#authorchat is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 6 people shared 19 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 500% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 5 with 4 posts.

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Andrew Bruce-Lockhart

@andrewbrucelockhart.co.uk

8 months ago

Had brother round for Christmas lunch. He's a published author - on his 3rd book. Talked about my novel chapters I'm stuck on, they don't work. Bro said, delete them - put any plot points elsewhere & he's right! #writingcommunity #BookSky #authorchat #WriteSky Do you ever listen to family advice 🤪

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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

A bit surprised to find I actually have used this, way back in The Chip Whisperer. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorChat

Before Benny had stopped the Ambivalence, Phil had slid open the front door and jumped out to accost Viktor Wendig.

'Alright Wendig, you win,' he said. 'What do you want? Wait... where the hell has he gone?'

'He stole my idea. Doc Nectarine's disguised voice came from a doorway at the side of the garage. 'And the lawnmower. They've all run for it, left that monster to run free.'

Right on cue, a blood curdling roar ripped through the air again, and the monster poked its blocky head out of the entrance to the maze.

Benny hit the button and the roller shutter door rolled shut behind them.

'Somehow, I don't think that will be enough,' Sam said solemnly.

'Where's Charlie?' Phil said.

Sam wandered over to the window and looked out at the patiently advancing dinosaur. 'Wait a minute...' she said to herself.

'What are you doing?' Phil asked.

'You might want to look away,' she replied, reaching across the bench.

There was a thump, and everything went black.

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It's the first day of 👻spooky🎃 week on #WIPSnips! The word for October 27th is "blood-curdling" As always, synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine. Given that it's spooky week, don't forget an trigger/content warnings if your post needs them. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

Unsurprisingly given the prompt, today's #WIPSnips comes from the Joust scene of The Knight Errors - but maybe in a surprising way. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorChat

'Hang on a minute dad,' Charlotte said. 'I've got a great idea. Er...'

'Come on Charlie!'

'Here we go,' she shouted triumphantly. 'Rice pudding!'

'What?'

'Struthio Icareus - the flying ostrich - has a weakness for rice pudding.'

'How do you know that?'

'I've been stuck in an attic on my own with no way to charge my gadgets,' Charlotte explained. 'I've done some reading.'

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The #WIPSnips word for October 22nd is "charge" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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October 22 - charge
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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

My current WIP has no dungeon, but it does have a character Rapunzeled away in a tower... #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AuthorChat

'I'm here Charlie,' he said. 'Where are you?'

'It's Charlotte,' she said pointedly. 'I don't know, I think it's an attic of some sort, or a junk room... You'd love it.'

'Where is it?' Phil repeated. 'Can you see anything outside?'

'If I stand on a table I might just be able to see out of the window...'

Charlie went quiet, but Phil could hear faint shuffling noises, as of a table being moved, then a sudden startled scream, and a naughty word he didn't know Charlie knew.

'Charlie?'

'It's dark,' she growled.

'Ah,' Phil said sheepishly.

'And I think there's some kind of creature in here somewhere,' Charlie added. 'Or possibly a triffid. So you know, any help you can offer will be gratefully received.'

'I'm coming,' Phil took a second to get his bearings again, and set off in the direction of the Landmark. 'Don't go anywhere - I will find you.'

'I'm locked in an attic, Dad.'

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The #WIPSnips word for October 8th is "dungeon" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

Today on #WIPSnips, Phil Grundy is given a training montage by Dexy and his computer generated avatar. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AuthorChat

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The #WIPSnips word for October 12th is "hope" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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October 12 - hope
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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

Today on #WIPSnips, Phil Grundy learns his daughter is the prize in a jousting contest, and reacts with Dad jokes. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AuthorChat

Phil's eyes and mouth widened. 'Charlie!'

Sam looked around, as if expecting her to be nearby. 'Where is she?'

'Rapunzeled away in a tower somewhere.'

Phil began to pace in front of the car. 'She's the prize in a jousting tournament.'

'Like a proper medieval joust?'

'No, not like a medieval joust,' Phil snapped.

'Actually a medieval joust, with knights and horses and those massive pointy sticks.'

'Lances.'

'I don't care whose they are! I have to win it, I have to get Charlie back!'

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The #WIPSnips word for October 10th is "prize" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

9 months ago

Today on #WIPSnips, a throwback to The Chip Whisperer to discover the origins of the Entelechus Hex, and why an 8 Bit series of Ambivalence Chronicles was necessary. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorChat #GameLit

Benny got to his feet gratefully. 'Back in the late 70s,' he explained, 'when microprocessors were beginning to revolutionise the world, a small and secretive cartel discovered a way to exponentially - no, more than that, super-exponentially, hyperbolically even - increase the power of a small computer. Not in the way mainstream technology has done it's a well-documented fact that most people carry around in their pockets more computing power than sent men to the moon but in an entirely different, non-technological way.'

'What do you mean?' Phil asked.

'In layman's terms, the Entelechus is like a magical incantation; a spell transcribed into machine code. A very powerful spell - one that has been in existence since the very dawn of time - but until the computer age arrived, was unusable.'

'I don't believe in magic,' Phil said.

'Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant. Many powerful individuals do believe in it.'

'What powerful individuals? Phil smirked. 'Clive Sinclair? He's nobody now, he just helps people cheat at cycling.'

'Many of the world's most powerful individuals are not recognised as such. In fact, many are not recognised at all.'

'OK, so there's a mysterious group of super powerful, but anonymous, computer nerds hiding out in a bunker somewhere, probably spying on my Facebook...'

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🎶 I put a spell on yooouuuu... 🎶 The #WIPSnips word for October 30th is "spell" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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October 30 - spell
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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

I have no loafs (or loaveses) but I followed a trail of breadcrumbs all the way back to The Chip Whisperer for today's #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity ##BookSky #AuthorChat #AuthorSky

Just then the Ambivalence lurched around the corner, almost flattening Sam before coming to a halt right in front of the Tyrannosaurus.

Benny backed away from the startled monster, stopped briefly for Sam and Phil to climb in, then reversed away as quickly as he could.

'Nice timing, cowboy,' Sam said.

Phil looked over his shoulder into the back of the van. 'Where's Charlie?'

'Back at the garage.'

'You'll never find your way through this maze,' Phil said.

'Course I will.' Benny grinned at him. 'I left a trail of breadcrumbs.'

As Benny reversed around a corner, Phil spotted a trail of black marks stretching out along the road in front of them.

'What... How did you do that?'

'She's not just a pretty face, you know,' Benny grinned smugly.

'It's engine oil,' Sam muttered. 'The old thing leaks so much, it's left a trail.'

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The #WIPSnips word for October 17th is "loaf" As a side note, I am at Multiverse Con for the rest of the weekend, so if something needs my attention, please DM me! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

Today's #WIPSnips prompt is too good an opportunity not to go back to The Chip Whisperer, and the gang’s first encounter with the Ambivalence. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorChat #BookSky

To say that Benny had been underwhelmed when he first saw the British interpretation of a Dodge Ambulance would have required a major recalibration of the whelmedness scale - until he noticed it had once been equipped with a wheelchair lift, the wiring for which was soon repurposed to power a mobile vintage computing workshop.

The only thing belying the van's previous life as a charity ambulance was the light box above the windscreen, into which Benny had written the word 'Ambivalence', but was still unsure whether that was a good thing or not.

'And wolla!' said Benny as Phil's ZX81 sprung to life on one of his screens.

'So we can carry on typing the hex in while we're on the move?'

'In theory,' Benny replied. 'But in

practice the ride in the Ambivalence isn't

great. You'd be better off waiting - or getting a

head start now, of course.'

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The #WIPSnips word for October 18th is "dodge" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Steve Trower

@sptroweresq.bsky.social

10 months ago

A short and sweet #WIPSnips today, as Sir Philip explores Romford Castle: At a push, the door opened, and the unmistakable whine of an 8-bit game loading filled the air. Or maybe the hinges really needed WD40 to get invented. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AuthorChat

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Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips The word for October 13th is "push" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Tracey Lee

@traceyleewrites.bsky.social

10 months ago

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 25📚 The first story I ever wrote, and still remember, I was about 12 or 13. It was a novel about a kid who was pulled into the screen of her computer game. I spent every lunch time for a year writing it. Yours? #writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #authorchat