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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb)

@jonathankwebb.com

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Author in ATX who works in engineering to pay the bills. I write mostly spec fic, “weird lit”, and horror. My style of storytelling is “things happen & people deal with it” I also write comedy under my second pen name: Kyle J. Webb JonathanKWebb.com

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 9d

Oh yeah, I have a new book out! A goofy horror comedy/ homage to campy horror movies, right on time for Halloween season! 🎃

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 10h

Sounds like an amazing trip!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 18h

Sounds like a great trip! Plus the rest & scenery and people you got to experience it with could be great inspiration.

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 18h

I know that feeling well enough! 😆

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 18h

#PlotTober My MC has been so beaten down by so many external demands & has felt led astray by false promises in her career & marriage. She’s too risk averse to leave & believes that the world exists only to use people. The culmination of these beliefs is the entire reason why she’s on the expedition

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 1d

#PlotTober Day 8: Conflicts for the MC

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

8. What are some potential reasons the main character(s) haven't, couldn't, and/or can't pursue these goals yet? Consider other characters, backstory events, circumstances, environmental factors, etc.

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 19h

That’s a great way to describe pantsing! You’re just the muse for the characters while they do whatever the heck the want to do 😄

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 19h

Such is the life of a pantser, sometimes you wanna go somewhere but the story demands you do something else 😄

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 19h

Tbh most of this book so far is pretty much “depressed woman just exists on the sidelines while things happen around her & she uses those things to reflect on her life” but in the Forest of Plot she’s actually doing things! 😆

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 20h

My characters have been stuck in a forest for 40k words. I don’t want this book to be about people stuck in a forest but apparently this is the Forest of Plot™️ since so much story is happening here. I’m like: this is great & all but this is supposed to be an adventure book, let’s move it! 🤣 #writing

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 22h

#PlotTober: I’ve been listening some some dark introspective ambient music whenever I write, so pretty much anything in that genre 😄

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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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 22h

Went to a book launch event last night for a local author and had a great time. I think I’m going to attend more of these. I love supporting my local writing community!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

Yeah that’s definitely true. I have a much deeper appreciation for the art now.

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

I never really liked literary fiction until I started taking my writing seriously. Now I can’t get enough of it.

Any other writers out there the same way?

#writing #literaryfiction #litfit

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

Halfway through writing it. We'll see how she turns out!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

Two so far, but planning on many more!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

#PlotTober: Why does my depressed MC who has given up on finding purpose care about finding purpose? Because for the first time ever in her adult life she feels like there's a chance, even if she herself doesn't actually believe she'll find purpose in her journey, that sliver of hope is enough.

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 2d

#PlotTober Day 7: Main character motivations

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

7. Now that you've come up with some goals for your main character, ask yourself: why do they care? What are some potential motivations for pursuing these goals, even against their better judgment or self-interest?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

This has been my solution too. As long as I enjoy the process and I put something out there that I want to exist, I am happy. If anyone reads it then all the better, but it's not a requirement.

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

Been thinking of this one all morning: Being stuck in the "boring middle" of a first draft. Sometimes it feels like the end is so far away, but the middle must happen so I push onward!

#writing

Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 2d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 07 📚

Okay, so yesterday we did our fav part of the process, now tell us what you wish you didn't have to do...

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 07 What's your fav part of the writing process?
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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

oh this is a good answer, I feel ya!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 1d

My characters have been stuck in the same place for like 20k words, I’m so ready for them to leave this place. Luckily their stay is almost done, but as an over-writer it’s going to take another 5k to 10k words to properly wrap up this section 😅

#writing

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 2d

I can write fiction all day but the moment I sit down to write a blogpost my mind goes blank 🫠. #writing

a black and white drawing of a brain with a loading sign on it .

ALT: a black and white drawing of a brain with a loading sign on it .

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Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 2d

#PlotTober Before my story begins my MC lost all sense of purpose & self, forced into roles she never wanted to do. My story follows my MC as she desperately tries to find a missing woman who she believes found purpose so she can learn from her how to find her purpose. All of it is her projecting.

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 3d

#PlotTober Day 6: Main character goals

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

6. Main characters are driven by actionable goals, but not every goal is created equal. For your MC, they should be specific, tangible, personal, achievable, and urgent. Can you think of some goals for your MC that meet this criteria?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 3d

#PlotTober: One 1st person POV character with 2 main supporting characters & 2 main antagonizing characters.

My main inspiration for my MC is the biologist from Annihilation. So she’s introspective & not happy about most things. I also decided to not name her, so she just goes by “the auditor”

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 4d

#PlotTober Day 5: Main character ideas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

5. How many main characters would suit your WIP? What are your initial ideas for them? What are some inspirations for them that you can draw on from existing media you enjoy?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 4d

I love that OMG wft did I read feeling, lol.

I’ll add them to my TBR!

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 4d

(I also find myself procrastinating more & scrolling IG when writing these scenes, like my brain doesn’t want to think about it 🤣)

Jonathan K. Webb (aka Kyle J. Webb) @jonathankwebb.com · 4d

I always find myself writing slower during scenes in which my characters need to make a lot of decisions. Always asking myself if this is decision takes the story where I want it to go or if this decision is something my characters really would do. Any other authors get this way?

#writing

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