Laura Pick
@laurapickwrites.bsky.social
Fantasy Author; sometimes it's easier to create a world, than live in this one.
I've worked in theatre for the past 22 years in various roles, using that experience to set my fantasy novel in a theatre.
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I've worked in theatre for the past 22 years in various roles, using that experience to set my fantasy novel in a theatre.
https://ko-fi.com/laurapickwrites
I have known the ending of this book before I knew some of the characters in it. So why is it so painful to drag them out of my brain onto the page?
Every word feels like it's a struggle.
That's ok, some days are like that.
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Every word feels like it's a struggle.
That's ok, some days are like that.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer
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February 5, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I have known the ending of this book before I knew some of the characters in it. So why is it so painful to drag them out of my brain onto the page?
Every word feels like it's a struggle.
That's ok, some days are like that.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer
Every word feels like it's a struggle.
That's ok, some days are like that.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer
On my walk home yesterday, I thought up ways to make the opening of WIP4 better. This is clearly because I'm struggling with the ending, so my brain has wandered off to easy sections.
Always a sign that I'm almost there.
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Always a sign that I'm almost there.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer #writesky
a man and a woman are standing next to each other with the words just stick to the story above them
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February 4, 2026 at 5:41 AM
On my walk home yesterday, I thought up ways to make the opening of WIP4 better. This is clearly because I'm struggling with the ending, so my brain has wandered off to easy sections.
Always a sign that I'm almost there.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer #writesky
Always a sign that I'm almost there.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer #writesky
I overslept, the rescue cat took herself outside through the window instead of waking me up.
Rude.
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Rude.
#5amwritersclub #writerslife #writer
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I overslept, the rescue cat took herself outside through the window instead of waking me up.
Rude.
#5amwritersclub #writerslife #writer
Rude.
#5amwritersclub #writerslife #writer
I had the strangest sensation yesterday, of looking forward to Monday. Back to the routine, 3 hours to write before work. Joy.
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#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer #writinglife
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I had the strangest sensation yesterday, of looking forward to Monday. Back to the routine, 3 hours to write before work. Joy.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer #writinglife
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writer #writinglife
Scrivener was hiding words in my document that had been written on a different computer. So my manuscript just jumped from 43k to 50k without me touching the thing.
Sunday word target hit.
If only my brain allowed that to be true.
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writerslife #writesky
Sunday word target hit.
If only my brain allowed that to be true.
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writerslife #writesky
February 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Scrivener was hiding words in my document that had been written on a different computer. So my manuscript just jumped from 43k to 50k without me touching the thing.
Sunday word target hit.
If only my brain allowed that to be true.
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writerslife #writesky
Sunday word target hit.
If only my brain allowed that to be true.
#writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writerslife #writesky
My characters keep doing things I didn't plan for, which I always think is a good sign because it means they're fully formed... however, I have a plan, get back on the path to the ending Gabe or I'll give you a bad back.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
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January 31, 2026 at 8:06 AM
My characters keep doing things I didn't plan for, which I always think is a good sign because it means they're fully formed... however, I have a plan, get back on the path to the ending Gabe or I'll give you a bad back.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
Today my characters go to hell, literally. I'm at 43k words and have the sense that everything before this chapter is rubbish, but it got me to where I am and I can edit. It's supposed to be crap, it is the shit draft.
This is a pep talk for myself, keep scrolling...
#5amwritersclub #writerslife
This is a pep talk for myself, keep scrolling...
#5amwritersclub #writerslife
a man in a plaid shirt says " by all means , continue "
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January 30, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Today my characters go to hell, literally. I'm at 43k words and have the sense that everything before this chapter is rubbish, but it got me to where I am and I can edit. It's supposed to be crap, it is the shit draft.
This is a pep talk for myself, keep scrolling...
#5amwritersclub #writerslife
This is a pep talk for myself, keep scrolling...
#5amwritersclub #writerslife
This is the tyrant who makes sure I wake up on time for #5amwritersclub ...or feed her... mostly feed her.
Introducing the rescue cat...
#writer #writinglife #catlife
Introducing the rescue cat...
#writer #writinglife #catlife
January 29, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This is the tyrant who makes sure I wake up on time for #5amwritersclub ...or feed her... mostly feed her.
Introducing the rescue cat...
#writer #writinglife #catlife
Introducing the rescue cat...
#writer #writinglife #catlife
I'm at the midpoint...and (don't say it too loudly) everything is going to plan.
I think.
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I think.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I'm at the midpoint...and (don't say it too loudly) everything is going to plan.
I think.
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I think.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerslife
There's a storm, and the rescue cat feels she needs to tell me about it, which is sweet. But I'm struggling to focus as it is and her constant yelling that the world is ending isn't helping.
I know, cat, why do you think I'm writing a book? Real life sucks.
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I know, cat, why do you think I'm writing a book? Real life sucks.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
a close up of a white cat with its mouth open and the words storm watch written below it .
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January 27, 2026 at 6:28 AM
There's a storm, and the rescue cat feels she needs to tell me about it, which is sweet. But I'm struggling to focus as it is and her constant yelling that the world is ending isn't helping.
I know, cat, why do you think I'm writing a book? Real life sucks.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
I know, cat, why do you think I'm writing a book? Real life sucks.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
I bought a new computer and for 24 hours it was glorious. Then I broke it and now I have to wait a week for a new power cable.
I've gone from perfect desk, to make do desk and I'm still here at #5amwritersclub.
You don't need the perfect space, just an idea and a pen.
#writingcommunity #writers
I've gone from perfect desk, to make do desk and I'm still here at #5amwritersclub.
You don't need the perfect space, just an idea and a pen.
#writingcommunity #writers
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I bought a new computer and for 24 hours it was glorious. Then I broke it and now I have to wait a week for a new power cable.
I've gone from perfect desk, to make do desk and I'm still here at #5amwritersclub.
You don't need the perfect space, just an idea and a pen.
#writingcommunity #writers
I've gone from perfect desk, to make do desk and I'm still here at #5amwritersclub.
You don't need the perfect space, just an idea and a pen.
#writingcommunity #writers
A smashing word counts kinda weekend...rare and special when they arrive. However, nothing else got done. Who needs a clean house anyway?
Very glad it's just me and the rescue cat. I'd pity anyone who had to live with us.
#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing
Very glad it's just me and the rescue cat. I'd pity anyone who had to live with us.
#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing
a cat wearing a green scarf and yellow hunter boots
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January 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A smashing word counts kinda weekend...rare and special when they arrive. However, nothing else got done. Who needs a clean house anyway?
Very glad it's just me and the rescue cat. I'd pity anyone who had to live with us.
#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing
Very glad it's just me and the rescue cat. I'd pity anyone who had to live with us.
#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing
My weekend plans just fell through, and although they would have been great, now I can write all day, which is awesome. My aim is to hit 30k words by Sunday evening.
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#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerslife
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January 23, 2026 at 6:25 AM
My weekend plans just fell through, and although they would have been great, now I can write all day, which is awesome. My aim is to hit 30k words by Sunday evening.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerslife
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writerslife
This. Just this...
Help us make hope normal again.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:05 AM
This. Just this...
This #5amwritersclub I'm taking a simple scene and adding violence. My MMC isn't happy about it, but he does get to be a sassy git, which I feel is one of his best qualities.
#writing #writer #writingcommunity
#writing #writer #writingcommunity
a woman in a black jacket says " i think with me he 's more into torture and long term suffering .. "
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January 22, 2026 at 5:43 AM
This #5amwritersclub I'm taking a simple scene and adding violence. My MMC isn't happy about it, but he does get to be a sassy git, which I feel is one of his best qualities.
#writing #writer #writingcommunity
#writing #writer #writingcommunity
Last year I tried to start a thread of songs currently inspiring me. I'm going to try again. Here goes...
#writingcommunity #writing #inspiration
#writingcommunity #writing #inspiration
Fuck Being a Princess
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January 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Last year I tried to start a thread of songs currently inspiring me. I'm going to try again. Here goes...
#writingcommunity #writing #inspiration
#writingcommunity #writing #inspiration
I love a shit draft. There's such freedom and fun in it. And then there are the moments when it isn't shit, and you know that's a paragraph that will live in the book forever.
#writingcommunity #writing #writer #5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity #writing #writer #5amwritersclub
January 21, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I love a shit draft. There's such freedom and fun in it. And then there are the moments when it isn't shit, and you know that's a paragraph that will live in the book forever.
#writingcommunity #writing #writer #5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity #writing #writer #5amwritersclub
Reposted by Laura Pick
Chloe Zhao posted this and now I'm imagining Baz Lurhmann's "Hamnet."
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Chloe Zhao posted this and now I'm imagining Baz Lurhmann's "Hamnet."
It's my 1 year anniversary of having an agent. I have a book on submission and another on her desk waiting to be read while I work on another 2.
I've learned loads and am now a stronger writer for her notes.
Publishing takes time is the lesson I learned in 2025. Patience is key.
#writing #writer
I've learned loads and am now a stronger writer for her notes.
Publishing takes time is the lesson I learned in 2025. Patience is key.
#writing #writer
January 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Morning #5amwriteraclub, I feel oddly hungover from watching Hamnet last night. My dreams were horrible and now I'm sitting staring at my screen trying to write words with meaning.
Are emotional hangovers a thing?
Loved it, btw.
#writing #writer
Are emotional hangovers a thing?
Loved it, btw.
#writing #writer
a woman in a bathrobe is standing in front of a couch and says i 'm sorry .
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January 20, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Morning #5amwriteraclub, I feel oddly hungover from watching Hamnet last night. My dreams were horrible and now I'm sitting staring at my screen trying to write words with meaning.
Are emotional hangovers a thing?
Loved it, btw.
#writing #writer
Are emotional hangovers a thing?
Loved it, btw.
#writing #writer
It's my birthday #5amwritersclub and I'm here, writing, because this is my favourite thing to do.
#writing #writer
#writing #writer
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .
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January 19, 2026 at 5:39 AM
It's my birthday #5amwritersclub and I'm here, writing, because this is my favourite thing to do.
#writing #writer
#writing #writer
Honestly, the rescue cat is the best alarm clock I've ever had. I've been on time for #5amwritersclub every day, mostly because she won't let me sleep past 4.45am.
Terrible at the weekends but who needs to lie in. I have books to write.
#writer #writesky #writing #catlife
Terrible at the weekends but who needs to lie in. I have books to write.
#writer #writesky #writing #catlife
a black cat says i urge you to accept me as your ruler in front of a pile of pumpkins
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January 15, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Honestly, the rescue cat is the best alarm clock I've ever had. I've been on time for #5amwritersclub every day, mostly because she won't let me sleep past 4.45am.
Terrible at the weekends but who needs to lie in. I have books to write.
#writer #writesky #writing #catlife
Terrible at the weekends but who needs to lie in. I have books to write.
#writer #writesky #writing #catlife
Finessing a scene with all the ideas I came up with yesterday at work, is there anything finer?
#5amwritersclub #writer #writinglife #writesky
#5amwritersclub #writer #writinglife #writesky
January 14, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Finessing a scene with all the ideas I came up with yesterday at work, is there anything finer?
#5amwritersclub #writer #writinglife #writesky
#5amwritersclub #writer #writinglife #writesky
I've had to steal the cat treat puzzle from the cat because she's figured it out and was just sitting there eating a bag of treats. So now, I'm the bad guy rationing treats, she is not happy. I'm hearing all about it.
This does not help me write.
#writing #writer #catlife #5amwritersclub
This does not help me write.
#writing #writer #catlife #5amwritersclub
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I've had to steal the cat treat puzzle from the cat because she's figured it out and was just sitting there eating a bag of treats. So now, I'm the bad guy rationing treats, she is not happy. I'm hearing all about it.
This does not help me write.
#writing #writer #catlife #5amwritersclub
This does not help me write.
#writing #writer #catlife #5amwritersclub
I'm exploring the concept of planning for WIP4, it's interesting and I'm enjoying it so far. Points to Scrivener for the corkboard setting, very much enjoying that feature.
#5amwritersclub #writer #writing
#5amwritersclub #writer #writing
a man in a leather jacket says " i 'm a planner . i make plans "
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January 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
I'm exploring the concept of planning for WIP4, it's interesting and I'm enjoying it so far. Points to Scrivener for the corkboard setting, very much enjoying that feature.
#5amwritersclub #writer #writing
#5amwritersclub #writer #writing