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Rhiannon J. Taylor/R. J. Howell

@mytherea.bsky.social

Spec fic writer and digital artist. Publishes under R. J. Howell. Stonecoast MFA grad. Fiction in Worlds of Possibility, Giganotosaurus, Flame Tree, and Luna Station Quarterly, among others. Codex, SFWA. Queer, Ace. She/her. https://linktr.ee/rjhowell

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In Seattle and boarding the ship for my first-ever cruise! Yee! I am very excited; I'm going to see Alaska!

04.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Preordered! That's such a good cover, too.

29.07.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a Word document of a novel showing the word count at exactly 33,333 words.

Screenshot of a Word document of a novel showing the word count at exactly 33,333 words.

By chance, I stopped writing yesterday with a lot of 3's? Not planned, unlike some of my other screenshots, which admittedly can be a bit staged.

Niran has been summoned in the middle of the night to meet his god. His god needs to *warn him* next time; he tried to claw the messenger's eyeball out.

28.07.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of two old black labs sitting in the back seat of a sedan, excited for their car ride.

Photograph of two old black labs sitting in the back seat of a sedan, excited for their car ride.

They went on a (short) adventure today. Just to the vet for a monthly shot for the one but the other didn't want to be left behind. A good adventure was had.

22.07.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a Word document showing a word count of 30,067 words. The final two lines that are visible read: Oh gods. Oh gods, he had thought he was about to die.

Screenshot of a Word document showing a word count of 30,067 words. The final two lines that are visible read: Oh gods. Oh gods, he had thought he was about to die.

The question is...will it remain a novella? Or will it become a short novel? Or, worse, will it instead fall into that difficult-to-market no-man's-land of 50k-60k? We shall see.

Niran is having a really, really bad night, and this is just the beginning. Why am I so mean to my characters?

15.07.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

07.07.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

06.07.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, thank you!

06.07.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

06.07.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you and thank you!

05.07.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome though! πŸ‘‹ Looking forward to meeting you at VP!

04.07.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

04.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

04.07.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same! Aaaah!

04.07.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you and yee!

03.07.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, thank you!

03.07.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Likewise!

03.07.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

03.07.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

03.07.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got the notification while stuck in the airport in Philly after ALA with a grounded plane (inclement weather), so I'm rather behind in posting this, but better late, yes?

03.07.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Somewhat late, but I was accepted to VP 2025! Aaaah! I am so thrilled, and also a little bit nervous, and totally shocked that it happened. Was not expecting this at all! Aah! So excited to meet my cohort and learn from our instructors and read everyone's work! Aaaaah!

03.07.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

Under my other hat of librarian, I'm off to Philadelphia for ALA! Wee!

26.06.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, no streaming this week. There's a heat wave and I live in an attic and have heat-sensitive MS. The room with my art and gaming desktop is, unfortunately, averaging about 80-84F, and art is both taxing on my system and on my brain. That kind of heat is a no-go for me. So no art this weekend.

23.06.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Work in progress of a painting depicting a haggard-looking man standing in front of/beside a somewhat aggressive bipedal feathered dinosaur with a saddle on its back. In the background is a dirt road, and, to the left, a city at the base of some mountains. The sky has been painted in and most of the background color has been blocked in. The two figures in the front are painted flat black.

Work in progress of a painting depicting a haggard-looking man standing in front of/beside a somewhat aggressive bipedal feathered dinosaur with a saddle on its back. In the background is a dirt road, and, to the left, a city at the base of some mountains. The sky has been painted in and most of the background color has been blocked in. The two figures in the front are painted flat black.

Tonight's progress! I am rather displeased with that city. That city needs work. But most of the colors are blocked in for the background! It's shaping up to be a nice, sunny day that Gev is in too sad of a state to really enjoy.

16.06.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Going live on Twitch for another painting chill-out session! www.twitch.tv/mytherea7

16.06.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exactly. This.

13.06.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2897    πŸ” 1009    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 126

Thank you!

13.06.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

13.06.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

13.06.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Contract not yet signed, so no details yet, but woke up this morning to a short story acceptance! Yee!

13.06.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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