O.T. Wootton 🍂 Editing Jewel Tones 🍁
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Re-Writing the Rules: AI and Art
My obligatory AI thought-piece as a Substack user and novelist.
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Forgot to post this the other day, but here's an essay I wrote on AI and some of the implications it has for writers!
#amwriting #artificialintelligence #essay #writesky #antiai #aicriticism
#amwriting #artificialintelligence #essay #writesky #antiai #aicriticism
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daily rejection inspiration:
"Failure is success if we learn from it"
— Malcolm Forbes
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
"Failure is success if we learn from it"
— Malcolm Forbes
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
daily rejection inspiration:
"Failure is success if we learn from it"
— Malcolm Forbes
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
"Failure is success if we learn from it"
— Malcolm Forbes
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
Walking past a Subway on the way back from the gym was a bad idea... I'm now craving that toasted cheese and ham sub with so much bell pepper in 🤤
January 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Walking past a Subway on the way back from the gym was a bad idea... I'm now craving that toasted cheese and ham sub with so much bell pepper in 🤤
Currently reading an ARC of W.H. Lockwood's Doppelbanger, and let me tell you: this is a fucking fabulous novel. I shan't say too much about what happens, but if you were ever on Tumblr during the Onecest era, you'll love this book.
#booksky #writingcommunity #scifierotica #bookrecommendation
#booksky #writingcommunity #scifierotica #bookrecommendation
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Currently reading an ARC of W.H. Lockwood's Doppelbanger, and let me tell you: this is a fucking fabulous novel. I shan't say too much about what happens, but if you were ever on Tumblr during the Onecest era, you'll love this book.
#booksky #writingcommunity #scifierotica #bookrecommendation
#booksky #writingcommunity #scifierotica #bookrecommendation
So, a question: What scene did you struggle to edit the most? How did you get it to fit in your story - or did you cut it? I'm working on the scene I've been dreading looking at for days now!
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting #writesky #fantasyauthor
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting #writesky #fantasyauthor
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
So, a question: What scene did you struggle to edit the most? How did you get it to fit in your story - or did you cut it? I'm working on the scene I've been dreading looking at for days now!
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting #writesky #fantasyauthor
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting #writesky #fantasyauthor
This week, for me, is all about editing! I'm doing some mid-level structural edits to refine the changes I made between the first and second drafts. It's great fun seeing where my characters want to take things.
#amwriting #fantasyauthor #writingcommunity #amediting #writesky #bookediting
#amwriting #fantasyauthor #writingcommunity #amediting #writesky #bookediting
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
This week, for me, is all about editing! I'm doing some mid-level structural edits to refine the changes I made between the first and second drafts. It's great fun seeing where my characters want to take things.
#amwriting #fantasyauthor #writingcommunity #amediting #writesky #bookediting
#amwriting #fantasyauthor #writingcommunity #amediting #writesky #bookediting
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January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Going to my favourite cafe at the weekend is a big gamble... some Sundays I'll almost have the place to myself. Others, like today, will be full of children. Loud children. Which is sweet and tolerable for up to an hour before my head starts to hurt 😆
January 25, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Going to my favourite cafe at the weekend is a big gamble... some Sundays I'll almost have the place to myself. Others, like today, will be full of children. Loud children. Which is sweet and tolerable for up to an hour before my head starts to hurt 😆
Took a solid three hour nap yesterday and I'm back in business 💪 Last grind before the weekend now! Hopefully will fly through this part of my third draft today.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting
#amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting
January 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Took a solid three hour nap yesterday and I'm back in business 💪 Last grind before the weekend now! Hopefully will fly through this part of my third draft today.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting
#amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting
...aaaaand there goes the last of my spoons for today. maybe this week lol. I need to sleep.
January 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM
...aaaaand there goes the last of my spoons for today. maybe this week lol. I need to sleep.
Not gonna lie, finishing that second draft has left me in a weird place mentally. Starting a third draft has helped alleviate some of that anti-climactic feeling, but there's still that uncomfortable almost-emptiness in my chest. Hopefully it'll settle soon
#writingcommunity #amediting #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amediting #amwriting
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Not gonna lie, finishing that second draft has left me in a weird place mentally. Starting a third draft has helped alleviate some of that anti-climactic feeling, but there's still that uncomfortable almost-emptiness in my chest. Hopefully it'll settle soon
#writingcommunity #amediting #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amediting #amwriting
January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Wrapped up today early and now digging into another #MXTX series - #GrandmasterofDemonicCultivation! I watched the donghua quite recently, so I'm super excited to read the uncensored version of events 😉 #booksky #mdzs #amreading
January 19, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Wrapped up today early and now digging into another #MXTX series - #GrandmasterofDemonicCultivation! I watched the donghua quite recently, so I'm super excited to read the uncensored version of events 😉 #booksky #mdzs #amreading
Got to 90k words by the skin of my teeth last week, and now, at long last, the finish line for this draft is in sight! If all goes smoothly, I should be able to wrap up Jewel Tones draft 2 by the end of this week!
