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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 9h

This is kind of heartbreaking, but at least he's not fully lost. The article doesn't clarify who it was that originally said this, but Miller's willingness to quote them shows that he's really just considering ai's potential and not a brain-dead worshipper of it like the title suggests.

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 1d

Paris Paloma's 'The Rider' was the entire catalyst for Léonora's character and storyline.

Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 1d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 08 📚

Is there a song that instantly makes you think of your MC?

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #authorchat

October #writinglifemonthly Day 08 If your main character had a theme song, what would it be?
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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 1d

I guess that's what takes it from being a hobby to a business/career.

At the very least it's easier than doing the same with filmmaking

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 1d

One Battle After Another really lived up to its name, DiCaprio wasn't lying in all those interviews

A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 1d

The latest news regarding my degrading computer is that it now randomly decides to make the UI either too big or too small...

I am praying that it at least allows me to publish Defined by Damnation before it decides to melt into oblivion and I need to find the funds for a new one.
#WritingCommunity

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 5d

#SFF Day 3
I just wrapped on the shoot of a short film yesterday. Everybody who worked on it was genuinely incredible and I've never felt more honoured to be a part of something.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 5d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

1. Introduce yourself!
2. First Costume you ever wore
3. Share something positive
4. Snippet: Haunting
5. Character fear
6. Favourite spooky or horror book!
7. Snippet: Orange
8. What are you reading?
9. Have you ever scared yourself reading or writing?
10. What are your characters dressing up as for Hallowe’en?
11. What would your mc do if their doppelganger showed up at the door?
12. Snippet: Blood
13. Share something visual (character art, moodboard, cover, etc)
14. Snippet: Night
15. Does your world have any spooky holidays or traditions?
16. Do ghosts exist in your world?
17. Character most likely to survive a horror movie
18. TBR Check-in!
19. What’s your opinion on Bigfoot?
20. Is space inherently spooky?
21. Snippet: Hunt
22. Favourite monster
23. Reimagine your book as a horror story (or, as another genre if alreadu horror)
24. Ask a question of your own to #sff participants!
25. Share some writing advice
26. A story you hope to write but haven’t
27. What’s the value of horror?
28. Snippet: monster/creature
29. Friendship(s) in your story
30. Reading plans for November
31. Snippet: Share a scary scene!

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 5d

#SFFChat Day 2
If I'm remembering correctly, I believe the first costume I ever wore was either a magician or an archaeologist. The magician one was just a cape and hat that we stuck gold stars on, but I remember really liking it.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 5d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 5d

#SFFChat Day 1
Hello!
I'm AJ Anderson and I've been working on my debut for the last few months. I love writing and filmmaking, and have been doing both since I first had pen, paper, and a camera
I tend to overextend myself, with multiple stories in the works at once, but that's just more fun.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 5d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 6d

I want to punt him as much as I do his game version. So I'd say he looks pretty good!

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 10d

Cecilia paints
Eric tinkers or crafts new tools
Domina experiments with cooking and mixology
Elias reads
Oedon writes

Raph doesn't have free time by choice

#AwesomeCharacters #WritingCommunity

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 10d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

It's a Sunday afternoon so let's relax a bit! What does your character do just for fun?

No plot events hanging over them, no outside forces driving them, just a free afternoon. What are they filling it with?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 13d

What would you name your podcast?

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 15d

It's difficult to construct a whole world from nothing, but it gets easier if you strip it down to just being a number of stories that happen within the same boundaries.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 15d

The way Lokey dissects Dark Souls' lore (alongside The Silmarillion) very much inspired the way I will write out my own lore when worldbuilding. Writing lore in such a way that analyses itself has helped me to make history that isn't just dressing, but actually has some level of thematic relevance.

Tune & Fairweather @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social · 16d

Lokey's Abyssal Archive is the most exhaustive analysis of Dark Souls lore ever put to paper. Illustrations by @blocillustration.bsky.social.

www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/aby...

Video showing the Tune & Fairweather book Abyssal Archive: The Mythology of Dark Souls by Lokey. #darksouls #fromsoftware #booksky 💙📚

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 15d

Had them reply to one of my posts. Thought it was weird their profile picture was just a screenshot from Google and not the original image, and this publicist claim just further ruined their attempts at validity.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of odd spam accounts as far as book/writesky goes

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 15d

I'd be happy to look into this publicist if you give me their name or business, might not be what I'm looking for right now, but they could be useful in the future.

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 16d

Going to say Nov 25th and cross my fingers, but Dec feels like a real possibility.

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 16d

I haven't even set a 100% solid release date, and I'm still considering delaying. I want this thing out, but I also want it to be as good as possible and have everything done well before it actually launches, so I have plenty of time to double check everything.
#Writing #WritingCommunity #WIP

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 16d

Well the one I'm most excited to write isn't what I'll do first. Once I'm finished with the series I'm currently on, I'd like to work on a few standalone releases, just to play around with some other ideas, before getting onto another series I've been piecing together for a few years now.

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 17d

I don't think so honestly. I have enough plans for novels I do want to write that if I did write about this other world it wouldn't be until after I've finished the campaigns.

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 20d

Did not expect to find any examples tbh, so even this was a shock to me.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 20d

Did not expect to find any examples tbh, so even this was a shock to me.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 22d

Oedon is a very fun character to write, albeit a touch melodramatic.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 22d

A classic two-for-one

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 22d

A classic two-for-one

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 22d

I fear the new battery only bought my laptop a few more months of life.
It sounds like an aircon but feels like tarmac in summer

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A. J. Anderson @ajandersonauthor.com · 23d

For what is a very minor character, I sure have had a few previews that have included 'Greydeath.'
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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