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Ameronis RanGen<p>The Retreat of the Siren of Lightning. What dark entities can be found within? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a>#amwriting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a></p>
Ameronis RanGen<p>Awkward Writing Prompt: A female character accidentally 'leaks' during her period. ~ Spice/mess up your character's life with this prompt! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> ~ bit.ly/awkwardgen</p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Why AI Writing Will Never Worry Me</p><p>I believe this dystopian wake-up call will ignite the human soul Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »<br><a href="https://writingcooperative.com/why-ai-writing-will-never-worry-me-56f69d5d562" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingcooperative.com/why-ai-</span><span class="invisible">writing-will-never-worry-me-56f69d5d562</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/authenticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authenticity</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/aiwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aiwriting</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Arpad Nagy<p>The final chapter in this folkloric horror. How does it end? Who survives? Read to find out!<br><a href="https://medium.com/first-line-fiction/the-tattie-bogles-roots-and-reparations-conclusion-part-2-of-2-36781fd6ceae" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/first-line-fiction/</span><span class="invisible">the-tattie-bogles-roots-and-reparations-conclusion-part-2-of-2-36781fd6ceae</span></a><br><a href="https://me.dm/tags/firstlinefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firstlinefiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writingprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingprompt</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>readingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writerslift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerslift</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/lore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lore</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Indie Publishing Woes: Mistakes I Won’t Make The Second Time Around</p><p>I'm learning from the past so you don't have to Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »<br><a href="https://writingcooperative.com/indie-publishing-woes-mistakes-i-wont-make-the-second-time-around-6fed5a8fe68" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingcooperative.com/indie-p</span><span class="invisible">ublishing-woes-mistakes-i-wont-make-the-second-time-around-6fed5a8fe68</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/theshortofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theshortofit</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/selfpublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfpublishing</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/indiepublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiepublishing</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/selfpublishingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfpublishingtips</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Sev Munro<p>Ok <a href="https://historians.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> I'm looking for some niche reading recs here: Can you suggest a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> or <a href="https://historians.social/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> novel that is also <a href="https://historians.social/tags/historicalfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historicalfiction</span></a>? </p><p>Preferably <a href="https://historians.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> too, but not required. </p><p>ldeally set in a time period medieval or earlier, though open to others. </p><p>They say you have to read what you want to write, but what I want to write is hard to find! </p><p>Feel free to boost, thanks.</p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>readingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a></p>
Mountain Hermit<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldBuildingWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBuildingWednesday</span></a> 💫🌀</p><p>What if gravity wasn’t constant, but responded to human emotion? Joy might lift you off the ground, while sorrow pulls you down like a stone.</p><p>How would cities be built? How would conflict play out? What secrets could a society like this hold?</p><p>Share your thoughts below! And for more creative chaos, join the Nexus of Imagination Discord: 🔗 <a href="https://discord.gg/pyCqXgFD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">discord.gg/pyCqXgFD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a></p>
Written Tales<p>Writer’s Tip:&nbsp;Experiment with POV</p><p>Switching points of view can open new storytelling possibilities.</p><p>💡 Example:</p><p>Try first-person for intimacy: “I couldn’t breathe as he approached.”</p><p>Use third-person for broader scope: “She froze, her breath caught as he approached.”</p><p>Test POVs to see what fits best.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Christopher Miller 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Progenitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Progenitor</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BattleOfSedgemoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BattleOfSedgemoor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MonmouthRebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonmouthRebellion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FamilyTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyTree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodon</span></a></p><p>Researching my family tree,<br>I found out a very strange thing.<br>An old progenitor to me,<br>Once tried to overthrow the king.</p><p>[I found out that a direct ancestor of mine was involved in the Monmouth Rebellion and fought at the Battle of Sedgemoor in an attempt to overthrow James II]</p>
Christopher Miller 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> &nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dissent</span></a></p><p>From my 17yo poet-son - <a href="https://www.poetry.com/poet/Dylan+Miller+-+Writer?fbclid=IwY2xjawI6mKBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSMnJ3fJs8kygENPWTcBSVdz45osP3xdAtD3YptwfFlz9klZXis2DTReXQ_aem_ely7BKtMpuqzxPBU5ro8pg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">poetry.com/poet/Dylan+Miller+-</span><span class="invisible">+Writer?fbclid=IwY2xjawI6mKBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSMnJ3fJs8kygENPWTcBSVdz45osP3xdAtD3YptwfFlz9klZXis2DTReXQ_aem_ely7BKtMpuqzxPBU5ro8pg</span></a> - (give him a like or two on his poetry page!):</p><p>I must dissent your<br>Opinion: the prompt should be<br>Descent, not dissent!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mishearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mishearing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/descent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>descent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/disagreements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disagreements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/whynot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whynot</span></a></p>
Christopher Miller 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dissent</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UhuruSasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UhuruSasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FreedomNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GaryBartz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaryBartz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NTUTroop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NTUTroop</span></a></p><p>We won't pay your bills<br>No longer fight your battles<br>Hey Uhuru Sasa</p><p>[Inspired by the song "Uhuru Sasa" by Gary Bartz and the NTU Troop from the amazingly cool album "I've Known Rivers and Other Bodies". Uhuru Sasa is Swahili for freedom now.]</p>
Arpad Nagy<p>The 2nd to most recent prompt is bringing in some great stories, but I want more! Flex your fingers, writers, and let's get the flow going! I've got a draft started for this one! <br><a href="https://me.dm/tags/firstlinefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firstlinefiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writingprompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingprompts</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/flashfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashfiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/drabble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drabble</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/longfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longfiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a></p>
Christopher Miller 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> &nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Civet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Civet</span></a></p><p>Ah, civet coffee!<br>Who first thought it'll be good,<br>To pick beans from poo?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CivetCoffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivetCoffee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coffee</span></a></p>
Mark Kielty 🇮🇪<p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> - is it ever okay to give up on a Writing In Progress <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a>? </p><p>Should <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> always finish a project, even if they're not feeling it anymore? Or does this just result in accumulating a collection of unfinished stories? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Boosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boosts</span></a> appreciated - hoping to write an article about it on my <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://markkieltywriter.com/tag/articles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">markkieltywriter.com/tag/artic</span><span class="invisible">les/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoDaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoDaoine</span></a></p>
Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran<p>My new partner Storybilder is Canadian company offering free, 1-year memberships to all Canadians so that we can "showcase our reality and the future we want to see. A future with Canada in it." Elbows up, and hands on keyboards, friends!</p><p><a href="https://storybilder.com/freecanada" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">storybilder.com/freecanada</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Sheelagh Caygill<p>OpenAI's story A Machine-Shaped Hand has sparked a lot of discussion online, some of it very heated. </p><p>What is YOUR take on this gen AI piece? And why do you think/feel this way? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/12/a-machine-shaped-hand-read-a-story-from-openais-new-creative-writing-model" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/12/a-machine-shaped-hand-read-a-story-from-openais-new-creative-writing-model</span></a></p>
Luna Station Quarterly<p>Submissions are now open for our June issue! <br><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/luna-station-quarterly-ehWK6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/lu</span><span class="invisible">na-station-quarterly-ehWK6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CallForSubmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallForSubmissions</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LiteraryMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiteraryMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/IndiePublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndiePublishing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WomenWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenWriters</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DiverseVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiverseVoices</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a></p>
Christopher Miller 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> &nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/indigo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigo</span></a> </p><p>From my 17yo poet-son - <a href="https://www.poetry.com/poet/Dylan+Miller+-+Writer?fbclid=IwY2xjawI6mKBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSMnJ3fJs8kygENPWTcBSVdz45osP3xdAtD3YptwfFlz9klZXis2DTReXQ_aem_ely7BKtMpuqzxPBU5ro8pg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">poetry.com/poet/Dylan+Miller+-</span><span class="invisible">+Writer?fbclid=IwY2xjawI6mKBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSMnJ3fJs8kygENPWTcBSVdz45osP3xdAtD3YptwfFlz9klZXis2DTReXQ_aem_ely7BKtMpuqzxPBU5ro8pg</span></a> - (give him a like or two on his poetry page!):</p><p>If you really wish<br>Not to use "purple",<br>Do not use<br>Indigo, it can<br>Go away!<br>Off, damned indigo!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/useless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>useless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/itsjustpurple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>itsjustpurple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/whybother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whybother</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/extraeffort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extraeffort</span></a></p>
Christopher Miller 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Indigo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigo</span></a></p><p>Chilly evening breeze<br>Crickets chirp bye to the sun<br>An indigo sky</p>
SkidLid<p>No matter how we got here,<br>We find our self's in the occupied territories of turtle island. And despite the proclamations of the enlightened empire, we each have a choice to make. Do the work of colonialism, or act like we live here.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/landback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landback</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/landacknowledgement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landacknowledgement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/manifesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manifesto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/animism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a></p>