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#WriteStuff is a weekly chat for writers, poets, graphic novelists, & lovers of writing every Tuesday at 9 ET | 8 CT | 7 MT | 6 PT. Our co-hosts ask the Qs, & encourage others to respond & exchange ideas.

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Last, very short thing (~3 min read!) I had published: www.havehashad.com/preview/hadp...

Not holiday-focused but I suppose a holiday can spring form it. Silence Day or Shouting Day to commemorate the free speech lost and gained.

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November 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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#WriteStuff Here's my web site: trishwilsonauthor.blogspot.com
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November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Would make a great Christmas gift for loved ones!

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Here I Am
The Bible teaches us what Jesus Christ, the Son of God, did and said during His life on earth. It tells about His words to His disciples, His miracles of love and compassion to those in need, and, mos...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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If you want an angsty Christmas, check out Titanic Voyage! (I toyed with the idea of doing a December read-along, but I think people are too busy and don't want to have angst. I promise your heart gets mended at the end, though!) #WriteStuff

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juliebihn.bsky.social Julie Bihn (Titanic Voyage available now) @juliebihn.bsky.social · 7d
Toying with the idea of a Titanic Voyage readalong in December.

✅ Almost all of the book takes place in December
✅ Each chapter has a date
✅ Free on Hoopla
✅ Light reading on holidays
✅ I did it alone once; enjoyed it
❌ Some days are long
❌ ANGSTY Christmas
✅ Your heart will get mended at the end?
A sketch of a calendar/reading schedule for if you read each Titanic Voyage chapter on its respective date. (Although the book starts and ends on January 13 because I'm fancy.) If anyone actually wanted to participate, I'd probably do a spreadsheet or certainly better alt text and might actually check my numbers (not sure about that last one). Arrows point at the image: *Slice of life + angsty romance + grief *Time travel via a struggling amusement park *Emotional hero, sweet heroine *Teenage computer genius sidekick *NO VILLAINS (unless you count the iceberg?) *Oops all cinnamon rolls *Maybe second-person? *Hopeful ending Titanic Voyage, available now
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I suppose I shoudl share something Christmasy...
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Christmas On The Move
Y2 A-Okay Picture the perfect holiday: wiping out oven cleaner, scrubbing the floor, vacuuming the baseboards and ceiling fan blades, and hauling boxes in and out of the rental truck.  Nonetheless,…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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I've got 38 different holidays right here! Check out Lollipop Celebrates: Deluxe Edition! Available at www.adventuresoflollipop.com or as an e-book from my Ko-fi site www.ko-fi.com/adventuresoflollipop . #writestuff
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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#WriteStuff Q6 Screw the big three ... which little holiday do you enjoy?
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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#WriteStuff Q5 If you could erase one holiday, which one would it be?
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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#WriteStuff Q4 Best *novel* with a Christmas scene?

(hard mode on -- one that has not become a movie).
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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#WriteStuff A3 I'm going to give a nod to Peter Capaldi's Oscar-winning "Franz Kafka's 'It's a Wonderful Life' ". He mangled the director as a slip of the tongue, and realised the only way to see it was to make it.
Short Films in Focus: "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life" | Features | Roger Ebert
Our short film series continues with Peter Capaldi's "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life."
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November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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#WriteStuff Q3 Best Christmas movie? "Die Hard", "Gremlins", and "The Long Kiss Goodnight" all count.
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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#WriteStuff Q2 Any holidays show up in your plots?
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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#WriteStuff Q1 Holiday? Time of Joy? Or Time of Stress?
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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For better or worse, the holidays are upon us. Let's talk.

But first ... who are you? Why are you here?
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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#WriteStuff tonight
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#WriteStuff Genuinely surprised I haven't done this one before, but for better or worse, the holidays are upon us.

Let's talk.
Topic card for the Writestuff chat. Hashtag is #WriteStuff, topic is Holidays, time is 9PM EST (New York City Time), date is 25 November 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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That's tomorrow night, for those of you that haven't been paying attention.

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#WriteStuff Genuinely surprised I haven't done this one before, but for better or worse, the holidays are upon us.

