@sypower.bsky.social
They/Them. I write weird shit. Sy Power is the pen name of the writer Summer Thyme Greene
Wildly hyped for this π₯³π
#writingbattle
I have no idea what his actual editing process looks like but it was a weirdly helpful insight all the same.
That and that dang travel magnet, hot damn I've gotta find a project to throw that into immediately
3/3
What immediately struck me was how quickly and effortlessly he was willing to make large cuts, massacring multiple paragraphs of darlings without hesitation. As I reread, it suddenly clicked that this was how he managed to keep his writing so energetic
2/3
Dreamt I found a device that could fast-travel the holder to whatever coordinates they selected on a map. Ended up speeding off to Nashville, TN over the course of a few blurry, confusing minutes. Met @jasonkpargin.bsky.social, got to Beta read for him π
1/3
Oh wow I got exactly what I wanted this 9/11-Eve π₯Ήπ₯³
11.09.2025 01:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0They call it a rooster's "crow" cause they sound like they're getting murdered ππ
31.08.2025 13:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Chuck Tingle cooked with this π₯π
13.08.2025 02:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've started reading public domain literature on TikTok in an anime girl voice β¨ Kicking off with "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe β might eventually expand to other voices if there's a demand for it ππΆβπ«οΈ hope y'all enjoy me being a silly lil shit
09.08.2025 08:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New Substack post! Today we're exploring what it means to Punch Up or Down in Comedy, and why 'always punch up' is considered an important rule
26.07.2025 12:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I'm on Substack now!! π€©π₯³β¨ Gonna be using this to talk about comedy writing and how it works. First post is Live, more coming soon!
Thanks for reading, y'all!
#writing #comedy #substack
Some feedback that made me smile π₯° two different judges wanting to know what happens next π₯Ήπ
16.06.2025 02:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Top 16! π₯³π₯° Feeling pretty great about this one
15.06.2025 22:39 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
My silly little Twice-Chicken man made it through to the FS π₯³ last pro-judge Writing Battle (Heart) I crapped out in R5, feels fantastic to be moving onward and upward π₯°π
Best of luck on Sunday, y'all!!
Love love love Lois Duncan π she's absolutely one of my biggest writing inspirations. This one in particular was so unsettling, an excellent dive into art theft and capitalist exploitation
13.06.2025 12:37 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Day 20:
11/22/63, by Stephen King
Made it through to the Final Showdown with 8 points! π₯³ Best of luck on Sunday, y'all!!
06.06.2025 21:53 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Day 19:
The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young
Day 18:
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume
Day 17:
Slaughterhouse-five, by Kurt Vonnegut
Day 16:
John Dies at the End, by Jason Pargin
Day 15:
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Day 14:
Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk
Day 13:
Wuthering Heights, by Emily BrontΓ«
Day 12:
Straight, by Chuck Tingle
Day 11:
Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Saint ExupΓ©ry
Day 10:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Day 9:
Welcome to the Monkey House, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Day 8:
Big Trouble, by Dave Barry
Day 7:
Killing Mr. Griffin, by Lois Duncan
Day 6:
House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski
