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@juliemarchbooks.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 6:52 AM

#LitHodgepodge my fellow AuDHD and/or chronic fatigued writers: do you have any hot tips for me about sitting down and making myself DO the darn thing?? It's amazing how something can be your purpose in life and also the very last thing you want to do

@midnightrose838.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:33 AM

#LitHodgepodge I posted about this before, & got a few kind suggestions, but right I'm struggling with chapter length.

I'm writing/editing a very close POV character driven story, & sometimes one interaction leads to other interactions, introspection, & actions, - 1/3

@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:07 AM

#LitHodgepodge 11

I hope this isn't too general! But, I have been thinking of switching away from Word to a different word processing software.

Does anyone have one they find intuitive to use and that suits their needs for this type of writing?

@jmweaverauthor.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:59 AM

#LitHodgepodge

For a specific writer, I know she's been gone off and on but I adore how Patience (@jacevk.bsky.social) writes whimsical/absurd humor. Do you just write what makes you laugh off the top of your head or do you plan humor out elaborately?

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@pjccahill.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:28 AM

Here's a good general one for our #writingcommunity - do you have tips/tricks/techniques for distinguishing character voice?
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#LitHodgepodge

@rhysackhurst.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:27 AM

Lu at 19 and at 25

What do you think would work as bait to trap Lu? 🤔

#LitHodgepodge

My lead character from "Veil Of Starlight", Lu in his late teens. (I used the Tiefling Maker picrew from crowesn)

He has purple hair and skin, with very pale gray eyes. He's smiling broadly, revealing his sharp teeth. He's wearing a silver necklace with a black pendant and a black shirt with fabric flowers around the collar.

Lu now in his mid twenties using the same picrew. His expression is more reserved and he now has a scar over his left eye that starts near his forehead and ends near his cheekbone. He's wearing a plain white shirt.

@aminaleeds.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:16 AM

#LitHodgepodge 10. What would you use to trap your character?

This is Meghan (aka Megs or May). What 1-3 things would I use to set a trap for this 10 yr old street kid?

#LITHODGEPODGE
Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social

An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions

SATURDAY SNAP JUDGMENTS

[Graphic of a man of law in a robe, standing with some papers before him]

Prompt:

10 | Provide artwork, a quick sketch, a lookalike image, or a mood board for your character, and let the people guess:
If I were setting a trap for this character, the 1-3 objects I’d use are…

[Graphic of a talking butterfly]
NO AI! USE ALT TEXT!

[Graphic of a talking crow]
Oh, I really shouldn’t tell you this, but it would be only too easy to nab me if you set out a Sunday Times crossword puzzle, a jasmine-scented candle, and a bag of kettle-cooked salt and vinegar chips.

Join tomorrow for Sunday Shout & Share!

A picture of Indiana Elle who is a child actress with blonde hair and a splattering of freckles across her nose and forehead. She is wearing a jean jacket and purple shirt

@paulhikari.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:12 AM

#LitHodgepodge 11

Still not really thinking about specific authors on Bluesky, but I do so love this trope. To those of you who use it, how do you make the narrator sound convincing? Like, how do they know everything about the characters in the story and whatnot?

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@lcyruswhelchel.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:38 AM

#LitHodgepodge 10

I’m curious what y’all are going to try to use to lure Kai in…

If you were laying a trap for me, what 1-3 things would you set out as bait?

Character reference sheet for Kai Travaldi, MC of The Faumen War Chronicles

@jessmahler.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:27 AM

#LitHodgepodge Oct 10
Only picture I have of Iberto.

Sketch of Iberto: a scruffy man dressed like a D&D rogue.

@alnaperera.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:21 AM

#LitHodgePodge 10
I have only this one as a proper portrait, so it's going to be this one again. Sorry this doesn't give away too much about her

A grey-skinned person with large grey eyes and dark hair, dressed in grey sitting on grass.

@kqwatson.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:21 PM

#LitHodgePodge 10

Ok I've done this before and I'm gonna do it again. NecroRaver, and his favourite piece of artwork.

Now... how would you set a trap for him?

NecroRaver drawn by RedcatAlex on IG and Tiktok.

@kbdiaz.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:08 PM

#LitHodgepodge

Here is Prince Stanisław (Stach!). He loves his family and his dragon and has anxiety.

@elizabeth-snow.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:50 PM

#LitHodgePodge
A mood board for Alex. He swears Featherstaff is his real name.

A collage:
A man's extensively clad feet on the edge of a woodenledge over distant choppy water. A hand overa streaming teacup. A tiger doing the sleepy kitty stretch. Yellow, blue, and pinkfeather boas. A close up of a tigers eye. A Venetian mask. A plate of gilded pears. A thin man in a basic black suit and tiewith a white shirt leaning against a wall with his hands on his pockets and the image cropping out his head. A disco ball with a red boa wrapped around it. A hand holding up a wine glass full of a clear cocktail being swirled and sloshing. A black and white photo of a man leaning back in a chair with a book open and laying on his face. A close up of an open Tigers mouth. In the center, a sign that says 'Alexander Featherstaff at your service' and the faint outline of a hand flipping the bird overlays it all

@pjccahill.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:22 PM

Only image I had handy! Djilia is the ace, firecracker, and den mother of Aroi House. I adore her XD as for trapping... good luck! She's clever as much as silly!
#LitHodgepodge

Art by Luigiix, Djilia Oakren from NICEF, appearing in uniform and pilot suit, with some basic info in the center

@acozykettleoffish.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:38 PM

#LitHodgepodge 10
Fun!
Let's do this one with Noah!

How would YOU try to trap her?🪤

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

artwork of a young woman with freckled, tan skin, light brown curly hair pulled into a braid, honey brown eyes, wearing a victorian blouse, a grey vest and brown pants

Her visible ear is slightly pointed, with multiple piercings, her fingerless gloves revealing rather pointed, almost claw-like nails, and the shadow falling over half her face has one of her eyes seem to almost glow golden....

she sits with crossed arms, legs spread and looks off to the side, not acknowledging or noticing the viewers presence

@sbakelar.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:17 PM

#LitHodgePodge
My hero Darius from #ADragonForDarius

What three things would you use to bait a trap for her?
My personal answer to follow...

A young woman with pale skin, blonde ringlets, dark eyes and dark lips. She is wearing red, holding a map, and has a backpack. She is wearing a collar with a pentacle engraved on it.

@verosthewriter.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:37 PM

#LitHodgepodge
I had to go with Zedenko from Prophecies. Experience has made him all too aware of how to deal with traps, but he's still very vulnerable to the right bait.

Art by @monafinden.bsky.social.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky #writingprompt #amwriting

Zedenko, a half-elven, half-human treasure hunter wearing leather armor and clothes with lockpicks and other tools showing from several hidden pockets. He looks off to one side with an apprehensive expression. He holds a lantern in one hand and a saber in the other, and wears a backpack with several scrolls poking out of the top. Art by Mona Finden.