iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Writing day: word count is a compass not a verdict . (Me yesterday=0) Some sessions move fast. Some move 100 words thru real resistance. You need both kinds to build your manuscript. The steady ones, the difficult ones, the 0 words ones matter just as much as the ones where 1000s of words flow.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

1 of 2/ Setting is a character, too. Setting has moods, it has history, and it can express/reflect opinions about the people passing through it. A place can resist your protagonist, challenge them, or welcome them. The character's reaction to the setting (such as feeling

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

OMG. Dream home... www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Characters often know things about themselves before you do. Instead of forcing a correction, listen to them. What could this deepen in the plot? I’ve found that if a character keeps challenging what I thought was the plan, that's instinct pointing toward something better than my original vision.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A character who surprises you (and your reader!) mid-scene is doing what you created them to do. Don't get in the way of that. Let them be surprising.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dialogue that reads true on the pages doesn't always sound as good when you say it aloud. Read your scenes aloud & trust your ear. You shouldn't make every dialogue line grammatically correct. Real people interrupt/repeat themselves, trail off, etc. Let your characters talk like real people.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Revision isn't punishment for writing a flawed draft. It's the stage where a good idea becomes a good book, and every working writer passes through it. The draft you have now was never meant to be the final version. It was meant to give you something to revise, which is exactly what it did.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Every author you admire has sat looking at their screen page, unsure if the sentence in front of them was good enough. That uncertainty didn't disqualify them from finishing the book, and it doesn't disqualify you either.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hit 45K words in the WIP today. WOOT!

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thinking about changes today. All my published books are modern alternate Earth type fantasy (vamps & werewolves, angels & demons, elemental animal symbionts) but the one I'm working on now is non-earth, pre-tech fantasy like the beloved books I grew up reading. It feels kind of like coming home.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tips for post-vacation brain that resists resuming the writing groove? Got binaural beats music playing, but focus keeps drifting....grrrr.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

1 of 3/ What is the appropriate level of author self editing, asking for a friend... Me agonizing over a single line: questioning if it actually supports the narrative, the theme, & the character’s development; questioning its placement in the book, in the chapter, in the paragraph; questioning

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That dark thing you’re going to do to the main character cannot be there only to fill a page. What does it cost them? What does it teach them? How does it change them?

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Writers: That blank page begging for words you hesitate to write is only scary because it has so much potential.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Home from vacation. This was my view while gone and I am going to miss it...but I'm very glad to be home. I can tell I actually /vacationed/ because I'm a little lost in my office, not sure where to start, so I'll be easing back into the work routine.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Finishing a series brings mixed emotions. Part relief because I’ve traversed a story mountain & part grief because I made a journey w/ people who changed me that only ever lived in my head. I want readers to discover them, feel with them, & also be changed by them. That’s how characters live on.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Outliner or pantser? I’m an outlining pantser. The outline is a guideline that assures me I’m not wasting time. It means I’ve thought out the plot, I can logically follow the throughline, and the stakes

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m an author, artist, and composer. Every time I build a new story, it gets told three times: once in words, once in color, once in sound. Each layer tells me something about the characters that the other two couldn't. 10 novels. 6 albums. So much art. open.spotify.com/artist/37ZIP...

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One of the best things about writing is when characters start to feel like people, but they are just words I’ve put on a page.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Writing is an act of courage. You put a mirror on the page, exposing some part of yourself thru characters & situations, exploring, reconstructing, resolving. That's why some stories resonate & others don't. Why some take years to finish & others are fast. You have to be ready to face those words.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I believe I've finally become the person I needed to be write that story that's been waiting in my TBW file for, honestly, 25+ years. #AmWriting #authorlife

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I made espresso and forgot to put the carafe under the spout, but my deck flowers look great and this little guy visited this week so it's not all bad.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Grandcat sleeping. His paws. HIS PAWS. I can't even.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Just saw that I was nominated.......OMG! 🥰

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

It's been months since I posted. I'm alive, LOL. I've just been completely renovating my bedroom, finishing details with the non-fic book, writing the fiction book, composing for the new album, and learning about installing new switches and outlets. I'm happy as I can be. (:

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Listening to some ambient music as I work today and man, I want to live in this cottage (image from video)...but on the edge of a lake.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

No, I'm not on social media much. I'm much happier learning & doing all these fun things: I've finished the non-fic book & I'm currently teaching myself InDesign so I can lay-up the interior for print. In the last several years I've taught myself ProTools, which led to learning (continued below)

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Had a visitor this morning.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I have fallen down the rabbit hole with the pinterest board for my WIP. I really need to get back to work, but.............

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Looking for unique gifts? Today and tomorrow (Dec 6 & 7) I'll be at Goddess Elite from 1-5 PM for a pop-up event. I'll have my books and CDs, as well as a variety of crafts and gifts. Come see me at 28887 Lorain Rd. in North Olmstead, Ohio.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

What do you think? I've been working on these 2 cut-to-fit plywood sheets for 3 weeks (progress pics in threads below) but the painting is finally finished and hung up. It's about 6 feet high at the peak and 16 feet wide total. Trim etc. yet to be completed, but I'm so happy with it!

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Every flicker of candlelight within a carved pumpkin is a whisper to the ancient dark — a charm of protection and play, born from older fires.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The moon sinks each night, a silver key turning in the lock of the dark. Let it open what you’ve kept hidden — the wild knowing, the sacred grief, the ember that still burns. This is the season of remembering what was never truly lost.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

When the night deepens and silence gathers like mist, that’s when the real magic stirs. The veil is a mirror now — gaze softly. What you see staring back is not ghost or god, but your own ancient self, awakened.

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Doodle on table paper. 10.22.25

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The clouds are amazing here today. Layers of shape and wisp, light and dark, and that little speck of robin's egg blue in the upper center...

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

$5 flat rate shipping on archival quality prints on acid free paper AND 35% off in my store? www.inprnt.com/gallery/lrrr...

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I printed and cut out labels, then 'aged' and mossed up some bottles today. 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛ Show me your crafty decorations!!

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I'm back after a week at a cabin in the woods, unplugged. I read, worked on a difficult puzzle, soaked in a jacuzzi, & sat in a porch swing staring at trees. I feel mentally well rested & I needed that no-computer self-care time so much. Do you tend to your self-care? What's your self-care go-tos?

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Making Ash of Errors got a new cover!!! What do you think?

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

So many creative things luring me away from my WIP right now. The dilemma is real... Anyone else have the same problem?

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Couldn't help myself. Made a new wreath.

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