Silver Falcon (@zadafalcon.bsky.social)

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 7:06 PM

Taegan seems like a sweetie.

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:18 PM

Nice! Glad you're proud of it. Hope it goes well.

@jmweaverauthor.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:12 PMReposted by @zadafalcon.bsky.social

#ScribesUnited

Hi-hi friends! Made a cover for horror short I'll be posting tomorrow. Gonna upload it tonight so it's all ready to go. One of my favorite shorts I've ever written.

Next onto more WIP 2 editing tonight! So excited to get it ready for next year!

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:18 PM

Age yourself with a childhood crush.

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:00 PM

Fr if you want to see all my dragons then you should be getting my newsletter. My short story collection introduces all of them, plus a bonus griffin who's recording them. It's free~

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:31 PM

Yeah, and hey if you do stuff like that, at least make it interesting! For instance I read a story with a love triangle done right. Two women get on a reality show like "The Bachelor." They both formally dated the bachelor character. Turns out he's a piece of shit so they end up dating each other!

@elwolfsblood.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:56 PMReposted by @zadafalcon.bsky.social

Good morning babes and besties #ScribesUnited
Sunday task list:
•Bank
•Shower
•Housemate interviews at 1
•Probably crash early today, Im wrecked from yesterday.

I’ve had a lot of real life days in a row I would really like a day to just escape into my writing.

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:55 PM

It's a mental exercise for me. I try to get into my characters' heads. I imagine what kinds of things they notice. What do their senses tell them? What do they want at this moment? What are they going to do to get it? How do they feel about the people around them?

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:49 PM

They are people to me, but I think they would understand. The story must be told!

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:48 PM

Sure is! I think the polar dragons are the weirdest ones.

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:38 PM

Yeah, going to have to buckle up, buttercup, as they say!

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:37 PM

The first two. Hurts me to hurt them and I feel bad for hurting them.

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:58 PM

I don't like cheap romance drama. In no particular order: miscommunication, third-act breakups, love triangles, the shit you find in rom-coms all the time. I'm sick of it. I'm a married woman in her 40s. I am over relationship drama.

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:57 PM

I am really bad at gauging my own humor. Best I can do is try to crack a joke or make a scene funny and then ask for feedback. So I guess that's my advice? Get feedback!

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:51 PM

Ooh, @joannamasters.bsky.social does an amazing job at this in "How to Be a Dragon"!

Not only is the narrator a character themselves, there's a whole meta-narrative that unfolds in the footnotes. It's brilliant!

(The book is great. You should read it.)

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:46 PM

Any insight on how to be less of a wimp about conflict? Or I guess if you have any questions for me, ask away! I've been posting snips and stuff. Anything stand out that you'd like to know?

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:46 PM

11) Craft questions

I am a wimp and have trouble writing people being mean to my characters, because I love them. I know that SOMETIMES people need to be mean to them or there is no conflict.

I am trying, in my WIP, to have the Alliance treat the Zadans like pets. It feels bad.

#LitHodgePodge

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:43 PM

I think I'm pretty good at narrative/character voice, but I don't have specific insight into how I do it. I just... get into my character's head. I try to think like they do. I imagine what they would notice about a scene, what they would think about. What is their goal, in this moment?

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:40 PM

Cousin

I thought I didn't have this word, but it turns out I do! Crystal (cave dragon) talks to another of Zada's dragons—the polar dragons.

I have 10 dragon species in total, btw.

#WIPSnips

The dragons circled lower and lower over the iceberg. Squinting through the wind, Jeri thought she could make out shapes moving around on the ice. As they went lower, Jeri could make out details. Torpedo-shaped body type, white scales, some bluish fur along the back. And big. Very big. As they drew closer and closer, Jeri realized just how big. The polar dragons were enormous! Easily the size of humpback whales, if humpback whales could waddle along on land with their fins, like sea lions.
The three cave dragons alighted on the iceberg. The polar dragons towered above them. Jeri didn't move to dismount. She noticed no one else did either. She tightened her grip on Crystal's spikes.
Crystal paced up to the watching polar dragons. "Greetings, cousins. I am Crystal, Head Mage of Great Mountain Dragon Community. I come here, with some friends and colleagues, with an announcement and a request."
The polar dragons looked at each other for a moment. "Er, you should probably speak to the queen," one of them suggested.
Crystal nodded, and the polar dragons shuffled aside. Trylok and Oryn followed her deeper into the iceberg. The blue walls spread out on either side. Polar dragons peeked around corners as they passed. Eventually, the ice walls opened up into a vast cavern. Icicles hung from the ceiling and stalagmites of ice dotted the floor. A polar dragon sat on a raised platform at the rear of the room. The queen, presumably.
Crystal bowed before the queen. The polar dragon peered down at her. "So, Crystal: former leader of the resistance, Head Mage of Great Mountain. What is it you need from my people?"

@zadafalcon.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:36 PM

Yep, and to boot I'm an environmental scientist. I see where the wind is blowing!