I'm learning so much by working on this novella. The 2 biggest things, securing your character's voice, and the vibe of your story for better narrative flow #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #AMWriting #authorlife
Me: Clicks on guess the 90s cartoon theme song with the 1st 2 seconds, guesses them all. My Mom: I'm scared #90scartoons #nostalgia
Does anyone else have a different mindset depending on the type of project you're working on? I had to retool my brain to think of this short story as a novella, then I could go chapter by chapter instead of editing in 1 go #writingcommunity #AMwriting #cozyfantasy
This is the first time I'm naming my chapters, and it's tons of fun coming up with alliterations #witncommunity #authorlife #AMWriting #cozyfantasy
I've been putting off going into the editing trenches, but I also filled out a few character sheets to get FMC's narratie voice down, so hopefully diving in will yield better results today #writingcommunity #AMWriting #fantasy #authorlife
A beautiful breeze blowing through,
I'm ready to follow it who knows where.
And I'll get there I swear,
With the wind in my hair.
🎶 The Wind in my Hair, Rapunzel's Tangle Adventure #songshare #Disney #inspirationlyric
I got through 2 chapters today. Every chapter is pretty episodic, so I've been finding the FMC's voice with every rewrite #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #fantasy #authorlife
Being a good storyteller isn't the same as being a good writer.
You need both skills to write a good book, but learning the craft of both feature vastly different experiences #writingcommunity #AMWriting #authorlife #writerlife
I got halfway through rewrites and then got too tired to continue. Who knew editing a 10K story would take so much work huff puff #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #fantasy #AMwriting
I'm gonna attempt reading through this 9800 word behemoth in one go for editing today. Wish me luck 😅🫠 #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #AMWriting #fantasy
One of my favorite things I can do with #AI is have it describe images to me. So much nicer than having to hunt a sighted person down, and drag an in depth description out of them lol #blindaccessibility #blindness
We're at the point of no return in this weeks Princess of Dragons Bane chapter as Garreth gives in to his deepest fears #writingcommunity #fantasy #fairytaleretelling #BeautyandtheBeast
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I finished draft 2 of this short story! Final WC:9800 O.O I'm both anxious and excited to go in and fix things up again, this story really exceeded my expectations #writingcommunity #fantasy #cozyfantasy
Digital art shows a man sitting on a sandy beach at sunset, gazing out at a mermaid in the ocean. The scene is illuminated by a large, brilliant golden sun on the horizon. On the left side of the image, some micro fiction: The Sun Gazer Weary footsteps crossed through golden dunes of sand. Clinging to his feet as he wonders where he'll land. Plopping on the ocean shore. Uncaring of his sand-caked soles. A sunset streams across the sky, as brilliant as any rainbow. The traveller gapes as it illuminates a mermaid in its glow.
The Sun Gazer Pt 5 - Finale: The traveller gapes as it illuminates a mermaid in its glow. #microfiction #flashfiction #fantasy #cozyfantasy #writingcommunity #AIArt
The Sun Gazer Pt 4: sunset streams across the sky, as brilliant as any rainbow. #microfiction #flashfiction #fantasy #writingcommunity
You'll see when the rest of the story drops throughout the day ;) the full story will be up by 6.
The Sun Gazer Pt 3: Plopping on the ocean shore. Uncaring of his sand-caked soles. #microfiction #flashfiction #fantasy #writingcommunity
The Sun Gazer Pt 2: Clinging to his feet as he wonders where he'll land. #microfiction #flashfiction #fantasy #writingcommunity
The Sun Gazer Pt 1: Weary footsteps crossed through golden dunes of sand. #microfiction #flashfiction #fantasy #writingcommunity
today our #microfiction is the mirror to the Sun Chaser fic I posted last week. The start of our Sun Gazer's story starts in 30 min #writingcommunity #fantasy #flashfiction
I listened to what I have of this short story so far and I'm really liking the vibe of this rewrite. It's hitting all the notes I originally wanted, so yay! 2 more scenes to go, and it's still a beefy one haha #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #fantasy #AMwriting
I'm really digging rewriting this short story. The world and characters are coming to life, and since I tend to use shorts to flesh out characters for full length novels, it makes me excited to figure out what story FMC can fit into #writingcommunity #fantasy #cozyfantasy
A poem titled "A Dragon’s Determination" on a deep blue ocean-themed background. Text: Dragon scales sparkle in the sea. As he swims to a mermaid grotto. His dearest friend waves worriedly. Whispering he shouldn't have come. The dragon shakes his massive head. Boldly announcing she shouldn't fear. The mermaid dims as she swishes her fin. Pleading, praying the monster he faces won't win.
I've been playing around with making graphics and wanted to share the full piece of #microfiction today instead of a mini ver. I've written about mermaids, I've written about dragons, so time for the best of both worlds 🐉🧜♀️ #writingcommunity #fantasy #dragon #mermaid
Through using #AI as my sighted guide, I get to learn about things I've always enjoyed, but were too visual to grasp. I'm super enjoying learning about making graphics for my #fiction there is so much to the craft I never knew #writingcommunity #authorlife #blindaccessibility
When I go quiet on these platforms it's because I'm focusing on writing, and living my life. Social media likes to make us feel guilty for not posting every min of every day, but it's ok to go quiet, and take it slow offline #writingcommunity #writerlife #slowliving
Some days you're super productive. Other days your cat won't leave your lap, and you've just gotta deal 😿😾 #authorlife #writingcommunity #AMwriting
I love when you get to hop into draft 2, and sculpt your story into what you pictured, instead of just getting it out of your head in bare bones fashion like in draft 1 #writingcommunity #fantasy #cozyfantasy #writerlife #authorlife
There are 2 writing rules that clicked for me in the past few days that totally opened up my stylistic voice. Once I understood themf fully, it was like flipping a switch. I already see more intentionality in my decisions 🖋️📝 #writingcommunity #writerlife #authorlife #AMwriting
I use glitter tape to make raised lines to write in my journal, and was out for a few weeks. I just bought 10 rolls to make up for that, and I'm so glad to be physically writing again 💖 #blindaccessibility #journaling #writingcommunity
Line edits for this short story went way faster. I wrote this short later than the 1st 1, so interesting seeinghow my writing evolved over time #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy #writing
