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  1. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    [Bolt is a day angel. —RS]

    Thoughtfully. That's a good adjective. She dresses thoughtfully.

    Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  2. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    [Bolt is a day angel. —RS]

    Thoughtfully. That's a good adjective. She dresses thoughtfully.

    Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  3. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    [Bolt is a day angel. —RS]

    Thoughtfully. That's a good adjective. She dresses thoughtfully.

    Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  4. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    [Bolt is a day angel. —RS]

    Thoughtfully. That's a good adjective. She dresses thoughtfully.

    Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  5. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    Let’s talk about Elric for this one, instead. I have just the right passage for this. No explanation necessary because this covers the prompt perfectly.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  6. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    Let’s talk about Elric for this one, instead. I have just the right passage for this. No explanation necessary because this covers the prompt perfectly.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  7. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    Let’s talk about Elric for this one, instead. I have just the right passage for this. No explanation necessary because this covers the prompt perfectly.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  8. #PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.

    Let’s talk about Elric for this one, instead. I have just the right passage for this. No explanation necessary because this covers the prompt perfectly.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  9. #WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — Introduce your character like they are writing a Reddit AITA post about themselves.

    [Maybe jumping the gun here since only three prompts show on the Google Docs feed; hopefully not AITA. Sorry if so. —RS]

    r/AITAH: A place to ask if you were, in fact, the asshole in a particular situation. Posts must ask for judgment in a conflict between two or more people, or a reasonable expectation of a conflict…

    [Teri is posting. It's short for Night Terror. She's an autistic self-named woman daemon, a former prizefighter, and a newly hired enforcer: Bolt and Pigeon are her day angel coworkers.]

    Am I AITA for not submitting to the hierarchy in my new job and caring that my senior is unprofessional and actively harmful?

    Bolt's face looked puffy; a black eye, bruises on her jaw, bandages along her hip, her giving her coworker the stink eye. I asked him, had he beat her up? Yes, he admitted but said Bolt had started it whining about some friend, that she had "flown into a lamppost," and he felt he had been within rights to extort Bolt's friend—because his co-worker's friend was a nerd dweeb who left himself open to it. When I objected, he insisted he was my senior in the organization, that it wasn't my problem, and that I should do as ordered, which I quickly realized would get us noticed by our target. Pigeon the Pilferer is totally unprofessional. Told him so, that he would get us hurt. It was all a bit much when he started yelling. I ignored him. When he tried to hit me, I dodged, but when he couldn't put a hand on me (and no, I refused to stand still), he eventually stated I'd learned my lesson and walked away. I left myself open for a sucker punch multiple times as we cased the job site; after I'd set a trip trap for anyone exiting the target restaurant, he took it. I ducked. My upper cut to his chin knocked the man out.

    Yes, I baited him. I could have followed instructions, even though they would have exposed him and Bolt to danger I'd have to clean up, likely hurting our past-due borrower whom we wanted to pay up. I dislike inefficiencies. I dislike unprofessionalism. I really dislike letting people for whom I'm arguably responsible be hurt, or letting them hurt one another.

    AITAH?

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  10. #WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — Introduce your character like they are writing a Reddit AITA post about themselves.

    [Maybe jumping the gun here since only three prompts show on the Google Docs feed; hopefully not AITA. Sorry if so. —RS]

    r/AITAH: A place to ask if you were, in fact, the asshole in a particular situation. Posts must ask for judgment in a conflict between two or more people, or a reasonable expectation of a conflict…

    [Teri is posting. It's short for Night Terror. She's an autistic self-named woman daemon, a former prizefighter, and a newly hired enforcer: Bolt and Pigeon are her day angel coworkers.]

    Am I AITA for not submitting to the hierarchy in my new job and caring that my senior is unprofessional and actively harmful?

