Alix Marino
@alixisallwrite.bsky.social
Aspiring author. Avid reader, writer, and gamer. You'll never convince me fanfiction doesn't count as real writing! INFJ, neutral good, musician.
*internal (and external) screaming*
I've wanted Wicked to become a movie for so long and it's finally here and it's amazing!!
Who's definitely going to see it again in theaters? This gal 😊
I've wanted Wicked to become a movie for so long and it's finally here and it's amazing!!
Who's definitely going to see it again in theaters? This gal 😊
November 30, 2024 at 2:25 AM
*internal (and external) screaming*
I've wanted Wicked to become a movie for so long and it's finally here and it's amazing!!
Who's definitely going to see it again in theaters? This gal 😊
I've wanted Wicked to become a movie for so long and it's finally here and it's amazing!!
Who's definitely going to see it again in theaters? This gal 😊
Oh my goodness I'm still here. I guess I'm getting back into this writing thing. A genre switch while my fantasy/SFF novel cools its heels a bit... what could go wrong?
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
November 27, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Oh my goodness I'm still here. I guess I'm getting back into this writing thing. A genre switch while my fantasy/SFF novel cools its heels a bit... what could go wrong?
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
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@SFWA is offering to match donations to our fund drive, up to $10,000! What a fabulous show of generosity!
www.sfwa.org/2024/03...
Please send a copy of your email receipt to [email protected]
http://igg.me/at/loc...
April 4, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Here's a chance to double your support!
@SFWA is offering to match donations to our fund drive, up to $10,000! What a fabulous show of generosity!
www.sfwa.org/2024/03...
Please send a copy of your email receipt to [email protected]
http://igg.me/at/loc...
@SFWA is offering to match donations to our fund drive, up to $10,000! What a fabulous show of generosity!
www.sfwa.org/2024/03...
Please send a copy of your email receipt to [email protected]
http://igg.me/at/loc...
I'm writing Dragon Age fanfiction tonight but I feel a bit bad. My poor MC in my original fic is frozen with someone about to attack her, and her assailant is frozen in the act of lunging at her while swinging a heavy candlestick 😶
But this mage-templar war isn't going to resolve itself, is it?
But this mage-templar war isn't going to resolve itself, is it?
March 6, 2024 at 3:55 AM
I'm writing Dragon Age fanfiction tonight but I feel a bit bad. My poor MC in my original fic is frozen with someone about to attack her, and her assailant is frozen in the act of lunging at her while swinging a heavy candlestick 😶
But this mage-templar war isn't going to resolve itself, is it?
But this mage-templar war isn't going to resolve itself, is it?
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March 6, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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It had been the boy's first day on the job, and now the barber's apprentice had a black eye. Her husband, bless him, had barely waited for the apologetic barber to wrap his wrist before storming out to hail a cab, his jacket completely forgotten.
#mpotd #writingprompt
#mpotd #writingprompt
Here's the 29 Feb image for micro prompt of the day.
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word/inspired by the image. Use hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post.*
#writingprompt
Credit: Fred Herzog
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word/inspired by the image. Use hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post.*
#writingprompt
Credit: Fred Herzog
February 29, 2024 at 8:49 PM
It had been the boy's first day on the job, and now the barber's apprentice had a black eye. Her husband, bless him, had barely waited for the apologetic barber to wrap his wrist before storming out to hail a cab, his jacket completely forgotten.
#mpotd #writingprompt
#mpotd #writingprompt
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"Contrary to popular belief, copyright does not exist for the benefit of creators"
Interesting take
#writer #WritingCommunity
Interesting take
#writer #WritingCommunity
Generative AI Is Challenging a 234-Year-Old Law
The technology might finally bend copyright past the breaking point, upending what it means to have a creative society in the process.
www.theatlantic.com
February 29, 2024 at 4:51 PM
"Contrary to popular belief, copyright does not exist for the benefit of creators"
Interesting take
#writer #WritingCommunity
Interesting take
#writer #WritingCommunity
And there it was, finally. She collapsed under its weight. Boots clicked closer. She looked up into the face of her old friend, now unrecognizable behind her contempt. The knife was poised to carve another sin into her heart.
"Shall we continue?" her old friend asked.
#mpotd #writingprompt
"Shall we continue?" her old friend asked.
#mpotd #writingprompt
The 28 Feb word prompt for #mpotd (micro prompt of the day): CONTINUE.
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
February 28, 2024 at 3:36 PM
And there it was, finally. She collapsed under its weight. Boots clicked closer. She looked up into the face of her old friend, now unrecognizable behind her contempt. The knife was poised to carve another sin into her heart.
"Shall we continue?" her old friend asked.
#mpotd #writingprompt
"Shall we continue?" her old friend asked.
#mpotd #writingprompt
"Some consider this a good luck talisman, but we are modern rabbits. This poor human was killed merely for his hand to become a trinket."
Murmurs of scholarly interest.
"Yes, yes, but let's continue. Not many see what the museum houses in its speciments storeroom."
#writingprompt #mpotd
Murmurs of scholarly interest.
"Yes, yes, but let's continue. Not many see what the museum houses in its speciments storeroom."
#writingprompt #mpotd
Here's the 27 Feb image for micro prompt of the day.
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word/inspired by the image. Use hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post.*
#writingprompt
Credit: José Luis López Galván
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word/inspired by the image. Use hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post.*
#writingprompt
Credit: José Luis López Galván
February 27, 2024 at 12:27 PM
"Some consider this a good luck talisman, but we are modern rabbits. This poor human was killed merely for his hand to become a trinket."
Murmurs of scholarly interest.
"Yes, yes, but let's continue. Not many see what the museum houses in its speciments storeroom."
#writingprompt #mpotd
Murmurs of scholarly interest.
"Yes, yes, but let's continue. Not many see what the museum houses in its speciments storeroom."
#writingprompt #mpotd
I had the brilliant idea to include a riddle for my main character to solve. I've never spent so long on six lines of dialog.
And then the MC took one look at it and said, "I hate riddles. I'm not doing this." And walked away 😮💨
😅
#amwriting #fantasy
And then the MC took one look at it and said, "I hate riddles. I'm not doing this." And walked away 😮💨
😅
#amwriting #fantasy
February 24, 2024 at 11:19 PM
I had the brilliant idea to include a riddle for my main character to solve. I've never spent so long on six lines of dialog.
And then the MC took one look at it and said, "I hate riddles. I'm not doing this." And walked away 😮💨
😅
#amwriting #fantasy
And then the MC took one look at it and said, "I hate riddles. I'm not doing this." And walked away 😮💨
😅
#amwriting #fantasy
We live in a time of "I'm seen, therefore I am," and this appears to be a product, or a perpetuation, of this mindset.
Art is meant to expand your mind and challenge how you think about the world, not provide a safe echo chamber to retreat to. At least, that's how I think about it.
Art is meant to expand your mind and challenge how you think about the world, not provide a safe echo chamber to retreat to. At least, that's how I think about it.
the A/I bros dream of a "deeply personalised content" is really telling, cause it only cares about what me-as-a-customer wants
they don't see art as sharing and discovering human experiences, it's all about being fed a content without leaving the comfort of your tiny self
they don't see art as sharing and discovering human experiences, it's all about being fed a content without leaving the comfort of your tiny self
February 21, 2024 at 3:52 PM
We live in a time of "I'm seen, therefore I am," and this appears to be a product, or a perpetuation, of this mindset.
Art is meant to expand your mind and challenge how you think about the world, not provide a safe echo chamber to retreat to. At least, that's how I think about it.
Art is meant to expand your mind and challenge how you think about the world, not provide a safe echo chamber to retreat to. At least, that's how I think about it.
I decided to keep track of the books/audiobooks I finished in 2024.
Book #1: The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune
The only word I can use to describe this book is "delightful." Even when the going got tough, it was a joy to read, and I loved the characters!
#amreading
Book #1: The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune
The only word I can use to describe this book is "delightful." Even when the going got tough, it was a joy to read, and I loved the characters!
#amreading
February 19, 2024 at 2:19 PM
I decided to keep track of the books/audiobooks I finished in 2024.
Book #1: The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune
The only word I can use to describe this book is "delightful." Even when the going got tough, it was a joy to read, and I loved the characters!
#amreading
Book #1: The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune
The only word I can use to describe this book is "delightful." Even when the going got tough, it was a joy to read, and I loved the characters!
#amreading
She watched them walk away, his arm around the woman's waist. She'd almost said something when the woman had set her jaw at the contact, but the moment passed and all that was left was the uncomfortable #ghost in her lungs. She wondered if it would ever stop haunting her.
#mpotd #writingprompt
#mpotd #writingprompt
The 18 Feb word prompt for #mpotd (micro prompt of the day): GHOST.
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
February 18, 2024 at 5:19 PM
She watched them walk away, his arm around the woman's waist. She'd almost said something when the woman had set her jaw at the contact, but the moment passed and all that was left was the uncomfortable #ghost in her lungs. She wondered if it would ever stop haunting her.
#mpotd #writingprompt
#mpotd #writingprompt
White Castle, by Jack London Broil
For Whom the Taco Bell Tolls
Lord of the Fries
For Whom the Taco Bell Tolls
Lord of the Fries
February 18, 2024 at 12:46 AM
White Castle, by Jack London Broil
For Whom the Taco Bell Tolls
Lord of the Fries
For Whom the Taco Bell Tolls
Lord of the Fries
So there I was, doing paperwork for the day job, listening to my writing playlist and minding my own business, when all of a sudden
💥BAM💥
A glitch in the plot that I've been toiling over for months resolved itself and I scribbled down two pages of notes so I will remember later
That was cool.
📚💜
💥BAM💥
A glitch in the plot that I've been toiling over for months resolved itself and I scribbled down two pages of notes so I will remember later
That was cool.
📚💜
February 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
So there I was, doing paperwork for the day job, listening to my writing playlist and minding my own business, when all of a sudden
💥BAM💥
A glitch in the plot that I've been toiling over for months resolved itself and I scribbled down two pages of notes so I will remember later
That was cool.
📚💜
💥BAM💥
A glitch in the plot that I've been toiling over for months resolved itself and I scribbled down two pages of notes so I will remember later
That was cool.
📚💜
My favorite part of writing is getting to know my characters. I know them before they are ever on the page, but I most enjoy seeing who they become once they are set loose in their world.
#amwriting 💜📚
#amwriting 💜📚
Make your supporting characters in the story be people too. Give them hopes and dreams to create a better character, filling them out and a better storyline for readers. #amwriting #amediting ...#author #writing
February 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM
My favorite part of writing is getting to know my characters. I know them before they are ever on the page, but I most enjoy seeing who they become once they are set loose in their world.
#amwriting 💜📚
#amwriting 💜📚
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"Sometimes writing a story is a puzzle. You know the opening and the ending, but getting there is hard. An author learns as much from their story as a reader does." - Wrtr #amwriting #amediting ~ #author #Writing.
February 13, 2024 at 2:31 AM
"Sometimes writing a story is a puzzle. You know the opening and the ending, but getting there is hard. An author learns as much from their story as a reader does." - Wrtr #amwriting #amediting ~ #author #Writing.
I love reading because I can experience so many new things through the lives of the characters.
I love playing video games because I can live inside a new world and experience it for myself.
I love writing because I can watch a new world unfold and experience it alongside the characters.
💜📚
I love playing video games because I can live inside a new world and experience it for myself.
I love writing because I can watch a new world unfold and experience it alongside the characters.
💜📚
February 12, 2024 at 4:35 AM
I love reading because I can experience so many new things through the lives of the characters.
I love playing video games because I can live inside a new world and experience it for myself.
I love writing because I can watch a new world unfold and experience it alongside the characters.
💜📚
I love playing video games because I can live inside a new world and experience it for myself.
I love writing because I can watch a new world unfold and experience it alongside the characters.
💜📚
Reposted by Alix Marino
This should be the story tomorrow, and every day:
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members
At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2024 at 3:46 AM
This should be the story tomorrow, and every day:
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
P!nk once said this about her albums (paraphrased): she writes songs to work through her issues, so after enough albums she'll have worked through them all.
Often I find out later, when my story is finally on paper, that I was doing the same thing 😅
What subconsciously drives your writing?
Often I find out later, when my story is finally on paper, that I was doing the same thing 😅
What subconsciously drives your writing?
February 9, 2024 at 3:02 AM
P!nk once said this about her albums (paraphrased): she writes songs to work through her issues, so after enough albums she'll have worked through them all.
Often I find out later, when my story is finally on paper, that I was doing the same thing 😅
What subconsciously drives your writing?
Often I find out later, when my story is finally on paper, that I was doing the same thing 😅
What subconsciously drives your writing?
A friend gave me her original character to write a short Dragon Age fanfiction about, and I'm equal parts flattered and flabbergasted at how much she likes my writing and how much she trusts me with her character.
Wish me luck! ✍️
Wish me luck! ✍️
February 7, 2024 at 5:34 PM
A friend gave me her original character to write a short Dragon Age fanfiction about, and I'm equal parts flattered and flabbergasted at how much she likes my writing and how much she trusts me with her character.
Wish me luck! ✍️
Wish me luck! ✍️
I think today is as good of a day as any to say hello again over here.
Hello again over here!
Hello again over here!
February 7, 2024 at 11:40 AM
I think today is as good of a day as any to say hello again over here.
Hello again over here!
Hello again over here!
I have arrived! Off we go, into the wild BlueSky yonder...
October 3, 2023 at 8:36 PM
I have arrived! Off we go, into the wild BlueSky yonder...