Syleus Snow

Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild

Moose
White-tailed deer
Black bear
Snapping turtle
Pileated woodpecker

Public Domain Day 2026 in Literature - Blog Read about the new ebooks Standard Ebooks is releasing for Public Domain Day 2026!

Public Domain Day is coming January 1 2026.

Standard eBooks has a list of 20 of the best books soon to be free to read on their site:
standardebooks.org/blog/public-...

a group of people running in the desert with a large eye coming out of it Alt: A sandworm from movie "Dune Part 2" slams in the desert while soldiers flee in panic

Without saying Star Wars, name a science fiction film.

Yellow warning sign saying "Caution this machine has no brain use your own"

Post your warning sign!

😂😂😂

a man is sitting in a batmobile with the number 111 on it Alt: the batmobile from the 1960s TV show

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

a woman in a red crop top and black pants is dancing ALT: a woman in a red crop top and black pants is dancing

You entered a dance contest!

Pick your partner.

a pool table with balls on it and a chicken on it ALT: a pool table with balls on it and a chicken on it

If you see this, post an egg

Wow. Had no idea that was written by Anne Rice. Only watched it to see Dana Delany in dominatrix gear. Like everyone else, I suspect 😁

Title of book "Power up your fiction" by James Scott Bell. Subtitle: 125 tips and techniques for next-level writing.

I've read other James Scott Bell guides, but just discovered this one from 2023.

Highly practical little notes on fiction writing he's collected for himself over the years. Recommended.
#Writing #WritingTips

Shipwrecked, Sort Of - Group Sex - Literotica.com Stranded with two women on a summer island.

It's aliiiiive! 😀

After 59 days in Pending purgatory, the corrected and expanded version of "Shipwrecked, Sort of" is live on @literotica.com

It took a polite note to the admin to get it published.

Now I can pretend the error-filled first version never existed 😬

literotica.com/s/shipwrecke...

Great list. I've read Voice by James Scott Bell, but none of the others. Yet.

You're welcome. Your Master List has been godsend for this fledgling writer. Can't find the dead tree version in Canada yet (I do not buy from Amazon). Have to settle for the ebook from Kobo for now.

The first edition of Mast Lists for Writers was the first writing references I ever bought. Now this gold edition adds more!

Highly recommended for all fiction writers.

Oh, thank you! Looks excellent and great timing... my copy of the first edition is nearly worn out from use.

Next: discussing "then" vs "and" vs "and then" :-)

Absolutely: filler words. I tend to include them by habit, then delete them on first edit: just, that, very, simply, really, actually, somewhat, began... they make prose mushy flab.

There are places where "just", "that" and other fillers are needed, but that's rare.

Recent reader comments have criticized my stories for "missing connecting words".

Looking at the stories, I think they're talking about the word "that"... like "I'm glad you came" instead of "I'm glad that you came."

Seriously? "That" is a filler word like "just" that can almost always be omitted.

You nailed her expression. Wonderful work!

😁😁😁

YouTube video by Shoe0nHead Female Gooners Must Be Stopped

Now I learn I'm late discovering this. Sigh. Well, here's a funny take on the phenomenon:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ3O...

a close up of a woman 's face in a car with a dark background ALT: a close up of a woman 's face in a car with a dark background

This is how I'm going to look every time someone dislikes one of my posts.

Morning Glory Milking Farm | Know Your Meme Morning Glory Milking Farm is an adult romantasy book by C.M. Nascosta about a millennial woman named Violet who gets a job at a minotaur milking farm, res

Part of crafting smut is keeping up with reader trends.

I thought the "Fifty Shades of Grey" thing was bad (both the writing and the popularity). Now there's "Morning Glory Milking Farm". Erk.

knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcul...

More relatable than 505.9 Kelvin, I guess 😁

YouTube video by Jill Bearup Self-Publishing 2 Years Later: THE NUMBERS #JustStabMeNow

Found this inspiring: she self-published her first book and it's done very, very well:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaos...
#SelfPublishing

Novel November: A 30 Day Writing Challenge Join the only writing challenge that takes you from blank page to first draft in just one month with the help of bestselling authors.

NaNoWriMo is gone, but the folks at ProWritingAid have organized NovelNovember

Create an account to log your progress (or install their app to log automatically) plus attend prep sessions by published authors, writing sprints, earn badges and more.

prowritingaid.com/novel-november

And the winners have been announced:

The Letter by Nellymcboatface
www.literotica.com/s/the-letter...

The Ring by BrokenSpokes
www.literotica.com/s/the-ring-24

When Lanterns Glow by Aoife_from_Ulster
www.literotica.com/s/when-lante...

Congrats!

English is weird. 💙📚

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So... for spooky-themed erotica stories I've done:
A demon
Ghosts
Were-moose
Frankenstein's monster
A witch
...and this year, vampires

Skeletons having sex is ridiculous (and SO noisy). Guess all that's left to write about is zombies.

And I hate zombies.