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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hi #writingcommunity and all those participating in #FFYW! Day one is over, and we're onto day two, so tell us:

What project are you working on this month?

What is your goal for the month?

How was day one?

To learn more about Fight For Your Write, check our pinned post! #amwriting #writesky

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firstfish144.bsky.social @firstfish144.bsky.social · Aug 27

FFYW-Sept25 edition: goal challenge accepted. Upon this sacred pen, I do solemnly swear that I shall generate all the previously promised stories, short bits, and feature pieces for The Help Desk: Year 2 and Fall of Year 3.

I am soooo behind.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #ffyw #writersblock

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Aug 27

This event is for people who want accountability, to write alongside a community, who enjoy setting goals, etc. but it has helped some out of their writer's block in the past also.

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Aug 24

The countdown to Fight For Your Write begins! Seven days (not including today) until we begin. Who's joining us?

This event is perfect for anyone who enjoyed #nanowrimo! #writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky

You participate here on Bluesky or on our Discord server: discord.gg/Hj9X4cc3N7

Fight For Your Write is a month-long customizable writing challenge which takes place during September. The goal? Whatever you'd like! 25K words of your novel, thirty pages of script, five short stories, or just to write everyday—however you prefer to track your progress!

All you have to do is write! You can keep us updated on your progress using the #FFYW tag, follow @writersblockds for tips, questions, check-ins, and fun events, or join our Discord server at: discord.gg/writingcommunity.

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Aug 23

Fight For Your Write returns! We previously hosted #FFYW in June and we'll be hosting on again this September! Details in the poster below. This event is perfect for anyone hoping to fill the hole left behind by #campnano & #nanowrimo! #writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky

See you soon!

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Aliona Pires Diz @jupelpupel.bsky.social · Aug 22

hey, my story took third place in a writing competition on @writersblockds.bsky.social
shared third, so it kinda feels like fourth.
joy is sharing the place with a bit of disappointment.
still, proud of the piece and grateful it resonated with readers.

#jupelwrites #WritingContest #AmWriting

Raise the flags of the motherland!…
From the fire escape came the measured, orderly, staccato beat of footsteps.
Boots.
Heavy, sturdy boots—the kind the Motherland issued to soldiers and police. These days, no one could mistake that sound. Its orderliness and inevitability were meant to strike fear in wrongdoers and pride in law-abiding citizens.
I remembered it from childhood—Victory Day parades, ranks of mirror-bright boots coming down hard on warm asphalt—Wham! Wham!—echo snapping off the walls, mingling with balloons and the triumphant blare of trumpets beneath streaming flags…
And now I—who’d never done anything worse than paint on a wall—felt my heart pounding in my throat to that same rhythm, threatening to leap out.
"They won’t have me," flashed through my mind—a desperate, defiant thought, as if I were about to fight them. The brave guardians of order, packed into black armored suits, their faces hidden behind impenetrable helmets. Those helmets made each of them look like faceless terracotta warriors, buried with their emperor in some distant antiquity. And the sound of their steps was just as heavy, inevitable, as if each of them were made of stone…

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Aug 9

Six days left until our August Competition ends--the theme is "Resistance."

The challenge is to write a short story in 1000 words or under. It's friendly--the winner gets bragging rights and chooses the next theme!

If you're up for it, come join us below!

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky

Join the Writer's Block Discord Server!

Writer's Block is an on-topic writing server that focuses on fiction, including fanfiction, short stories, novels, scripts, and screenplays. | 849 members

discord.gg

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 31

I've been reading a lot of romance novels lately for research (mostly rereading Emily Henry because her books are perfectly formulaic). I enjoy her prose style a lot and the banter between her characters, even if her books do feel a bit too same-y. But they're fun and I would still recommend!

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 31

Hey #booksky! What are you all currently reading? 👀 What do you rate it (so far)? Would you recommend it to a friend (it's me, I'm the friend)? 😌

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 29

The best feeling!

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Author James C Struck @curioussnowflake.bsky.social · Jul 28

I…am feeling a little attacked. I don’t do moodboards, making playlists would just distract me from writing, I’m a total packrat and never scrap anything completely, and I have too many words in my head for the other two. The rest….😳🤣😳🤣😳🤣

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 28

Look at it this way—you've gone through many highs and lows, and not once have you thought about quitting! 💪

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Inde | M.J. Perez @indesii.bsky.social · Jul 28

Well, this was a fun one! I don't really make moodboards or playlists for any particular reason, and I never really feel guilt for not writing because I don't take it *too* seriously. 🤔 Definitely had projects I started to hate though, and considered quitting more than one. #writingcommunity

A bingo card (titled 'Writer's Block Bingo Card' with the following:

1. stared at the same sentence for 30+ minutes
2. opened your doc only to immediately close it again
3. forgot how to write (no, like, seriously)
4. plotted an entirely new story instead of continuing your existing project
5. felt nothing toward a project you once loved
6. felt guilty for not writing even though you needed the break
7. wondered if you should quit writing altogether
8. scrapped an entire project
9. scheduled a real break to avoid burning out
10. wrote just a little, and realized it still counted
11. did something creative to ‘refill the well’
12. said you’ll try again tomorrow - and DID!
13. treated yourself kindly about not writing
14. read something that reminded you why you love telling stories
15. wrote with no expectations to be perfect
16. made a playlist or moodboard to re-connect with your story

All but 6 and 16 are ticked off with a purple line.

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hey #writingcommunity! We hosted a 'Writer's Block Bingo Card' on the Discord recently, now we're sharing it with you! How many of these can you tick off? 😱 What are your general thoughts/feelings toward blocks and burnout? #amwriting #writesky

A bingo card (titled 'Writer's Block Bingo Card' with 16 boxes. Here are the sixteen boxes (from left to right, 4 in a row, row by row)

1. stared at the same sentence for 30+ minutes
2. opened your doc only to immediately close it again
3. forgot how to write (no, like, seriously)
4. plotted an entirely new story instead of continuing your existing project
5. felt nothing toward a project you once loved
6. felt guilty for not writing even though you needed the break
7. wondered if you should quit writing altogether
8. scrapped an entire project
9. scheduled a real break to avoid burning out
10. wrote just a little, and realized it still counted
11. did something creative to ‘refill the well’
12. said you’ll try again tomorrow - and DID!
13. treated yourself kindly about not writing
14. read something that reminded you why you love telling stories
15. wrote with no expectations to be perfect
16. made a playlist or moodboard to re-connect with your story

AT the bottom of the card is an invite link to the WB discord server: discord.gg/writingcommunity

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 28

I love scrolling through #WIPSnips every day! Some great projects and great writers out there, well worth spending some of your time reading a few!😌

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · Jul 28

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips

The word for July 28th is "trash"

It's Monday and I have to go back to the dentist so I'm feeling very Oscar the Grouch vibes for today. TRASH! 😂

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
July 28 - trash
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 28

Love the red pen! Good luck on your edits!

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 26

This is the first time I've seen the cover, that is gorgeous! Hope you enjoy!

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 26

If you're a micro, flash, or short story writer and want a community to write and submit with, our "Submission Squad" event may be perfect for you! We post submission calls we've found and quite a few folks enter each one! #amwriting #writingcommunity #flashfiction

discord.gg/writingcommu...

Join the Writer's Block Discord Server!

Writer's Block is an on-topic writing server that focuses on fiction, including fanfiction, short stories, novels, scripts, and screenplays. | 849 members

discord.gg

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · Jul 20

Here are the #WIPSnips words for next week, July 21st through July 27th.

As always, synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine.

Remember to use Alt Text if you use a graphic.

And be supportive! No line editing of other's posts. Typos happen!

#WriteSky

The #WIPSnips words for July 21st through July 27th.

July 21 - certify; July 22 - needle; July 23 - minor; July 24 - inside; July 25 - thrive; July 26 - bail; July 27 - apologize.

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World Anvil Worldbuilding @worldanvil.com · Jul 25

👑 LET'S! GET! FANCY! Palaces are fabulous settings for stories that say a lot about your world. Learn the difference between a castle & a palace, essentials for luxurious locales & the types of stories that are ideal to set in a palace.

WATCH NOW: youtu.be/aC8AfqC9HNI

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 25

Update: the book was WE HUNT THE FLAME by Hafsah Faizal! Surprisingly, five people guessed it correctly!

Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are hosting a blind date with a book GIVEAWAY on the Discord today (plus some super cool bonus gifts)! If you think you know what this book is, join us here: discord.gg/writingcommu... and head to the birthday-party channel to enter! #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky

A screenshot of bullet points that read:

young adult fantasy
book one of two
pitch contest success story
debut trad-pub book
slowburn enemies to lovers
curses! everywhere, a curse!
disguises!

Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our community story has certainly turned into... something! A goat and a ballerina battle the Tomato God, leading to the ballerina's reincarnation and a reunion with the now-king goat through a portal!

What's the strangest story you've ever written? #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are hosting a blind date with a book GIVEAWAY on the Discord today (plus some super cool bonus gifts)! If you think you know what this book is, join us here: discord.gg/writingcommu... and head to the birthday-party channel to enter! #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky

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Writer's Block @writersblockds.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today's birthday activity in the Discord is...

...share a gif that best summarizes your story!

So, let's see 'em, Bluesky! What gifs have you got? 👀

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky

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