Laurence J. R. Nix

Over the Garden Wall - well, it's a series but it adds up to a nice movie length and should be watched as such

How about a giveaway?

I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!

All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!

I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁

I shall be there!

uh oh that's me on the skill share

What perfect album came out when you were 16?

Query update: I got a very kind rejection that despite being a rejection gave me some confirmation that the writing itself has enough charm to get agents' attention! I still have faith this book will find its home somewhere, and if not, my other WIP will be ready soon too 💪

Ten writers by whom I've read at least five books:
1. Terry Pratchett
2. Douglas Adams
3. Brandon Sanderson
4. Becky Chambers
5. Jasper Fforde
6. Lemony Snicket
7. Emily Rodda
8. Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
9. The McElroys
10. Dav Pilkey
(is it bad that I had to go back to childhood to fill this?)

YouTube video by InsideOutMusicTV BENT KNEE - Belly Side Up (Live at The Record Co.)

Sometimes I make a playlist that's a mix of general project-specific vibes and songs that could go in the soundtrack if my book was a movie. Occasionally I sneak a line from one of those songs into the first draft. "Show me your teeth, girl. Show me what you're made of."

Tracking time spent writing has made a big difference. I'm at an average of just over an hour a day for the year so far, and have done at least a token 10 minutes every single day with the exception of while moving house in january. Let's see if I can bring the average up in the econd half!

July is one of my writing group's Challenge Months. In other words, I get to guilt-free work on a potential sequel to the book I'm query instead of one of the three higher priority projects.

Waking up to glowing feedback from a beta reader who liked my novel so much that she stayed up till 2:30am to finish it in one day was just the morale boost I needed in the current challenging slog through writing the sequel

The cover of a Crow Called Tormant shows a hand drawing of a sinister bald man in a stone room surrounded by books holding a mirror up to a crow who's reflection shows a woman's face

From Morbid Taste Publishing, A Crow Called Torment by Silas A Bischoff is "a delightfully dark Gothic novel about self-discovery and escaping certain death" #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/a-cro...

it's so absurd that glasgow to london by plane is cheaper than the nice direct trainline! I can do my Warrington Glasgow roundtrip under £35 with a railcard most of the time but it's potentially over double that if I need to travel on the weekend 💀

Graph of top 16,from highest to lowest Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Albania, Ukraine, Portugal, Italy, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Malta, Greece, UK, Austria, France

16 countries got points from our little watch party, with the magical forest fairies from Latvia winning by a mile. #eurovision

It scratches my serial homebrewer urge to spend all day making my own settings and rules so well but then come to running the game it's pretty smooth and well-suited to my improv-heavy style

Can't believe they expect me to get work done while Latvia's qualification odds are only 53% #eurovision

Me but swap Genesis for my beloved Cortex Prime

The Fursuit of Happyness

desperate for 4-day work weeks to have more time to write 😣

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YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest Tautumeitas - Saudade, Saudade (MARO Cover) | Latvia 🇱🇻 | #EurovisionALBM

me: I won't post non-writing related content on my writer account
also me: guys, look, it's my favourite artist of this year's eurovision covering one of my most played songs of previous eurovision

I track time spent on it per day rounded to nearest 5-min. I also separately count time worked on each project if I'm juggling more than one. If I'm at my desk actively focused on something to do with writing (editing, networking/events, critique group discussions, etc) it counts.

Hey, Glasgow followers!

I might get to play in a new D&D campaign in a few months, so naturally I accidentally already came up with a detailed character concept for a sad woman with a tragic past. (I swear I play other types of character too)

Repost with a picture of seafront/shoreline/beach that you took.

Excerpt from work in progress; “I can’t say I do want your advice,” I said, though I couldn’t help but laugh and smile along with her. “Thank you though. I am leaning towards yes, but it’s all so sudden. I don’t know if I’m ready.” “They wouldn’t have asked you if you weren’t,” she said, jumping to avoid a cowpat. “In terms of knowledge, I am.” I told myself I was being open to build a rapport that would keep me close enough to catch her out. In truth, I just needed the excuse to vent. “I thought I’d be at least forty or fifty before I settled down from my travels and training.” “Won’t you only be working term times?” “Fair point, but it’s still limiting, compared to a life of grand quests.” “Hardly anyone quests these days anyway,” she said with a shrug. “Besides, if the rumours are true, you’re in for a fun first year.” “More rumours?” I said. “I’m not sure that I want to know…” “It’s probably nothing. Don’t worry about it.” “Well now I am worrying. You’ll have to tell me.” Her eyes glinted in the sun. “They’re saying there’s a prophecy brewing.”

It's only a WIP, but I like to join in the fun of #BookQuoteWednesday anyway! Lavender has been offered her dream job at a university of witchcraft, ten years before she expected it to be possible
#BookQW #booksky

Sign the Petition Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

I still have hope that the current generative AI wave will die down as people realise it's just a bad solution to a problem that doesn't exist. But hoping doesn't achieve much, so #DoTheWriteThing and call for accountability for egregious copyright violations that are continuing to occur as we type.

#bookqw #BQW the word is 'game'
from my WIP about witch sisters

“What’s the endgame for all these dark lords who try stuff here anyway? If it's taking over the world, why pick a remote university? And if it's about taking over the university, why target first years and not faculty?”

My goal for the next few months: try to bring that average back up to better numbers! Also submit something to BFS short story competition.

My challenge to maintain a better writing schedule was to reach an average of 80 minutes work a day (including writing, editing, query prep, etc). My actual daily average for Jan through March was 65 minutes, so not on target, but a lot better than if I hadn't been tracking and setting a goal.