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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Summarize your WIPs/Works! The Elf and the Outlaw - noble elf falls in love with homeless human as they search for proof she didn’t murder the king. Save the Best for Last - best friends fall in love one snowy summer after FMC is almost murdered by her narcissistic, wannabe ra*ist boss.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A little #poem for cat lovers. Happy #Caturday

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Friendly reminder: your cat has never looked at you and thought you should be prettier, thinner, richer, more successful, or more productive. they just love you exactly as you are.

Jinx the tabby bobtail cat looking lovingly at the camera.

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sounds fun! 1. I would have met Alex Haley in my AP History class, but he died the day before. 2. I was married for a short time during college, but it didn't work out. 3. Both my kids were named after elves from fantasy books. #BookSky #TwoTruthsOneLie

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Well, it's worth a shot! #BookSky

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Post something random and I promise you, your September will be at least a little bit better than it woulda been if you hadn’t posted it. (One of my most recent photos.)

As my son would call them, “European Jesus” and “historically accurate Jesus” in front of a miniature Crunchwrap and Taco Bell sauce packets on a purple tray with a miniature starfish.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

When this nation’s first president chopped down one cherry tree, he was honest and contrite. When the current president chopped down a slew of cherry trees, he did so in violation of a court order—and didn’t give a shit.

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It seems quite on brand for the president to take another name of American indigenous origin and replace it with a name of European origin 😕

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I don’t know who this was originally sent to, but I really don’t care if this guy’s head hurts. I didn’t even know there was a membership. Evidently the link goes to a donation page.

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

“Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.” John Adams, 1765

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Wrote a story called "Quarantine" for this week's Reedsy Prompt contest. I'm looking forward to being able to share it with you. It's a little different than anything I think I've ever written, but I think it's pretty good, at least.

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Because you need to gaze upon a newborn whitecoat harp seal. 🤭🥰

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

My coworkers were talking about the pace of technological change yesterday, and I began to wonder what happens to a technologically advanced society when people become increasingly illiterate. It has happened before: brookelorren.com/what-happens...

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What Happens to a Technologically Advanced Society that Becomes Functionally Illiterate? - Brooke Lorren

I read an article the other day (I can’t remember where) about how some schools...

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Phew! Thank God T*#$# finally kept his 2015 campaign promise to murder the family members of terrorists! I was really worried that this toddler was going to cause some trouble if we didn't take her out. news.am/eng/news/933...

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Media: 14-Month-Old Granddaughter of Ayatollah Khamenei Killed in US-Israeli Attack

Earlier today, Iranian media reported the death of Iran's Supreme Leader as a result of the American-Israeli strikes on Tehran...

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Several times. I don’t even try to disguise it sometimes. I name the characters after myself 🤣. But sometimes even my regular characters get my flaws. They sometimes like some of the same things I do. #pretendpanel

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

From SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST: She might never get to be the astronomer to the king, but something told me that this wouldn’t be our last adventure together. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I almost never use said because I usually write present tense 😂. I often use say or says. But I prefer to use action tags when it makes sense to do so. #SummeeOfStory

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

My fantasy characters are either nobles or farmers, mostly. No career, but job is important to SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. Although Melody is a seamstress for the summer (her parents are farmers). #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

He brightened. “Sure! I have some edible cookies with it baked in. Do you think your hot friend would bake cookies for us?”
“Her name is Melody, and I don’t think so. She didn’t really seem interested in it when you mentioned it at lunch.”
“Too bad. Maybe if we paid her?”
“I don’t think she needs the money.”
“What’s she doing out here then?”
“I think she came for the adventure. The money is great, I’m sure, but that’s not her main motivation. Her family would be just fine if she stayed back in our village. When we were kids, she always dreamed of becoming the king’s astronomer.”
“But that’s a man’s job!”
“It doesn’t have to be. There’s nothing even remotely masculine about staring up at the stars through a telescope.”

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I was watching The Americans (a TV show, does that count?) Lets assume that Lila knew about technology. She lives in a world similar to the 14th century so that’s a stretch. She would NOT be surprised at the corruption, at least from the midpoint of her book. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

No. While it's fantasy, my book is highly influenced by 14th century Europe. If my characters encountered one, they would think it was a magical device of some sort. #DailyOCs

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I didn't know I used crawl in my book, but evidently I do: 4 times in SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. It was 5, but two were used within 2 paragraphs of each other so I changed one. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

“You know we’d share with Quintus. And his dad.” She rolls her eyes, then kisses me on my forehead. “Get some sleep, okay?”
“Okay, Mom.”
Mom blows out my candle and I wriggle under the blanket.
“Good night,” I say, watching her close the door behind me. I let out a breath.
After a minute, Quintus crawls out from under my bed. “That was close.”
“No kidding.”

