I like the company of authors my writing is keeping. See my emphasis below.

Grammar B is an alternate “grammar of style” that deploys variegation, synchronicity, discontinuity, ambiguity, and other disjunctive devices. Grammar B is not bad Grammar A. Weathers characterizes it as a different game, with its own rules, played with the same deck of cards. Grammar B is not new, nor was it invented by Winston Weathers. Writers as diverse in style and time as Laurence Sterne, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and D. H. Lawrence have played this game.

—from textrhet.com/2019/07/08/the-al…

Yeah, I write. Grammar B. Mostly, except when I revise the beautiful monster out during revision. Not a fan of the classics, but I'm taking suggestionss for an Emily Dickinson novel, now.

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Hat tip to @rayckeith
& @jredlund who wrote the article linked.

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I never tire of seeing so many colors.

Interesting that Apple took the #1 spot last month.

The "other" is the November slice of MileHiCon.

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When Pro Writing Aid is desktop only, but you’re on your iPad in the living room.

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#WordWeavers Nov 12. Choose a book from the real world that would be a perfect match for your antagonist.

Machiavelli's THE PRINCE, only she does not understand that it's a critique.

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#WordWeavers Nov 11: Describe the mood of your story using colours or sounds.

Dull slightly orange metal. A seemingly endless row of locked doors behind which young people are crying.

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#WordWeavers Nov 10: MC POV: Name one thing you’ve never done but really want to.

She's been crying, but pretty gently. A "good cry." She's sitting next to the creak, away from the farm, thinking about how much longer she figures she needs to stay there.

She smiles and wipes away the tears, a little blubber of laughter escapes her. "I want to take my mom to space," she says.

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#WordWeavers Nov 9: Which community/group (from questions 5 & 7) is stronger? Why?

The anarcho-socialist culture of the arcologies is much much stronger than the murder cult. The murder cult will inevitably burn itself out. Arcology clusters are built to last.

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#WordWeavers 8, How is the MC’s community or group perceived by the people in your world?

Arcologies are the norm of the Greater Cascadian Megalopolis, so she's seen as a typical kid inside that space, but outside of the the GCA, she's an "arcology kid," and they're seen as privileged and a little bit holier-than-thou.

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#WordWeavers Nov 7: What community or group does your MC belong to?

She's a member of a commune of a handful of families, that's housed in an arcology of many thousands: essentially, a small, self-contained town all in one building.

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#WordWeavers Nov 6. How is the antagonist’s community/group perceived by the people in your world?

They hide from the public, working in secret and telling themselves that that makes them heroes.

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#WordWeavers Nov 4: Are you working on one or several projects? What's your preference?

Strictly one at a time. Take good notes about future projects, keep your head down and *finish* what you started.

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#WordWeavers Nov 3: What was your MC's childhood like?

She grew up in an anarcho-syndicalist commune housed inside an arcology embedded in a ecological megalopolis. It was supportive and kind, and she was surrounded by people who cared for her deeply.

And then some asshole abducted her into a paramilitary assassin cult in space.

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#WordWeavers Nov 2: Share something unusual about one of your characters’ lives.

River, my little hippie girl (whose name I'm going to change because "River" isn't nearly weird enough) has a dad and a mom and a Gary. Gary is her dad's boyfriend. None of them are married. 😀

But that's not super unusual in this setting.

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#WordWeavers Nov 1: Describe a perfect reader for your story (i.e. who is the story for?)

Me. Tee hee!

No really, my target audience is very leftist SFF readers: feminist, anti-racist, socialist, etc.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 10: Has your art/craft/writing changed over the years?

Of course. I'd be sad if it hadn't.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 9: Which sound in your environment sparks the most creativity?

A little bit of white noise is good. I used to write to music, but I cannot do it any more. Too many inputs.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 8. Tell us about the book you no longer enjoy, and why you no longer enjoy it.

Sandman.

That piece of shit.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 6: Do you subscribe to any newsletters? Do you read them?

Cory Doctorow's PLURALISTIC. I have had others in the past, but they can become irritating if they're primarily marketing/advertising rather than having content. And look, they're giving them away for free, so I won't ever *complain*, but I will choose to unsubscribe.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 5: Do you listen to any podcasts?

Oh lord. So many. Mostly politics. It's one of the reasons I'm angry all the time.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 4: Describe a statue you have seen that struck your fancy.

I saw a statue of Artemis in the British Museum* who's ass was so startlingly life like that I just had to put my hand on it to be sure it wasn't flesh. I am fully aware that you're really really not supposed to do that. I was 18.

*bunch of scumbag thieves

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 3: Do you read blogs? If so, how often?

Not any more, no. The closest to blogs that I read is articles on Ghost or The Shitty Platform.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 2: Egg?

I would normally say yes, but I just had one.

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#ScribesAndMakers Nov 1: What creative project(s) do you hope to work on this month?

I'm receiving submissions for an academic anthology, and I think that's all I'll have time for. Sigh.

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#PennedPossibilities 838 — MC POV: You’re on your death bed. Who do you want by your side?

[Bolt:] There's no way I can imagine a peaceful death at this point, more of someone having stabbed me in the stomach and gloating as I lie in a gutter. I want nobody there. Alone would mean the mob didn't discover my name, didn't find where my family lives, or didn't notice those people who insist on being my friend who I try to push away because I'm poison to associate with. What a horrible thing to ask!

[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]

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#RSdiscussion
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My ‘Great Space Opera to read over the holidays’ bundle is live. Take a look! I grabbed a few for own upcoming quiet time.

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books.johnwilker.com/spaceoper…

#WritersCoffeeClub Nov 1: What do you need to amplify in your work?

I think character traits and development. They have all organically developed via the first draft, but I need to go back and emphasize that.

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#WordWeavers 6/10: Does your story involve any events that would make it into history books?

I write real-world #histfic, so the history books are my starting point.

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highspeed.blog/anatomy-of-a-re…

Writing #solarpunk #speculativefiction #climatefiction doesn't necessarily mean that the authors are responsible for imagining the whole thing. Sometimes reality - see #Switzerland #transportation - has already done the heavy-lifting. The #urbanplanning and #transit in "A New Faith" draws on European and Asian systems a lot.

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Anatomy of a Revolution

How Switzerland Engineered Itself into Becoming the World's Greatest Transit Nation

^{Taras Grescoe (High Speed)}

joanwestenberg.com/p/remember-…

Well-said @Daojoan

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Remember: Kurt Vonnegut was 47

The Long Apprenticeship

^{JA Westenberg (Westenberg.)}

Few things make me as happy as an author as getting to see my books in the wild.

This is a member of my Wilker-verse discord enjoying 'Invasive Species' with a view I'm hella jealous of!

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Don't answer if you read Japanese, but reply if you know what's this a reference to.

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A little light reading. Hoping to glean some insights.

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Stoked to see them in person. One is already signed and on its way to Sweden!

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Didn’t make it down to the brewery but still have some Weldworks at home. Word + Churro Laser Sword Fight.

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Pears, too.
In my garden. Inspiring my writing today.

ps. This will likely be the featured image for an upcoming chapter in my book, Apprenticeship to Love. Free to those on the “1000 early readers” list. Sign up at apprenticeshiptolove.com

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Why does this remind me of the Imperial Cruiser from the first scene of #StarWars?

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Working on revisions of Rogue Enterprises 3 and trying a new (to me) watering hole.

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Excited to see ‘Invasive Species' get closer and closer to "ready for launch”

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And we’re off.

High level plan for Grand Human Empire book 6 done while having a beer and pizza at my wife’s meetup.

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It’s not always booze.

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Hey indie authors. Join the SFWA Indie author committee for the monthly meetup to discuss “The year so far, what’s working and what isn’t”

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I have revamped (pun intended) my Patreon! What's this all about, you ask? For those who do not know, I am writing a novel!

I am rebooting my Patreon to act as a support line to this work, but also to hopefully build interest, as it is my intent to get the work published.

I'm currently revising my draft to get it ready to send to my editor!

There are many ways to support the work! Come and seeeeeee.
💀🦇🖤 ⚰️🧿🌕

patreon.com/posts/sacred-pilgr…

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Getting the words in, in Enoch UT.

The local grocery store had some nice sours on hand.

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My periodic reminder of the page on my website with cover designers and editors that I've used and/or can recommend for authors--especially if you want to find someone who is committed to *not* using AI!

susankayequinn.com/freelance-s…

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