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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 05/09/2026
Mwahaha - I happened to look up at the perfect time snap a picture of hitting a #4thewords number today - 4,444
This picture shows CoffeeQuills as a small icon and the fact that 4,444 words were written today
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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026
Anymore takers, Aussie & Kiwi Writers?
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 05/09/2026
#Septopolis D3 1/2: One-Track City is located on a narrow strip of land, a temperate broadleaf forest as the inner oval (snowy winters, vibrant autumns, & summer greenery), but each district supports the weather from the culture that founded it. At the eastern end there are cliffs down to the sea.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 04/09/2026
Anyone else look at the name they gave a character a while back and then cringe? #WriterLife #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
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Gross Yuck
Alt: Gross Yuck - from a character off of Shitts Creek, a white male with dark hair wearing a ratty black sweater.
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Linn Foster/Silver 🐺 Follow BYMMS on Backerkit! @linnfoster.com · 04/09/2026
Today is Iron Spirit's ✨️ two year anniversary! ✨️ Happy birthday to my first book baby. ❤️ If you like post-apocalypse fantasy, killer faeries, and road tripping through the end of the world, why not check it out? linnfoster.com/iron-spirit/
A trope map for Iron Spirit by Linn Foster.

IRON SPIRIT: post-apocalypse; man-made chosen one; coming of age; found vs blood family; vicious faeries; explorations of grief; "Annihilation" vibes; road trip through Canada, off with the king’s head. (Art by Russell Showalter.)
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 04/09/2026
#WIPSnips 9-3: Effective (switching to #postapocalypse poly adventure) Unstable Classifications, novella 1.5, set after Blasted Research books2read.com/blasted-rese... 🐟 fish out of water settling in ⛈️ getting used to weather ☕ slice of post-apoc life 🌈xe/xem Jules #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Unstable Classifications is a slice of life post apocalypse novella set between adventure books. (excerpt of WIPSnips for September 3rd 2026)

Jules wasn't thrilled 
with the idea of galloping up the trails, but the rain was going to wash away anything else out here, so xe agreed that they needed to hurry. 
"Do we split up? Will that be more effective?" 
The question seemed to bother Li. He bit his lower lip very obviously, and there was concern etched with worry all along the lines of his face. 
"No. We stick to the trail together. You're even worse at tracking than I am, so sending you off on your own won't be very helpful to either of us."   

This book is being worked on by Coffee Quills - the cover is bright yellow-green and shows a person standing on a mossy tree branch several times bigger than xem.
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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
*trumpets sound* TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN-UP FOR ARCS OF MY SLOW BURN QUEER EPIC FANTASY ROMANCE. I AM REALLY PROUD OF IT. I AM FIVE PEOPLE AWAY FROM MY GOAL. I AM STILL DELULU WE CAN HIT IT BY TOMORROW. *trumpets fade away as Nicole goes to get water for her throat from screaming excitedly*
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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 04/09/2026
Some people talk about being able to vividly see what they are writing. But I wanna know, #pretendpanel ... September 4th: Do you *hear* what you are writing? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel
a daily prompt tag hosted by @karamoonauthor.com
September 4th: Do you *hear* what you are writing?
Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts
New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 04/09/2026
#PretendPanel Sep 4th - Eh... if I hear anything, it's most likely to be dialogue. If not that, then possibly specific items in the background (train whistle, clock chiming on the hour, etc.) Almost never background noise like chattering in a cafe or cicadas (and other bugs).
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Attention Megaphone
Alt: The oldest Golden Girl is saying into a microphone, while sitting in a teal sweater: "Can you hear me?" (also in white words at the bottom of the gif
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 04/09/2026
Wed Sept 16th is a strong #WritingCommunity summoning day - have panels, will get writers 🤣☕ Character Conflict - pay, autocrit Writing Vivid Descriptions - free, Orange County Libr. Publishing Info: IngramSpark - free, Mid-Continent Libr. Theme as Inspiration & Revision - free, PikesPeakWriters
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Adventure Time: Finn & Jake - Time To Learn!
Alt: Adventure Time: Finn & Jake - Time To Learn! A cartoon character is hitting his cartoon friend with a book saying "learning is fun!! learn now!"
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 04/09/2026
... Virginia? I'm Florida born and raised (with a sprinkling of GA). Nearest city match is Miami, so that's right at least 😂 I really want to know where the heck "gumshoes" in my vocab came from for the shoes you wear in the gym... (my partner just looked at me & shook his head)
You talk most like someone from Virginia — about 45% of your answers match a typical resident.

