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- saw my full cover for THE LORD OF THE WOOD yesterday
- have some incredible blurbs to share next week
- might hit 25k on a new WIP today?? which considering the last 18 months is truly amazing
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Some… mainly in a rdr2 fan fic and in some literary rps at the moment but, community and found family is important to me so I hope to include that when my brain lets me write again #SpoonieAuthorChat
I agree. The hardest part is the marketing. And you're not alone in finding something and then having something happen to it. #SpoonieAuthorChat
I think the hardest part of being an indie author is the marketing. It's really difficult to figure out what will and will not work. And, when I finally, find something that holds some semblance of promise, something inevitably happens to it. (I swear I'm cursed).
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#SpoonieAuthorChat the Book Dragon and The Teapot novella - my #Spoonie main character continues to negotiate Thursdays, and the admin hub, with extreme caution....
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Expect: Queer characters, joy & trauma, found family, healing from trauma or dealing with mental health, neurodivergent and disabled characters.
Other fun things: magic & gods, action or fighting scenes, and a mixture of evil villains and flawed people with gray morals.
The words "everyone's got a book in them" spring to mind.... I think storytelling is often overlooked as a craft, because it *looks* effortless, physically. #SpoonieAuthorChat
I used to show llamas in 4-H
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#SpoonieAuthorChat more disabled characters in stories that aren't about the disability. It seems to be increasing in kids tv (though more from international offerings than in USian shows) and that's a start, but I'd love to see more incidental disability in general that goes beyond glasses
hellooooooooo #SpoonieAuthorChat I'm E (she/they), I write mostly fantasy, and I just got two shiny new diagnoses literally yesterday for Disability Pride Month Eve
so far I've published books about (a) an 83-year-old chosen one and (b) an immortal ghosthunter who doesn't look a day over 70
Because we don't spend ALL our time 'overcoming', though governments/cuts to health support seem to be giving us ever more to overcome at the moment. Disabled people are people & people do more than overcome. Writing should reflect this, or it's bad writing. Representation matters #SpoonieAuthorChat
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Honestly it's a slog. And it takes me forever to even come up with a starting point and I usually delete everything and start over and over
No. If it’s an essay, you’re getting “I think [objectivity] is dumb” (Zebrowski, H. link).
wherein I link you to the podcast episode. If it’s fiction, I indent the first line of the paragraph.
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I wrote an entire book, a humorous queer military romance, during the year where I had the worst panic attacks of my life. I didn’t know that my brain could help me through panic attacks by writing funny scenes. Brains are pretty marvellous actually. #SpoonieAuthorChat
On my phone & email them to myself to compile into doc when I'm able to sit at desk. I sometimes write structure in pencil/felt tip (easier to use in bed w/ minimal wrist pressure required). I like to write in 'analogue' as well as digital - they feel like different 'spaces' to me #SpoonieAuthorChat
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I plot first and write later, but I re-plot lots as I'm going and rewrite over and over. For every new replotting and rewriting it gets better than before. #SpoonieAuthorChat
Pictures of spoons and a text saying "Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), February 17, 2025. Would you call yourself a plotter, pantser (writes by the seat of your pants), or a prompter (writes by a prompt)? Please add #SpoonieAuthorChat to your replies!)
#SpoonieAuthorChat I plot first and write later, but I re-plot lots as I'm going and rewrite over and over. For every new replotting and rewriting it gets better than before.
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Guess my best trick is to write a self-insert MC with my own issues. Since I'm not prone to looking in the mirror all misty-eyed and go "so ... INSPIRATIONAL!" I'm probably on the safe side with myself.
#SpoonieAuthorChat Haven't consciously thought about it before.
Guess my best trick is to write a self-insert MC with my own issues. Since I'm not prone to looking in the mirror all misty-eyed and go "so ... INSPIRATIONAL!" I'm probably on the safe side with myself.
Because first I ask myself "How am I writing this character? Could this be construed as inspiration porn?" But also each character gets the same flaws, foibles and I use my own experience as a #SpoonieAuthor to help shape how I write characters and their concerns. #SpoonieAuthorChat
Every character gets the same treatment (flaws, personal history, complicated relationships with other characters, special interests), while focusing on plot. I do want to inspire people (with ALL my characters), but my main goal is always the same: telling a story. #SpoonieAuthorChat
Making a late lunch because Monday 😵💫 is also Benlysta hangover day. It's usually a low-energy day for me. Today's lunch is my go-to baked salmon with jasmine rice and broccoli, and all the soy sauce. What are you having for lunch?
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#SpoonieAuthorChat Hello everyone! I'm Liz (she/her), and I'm looking for spoonie author friends who like talking shop, swapping horror movie/book recs, enjoy cozy games, and use cannabis for pain.
I am finding hard to focus, but that could be the brain fog. #spoonieauthorchat
Winter is always my best time for writing. Something about cold weather demands hot beverages and words. Limited energy means I pump them out faster. 🤷♀️ #SpoonieAuthorChat
Depends on the day. Sometimes it feels impossible to do anything, other times writing is a nice dissociation technique! #SpoonieAuthorChat
Carrie is holding her new coloring book called A Coloring Adventure For Spoonies.
I've just finished selling my newly published Spoonie Coloring Book over the past six months. It was created while recovering from DVT related to APS and axSpA. #SpoonieAuthorChat
Cover for Invisible by Joey Paul. At the top is a faded Jonah, with a close up of his face on a screen with N-W in the bottom left corner. At the bottom is a faded Zya with a close up of her face on a screen with S-W in the bottom right corner
Invisible is a YA dystopian that's all about disability, survival and adaption to change. It's out with ARC readers now, but it's also up for preorder! Link in bio for both preorder, and ARCs.
I loved writing it and it's the 1st in a quartet.
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