iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

From WIP 1 - These Words Remain Unsaid 🧨 they will butt heads a lot... #WIPSnips #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #ATWRU #SapphicWriters #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #Sapphic

Then there was the lead singer, Ashley. The first thing that struck Julie was her voice. It was full of passion and strength, existing somewhere between a lullaby and a growl.
The second was her attitude: strong-willed, recalcitrant, and every bit as bold as her red-and-black hair suggested.
Julie liked her instantly, even as she mentally catalogued all the ways they were going to butt heads.
Firecracker, indeed.

Mel Waverly - These Words Remain Unsaid, chapter 19

2315

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I need to go to the bookshop sometime and buy some of the books on my TBR! I haven't read anything in a while.

120

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My current wordcount goal is 200 words a day, which before would have felt like nothing, but I think it might be helping me build consistency. Yesterday I wrote 700 words, today 230. I didn't feel like writing today, but just told myself, "All I have to do is write 200 words." #Writing #WriteSky

130

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

MidnightRose Artist @midnightrose838.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SundaySnips (A tiny clip of dragon POV) She felt like she would fall slowly to the ground like a leaf falling from the top of a tree, but she kept her wings spread and the wind lifted her faithfully.

0174

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

Scarlet Mitchell is a 👻g..g..ghost!👻 @scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#WIPSnips Since Im back on drafting DeadmanWIP (a Mudlarks novella) here’s one of the few sighs. Charlie teases Jack as they ‘pound the pavement’ on the case. (Also, I challenge any editor that tells me that sighing isn’t a dialogue tag to a physical fight. But I warn you, Im a brown-belt.😠)

As promised, Jack received messages shortly after lunch, as Charlie was noisily fussing with and adjusting the height of a rolling chair someone had delivered at a small adjustable desk that had been brought with it. It was barely enough to hold the weight of her laptop, but she seemed in good spirits.
“How do you want to do this? Split it up by day so we can go through it faster, or two sets of eyes?” He asked her.
“Hm? Oh, I’m sure you’ll tell me if you find anything…” she sighed breezily. Did she expect him to sort through hours of footage on his own? What did she plan to do? She caught his look and paused, then one of her smirks crept onto her face and she winked.
“I’ll take first watch. Friday night. You take Saturday and we’ll split last night down the middle.”
It was a fair compromise and soon they were sitting quietly in their respective corners, both glaring fixedly at their screens as the previous weekend played out at triple-speed before their eyes.
“So you’re a priest, then?”
“Hm? Yes,” Jack answered, slowing the footage down to try to track the shadows of headlights across the windows on unit sixteen. What had Ms. Taylor seen? He didn’t

2376

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I know I haven't been active on here, or interacting much, but happy birthday! Good luck on everything!

010

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you! I was clarifying the POV for people who used to read my snippets before haha.

010

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I need to share a happy scene from Mitali's POV one day...

010

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I haven't forgotten about your characters either, by the way, and still hope to read Named By Love when I have time.

010

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you! I posted two snippets just now, but I probably won't be active on here for a while. Once I finish draft one, I'll have to spend a long time worldbuilding and re-plotting, because there's a lot of things that will need changing and fixing for draft two.

110

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

September 6th – sigh Nik is training mage killers. Or she’s trying to, anyway. They have a ways to go. #DawnsBlood #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Nik closed her eyes and leaned her head back, enjoying the cool breeze on her skin and the sun on her face. In the stillness, she heard the crunch of leaves behind her and the scrape of a boot across the grass.
Eyes still closed, the air crackled with electricity, and then she heard 5 bodies hit the ground.
Nik opened her eyes with a sigh. “You are going to have to do better than that.” She looked down at the soldiers arrayed around her, groaning and trying to regain their feet. “I told you, it isn’t enough just to wait until I seem distracted. You need to actively draw my attention away from the attack. Distract, then look for an opening. Get yourselves together and try it again.”
Nik turned away from them, giving them time to recover. “And you,” She shook her head at J’ossu standing in startled stillness behind her, “probably shouldn’t sneak up on me during training. You are lucky I was only targeting those five.”
J’ossu raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t actually expect to find you out here this morning.”
“Why not?”

3588

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A small snippet from my characters at one of their highest points in the book. Not going to be sharing a lot of snippets until I'm done with draft one, but here's one for today. #SundaySnips #Writing #AmWriting #WriteSky

I ran towards the trees, wondering how many lay in this forest alone. It didn’t take long for Mitali to catch up to me at all, bumping into me and laughing.

