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adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)Book Promotion: Books you can't put down - available to download free! A great selection of action-adventure, horror, and murder mysteries only available until the end of the month. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/contemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contemporary</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/legendary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legendary</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#future</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sleuth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sleuth</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#readers</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventure</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/detective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#detective</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amateur</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/suspense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#suspense</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#private</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/steampunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#steampunk</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/vigilante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vigilante</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/reader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reader</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fedibookfair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/classic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classic</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thrills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thrills</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#murder</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#action</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/excitement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#excitement</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monster</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mystery</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/whodunnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#whodunnit</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amreading</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/goodbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goodbooks</a> (5035) <a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/booksyoucantputdown/pp9ctnlwfg?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://books.bookfunnel.com/booksyoucantputdown/pp9ctnlwfg?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a>

Writing & Editing"A writer has to write until they find out who they are. There's no way around it and you can't as a writer know how long it will take to find you. That's why it happens right away for some and not for a while for others. The only rule in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> is persistence." - Wrtr <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a>

Kris Bock Romance/MysteryWhat we can learn about fast starts from a close look at the opening of A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking, by T. Kingfisher. Peek: "But the red stuff oozing out from under her head definitely wasn't a raspberry filling." Read more 👉 <a href="https://lttr.ai/Ad3pP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lttr.ai/Ad3pP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a>

Writing & Editing"Writing is that one thing that you can do for yourself, that costs nothing, and that raises your spirits. Your story is yours." - Wrtr <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> Be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authorsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authorsky</a>

Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)Definitely feeling more autumnal now. <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autumn</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

Kris Bock Romance/MysteryWriters Can Keep Readers Turning the Pages with Powerful Paragraphing: "Look at a few pages of your novel, memoir, short story, etc. Don’t read them; just look at the balance of text and white space. Do you have only a few long paragraphs? Do you have mainly short paragraphs? Or do you have a good mix?" <a href="https://lttr.ai/Ad3nf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lttr.ai/Ad3nf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a>

Cendrine MarrouatThe new weekly prompt is up! Theme: From your window.<a href="https://haikushackprompts.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-from-your-window" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://haikushackprompts.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-from-your-window</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prompt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetrycommunity</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@poetry</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/haiku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@haiku</a>

Kierkegaanks regretfullyI wonder if I were to adopt an alternate identity (like Marshall and Slim Shady) if I would write stories that nobody reads differently<a href="https://beige.party/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

mvuAlright, stood up <a href="https://separate.page/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://separate.page/</a> for basic editing and did some PWA stuff so it's approximately installable on a device.It's real raw right now, and probably won't get any additional updates since it's working for me. (I might change the save-to-localstorage logic to not be constantly running)Like I mentioned before it's probably useless to most people, but I've already used it to write a couple articles on my e-ink device and I love it.<a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/pwa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pwa</a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webdev</a>

InkicanWell that's that - NANOWRIMO is no mo' - an elegy for writing challenges everywhere. You never needed NANOWRIMO - the art was always within you. <a href="https://inkican.com/no-mo-nanowrimo-elegy-for-writing-challenges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inkican.com/no-mo-nanowrimo-elegy-for-writing-challenges/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writerscommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativeprofessional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creativeprofessional</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativebusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creativebusiness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativebusinessowner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creativebusinessowner</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creative</a>

Neve Maslakovic<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writephant</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SelfPromo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfPromo</a> I write science fiction that leans towards cozy, with plenty of mystery twists and humor. Find out more about my books here:<a href="https://nevemaslakovic.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nevemaslakovic.com</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sff</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mystery</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/speculative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speculative</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Orion (he/him)I had a "clever" idea to introduce a character in the middle part of my book only to find them again,years later,having transitioned,and play it as a surprise.As in,we meet Jacinta, and then much later,we meet Wiktor,and my POV character reveals they're the same person by reintroducing herself to him (Wiktor).But then I thought, am I perpetuating the stereotype that trans ppl are trying to "trick" us cissies? Thoughts?<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writers</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trans</a>

Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)How far would your character go to sample their favourite beverage?(Seriously, I've been pouring into this thing for twenty minutes.)<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingTips</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

Neve MaslakovicIt’s time for the Monday evening writing chat <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writephant</a>! I’m your host today and the topic is… Writing Energy<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 2504.21 — Is there anything that bores you about any of your characters?</blockquote>Wait? Isn't that the stuff you're supposed to leave out?[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]<a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoostingIsSharing</a><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gender</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RSdiscussion</a>