What are the rest of you aiming for? Any lofty goals or exciting updates?
What are the rest of you aiming for? Any lofty goals or exciting updates?
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Got to 90k words by the skin of my teeth last week, and now, at long last, the finish line for this draft is in sight! If all goes smoothly, I should be able to wrap up Jewel Tones draft 2 by the end of this week!
What are the rest of you aiming for? Any lofty goals or exciting updates?
What are the rest of you aiming for? Any lofty goals or exciting updates?
Forgot to post this the other day, but here's an essay I wrote on AI and some of the implications it has for writers!
#amwriting #artificialintelligence #essay #writesky #antiai #aicriticism
#amwriting #artificialintelligence #essay #writesky #antiai #aicriticism
Re-Writing the Rules: AI and Art
My obligatory AI thought-piece as a Substack user and novelist.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Forgot to post this the other day, but here's an essay I wrote on AI and some of the implications it has for writers!
#amwriting #artificialintelligence #essay #writesky #antiai #aicriticism
#amwriting #artificialintelligence #essay #writesky #antiai #aicriticism
Reposted by O.T. Wootton 🍂 Editing Jewel Tones 🍁
Reposted by O.T. Wootton 🍂 Editing Jewel Tones 🍁
“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”
— Tom Stoppard
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
— Tom Stoppard
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
January 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”
— Tom Stoppard
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
— Tom Stoppard
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
I'm a little over halfway to my goal for this week. If all goes to plan, I should only have 1000 words to write tomorrow. How is everyone else getting on?
#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #fantasyauthor
#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #fantasyauthor
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I'm a little over halfway to my goal for this week. If all goes to plan, I should only have 1000 words to write tomorrow. How is everyone else getting on?
#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #fantasyauthor
#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #fantasyauthor
Over on Instagram, I've been doing a weekly series, #MemeMonday (that I funnily enough completely forgot about yesterday.) Would anyone over here be interested in me posting it here as well?
#writingcommunity #writingmemes #writesky #booksky
#writingcommunity #writingmemes #writesky #booksky
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Over on Instagram, I've been doing a weekly series, #MemeMonday (that I funnily enough completely forgot about yesterday.) Would anyone over here be interested in me posting it here as well?
#writingcommunity #writingmemes #writesky #booksky
#writingcommunity #writingmemes #writesky #booksky
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equator‑wide soul
equinox of mind and heart
a wish cast to stars
#BraveWrite #equator #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity
#micropoetry
equinox of mind and heart
a wish cast to stars
#BraveWrite #equator #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity
#micropoetry
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
equator‑wide soul
equinox of mind and heart
a wish cast to stars
#BraveWrite #equator #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity
#micropoetry
equinox of mind and heart
a wish cast to stars
#BraveWrite #equator #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity
#micropoetry
Last night, I finished reading Steven Pressfield's The War of Art. I'm not sure how to feel about it - as a book on the craft of writing, it seemed quite lacking in terms of practical advice and instead leaned towards this almost moralising attitude of (1/?)
January 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Last night, I finished reading Steven Pressfield's The War of Art. I'm not sure how to feel about it - as a book on the craft of writing, it seemed quite lacking in terms of practical advice and instead leaned towards this almost moralising attitude of (1/?)
It's Monday, which means it's time for some #WeeklyWritingGoals. Mine for this week is to reach 90k words on Jewel Tones. What about you?
#writingcommunity #writesky #fantasyauthor #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writesky #fantasyauthor #amwriting
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
It's Monday, which means it's time for some #WeeklyWritingGoals. Mine for this week is to reach 90k words on Jewel Tones. What about you?
#writingcommunity #writesky #fantasyauthor #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writesky #fantasyauthor #amwriting
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daily rejection inspiration:
"I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love"
— Anita Diamant
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
"I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love"
— Anita Diamant
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
January 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
daily rejection inspiration:
"I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love"
— Anita Diamant
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
"I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love"
— Anita Diamant
#writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying
#HappyNewYear folks! I'm maybe a few days late to that 😅 but it's been a busy few days on my end. What are your #WritingResolutions for 2026? Mine is to get to the point of querying Jewel Tones.
#writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
#writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
January 5, 2026 at 10:11 AM
#HappyNewYear folks! I'm maybe a few days late to that 😅 but it's been a busy few days on my end. What are your #WritingResolutions for 2026? Mine is to get to the point of querying Jewel Tones.
#writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
#writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
Check out my last post of 2025!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
December Update!
2025 is coming to a close... but this story isn't over yet for Jewel Tones.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Check out my last post of 2025!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #creativesofbsky #fantasynovel
Oh yeah these words are coming out swinging. #HappyNewYear to all you folks living in the future, and here's to another year of writing! #amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasynovel
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Oh yeah these words are coming out swinging. #HappyNewYear to all you folks living in the future, and here's to another year of writing! #amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasynovel