Layla Hale

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag March 4 - media Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is dark blue with gold stars with a black background with neon blue border. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner. A different version of the same illustrated caticorn is curled up writing in the lower left corner.

The #WIPSnips word for March 4th is "media"

#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

Glad to know it's a writers habit all around. Although, I guess the addition of rum as money woud make people a lot more merry and clumsy. 😂

One of the greatest perks of adult life. 😁

Ever procrastinated your "writing hours" away, and sat there wondering, in a desperate attempt, if you can use cups of tea drank as a measurement of time-keeping in your #worldbuilding???

...

Yeah, no, it's silly. I'm going to go stuff my face with custard creams and cry now. 🥲

#amwriting #wip

Hey, welcome to Blue Sky! 👋

Just getting started on bluesky and what better way with an introduction?

🌑 Hello! My name is Vela Henbane (she/her), and I'm an aspiring indie author

🌑 My debut-in-progress is a cosmic horror cyberpunk. I'm hoping to find engage more with the writing community here 🖤
#booksky #writesky

Sometimes I wonder how a dog sees the world. Are smells like colors to us?

Then I realize how much our imagination has stunted our senses and wonder at what we are missing

Oh this is cool! Usually I only see your work with human subjects. I think this is the first one I've seen with an animal. This is lovely Lee! Really neat. Nice touch with it being monochrome too, was that a deliberate nod to a dog's vision being black and white?

I'm so sorry you're going through this. Haven't been online to catch up but I gasped when I saw this. One of my colleagues has a freind who's going through the same thing. Honestly the second-hand distress he showed when telling me about his freind... Can't imagine the hell your going through. ❤️

A stylized cover art for the book titled "Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero," featuring a silhouette of a cloaked figure in a dark, magical forest. The figure, shrouded in shadow, is holding a glowing sword with a vibrant red hue. Intricate patterns adorn the figure's cloak, evoking a sense of mystery and fantasy. The background showcases an eerie forest with bare, twisted trees and ethereal lights, creating a mystical and foreboding atmosphere. In the distance, a castle with spires looms against a pale, glowing sky, adding a sense of adventure and danger to the scene. The title is prominently displayed at the top in bold, stylized lettering, with a vivid gradient effect that contrasts with the darker tones of the artwork. The overall composition conveys themes of heroism, darkness, and a journey into the unknown.

UPDATE! 🌹🎉

I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99

Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy!

#Fantasy #Author

Been on trains, planes and even a bloody ferry! Managed to squeeze in a small #doodle in my #sketch notebook. 😁🫖

Think I'm getting good at #drawing this particular hare and robin. I don't have a specific style for them, but I guess this is what #design it's settled on.

#BookSky #amwriting #art

The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live.

—Morrie Schwartz

Oh hey! SfW actually sold a meaningful amount NOT on Amazon.

Good job existing Kobo! Keep fighting the giant, or at least offering some level of competition to a fellow giant...

(For reference, my typical sales are >95% amazon)

#booksky #author

We've been a bit lucky for the moment, it's stopped raining where I am, fingers crossed it eases off a bit more.

Oh that's even better! With custard or ice cream?

Cake, there's always room for cake somewhere in self care.

Sometimes, self-care is spending a day exploring bookstores, museums, greenhouses, art galleries, and libraries.

And here in the UK we also have the National Trust and English Heritage. I'm proud of the fact we have so much old stuff. What's more awesome then having a picnic in the ruins of a monastery?

Time Tourist Outfitters, LTD. is a great time travel mystery book! First in a series.

#booksky #timetravel #cnjackson

This is going to sound cheeky to say, but being a radiographer and looking at anatomy and injury/illness really helps with #writing realistic battle scenes and war-injuries.

Wonder how many other medical professionals use thier experience to write #fantasy?

#BookSky #writingcommunity

Okay but hear me out:

A winter book club, and we all bring soup.

Oh my god that's amazing!

Yes, plus cake. Someone needs to be the pudding...

Wait. 😮

Why isn't there a book/cooking club? You know how there's often recipe books based on and inspired fiction that's described in said books..? Why isn't there cooking clubs based on that?

Someone, please invent this.

Did another #pencil #illustration for my #book, that I'm working on. Slowly but surely.

I've never done a #drawing of transparent things layered in this way so I'm pretty proud of it.

She looks like her sister. But her sister is the nicer one. 😁

I love sharing my #artsy #wipsnip pieces.

#BookSky

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.

—Samuel Johnson

✍️📃 That amazing moment when you wake up after dreaming of mansions made of glass, gardens where only nocturnal blooms grow and a tree with a city's worth of gold masks on it...

And you remember it in such detail that you can write about it! ✒️📓

#BookSky #amwriting #fantasy #wipsnip #worldbuilding

Bonkers idea for #worldbuilding, please, grab your tea...

Small #dragon decides thier legacy won't be a treasure horde. Instead, he partners up with a noble household to make the 'most wonderful garden on the globe'. Made from plundered rare and prized plants.

#wipsnip #BookSky #amwriting #fantasy

You know what, I am definitely open to trying new things. Specifically having a sophisticated booze up combined with a buffet pf pastries somewhere in France.

This just looks like incredibly poshly moulded spam. Why is it glistening though?

A very Happy New Year everyone! May 2026 be a wonderful one!
🍾🥂

It was this time last year I was #drawing the first of my #fantasy maps, and polishing up an #edit on my #story.

And, I've hit some snags, but made big strides, and I'm going to carry it into next year.

We've all got this. Yeah. 😁