The full text and audio version of my short story The Tangle is now online and free to read!

It first appeared in khōréō magazine's Point of View-themed issue in DEC '24 and I think of it as part of my The Field Guide for Next Time extended universe (that I shared in #WritersCoffeeClub or maybe back when it was #WritingWonders?)

Give it a read/listen, if you have the time. Share it with someone, if you like!

#SFF #solarpunk #IndigenousFuturism #ecofiction

https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-tangle/

#WritingWonders 18/Mar/25: Connection between plotting style and how MC gets goals?

Not really. I'm a plotter, as I write murder mysteries. But my MCs have to react to the murder and discover what clues they can. Planning only really comes into the final act, when they flush out the killer.

#WritingWonders 14/Feb/2025: Does your world have romantic commitment?

Yes. There's courtship (i.e. dating) and marriage. The latter takes different forms, depending on the culture.

We’ve been talking for a while about creating a #WritingHorrors series, similar to #WritingWonders / #WordWeavers / #WritersCoffeeClub, but for #writers of #horror, #DarkFantasy, or who just want to enhance their #writing with #dwrk elements in general.

This will be a series of short questions with a few longer #WritingPrompts mixed in, intended to help improve yourself as a #writer, and to improve whatever #story you’re working on.

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#Halloween #october

Last year, I was talking about starting some sort of #WritingPrompt / #WritingQuestions hashtag for #Horror and #DarkFantasy #writers, like #WritingWonders or #WordWeavers / #WritersCoffeeClub, but this would be #WritingHorrors and ask questions about morbid topics within #stories.

The post was https://writing.exchange/@raccoon/110379438345748519

I got very sidetracked at some point, but I'd still like to do it, and with #October / #Halloween just around the corner, I'm going to try and start that up soon.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Ch 11 Nbr 29 — Acknowledgements

Checks serial. Oops. @taur10: Pardon the oversight, friend. Big thank you added.

If I accomplish returning to commercial publication, I will thank all that have helped me in print. Betas, people who've answered questions, people who've held this neurotic's hand, mayhap an artist or two. I will also thank you Mastodon folk, generically, citing those who authored or participated on the following hashtags, as well as my #author followers. You all helped me on my journey. (If you haven't looked at one or more of these tags, check them out!)

• #PennedPossibilities
• #TimeTravelAuthors
• #WordWeavers
• #WritersCoffeeClub
• #Writever
• #WritingWonders

Procedural: Acknowledgements go in the beginning, unless they take up more than a half page.

[Author retains copyright (c)2024 R.S.]

QUESTION: Will you acknowledge anyone for this work. Who? You don't need to be too specific.

#BoostingIsSharing and #CommentingIsCool

#fiction #romance #fantasy #sf #sff #sciencefiction #writing #writer #writers #author #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon
#RSdiscussion
#RSInklingsStory #RSReluctanceStory

#WritingWonders: What is your MCs first memory?

Evan's first memories are a confused mess of neural-net training scenarios. It's hard to distinguish and awareness only really comes in towards the end when they move from simulated training to QA testing that involves real humans.

In some ways, Carter isn't that different, as I think of consciousness of any kind we would understand necessarily evolving in similar ways. He's not sure which of his very early memories was first.>

#WritingWonders: What is your MCs first memory?

Marissa has always loved cats and her first memory would definitely be doing something with the family cat.

Caylor’s (ghost) involves realizing quite young that he’s a disappointment to his father.

I have no idea for Dante, my werewolf.

Also, decided to reveal this WIP’s title, so here goes: