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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 19h

Update. About 20,000 words in. Been experimenting with the antags voice and letting the plot shift around a bit as I follow the characters. How's your week been? #booksky #writingcommunity #selfcare

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Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh

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Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Tired this morning. Anxiety seemed fitting. (Despite struggling with the ink this morning) #vss365 #vssdaily #anxiety #poem

ANXIETY
My Heart Quakes
— Ten Beats in a second
Racing forth
My Mind freezes
— Stuck in aloop
It's cognition inhibited
My Body shaces
— Sweat pouring
The whole being affected
My Nerves fray
Neurons firing wildly
—Anxiety wins again
Below the poem, handwritten hashtags read: #VSS365 #VSSDAILY
Top right corner shows the date: 10.10.26

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Learn by copying your favorite writers. Copy. Copy. Then eventually, transform it into your own voice and style. #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Who's stopping your protag from getting what they want? #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yes I really like that about it. The writing community here is si supportive and its great to be part of.

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Get outside the algorithm. Think about what YOU like. Search for that intentionally and go deep. #booksky #writingcommunity #selfcare

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Be make sure to balance your creative input with your creative output. Read, watch, listen. Write, write, write. #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Emotions. Even negative ones. Anger. Envy. Disgust. All of them can be useful in their own way to fuel our creativity, to figure out what we want to create and what direction we don't want to go.

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Kelly @kellylouro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Focus on the words, the rest can wait #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What does your character fear losing more than ANYTHING? Love? Status? Something else? #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don't fight against your feelings. Feel them. Examine them. Use them in your work. #booksky #writingcommunity #selfcare

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Update. The first draft of Act 1 of my current WIP basically done. Only a few final tweaks to go. But writing never sleeps so I’m already at work outlining the next act. #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity

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Jirkasino Im In A State Of Total Euphoria

ALT: Jirkasino Im In A State Of Total Euphoria

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Which one of your characters is the conversation rescuer and which one is the conversation killer? #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In a conversation, does your character/s spends more time asking questions or talk more about themselves? #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Identify the core. Know what kind of decision or creative hurdle you are trying to clear. Collect your inspirations. Gather successful analogies, see what others you admire are doing (or not doing), look at past wins or ideas that worked in related situations. #writingcommunity #booksky #selfcare

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Gaze inward. Find your beacons of light. What can you learn from them (e.g. the days when your dialogue really worked this week) ? #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How do your main character/s introduce themselves to someone they have never met before? #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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Laken Honeycutt @mycelialwriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning, #5amWritersClub! 🍂 This weekend was our first Nor’easter of the season. It’s still raining but the winds have calmed down. Working on draft four of Book 3 this morning and weaving those developmental edits into the story 🕸️✨ Happy writing, friends! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Kelly @kellylouro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Rise 🧟‍♀️ Shine 🌞 Write 👩‍💻 #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

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P.G. Sundling @pgsundling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My day was not my own, but I got a little done first. That's the essence of why #5amWritersClub is a great strategy. #writingCommunity #authorSky #writerSky #amWriting

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Work on or test multiple options at the same time to see how they perform under real feedback. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Update. One chapter to go in the first act of my new WIP. Still waiting on feedback for my last project. How has your week been? #writingcommunity #booksky

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Bilbo Baggins Says Good Morning

ALT: Bilbo Baggins Says Good Morning

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Talk to someone completely outside your art form. The more, different eyes that do not share your mental frame can spot options we are are blind to. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Learning to laugh at yourself breaks the chains of self importance and dogmatic thinking. To see your process as a creative dance rather than a solemn and pre written script. #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity

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emilymedwards.bsky.social @emilymedwards.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Welcome to Saturday, I always find the weekend a good time for research. Have a wonderful day. Happiness in whatever you do. #WritingCommunity #weekend #saturdaythoughts #goodnight

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lavish your characters with specific memories and unique sensory contradictions and deep capacities for love or grief. #writingcommunity

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Instead of picking option A or option B try to develop three ideas simultaneously. If you only have one alternative you are setting yourself up for a forced compromise. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"See, I told you this was not our place to MEDDLE, but the Sanchem had to go and brag of what she was doing." #writesku #WIPSnips

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P.G. Sundling @pgsundling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#5amWritersClub had a mind-blowing conversation with another writer that feels like a power-up. 💪 Woohoo! 🙌 🎉 #writingCommunity #authorSky #writerSky #amWriting

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When making decisions, ask yourself: "If none of the current choices on my table were available tomorrow, what else would I do?" This forces your brain to invent new paths. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Carry yourself high on your own legs and learn how to laugh, rather than bowing down to old ways of doing things or looking for a savior. Walking a path that is uniquely yours, even if it separates you from the crowd. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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P.G. Sundling @pgsundling.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#5amWritersClub A reader loved a clue but missed the subtext. It comes down to how much of the timeline rules to expose. #writingCommunity #authorSky #writerSky #amWriting

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💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Let's talk POV today! How many of your characters would you say are POV characters? Does your story switch between a few, or follow only one? What determines if a character gets POV time? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Emmi Khor - Writer @emmikhor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Excited to share that I have another contract signed!! One of my favourite short stories will be available at the end of the year. It's got devastation, hope, and of course, a touch of magic ✨ Keep #writing, keep #reading, keep making those feelings felt 💕 #5amwritersclub #writerslife #writesky

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Love is Magic: Glowing Heart & Enchanted Book

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for September 21st is "stream" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
September 21 - stream
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The descent into evening after noon is not an end but a necessary passage toward a brand new morning. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Week off over. Good to recharge and try out some things. Back at it today outlining my next WIP. Let's do this, writers. #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity

W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Going to leave it a bit to work on some other things and have a bit of a break, then ideally start pitching.

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you so much. I just try to put out there what I wish I had more of as a new writer. (And as a person in general, I guess) And same, love how supportive the writing community is here. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

45. To write, it felt more like 95.

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Finishing up a companion short story for my main series today. Then onto that 'week off' that was meant to start last week. Have a great sunday, everyone. #writingcommunity #booksky

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Stephanie Vaquer on Rock Pop Radio

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Act as the master and sculptor of your own identity as a writer. #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You must shed the expectations that others place on your writing. #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity

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W.J. Theron @machiaduck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

How would your main character deal with an envious ally? #writingcommunity #selfcare #booksky

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