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Todays #WIPSnips is from 'Toby' about a widow searching for her son who was taken from her as a baby. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Silverwolf elbow-smashed her window, and leaned up through it, firing more steadily back at Rieka, her inhuman strength the only thing keeping her in the car as the driver had to swerve another turn on the winding road.

#WIPSnips a Bluesky Writing Community Tag Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social December 8th through December 14th. December 8th - fourth December 9th - design December 10th - pipe December 11th - full December 12th - smash December 13 - control December 14 - line

#WIPSnips - Cry Wolf - another flash-frame action moment. Silverwolf is Dominika's codename among the bratva, and I enjoyed using it interchangeably with her real name. (Standard action movie vibe in this snip, not graphic)
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From Sunfall. The going wide experiment continues. There is, I will just say, a lot to learn...

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Who remembers a good old fashioned bonfire party in the woods.
From 'HatWIP'
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"Grief for me feels like... waves crashing inside me, crashing against my heart, against my ribs. Feels like a storm threatening to split me open from within. That's why I asked you to hold me tight. I can't hold myself tightly enough to feel like something is fighting back against the waves. Holding me together. Believe me, I've tried. So, thank you." I look at him. "Thank you for holding me together."

Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.

It won’t happen often: Amaya being *vulnerable*

CW: grief
#WIPsnips: ‘smash’ > ‘crash’
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Happy that Izzy didn't smash her guitar, Julie plays her song
The song is the inspiration for WIP#1. I wrote it while thinking about the story. Then ignored both for years. I wrote the book, then I finished the song (which is in the comments, if interested)
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The #WIPSnips word for December 12th is SMASH.

Not been on for a while - the usual excuse - filming etc etc. Got a few Sips to read today. Excellent.

Mine's from Pandora's Secret once more

Shields v grass

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#WIPSnips December 12 "smash" (shatter)

From The Deadman Deck

Mary Cooper seemed quite nice. But the MC is beginning to see why some in the school call her an evil witch.

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#WritersCoffeeClub 12/12: Who is a writer whose life inspires you?
Terry Pratchett, hands down. Man was basically my formative tween and teen years.
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G'morning #WIPSnips! I don't have smash, but I do have Jennifer having to break something to her coworkers.

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Something about riots …

From ‘Reign, Dear’.

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#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag December 12 - smash Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner

The #WIPSnips word for December 12th is HULK SMASH.

Okay, it's just "smash" but I couldn't miss my opportunity.

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My snip for the word 'Smash'
The serpent Virell has a special anti-magic breath. Quite useful if a mage is threatening you.

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#WIPSnips 12/12
Book 7 of The Shattered Moon, working title ‘The Principle of Detachment’, has no instances of ‘smash’. There are 11 of 'break', albeit most in the sense of 'take a break'.
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TLC Dec 11 writing progress 1915 words written.

First chapter of part three of #WIPTLC done! Bit longer than usual, but i was enjoying myself too much. It was basically a re-creation of the Stargate episode where Hammond is defending the program to all those ambassadors.
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a little peek into how/why these two got locked out on that balcony 🌌 🌙

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When I was a toddler I learned that the world was full of awful things that hurt me from time to time and no one would protect me from them. My complaints wouldn't be believed, or they would be treated like they weren't a big deal. Sometimes I'd even be made fun of for them. If I really complained hard, people would treat me like I was the problem. The things that people told me to calm me down made me think the awful things bothered everyone, but everyone else just kind of ignored them because they were necessary parts of life. It wasn't until later that I learned I was wrong. A teacher taught me that I sense the world differently from other people and those things really don't bother most people.

There were two really good options for "full", but since yesterday was a strongly autobiographical snippet I thought I'd continue the trend. Just substitute "A teacher taught me" with "I learned from the Internet in my forties" for the real story.

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The background jolted. They stood on a city street. A bus limped past. Rain drizzled. Litter spilled out of the gutters. A man bundled in thick coats sat on the sidewalk, his face full of phone.
“This is what they’ve given you.”

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Bhòid cutting more rushes––bent double, calf-deep in the oozing mud among clouds of midges that even bog myrtle couldn’t keep fully at bay––but he kept at it because it stopped him feeling the gulf that had opened between himself and Sulaire.
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Hazel is... not great at dealing with feelings.

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Edgar is a robot. They'd find him hard to digest.

Bedlam charged full-on into the tree, smashing his horns into the brittle trunk. The male bandit was unable to prepare for the impact and lost his footing during his descent, crashing down into the mossy ground below. Bedlam grabbed him by a leg, lifting him effortlessly into the air, and taking a close look at his face. “Geoffrey Clemmens, a coward barely worth the time,” Bedlam snarled before throwing the bandit back to the ground. “We have the coin, spare me and I’ll deliver our caches!” Geoffery pleaded as he struggled to stand, his other leg having suffered a similar trauma before our encounter. “No,” Bedlam replied as he placed one hand on Geoffery’s head, lifting him back up before immediately plunging a fist into his chest with the other. I could hear the breaking of ribs so clearly as Bedlam’s devastating blow sank into the bandit’s torso. A second, albeit unnecessary, strike to the same place brought a swift end to life. He dropped the corpse and looked above to the canopy of the tree, “You.”

#WIPSnips Full. From the first combat scene in the piece featuring the minotaur Bedlam. Not really combat, more of a... one-sided fight.

Text in the alt. CW/TW.

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Poe knows what it is - but do you have a guess? 👀👀👀

From Poe's arc of The Atlas Brothers Break the Multiverse

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Also, on that note, the climates in each cavern can vary alone with how much vein is in the open. Some can be cooler, some can be nearly inhospitable saunas. I have one scene in a cavern with giant spirals of veins reaching into a boiling ocean for one cavern. Sweaty place.

Also, yes, some caverns will have more of an abundance, since the amount of vein 'peeking out' of the cavern walls varies from cavern to cavern, and also the tunnels. Heck, sometimes Veins go extinct as well, just go black and wither away like a banana.

Yeah, it depends on each separate Cavern State's type of governance plus some regulation by the Conclave (agreed on by said states). Think of it like gold and silver that's mined and then turned into coinage.

I wish I had only ten.

Granted some of them are short stories, but still.

#DetailedSFFIntros by @miwwdu-sitsom.bsky.social Background I love talking about my stories, and have had a lot of fun participating in writing prompts here. I absolutely love it when people like my posts, reply with thoughtful comments and especially when they remember something about my story I posted earlier. But I've been feeling bad lately because I feel I haven't been doing the same for others. Part of why I hosted #ConlangNovember last month was to give back to this amazing writing community! I've been participating in writing prompts, but so far haven't really been reading other people's posts, and I want to change that. The issue is that BlueSky lends itself to short posts on random topics, without enough context for me to follow. And I've noticed that I need that context in order to truly understand your posts and become invested in your stories. If I had it, I think I'd be able to enjoy your little posts so much more and be able to engage with your stories and give you more thoughtful comments. So that's what this is about. Give me all the context for your stories, all in one place! That'll help me figure out which ones happen to match my particular tastes, that I think I'll enjoy, so I can pick however many I have time and spoons for and learn the fundamentals, so I can get invested in them and give them all the love they deserve! Apologies to those of you who participate whose stories I don't end up engaging more with after this. I'm only human, have finite time, and being social is taxing for me. But I'm hoping others (possibly who have the same trouble I have of needing context to get invested) find your stories through this and give them love!

#DetailedSFFIntros by @miwwdu-sitsom.bsky.social Schedule December 14: WEEK 1: The Story Introduce yourself and your story! Blurb, genres, target audience, status, selling points, whatever you want! This can be as long or as short as you want. December 21: WEEK 2: The World Introduce the world your story is set in! Countries, magic system/tech level, wildlife, whatever you've got! What's speculative about it? Is there anything that just works totally different from our world? Try to go in as much detail as you can and make sure to cover anything that's necessary to understand your story/your typical posts about it! There is no maximum length; yap all you want! December 28: WEEK 3: The Characters Introduce your main cast! Protagonists, antagonists and important side characters. Whoever frequently comes up in your posts. Give us their name, pronouns, species (if nonhuman), personality, goals, and anything else you think is relevant. Character art, if you've got it. January 4: WEEK 4: The Plot Give us the detailed synopsis! Aim for a minimum of 300 words. No need to get into spoilers, but I'm looking for more than just a blurb. This is not just selling your story; I'm hoping to get enough detail that if you post a snippet from your story that references plot events, I can hazard a guess as to what point in the story it's from. January 11: WEEK 5: Wrap Up Your choice what to post for this. Feedback, promo, a snippet, shoutouts. Anything goes!

#DetailedSFFIntros by @miwwdu-sitsom.bsky.social Rules (read carefully) 1. This is targeted at writers of speculative fiction stories (including science fiction and fantasy) that you post about here on BlueSky relatively regularly, but if this doesn't apply to you, you can still participate. 2. WIPs and published works, books, comics, TTRPGs and screenplays, all valid! 3. Read the schedule ahead of time and make sure you're up for it. For Weeks 2 to 4, I'm really looking for the details, not just a few words. I've given a week between prompts to give you time to prepare your responses, so make sure to check out what's coming up. If that's not enough, you can always post late. 4. Any images you post should include ALT text. Some of the questions are designed so the answers won't fit in a single post, and I recommend posting your answers as screenshots with ALT text. Note that there is a 2000 character cap on ALT text, so take that into account when you take your screenshots. 5. Include the hashtag #DetailedSFFIntros in your post for each week. MOREOVER, especially if you're posting about multiple stories, ensure your submissions for a single story can all easily be found together. Here are two proposed ways of accomplishing that: A) Keep posts on a single story within a single thread. So your post for Week 2 would be a reply to your post for Week 1, your post for Week 3 would be a reply to your post from Week 2, etc. Make sure to @ me so I get notified. B) Create a hashtag for each story you wish to discuss. An example format would be #[author's name/username]-[title]-DSFFI. Other formats are allowed, but try to ensure it won't collide with anything else. If you're discussing multiple stories set in the same world, this option is recommended, since you can tag your answer for Week 2 (The World) with the hashtag for all relevant stories and avoid having to duplicate post it in multiple threads.

#SFFChat Outro: Thanks again for hosting, Steve!

And a reminder that I'm hosting #DetailedSFFIntros, starting this Sunday, for those who like to yap!

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