently as Richard Adams.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Does your #WIP include the use of any footnotes? There is at least one point in my upcoming Thirteen Down where I know the readers may need a little extra context so I will be using them, but definitely not as frequently as Richard Adams.
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During my edits I noticed a repeating error that now has me rechecking my punctuation. How do you stay in an inspired headspace while doing the more menial writing tasks? I listen to artistic people creating, like BrokenTerrain, to keep my own creativity up
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February 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
During my edits I noticed a repeating error that now has me rechecking my punctuation. How do you stay in an inspired headspace while doing the more menial writing tasks? I listen to artistic people creating, like BrokenTerrain, to keep my own creativity up
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What do you do during breaks from your writing? I've been doing a lot of editing on my book this week, so I decided to take a little break and play a horror Guess Who game @alexwhitebean.bsky.social made for me.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
What do you do during breaks from your writing? I've been doing a lot of editing on my book this week, so I decided to take a little break and play a horror Guess Who game @alexwhitebean.bsky.social made for me.
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What do you listen to while you are working? I'm back to editing my book today and it just so happens that my favorite horror podcast, Spooky Chicks & Horror Flicks, released a new episode. Perfect timing.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:53 PM
What do you listen to while you are working? I'm back to editing my book today and it just so happens that my favorite horror podcast, Spooky Chicks & Horror Flicks, released a new episode. Perfect timing.
Current word count 70 689
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Current word count 70 689
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On this #wipwednesday I'm taking a break from editing to plan out my cover of my upcoming book, Thirteen Down. Do covers affect what you read? While reading this one most of my coworkers thought I was suddenly very interested in Ikea catalogs.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
On this #wipwednesday I'm taking a break from editing to plan out my cover of my upcoming book, Thirteen Down. Do covers affect what you read? While reading this one most of my coworkers thought I was suddenly very interested in Ikea catalogs.
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Does the weather affect the way you write? With the current wintery conditions we are experiencing, I'm definitely getting a lot of my editing done.
Current word count 70 607
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January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Does the weather affect the way you write? With the current wintery conditions we are experiencing, I'm definitely getting a lot of my editing done.
Current word count 70 607
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Current word count 70 607
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As an author I wonder if my readers will see my characters the same way I do. I've provided some local artists with descriptions from my upcoming book and in the coming weeks I'll be sharing what they have created. Anyways here's a random fish I drew.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:39 AM
As an author I wonder if my readers will see my characters the same way I do. I've provided some local artists with descriptions from my upcoming book and in the coming weeks I'll be sharing what they have created. Anyways here's a random fish I drew.
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Its my day off, aka editing day, and the newest 'Legends and Lectures' podcast just dropped. @michellefranklin.bsky.social is speaking with the master of the Forgotten Realms, Ed Greenwood. I guess I know what I'm listening to as I fix up my manuscript.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Its my day off, aka editing day, and the newest 'Legends and Lectures' podcast just dropped. @michellefranklin.bsky.social is speaking with the master of the Forgotten Realms, Ed Greenwood. I guess I know what I'm listening to as I fix up my manuscript.
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What strengthens your writing? I got a new book to help with my writing/editing process. I'm really loving the lists of locations and sensory details associated with them. Hopefully this makes my upcoming 'Thirteen Down' a stronger book.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
What strengthens your writing? I got a new book to help with my writing/editing process. I'm really loving the lists of locations and sensory details associated with them. Hopefully this makes my upcoming 'Thirteen Down' a stronger book.
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How many times do you think you have you reread your #wip ? I never realized how much of writing a book involves sitting around and rereading the manuscript, repeatedly looking for any errors or places that need improvement.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM
How many times do you think you have you reread your #wip ? I never realized how much of writing a book involves sitting around and rereading the manuscript, repeatedly looking for any errors or places that need improvement.
Current word count 70 421
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How's your #wip going? I think I may be done mine- not the editing, the formatting or any of that stuff, but I think I finished writing the whole story that I wanted to tell. There is still a lot of work ahead, but I'll start that tomorrow.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
How's your #wip going? I think I may be done mine- not the editing, the formatting or any of that stuff, but I think I finished writing the whole story that I wanted to tell. There is still a lot of work ahead, but I'll start that tomorrow.
Word count 70 357
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When you write are you trying to reach a specific word count, or do you just write and see where it takes you? The story seemes to be naturally winding down and I think I am seeing the end of my book in the near future.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
When you write are you trying to reach a specific word count, or do you just write and see where it takes you? The story seemes to be naturally winding down and I think I am seeing the end of my book in the near future.
