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Jaydra Dawn

@jaydradawn.bsky.social

I drafted this quick for 'Second Sun', but given that Tatyana's first-person story 'The Mountain Without a Peak' hasn't (and at this rate won't) be published, it depends too much on characters and events from that monster draft. So will likely be cut. Have a peek anyways.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM Everybody can reply

Robert Fairhead

@tallandtrue.bsky.social

I'm going to tell you how to put the boot into the #NotQuiteWritePrize anti-prompt and kiss it goodbye! There, that's the three prompts ticked, now for the story! 😉 #writers #writing #writesky

October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM Everybody can reply

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Robert Fairhead

@tallandtrue.bsky.social

I'm going to tell you how to put the boot into the #NotQuiteWritePrize anti-prompt and kiss it goodbye! There, that's the three prompts ticked, now for the story! 😉 #writers #writing #writesky

Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 1h

The October 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction prompts have dropped, and one talented author is just 500 words away from glory!

💰AU$4,000 in prizes
📘Print publication
🌱Suitable for beginners
🌏Open to writers worldwide

October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM Everybody can reply

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B.R. Michaels

@brmichaels.bsky.social

Got a cute photo of a hardcover of my book with Clara The Ram. 🐏

I got her because she has the same type of horns as one of my main characters, Amari 🤣

#cute #booksky #writesky

October 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM Everybody can reply

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Crissie (C.T. Wood)

@crissthecreative.bsky.social

Hera is… complicated…

#mythology #pjo #writing #writingcommunity #books #writersky #booksky #writesky

October 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM Everybody can reply

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Niki Bond

@nikibond.bsky.social

The problem with friends editing for you is that they know all of your worst writing habits and will tease you about it any chance they get.

#WriteSky #writingcommunity

October 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM Everybody can reply

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Robin Arnette

@robinarnette.bsky.social

Zelnor is closer to magic genius. Though she has trouble understanding HER powers (they're too unique), she knows a lot about magic theory

Erianna's dealing with magic is akin to the TV remote just randomly working while she shrugs, going: at least I can watch the show

#writesky #AwesomeCharacters

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 5h

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

On a scale from "Can't figure out the TV remote" to "Tech genius," how is your character with technology?

Please swap magic for technology here, if that is more appropriate for your setting.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

October 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM Everybody can reply

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G.L. Walker - needing a non-flaky beta

@glwalkerauthor.bsky.social

Loke will remember and it will take a lot to regain her trust. She seems easy to trust at first, but she's really not and keeps her most important cards close to her chest, but having to regain trust she'd actually given you would take a LOT of effort.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 12h

How do your characters handle being lied to? Are they forgiving? Does it depend on the lie? #WritingPrompt

October 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM Everybody can reply

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G.L. Walker - needing a non-flaky beta

@glwalkerauthor.bsky.social

Loke doesn't really understand it but lets others tell her what she should be concerned about.

Kalua is very interested in technology and, with the advisor Ikal, work really hard to modernize the country. Kal is currently helping develop a train system

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 5h

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

On a scale from "Can't figure out the TV remote" to "Tech genius," how is your character with technology?

Please swap magic for technology here, if that is more appropriate for your setting.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

October 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM Everybody can reply

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Avery Storm (they/them) 🇵🇸 🇸🇩

@averystorm.bsky.social

ugghhh so I was looking at Ream as an option for my serial but the lowest you can set a tier is $3/mo and uhh how am I, a “new” author on the scene supposed to convince people to subscribe for a single serial at that price??

#writesky #indieauthor

October 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM Everybody can reply

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her)

@almunsonauthor.bsky.social

I haven't posted much yet, but I am now on the *ahem* Book of Faces. I'm looking for other #writers, #artists, and creative types in general to follow there (and here), especially those involved with #sff & #horror in any art form. (No AI.)

#writesky #writingcommunity #authors #artistcommunity

October 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM Everybody can reply

Jules Peacock

@julespeacock.com

Breakthrough today! Been lost in an ending where I felt like I'd painted myself into a corner & was *this close* to scrapping it. A 2 day break and plenty of "what if" plot mapping and I found my way through. Whew!! 😀
📚💙🪐
#BookSky #drazoenheralds #indieauthor #dragonsinspace #scififantasy #WriteSky

October 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM Everybody can reply

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Jules Harper 🌈 🪢🌅 🌻 🥦🍓🫰🏼🫶🏼

@itsjulesharper.bsky.social

I think I might like “hang out in the wings” more than “let it bubble in the cauldron” when it comes to letting your writing sit and percolate. #amwriting #writesky

Cuba @cubarhodes.bsky.social · 3d

And like if I can't get something to where it needs to be now, it can wait. Let it hang out in the wings. We'll meet up later

Don't try to sell me on the notion that AI lets you dispense (and dispense with) ideas at a rapid pace. I don't want that at all

October 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM Everybody can reply

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Ravenna Vale ✦ Mythic Romantasy

@ravennavale.bsky.social

The drums beat in the altar deep. Like a living heart. Calling the shadows. Summoning the Destroyer.