    Bolt's face looked puffy; a black eye, bruises on her jaw, bandages along her hip, her giving her coworker the stink eye. I asked him, had he beat her up? Yes, he admitted but said Bolt had started it whining about some friend, that she had "flown into a lamppost," and he felt he had been within rights to extort Bolt's friend—because his co-worker's friend was a nerd dweeb who left himself open to it. When I objected, he insisted he was my senior in the organization, that it wasn't my problem, and that I should do as ordered, which I quickly realized would get us noticed by our target. Pigeon the Pilferer is totally unprofessional. Told him so, that he would get us hurt. It was all a bit much when he started yelling. I ignored him. When he tried to hit me, I dodged, but when he couldn't put a hand on me (and no, I refused to stand still), he eventually stated I'd learned my lesson and walked away. I left myself open for a sucker punch multiple times as we cased the job site; after I'd set a trip trap for anyone exiting the target restaurant, he took it. I ducked. My upper cut to his chin knocked the man out.

    Yes, I baited him. I could have followed instructions, even though they would have exposed him and Bolt to danger I'd have to clean up, likely hurting our past-due borrower whom we wanted to pay up. I dislike inefficiencies. I dislike unprofessionalism. I really dislike letting people for whom I'm arguably responsible be hurt, or letting them hurt one another.

    AITAH?

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  11. #WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — Introduce your character like they are writing a Reddit AITA post about themselves.

    [Maybe jumping the gun here since only three prompts show on the Google Docs feed; hopefully not AITA. Sorry if so. —RS]

    r/AITAH: A place to ask if you were, in fact, the asshole in a particular situation. Posts must ask for judgment in a conflict between two or more people, or a reasonable expectation of a conflict…

    [Teri is posting. It's short for Night Terror. She's an autistic self-named woman daemon, a former prizefighter, and a newly hired enforcer: Bolt and Pigeon are her day angel coworkers.]

    Am I AITA for not submitting to the hierarchy in my new job and caring that my senior is unprofessional and actively harmful?

    Bolt's face looked puffy; a black eye, bruises on her jaw, bandages along her hip, her giving her coworker the stink eye. I asked him, had he beat her up? Yes, he admitted but said Bolt had started it whining about some friend, that she had "flown into a lamppost," and he felt he had been within rights to extort Bolt's friend—because his co-worker's friend was a nerd dweeb who left himself open to it. When I objected, he insisted he was my senior in the organization, that it wasn't my problem, and that I should do as ordered, which I quickly realized would get us noticed by our target. Pigeon the Pilferer is totally unprofessional. Told him so, that he would get us hurt. It was all a bit much when he started yelling. I ignored him. When he tried to hit me, I dodged, but when he couldn't put a hand on me (and no, I refused to stand still), he eventually stated I'd learned my lesson and walked away. I left myself open for a sucker punch multiple times as we cased the job site; after I'd set a trip trap for anyone exiting the target restaurant, he took it. I ducked. My upper cut to his chin knocked the man out.

    Yes, I baited him. I could have followed instructions, even though they would have exposed him and Bolt to danger I'd have to clean up, likely hurting our past-due borrower whom we wanted to pay up. I dislike inefficiencies. I dislike unprofessionalism. I really dislike letting people for whom I'm arguably responsible be hurt, or letting them hurt one another.

    AITAH?

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  12. #WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — Introduce your character like they are writing a Reddit AITA post about themselves.

    [Maybe jumping the gun here since only three prompts show on the Google Docs feed; hopefully not AITA. Sorry if so. —RS]

    r/AITAH: A place to ask if you were, in fact, the asshole in a particular situation. Posts must ask for judgment in a conflict between two or more people, or a reasonable expectation of a conflict…

    [Teri is posting. It's short for Night Terror. She's an autistic self-named woman daemon, a former prizefighter, and a newly hired enforcer: Bolt and Pigeon are her day angel coworkers.]

    Am I AITA for not submitting to the hierarchy in my new job and caring that my senior is unprofessional and actively harmful?

    Bolt's face looked puffy; a black eye, bruises on her jaw, bandages along her hip, her giving her coworker the stink eye. I asked him, had he beat her up? Yes, he admitted but said Bolt had started it whining about some friend, that she had "flown into a lamppost," and he felt he had been within rights to extort Bolt's friend—because his co-worker's friend was a nerd dweeb who left himself open to it. When I objected, he insisted he was my senior in the organization, that it wasn't my problem, and that I should do as ordered, which I quickly realized would get us noticed by our target. Pigeon the Pilferer is totally unprofessional. Told him so, that he would get us hurt. It was all a bit much when he started yelling. I ignored him. When he tried to hit me, I dodged, but when he couldn't put a hand on me (and no, I refused to stand still), he eventually stated I'd learned my lesson and walked away. I left myself open for a sucker punch multiple times as we cased the job site; after I'd set a trip trap for anyone exiting the target restaurant, he took it. I ducked. My upper cut to his chin knocked the man out.

