Xander Jon Dijk the Writer
@xanderjondijk
Fantasy. Humor. Horror. #amwriting #amquerying #fantasyauthor
Dear @kelloggscerealus.bsky.social, you could stand to lower the sugar about 50% Dear @postcereal.bsky.social, a *little* bit of sugar wouldn’t hurt
I’m working on Grumio the Musical as a gift for my partner. Thing is, I don’t know the first thing about writing musicals or songs. (I’m a quick study and a sharp writer) Who has pointers? Oh, and this is Grumio. We call him the dauphin.
If you leave a spider alone for long enough, you end up with a pile of spider shit.
I think it's still this, but you might have to do some googling (and that AI requires plugins to turn off atm)
Grammarly update: I've sent them this message, and I encourage you to do the same. You can reach the contact by scrolling to the bottom of the main page. I selected support>feedback. It's probably an unread box so you might consider trying a different submission method.
I'm not sure I'm willing to borrow thoughts from a bag of chips.
Most of what I read is chunky fantasy and takes weeks to finish. Every once an a while, I pick up something easy for self-confidence. Started this one yesterday morning. Not gonna last for weeks.
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? Well, at least I know they're keen to solve mysteries... but I can't help feeling they're waaaaay underpowered.
This pup is medium reactive. I treat it as a yes/no toggle when profiling my characters, but a lot of dogs/people are in the middle. I would mark him as "reactive" even though his actions would be less predictable than the white dog.
Today, I wrote about "Leash Reactivity" as a character dimension tool. It's not just for dogs! Your characters can be leash reactive too! www.patreon.com/posts/101958... (this pup is very leash reactive)
Pulling something over from the hellsite for a separate point about gods and such. We've created simulators where we're the gods. Some of us are very good at godding. Others lose interest as the simulation progresses. Is this not eerie/uncanny to anyone else?
Whipping up a bit of an outline because this is the first chapter of my WIP and already there's multi-layered betrayals. Requires more planning than my typical intro, especially since I don't *really* know the characters yet. This bullet is a gem.
If I told you I found a copy of the New Women's Dress For Success, would you be excited or very excited? (as in, if this post gets love, I'll make a thread. And, trust me, this book is a blast.)