Damiana Beckett

same
dont have a license due to various health stuff but I love old cars

1k written this morning. struggling with a scene transition. Will chew on it and come back later.

The author community really needs to talk about how we are all so worried about art commissions, special editions, and audiobooks to the point that some writers are forgetting about the meat and potatoes of their business: writing damn good books.

nano2.org

So NaNoWriMo is back with NaNo 2.0
No forums or messaging options this time to keep young writers safe after what happened last time
and No AI advocacy with the encouragement to rely on your own creativity
Chris Baty is back at the helm. Can he make NaNo a thing again?

Hi, if you are an author, and you have a virtual assistant? You should be paying them fairly. I don't give a fuck if your assistant is your best friend or your cousin. You should be paying them and paying them fairly.

And if you can't pay them fairly? Then don't have an assistant.

I'm looking for a couple of audiobooks.

I'm kind of in a non fiction mood, history, bio, botany - but I'm also open to SFF.

Anything yall listen to lately that was good?

no writing today
doing the parenting thing
planning to spend most of the day tomorrow writing tho.

This Hungarian Author Once Wrote a 400-Page Book With a Single Period. Now, László Krasznahorkai Is a Nobel Prize Winner The 71-year-old recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature is known for his long, winding sentences

Using this as justification for all my exceedingly long-winded sentences in the future. Now I just need someone to champion ellipses and my writing power will be complete!

Tonight I'm just day dreaming

Started writing this morning and haven't been this excited to write in what feels like a long time

#FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters #RoughDraftChallenge

wow this needed a major edit...I promise my story writing is better than this. sigh.

Story 1/4
Nic is an employee relations analyst and the most optimist guy who has ever loved Christmas
His assistant, Clara, is a grinch with severe resting bitch face...except when she thinks know one is looking...and shes looking at Nic...

#FirstDraftFall #ChristmasRomance #RoughDraftChallenge

yes its PrepTober and I'm "early" but I'm not about to tell the Muse to wait until November

woke up inspired

1200 words written and now I need breakfast and a shower.

#RoughDraftChallenge #FirstDraftFall

I'm working on a 4 story romance series, each with 2 MCs
Book 1 - Nic the boss and Clara the assistant
2 - Jack the musician and Evie the historian
4 - Felix the computer guy and Stella the antiques dealer
5 - Chris the heir and Holly the baker

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall #WriteSky #PlotTober

non-food rewards because I have a background of disordered eating and don't want to fall back on "I have to earn my food" mindset.

Hey #FirstDraftFall #RoughDraftChallenge #PlotTober #WriteSky peeps

Are you rewarding yourself for hitting various word count goals? What are some rewards you're going for?

Looking for non-food rewards to give myself this season

Summary of comments:

(1) Last study I saw showed USA reading rates *increasing* in kid & retired groups, declining only in working age adults

(2) France also has smart phones, video games, COVID etc.

(3) Agreed audiobooks are great for commutes, but labor causes the commutes

It’s a labor issue.

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

I will also say this does address the rising epidemic of illiteracy and reading comprehension in this country. The big five publishers in particular could do more about this, but they won't because they are short sighted and they simply don't care.

I've got my project for #FirstDraftFall 50-75% outlined and prepped
a lot of my energy this coming week will be towards prepping my home and space for me to focus
(we're swapping out desks in the office, cleaning, and I'm meal prepping)

#PlotTober #WriteSky

Ok cleaning up accounts
from here all my #PlotTober and #WriteSky posts will be over at @damianabeckett.bsky.social
so I can focus this account on Christmas, #BakeSky and crafts

as someone who is no contact with my family because of their hate
it was the most difficult decision I ever made and I only did it when I realized contact meant putting my own child in mental/emotional danger.

all of it
with a spoiler warning at the beginning of the indexes?

For people considering using AI for brainstorming.

Go buy an oblique strategies deck and a deck of tarot cards. Boom. Done.

BILL, BILL, BILL, BILL, BILL!!!

Ive done this and had the same conclusion plus it allowed me to focus on the things I like best - sharp cheeses, olives, pickles, etc

The funny thing here is that this is the most amazing advertising someone selling curses on Etsy could hope for.

Arizona Democrat wins special congressional election — putting Republicans in the hot seat The victory of Adelita Grijalva to replace her late father will bring the House makeup to 219-214, and will likely secure the signatures required to vote on releasing the Epstein files.

Well this is good news

news.yahoo.com/articles/ari...

It occurs to me that fantasy fiction has massively misrepresented how fucking weird actual cults are.

Things would be a lot saner in 2025 if they were all just hiding in the shadows, wearing masks and trying to resurrect some long-dead demon lord.