Follow the darkness to RavennaVale.com and become #BreathBound.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Author #AmWriting #Booktok #Booksky #BreathofStarlight #FollowMeToStarlight

October 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM Everybody can reply

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Mae Tang 董美妍

@maetang.myatproto.social

#WIPSnips - gradient

Walking up a hill together isn't just walking up a hill together. It's also Gabe slowly working out that although Hal looks like a larger, stronger version of Hal's abusive, bullying older brother, Clay, Hal's behaviour is different.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Either way, it was an impressive walk up the hill. It would have been even more impressive, Gabe thought to himself, if he hadn’t had to stop for coughing fits along the way, because the gradient made him slightly breathless, and that set off his lungs. Hal had watched him unhappily each time he went into a bout of coughing. He was obviously restraining himself from hovering, which Gabe was glad about, because he felt rueful enough about holding them both up. Even though Hal evidenced no impatience whatsoever, but simply waited each time – another thing that quietly worked away at Gabe’s sense of how he looked like Clay.

October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM Everybody can reply

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my!

@takatalvi.bsky.social

Mongke & Ubet have their first fight 😱
I did not expect or plan this, it just kind of happened. One of the joys of pantsing! 😆
(Sry again for wall of text- this story demands to be written on my phone)
#amwriting #Nomads #writesky #fantasy #romance #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⚔️💘

“Ask,” Ubet signed.
“Ask?” Mongke said, taken aback. “How’s that going to work? With us studded with arrows, probably.” That gave him an idea, though, and he dug for his bowstring. “I might be able to hit that person from here, or if I sneak a little closer. I don’t think they’ve noticed us yet.”
Ubet’s arm hit his so hard that Mongke jerked back. Ubet’s face was like thunder, mouth tight, eyes blazing—the most expression Mongke had ever seen on it, though Ubet’s features had barely budged.
“What?” Mongke said, feeling ashamed but not sure why. “Haven’t you ever stolen horses before? Sometimes you have to crack a few skulls.”
“NO STEALING,” Ubet signed with sharp, forceful gestures. “We. Ask.” Those signs made slowly, but not with deliberation; Ubet’s hand practically trembling with rage-clenched muscles.
“If you insist,” Mongke muttered. “But I’m going to have my bow at the ready.” He swung it from his shoulder.
Ubet snatched the bow from his hand and flung it aside.
“Hey!” Mongke lunged after it. “If you’ve broken it—”
Ubet raised a foot to kick the bow; Mongke interposed his body, and the kick connected with his side.
“Oh, that’s it!” he snarled. He pushed the bow—apparently unharmed, thank Tengur—out of reach and flew at Ubet.
He was no match. Ubet caught him and twisted his arm behind his back so far that he arched and went up on his toes. Blinking back tears of pain, he

Sometimes you have to crack a few skulls.”
“NO STEALING,” Ubet signed with sharp, forceful gestures. “We. Ask.” Those signs made slowly, but not with deliberation; Ubet’s hand practically trembling with rage-clenched muscles.
“If you insist,” Mongke muttered. “But I’m going to have my bow at the ready.” He swung it from his shoulder.
Ubet snatched the bow from his hand and flung it aside.
“Hey!” Mongke lunged after it. “If you’ve broken it—”
Ubet raised a foot to kick the bow; Mongke interposed his body, and the kick connected with his side.
“Oh, that’s it!” he snarled. He pushed the bow—apparently unharmed, thank Tengur—out of reach and flew at Ubet.
He was no match. Ubet caught him and twisted his arm behind his back so far that he arched and went up on his toes. Blinking back tears of pain, he snarled wordlessly and kicked and stomped at Ubet’s legs and feet. Ubet twisted his arm further, and Mongke whimpered.
“Fuck, Ubet, don’t break my arm—don’t break my bow—I need them!”
Ubet loosened the twist a little, though not enough that Mongke could escape or do anything.
Then he saw why. The red-draped herder was approaching up the slope, straight for them.
“Fuuuuck,” Mongke moaned.
Ubet released him, and he dropped to his knees, shaking out his arm and shoulder, mouth working wordlessly in pain and relief.
Ubet strode past him toward the herder.

October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM Everybody can reply

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Virgil James

@virgiljames.bsky.social

I honestly don't really have one, as I write on circumstance, not routine unfortunately. However, I try to grab a drink or something. Sometimes I'll set a timer with a writing sprint bot on Discord to really get the juices flowing.

#GhostPit #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

GhostPit @ghostpit.bsky.social · 3d

#GhostPit is only 10 days away! Are you ready for some fun and frights? 👻

Q1: What is your go-to writing routine?

October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM Everybody can reply

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Virgil James

@virgiljames.bsky.social

That's a good question. God she'd probably kick it idk she sucks 😭

HOWEVER, given her background, she probably wouldn't know what it is and would try to figure it out.

#WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions #WriteSky #WritingCommunity