@drranshaw.bsky.social
Author of #EpicFantasy "Gryphon's Heir," with books 2, 3, and companion work under construction. Lover of great literature, fine wine and chocolate. Not necessarily in that order. Website: drranshaw.com
I feel attacked.
18.02.2026 22:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
17.02.2026 23:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
They just can't seem to help themselves, the poor wee lambs.
16.02.2026 22:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Dreaded HEA. Again. tinyurl.com/nz6mxt8v #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
16.02.2026 14:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
That IS something of a conundrum. Do I reference the cartoons of my youth for inspiration? Bugs Bunny was particularly heinous with his penchant for violence.
15.02.2026 22:46 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
You can run, but you can't hide.
14.02.2026 23:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It's either, "I can't believe this is MY draft!" or "I can't believe this is my DRAFT!"
13.02.2026 23:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I'll take catastrophic unresolved traumas for $500, please, Alex.
12.02.2026 22:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Well, boil me for breakfast.
11.02.2026 22:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Repeat after me: I will do better, I will do better, I will do better...
10.02.2026 22:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Generally not the best idea, dude. I mean, just look at you.
09.02.2026 23:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Enemies to Friends: The Trope tinyurl.com/5ehce2ka #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
09.02.2026 15:03 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Reality is highly overrated... especially these days.
08.02.2026 23:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Well... it has been known to happen.
07.02.2026 23:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Fellow pantsers, take heart: TOLKIEN was a pantser.
07.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
But also light and playful. I see no contradiction there.
06.02.2026 23:22 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Not sure whether this writing is the greatest thing since sliced bread, or complete and utter trash.
05.02.2026 22:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
We do have a certain cachet, he said smugly.
04.02.2026 22:46 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Farewell and adieu to you, favourite part. We hardly knew ye...
03.02.2026 23:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Most of us have a good share of that 😂
03.02.2026 22:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is a problem when you're not a strategic genius.
02.02.2026 23:08 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Protagonists and the Immunity Syndrome tinyurl.com/yt4reyf6 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
02.02.2026 15:00 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I think he's definitely on to something, here: get writers to use their own instincts against themselves.
01.02.2026 23:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You can run, but you can't hide.
01.02.2026 22:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Meanwhile, umpteen drafts and an ocean of tears later...
31.01.2026 23:13 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
...it'll make Westeros seem like an ode to sweetness and light.
30.01.2026 23:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ah, another control freak who thinks he's in charge 😂
29.01.2026 22:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
No, no... I'm sure I can... ooof... make it fit.
28.01.2026 23:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Where there's smoke, there's mayhem a'coming.
27.01.2026 23:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Seeds of Creativity tinyurl.com/2s3jvkh5 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
26.01.2026 15:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