Current word count 68 234
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Current word count 68 234
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What is your current distraction? I'd like to blame the holidays for the lull in my progress, but in reality it's probably this game I recived. I made myself set down the controller and get back to my #wip today though.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
What is your current distraction? I'd like to blame the holidays for the lull in my progress, but in reality it's probably this game I recived. I made myself set down the controller and get back to my #wip today though.
Current word count 67 021
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What's in your TBR stack? This is one of the stacks that I am reading my way through when I'm not working on trying to write my own book. Feel free to drop recommendations in the comments.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
What's in your TBR stack? This is one of the stacks that I am reading my way through when I'm not working on trying to write my own book. Feel free to drop recommendations in the comments.
Current word count 66 359
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How are you improving your writing this year? I've picked up a prewriting exercise to strengthen character's voices. It entails rewriting mundane statements as the various characters, or figuring their answers the same question.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
How are you improving your writing this year? I've picked up a prewriting exercise to strengthen character's voices. It entails rewriting mundane statements as the various characters, or figuring their answers the same question.
Current word count 65 453
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Current word count 65 453
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How were your holidays? I got a couple of new books, and I'm pretty sure they will help with writing. It was slightly awkard explaining to my family that the naming book was solely for crafting fictional characters though.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
How were your holidays? I got a couple of new books, and I'm pretty sure they will help with writing. It was slightly awkard explaining to my family that the naming book was solely for crafting fictional characters though.
Current word count 64 433
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Happy holidays to everyone celebrating! If you're not, it's still #wipwednesday, so I wanted to share the blurb I’ve been working on for the back of my book.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Happy holidays to everyone celebrating! If you're not, it's still #wipwednesday, so I wanted to share the blurb I’ve been working on for the back of my book.
Current word count: 63 601
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What is a setback you have had with your #wip and how did you fix it? I realized while writing my fantasy tournament that I ended up including some IPs that definitely had to be altered. The find and replaced tool has been very useful
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December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What is a setback you have had with your #wip and how did you fix it? I realized while writing my fantasy tournament that I ended up including some IPs that definitely had to be altered. The find and replaced tool has been very useful
Current word count 63 015
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What do you do when your writing hits a snag? I had a little setback with my #wip, so I took a break to hit up a Skullgorg show, and now I'm ready to get back to the book.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
What do you do when your writing hits a snag? I had a little setback with my #wip, so I took a break to hit up a Skullgorg show, and now I'm ready to get back to the book.
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Does your #WIP include maps or other reference materials? I feel like it's more common in fantasy books, but since my project is heavily influenced by #D&D, I feel like it make sense to include maps in Thirteen Down.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Does your #WIP include maps or other reference materials? I feel like it's more common in fantasy books, but since my project is heavily influenced by #D&D, I feel like it make sense to include maps in Thirteen Down.
Current word count 62 689
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Another day fleshing out the world of my upcoming book, Thirteen Down. What kind of world are you creating in your current #wip? Would you want to live in it, or is there something in your world that world give you second thoughts?
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December 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Another day fleshing out the world of my upcoming book, Thirteen Down. What kind of world are you creating in your current #wip? Would you want to live in it, or is there something in your world that world give you second thoughts?
Current word count 62 081
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How do you make your characters stand out physically? I have a heavily Drow cast and thought jewelery might make some of them a little more memorable. Something like using an actual pixie sword as an earring had a nice D&D feel to it.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
How do you make your characters stand out physically? I have a heavily Drow cast and thought jewelery might make some of them a little more memorable. Something like using an actual pixie sword as an earring had a nice D&D feel to it.
Current word count 61 382
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How realistic is your current #wip? In Thirteen Down realism took a back seat. People are manipulating flames and hurling lightning bolts, not to mention most of the contestants aren't even human. If that interests you, drop a follow.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How realistic is your current #wip? In Thirteen Down realism took a back seat. People are manipulating flames and hurling lightning bolts, not to mention most of the contestants aren't even human. If that interests you, drop a follow.
Current word count 60 835
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Do your MCs belive in an afterlife? In Thirteen Down it really depends on who you ask; the Goliath player believes in Valhalla but the Dragonborn necromancer or the Tiefling sorceress would probably give very different answers.
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Current word count 60 270
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December 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Do your MCs belive in an afterlife? In Thirteen Down it really depends on who you ask; the Goliath player believes in Valhalla but the Dragonborn necromancer or the Tiefling sorceress would probably give very different answers.
Current word count 60 270
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Current word count 60 270
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