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I’d like to share a small publishing milestone.

‘Drystone - A Life Rebuilt’ has gone into a second print run.

And because publishing is famously opaque, and there are so many wildly unrealistic ideas out there about how it all works, here are the numbers in plain terms...

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A Living Wiki

https://www.thehierophant.world/blog/a-living-wiki/

#thehierophant #worldbuilding #wiki #writing

#WordWeavers Dec 7 What bad habits does your MC have?

She blurts out what she *really* thinks of how adults treat her and her fellow youths. It gets her into trouble.

#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace

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Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that?

The answer is simple.

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I want to pick up another part of the ‘nature cure’ problem

When a woman writes about the outdoors, people often reach for the same narrative template. She walked, she felt better, the land healed her. It can read as wholesome encouragement, even harmless, but the effect is anything but neutral.

‘Nature cure’ quietly shifts the focus away from the systemic forces that harmed her in the first place.

#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #NatureWriting #Nature

Raising another $130 will give me enough for a green screen system to ease replacing backgrounds with #vfx elements, since I'm creating a near-future #scifi set in a world without capitalism, governments, or politicians. Help me make this film. Boost or donate!

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Details https://www.dilmandila.com/donate/wind-a-solarpunk-short-film

#solarpunk #mutualaid #creativetoots #kickstarter #crowdfund #art #BuyIntoArt #sff #film #crowdfunding #climate #artforsale #fedigiftshop #b3d #blender #writing #writingcommunity @mutual_aid

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I’d like to share a small publishing milestone.

‘Drystone - A Life Rebuilt’ has gone into a second print run.

And because publishing is famously opaque, and there are so many wildly unrealistic ideas out there about how it all works, here are the numbers in plain terms...

#Writing #WritingCommunity #Publishing #Reading #Authors #Books

I'm making a comedy film about a couple quarreling over chicken, a plot device to imagine food in the #climate crisis, but there's no capitalism, government, politicians, or police; rather, ordinary folk run the country in a direct democracy. I need your support to buy gear to ease vfx works. Boost, or donate if you can!

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Details https://www.dilmandila.com/donate/wind-a-solarpunk-short-film
#solarpunk #mutualaid #creativetoots #kickstarter #writing #art #BuyIntoArt #sff #film #crowdfunding #scifi #artforsale #fedigiftshop

Me when the assignment calls for 7-8 pages (writes 40) #university #writing

#WordWeavers Dec 7 What bad habits does your MC have?

She blurts out what she *really* thinks of how adults treat her and her fellow youths. It gets her into trouble.

#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace

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I want to pick up another part of the ‘nature cure’ problem

When a woman writes about the outdoors, people often reach for the same narrative template. She walked, she felt better, the land healed her. It can read as wholesome encouragement, even harmless, but the effect is anything but neutral.

‘Nature cure’ quietly shifts the focus away from the systemic forces that harmed her in the first place.

#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #NatureWriting #Nature

I published a book this year. It’s called “Human Software”. It’s a novel about IT and how we tend to treat each other badly at work when we feel under pressure to do what we think is the right thing. It’s set in Kent and has a lovely map. Link in bio! #books #bookstodon #writing #writingcommunity

Last month, 18 people ordered print books from my store instead of going to the Bezosbeast.

Writers, set up your own stores. It's worth it. #writing

#WordWeavers 4/12: 1hat’s the worst thing about the world of your story?

The 14th century? Plenty to choose from: plague, political and ecclesiastical corruption, lethal antisemitism, wars, the Inquisition. You wouldn't have liked it.

#writing #histfic #books #writingcommunity #writersofmastodon

I'm new to Mastodon (about 1 hour ago)

2x Self-Published author w/ a 3rd book (WIP)

I'm looking forward to meeting new people & supporting others' content

I post a wide variety of content. I tend to post popular opinions on many topics & unpopular opinions on many others

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