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Some of my most favorite parts to write are the back and forth dialogue sequences between Aiden and Mason/Puppy. It was a way to develop both characters, and I'm hoping readers feel like they're getting to know them.

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“I’m pretty sure, as your rescuer, I’ve earned one of those blueberry pancakes. In fact, the shoulder you injured with your shoes seems to be acting up again.” Will grimaced, rolling out said shoulder, although she could have sworn it was the other one he had injured. Maggie snorted. “Is this repayment thing going to go on for a while? I still think I could have made it to the tub.” “You were trying to take a bath? You could have drowned!” Will crossed his arms over his ridiculously muscular chest, visibly appalled. Maggie waved him off, shaking her head in denial, even though a small part of her thought he might be right. With a dry snort, she shoved a steaming stack of pancakes his way before claiming a modest share for herself. She lingered, eyes narrowed in amused disbelief as he slathered his plate in syrup and crowned it with a small mountain of butter. “What are you, twelve? You’re ruining them!” “Nope. Waaay better this way. It’s called flavor.” He chuckled at her glare and stuffed a large bite in his mouth, chewing obnoxiously. “It’s called diabetes.” Will hummed at the taste. “Worth it.” Maggie’s eyes caught on that dimpled grin, and she bit back a sigh. She wondered if he knew how attractive he was. All the single ladies in town obviously had. The thought had her chewing a little more aggressively. Of course he knew.

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After a tip from his nosy mother, Will finds a very sick Maggie, and gets her to the hospital.

Will says he’s just making sure she doesn’t relapse…Maggie calls it babysitting.

From the mystery haikyuu fic. Of course, it is a Nishinoya #hqRareShip.
Also, all my draft posts are completely unedited, in case you're put off by mistakes and weird phrasing...

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From my original Forgotten Realms fiction.

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The #WIPSnips word of the day is "thing." Here's a snippet from my historical fantasy joint SLAVES OF GOD: Birdie followed the stone path and stopped at the back door of the church. She hiked up her petticoats and drew the small single-shot flintlock tucked snug in her garter belt. “I need to find a better place to keep this damn thing,” she said. “When did you start carrying a gun?” Cope whispered. “After what happened, you don’t? You really want me to bring up Sadie again?” “Men of God don’t carry guns.” Birdie rolled her eyes and slipped through the open door. “I liked you better before you was a preacher.”

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This thing just came out of Tova's mouth, so now Soryl is starting to wonder this whole venture might have been a mistake. #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy #FantasySky #DarkFantasy #Necromancy

Congrats!

I got HUGE NEWS about my book yesterday.

The publisher decided to move my release up A WHOLE MONTH.

The Tinsel Twist is coming out November 3rd, 2026.

This is amazing for a lot of reasons, including giving me more time before Christmas with my book in the wild for events and stuff!

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Been WAITING to be able to do one of these LOL

Meet the chaotic trio from part 2 of my guardian project (aka the writing project I started last year to remind myself that writing is my hobby and that I should be enjoying it)

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Mireia & Kena are learning about the Truth Spell, & while interrogating Kena under its influence, she accidentally uncovers a bit of his trauma 😢

From my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, now looking for ARC readers!
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Blake finally gets the courage up to ask Virgil about the whole “eternal punishment” aspect of Hell and it’s one of the few times Virgil actually laughs.

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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- This was one of the first things I wrote/knew about Monah, before I even had the plot of the first book fully formed. This was always who Monah was going to be.
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February 27th – thing

#AnthropomorphicNovel, today!

Ray reflects on if she should maybe make safer choices.

It’s probably not going to stick...

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Adding something for today's #WIPSnips word “thing”

from a new story I shared on @patreon.com for #FlashFictionFriday (a folktale inspired by many)

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‘True. And I probably look just a little too old for people to believe this anyway. Oh—I know! You could be my daughter. Let’s say… my estranged girlfriend left you with me.’ ‘Old? You’re like, what, thirty? Actually, you seem too young for that! And we still don’t look like each other.’ That infuriating half smile again: ‘That’s because you take after your mother.’ If only. ‘Well—’ ‘Also, you’ve got an accent, so we could say you were brought up abroad.’ ‘But—’ ‘You know what? I like this idea. I never had children, but I guess there’s always a first time.’ ‘Wait—’ ‘Alright! That’s settled, then. You’ve got yourself a deal… daughter.’ For the first time since she had started this stupid negotiation, Magda wondered if she hadn’t bargained for the wrong thing with the wrong person, because the way he was looking at her now, that new light in his captivating eyes, made him look like he was actually having fun.