    Yes, I baited him. I could have followed instructions, even though they would have exposed him and Bolt to danger I'd have to clean up, likely hurting our past-due borrower whom we wanted to pay up. I dislike inefficiencies. I dislike unprofessionalism. I really dislike letting people for whom I'm arguably responsible be hurt, or letting them hurt one another.

    AITAH?

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  13. #ScribesAndMakers 9/30: What was the last song you listened to?

    The very last song I listened to Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day, a favorite band of mine. (PS, the music video is a masterpiece.)

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #GreenDay #Music

  14. #ScribesAndMakers 9/30: What was the last song you listened to?

    The very last song I listened to Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day, a favorite band of mine. (PS, the music video is a masterpiece.)

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #GreenDay #Music

  15. #ScribesAndMakers 9/30: What was the last song you listened to?

    The very last song I listened to Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day, a favorite band of mine. (PS, the music video is a masterpiece.)

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #GreenDay #Music

  16. #ScribesAndMakers 9/30: What was the last song you listened to?

    The very last song I listened to Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day, a favorite band of mine. (PS, the music video is a masterpiece.)

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #GreenDay #Music

  17. #PennedPossibilities:
    Is there a story behind your MC's name? Were they named after someone or something?

    No. Their names are their real names.
    Using pseudonyms when writing about them here, in order to not give the game away, but the names in the book are the names they were given in real life.
    Hope was named after her mother. Justice was mostly likely named after a bible character, but not sure we have info on that.

    #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersofMastodon

  18. #PennedPossibilities:
    Is there a story behind your MC's name? Were they named after someone or something?

    No. Their names are their real names.
    Using pseudonyms when writing about them here, in order to not give the game away, but the names in the book are the names they were given in real life.
    Hope was named after her mother. Justice was mostly likely named after a bible character, but not sure we have info on that.

    #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersofMastodon

  19. #PennedPossibilities:
    Is there a story behind your MC's name? Were they named after someone or something?

    No. Their names are their real names.
    Using pseudonyms when writing about them here, in order to not give the game away, but the names in the book are the names they were given in real life.
    Hope was named after her mother. Justice was mostly likely named after a bible character, but not sure we have info on that.

    #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersofMastodon

  20. #PennedPossibilities:
    Is there a story behind your MC's name? Were they named after someone or something?

    No. Their names are their real names.
    Using pseudonyms when writing about them here, in order to not give the game away, but the names in the book are the names they were given in real life.
    Hope was named after her mother. Justice was mostly likely named after a bible character, but not sure we have info on that.

    #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersofMastodon

  21. #PennedPossibilities 1144: Is there a story behind your MC’s name? Were they named after someone or something?

    Yeah, Nathan Cutter, his name’s derived from two sources, the cult film, Cutter’s Way, for some unknown reason the name resonated with me; and from the name of the actor Nathan Fillion.

    In my ongoing series of urban fantasy novels, The Wheel of the Year sequence, it can be dangerous for you if other people know your true name.

    So, by mixing up the names of the characters Fillion has played, the various given names and surnames, I can create new names for Nathan to use when he’s pretending to be someone other than himself.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel

  22. #PennedPossibilities 1144: Is there a story behind your MC’s name? Were they named after someone or something?

    Yeah, Nathan Cutter, his name’s derived from two sources, the cult film, Cutter’s Way, for some unknown reason the name resonated with me; and from the name of the actor Nathan Fillion.

    In my ongoing series of urban fantasy novels, The Wheel of the Year sequence, it can be dangerous for you if other people know your true name.

    So, by mixing up the names of the characters Fillion has played, the various given names and surnames, I can create new names for Nathan to use when he’s pretending to be someone other than himself.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel

  23. #PennedPossibilities 1144: Is there a story behind your MC’s name? Were they named after someone or something?