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

“Boys. I hate them.” Lin said. A very simple line from SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. Lin has good reasons to hate them too. And at this point in the story, Melody does as well. Or, at least, one particular boy. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Drink item? I guess ale? Although none of my characters really drink it. A lot of drinks that used to be common are no longer available because they are imported and the country no longer trades with anybody except the Soyuzans. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Agreed. I’m not all King and say never use them, but I couldn’t find an example of any recent adverbs I’ve used. Yesterday I got rid of the word “sleepily”. Although I replaced it with “in sleepiness”, so I’m not sure that’s any better 😂. #SummerOfStory #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Lin really shouldn’t return to her dad… From SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I'm not sure if I have used it, but I do think it could be used well. I have more hidden meanings in the translation of words. #SummerOfStory #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Well, the first line of my book is currently "My brother just stabbed me." So I guess that qualifies. But I immediately explain what's going on. #SummerOfStory #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

12. My fmc just believes in god. The mmc becomes a seer, so he was granted visions. #AugustWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

12 - Last - The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence by Alyssa Palombo Current - Summer Days and Summer Nights (various authors) Future - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer I actually have multiple books going on at a time though. #FantasyIndiesAugust #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

12. Favorite fairytale - The Little Mermaid (Disney version, not the one where she turns into sea foam) #FantasyIndiesAugust #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Lila doesn't want to die. Even if she hadn't turned the prince down, she still would have ended in this predicament. Ren wants a normal life, w/a job and place to live. They both want justice. Neither chose to fight for their lives, but they choose to help others. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

The tagline is easy: She wants to prove her innocence. He just wants to live indoors again. #FantasyIndiesAugust #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I guess the closest thing would be becoming a seer. It's a mixed blessing, it's often inherited, and you don't ask to be one. You may end up seeing things you don't want to see, or you may see something useful. The meanings to visions are often unclear. #AugustWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I cut a lot of telling from my story, but some parts cannot be shown. I'm not going to waste a whole chapter of a book on this; but it's important because it affected the way she saw the world. #SummerOfStory 6

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I use symbols. Some overt, some hidden but discoverable, some are just for me. As an example, I will never have the enemy's colors be of my university, but they're often of my rival school. For me, sometimes the translation of a word gives hidden meanings. #SummerOfStory 8

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Tone, yes. Normally, fantastical elements--unless it's wildly changing (like portal stories), but then you might be able to hint at it though. I don't necessarily think you'll always fit the character arc in the first several pages though. #SummerOfStory 9

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I’ll talk about the MCs from two different books, both in the same universe: Lila: had tutors Ren: no. Was taught to read, then learned from books Melody and Quintus: went to school together #AugustWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Culture at school is like cultures at school today too. There’s the mean kids… this was the same in the human schools of the past as well as the schools for elves. Elves can be brutal. #AugustWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

From SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. There’s no use of positive, but friendly is a synonym: Could soldiers be out and about in the forest? We almost never see soldiers in our village, and I don’t know whether they would be friendly or a threat. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Trend is a lot like fashion. Melody is good at sewing (unlike Lila from my other book) #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

I slip my matching mask into my pocket as I leave for school. All dresses, of course, have to have pockets. It doesn’t even matter to me whether pockets remain fashionable or not, any dress I make will always have them.

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This looks like fun. 30 days, 30 facts about Lila (I'm going camping so I'll have to combine a few days: 1. She's from a castle in the south of Erenya. 2. I think she's an ISTP? Don't hold me to it though. 3. "One day it seems like they’ll be there forever, and then—they’re gone."

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

3. My story originated from a dream about Day & June from Legend on April 23, 2018. I wrote a fanfic about it. I planned to write a different story, but one morning I thought: what if I wrote that story but with original characters in a medieval fantasy world? #StoryCrafter #WritingCommunity

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Brooke Lorren @brookelorren.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

2. The first line I ever wrote for this story was deleted years ago. Right now, the first line is "My brother just stabbeed me." #LoreOutLoud #WritingCommunity

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