Let's talk.
Topic card for the Writestuff chat. Hashtag is #WriteStuff, topic is Holidays, time is 9PM EST (New York City Time), date is 25 November 2025.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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#WriteStuff Genuinely surprised I haven't done this one before, but for better or worse, the holidays are upon us.

Let's talk.
Topic card for the Writestuff chat. Hashtag is #WriteStuff, topic is Holidays, time is 9PM EST (New York City Time), date is 25 November 2025.
November 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Find a wonderful story, and also follow Julie in her #TimeTravelAuthors creativity!
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Join us in 2008 - remember where you were? #WriteStuff
lollipopcomics.bsky.social Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 7d
Time travel to 2008 with me in today's #adventuresoflollipop throwback comic post! #writestuff bsky.app/profile/loll...
lollipopcomics.bsky.social Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 7d
(1/2) Dive under the sea with Lollipop and friends in this #adventuresoflollipop classic from 2008! 🐬🐠
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Thanks for joining us tonight #WriteStuff!
Please share this chat w/ new members of the #WritingCommunity.

We'll be back at it again next Tuesday at 9 pm ET. Until then, happy writing!
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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#WriteStuff Tell your agent friends to represent me and my SF novel Cargo! It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. 😀 bsky.app/profile/cath...
catherinewinters.com Catherine Winters @catherinewinters.com · 21d
F/NB WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN

Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a human who wants to be friends. #QuestPit #SF #A #Q #R #LGBT
Mood board/Agent's guide for my novel CARGO - a queer SF/heist/romance - 113,000 words "Did you hear? There's a human on board." A graphic of the wall of a spaceship with sticky notes and polaroid photos taped up. There are twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling. alien ship's cook (fussy, anxious) + terrifying monster (ordinary human) PITCH: Tai’s terrified of humans. Everyone is. Violent pack hunters, humans are notorious for their strength, sharp teeth, and carnivorous appetites. But the ship’s cook is safe among the multispecies crew of the cargo hauler Coreward Baker: everyone knows the warrior species rarely leave their own space. Then Captain Raz hires Clarke, a human horticulturist. Even after Tai overcomes their fear, they can’t stand Clarke. She’s bossy. Annoying. Useless in the galley, bad in a space suit. She might as well be cargo. Worse, she’s intent on befriending Tai—and why can’t they stop thinking about her, anyway? That’s when things go wrong. As Tai starts to realize their feelings for Clarke, they’re horrified to learn that nobody on their crew of dropouts and runaways is quite who they seem, least of all Clarke. And it’s no coincidence. Raz reveals they’ve each been handpicked for a heist he’s spent years planning—and no one’s allowed to say no. PRIORITIES: make dinner remain cozy haul cargo go for drinks pull off one last score try not to fall in love FIRST PAGE: “Did you hear? There’s a Human on board.” I choked on my noodles and turned to stare at the diners at the next table. Like most of the restaurant’s patrons, the pair had hidden their profiles, a halfhearted attempt at anonymity. “Gross,” the speaker’s crewmate said, oblivious to my alarm. “I hope it leaves soon.” “Don’t let it hear you say that,” the first worker laughed. She made a show of looking for Humans, her eyes darting from table to table. It. I frowned. I knew the workers’ language distinguished between people and things, and ‘it’ was an unkind choice of words at best. The second worker shuddered. “I don’t know why we let them come here.” The first laughed. “Are you going to stop them?” COMPS: Murderbot by Martha Wells Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wisewell The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers TROPES: Non-binary narrator masking anxiety with sarcasm lying to themselves non-human perspective (afraid of humans) neurodivergent main characters metaphorically disabled protagonist slow-burn friends-to-lovers and enemies to lovers in the same relationship disabilitynorm and queernorm setting found family loveable pet/terrifying monster
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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IDEA LINK: We may feel short on time as writers, but we create all the time in the world.
Rachel Beanland on Managing Time in Fiction
The following first appeared in Lit Hub’s The Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. My son, Gabriel, turned 18 a few days ago, and while I’d like to say that I am generally good with birthdays—…
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November 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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When this chat ends, I’m going to lie down and sleep until ___________.
I’d really like to sleep until __________.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM