Rowan Blythe

Writer, fangirlMasterpost

[melestasflight]

Bookshop.org Launches E-Book Platform to Exclusively Support Indie Bookstores

"We survive by scraping ... to make a little extra income and this is really significant," said the owner of Green Apple Books.

This is important. Fuck Amazon books, Apple books. Shop local.

[leebrontide]

FUCK YEAH!

Gonna get my books on here soon!

[rowanblythe]

Rowan Blythe (@rowanblythe.bsky.social)

May yours be a restful #caturday

[monstermag]

M❤️NSTER SPRING SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN

Calling writers and artists! If you love monsters, now is your chance to submit to a free monster romance digital zine!

We accept SFW and NSFW content, fan content, and content you have already posted! Check out the full guidelines om the @monstermag FAQ! Submissions last until March 15th!

Submission forms:

Art

Sfw writing

Nsfw writing

[blue-eyed-author]

Some of my writer’s block cures:

Handwrite. (If you already are, write in a different coloured pen.)

Write outside or at a different location.

Read.

Look up some writing prompts.

Take a break. Do something different. Comeback to it later.

Write something else. (A different WIP, a poem, a quick short story, etc.)

Find inspiring writing music playlists on YouTube. (Themed music, POV playlists, ambient music, etc.)

Do some character or story prompts/questions to get a better idea of who or what you’re writing.

Word sprints. Set a timer and write as much as you can. Not a lot of time to overthink things.

Set your own goals and deadlines.

Write another scene from your WIP. (You don’t have to write in order.) Write a scene you want to write, or the ending. (You can change it or scrap it if it doesn’t fit into your story later.)

Write a scene for your WIP that you will never post/add to your story. A prologue, a different P.O.V., how your characters would react in a situation that’s not in your story, a flashback, etc.

Write down a bunch of ideas. Things that could happen, thing that will never happen, good things, bad things.

Change the weather (in the story of course.)

Feel free to add your own.

[burglar-bird]

Write only dialogue

Write only scenery

Write a list of what you want to have happen that scene to visualize it better

Evaluate if your writer's block is the "I need to write to get around it" variety or the "I have self-doubt and emotional burnout and need distance from my work" kind, because they aren't the same

Share your idea with someone you trust for feedback or hype/encouragement

Read something (book, article, fic, etc) to get your juices flowing

[blue-eyed-author]

I don’t know how I forgot the dialogue one. I do that all the time. Thanks for adding it. I also love the other ones. Very helpful.

[rowanblythe]

How did NaNoWriMo 2023 go?

well, I hit over 50k words today, 11/27/2023 three days early

Which is more than I've been able to do since my accident in 2017. But it wasn't the easiest. There were a few days when I had to really work on my arms to keep them working. And even last night I leaned on something at a bad angle and lost control of my fingers. So I may want to make sure I stay under a certain word count to make my hands last and keep up with the stretches and exercises - and I should really make sure I schedule that MRI.

I'm also far from done with the story, so I'm going to be spending the rest of my quarter goals working on this piece. (I staggered my goals so that Halloween is at the end lol so I'm in Nov-Dec-Jan quarter.)

It's also funny that when I went to post about winning on facebook I saw a memory from 2016, the only other time I completed a NaNoWriMo, and on this date back then I was struggling at 40k words.

It makes me smile thinking about how far I've come.

[monstermag]

M♥NSTER is now taking submissions for October 2023!

M♥NSTER is a monthly monster romance magazine which focuses on romance and sexual encounters involving one or more “monstrous” nonhuman/paranormal beings (such as vampires, werewolves, dragons, aliens, robots, and so on).

Currently we offer a free-to-download, digital-only publication, but this may change in the future depending on audience interest. 

You can find our FAQ here.

We are currently taking writing and art submissions for our October 2023 edition. The optional theme is "SPOOKY". Submissions close on September 30. You can submit art and fiction already published or posted elsewhere and we do accept fanfiction. All contributions will still belong to the original owners.

SUBMIT SFW WRITING HERE

SUBMIT NSFW WRITING HERE

SUBMIT ART HERE

This publication and submission process is not available to minors.

RULES

Although pro-kink, M♥NSTER does not accept any kind of content that:

Depicts suicide

Depicts bestiality

Depicts characters under the age of 18 in sexual situations

Promotes queerphobia, ableism, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, or white supremacy

Promotes real-world violence

We now only accept digital art in A4 spread page (2894x4093) or letter size format.

THEME

The optional theme for October 2023 is "SPOOKY". Submissions that feature some nod to academia will receive special markers and be prioritized over the submissions that do not follow the theme. Don't worry if you story doesn't have an academia angle though! We are still accepting non-theme submissions!

[bookspotlight]

[pragnificent]

Reblog if you are a fic writer who welcomes moodboards, playlists, remixes, art and any other type of gift based on your stories.

[skittlebits]

Happy November!

[rowanblythe]

Day 1 of NaNoWriMo!

Don't forget to warm up before sprinting! And don't be afraid to break them up into mini sprints throughout the day!

[thewritershandbook]

This year’s October Spooky Writing Challenge is simple, one word prompts. You can use these for writing, or for anything you’re inspired to create. Characters, scenes, art, lyrics— whatever idea sparks for you.

Each day’s word prompt will post at 12 PM EDT.

Want to share your work on Tumblr? Use the tag #OSWC2022

[rowanblythe]

Happy Caturday from Rylee!

[rowanblythe]

Have a lovely Caturday!

[rowanblythe]

Happy sleepy Caturday from Rylee

[rowanblythe]

who are these cats I'm posting?

I have two cats, but I also have photos from my recently departed Snowball who I love very dearly.

Monica (the black kitty) is the neediest baby I have ever known; and will give my position away in a game of hide and seek because we cannot be separated. Monica's rules.

Rylee(grey and white tubby babby) wants to be near me, but also doesn't. She wants pets! But she also would like to be left alone thanks. She once had a hard kitty day, came over to lay on my chest, and screamed at me for several minutes until she fell asleep.

Snowball(white long hair with heterochromia) was an old man who demanded pets and attention, and for you to hold him if you were going to lay down. Even to the end of his days he got the zoomies, but sadly he got very sick and we had to say goodbye. Born 2002 departed 2021

[rowanblythe]

Are you taking care of yourself this Caturday?

[rowanblythe]

So uhm have you heard Monica by The Linda Lindas?? Yr cat is so v cute<3

I had not! I listened to it a few times, it was very fun.

I also sent it to my family who are familiar with my itty bitty Monica kitty, took her 7 years to look like a full grown cat.