I have too many "thing(s)" in this WIP😅
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Context: If Magda (a minor) is to live with Dan, they need an official reason that won't attract unwanted attention. So why not father and daughter?
The way it is approached is just... so Dan.

My parents, which is why i write when they're asleep.

Alice has a strange encounter.

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#WIPSnips The word for February 27th is THING

"Thing" is such a useful word! [Fact: When people get older, everything becomes... the thing.] In this snip from THE RILL LORD, though, Hans tells Marenthro about important "things."
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Tetsuya’s attitude chronically annoys Ryo, who is super serious and duty-driven. #WIPSnips #WIP #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #YA #NA #fantasy #writesky #writingcommunity

Time passed, carrying with it a stream of feet on the steps, bodies bustling by, and <i>things</i>—all manner of material inanities. All the while, thoughts both fleeting and sinking skirted the loss Ra’tha knew he had suffered.

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Djamin stepped forward, gazing at it, contemplating what he should do next. he was terrified, but he thought that he had to confront whatever it was that was threatening the life that he just built he couldn't allow this to happen. "If I go with you, will this stop?" The thing just stared at him, waiting. Hodari came forward, fear in his soft brown eyes. "No! I can't let it happen. Please..." he slipped his hand into Djamin's gripping it as an anchor. Najuma came up next to him grabbing his other hand tightly. "Don't leave us. We just became a family. You just can't." she cried. Djamin turned to look at them, sadness crossed his face. "You know I don't want to, but..." he looked past them to Subira, who was standing right behind them. "What choice do I have?" Subira stepped forward, Her eyes moved over the construct - the edges of it, the distortion in the air around it, the way the light bent and refused to touch its surface. Her jaw tightened. "Djamin... don't agree to anything yet." Hodari and Najuma looked at her as if she were their last lifeline. "You know what this is?" Hodari asked, voice shaking. Subira didn't answer him. Her gaze never left the entity. "This isn't here to destroy," she said quietly. "If it were, we would already be dead." Only then did she look at Djamin. "It's here to collect."

The words landed like a blow. Najuma's grip tightened painfully around his hand. "Collect what?" Subira's voice softened - not weak, but careful. "A debt. A balance. Something tied to him.. to the Flow." Djamin swallowed. "So if I go with it-" "Stop." Her tone cracked like a whip. For a moment, the watcher in her surfaced - the woman who had faced rifts and lived. "You don't bargain with Flow constructs blindly. They follow rules. Patterns." She stepped closer to the entity, close enough that Hodari reached out as if to pull her back. "State your claim," she said to it, voice steady. "By what law of the Flow do you demand him?" The air shuddered and for the first time, the construct reacted. Not movement - not exactly, but recognition. Subira's breath caught, just slightly. Whatever she saw confirmed her fear. She glanced back at Djamin, and now there was something new in her eyes. Not panic. Not helplessness. Calculation... and sorrow. "It knows you," she said softly. "Not as prey. As origin." Silence fell heavy across the room. "What does that mean?" Djamin asked.

Djamin is being affected by the void and has to decide what to do.

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From Star Struck:

Al glared across the Redstone missile model on his desk. “If we don’t jump on this damn thing, he’ll push the funding and his support to the navy.” He slammed a mangled stack of mimeographs in front of him. “This fits your model, Whittington."

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I used the word thing 369 times in An Unkindness of Ravens...
So, let's use the one from chapter 1.
Where it all begins....

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Snippet from Sugar on Wounds

Sugar on Wounds is part diary, part memoir, and a survival story.

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Introducing the last major character from #Glinter #LitFic #SciFi #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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If any fellow Dust Warriors see the mention of Dust and immediately think about 4thewords—why, yes, this is me writing fanfic for our favorite writing rpg.

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Maybe it's the same thing that pulls on yours. Maybe we are relics, and the sun sets upon us, but we wish for a little more light. You and I, we could have changed all this.

From untitled #WIP, Sassia has some celestial intervention to help her out, with a side of snark. #WIPSnips #amwriting #WriteSky #writingcommunity

Foreshadowing ! In 'Cloudgazer' #WIPSnips #WriteSky