I've been setting up my new computer today and man it's such a learning curve from years of no computer. It'll be nice when it's all set up and I can ya know, use itlol #writingcommunity #authorlife #laptopsetup
I got my new laptop today!!! 🎊🎉☺️ I'm gonna set it up tmw cuz I got it later in the day, but yaaaay! I haven't bought a new laptop in a looong time, super excited to get it going to help with life lol #writingcommunity #authorlife
Took a few days off from writing and have been chilling out with daydreams. Came up with a new story idea because of this break, so glad I took it instead of forcing myself to hit invisible bench marks for projects #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy #cozyfantasy
I strum my fiddle on a street corner, trying to earn some coin. Commoners, nobles, animals pass, ignoring my merry lilting song. A stray dog stops, looking up. I'm afraid he will take a bite. My fiddle glows, my magic flows. A feral dog dances as he comes to life.
I really like how the art turned out for this #microfiction it's just so cute! This piece is called Musical Charm #writingcommunity #flashfiction #AIart #cozyfantasy #AMwriting #fantasy
This week in Princess of Dragons Bane we barrel towards are finale while the worst possible outcome comes to pass #writingcommunity #romantasy #fantasy #fairytaleretelling #beautyandthebeast
open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
I've been knee deep in micro edits all day. I'm exhausted, and had to take a break, but got everything squared away for tomorrows chapter, yay! #writingcommunity #romantasy #fairytaleretelling #beautyandthebeast
A tall, vertical chalkboard menu stands on a wooden café counter beneath a single glowing Edison bulb. In the background, there is a rustic brick wall. On the counter sits a vintage tan cash register, small potted plants, and glass "Dragon Tips" jars. The chalkboard is titled "TODAY'S DRAGON'S BANE CAFE ORDERS!" and features the following text: Garreth: A fancy chai tea that he sourced from his own stash of herbs and spices lol. 🌿✨ Maeve: an organic energy drink filled with enough fruits and veggies for it to cost a fortune because she really needs that perfect drink to start her day. 🥤💸🥬 Elrick: The best coffee. The fanciest coffee. It's imported from Columbia and better than any coffee you could ever imagine bwahaha. ☕🇨🇴🔥 Gustav: He pretends he's drinking coffee but it's actually beer in a coffee mug. 🍺🤫🤫 Tadgh: This is a tough one. I'm torn between a really smooth English Breakfast Tea, or a premium black coffee. Maybe he switches up depending on his mood. 🫖 / ☕🤔
I was scrolling down my feed the other day and saw a "What drink would your characters order" prompt and couldn't resist. Here are the orders for my main Princess of Dragons Bane characters, with cute cafe vibes #writingcommunity #AIArt #fantasy #fairytaleretelling #cafevibes
My main rewrite is turning a passive sentence into an active sentence, how about you? 📓 #writingcommunity #AMWriting #authorlife #fantasy #cozyfantasy
I really want to get back into #jewelrymaking again, but then I'll run into the same problem of stockpiling pieces, because I don't plan to sell anything lol #DIY #hobbies
I know I say this a lot, but this chapter I'm working on is such a tear jerker 😭 to be working on the ending I've had planned for a year is just so ayaaaah #writingcommunity #fantasy #authorlife #AMWriting
Legend told of treasure turning fins into legs. Granting mermaids new life on land. Everyone shuddered at losing their scales. Except for the mermaid who never belonged. Determination fueled her tender heart as she searched the ocean floor. One day she'd find that treasure to reunite with her human love.
Am I starting a new thing? #microfiction Mondays? I don't want to commit to anything, so probs not. Eithehr way, here's another piece called The Mermaid and the Rose #AIArt #writingcommunity #fantasy #authorlife
My cat is shedding so much that I had to brush her for the first time today.
She took it way better than I expected. Like she didn't like it, but she didn't dislike it either. A win in cat lingo imo 😾 #cats #adorable #catlife
As I always suspect, I start working on this chapter and realize I need another chapter to finish this story 🤣.
The events that are going to happen are still the same, but I always wind up writing the chapter longer than I expect it to be #writingcommunity #AMWriting #fantasy
I just read an article referencing The Anatomy of Story and that reminds me it's staring at me to read it from my digital bookshelf.
I'll get to you I promise. Let me finish my stories first, ok? #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy #AMWriting
Stretch out one foot, bump my cat's head. Reach out another foot, bump my cat's back.
'Tis life when you're blind with adorably clingy kitties. You just gotta move as slow as possible, or else possibly smoosh lol #cats #kittylife #adorable #blindness
Any time I plot out a new "short story" for this anthology, gets enough plot to be a novelette or novella. So I think it's gonna wind up being a series title, more than a anthology so I can release these longer stories under an umbrella #writingcommunity #fantasy
Here's my Substack post for this week. A lot of thinking, a lot of updates. If you enjoy this style, let me know, as I'm still trying to figure out the other stuff I like to post that isn't fiction #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy
open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
I just scheduled a rambley what I'm up to post over on Substack so I hope you're all looking forward to reading thoughts that pop into my head as I type lol #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy
This chapter my Disney Princess style FMC danced down the streets as she belted out a ballad and chestured wildly for choreography. Just a day in the life of thisnovelette lol #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #AMwriting #authorlife
2 projects is my personal sweet spot for avoiding writers block. I find I write 2 to 3 chapters and finish a story arc in 1 story, and by that time my brain wants to go back to the other story I'm working on #writingcommunity #fantasy #authorlife #AMwriting #cozyfantasy
I have this bad habit of thinking the middle ofmy stories are boring. I have to tell myself the reader doesn't know the ending that's been playing over and over again in my brain, so the middle matters for pacing #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy #cozyfantasy
Going through the #microfiction I've written to see what I wanna share and about half of it I still consider good lol. The life of being a creative, I suppose. Half the time you're experimenting until you land on something good #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy
Writing this novelette is like visiting a good friend. I love it's cozy vibes, and the characters in this world 🥐☕ #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #authorlife
OK this workflow of taking a screenshot and then using #AI to make it visually appealing works so much better than using Google Slides, glad I decided to figure a new #blindaccessible way to get a workflow I enjoy #writingcommunity #flashfiction #authorlife
We were useful, promising once. The wave of the future. Before I flickered, sputtered. Fell out of sync. Something else catches their eye now. They look at it like they looked at me. I sit here forgotten and wonder… How long will it take for another to join the pile?
I found an easier way to make my #microfiction into images to share, so fingers crossed this will allow me to re-format stuff and post more frequently. This 1 is called Faulty Wiring #writingcommunity #scifi #flashfiction
Sometimes you gotta embrace your inner fantasy character and eat a juicy chunk of bread because it's just that delicious #fantasy #writingcommunity #authorlife #cozyfantasy
If anyone is wondering why #microfiction hasn't gone up lately it's because I'm funneling that energy into writing other projects atm #writingcommunity #fantasy #authorlife #cozyfantasy
I love when you get to draft 2 or 3 and you're reshaping the bare bones of your story into a fully fleshed out world with characters you want to hug and tell everything will be ok haha #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #authorlife #AMwriting
What's a grammar rule you have to constantly edit out of later drafts because of over use? For me it's a comma. I see those little guys splattered throughout sentences where they really don't belong #writingcommunity #fantasy #authorlife
I've been working on being fine with long 1 sentence paragraphs because they're super useful when you want one beat to stand alone #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy #cozyfantasy