5 more days to get the early-registration discount for my zoom-based summer writing group! We'd love to help you meet your writing goals, grow a healthier & happier practice, and find community 
Details at https://www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-group.html
Had a sandwich for breakfast.
#BoostingIsSharing and #AltText.
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If you receive "Book" or "reach" promoters, report them.
Several have been spotted in the last few days and may generate AI-produced "friendly" chats, setting you up for later slaughter
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We don't want to become another IG.
Gute Nacht, Freunde!
Wrote ~400 words for the Wolves this morning.
Then the day got away from me, but that's often how office days run.
Hoping to reach 10k words this month. (Gah. I used to write that much in a WEEK.)
No matter. I'm writing, and that's what counts.
Answer to "#ScribesAndMakers Day 21: Tell us one truth and two lies about your creative work."
The one truth is #3. I play stringed instruments. I started with piano, picked up guitar, mandolin and ukelele much later, and erhu (Chinese violin) as a heritage learner.
I don't write romance and YA books, mostly fantasy and sci-fi (though I guess I give off that vibe? 
) and man, I WISH I was trained in classical paining.
#WritersCoffeeClub 5/22: How do you make a location you’ve never visited feel ‘real’ for the reader?
I write fantasy. Neither me nor my readers will ever be able to "visit" those locations, except by seeing them in our minds.
I don't like using a lot of description, either, but I try to add something for all senses: sight, hearing, smells, foods, weather...
All of that takes second place to the action, though, and the general sense of a place. It seems to work.
So, the folks in Lit!Commons made a zine and are making more and here's a write-up one did about the collaboration.
(I'm so pleased with this project and honored to be a very tiny part of it.)
https://loft.org/writers-block-blog/behind-zine-handmade-space-hope-kristy-wessel
#WordWeavers 5/22: If you could magically write a new genre really well, which genre would you choose?
Romantasy.
I mean, I'm close with the Wolves, but... Romantasy is really booming right now, and being able to have another, well-selling series along those lines might actually, finally make me visible.
And then buying covers would no longer be a pain...
Hello, #DoctorWho fans. A new Twelve x Clara story from me has arrived! I just want to give a great big thank you to everyone who supports my writing and stories.
There are so many references to things said or done throughout Twelve and Clara's journey together. I loved weaving this all together for everyone to enjoy. Also of note, this was written for a friend of mine, a skilled artist and fellow whouffaldi lover, RumpleWho on Tumblr. This entire piece is for her. Let's talk about some art that inspires me on a daily basis… Please check out my friend's work.
All in all, I have to say that this is my favorite story I've ever written for them. I'm glad it's finally finished and I can share it with the world.
Prepare for a metric frickton of emotions.
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The Doctor heads out to answer a distress call only to find Clara again. The TARDIS thinks it's about time they reunite. How will things go?
You can read "Dreamstates" here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65768071
RumpleWho and her art: https://www.tumblr.com/rumple04
Art piece used (but by a different artist): https://www.tumblr.com/anotheruserwithnoname/186823793769/dont-worry-you-daft-old-man-just-when-i?source=share
@strangeseawolf @DoctorMonkey2 @doctorwanderer @QuokkaMocha @Luna_Catriona @EvelynCold @aslgms @paul @HeliaXyana @Firlefanz @skribe @therivercrow
#Today 22
Good day!
A gnarly old tree straight out of a gothic rainstorm at midnight. Yet, during the day, I noticed all the new growth surrounding it.
I try to be new in some way each day. Some days, life gives me all the new I can handle.
It isn’t enough to be new, we need to be new again.
Be everwell.
evensong
the nightingale provides
my dream melody
#dailyhaikuprompt - nightingale
#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
#birds
#nature
#spring
In the study,
the quiet study,
a writer works tonight.
In the study,
the quiet study,
a writer works tonight.
a WIP underway,
a WIP underway,
a WIP underway,
a WIP underway....
#PhantastikPrompts 22. Welche Fehler der Vergangenheit wiederholen sich gerade?
Aleister McCraw hält sich für besser als alle anderen und regiert sein Rudel mit harter Hand.
Um seinen Willen durchzusetzen, würde er über Leichen gehen, er droht, erpresst und erniedrigt.
Es wird für ihn nicht gut ausgehen... und das hoffe ich auch für unsere Welt.
A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9
#PennedPossibilities 677 — What is your MC’s greatest skill?
Lucky is a great hacker. Unfortunately, he's very much out of his depth and without a computer right now...
Heather is a better hunter than most women in her pack. But women hunting are frowned upon by her Alpha. (Not that she cares.)
A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9
#ScribesAndMakers 5/21. Tell us one truth and two lies about your creative work.
Pick out the truth in the poll below.
How much do you have to post on social media each day to get noticed?
It's kind of like I'm invisible lately.
KONG SKULL ISLAND #Review
Sam Jackson yells.
T-Hiddy is British doing British things.
Brie-Lar-y does...nothing.
Full Review #link Below- This Kong Skull Island Has Had IT With These Motha-fuckin' Sams In This Motha-fuckin Island!
#writing #writer #writingCommunity #writers #Movies #movie #cinema #cinemastodon #Film #films #filmmastodon #reviews #filmreviews #moviereviews
#article #listicle #list #read #reading #funny #humor #kongskullisland #kong #monsterverse
Local sales of my book have been off to a great start. And today I see I’ve gotten my first international print-on-demand sale!
Thank you anonymous stranger for getting my book! I hope you enjoy it.
May 22, 2025:
What is a "haibun"?
A haibun (俳文) is a short piece that combines prose and poetry (a haiku), with a subtle or direct link between the prose and the haiku.
Here's my first one, "My brother's fall" on Medium.
Haibun, "My brother's fall"
https://medium.com/@romanalanwrites/my-brothers-fall-134a0a8a6830
My Medium stuff should be open and accessible to all – let me know if it's not.
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