The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨🎨🥚 Pysanky eggs are a Ukrainian <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> form where artists "write" with heated beeswax, creating multi-layered designs through careful dyeing. Each egg is a canvas of geometric patterns and cultural symbols.👉 Learn more: <a href="https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-are-intricate-springtime-pysanky-eggs-made?utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-are-intricate-springtime-pysanky-eggs-made?utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tksst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tksst</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#color</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#easter</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/holidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#holidays</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poland</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)Life is too long not to sing. Sing your passions. Sing for your fare. If a prostitute stabs you in the face with a cricket post on the Jen and Judy show, Sing it rare.<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OutOfContext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OutOfContext</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

Cole HaddonThe latest episode of the 5AM STORYTALK PODCAST has dropped early on Substack! Veronica Sullivan, Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, discusses curation as an act of creation, uncomfortable cultural conversations, and how literary fests will have to evolve because of publishing platforms like Substack!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingtips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#substack</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literaryfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literaryfiction</a>   <a href="https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/podcast-q-and-a-veronica-sullivan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/podcast-q-and-a-veronica-sullivan</a>

Efilheim | 🧙 Evermist DevWorking in depth on the Evermist prologue. Using Manuskript is particularly suited to managing the writing of lore, quests, characters and the main plot. I recommend it: it's free and open source.<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indierpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indierpg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiegames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indiegames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indiedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/CRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CRPG</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/godotengine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#godotengine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rpg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a>

RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersCoffeeClub</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WCC</a> 2504.21 — In honor of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@johnhowesauthor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@johnhowesauthor</a> who doesn’t really like coffee: what “established” writerly traits don’t really apply to you?</blockquote>Forgive me for inverting this question. I like positivity.<ol><li>Drinks whiskey and whisky and bourbon. Check. See photo.</li><li>Has a pet cat. Not currently. Historically, tho.</li><li>Drinks gallons of coffee. Decaf cappuccino please, and only a cup or two. Extra credit: I've only written in a coffee shop a few times; I prefer the tables outside because drinking with a N95 mask is difficult.</li><li>Depressed and melancholy. I was depressed, then I realized I held the illusion that I was in control of events in my life. (Thank you Wayne Dyer.) When I gave up on the illusion, literally became disillusioned, I kicked the depression. Let's give that trait a half-point for historical reasons.</li><li>Is eccentric. I feel rather symmetrical, even if I was always a square and never a rounder. If this means hyperbolic, count me in! Maybe I should ask my spouse? Um, maybe not.</li><li>Has a god complex. That's kind of a sexist question. What about goddesses? Not answering.</li><li>Is reclusive. Does shy count?</li><li>Unkempt. Not describing my current state of clothing, current lack thereof, grooming, or smell status. Nope.</li><li>Broke. I had a day job. Not stupid.</li><li>Chain smokes. The only time you smell smoke around me is when I tend a barbecue. My mum was the chain smoker, which I think accounts for my asthma.</li><li>Writes longhand. Are you flapping nuts? I was obviously destined to be a doctor if you believe that about bad pen craft. I learned on a mechanical typewriter, progressed to a Smith-Corona, then an Apple ][ and haven't looked back since. (11½. Writes with a fountain pen. My writing greatly improves with a nibbed pen; I studied calligraphy. Still, I think faster than I can talk, let alone type on a keyboard, so why would I do something so cripplingly ridiculous to my productivity?)</li><li>Procrastinates. Um. Here I am replying to an Internet prompt. Again.</li><li>In a state of continual angst. Maybe. Depends on the day, or whether what I am writing might contradict the conservative social climate fomenting in my country of origin. Okay, likely. Very likely. Oh noes!</li><li>Eschews adverbs. I definitely use adverbs. Whether they survive revision is another matter.</li><li>Is a literary snob. Whiskey snob, maybe. Okay. I confess it! I love Charles Dickens. The rest of them, never read 'em. I'm not well-read literally. [Is that the right word?] Even in my genre(s), I like what I like not what other readers hold up as the best. Another good reason to be shy. I can't even carry on small talk about literature!</li><li>Writes under various noms de plume. Yes.</li><li>Cuts a dashing figure. That kind of implies a gender, doesn't it? Nobody can accuse me of being pretty or rugged. Average. Which may explain why I write about average looking people. In any case, I do know a few things about clothing and fabrics; I can put together a nice ensemble, with accessories and shoes. I even own a turtleneck. Hats are good. I can package well. Maybe true.</li><li>Swears and curses a lot. Ask my computer. The people in my life would say, "Incapable." I'm reputed to be "delicate." I use my computer when nobody is around, and self-censor when they are.</li><li>Has a giant vocabulary. Word choice counts and I will use the exact word. See item 14.</li><li>Is a grammarian par excellence. Me! Ha! I often write in grammar B and perpetrate grammaricide with glorious glee, enough so that any self-respecting high school English teacher would not only fail my purple prose ass, but send my sorry hind-part to the principal's office on principle for a paddling!</li></ol>Enough fun. Forgive me. Please!More in <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/altText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altText</a>. 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