That is also my relationship with parkour. Not with maths though...

Ooh this sounds like a great mix!

Thanks!

I'm currently on a 0th the 1st draft rewrite of my Legends and Lattes X The IT Crowd fantasy novel. It has grump/sunshine. It has queer platonic, nonbinary and ace rep. It has a very silly premise and very heartfelt messages about adult loneliness and friendships.

#CampRevPit

Maiden submission voyage for one of my short stories! Always feels good to start putting a new one out there.

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A short story contract I just signed included both English and Spanish first print rights... so, can I check 'sold foreign language rights' off my author bingo card?

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A mug of hot horchata and an ereader displaying the cover of Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

Horchata and book qlub ❤️❤️❤️

Lazy morning in bed, finishing 'Black Water Sister' by @zenaldehyde.bsky.social ahead of Book Qlub tomorrow. Absolutely loved it and can't wait for the discussion... and really want to go back to Malaysia now!

Text reads: Do you want...? Tired demisexual and chaotic bi own voices rep University decisions Trees with opinions Friendship break up Friends > relationships (especially toxic ones) Stop glamorising the grind and take up crafts Dazed and Uprooted has been signed by Space Wizard. (Post is on a green background, bordered by leaf motifs with images of a bike and a sewing machine).

Mood board: Left column: The trunk of a tree with a person’s figure in it, a heart made of daisies, a snapped tree, a bicycle. Middle column: a white girl with freckles and bobbed brown hair standing in a field of flowers. Right column: a dish of ice cream with two spoons in it, a dark toned shot looking over someone’s shoulder as they fill out a complicated looking form, phone with text messages reading ‘He’s my bf not yours’ ‘Stay away from him,’ a Black person with paint smeared over their face.

Tree book is happening! It's been signed by @wctracy.bsky.social at Space Wizard.

🌳

When people-pleaser Jay gains guardianship of a curious tree spirit, she must find the joy in being human, or risk teaching the birch that life is something lived for other people.

(Release date tbc)

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Can I be 🌟vague🌟 for a minute? Not cos I have to be. I'm actually allowed to tell people The Thing. But I want to make a really pretty canva graphic for it and I don't have time right now...

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Aww, thank you so much! It means the world to know it's actually reaching people, and I really appreciate the shout out. Also, gonna have a look through your threads for some recommendations - love that someone does this!

Aww, right back at you! This was such a joyful, positive process and I'm so happy this story found its home with you.

Squeezing in a morning writing sprint before dedicating my Saturday to the school play.

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Update on Mess WIP (aka Legends and Lattes X IT Crowd):

It now has a scene card titled 'Hot sauce and tea.'

That probably won't be a chapter title, but it will be a vibe.

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I have given myself a nutritional breakfast before becoming distracted by the people inside my head. Please clap.

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Oh, absolutely. I am not suggesting we stop, just saying it won't make us calm.

I would prefer fewer work stress dreams and a return to the whimsical nonsense areas of my brain, please and thank you.

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Saw a post about a brain imaging study showing that 'writing reduces emotions.' And I was like 'What? Ridiculous! Writing stirs up your emotions! You have to connect with the scene!'

Turns out it meant journalling about your actual feelings, not making up imaginary people and then upsetting them.

Monday Me is very grateful to Past Me!

A pain au raising with a few bites taken out of it

It may be Monday BUT I wrote words during commute time, and I bought myself a second pastry at writing group yesterday for this morning's breakfast.

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Excuse me while I flex that some of the '[something] [something]' in my draft now contain actual content. 😎

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A laptop keyboard with a cartoon book timer placed on top of it

Adventures are nice, but a weekend of lie ins, regular routine, and lots of writing time is also wonderful.

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You had me until 'zero cats.'

I need this to get published so I can comp it for my superhero book...

Good guess!

Guess who's in here...

I got a short story acceptance today! Can't wait to tell you more about what it is and where it's found its home!

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Exciting moment as a long time Countdown and @susiedentwords.bsky.social fan the other day when I heard the word 'deplane' in the wild.

In spite of taking a lot of flights, I'd never heard it outside of the show before - 'disembark' being far more common.

Quote reads: "Tell me you have hot gossip or I will be forced to throw this flapjack in your face, and that would be a criminal waste." Ellen dropped into one of the blue plastic chairs of the college snack shop. [Underneath, a picture of a rectangular baked oat bar].

American readers... I need you to know that in the UK, a 'flapjack' is not a pancake thing, but a syrupy, buttery baked oat bar.

That way, you can fully appreciate and visualise this moment from 'Crying Out for Magic'...

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A picture of the above named pastry along with a cup of tea

Writing café didn't have what I wanted, so I was forced to try something new and it was 😋

Outcomes of today's session:
- ate tasty pistachio and yuzu pastry
- finished fixing annoying find/replace errors
- wrote 565 words on a short story and decided the overall plot arc (probably ish)

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