We both collapsed onto the floor. I turned to face him. Despite everything that happened, that’s still happening, he had the brightest smile I’d ever seen. And I let myself smile too. Not one of those fake, carefully articulated smiles I made so often.

I knew that we were probably getting dirt all over our clothes. I could already feel the fallen leaves sticking to my sweater and hair. But I didn’t care. I would stay in this forest with him forever if I could.

I’d run deeper and deeper into the unknown greenery if it meant this night would never end. Everything made sense here. It all felt right. Peaceful and perfect.

1133

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#Sustember Day 5 - Share a snippet From WIP 3 - The First Lesbian Book Club. The "book club" realizes they need a new member and Liv has a suggestion. #WritingPrompts #WritingQs

“I have just the woman,” Liv announced proudly. “She likes mysteries. And we need someone who writes mysteries because of påskekrim.”
Lucy nodded solemnly. “All right. Krim I understand, but what is paw-ska?”
“It is when the bunnies make babies and we go to church and eat the chocolate bunnies.”
“Easter?” Clara ventured. “You read crime novels at Easter?”
“Ja.” Liv nodded. “Krim is very popular rundt påske.” Her accent thickened slightly as her confidence faltered.
“I think that’s fascinating,” Lucy said warmly. “And a mystery writer would fill a gap in our collective style.”
Liv brightened instantly.
Mel Waverly, The First Lesbian Book Club, chapter 15

192

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

MidnightRose Artist @midnightrose838.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#FaveLineFriday Can I count a line that didn't change? (I promise I did edit) Lawcket stopped between the horses, and a moment later Aisferk lifted the mess of a child into his arms, too overwhelmed to know anything other than that a bedraggled and abused Lawcket was actually here in his arms.

042

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I've been saying this will be the month I finish draft one all year, oops.

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We'll see, haha, it feels like every few months this year, after a while of no writing, I try to get into writing again, only to either be too busy to write or have no motivation because of writer's block. Writing is strange because it can make me feel so incredibly happy but also really frustrated.

110

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

R.J.M. — Writer — DRAFT 3! 📖🎮🎥🤖✍️🦸🏻‍♂️ @abysmalauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hello friends! I'm back! Or at least, I'm going to try to be: I am finally writing again after a long hiatus, just being far too busy. In good news though, draft 3 is now over 78,000 words, and nearly into the third act! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPsnips

After a whole day on the water, stopping only to eat, she stopped by simply grounding the Skiff against the low shore. Too tired to set up a full camp, she hauled the little boat as high up the shore as she could so it wouldn't drift away if the tide rose, then collapsed under the welcome arms of a tree, her dead man's cloak spread beneath her for a groundsheet

1203

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

👋 Funnily enough, I too am trying to write again after a really long hiatus. Probably not going to post much on here though, but will check in every once in a while!

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm not happy with a lot of this draft, but there are also parts I do really like. I'm just looking forward to finally finishing it.

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm, what appears to be somewhat futilely, (again) trying to build up a writing routine. This time I'm starting slow, with a goal of just 200 words per day for the first week. It makes it easier for me to start writing, and today I ended up with 700 words.

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hi! I'm popping in to say that I'm still here. Writing has still very much been on a hiatus, partly because of writer's block and partly because it's hard to balance with work. But I'm still working on my book, even if today is the first day I've written anything in over a month haha. #Writing

132

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The only really major adult character in my WIP is Tara, and I am actually planning to make a prequel following her as a child haha.

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I love chapter titles! I think it's really cool to make them fun or maybe a bit of foreshadowing. I like making Sam's chapter titles a little unhinged. My inspiration being the Percy Jackson chapter titles.

020

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Mostly because they're so different. They end up really connecting despite this, because although they're different, they're also similar in a lot of ways too. I feel like they both challenge each other in a positive way.

010

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

454 words today. It's not a lot, but I'm glad I at least got myself to write something. And I think there did end up being some bits I liked.

160

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I think it's great that you've held onto it. I'm committed to finishing this story too, it's one I want to tell and share, but sometimes I have a lot of doubt that I can tell it properly, that I can write it properly.

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Oh, also, fun fact, I've now been working on this draft for about a year now. I feel like I'm taking much longer than everyone else haha. I know it's already an achievement to be this far in, but I just want it to be done now, but it's like I've hit a block at this point in the draft.

030

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I just don't really know what I'm doing with these last few chapters and it's making it excruciating to finish this draft because I *want* them to be good but at the same time I told myself I wouldn't revise, because than I'll never get draft one done.

