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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 1m

a man in a suit stands in front of a flag and says these are times that will try our souls

Alt: a man in a suit stands in front of a flag and says “these are times that will try our souls”

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 13m

Would watching Bruce in Matilda eat the cake help? Or make it worse? 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

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Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo @sayaashrah.bsky.social · 7h

#LGBTQWriteAThon 9. Alas, I don't have the fancy drawings I've seen today here (I do have a drawing of Ashrah holding a trans flag, but it's bad...), but here are some of the MCs and their flags!

A collage of Nitara and the lesbian flag.

A collage of Sareena and the aromantic flag.

A collage of Askaly and the pansexual flag.

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 17m

I knowww, isn’t my brand new baby so cute? 😂

She’s a bit of a statement dresser, not in that her outfits are over-the-top, but more like she’s intentional about her aesthetic. She likes to play with masculine/feminine contrast. And always keeping an eye out for pieces that’ll work for costumes.

Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 40m

😂🤣😭 Too. Real.

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 45m

😂🤣 what cursed (amazing) search terms yielded such a gif, I wonder

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 57m

🤣 Forget not, when thou art assailed by a lily-liver’d coward, thou art the rubber, and he the resinous tar

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 1h

😂 you’re far too generous. Most of the time, it’s just Pamela AHHHHELP Cochran

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 1h

The tech is dumbing us down so we’re learning to use the tech to spot the tech, in hopes of…?! 😤 Ayayay

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 1h

Smart. Plotting rather than pantsing? 😋

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Prof Emily but Spoopier Now @professoremily.bsky.social · 4h

#PlotTober 9

CLARA
Positive traits = loyal, outgoing, brave, justice-oriented, stubborn
Negative traits = self-righteous, cocky, unmotivated, stubborn

MEM
Positive = intelligent, strategic, ambitious, protective, stubborn
Negative = paranoid, obsessive, judgmental, people-pleaser, stubborn 😂

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 16h

#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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Eliwood S. Gheist @eliwoodsgheist.com · 3h

Happy #PlotTober 9!

Edie is very anxious, and because of it both has a hard time handling certain situations but also has a very hard time letting them go. This means she can have a difficult time engaging, but rarely gives up entirely. She's also anxious to please the people around her.

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 16h

#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

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 2h

Aw, I feel both of these 🥹 I 🫶 them

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 2h

I do this too! Love my shower speaker. But it doesn’t have a skip option for some reason, so I have to leave my phone nearby. I’m shouting “SIRI! NEXT!” a lot through the water 😬

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 2h

Ughhh I can only imagine how frustrating it must be rn! You know it’s bad when you’re wishing for the good ol days of warning kids away from Cliff Notes

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 4h

I bet that’ll be super fun to write! I have total confidence you’ll pull it off.

Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 4h

Ahh I see. So that’s… super creepy. There’s also seven locks on the front door, isn’t there? I don’t like this… I don’t like it at all 🫣 (in the context of the story, that is. As a reader, I lurv it lol)

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 4h

😂🤣

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 6h

#PlotTober 9

Annie is whip smart, intense, and knows what she wants. She’s snarky and temperamental, but also idealistic and fiercely loyal. She enjoys thrift shopping and telling people what to do. If she had to pick an Anderson, she’d go with P.T. over Wes.

That’s all I got so far, folks 😅

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 16h

#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

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 6h

Sounds like you’ve got a good contrast between their outer-facing personas and their inner selves!

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Samantha Boo-reaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 8h

#PlotTober 9

Wren like to be prepared and have plans on top of plans because it gives her a sense of control. Her brain is always going and rarely shuts off, so in moments where she finds a little mental peace she is happiest. She is an odd combo 🧵

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #Wrencer

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 16h

#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

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Pamela Cochran @pamelaelaela.bsky.social · 6h

Sounds like the perfect complicated MC for this story! So many relatable flaws, and it’s exciting that the plot will bring out the best and worst in him.

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Tara S Ghoul @tarasgeir.bsky.social · 9h

Using ‘power’ Gloria checks out the view of space from ‘an untouched journey’ #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity

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Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 8h

October 9th – battery

On work.

No battery, but we do have a crystal acting as a magic battery!

Av’ry visits Fox as she works on a *secret* project.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Approaching the massive door, Av’ry reached into his pocket and pulled out the crystal. The guards nodded politely as he pressed it into the stone and the door swung open.
He pocketed it as he strode inside. He would need to recharge it on this visit, or he wouldn’t be able to get in again. Hopefully, Fox wasn’t too drained for him to take some power today.
It would probably be alright; they had been refining the process for months and he had gotten pretty skilled at taking just enough power from her for a few visits. Not enough to burden her or delay the process.
He lit one of the torches by the door and made his way down the tunnel. He found Fox working; sitting cross-legged on the small cot, sweat dripping from the point of her chin onto the ruby in her lap.
Av’ry set the torch in a bracket, put the food on a small table, and pulled up a chair next to the cot. He could wait until she woke up, but who knew when that would be? The food would definitely be cold by then, and she was looking pale anyway; probably time to make her take a break.

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Prof Emily but Spoopier Now @professoremily.bsky.social · 7h

#WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Noah is having a real bad day 😢

From #Tenement, my dystopian mystery about people living in an infinite building.

It must have been half an hour that I struggled with that door. Finally I was reduced to feebly clawing at the wood, my eyes brimming with tears that mingled with the sweat on my cheeks. Jon’s flashlight lay by my feet, casting its light down the hallway, squandering its batteries.
“Please,” I begged, pressing my wet face against the door. “Please, let me out! Why are you doing this to me? Look—I’m sorry, alright? I’m sorry I opened that stupid window. I just want to go home! Please just let me—!”
The door abruptly swung open—outward, not inward—and I went tumbling forward...
Into another dark hallway.
Groping for Jon’s flashlight, I sat up on my knees and swept the light around me. It looked like Dead Sevens, but Jon and Kazuo were nowhere to be seen, and all the lights were out.
Had I caused another blackout? Or...?
“Kazuo?” I pulled myself to my feet. “Jon?”
Their names rippled hollowly down the corridor, duplicating themselves into oblivion.
I started off down the right hand way, which—if this was Dead Sevens—should have led me back toward Marlon Hall. I shone Jon’s flashlight straight ahead, expecting the light to hit the far wall of the hallway.
But it didn’t hit a wall. It didn’t hit anything. It just kept going straight.
There was no Marlon Hall.
My neighborhood was gone.

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