Three of my favorite classes will be online & asynchronous--meaning you can take them from anywhere, without time zone weirdness.

Starts Jan. 25
Eight Weeks, Eight Drafts (about revision)
https://bit.ly/8Weeks8Drafts

Starts Mar. 15
Evil and Empathy
(about characterization)
https://bit.ly/EvilEmp

Starts Mar. 15
Finding the Right Voice
(about POV) https://bit.ly/VoiceLoft

#Writing #WritingCommunity #revision #editing #villains #characterization #narration #POV #perspective

An #introduction

I'm a #journalist, critic and #information activist; founding editor of https://flaminghydra.com https://popula.com and https://thebrick.house

I care about #library rights, #literature, #writing, #culture, #journalism, #publishing, #cinema and #freedom

Some of my favorite writers are Tom #Stoppard, Etsu Sugimoto, Henry #Fielding, Philip #Pullman, Sei #Shōnagon, Sybille Bedford, Klaus #Theweleit, Roberto #Bolaño, Agatha #Christie, Ernest Becker, P.G. #Wodehouse

A little more about me…

I'm a Silicon Valley escapee, now living about an hour from Lake Tahoe.

I lived in the Bay Area for about 20 yrs and worked at places like Apple, IBM, eBay, Yahoo, and various tech startups.

I've returned to my roots as a psychologist and solopreneur and provide coaching for leadership, career stuff, life, and business.

Got my Ph.D. from Rice University in Houston, TX.

I'm into #coffee #books #writing #art #photography #powerlifting #weighlifting #trailrunning

HEY, Y'ALL!

Second time on Mastodon.

I'm interested in #cooking, #writing about cooking, and #fundraising for #startup companies, especially in the #space sector. I helped launch a wildland firefighting company most recently.

Currently working my next startup that may help million of stroke victims in 2023+.

#Writer :: Website in my profile verified by Mastodon.

I enjoy #surfing #skateboarding #reading and being #outdoors in #Texas.

Husband of 25 years; 3 sons, almost grown.

#introduction Hi, I’m Anne. I write #middlegrade #fantasy,. Am part of the #twittermigration. I like talking #books, #Writing, #cats #kidlit #nerdstuff probably other things too., and I am trying to maintain sanity here in 2022.

Hello! I'm Laura. Have never been good at these types of posts but I'll give it a try:

She/her. I am #genx born '73. #atheist #liberal #lgbtqally #prochoice. I enjoy #knitting, #writing, #books, #music, #learning. No kids, one #cat. I love #whales

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Still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."

💜
#introduction

As many folks are fleeing from other platforms to masto I thought a new #introduction was in order (especially as i did not get hashtags here the first time around!)

I'm M aka writingqueer, writing #SFFH (emphasis on #fantasy & #horror under M. J. Sellers. American living in #Scotland. I have an intense love of #space, #nature, #cats, #VideoGames, and #writing. And my wife.

My pronouns are they/them.

I also co-mod a #queer writer's discord so if that interest you DM.

Also cat tax:

Here's my #introduction post!

I am a consummate dabbler in creative arts and constant re-inventor of self. A #journalist for 14 years, now a #writer, #editor and pen-for-hire. Have concluded my first TV series!

For fun, I can be found #writing or #narrating on the collaborative storytelling site #Storium, or reading the #tarot. My first novel about grief and ghosts was shortlisted for Fixi Novo's Malaysian Novel Contest.

I'm from #Sarawak, #Malaysia.

Come say hi!

#introduction I've hosted the Grammar Girl podcast for 16+ years. You may have hit my website searching for something like "semicolons." I also write books and teach online courses, and I'm an #entrepreneur, having founded the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.

I often post about #usage, #editing, #writing, #etymology, #books, and other #wordnerd stuff. I'm a fan of #linguistics, #librarians, #podcasting, #journalism, #scifi, #fiction in general, and I'm on the #nanowrimo writers board.

Oops I forgot to write an #introduction post! "Oops I forgot" being a frequent refrain with me, in part because I have #ADHD, diagnosed at 40. (That rhymed!)

#Writing fiction is my curse and my haunting. I wrote fanfic for decades and still do sometimes, but my current focus is a novel series about a Korean queen who lived 2,000 years ago. You can find my rantings and struggles on the #DailyWriting or #LjWrites tags.

I have set up the WriteOut instance and am one of the mods, but I take most mod actions through the @nerd account. Don't hesitate to bring me your moderation and technical concerns, of course!

#introduction time.

Hello, friendly Mastodon!
I’m a retiree with a varied work bio, both public and private sector business + tech consulting, educator, former writer of proprietary tomes for hire, last employed in higher ed.

Wide interests in retirement but lately focused on #books, #writing, #DigitalArt, #WomensRights, and #Democracy.

Happy to be here and meet interesting people.

Etiquette appears to include an #introduction. Hi. Hello. How do you do? I'm Hollis. I used to make freeware #DOS games. Then I got older. Now I wait to retire so I can... make freeware DOS games? Professional #webdev & #devsec. Healthy #horror appetite born of unsupervised access to 80s VHS rental. #NewEngland. Sometimes I take my #motorbike to find #cryptids at night, later #writing about it in #nanowrimo

#retrogaming #adlib #msdos #amiga #motorcycles #pots #alphasmart #cnc #pixelart #cycling

The down or maybe up-side to moving instances: my #Introduction post no longer exists. What a great excuse to re-create it so I can pin it!

Hi, I'm Elissa. I do #Writing for a living (video games mostly, but also transmedia related to that), have designed & coded indie games for over a decade, do #Photography, use my #FlightSim setup a lot (GA in MSFS mostly, but also sometimes the Fenix A320), and I'm also a pretty obsessed #RetroGaming big box & hardware collector, especially from the '90s.

I thought I'd update my #introduction here.
I'm a Brazilian who fell in love with winter living in Canada. I'm reading #books all the time (#scifi and #fantasy) and I love #hiking, #running, #yoga, #writing, #heavymetal music, #science, #journaling, #tea and lots of quiet time. I have a background in Engineering and I work with spreadsheets and construction drawings as an estimator.

The proof of my newly released book, Smoochy and the Maga, arrived today and it looks great! Pictured here with my cat Smoochy. It’s a middle grade fantasy and it possibly has a character modelled after my cat. #caturday #cats #books #writing

Perhaps I need to do another #introduction here, since it has been some time since I did it last and new folks are arriving all the time. My regular forays here include composing #smallpoems, #writing #smallmoments, #remix, chatting about #songwriting and other connected sharing threads. By day, I am a #teacher #educator of adolescents. Some days are longer than others, if you know what I mean. If you write there, I'll try to respond. I try to keep my heart and mind open.

#introduction
Hi all! I've spent the last decade in the #translation biz and doing a little bit of #writing on the side, but I'd prefer for it to be the other way round. So I'm shifting priorities and, while we're at it, switching platforms as well. Hope to find a new #writingcommunity here (just in time for #NaNoWriMo), ideally with some #screenwriting chatter thrown into the mix.

And just so you know: If you enjoy pineapple on pizza, we can never be friends. 😜

#introductions time!

I'm Monzz, she/her. I've lived all around but I'm based in the #UK now.

During term time, I'm a #teacher who is lucky enough to run #roleplaying games with kids as part of my job.

After hours, I'm a massive #gamer (ask me what I'm playing at the moment), I'm a #scifi / #fantasy #worldbuilding nerd and I do a bit of #writing. Mid-pandemic, I adopted #houseplants for the first time. I've recently got into #synthpop after buying my first cassettes and am a big #musical geek too.

I like storytelling, gamification and imaginary worlds. I was raised by the internet in the mid 2000's and would like to rebuild some community links here.

[#introduction]

#Introduction

Just another #writer looking for shelter from the inevitable implosion of Twitter. Because how can I avoid #writing if I don't have social media distraction?

Currently halfway through a #middlegrade fantasy novel. Owned by a German Shepherd called Loki who mind-controls me using the ancient canine art of the puppy eyes.

Hope to find a great writing community to procrastinate with!

What exactly am I writing? I should probably mention that, seeing as someone just asked and I had to sum it up:

I'm currently working with the writer to adapt her play about a Korean American who returns to Korea and encounters much family drama, and self-publishing a strange Urban Fantasy story, which is actually a Modern Rural Fantasy, with a very sweary lady who is constantly waking up in weird places.

#writing #writer #steampunk #theatre #scifi #author #Australia