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misspoken-mistaken · 11 months ago
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Tough
There you go, girl. Going, going, going. Falling and skinning your knee. Watching it bleed down your leg. Waiting for scar tissue to cover you up so the next fall isn’t so shocking. I see you, girl. You’re tough. You’re hard on the outside, and even harder on the inside. And what for? Because no one showed you any softness. Or at least, you didn’t see the softness landing on you. The tenderness…
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epicmiscellaneousponderings · 2 months ago
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Update, Some New Goals!
Hey everyone!
I’ve been reflecting on how to improve the consistency and quality of the content I share with you all, and I’ve decided it’s time to shake things up a little! Starting in 2025, I’m really going to focus on sticking to a schedule that works for me, and hopefully, for you too.
First things first: I’m going to keep Miscellaneous Media Moments on random Mondays, so you can still expect that fun, surprise content every now and then. 
As for Thirteen Thursday Thoughts—after giving it some thought, I’ve decided to pause it for now. It’s been fun, but I want to try something different for a bit.
Now, here’s the exciting part: Five-Hundred Fantasy Fridays are officially happening! I’m starting a reading challenge, where I aim to read 500 books in the fantasy genre. Why fantasy, you ask? It’s a genre I’m passionate about, and it’s one I love to write in! 
But that’s not all! I’m also introducing Writing Wednesday. On Wednesdays I hope to share a little something from one of my many works in progress. Whether it's a writing snippet, character development, or just some musings on the writing process, I’ll be giving you a glimpse behind the curtain as I work on my stories. It’s a great way to stay connected with my creative journey, and I’d love for you to be a part of it!
I’m excited for this new chapter and hope you are too. I’ll be sharing regular updates on my reading challenge, my writing progress, and maybe some behind-the-scenes as I explore this process. If you’ve got any book recommendations, writing tips, or just want to chat about all things creative, drop me a comment. Let’s read, write, and grow together!
Thanks for being part of the journey!
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samanthalnasset · 1 year ago
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Been a while since I did a #writingwednesday post. Here's a snippet I was working on revising last night for Save Her Soul. Hope yall enjoy.
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stochastique-blog · 11 months ago
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eliraskin · 2 years ago
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Procrastination.
I’ve been taking these past few weeks to organize everything. Everything. My laptop files (from word documents to jpegs and apps), my social media platforms, my in life material items and files, my year, as well as my daughter’s curriculum. I’ve been the most productive and busy I have ever been (and I once took 5 classes as well as worked two part time). So it was a bit of a laugh when I…
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deathbecomesnerds · 4 years ago
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“Services Rendered” -- Raymond/Astrid
ANGST. PURE ANGST. Also some out of character decisions for Raymond. 
This is my contribution for this week’s #WriterWednesday. 
Thank you @autumnleaves1991-blog​ and @clydesducktape​ for keeping this train rolling.
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The men sat in the library, speaking to one another and off in the distance behind closed doors, Raymond could hear Astrid and Ros laughing with the guests while waiting for the business to be done.
“...so, do we have a deal?” Mickey asked the thin Italian man sitting across from him and Ray.
The man hummed “One more thing,” he said with a sly smile before turning to Ray “A night alone with your missus.” he said.
“You can’t be serious!” Ray growled, while Mickey rested a hand on his arm.
Mickey huffed as he looked back at him and forced a smile “What does she have to do with our business, Mr. Donofrio?” he asked.
He shrugged “A gesture of good faith.” he said.
Ray shook his head, there was no way he was going to let this sleazy con artists put a hand on Astrid. His Star. The Love of his Life. Besides, she was too faithful of a wife to sleep with some random guy doing business with Mickey!
Mickey grumbled, he wanted this business done now as he leaned over to Ray “We can hand Astrid over, doesn’t mean she’s gonna sleep with him. She can handle herself. Besides--she’ll use any excuse to kick the shit out of somebody.” Mickey whispered to Ray.
Ray growled as he stared at Luca Donofrio. He wasn’t going to use his wife as a bartering chip for one of Mickey’s deals--would Mickey have said such nonsense if it was Rosalind who was being called upon? Ros would beat him and Donofrio to bits if she did.