The map of the USA shown has a lot of red and yellow areas in the south while the mid-north is very cold in blue.
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 4: Cogwheels of #Bournonite are up against colourful #Vesuvianite in a battle of unexpected chemical compositions. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Split photo of metallic grey solid wheels on one side and pointy-ended green columnar crystal on the other.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 04/09/2026
#MinCup26 - #Vesuvianite gives me such a warm green glowy feeling that I'm voting before I've looked up what #Bournonite does... (blame my love of Fallout) 🤣
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NCTzen Glowing Green Silhouette
Alt: A person sits down at a cafe table and they're glowing (and slightly flashing) neon green enough to wipe away all other colors.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 04/09/2026
#Septopolis D2: One-Track City (working city name) was a city/nation created by a group of dwindling gyds & the remains of their cultures they could save. This is the foundation of the entire series. I've enough carved out for a skeleton plot, but I need details (probably several sketches too)
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🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald is writing 🐉s @suncatcherpress.com · 23/08/2026
I'd love a boost on my upcoming cross-cultural hopepunk #mmfantasy adventure plz & thanks! 🐲 mmdragons.com Been quiet dealing with some health stuff lately, but if just a few more pre-launch followers join, I can add a 🎧📚 reward too! #🌈📚 #mmromance #GayRomance #cozybooks #MMReaders #Romantasy 🌍📚
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🏳‍🌈🐲📚 His Orc Lord's Accidental Accountant
Get notified when 🏳‍🌈🐲📚 His Orc Lord's Accidental Accountant launches on BackerKit!
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S. Morgan Burbank the Ankle-Posting Harlot @anotherindiewriter.com · 03/09/2026
WE ARE BACK AT 100 BACKERS!!!!!! Tbh, I'd love to get a few over that count because hitting it, then dropping below for two days, then going back over was anxiety inducing. So. Please back my book? I would love to send you things. gorlskiss.com
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Project Tasman - A Sapphic Dystopian Novel
Project Tasman is a sapphic dystopian novel that follows Alana Quevedo as she navigates a terrifying government experiment where she has to decide who will live and who will die.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 03/09/2026
Someone else said that #Anorthite had a beer named after them - sorry #Sphalerite! I know which is my vote for #MinCup26!
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The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Every eligible CWA Daggers entry is read in full, at least twice. Each submission is judged on the strength of its writing & receives careful consideration from our judging panels. Plus, no extra fees for long/shortlisting! 2027 entries are open: buff.ly/WNLqVj5
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 02/09/2026
#Septopolis D1: I'm Coffee & this seems like a perfect challenge for One-Track City, a magic/steampunk city that's a little under-fleshed for how important it is. I'd like to find new writer friends & books to look forward to as well. Anticipating mid-engagement & finishing a writing game 😂
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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Write horror? Want to talk about it? Join the #HorrorWritersChat community on Wednesdays. Next meeting: Wednesday 2nd September for an hour. 2 pm (EDT - USA) / 7 pm (BST - UK) All horror writers from all time zones are welcome! #AmWriting #HorrorSky
Write horror? Join us for four questions with chat and a promo opportunity Wednesday 2nd September 7 pm BST (UK)/ 2 pm EDT (USA). Questions will be posted by Co-Host Mary Wyrd - Search for the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Background image of a humanoid pressing two of their hands against your screen.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 02/09/2026
#WIPSnips 9-2: Button *waggles eyebrows* Ooooh, could this be some found family foreshadowing for Alyce? 🤣 (It's good to point out that we don't know who adopts whom at this time) 🧬terraforming & genetic alternations 👽alien adoption ☕cozy, low stake vibes #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Dandelions & DNA a cozy sci-fi novel (excerpt of WIPSnips for September 2nd 2026)

Aylce had shoved her whole life into work, clawing and studying and applying every ounce of luck to be where she was. There wasn't a single thing she regretted about that either. Families just... weren't for her. She had the patience to slice DNA, terraform, and double check her work, but answering a child's thousands of questions through the day? Not to mention when they deliberated pressed buttons, screamed, broke things, and we complete assholes to be around. 

