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Just left home for the first of my two weekly write ins after taking last week off. Work was chaotic last week and writing hasn't been going well. I've had an idea for the scifi 🔱 novel, but... Wish me words! #writingcommunity #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Fable really REALLY wants my attention. This is a new behavior. Laying in his bed on my desk, kneading the bed like preparing for sleep, then he reaches out to put a gentle paw on my arm as I type an email or other thing. And TODAY he really tried to get my attention. #cats #catpics

Ginger and white furred tomcat (left) laying on my arm (green sleeve, bottom left to center) as I try to type on a black keyboard.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Just gave a friend advice on his writer's block. It struck me that the advice was as much for him as for myself, as I'm struggling too. I'm an outliner & know the full story. But are my characters saying they want to do something different at this point? #amwriting #writingcommunity 🔱

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I've lived my whole life in the US PNW. Travel, sure. We have a ton of conifer trees. Those pics of valleys forested with nothing but deciduous trees turning red, orange and yellow every #fall? We don't have valleys like that, and hard to find an acre like that. This is our fall foliage.

Big tree in red and orange fall foliage on top and along outside branches, bit still green leaves below and in the middle. Taken 1st weekend of October 2026.

Same big tree in fall foliage as other pic, but taken second weekend of October 2026. Red leaves all over the place. Barely any green left on innermost branches. Majority of green leaves are on other trees and plants.

Leaf covered sidewalk beneath the big tree in other two pics. All red and orange and brown leaves. Taken second weekend of October 2026.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

What do you think of Narrative Voice? I’ve seen advice to not worry, but I’ve written for 20 years and I’m trying to create a new, more concise and plot-centric voice: an evening stroll VS lunch hour walk to the park near work, then back. #writingcommunity #writers 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️ #amwritingfantasy

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Exactly my experience! This duology is extremely enjoyable. Even the parts that didn't have me genuinely laughing out loud and busting a gut IN PUBLIC had me grinning ear to ear. This is one of those that made me want to read faster to learn what happens &, simultaneously, slow down just to enjoy.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

OMG! The cafe's barista gave me the pumpkin mug again! I'm irrationally excited whenever I'm lucky enough to get it. Yay! And with my partially eaten pumpkin streudel, Halloween sweatshirt and flannel jacket on, it's just the perfect fall morning. 😁🎃😁

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I got my annual flu shot. Now I'm protected from all your coughing and sneezes! Still, you really need to wear a mask when you're sick. When I see someone clearly sick and not wearing a mask I always think "You survived a global pandemic and learned... nothing? Seriously?!?!"

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I finished critiquing a book! My crit partner knows who they are and which book. Now to put my thoughts together and write up an overview for my crit partner. That will take a few days. Do others do this? I'll note my thoughts on character arcs, plot development, storylines, etc. #writingcommunity

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The commercials are just the latest effort by the Trump administration to unlawfully use federal government resources to unfairly influence elections this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads draw third lawsuit

It’s the third lawsuit filed in response to the campaign-style ads, seemingly created to boost GOP candidates as the party registers historically low ratings.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Myth got into the apartment building's hallway tonight. She found a black basket with a cat's face on it sitting on the hallway shelf. #cats #catpics

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The 4th 2026 entry in SFFWorld's annual Countdown to Halloween is SLEEPERS IN THE SNOW by Joanne Harris, pub Oct 6, 2026. www.sffworld.com/forum/thread... #booksky #horrorbooks #spookyseason

Cover of the novel SLEEPERS IN THE SNOW by Joanne Harris. Mountainous, winter landscape of a snow covered field with a path winding through it to a large building in the center of the cover, with a single light on in an upper window. A single human figure is halfway along the path. A line of trees stretch from one side of the cover to the other to either side of the building. Above the building is an steel tower for telephone/electrical wires. White birds in the sky at the top of the book, three black birds flying against the snow covered ground in the lower 2/3 of the cover. Byline in white letters at the top, title in black letters at the bottom.

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 09/10/2026

Applications are open between now and October 31 for my next Short Story Cohort (3 months, a small group, personalized feedback). Learn more here: maryrobinettekowal.com/short-story-.... This is different than the Short Story Intensive I'm hosting this weekend for any paid Patreon users.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Update: I'm home now! Well, back in my own neighborhood. Day 2 of a 4 day weekend, recovering from burnout. I visited this nice little bookshop called "Hidden Worlds", at Orenco Station in Hillsboro, Oregon. They opened a month ago and stock only scifi and fantasy. Nice owner, lovely bookshop.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Finally! A nice, cool #fall day. Temp high is to be 61 F, and maybe some rain in the next 3 hours. Much more fall, than the last few days in the mid - high 70s. A perfect day for a walk to the light rail and ride to the western end of the line to visit an area of PDX I've never been to.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Are you looking for a book to read this #Halloween #spookyseason? Horror reviewers over at SFFWorld.com have begun their annual Halloween Countdown with 3 books reviewed this last week and many more to come! #booksky #horrorbook

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SFFWorld – Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Afternoon movie on my day off in October: Who you gonna call? #halloween #SpookySeason

Ghostbusters movie playing on a TV, showing the first image of the ghost realm with red clouds and blue pyramid/temple.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What's your favorite #Halloween / #Fall (Autumn) movie from childhood? The cafe is playing children's Halloween movies of late. Last weekend it was The Addams Family (1991) and today it was Hocus Pocus 2 and then Casper (1995). The 1st and 3rd are among my childhood faves.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Here's #catpics #cats to brighten your day. Fable (ginger) and Myth (black) rarely play together, so it's exciting when they do! This went on for 1 whole minute and simply ended with both walking away. (Their play usually lasts for 10 seconds and ends with hisses and Myth escaping onto a cat tree)

Ginger tomcat on his back with a black cat playing with him.

Ginger tomcat on his back, wrestling with a black cat.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I finished the big project Tuesday afternoon, so work was much better yesterday. Still, I need a break. Hey! what's that? 2 vacation days scheduled for next week? Let's just move them up to this week. Thank you managers! Now I get to kick back and relax all the way to Sunday. *Sigh. I need this.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

After more than a week of eating everything, Fable and Myth are back to their old habits of wanting food fresh from the foodball and refusing the piles of food I scoop together of their leftovers. Ugh! #cats #catpics

A black cat above a red/white plaid blanket with a green foodball and piles of cat food on it. Below the blanket is a ginger tomcat, then a gray fuzzy mat at the bottom of the pic.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's 2:30 on Tuesday. I work M-F and I'm already utterly burnt out. Been trying to read an 11 page doc for the past 30 minutes. I can't focus. For writer friends, I made 28 comments on a 1700 word doc + edits to the text. It's 1 of 30 docs I've looked at and similarly marked up in the past week.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

520 words written on the scifi 🔱 novel's Chapter 7 before work this morning. Yesterday was an absolute slog. The chapter's opening is going to need some work. I may end up deleting the conversation I wrote today, but it's fun and I'm tired and I can't edit or delete what's not there. 🙂 #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ugh. I am so done with work today. Weekend was wonderful and relaxing. Came back to work and the big ugly project. I can finish today! Except all my energy disappeared by noon. I got a second wind and powered on. But, third wind? Here third wind! I need you!!

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This morning's Maple Pumpkin Scones all stacked on a plate before I stored them away. There's a glaze for them, but I didn't make it. The scones are delicious enough for me! #pumpkin #fall

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I plan to write 500 words on the scifi 🔱 novel's Chapter 7 of 30+ each morning before work this week. Today, I got in 546 words. It was a struggle and I don't like it. That's how this whole chapter is going to feel, I think. Still, I have to put something down in order to rewrite it. #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I got a LOT done today with writing-related things. Let's see, I: ~Critiqued a chapter in @writerlythings.bsky.social upcoming novel (I hope that's okay to say) ~Watched and shared Ellen Brock YT vids to SFFWorld on the 4 ways we plot novels - www.sffworld.com/forum/thread... #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Darby O'Gill & the Little People's death coach, which my parents grew up watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZMU... Also a cousin 20+ yrs my senior made my sister @karabetzercones.bsky.social & I watch IT before we were 12 yrs old because that's what their family were watching while babysitting us.

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The Banshee Summons the Death Coach - Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)

YouTube video by Sanka Jones Creations

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Election Day is 30 days away, and the fight for free and fair elections is here. In some states, early voting has already begun, and nearly every state has sent out mail-in ballots. newsletters.democracydocket.com/youve-stood-...

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You've stood with me. Here's what's next.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I came back to my regular cafe. A single weird, frustrating encounter won't keep me away. BUT! I realized I could have handled it better. Next time, I'll make it a joke. Thank the guy for protecting my stuff and table while I was gone, but now I'm back so he can go. Yep, that's what I'll do. 😀

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've been obsessing over the pace and length of the next chapter in my scifi 🔱 novel. I've slowly read it, still not done, but finally looked at the total. Total, prewritten version is ~3800 words, only one page more than the chapter I spent the last month on. So, maybe it's okay 😄 #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Finished at the cafe this morning. Just some forum posts and crits. Weird & frustrating thing happened. I returned from the restroom to find a guy sitting at my table. I'd put my bag on top to save it. He took it despite 2 empty tables and extra chairs at the communal table filled with his friends.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This was a loo-ooong week of work. I'm looking forward to writing in the cafe tomorrow. Whether I make progress on the main scifi 🔱 novel, one back burner project or another, or catching up on giving critiques to my crit partners, it's going to be a good, productive and restorative day. #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

More progress on the back burner book today. I have a nearly complete chapter outline, but I'm replotting it as it wasn't working out. One new chapter figured out tonight :) Plus, a new idea for a novella I got stuck on a few years ago. I'm procrastinating hard on the scifi 🔱 novel. #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hard day at work, so I wasn't feeling it, but I did it anyway. I went to my Wed. write-in. I looked forward to the socializing, thought I'd name some characters but not do much writing. I solved a story problem! It was in a secondary/back burner project. But, progress! #amwriting

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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Myth loves this rope toy. There's a little piece of wood on a long string at the end. It's hidden in this pic, but she loves rubbing her face on it. #cats #catpics

Black cat with a white and purple rope toy on top of a blue cat tree.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is anyone else afraid to write their next chapter? Not a fear of the blank page, but of the chapter's contents. I outline and even pre-write. I did that for my next scifi 🔱 novel chapter and the plan is as bad as the 1st version of the scene I just spent 3 weeks on. I don't wanna do it! #amwriting

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just got a text from the DCCC (I think?) polling voter issues for the US House races. Options: A. Cost of Living B. Job Market C. Reproductive Rights D. Data Centers E. Democracy F. Foreign Affairs G. Healthcare H. Grocery Prices I. Education J. Gun Violence Prevention K. Environmental Issues

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Anthony Ryan @anthonyryan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you’re concerned about the messiness of your first draft, take a look at the ‘finished’ first page of Dickens’ Great Expectations. #WritingCommunity

Original handwritten first page of Charles Dicjens’ Great Expectations

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I made Pumpkin Bread! Last night. Isn't that a beautiful loaf? Mmm. If this year is at all like last year, then I'll make 1 - 2 more before Halloween. #fall #pumpkin

Pumpkin bread covered in glaze, sitting on a wire cooling rack with a bread knife, all atop a plate.

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SeanB @scribbalqwill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I had a story idea while getting ready for bed. Rather than memorize and forget by morning (like normal) I typed it up. Should have taken 2 minutes, but 10+ minutes passed because, apparently, I was in the realm of Fun Time where minutes have something far less than 60 seconds. :) #amwriting

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