T. M. Shannon 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (he/him)
@tmshannonauthor
Catholic Bisexual living on Cabrogal land with Bipolar 1/ADHD and a penchant for writing, blogging, and gaming Currently neck deep in the overhaul of Three Ways, catch up with the posts and a short story on my site
Currently I'm not worried about the rough skeleton draft being terrible, I'm already ruminating about cutting the 8-chapter start down to 5 or 4 On the plus side, I made this Skeletor meme for motivation
Author Update 🖋️ Day 2 of the Skeletor outline and I'm cranking the Swift & bopping along because my MC's an insta-Swiftie 8 chapters dot pointed and I already want to cut it to 5, maybe get it done in 4, so intriguing to see pacing problems already #WritingCommunity #ReaderSky #BookSky
So post my purchase of Wuthering Heights (the 19th century Twilight Zone episode, not the "romance") I got my Amazon book recs today I said, "Bet you I get Jane Eyre," and I certainly did Looks like I'm finally into the classics 😁😁 #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
Okay so I just got the Kindle version of Wuthering Heights because I watched the Dov James video on it being massively understood But this had me laughing because we're gonna need necromancy for the new releases #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
Author Update 🖊️ My book-writing beer of choice? Lumberjack Rye IPA Not for Pacific ale drinkers, it's dry, a nice dose of bitterness, with definite hoppy fruitiness to boot With a lovely brownish colour, it fuelled lots of words last week Bring it on! #WritingCommunity #ReaderSky #BookSky
Author Update 🖊️ The book and a brew, could there be a better combo? Yeah, probably, my morning brew is a large flat white, and some of you love tea, others some whiskey And now for a spot of writing #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky #LGBTQIA+
It pays to know these things, so as not to offend... #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky #LGBTQIA+
Yes, this is how author I am... #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky #LGBTQIA+
So I saw an Alyssa Matesic vid on the Shy Girl thing, and saw the "rule of three" pop up as example, because from Wikipedia (see pic below), LLMs apparently go as nuts on this rule as em dashes As with all writing rules, don't make them your Gospel #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
Panic and blockage certainly isn't fun like that, my first attack kept me from getting on a train and I had to walk out of the station Here's some techniques you can try to help, but do consider seeing a psych for help For blockage, try free writing and permit yourself not to answer any questions
Yass, bisexual lighting!! #LGBTQIA+ #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky
Author Update 🖊️ Bed By 10pm is now, officially and unequivocally, in full effect Yes, I've started dancing, you think I'm lounging when they've started the 90"a stuff? Also picking up a lot of queer vibes in the tunes too 😁 #LGBTQIA+ #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
Yes, I'm in my mid 40's, but I'm day raving today... Well, when the 90's stuff is cranking, nice chillout vibe with the 80's stuff at the moment Also back at Ivy for the first time since 2012 (ex workplace--boo to the Libera backer who owns the place) #WritingCommunity #ReaderSky #LGBTQIA+ #AusPol
Piss off, Frydenberg, you scumbag, there's a reason you're a has-been Eyes were and are open, Joshie - pity you're blind to reason #auspol
Serendipity is when your random grab of Smarties turns out queer coded #LGBTQIA+ #WritingCommunity #ReaderSky #BookSky
Google to the rescue, Heated Rivalry on HBO Max here in Oz Sadly we've already got 4 streaming services, get it on Blu-ray perhaps? #LGBTQIA+ #WritingCommunity #ReaderSky #BookSky
Well the MC goes to a massage parlor and gets a happy ending... Oh, you meant the book's ending! Yeah, nah, so not happy #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
I'm jumping in with my October 3 answer #writinglifempnthly I'll spare you the mess that is my space, lots of crap on the right of the laptopto But here's my writing/gaming buddy, the Lord Humungus from Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior Yes, huge fan #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
Taylor's of 'Arrogate, proper tea from Yorkshire? Luxury! I never 'ad tea this good as a kid, we had to brew with the same Lipton teabag for 6 years!
So this happened When you get canned for calling out a right wing hater, you know society is fucked #auspol #LGBTQIA+ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
This was last week after my recovery meeting (a 12-step fellowship based on AA), pecking some words out whilst enjoying a beer I do good writing outside or in cafes and pubs (bars) #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #ReaderSky #BookSky
Breakfast of writing champions, a coffee, sausage and egg muffin (with BBQ sauce, legendary!), and that all important hashy Hoping to get this chapter done, been slow at it given there's raunch incoming The darling partner will be happy with the end product #WritingCommunity #readersky #booksky
Found this from my search, can't even block Unknown if locked down, made private, or banned from Bluesky
Author Update 🖊️ It happened After all the times I've mansplained (don't worry, been a while) irony has struck in the form of someone who just had to tell me what success means in wider context with a screenshot Truly, I have lived (For me, every day is a success) #WritingCommunity #WritrSky