"Absolutely not," she muttered to herself, shuddering.  

This book is being worked on by Coffee Quills - the cover has several bright dandelions against a green/blue digital sci-fi background.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 02/09/2026
A word I can never spell correctly on the first (second, third, fourth, fifth... etc.) go Maintenence... Maintainence... Maintence... Maintainance... Maintanence... You get the idea, it's fine that I didn't spell it correctly, right? 🫠
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 02/09/2026
#MinCup26 - I don't know either #erythrite or #skutterudite, but when I looked at their Wikipedia pages I saw this beautiful Erythrite bloom and that's 100% where my vote is going - so pretty! So shiny!
Erythrite (cobalt flower) from Morocco, as seen on the Wiki page for the mineral. A pinkish hue shines on a mineral shaped like a flower.
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philippagrey.bsky.social @philippagrey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
mybook.to/TheFresher #KeepSapphicBooksHuman
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 01/09/2026
Today's during what I'm calling "Week Zero" meaning I'm focused on organization and note gathering (compared to digging into the words and edits), so I'm happy with any wordy progress today ⭐ #WriterSky #4thewords #WritingCommunity
Daily recap from 4thewords - 1,849 words written, 4 monsters defeated, and 18 rewards earned!
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PhoenixFang @phoenixfang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The fight against AI is very important, support human authors please! www.amazon.com/author/chadm... www.audible.com/author/Chad-... Lost Mask: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZFHHNZR #KeepSapphicBooksHuman
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 01/09/2026
#WIPSnips 9-1: Garden Alyce is working on a grasshopper's DNA, making a few slight changes so it can be released onto a new world without gardeners fearing for their entire crop. 🧬terraforming & genetic alternations 👽alien adoption ☕cozy, low stake vibes #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Dandelions & DNA a cozy sci-fi novel (excerpt of WIPSnips for September 1st 2026)

She'd already thickened the little insect's hind legs to work against a slightly high gravity, and there was a single new antenna in the middle of its forehead, slightly higher than the others, to make sure raindrops popped and spread their weight over a larger area. In addition, similar in the way that it could detect wilted sunflowers an avoid them, she programmed along that sense to also detect emissions from gardens and stay away from them, the signal for "delicious all-you-can-eat buffet" chemically changing into "danger; do not approach!"  