030

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I'm tired of the constant flip-flop of my thoughts when writing either being, "This is terrible, are you sure you can even write a book?" or, "Wow, that line or paragraph was actually really good, I'm kind of obsessed with it." Was writing your first draft (ever) this hard too? #writing

480

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I'm going to take this to mean challenge in a good way, like challenges them to positive, but sometimes scary change. For Sam, it's definitely her older sister Tara, who's constantly pushing her to put herself out there. For Mitali, it's probably Sam.

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I adore freckles and actively have to fight the urge to make all my characters have them haha. When I was designing one of my MCs of my current story, I told myself I wouldn't make her have freckles. Her design ended up being *covered* in freckles haha. *also got to love greek mythology!*

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Average of 2000+ words is amazing! Can I ask what kind of word tracker you are using? Did you make it yourself?

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

PS: The way your reply was worded made me hesitate to reply because a lot of replies I've had worded similarly aren't actually interested in a reply, but want to sell something like a cover or editing services haha, which I'm not interested in getting from here.

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Yep, first time even trying to write a book. I have a lot of story ideas that always float around in my head, but I recently decided to start putting my main one down on paper. It's been almost a year since I've started draft one, so I hope to finish it soon haha.

210

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

...now I know that I just have to get 300 words, which makes it so much easier to start a writing session, which will hopefully lead to consistency. #Writing #AmWriting

140

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

518 words for today's writing session. I've set myself a new daily wordcount goal of 300 words per day, after not writing for a month, and I think it's definitely helping. Before, I thought I had to get 1000+ words a day, and that definitely demotivated me from even starting to write...

230

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

Scarlet Mitchell is a 👻g..g..ghost!👻 @scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

An ambitious PI. A mysterious artifact. A dead client. My debut novel is set to release on June 17th! Here is a preview of the cover! Check out my site at: scarletmitchellwrites.wordpress.com (Huge thanks to @emily-jackson.bsky.social for this beautiful piece!) #WritingCommunity #CoverReveal

Cover the novel The Gerzean Blade by Scarlet Mitchell. A large stone knife stands upright in the middle of a road like a monolith.
On the left side, beside a grassy plain light by daytime sun stands a dark-haired woman in a leather jacket. She leans against a blue car and hold a map in her hand. She gazes pensively toward the right side where a stormy dusk is falling over the sparkling St. Louis skyline in the distance.

103914

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It looks amazing! I haven't been active on here and now your book has a cover revealed and a release date, congrats!

120

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

That's pretty much how it went for me too haha, but 700 words instead.

000

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

700 words, not a lot compared to my usual writing sessions, but it was okay considering I hadn't touched the story in a while. I got a few lines I liked but also things I'm unsure about. Overall, okay. Planning to try again today.

000

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

About to start my first writing session in over a month (yes, I haven't written anything in that long), so we're in this together!

110

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

...other people on here either, so, feel free to post how your own writing is going. Hope everyone is doing well!

120

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

...again after leaving it so long, but I definitely still want to finish this draft soon! I do think it was better to leave it alone for a while, instead of trying to write it when I didn't feel like it at all, as that usually leads to writing I'm not at all happy with. I haven't kept up with...

120

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Hey, all! I know I haven't posted here in a while, and the same goes for writing. I haven't written anything in over a month 👀 I've been tired and blocked on my writing, but I want to prioritize it again. Currently starting my first writing session in a while. It is definitely hard to pick up...

130

Reposted by Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting

🫜Prof Emily🫜 @professoremily.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

MORNING BLUESKY! My book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS #1 is out on digital today!!! 🥳🥳🥳 2 teenagers get chosen as the new gods & must learn to work together as they face scheming leaders, fanatical cults & a prophecy of doom for their island! ❤️‍🔥 Slow-burn romance! 💎 Magic crystals! 🌏 Deep worldbuilding!

Cover of THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, designed by me. The bottom half shows a girl with long flowing hair sleeping in a fetal position, wrapped up in flowing cloths; she is painted in shades of light to dark blue, and her flowing hair and cloths are reminiscent of ocean waves. At the top, upside down, a boy with curly hair and a tattoo on his arm is also sleeping in a fetal position, wrapped up in cloths; he is painted in golds and reds, like the sun. The two of them mirror each other almost like yin & yang, with the title written between them in shining reddish-gold letters. A reddish-gold border frames the cover, and each corner features a small symbol: a marigold flower, a phoenix, an orange & blue striped fish, and a wolf. Along the left and right sides of the border, pale bluish-white crystals are growing. Along the bottom the author's name EMILY KLOTZ is written in the same reddish-gold letters.

4017279

Kathy Ravyn // (Still) Drafting @kathyravyn.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This is how I woke up in my first and main chapter five playthrough, and I'm not complaining haha.

000