John W. Vaughan
@the-la-gold.bsky.social
Writer | Screenwriter | Voice Actor
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#HappyPride 🏳️🌈
#TransRights #BLM #lgbtq+
*Thumb drive storing writing projects fails to connect and needs to be plugged back in to get working*
WELP! Time to re-back it up in every single alternate storage spot I can possibly find! 👀
#writingproblems #writerslife #booksky
WELP! Time to re-back it up in every single alternate storage spot I can possibly find! 👀
#writingproblems #writerslife #booksky
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
*Thumb drive storing writing projects fails to connect and needs to be plugged back in to get working*
WELP! Time to re-back it up in every single alternate storage spot I can possibly find! 👀
#writingproblems #writerslife #booksky
WELP! Time to re-back it up in every single alternate storage spot I can possibly find! 👀
#writingproblems #writerslife #booksky
This draft is admittedly getting away from me. I may have to return to the...*gags*...outline.
#booksky #writing #writerproblems
#booksky #writing #writerproblems
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This draft is admittedly getting away from me. I may have to return to the...*gags*...outline.
#booksky #writing #writerproblems
#booksky #writing #writerproblems
It's been a while since I posted here. I'm mostly focused on writing and work these days but I want to make this very clear.
Fuck ICE. Fuck Donald Trump. And fuck every single fascist piece of shit behind them.
Fuck ICE. Fuck Donald Trump. And fuck every single fascist piece of shit behind them.
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It's been a while since I posted here. I'm mostly focused on writing and work these days but I want to make this very clear.
Fuck ICE. Fuck Donald Trump. And fuck every single fascist piece of shit behind them.
Fuck ICE. Fuck Donald Trump. And fuck every single fascist piece of shit behind them.
My biggest struggle as a writer is "seeing" the story I want to write in my head, and constantly running up against the ceiling of what I am capable of writing. Practice brings me closer and closer, but I wonder if I'll ever truly reach my own standard.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writerlife
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writerlife
September 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My biggest struggle as a writer is "seeing" the story I want to write in my head, and constantly running up against the ceiling of what I am capable of writing. Practice brings me closer and closer, but I wonder if I'll ever truly reach my own standard.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writerlife
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writerlife
I'd be nowhere without my writing group. Their critical analysis is the good stuff directly in my veins. 🤣
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #Collaberation #writing
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #Collaberation #writing
August 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'd be nowhere without my writing group. Their critical analysis is the good stuff directly in my veins. 🤣
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #Collaberation #writing
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #Collaberation #writing
Just counted and realized I have 2 completed writing projects and 10 unfinished ones. That's quite skewed. 😅
How many projects are you juggling? Am I alone in this? 👀
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writersky
How many projects are you juggling? Am I alone in this? 👀
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writersky
August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just counted and realized I have 2 completed writing projects and 10 unfinished ones. That's quite skewed. 😅
How many projects are you juggling? Am I alone in this? 👀
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writersky
How many projects are you juggling? Am I alone in this? 👀
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #writersky
ARAGORN IS THE BLUEPRINT
(No I will not elaborate)
(No I will not elaborate)
July 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
ARAGORN IS THE BLUEPRINT
(No I will not elaborate)
(No I will not elaborate)
I got to see the Superman movie and I have to say that I absolutely loved it! 🥳
Superman has been my favorite superhero since I was a kid, and James Gunn nailed it. 🙏
8.5-9/10
Superman has been my favorite superhero since I was a kid, and James Gunn nailed it. 🙏
8.5-9/10
a superman logo with the letter s on a blue background
Alt: a superman logo from James Gunn's film with the letter S on a blue and red shifting background
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July 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I got to see the Superman movie and I have to say that I absolutely loved it! 🥳
Superman has been my favorite superhero since I was a kid, and James Gunn nailed it. 🙏
8.5-9/10
Superman has been my favorite superhero since I was a kid, and James Gunn nailed it. 🙏
8.5-9/10
Every time I write, something comes up in my prose that I know is from the influence my writing group has had on me. It's a consistent reminder that I wouldn't be the writer I am today without them. 😊
We all need community, so I hope you've found yours. 📖💞
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky
We all need community, so I hope you've found yours. 📖💞
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky
July 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Every time I write, something comes up in my prose that I know is from the influence my writing group has had on me. It's a consistent reminder that I wouldn't be the writer I am today without them. 😊
We all need community, so I hope you've found yours. 📖💞
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky
We all need community, so I hope you've found yours. 📖💞
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky
I've gotten back into listening to Jazz while writing lately. An interesting choice to pair with my high fantasy WIP with magical pirates and bear people, imo.
What's the most unexpected music that gets your writing brain flowing?
#writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #amwriting
What's the most unexpected music that gets your writing brain flowing?
#writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #amwriting
a cartoon of a cat laying on the floor in front of a radio
Alt: Tom (Tom & Jerry cartoon) lays back on a cushy stool while listening to music from a nearby radio
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July 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've gotten back into listening to Jazz while writing lately. An interesting choice to pair with my high fantasy WIP with magical pirates and bear people, imo.
What's the most unexpected music that gets your writing brain flowing?
#writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #amwriting
What's the most unexpected music that gets your writing brain flowing?
#writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #amwriting
Managed to get about two thousand words into the fantasy WIP today. Finally getting into a bit of the action! ⚔️
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
July 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Managed to get about two thousand words into the fantasy WIP today. Finally getting into a bit of the action! ⚔️
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
Funny paradox of being a writer:
To write good dialogue, one needs to learn how to use dialogue tags. To make better dialogue one must learn where NOT to use dialogue tags.
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #amwriting #writing
To write good dialogue, one needs to learn how to use dialogue tags. To make better dialogue one must learn where NOT to use dialogue tags.
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #amwriting #writing
July 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Funny paradox of being a writer:
To write good dialogue, one needs to learn how to use dialogue tags. To make better dialogue one must learn where NOT to use dialogue tags.
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #amwriting #writing
To write good dialogue, one needs to learn how to use dialogue tags. To make better dialogue one must learn where NOT to use dialogue tags.
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #amwriting #writing
After editing a chapter with feedback from my writing group, it continuous to astound me how much a few notes & suggestions from others can do to really elevate an idea you weren't quite nailing on your own. 😊
#amwriting #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #writerslife
#amwriting #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #writerslife
June 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
After editing a chapter with feedback from my writing group, it continuous to astound me how much a few notes & suggestions from others can do to really elevate an idea you weren't quite nailing on your own. 😊
#amwriting #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #writerslife
#amwriting #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #writerslife
This is a very bad decision. I know folks that have had their work scraped against their will to train AI, it is far from "fair".
Using in-copyright books for AI training is fair use, a California judge rules (but the case can go to trial because Anthropic used _pirated_ books. Wut?). Writing is on the wall, I think--it'll take time but AI companies will get their way on fair use www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Federal Judge Rules AI Training Is Fair Use in Anthropic Copyright Case
A federal judge in California has issued a complicated ruling in one of the first major copyright cases involving AI training, finding that while using books to train AI models constitutes fair use, d...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is a very bad decision. I know folks that have had their work scraped against their will to train AI, it is far from "fair".
None of my usual music is fueling the writing lately.🫤 I should probably change things up.
What sort of stuff do you listen to while drafting? 👀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #writersky
What sort of stuff do you listen to while drafting? 👀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #writersky
a man wearing headphones sits in a chair with his eyes closed and the peacock logo behind him
ALT: a man wearing headphones sits in a chair with his eyes closed and the peacock logo behind him
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June 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
None of my usual music is fueling the writing lately.🫤 I should probably change things up.
What sort of stuff do you listen to while drafting? 👀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #writersky
What sort of stuff do you listen to while drafting? 👀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #writersky
My struggle on a daily basis as I write, rewrite, and then rewrite some more. 😅
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky
June 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My struggle on a daily basis as I write, rewrite, and then rewrite some more. 😅
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky
How important are connected themes in a trilogy? This is the question I've been asking myself lately. As I write/plan out my current series, I realize I have a lot of character development/arcs, but over-arching themes are lacking.
What am I trying to 'say'??
#amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity
What am I trying to 'say'??
#amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity
June 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How important are connected themes in a trilogy? This is the question I've been asking myself lately. As I write/plan out my current series, I realize I have a lot of character development/arcs, but over-arching themes are lacking.
What am I trying to 'say'??
#amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity
What am I trying to 'say'??
#amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity
TFW you can't decide which character is going to die in Book 3.