This book is being worked on by Coffee Quills - the cover has several bright dandelions against a green/blue digital sci-fi background.
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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This Sapphic September, support sapphic stories written by human authors. Every book represents someone's time, imagination, lived experience, sleepless nights, revisions, edits, and years spent learning their craft. #KeepSapphicBooksHuman
Sapphic September promo graphic, with the cover of Heart's Claim by Issy Waldrom, and the tag #KeepSapphicBooksHuman
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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For #SapphicSeptember, authors are sharing their books under the hashtag #KeepSapphicBooksHuman to uplift sapphic stories that were created by human authors, without generative AI. I'm sharing my sapphic medical romance "Bachelorette Number 12": jae-fiction.com/bachelorette... 1/2
Sapphic September: Hashtag Keep Sapphic Books Human. Depicted is the cover of Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae, showing two women in scrubs facing away from each other.
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#WritersLife #WriterSupport #writingcommunity #writersky #amwriting
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Authors Publish | Magazine for Creative Writers @authorspublish.com · 01/09/2026
September is a great month to submit your #writing to literary journals (because more journals are open to submissions now than any other month)! 🍁✨ We have listed some wonderful #publishers you can start submitting to today: authorspublish.com/why-and-wher...
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» Why and Where to Start Submitting This September
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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🦅 Submissions are now open for our May issue on the themes of GRIFFINS & GRIMOIRES 📖 We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 28 February 2027. For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com/submit
An illustration of a person at the end of a wooden pier changing into a bird with the moon in the background.
Text reads:
Submissions open
For our May issue on the themes of
Griffins & Grimoires
Deadline 28 February 2027
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 01/09/2026
I've noticed that September is both #SelfImprovementMonth + #SelfCareMonth... I'm not sure if I feel attacked by the self care, motived by the self improvement, or challenged by them both being in the same month...
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 01/09/2026
#MineralCup Round 1 - FIGHT! Azurite vs. Smithsonite Looked up both minerals and I think I'll have to go for the mineral that produced such a lovely shade in Lady with a Squirrel - that blue/green background is Azurite!
Painting by Hans Holbein the Younger - Woman is holding a squirrel, and the blue/green background used azurite pigment.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
You don’t need to be bitten to get rabies. You can get it from saliva. If you were petting or feeding baby goats at a North Carolina petting zoo PLEASE get medical attention. Rabies is 100% fatal and by the time you develop symptoms it’s almost always too late. abcnews.com/US/rabid-bab...
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Rabid baby goats prompt North Carolina mobile petting zoo scare
At least four baby goats belonging to a North Carolina petting zoo have tested positive for rabies.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 31/08/2026
Oooh, that's right! September is #MineralCup!
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Crystal Addiction
Alt: Crystal Addiction - a woman (with closed eyes) is holding a giant rock, her hat falling off as she says I LOVE ROCKS!
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It’s a 2-for-1 special! Help us bug-check our voting backend while making your predictions for who will win the 10th annual Mineral Cup! www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... #MinCup26
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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hey #SFF #authors, the submission for these two anthologies opens on Tuesday, Sept 1! If you write hopeful stories about apocalypse issues or love writing a kickass ending, check these out! They pay $0.08/word for the stories we publish.
Screenshot of anthology description Screenshot of anthology description.
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 30/08/2026
Had some lovely fish for dinner and I’m now enjoying coconut ice cream while making my way (slowly) through Intuitive Editing by Tiffany Yates Martin #AmReading #BookSky
 Intuitive Editing by Tiffany Yates Martin - open book to Part 2 Microedits and there is a bowl of coconut icecream with a spoon in front of the boo
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 29/08/2026
Me: opens BlueSky and looks at the trending debate. Also Me: who grew up in South Florida (not Southern) and Georgia (Southern). *shrugs* Ya'll do whatever ya'll wanna do *pours gas on* Bless your hearts
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 28/08/2026
Downgrade a movie City of Slightly Misplaced Children
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V. S. Holmes @vsholmes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Submissions are open to my LGBTQ Gothic, Fantasy, and Horror ITCH.IO Bundle! Closes Sept 25th For pieces written by someone under the 2SLGBTQIA umbrella or that features a major character that identifies as such. forms.gle/uQhSYf2iuGPA... #booksky #writesky #gothic #itchiobundle
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Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
People are so fascinating and amazing. I had no idea milk was so revered in Rwanda. You learn something new every day. www.npr.org/2026/08/27/g...
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Rwandans love their milk bars. The health minister wishes they'd drink a little less
A big glass of moo juice — no, make that several glasses a day — is common in Rwanda. Is that too much of a good thing?
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 27/08/2026
Plan a horrorfest using only your first name - 😒 boooo, there's no zombies Constantine Open Grave Final Destination F From Dawn to Dusk Eight Legged Freaks Extinction
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 27/08/2026
Answering 6 - What's your favorite type of symbolism? I probably use irony or personification the most - I like irony, and I'm one of those people who can see faces in the random things around me 😀 #WriterCommunity #WriteSky
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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What's one piece of advice you think writers need to hear? #WritingPrompt
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 27/08/2026
There will be people who love your writing. People who re-read your words. Others who dislike your words. Some who don't connect with the ideas you write, the characters you create. Loudly. Quietly. And it's okay if your writing is not everyone's cuppa. Do your best & write for yourself first.
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Agnes: This is Gonna Be The Best Book Ever!
Alt: Agnes: This is Gonna Be The Best Book Ever!
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 27/08/2026
Answering #5 - What's your favorite type of scene to write? A bit of a trope too, but I enjoy writing protection scenes, where someone's sacrifice protects someone else Jules protecting Kirk + Li in Blasted Research books2read.com/blasted-rese... for example #WriterCommunity #WriteSky
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 26/08/2026
Answering #4 - Who is your favorite author? Sir Terry Pratchett - I feel like I find something new every time I reread his books, such as a pun or a small detail I forgot/overlooked the first time around. #WriterCommunity
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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 25/08/2026
... I did not need that email saying there are XX days left in the year.
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Rude Jack Black Reaction
ALT: Rude Jack Black Reaction
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