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#PennedPossibilities 1100: Who is the most challenging opponent your MC has ever faced? What did they learn from them?
Almost anybody would be a challenging opponent for Bolt (a day angel courier for the mob). She doesn't fight, usually; when she's thinking straight, she flies away because she knows they do kill the messenger. Even Shugh, her newspaper reporter friend is a challenging opponent. Bolt is attracted to the trans woman, but if she gives in… she fears she'll ruin Shugh's other relationships—but now Shugh's interested in her. Or is it her hidden identity? She's sure it's both.
The story is a cozy mystery, however. Bolt is an interstitial character becoming an MC, who is subtly influencing everyone around her (main and supporting characters from other stories) as they face off dangers.
The exception as far as not interacting is Rainy Days. The woman ticks Bolt off when Bolt is flying with her friend and lover Blue. The two engage in flying aerial combat… No, scratch that. They fly super dangerous, madly skilled, stunts around poor confused Blue who has to fly as straight as an arrow so they don't crash. Rainy Days ends up conceding after Bolt's defeat that Bolt is persistent, at least.
What did Bolt learn? Yes, she learns Rainy Days is dangerous, skilled, has her eye on Bolt, and knows too much for about Bolt for Bolt's comfort considering that Bolt is a criminal and Rainy Days rules ten worlds. However, mostly Bolt is ticked that woman has ridden her best friend, Blue—and Blue didn't share the interesting news. Not jealousy, it's trust.
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#PennedPossibilities 1100: Who is the most challenging opponent your MC has ever faced? What did they learn from them?
Almost anybody would be a challenging opponent for Bolt (a day angel courier for the mob). She doesn't fight, usually; when she's thinking straight, she flies away because she knows they do kill the messenger. Even Shugh, her newspaper reporter friend is a challenging opponent. Bolt is attracted to the trans woman, but if she gives in… she fears she'll ruin Shugh's other relationships—but now Shugh's interested in her. Or is it her hidden identity? She's sure it's both.
The story is a cozy mystery, however. Bolt is an interstitial character becoming an MC, who is subtly influencing everyone around her (main and supporting characters from other stories) as they face off dangers.
The exception as far as not interacting is Rainy Days. The woman ticks Bolt off when Bolt is flying with her friend and lover Blue. The two engage in flying aerial combat… No, scratch that. They fly super dangerous, madly skilled, stunts around poor confused Blue who has to fly as straight as an arrow so they don't crash. Rainy Days ends up conceding after Bolt's defeat that Bolt is persistent, at least.
What did Bolt learn? Yes, she learns Rainy Days is dangerous, skilled, has her eye on Bolt, and knows too much for about Bolt for Bolt's comfort considering that Bolt is a criminal and Rainy Days rules ten worlds. However, mostly Bolt is ticked that woman has ridden her best friend, Blue—and Blue didn't share the interesting news. Not jealousy, it's trust.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
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#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
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Because you’re not sloppy: Careless vs. care less
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Because you’re not sloppy: Car... -
Because you’re not sloppy: Careless vs. care less
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#WordWeavers 2026.08.14 — Which fictional setting of yours would you most like to visit?
I would like to visit the "villa" described in Reluctant Accomplice. It was extravagantly constructed 20 to 30 years ago in the shape of an amanita mushroom using the same miraculous reluctant technology used to build structures in space, dipolar gravity. The amanita is a famous hallucinogenic poisonous mushroom that has a red top dotted with white warts, with white gills, stem, and skirt. The building is whimsical. Like from a fairy tale. Immense. At least a dozen stories high, reflective like a soap bubble, with moving prismatic soap swirls on its surface. Inside, down gravity conforms to the surfaces regardless of planetary down. The great room room at the top of the structure has the sky for the floor. When the abducted MC arrives, it late in the day. The gathering storm clouds are colored underneath by sunset and shadow; quiet, intriguing, otherworldly. Ought be spectacular in person. The ruler of ten worlds built it so she could disappear there occasionally with her exiled dragon lover. The chapter is titled Love Nest. Another of the villa's features is a hot spring in a gravity bubble, which is described in a short sample of my writing titled Ms George and the Dragon (https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/110603595653290409)
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#WordWeavers 2026.08.14 — Which fictional setting of yours would you most like to visit?
