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City streets, vampires, and werewolves. Ashai hunts down the arsonist to her blood bar, willing to do whatever it takes, until a local gang brings the city into an all-out war.
https://books2read.com/ug
https://azaleaforrest.itch.io/the-underground
💙📚 #books #supernatural #urbanfantasy #writing
Timber's Diaries: Miami Files – Cold Days 10
Hilary empfing uns höflich-interessiert und ließ sich noch einmal berichten, was unser Anliegen war.„Seit der Sache vor zwei Wochen hat Totilas ziemlich heftige Stimmungsschwankungen, bei denen auch seine Augenfarbe wechselt.“„Ja“, bestätigte Totilas, „das habe ich.“Von jetzt auf sofort waren seine … Weiterlesen →
Timber's Diaries: Miami Files – Cold Days 10
Hilary empfing uns höflich-interessiert und ließ sich noch einmal berichten, was unser Anliegen war.„Seit der Sache vor zwei Wochen hat Totilas ziemlich heftige Stimmungsschwankungen, bei denen auch seine Augenfarbe wechselt.“„Ja“, bestätigte Totilas, „das habe ich.“Von jetzt auf sofort waren seine … Weiterlesen →
It’s giveaway time! I am running a giveaway on my Instagram (@heatherstewartwriter) and Tiktok (Heatherstewartfiction) (whichever you prefer). So if you’d like the chance to win a copy of my book, a fantasy novel called The Wealth of Hidden Things, then head over to my socials for the details and to enter.
Closes Friday 10th October.
Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FG81WDWV
I’ve been a bit quiet lately, just got caught up with things. Insha’Allah I’ll be active tomorrow and reply to all your lovely comments and posts you’ve shared with me. Wishing you all a happy weekend 💕
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A Witch in Isenshire is a bold cup of coffee made with determination, personal growth, and adventure. Maggie and Basil find closure in Emelle before being called to the tech-advanced city of Isenshire.
https://www.books2read.com/awii
https://azaleaforrest.itch.io/a-witch-in-isenshire
📚💙 #writing #books #fantasy
Sunday Morning Reading
It’s a Sunday and that means it’s time for Sunday Morning Reading. Fall is beginning its march towards Winter, but the chill in the unusually warm Chicago temperatures this weekend aren’t weather related. Some of that is reflected in today’s selections as well as other topics, some that feed the soul, while others fuel the fires.
It’s tough to watch what’s going on in the streets of some of our cities and towns, and there’s no denying what Ian F. Blair points out That The United Police State of America Has Arrived.
Another Ian, this time Ian Dunt, discusses The Politics of Drawing a Moral Line, sketching a parallel between events in Britain and the Ezra Klein interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates. By the way, I encourage you to listen to that interview. It’s not easy, but nothing is these days.
Chicago’s Neil Steinberg comments that Next, …
Sunday Morning Reading
It’s a Sunday and that means it’s time for Sunday Morning Reading. Fall is beginning its march towards Winter, but the chill in the unusually warm Chicago temperatures this weekend aren’t weather related. Some of that is reflected in today’s selections as well as other topics, some that feed the soul, while others fuel the fires.
It’s tough to watch what’s going on in the streets of some of our cities and towns, and there’s no denying what Ian F. Blair points out That The United Police State of America Has Arrived.
Another Ian, this time Ian Dunt, discusses The Politics of Drawing a Moral Line, sketching a parallel between events in Britain and the Ezra Klein interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates. By the way, I encourage you to listen to that interview. It’s not easy, but nothing is these days.
Chicago’s Neil Steinberg comments that Next, Dyeing the River Green Will Be Cast As A Terrorist Act. I don’t think he’s far off.
On the Artificial Intelligence front, what was bound to happen happened when OpenAI released Sora, its tool for creating short movies, or better yet (worse yet?) putting yourself into one. That followed quickly on the heels of the uproar over the creation of Tilly Norwood, an AI actress created out of bits and bytes, and her creator seeking talent agent representation. Hollywood producers and bean counters are thirsting over better bottom lines ahead. Maureen Dowd has an interesting look at When A.I. Came For Hollywood.
Meanwhile one of the tech overlords, Peter Thiel, is obsessed with the antichrist and thinks tech is the only way to keep whatever that is from destroying us all. Laura Bullard takes a look at what’s behind Thiel’s obsession. Don’t be surprised at where Thiel drew some of his inspiration in The Real States, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession.
Continuing on the Artificial Intelligence beat, Bullsh*t Warning from John Warner, examines how to think about writing in the age of AI.
Mathew Ingram asks So What’s So Great About Reading Books?
And to wrap things up this week, take a look at Christopher Michael Hefner’s On Letting Go Of The Idea Of The Tortured Artist.
I included the image above from Fotgraf Petrova Olga on Shutterstock of an empty playground because I noticed this week that Chicago’s parks and playgrounds are empty of the laughter and life we usually experience due to ICE activity throughout the city before Winter begins to set in. There’s a different chill in the air this Fall.
If you’re interested in just what the heck Sunday Morning Reading is all about you can read more about the origins of Sunday Morning Reading here. If you’d like more click on the Sunday Morning Reading link in the category column to check out what’s been shared on Sunday’s past. You can also find more of my writings on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome.
#ai #bookReview #books #Chicago #Hollywood #ICE #NeilSteinberg #Poetry #politcs #reading #SundayMorningReading #TillyNorwood #Writing
The #MastoPrompt for Sunday 5 October 2025 is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.
If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.
#Writing #SmallPoem #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories
Happiness:
I triggered the latch, and carefully pushed against the gnarled, wooden surface. The ancient hinges creaked ominously as the door slowly opened.
I beamed as I gazed about the massive hall beyond. My smile must have been as bright as the room’s gleaming contents, so dazzling I wished I still wore sunglasses.
A mound of golden artefacts, reached almost up to the chamber’s arched ceiling. Littered amongst them were jewels of every possible shape and colour.
All my troubles were over. All the trials had been worth it. I could finally live again.
Then, a flicker of motion caught the corner of my eye. Something raced towards me.
#SundayLit Happiness (show don't tell)
A snippet from my WIP. Jubilant celebrations at the mid-winter festival, so in this case, everyone is happy. Well, nearly everyone. It's a running joke that my MC's brother-in-law can't dance, but even on a happy night like tonight, he takes the jokes on the chin.
#SundayLit Happiness (show, don't tell): share a WIP snippet, short story or poem which shows the feeling of happiness without using the word.
This one's a little tricky, because it's really only in comparison with previous scenes of Leo being Mr Awkward that a reader would get the idea this is him being ecstatically happy...
![And here came Cole now, carrying a basket and a book, accompanied by his warm smile and a large dog at his heels.
[cut text not relevant to happiness theme]
“Hello, Maximilian,” Leo crooned, rubbing the dog behind the ears. “Good afternoon, Mr Fluffy Face.”
Cole set down his encumbrances and spread wide his arms. “Wounded to the quick,” he announced. “An iota of the same enthusiasm, please.”
Leo obligingly said, “Good afternoon, Mr Fluffy Face,” and congratulated himself on exactly matching it to the way he spoken to Max.
“Better,” Cole said, though Leo noted with amusement that he rubbed his fingers across his impeccably-groomed short beard as he took his seat.](https://bookwyrm-social.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/status/ed150f2d-038f-4bbe-9d79-482743018665.png "And here came Cole now, carrying a basket and a book, accompanied by his warm smile and a large dog at his heels.
[cut text not relevant to happiness theme]
“Hello, Maximilian,” Leo crooned, rubbing the dog behind the ears. “Good afternoon, Mr Fluffy Face.”
Cole set down his encumbrances and spread wide his arms. “Wounded to the quick,” he announced. “An iota of the same enthusiasm, please.”
Leo obligingly said, “Good afternoon, Mr Fluffy Face,” and congratulated himself on exactly matching it to the way he spoken to Max.
“Better,” Cole said, though Leo noted with amusement that he rubbed his fingers across his impeccably-groomed short beard as he took his seat.")
This week’s #SundayLit prompt is:
Happiness (show, don’t tell)
Share a WIP snippet, short story or poem which shows the feeling of happiness without using the word.
I'll also post discussion Qs related to the prompt during Sunday under the #SundayLitQ tag.
#WritersCoffeeClub 5/10: Have you ever included real-world disproven science in a work?
‘Disproven’? Perhaps not… but things which current science strongly suggests are impossible, yes. On the one hand, FTL travel; on the other, dragons.
But there are things I will never present as if they had real value; astrology, for example.
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#Wordweavers 5/10: Antagonist POV: what makes you sad?
Perriad: It’s half sorrow, half anger. So many changes, none for the better. The Guild to which I ‘ve given my life makes nice with the slave-owning, women-oppressing men of the Five Principalities, and entertains their daughters each summer. And that girl Jerya, who I took in against my better judgment… they call her Countess and successive Masters Prime turn sycophant around her. It’s sickening.
#books #writing #writersofmastodon
Finished the first draft and first pass edit for my story for October's #FuriousFiction. Must remind myself it's Sunday and daylight saving's started on Australia's east coast so I don't have as long to do the polishing edits before tonight's midnight deadline as when I'm home and not on a #roadtrip! Hope your story's going well. 🚐✍️ #writers #writing #flashfiction #shortstories
Link to the Furious Fiction website page: https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/
