Lexie Clark

Hey that's a good strategy too! Good luck with your betas!

😔👊🏻 power on, soldier. You've come this far! I'm in the middle of rewriting four entire books myself for similar reasons

What's up with the vast change in quality between Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows? I read SoC first and thank goodness for that because I would've quit had I read everything in order. Kudos to Bardugo for improving her skills so much honestly, it's impressive

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It's that dang worldbuilding taking up all the free space

I should really stop kidding myself with this whole "I need to write shorter books" thing. It's 90k words or more for me babes

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It just looks silly 😭

Don't have Word, but I might try using this font. Thank you!

It's so awesome that I found a way to let my #dyslexic partner read my manuscript. It really is. Truly one of our best discoveries.

I just... don't understand why the magical answer has to be Comic Sans. If there is a god, at least she has a sense of humor.

#font #reading #books #writer #writersky

Wrote 1,200 words yesterday and took a break in the middle of it to do my taxes.

Today? Uh... I pet the cat and ate some food.

I'll be productive... another time.

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There's nothing wrong with #romantasy, just like there's nothing wrong with romance. They can be very good.

But for the love of everything can my local BAM heavily promote ANY OTHER BRAND of fantasy?? 😭😭 For me personally I would like more dragons and less kissing please

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Ultimate Author Challenge #2: try to write a blurb that'll fit in the Bluesky character limit WITHOUT crying once

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I figured, but I had a little hope seeing indie stuff in other categories gain more traction in mainstream media these days. I guess good indie games and animation projects are a little easier to tell apart from the bad ones at a glance, though, to be fair.

Thank you for your answers!🖤

Yeah I've been through the self-publishing process when I was younger, and it's a ton of work and stress for very little payback if you go in blind.
I was wondering more about public opinion toward indie literature in general, not its feasibility. Like is "indie" a turnoff to most people, still?

So what's the consensus on #indiebooks nowadays?

With indie animation and indie games getting bigger, what are the chances of indie books gaining popularity/getting taken more seriously in the mainstream?

Thoughts?

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My partner and I have complete opposite #writing styles. #writersky, how many of you prefer note-taking and organization and how many of you write best following your impulses? Are any a mix of the two? I'm curious!

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Finding a great book is like biting into an oatmeal raisin cookie and realizing it's chocolate chip and then realizing two hours later that it was also an edible.

It was a fantasy-related event, but IRL would have been physical trauma. So, aphasia then? Is there an associated adjective?

I'm also not sure my approximate time period would allow medical terms to be used by anyone other than doctors or the like. Should I just use nonspeaking?

Thank you!! 🖤🖤

Quick Q for the #disabled Blueskiers: as a #writer of fantasy, how should I describe a character who physically cannot speak but still hears? Would "mute" be offensive, or is that only the case for #Deaf people? I can't find any straight answers.

Thank you for your help!
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"He had the same slim, white face. The same giant, dark brown eyes that had gone wide with fear.

Not enough of it, Karena thought. Never enough."

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My female MC, Karena Laureit! She might not be able to speak, but she'll make herself heard!

#artsky #writersky #author #writer

Ultimate Author Challenge: try to pick which of your diverse characters you can kill for plot stakes without it accidentally looking like you're burying your gays.

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I hate it when I get stuck in a research loop when I write. Especially when I'm making up a new setting and I have to keep looking things up over and over. Several hours and only 600 words, but hey, at least this one paragraph about cotton is accurate!

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"Judas was worthless. He had to be, or else he wouldn’t be here.

This prison wasn’t somewhere someone of worth was sent."

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A line from my WIP 🤭 Meet my baby boy MC, Judas Koleson, the runaway son of a cult leader! And yes, I chose that name carefully...

#artsky #writersky #author #writer

Drabbles

This game has haters????? Why??

Marie's fluffy face 🖤 One of my favorite pictures of her, but it's just a little bit creepy...

#sphynx #cats #catsky #pet

One of the worst feelings in the world is wanting desperately to share your art and writing with everyone around you and then remembering they'd never look at you the same if they found out your writing had queer characters and progressive, rebellious political themes

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Have you ever tried Rune Factory? It has both. RF4 is a phenomenal game if you get past the old-fashioned graphics (and it has a remastered version with better textures)

I might actually care about sports if they did

I see, that's unfortunate. Thank you for the reply!

1) Under what conditions would you consider a debut author for a series? I'm aware it's very unlikely.

2) In the event you do agent for a series of books, do you prefer all manuscripts finished or outlined only? Does finishing it entirely make it look safer/more viable to you?

Safe travels 🖤🖤