@elizabeth-snow.bsky.social
Call me Ez, baiman (both woman/werman), any/ae/aer (air)
Chronically ill AuDHD queer faithful parent
Writer. Queer. Nerd.
Attendance will be spotty-Please ignore absences
LionsToothPublishing.com
https://books2read.com/A-Fate-Unmoored
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialJake isn't looking for anything. Trent is looking for people who are kind, demonstrate compassion, without judgment, and have a sense of whimsy. Enjoying explosions is not necessary, but anyone trying to get close to him might think so.
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.social#LitHodgepodge
Alex looks for Moran.
That, uh, might sound romantic and whatever, but, it--might have interesting implications--later--in his story. As in a different book.
Val looks for someone--look, none of these people are articulate regarding feelings and shit. She's looking for Jake.
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.social#LGBTQWriteAThon
I would very much like to figure out what the hell this stupid story is and try to get back to my regularly scheduled wips.
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@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialIt's there, skulking in the background! I can feel it! But I still can't tell what it is! And what do I do with a story that has all of the 1st plot upfront? Yeah, -maybe- I'll be able to weave the 2nd through in editing like it was always there. Maybe.
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialOkay, look, this story is at 21,162 words. I -could- end it here and it would be an erotic bi/poly romance with a vaguely speculative setting irrelevant to the story. I would have no fucking clue what to do with it. Or, I could keep writing and see if the fucking 2nd plot decides to show up!
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialIt has the added benefit of being gender inclusive, the same word applying to everyone involved.
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialI've suggested using the etymology of woman to readapt wereman & form baiman for both male & female human (genderqueer). Might I add: leovman (3 syllables) to fill the lexical gap surrounding adult non-married romantic partner? Dear/beloved person. Less infantilizing than boy/girlfriend
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialThis is gorgeous 😍 I love your art so much!
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialcoalesce and there's a speculative element that won't wriggle its way out of the incidental and into the relevant. How much more do I have to write before I know where we're going?!? 20k in 3 days. Why can't I write 20k in 3 days on chaos gremlins? Or star book? Hm? Brain?
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialI'm almost at 20k on this incredibly erotic story and I hate it. It's wonderful. (It needs editing, but it's wonderful.) I love the characters. They're assholes. They're broken, which is pretty on brand, but they're assholes bc they won't shut up. I hate it bc there's a background theme that won't
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialFair! Mine are dandelions, sunflowers, lavender, & daffodils, but, you know, also all the others
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialWhat is your favorite flower?
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialYeah, he's trusting you to protect him
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialMy application has been submitted 😳
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialMy lifelong fascination with culture and sociology and psychology
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialpeople alone unless he considers knowing their business necessary for protecting them. Val is only curious about things she's paid to be curious about. Studiously. It's dangerous to be curious about anything else. Except people she cares about. Then she can be like a dog with a bone. Poor Jake.
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.social#AwesomeCharacters
Alex used to be a bit naive & trusting. He isn't, anymore. But even then he was curious, always wanting to understand. Now he's even suspicious & wants to know what -else-
Trent is innocently nosy curious
Jake is intellectually curious but maybe not emotionally. He'll leave
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.socialI try to figure out what my brain needs. If I'm overstimulated & fatigued, I sit in my bed & pull out my computer. If it's just my body being a problem, I'll take my computer to my back porch. If I'm understimulated, & i have the time, I'll head to a café. Gotta meet the stupid body & brain needs
@elizabeth-snow.bsky.social#QueerPrompts
In chaos gremlins, Trent comes out as nonbinary/gender fluid, but mostly because he figures it out for himself
