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Sam Vimes

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Fantasy/Sci-fi enthusiast and aspiring novelist. Fairly competent guitarist. Huge Discworld fan. Pen Name. Believes in you, always. Halfway home. A feed of my writing samples: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zop5c23rj5kkvja4x7eie6n2/feed/aaakrqwzltzhi

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Couldn't agree more!

07.08.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awww. I'm rooting for #Wrencer!

07.08.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wren is doing that thing she does where she lets Spencer get close, then panics and retreats.

From my romantasy wip about a priest of the dead and a thief with a heart of gold.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #Wrencer

07.08.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We all know a โ€œTravel Will.โ€
I happen to know twoโ€ฆ
#wipsnip #writingcommunity #writesky #amediting

07.08.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

LMAO!!!

07.08.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ Oh wow I forgot about those too.

07.08.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OMG haha I never owned a pager, but my elder brother did! And there were PAYPHONES!

07.08.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who can forget that scene where Prince Ashitaka notices the deer spirit behind San, and he slowly tugs on her sleeve while saying "Uh honey... you're gonna wanna see this..."

07.08.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It really has!

07.08.2025 06:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine was the 3210, this fellow's predecessor lol.

07.08.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#7 checking in.

07.08.2025 04:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mood board containing 1 quote and five pictures, interlaced with a green trimmed border to each. The quote in the top left corner reads, in white text over a black background, โ€œIt Appears I Am Some Abominationโ€ 2nd Picture: In a smokey black and white forrest, a woman clutches her head sorrowfully in front an entanglement of trees and leaves. 3rd Picture: A washed out hand holds three butterflies with each having a translucent wing, the other half greyed out white, purple, and yellow, from left to right. 4th Picture: The dissipating silhouette of a man stares blankly at a hand reaching from off screen, no expression in their face reflecting the grainy white background. 5th Picture: Six black and white blurred hands off screen tangle a web of string between all of them, stretching them in a crude grid-esque shape. 6th Picture: On top of a stone building, the silhouette of a fluffy, mischievous, puffy cat stares with solid white eyes as the horizon compliments the darkness of their fluffy outline.

A mood board containing 1 quote and five pictures, interlaced with a green trimmed border to each. The quote in the top left corner reads, in white text over a black background, โ€œIt Appears I Am Some Abominationโ€ 2nd Picture: In a smokey black and white forrest, a woman clutches her head sorrowfully in front an entanglement of trees and leaves. 3rd Picture: A washed out hand holds three butterflies with each having a translucent wing, the other half greyed out white, purple, and yellow, from left to right. 4th Picture: The dissipating silhouette of a man stares blankly at a hand reaching from off screen, no expression in their face reflecting the grainy white background. 5th Picture: Six black and white blurred hands off screen tangle a web of string between all of them, stretching them in a crude grid-esque shape. 6th Picture: On top of a stone building, the silhouette of a fluffy, mischievous, puffy cat stares with solid white eyes as the horizon compliments the darkness of their fluffy outline.

The promise of Havetsavainโ€™s teachings filled Avaโ€™s heart with aspiring dreams.

In a single night, those dreams became mangled, tattered by cruel realities.

Her reality plunges deeper into the ever awakening nightmare of the beings soothing her back into a blissful unknown.
#QuestPit #W #booksky

06.08.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#YA #SF #questpit #Q

06.08.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh you absolutely are! It comes across beautifully.

07.08.2025 01:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A thread of my #Questpit posts. All #Q, all #YA

Two for my cozy #LGBT #SF space opera: Stars, Sparkling Like Snow

One for my #LGBT #F: Summerโ€™s Cruel Warmth, Winterโ€™s Gentle Chill

One for my contemporary #SF: Taylor-Made

06.08.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"...black spittle pooling in the corners of his mouth..."

Ewwwww. That's disgusting. Well done. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

I suppose he'll have to figure something out.

07.08.2025 00:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn, Kay, give the poor chap some food then. ๐Ÿ˜•

06.08.2025 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, okay so it's a bit more big-picture than what I was thinking! โ˜บ๏ธ

06.08.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Done!

06.08.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#WIPSnips | compete

Avebury continues to be an absolute bastard, because of course he does, he's him. He also continues to have got *completely* the wrong end of the stick about what's going on with Viola's love-life, though that's partially Amelia's fault.

( saranadosfiction.com/2023/12/09/s... )

06.08.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love these little dialogue moments that give you a glimpse into their relationships. Heavy sibling energy here! These characters are really growing on me.

06.08.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

August 6th โ€“ compete

Synonym today, contest

On chores.

Fox and Avโ€™ry have a small argument about the division of labor.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

06.08.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No โ€˜competeโ€™, but I have โ€˜playingโ€™ instead.

From โ€œProphet Hearingโ€.

#WiPSnips

06.08.2025 08:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

G'morning #WIPSnips! Wrote this bit yesterday in Cavern Clipper after perusing the prompt word list for a bit of inspiration, as well as tomorrow's word.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

06.08.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She'd been to war before, cut enemies down where they stood. It was what she always trained for, but this was different. This wasn't the heat of battle. This was just supposed to be a friendly competition. She only meant to make her eat her words.
- A Dance of Bow & Blade
#WIPSnips

06.08.2025 08:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FOOTNOTE CREW!!! ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป

Intriguing snippet too! I have no doubt that if certain groups of people could generate electricity in our world, they'd be enslaved almost immediately.

06.08.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd be Sonya! Always wait for someone else to take a bite if you suspect poison, right?

Unless you've already been poisoned earlier... hmmm... ๐Ÿ˜…

06.08.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I thought Iโ€™d have so many options for โ€œcompete,โ€ but Iโ€™m cheating here and going with โ€œcompetent.โ€

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying
๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

06.08.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Strangling the indignation into sarcasm is a wonderful line!

06.08.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn, why's Elam so tired? I suppose working in the mines isn't exactly a walk in the park.

I love the air of helpless exhaustion in this snippet too... you've conveyed it so well.

06.08.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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