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Erin

@oncedarkness.bsky.social

Saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. Writer of speculative fiction and poetry. A lover of redemption arcs, messy characters, and dark stories with the light of hope.

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Why does it always have to be like this ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜…

#WritingCommunity #writerslife

09.11.2023 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sometimes life and our brains make it difficult ๐Ÿ˜… setting small goals is a great idea!

09.11.2023 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have not! But my friend whoโ€™s also a big fan of that last trope is a fan

09.11.2023 00:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What are your favorite tropes?

Some of mine:
๐Ÿ“š found family
๐Ÿ“š prophecies
๐Ÿ“š sibling teams
๐Ÿ“š mad scientist
๐Ÿ“š grumpy x sunshine
๐Ÿ“š beautiful decay
๐Ÿ“š overpowered guy now responsible for a baby/child that he will defend w his life

(Not even funny how the last one has me in a chokehold ๐Ÿ˜†)

๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ“š

08.11.2023 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s awesome ๐Ÿ‘

06.11.2023 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah I know what you mean about reading less then you used to. Iโ€™d devour books lol. But like you, now I mostly just have time to read before bed!

06.11.2023 01:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes ๐Ÿ™Œ

06.11.2023 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh I love that goal! Thatโ€™s awesome!

05.11.2023 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh yeah I can see that. Anything that takes away from reading being fun is not a good thing! Thank you!

05.11.2023 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice! Yes, once we achieve our goals I feel like itโ€™s so tempting to keep immediately raise the bar, but itโ€™s nice to step back and acknowledge what we did

05.11.2023 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you set a reading goal for the year, like a certain number of books or trying different genres? Do you think youโ€™ll make it by the end of the year?

My goal is to read more books than last year (46). Iโ€™m at 42 rn (crushed it over the summer then got sick ๐Ÿ˜…). But I think I can do it!
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

05.11.2023 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ so funny bc itโ€™s true

03.11.2023 11:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Big casts are fun but there's power in a tight cast too.

Recently, I realized I could replace a walk-on, nameless character who never appears again, with an existing one โ€” which sets up some pretty cool foreshadowing that will pay off in book 2. Double duty!

#writertip #WritingCommunity

02.11.2023 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s so cool! The perfect illustration of your reflections

02.11.2023 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youโ€™re so welcome!

02.11.2023 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s a really interesting thought ๐Ÿค”

02.11.2023 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi and welcome!

02.11.2023 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You might enjoy The Raventree Society by J E Purrazzi. It is set in reality vs fantasy so not sure if itโ€™s quite what youโ€™re looking for, but it definitely delivers on the ghosts and curses

02.11.2023 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh interesting

02.11.2023 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! You need to be setting up someone else to step into that role. Hopefully someone whose journey the readers are invested in

01.11.2023 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s a big risk with making the readers mad when you kill off a MC ๐Ÿ˜…

01.11.2023 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿค” I am intrigued

01.11.2023 00:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All of it ! Lol

01.11.2023 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yessss

31.10.2023 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh interesting ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

31.10.2023 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*whispers* do it

31.10.2023 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some worlds are like that!

31.10.2023 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh nice!

31.10.2023 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s such an interesting dynamic when you are both reader and writer lol

31.10.2023 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black-winged butterfly with its wings folded, perched on the head of a green frog semi-submerged amongst green lily pads in a pond.

A black-winged butterfly with its wings folded, perched on the head of a green frog semi-submerged amongst green lily pads in a pond.

Be yourself, #turtlewriters. If youโ€™re always comparing yourself adversely to other writers, youโ€™ll never discover just how amazing you are.โค๏ธYou have your own unique writing voice. Todayโ€™s a good day to start believing in it. Thatโ€™s your key to success! ๐Ÿ€ Good luck. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿข
#WritingCommunity #amwriting

31.10.2023 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0