There are a few options, but which character am I okay not writing ever again? Now that is a good question...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
There are a few options, but which character am I okay not writing ever again? Now that is a good question...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
a man in a suit and sweater is standing in a parking lot with a man in sunglasses behind him .
ALT: a man in a suit and sweater is standing in a parking lot with a man in sunglasses behind him .
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June 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
TFW you can't decide which character is going to die in Book 3.
There are a few options, but which character am I okay not writing ever again? Now that is a good question...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
There are a few options, but which character am I okay not writing ever again? Now that is a good question...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
Gonna attempt to get back into Voice Acting. Been a good while since I was in those trenches, but I've been feeling confident about my voice again after having taken a step back.
June 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Gonna attempt to get back into Voice Acting. Been a good while since I was in those trenches, but I've been feeling confident about my voice again after having taken a step back.
A strategy I have for maintaining progress in a WIP that I'm burnt on is writing "concept" scenes. Moments I haven't reached yet but crave writing. They can change once reached in the draft but it helps drive creativity during down time.
What do you do to keep up progress?
#booksky #writingcommunity
What do you do to keep up progress?
#booksky #writingcommunity
May 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A strategy I have for maintaining progress in a WIP that I'm burnt on is writing "concept" scenes. Moments I haven't reached yet but crave writing. They can change once reached in the draft but it helps drive creativity during down time.
What do you do to keep up progress?
#booksky #writingcommunity
What do you do to keep up progress?
#booksky #writingcommunity
No one warns about the part of writing where you draw on your own experiences. I've been piecing together a scene where one character finally gets my protag to feel her own grief, to let it out. Pulling a lot from my own experience, one memory in particular...& it's tough.
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
May 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
No one warns about the part of writing where you draw on your own experiences. I've been piecing together a scene where one character finally gets my protag to feel her own grief, to let it out. Pulling a lot from my own experience, one memory in particular...& it's tough.
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
Writing a middle sequel is interesting. You have things to follow-up from the first book and still need to set up the third. All while somewhere in there you need something unique to the middle entry. Sounds simple and yet... Lol!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasysky #booksky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasysky #booksky
May 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Writing a middle sequel is interesting. You have things to follow-up from the first book and still need to set up the third. All while somewhere in there you need something unique to the middle entry. Sounds simple and yet... Lol!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasysky #booksky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasysky #booksky
Submitted my chapter to a shared novel that my writing group is making together. 📖
Some of the most fun I've had writing. I'm not personally invested in the concept, so I was comfortable just feeling myself while I wrote. Came out great and I can't wait to see the full results! 👀
#writingcommunity
Some of the most fun I've had writing. I'm not personally invested in the concept, so I was comfortable just feeling myself while I wrote. Came out great and I can't wait to see the full results! 👀
#writingcommunity
May 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Submitted my chapter to a shared novel that my writing group is making together. 📖
Some of the most fun I've had writing. I'm not personally invested in the concept, so I was comfortable just feeling myself while I wrote. Came out great and I can't wait to see the full results! 👀
#writingcommunity
Some of the most fun I've had writing. I'm not personally invested in the concept, so I was comfortable just feeling myself while I wrote. Came out great and I can't wait to see the full results! 👀
#writingcommunity
I know the narrative is that Tolkien would've hated Jackson's adaptation. While I get him despising aspects, I would hope he'd have the wisdom to appreciate & enjoy the passion that was in their creation. They're genuinely great films, even if they aren't exactly like the books.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
May 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I know the narrative is that Tolkien would've hated Jackson's adaptation. While I get him despising aspects, I would hope he'd have the wisdom to appreciate & enjoy the passion that was in their creation. They're genuinely great films, even if they aren't exactly like the books.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
As time has gone on, I don't write flashy battles anymore. I am a fantasy writer, so big battles DO happen, but it's not about godly displays of power. It's about characters driving the story, not big kabooms.
Not sure when that happened. Does that mean I'm growing? lol!
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Not sure when that happened. Does that mean I'm growing? lol!
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May 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
As time has gone on, I don't write flashy battles anymore. I am a fantasy writer, so big battles DO happen, but it's not about godly displays of power. It's about characters driving the story, not big kabooms.
Not sure when that happened. Does that mean I'm growing? lol!
#amwriting #writingcommunity
Not sure when that happened. Does that mean I'm growing? lol!
#amwriting #writingcommunity