I could give her my gun. She can shoot him and then the problem is solved--granted, Mickey will have to find other business, but Astrid stays my pure little honey bee. Ray thought to himself, gripping tightly to his pants before finally nodding and standing up from his seat to leave the room.
Ray slammed the door behind him, walking up towards Astrid and grabbed under her arm before dragging her away from the conversation and into a tiny hideaway room as she yelled at him to let her go.
“You’re gonna go with him,” he said firmly.
“What?” Astrid asked, confused.
Ray huffed “Luca Donofrio. He wants some time alone with you, my love,” he said before grabbing his gun from behind his pants and handing it to her “You shoot him if he puts a hand on you, do you understand me?”
Astrid looked at him aghast “So you’re just gonna pimp me out to some weird Italian!?” she argued.
“You do this one thing, and I will take you wherever you want to go, do whatever you want...fuck--I’ll even let you beat the ever-living shit out of me. Mickey wants this business deal to go through. Please.” Ray practically begged her.
Astrid’s nostrils flared as she looked at her husband “I should just sleep with him to get back at you, you son of a bitch!” she said, grabbing his gun with one and while riding up the skirt of her gown with the other to strategically place the gun in between her stockings and garter belt.
“I love you,” Ray said firmly.
“Yeah, I’m sure you do.” Astrid hissed as she walked away.
She disappeared into the crowd, and Ray watched broken heartedly before retrieving back to the office where Mickey and Luca waited for him to return; Ray nodded at Mickey who smiled in return before looking back over at Luca.
“Consider it a deal,” he said.
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In the early morning hours, as the sun rose, Ray sat in the living room waiting for Astrid to return home.
He didn’t change out of his suit and would occasionally check on Enniss out of boredom and nerves while he waited.
Just as the clock struck 5:30, the front door gently opened and closed while the faint heeled steps of Astrid Smith echoed down the foyer and into the living room where he waited.
Ray met her gaze; her hair was disheveled, make-up smeared, and her dress was slightly torn at the slit. He couldn't stop himself from thinking horrid things when Astrid took a step closer and threw her clutch on the couch in front of her.
“He’s gay.” She finally said.
Ray turned his head, slightly perplexed “What?”
“He’s fucking gay, Raymond…”
Astrid walked around the couch and glared at her husband “He wanted to spend all night with me to discuss how ‘unbelievably fucking hot’ you are.” She remarked “So I spent all night telling him in excruciating detail our sex life. It was the best smut he ever heard in his life and he will finalize the deal with Mickey later this morning, I will be getting a retainer for services rendered, and you will apologize to me after I do what needs to be done!” She lectured.
“Which is…?”
Astrid immediately clocked him square in the jaw, she cried out in pain as she broke her hand against his jawline while Ray loudly groaned into the couch cushion. The couple sat in their pain for a moment before Ray finally composed himself and looked back up at Astrid as tears fell down her cheek from the pain.
“How could you fucking do that to me!?” she whispered in anger “I’m your wife! I deserve better than to be handed off to whichever business partner Mickey has brewing.” she hissed at him, her anger so bad that Ray wanted to die--why did he do this to her?
Ray reached out for her but she shooed his hands away “You don’t get to touch me ever!” she yelled.
“My love!” Ray called out to her.
Astrid shook her head “You get to live with the guilt of what you did. Even if nothing happened, the fact that you even allowed to let it happen…” she trailed off, tears welling up in her eyes “I’m taking Enniss and I’m going to stay with my dad,” she finally said firmly.
“For how long?” Ray asked her, his voice cracking.
“For however long it takes for me to look at your face without wanting to punch it.” Astrid said before backing away from him and leaving the living room and Ray alone with his thoughts.  
Ray closed his eyes, giving himself a moment to compose himself again. He never liked it when him and Astrid fought--it never ended well.
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ohtheplacesblog · 4 years ago
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Miracles do happen. I'm sitting outside writing y'all. The birds was like, what are you doing out here? LOL #writingWednesday #BondingWithNature #writing #creativity #CreativeWriting #writercommunity #communityofwriters #writersofcolor https://www.instagram.com/p/CQM9pIQBUr-/?utm_medium=tumblr
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itslmdee · 5 years ago
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Flash Fiction: Just a Bit of Cloth
“Just wear it,” her brother says, unable to understand her reluctance. “It’s just a bit of cloth.”
“I don’t want to,” she says tearfully.
“It’s for the public good!” He gives her a sympathetic look. “It is for your own safety.”
It’s a symbol of oppression and control. She protested but the protest did nothing, not when so many citizens welcomed the law. Now she must cover up or face punishment and public shaming.
“Maybe it won’t be forever,” he says, exasperated. “Now put it on.”
Amaya puts on the headscarf before she leaves the house. The revolution which overthrew the monarchy did not make her free.
Note: since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the hijab has become compulsory in Iran. Women are required to wear loose-fitting clothing and a headscarf in public to this day. Mandatory covering laws are never fleeting.
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dlcroisette · 5 years ago
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#writingtips #29 Oh don't we all have these days.  You can see so clearly the picture of a scene in your mind.  It's a masterpiece.  You rush to write it down.  And out comes... mush.⁣ ⁣ You've seen the memes.⁣ ⁣ It happens to all of us.  Ahem, much more than we'd like to admit. ⁣ ⁣ It's an unfortunate reality, not everything that pours out of your magical fingers is going to be perfect.  But you know what I am going to say - practice makes perfect. ⁣ ⁣ The violinist doesn't get those perfect notes in that recording without hours and hours of practicing, going over and over the notes until they are...well...perfect.  ⁣ ⁣ Keep going over your scene, rewrite, remove, start over, get feedback, ask for help, read someone else's scene. Make it perfect.⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#writingwednesday #writingwednesdays #wednesdaywisdom #wednesdaymotivation #wednesdayquotes #wednesdaywisdom✨ #writingcommunity #writingcommunityofinstagram #writinginspiration #writingtip #writingtips✏️ #writingtipsandtricks #writerslife #writerslifeforme #amwriting #writerswrite #writersofinstagram #writing #wattpad #wattpadbooks #wattpadauthor #rubyredromances ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CDOjSVVgZ1Y/?igshid=1lsqccd6p5cfn
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furbysandfursuits · 5 years ago
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PROJECT PINK EYES
A recently declassified document regarding the use of anthros in the war on communism. 
https://www.patreon.com/posts/34376631
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krrw2020 · 5 years ago
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If we visualize a story as a line of dominoes, we can envision the Midpoint as a turn in the domino design. The line of reactions from the First Half of the Second Act finally whacks into that domino at the turn--and begins a whole new line of falling dominoes. #writetip
If we visualize a story as a line of dominoes, we can envision the Midpoint as a turn in the domino design. The line of reactions from the First Half of the Second Act finally whacks into that domino at the turn--and begins a whole new line of falling dominoes. #writetip
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samanthalnasset · 1 year ago
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Am I doing my #writingwednesday post past midnight? Maybe. Brain fog is not a friend to time. XD
Hope yall enjoy the snippet from the chapter I'm revising tonight.
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minus1digit · 5 years ago
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A glimpse into a #WIP that is currently on the back burner. This is from the Character Creation Codex, which is a rulebook for my #TTRPG, Blood & Bones...[[|:-) #WritingWednesday #WritingCommunity #rulebook #indieauthor #tabletopgames #IWroteThis #minus1digit You can see a better version of it on my Twitter feed (at)minus1digit1 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6y4wfuhACC/?igshid=osxl8jsfs5l1
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revivetreeoflife-blog · 5 years ago
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Hello beautiful souls, It's time for another #ReviveWritingWednesday Pull up a chair and have your journal at hand. Grab a nice cup of comfort and a favorite pen and take at least 15min to ponder this prompt. ..*.. There is lots of good advice out there. Have you ever followed any of it? Who gave you the best advice that changed how you perceive things? ..*.. "Walk your own path." - The pace at which you evolve and grow is going to be different from anyone else. So don't compare yourself to others and where they are in their process. Each choice you make in life if ultimately up to you. You are responsible for how well the outcome turns out. Some choices you will see the results of quickly, weather it was a positive outcome or not, others you won't see the results of for many years. If you have problems and you complain about them, and want the things to change, find your own constructive solutions, because you shouldn't wait for someone else to fix it for you. This applies to most any situation. ..*.. You're really upset about environmental pollution and complain that "they" should fix the problems. This isn't finding a solution to the problem. What can you do to help the environment? Start eliminating single use items. Write your Congressmen about your concerns. Start a group that helps clean up your city. These help and are constructive solutions. ..*.. Share with us the best piece of advice you've been given. Be well on your journey. ..*.. #writingprompts #WritingWednesday #writemore #writersofinstagram #journal #journaling #journalinspiration #journalprompts #journalersofinstagram #inspiration #selfcare #meditate #loveyourself #meditation #selfcare #selflove #love #smile #happy #fall #nature #picoftheday #instalove #instagood #photooftheday #advice #soulfood #spiritualgrowth #spirituality https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-dBdzHsRD/?igshid=p7m2cggvv4zh
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ninasoden · 5 years ago
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Week 30 – #WritingWednesday Challenge
What will today's #WritingWednesday #writingprompt Challenge inspire in you? #TheRedheadedAuthor #authorlife #justwrite
Today is the 30th Edition of #WritingWednesday!!!
I CHALLENGE YOU – COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR FIVE MINUTE ANSWER TO TODAY’S WRITING PROMPT QUESTION!
Remember, #WritingWednesday is an EASY, STRESS-FREE, weekly writing challenge.
Read the writing prompt below,
Spend 5 minutes writing (in your own voice or the voice of a character you’re writing) whatever comes to mind,
DON’T EDIT what you…
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month9books · 6 years ago
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In this week’s #writingwednesday, read about the benefits of having a great editor.
Our guest blogger, Tara Creel, is an experienced editor who has worked on many middle grade books, including recent releases like JAGGER JONES & THE MUMMY’S ANKH and ROGER MANTIS: THE REMARKABLE METAMORPHOSIS OF ROGER MCGILLICUTTY. She also runs a freelance editing company called Write On Editing.
The Qualities of an Indispensable Editor
The most important part of writing is getting the words on the page. The second most important—and sometimes the hardest part—is re-writing the words on the page. Revise, rework, polish, perfect, touch up … whatever you call it, it falls under the umbrella of editing. And because no story was born in a bubble or after a first draft, editing is very important. Your editor is a fresh and objective set of eyes on your story baby.
I believe there are so many qualities an editor must have to do their job properly, but here are six I find particularly helpful in my job besides actually editing:
 Editors must read. My first love is the story. Editors are first readers before any other hat they wear and it is a necessary quality. An editor must have the experience to recognize what works and what doesn’t, what’s been done before, and when a story rule can be broken. Being well-read is the most basic but also the most crucial tool in an editor’s skill set.
Editors are students. Speaking of learning tools, editors can’t learn the basic rules of grammar and then sit around happily marking up those same five things in every manuscript. There are hundreds of rules and ideas an editor can learn to help them in their job. And the manuals and professional rules are updated yearly. Taking classes and improving is a must for a professional editor.
Editors are teammates. Teammates compromise and don’t always think they’re right. The author owns the story and I’m only there to help them take it into home. Or score that goal. Or put it in the basket. Whatever sports euphemism you relate to. Often times, I read and critique a story and my comments to the author will resonate. And that’s not only because of my ability as an editor, but because of their skill as a storyteller. I know their story so well from what I’ve read that I can help them fill in the gaps of their imagination that didn’t quite make it to the page.
Editors brainstorm. Part of that teamwork is brainstorming. I don’t throw out a bunch of ideas and tell my clients they’re on their own. We get together and we talk. Then we think and throw out ideas. Then we write. Then we talk again. Then we revise. Then we email at any hour. Then we do it all again. A good editor will use the author’s words, and their suggestions, and find a solution that works for the story.
Editors support. To piggy back off of the last idea, editors are supportive throughout the entire writing process. They help the client with what they need. They communicate however the author feels most comfortable. They are available to answer questions. They talk the client through their doubts.
Editors cheerlead. After an editor talks the author through the doubts, they cheer them on. Both the editor and author have put in a lot of hard work. Now it’s time to see the fruits of their labor and celebrate. Not that it’s all downhill from here, but an editor will tell the author they can make it up that hill they’re facing, and cheer them along the whole way.
Tara Creel has helped many books reach their best potential, including these novels from Month9Books and Tantrum books!
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