    Yeah, Nathan Cutter, his name’s derived from two sources, the cult film, Cutter’s Way, for some unknown reason the name resonated with me; and from the name of the actor Nathan Fillion.

    In my ongoing series of urban fantasy novels, The Wheel of the Year sequence, it can be dangerous for you if other people know your true name.

    So, by mixing up the names of the characters Fillion has played, the various given names and surnames, I can create new names for Nathan to use when he’s pretending to be someone other than himself.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel

  24. #PennedPossibilities 1144: Is there a story behind your MC’s name? Were they named after someone or something?

    Yeah, Nathan Cutter, his name’s derived from two sources, the cult film, Cutter’s Way, for some unknown reason the name resonated with me; and from the name of the actor Nathan Fillion.

    In my ongoing series of urban fantasy novels, The Wheel of the Year sequence, it can be dangerous for you if other people know your true name.

    So, by mixing up the names of the characters Fillion has played, the various given names and surnames, I can create new names for Nathan to use when he’s pretending to be someone other than himself.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel

  25. #onthisday

    Tom Clancy, American author died on this day in 2013. He was best known for his techno-thrillers featuring technical details in espionage and military science settings.

    Clancy published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. Eighteen novels followed between 1986 and 2013.

    His Ryanverse series features the character Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency and ranks among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, with more than 100 million copies in print.

    In addition to the Ryanverse Clancy wrote a couple of other series of techno-thrillers one called Op-Centre and the other called NetForce.

    Clancy was one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing in the 1990s (the others were John Grisham and J. K. Rowling). Clancy's novel Clear and Present Danger (1989) sold 1,625,544 hardcover copies, making it the #1 bestselling novel of the 1980s.

    Curiously, five years after his death, Clancy was still credited as executive producer on the TV series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel

  26. #onthisday

    Tom Clancy, American author died on this day in 2013. He was best known for his techno-thrillers featuring technical details in espionage and military science settings.

    Clancy published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. Eighteen novels followed between 1986 and 2013.

    His Ryanverse series features the character Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency and ranks among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, with more than 100 million copies in print.

    In addition to the Ryanverse Clancy wrote a couple of other series of techno-thrillers one called Op-Centre and the other called NetForce.

    Clancy was one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing in the 1990s (the others were John Grisham and J. K. Rowling). Clancy's novel Clear and Present Danger (1989) sold 1,625,544 hardcover copies, making it the #1 bestselling novel of the 1980s.

    Curiously, five years after his death, Clancy was still credited as executive producer on the TV series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel

  27. #onthisday

    Tom Clancy, American author died on this day in 2013. He was best known for his techno-thrillers featuring technical details in espionage and military science settings.

    Clancy published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. Eighteen novels followed between 1986 and 2013.

    His Ryanverse series features the character Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency and ranks among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, with more than 100 million copies in print.

    In addition to the Ryanverse Clancy wrote a couple of other series of techno-thrillers one called Op-Centre and the other called NetForce.

    Clancy was one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing in the 1990s (the others were John Grisham and J. K. Rowling). Clancy's novel Clear and Present Danger (1989) sold 1,625,544 hardcover copies, making it the #1 bestselling novel of the 1980s.

    Curiously, five years after his death, Clancy was still credited as executive producer on the TV series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel

  28. #onthisday

    Tom Clancy, American author died on this day in 2013. He was best known for his techno-thrillers featuring technical details in espionage and military science settings.

    Clancy published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. Eighteen novels followed between 1986 and 2013.

    His Ryanverse series features the character Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency and ranks among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, with more than 100 million copies in print.

    In addition to the Ryanverse Clancy wrote a couple of other series of techno-thrillers one called Op-Centre and the other called NetForce.

    Clancy was one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing in the 1990s (the others were John Grisham and J. K. Rowling). Clancy's novel Clear and Present Danger (1989) sold 1,625,544 hardcover copies, making it the #1 bestselling novel of the 1980s.

    Curiously, five years after his death, Clancy was still credited as executive producer on the TV series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

    #WritersOfMastodon #TalesFrom… #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel