Jane Lavina
@janelavina.com
Amateur speculative fiction writer. Pretends to be an anthropologist on Tuesdays. Programs for money. Tired skeptic. She/her
As a false antagonist.
The real antagonist was the symptoms we made along the way.
The real antagonist was the symptoms we made along the way.
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
As a false antagonist.
The real antagonist was the symptoms we made along the way.
The real antagonist was the symptoms we made along the way.
Yeah that's really hard, just staring at the page all day itself can feel awful. You're definitely not alone in this. Stepping away sounds healthy here. Sometimes I try writing something completely unrelated, I'm constantly juggling my own risk of losing the habit
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Yeah that's really hard, just staring at the page all day itself can feel awful. You're definitely not alone in this. Stepping away sounds healthy here. Sometimes I try writing something completely unrelated, I'm constantly juggling my own risk of losing the habit
It's the overall habit, for my ADHD brain missing a day is dangerous 😅
January 22, 2026 at 4:56 AM
It's the overall habit, for my ADHD brain missing a day is dangerous 😅
Omg oh yeah that's todayyy
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Omg oh yeah that's todayyy
Same, this is how close I like to sit to the space heater
January 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Same, this is how close I like to sit to the space heater
Ugh that's awful. Whether you end up applying for TANF I hope you get through soon.
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Ugh that's awful. Whether you end up applying for TANF I hope you get through soon.
If it's like WA's other services, I needed to call first thing when they opened and still waited around 45 minutes.
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
If it's like WA's other services, I needed to call first thing when they opened and still waited around 45 minutes.
Have you seen the Minnesota general strike? We need that nationwide.
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Have you seen the Minnesota general strike? We need that nationwide.
I expected most Dems to take the reactionary position, glad to be wrong
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I expected most Dems to take the reactionary position, glad to be wrong
When ChatGPT got updated to be less sycophantic, people were upset.
This doesn't bode well.
This doesn't bode well.
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
When ChatGPT got updated to be less sycophantic, people were upset.
This doesn't bode well.
This doesn't bode well.
Oooh this is interesting
January 20, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Oooh this is interesting
Unless you're specifically trying to meet genre expectations, I don't think that's a flaw. Of course reading can help you write better, and absolutely do if you want to, but it's not required to tell a good story
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Unless you're specifically trying to meet genre expectations, I don't think that's a flaw. Of course reading can help you write better, and absolutely do if you want to, but it's not required to tell a good story
This was a very useful prompt, because I haven't given much thought to it.
Doing some digging, The Windup Girl or Leviathan Wakes might be a better structural comp, but I haven't read either, so I'm sticking with Elantris for now 2/2
Doing some digging, The Windup Girl or Leviathan Wakes might be a better structural comp, but I haven't read either, so I'm sticking with Elantris for now 2/2
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This was a very useful prompt, because I haven't given much thought to it.
Doing some digging, The Windup Girl or Leviathan Wakes might be a better structural comp, but I haven't read either, so I'm sticking with Elantris for now 2/2
Doing some digging, The Windup Girl or Leviathan Wakes might be a better structural comp, but I haven't read either, so I'm sticking with Elantris for now 2/2
Yeah... I'd be terrified of dying
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Yeah... I'd be terrified of dying
Wish I were anywhere close to finishing mine! It's speculative fiction set in a post-apocalyptic setting.
I'm aiming for trad pub but take a number of risks that might make it difficult for a debut
I'm aiming for trad pub but take a number of risks that might make it difficult for a debut
January 20, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Wish I were anywhere close to finishing mine! It's speculative fiction set in a post-apocalyptic setting.
I'm aiming for trad pub but take a number of risks that might make it difficult for a debut
I'm aiming for trad pub but take a number of risks that might make it difficult for a debut
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Get involved in mutual aid, and genuinely helping folk on an individual level, and you will see a whole new world opens up that was always right here.
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Get involved in mutual aid, and genuinely helping folk on an individual level, and you will see a whole new world opens up that was always right here.
I think this helps put into words why I feel exhausted the moment any pseudo-intellectual transphobe decides to challenge my existence.
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I think this helps put into words why I feel exhausted the moment any pseudo-intellectual transphobe decides to challenge my existence.
This is spectacle. The point is intimidation. As journalists they already know they're being monitored.
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 AM
This is spectacle. The point is intimidation. As journalists they already know they're being monitored.