I would like to visit the "villa" described in Reluctant Accomplice. It was extravagantly constructed 20 to 30 years ago in the shape of an amanita mushroom using the same miraculous reluctant technology used to build structures in space, dipolar gravity. The amanita is a famous hallucinogenic poisonous mushroom that has a red top dotted with white warts, with white gills, stem, and skirt. The building is whimsical. Like from a fairy tale. Immense. At least a dozen stories high, reflective like a soap bubble, with moving prismatic soap swirls on its surface. Inside, down gravity conforms to the surfaces regardless of planetary down. The great room room at the top of the structure has the sky for the floor. When the abducted MC arrives, it late in the day. The gathering storm clouds are colored underneath by sunset and shadow; quiet, intriguing, otherworldly. Ought be spectacular in person. The ruler of ten worlds built it so she could disappear there occasionally with her exiled dragon lover. The chapter is titled Love Nest. Another of the villa's features is a hot spring in a gravity bubble, which is described in a short sample of my writing titled Ms George and the Dragon (https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/110603595653290409)
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#mystery #thriller #sf #sff #sciencefiction
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I asked, "Are you planning something to seriously annoy Director Rainy Days?"
"She is not very charming, but quite sexy when she becomes annoyed. You sound like you don't like the dear girl."
I really wanted to see his face, but squished up against him in his sweaty hold that wasn't happening. It sounded like he smiled sardonically.
I said, "She killed my parents."
"What I plan will absolutely annoy her."
"Count me in."
"Good."
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How to Protect Yourself Against Book Marketing Scams #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #indieauthor www.amazon.com/dp/1948872714
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How to Protect Yourself Against Book Marketing Scams #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #indieauthor www.amazon.com/dp/1948872714
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How to Protect Yourself Against Book Marketing Scams
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How to Protect Yourself Against Book Marketing Scams
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #indieauthor
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See what my clients say about my editing and self-publishing work for them! #author #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #inventingreality inventingrealityediting.com/t...
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See what my clients say about my editing and self-publishing work for them! #author #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #inventingreality inventingrealityediting.com/t...
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Hi sci-fi and fantasy authors, I wonder if these might be useful?
The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks:
Guides for authors, gamers and worldbuilders who want their in-world science to be more than just technobabble.
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Hi sci-fi and fantasy authors, I wonder if these might be useful?
The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks:
Guides for authors, gamers and worldbuilders who want their in-world science to be more than just technobabble.
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I made another poster. GOOSE CREEK HOLLER. MONEY. MOUNTAINS. MURDER. Legal thrills in the heart of Appalachia. #mastodon #mastoArt #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookReview #book #poster #postADay #post #ad #advertising #ads #writing #author #august #authorLife #authors #writingCommunity #writers #writer #productivity #pro #promotion #socialmedia #fediverse #worldBuilding #words #graphics #pictures #picture #novels #novel #fun #exhibition #selfPromo #indieAuthor #indieAuthors #indie #DailyCreate #creative #creativity #readingCommunity #reading #read #ebooks #ebook #paperbackCoverArt #paper #publishing #published #ProductLaunch #creek #rural #Appalachia #legal #attorney #law #lawsuit #lawyer #crimeFiction #suspense #thriller #mystery #hills #hidden #murder #mountains #money
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I made another poster. GOOSE CREEK HOLLER. MONEY. MOUNTAINS. MURDER. Legal thrills in the heart of Appalachia. #mastodon #mastoArt #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookReview #book #poster #postADay #post #ad #advertising #ads #writing #author #august #authorLife #authors #writingCommunity #writers #writer #productivity #pro #promotion #socialmedia #fediverse #worldBuilding #words #graphics #pictures #picture #novels #novel #fun #exhibition #selfPromo #indieAuthor #indieAuthors #indie #DailyCreate #creative #creativity #readingCommunity #reading #read #ebooks #ebook #paperbackCoverArt #paper #publishing #published #ProductLaunch #creek #rural #Appalachia #legal #attorney #law #lawsuit #lawyer #crimeFiction #suspense #thriller #mystery #hills #hidden #murder #mountains #money
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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.08.14 — How often do you reread what you've written after it's 'done"?
"Done" is likely intentionally ambiguous in this question, so I'll answer comprehensively. I reread chapters that are "done" extensively and randomly when it's during composition of the work. After the first draft is done, I read primarily to edit. After edits are done from the editor, I reread again. After it's done been published, I usually reserve reading for the then current WIP. I occasionally reread published works I am not going to change, but will definitely reread something that's done if I might retcon the work.
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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.08.14 — How often do you reread what you've written after it's 'done"?
"Done" is likely intentionally ambiguous in this question, so I'll answer comprehensively. I reread chapters that are "done" extensively and randomly when it's during composition of the work. After the first draft is done, I read primarily to edit. After edits are done from the editor, I reread again. After it's done been published, I usually reserve reading for the then current WIP. I occasionally reread published works I am not going to change, but will definitely reread something that's done if I might retcon the work.
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#ScribesAndMakers »2026.08.14 — Our next featured creator differentiates himself from his "name buddies" on his website. Do you share a name with anyone famous?
I chose RS as I think it'll be rather unique and gender agnostic. My writer friends use it. Not sure if a publisher will require me to add a last name or not. Do I share a name with anyone famous? Well, the omitted last name is probably that of a famous late 1800s early 1900s French politician that my grandparents took when arriving in Ellis island. Beyond that, nope.
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#ScribesAndMakers »2026.08.14 — Our next featured creator differentiates himself from his "name buddies" on his website. Do you share a name with anyone famous?
I chose RS as I think it'll be rather unique and gender agnostic. My writer friends use it. Not sure if a publisher will require me to add a last name or not. Do I share a name with anyone famous? Well, the omitted last name is probably that of a famous late 1800s early 1900s French politician that my grandparents took when arriving in Ellis island. Beyond that, nope.
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#BoostingIsSharing
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photographer chef cooking
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Who the heck is this Rob Bignell guy anyway? And why is his business named “Inventing Reality”? Find out! #author #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #inventingreality inventingrealityediting.com/a...
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Who the heck is this Rob Bignell guy anyway? And why is his business named “Inventing Reality”? Find out! #author #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #inventingreality inventingrealityediting.com/a...
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Those of you who #edit #medical #journal articles will want to take a look at this:
The JAMA Network has updated its guidance for #author use of #ArtificialIntelligence in #medical #publications: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2852772. The table and box there are especially helpful. #AI
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Those of you who #edit #medical #journal articles will want to take a look at this:
The JAMA Network has updated its guidance for #author use of #ArtificialIntelligence in #medical #publications: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2852772. The table and box there are especially helpful. #AI
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For a moment there I thought you'd added a new book to the series and was getting ready for a reread.
#WritersOfMastodon #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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If you have met a female character with no flaws, no growth, and no moment where she earns anything, you have met the girl boss, and she is boring. The writers who keep making her do more damage to female characters than any villain. The problem is not strong female characters; it is confusing strong with invincible.
https://thewritingking.com/girl-bosses-in-movies-games-and-fiction-what-needs-fixing/
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If you have met a female character with no flaws, no growth, and no moment where she earns anything, you have met the girl boss, and she is boring. The writers who keep making her do more damage to female characters than any villain. The problem is not strong female characters; it is confusing strong with invincible.
https://thewritingking.com/girl-bosses-in-movies-games-and-fiction-what-needs-fixing/
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Aliens do not hate humanity. They just do not care. That is worse. This story turns first contact into a question about relevance. https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-science-fiction-short-stories/culture-shock-scifi-short-story/ #scifi #author #writingcommunity
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Aliens do not hate humanity. They just do not care. That is worse. This story turns first contact into a question about relevance. https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-science-fiction-short-stories/culture-shock-scifi-short-story/ #scifi #author #writingcommunity
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My Word of the Day today is STELLATE. Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
It’s a borrowing from Latin stēllātus, “starry,” formed by combining, stēlla “star” with, -ātus, “-ate,” the adjectival suffix.
Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a centre. A term applied to stellate flowers.It’s kinda stellar, when you come to think about it…
#WritersOfMastodon #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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No fame. No statue. The life still mattered. This story argues that scale is a lie we keep telling ourselves. https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-science-fiction-short-stories/mons-city-obituary-scifi-short-story/ #scifi #author #writingcommunity
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No fame. No statue. The life still mattered. This story argues that scale is a lie we keep telling ourselves. https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-science-fiction-short-stories/mons-city-obituary-scifi-short-story/ #scifi #author #writingcommunity
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Ebook and paperback (New Release): https://books2read.com/SheConsumesPoison
Shime Yasu, a New York homicide cop, once impressed a group of monster hunters, known as the Ashen Blades, and one of them gave her their card, for the day she might be ready to see the real truth of the world. Unable to sleep and tired of being blind to the real world, Yasu calls the number and she’s brought in for training.
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Ebook and paperback (New Release): https://books2read.com/SheConsumesPoison
Shime Yasu, a New York homicide cop, once impressed a group of monster hunters, known as the Ashen Blades, and one of them gave her their card, for the day she might be ready to see the real truth of the world. Unable to sleep and tired of being blind to the real world, Yasu calls the number and she’s brought in for training.
@bookstodon
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Writing: The hardest thing to do as an author or writer writing is to trust your reader that they will get your story. But you must, if you are going to be successful. And trusting them means you are also trusting yourself. - Wrtr #AmWriting #AmEditing
