maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Enjoying the new job and the one hour lunch break that gives me enough lunch time to go to the gym, freeing my nights to write-when I'm not going to my second job, anyway. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New day, new jobstatic.klipy.comBender and Turtle Can't Get UpALT: Bender and Turtle Can't Get Up 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Got told by someone who worked at Tor as a copy editor that my first couple chapters where 'fantastic'. Not I just have to keep that up. (Currently on chapter 16 on my developmental edit round 3) No pressure or anything...static.klipy.comYoung Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) WritingALT: Young Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) Writing 110 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Got another 300 words in. Just have to remember how to write and I think I'll be back in the game. Hopefully. 001 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026broken on the shores of infinity, the black waves crashing, I stand screaming - don't throw me away to the empty sky 001 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Got some words in. Not the best of words but something is better than nothing, amirite? 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Still here. Sadly haven't been able to write for a month, but I'm hopeful for this week. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Hail Zeus! The Canadian attack on our glorious patriotic sky has failed. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Dear Gods, why does Microsoft make it so infuriatingly hard to choose what folder I want to save an Excel sheet in. Why are you like this? #microsoft #excel #wth 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Still trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel so writing isn't happening for a while. 120 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026How do massive life changes affect writing? Let's spin the wheel and find out!!! 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The line between a 'quick and easy change' and 're-write the whole thing' is really-really thin. 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Sometimes you just feel so tiny and unimportant. But always... always watched. 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Still having motivation issues after the critique group when poof. Just thought I'd share 🤓 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Current paranoia: does this read like an ai wrote it? 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Ho hum. That is all, go on with your day. 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Aaaaand the critique group I was in croaked. Big sigh. 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Happy Pride Month to my LGBTQ friends. 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Well that was pretty loud (bolide apparently)static.klipy.comMarvin the Martian: Where's the Kaboom?ALT: Marvin the Martian: Where's the Kaboom? 020 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026That moment when the 5k word short "comic book" story you wrote attracts more attention from a writing group than the story you've spent a year on... (comic book in quotes because it's not a comic book, I can't draw)static.klipy.comRandy Marsh Yells 'Gawl' in South ParkALT: Randy Marsh Yells 'Gawl' in South Park 020 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Needed a break from Chasing Shadows so I made a little Marvel Universe character. ellipsus.com/read/7jK4nLr... #writing #fanfictionellipsus.comIntro | Max Relaxman | EllipsusEllipsus makes it easy for anyone to write together. 110 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Many words were typed today. Some words were deleted but I'm up to the halfway point through editing the current draft. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Wife: <PERSON NAME> died at work. Me: Oh that's too bad, what did he do? Wife: He died. Me: ..... 100 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I want to have a scene where my POV character visits the surgeon to get her stitches fixed after some ill-advised parkour. But that would relieve some of the tension that I need to keep going until she blows up later. Sorry Morris, you're still just a background character...static.klipy.comNPC Meme Man Looking Out Window in RainALT: NPC Meme Man Looking Out Window in Rain 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Man everything is Celtic. OK, change Helvetti to Raetia. They were always the Roman remnant in my head anyway so... BAM! #writingstatic.klipy.comRoman Soldier Cats: Ancient Feline WarriorsALT: Roman Soldier Cats: Ancient Feline Warriors 020 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026You know what I haven't watched for like a wicked long time? The Prisoner. I should watch that again.media.tenor.coma bald man in a tuxedo is holding a bellALT: a bald man in a tuxedo is holding a bell 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I always get ideas on how to improve scenes when I'm at work or the gym. I take notes, but when I get ideas I want to fix them right now.media.tenor.coma man in a yellow shirt is pointing at something in front of a red truck that says usfALT: a man in a yellow shirt is pointing at something in front of a red truck that says usf 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Ok, so if I change this scene I have to change this scene too and then I'll have to change that other scene later. But that means I'm taking mojo away from this character to give it to another. On the other hand, the scene with the original character was kinda a stretch so... 110 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 26/04/2026That moment when you start having the voice in a characters's head say "we" as a pronoun and you realize that you're never going to get a good grammer score in ProWritingAid. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Trying to decide if I should remove my proto-celtic words and replace them with English or maybe even change them to Cornish which seems like the closest to Gaulish. Trying to find that balance between world building and readability... #writing 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Experimenting with write.ellipsus.com Loving the crap out of the built in versioning. I just wish it had the ability to do tags and search the entire project like NovelWriter. @ellipsus.comwrite.ellipsus.com 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Finally fixed that scene. I knew I put that third character there for a reason... 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Someone should do a horror game with Barenaked Ladies doing the soundtrack. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Stuck in this scene. It's like I'm trying to to much at once. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026This MacGuffin has to go, is served its purpose and is starting to get stinky. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026If we make it through this - I hope the United States will see what happened and put hard limits on presidential power. The founders were just winging it and making the wacky assumption that anyone who'd get elected wouldn't be a bag of dicks. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Sinus headache finally gone. Hopefully I can get back to editing and reviewing my crit partner's work. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Venting to the void: I'm regretting letting people convince me not to take a job in Ireland a few years ago... 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I realized the problem with my prose is that I let my grammar checker convince me it was a good idea to remove a lot of the transition words, so now it reads like a robot. I have to remind myself that it's a tool, not an expert. #writing 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Goofing with different AI models locally and the thing that always amazes me is how confidently incorrect LLMs can be. It's like talking to my parents. I think it's baked in because they're probability engines. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026(minor) Vent: Why is it so freaking hard to find barley in the store right now. AAAAAAArrrrrrrrgh. 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Found a decent writing group FINALLY! Yay! 100 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2026media.tenor.coma man is standing in a dark room with a green light shining on his face .ALT: a man is standing in a dark room with a green light shining on his face . 010 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Last picture I took at work before covid shut downs started. 001 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Started reading The Lies of Locke Lamora. Two thumbs up. @scottlynch78.bsky.social 000 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I tried posting on my old facebook account, then I felt dirty and closed the browser tab. 110 0
maxrelaxman.bsky.social @maxrelaxman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Randomly came up with an idea for a sequel to a book that was supposed to be a one off. Not sure if I'm annoyed at me or pleased with me for killing the plan.media.tenor.coma man giving the middle finger with the words expect the plan to go off the rails below him .ALT: a man giving the middle finger with the words expect the plan to go off the rails below him . 010 0