Ms. Ocampo Writes
@msocampowrites.bsky.social
She/Her. Writer and Fangirl. Autistic anxiety slayer.
My Ex is a Vampire: Ebook (Amazon and itch) and paperback (Amazon only)
https://lnk.bio/msocampowrites
My Ex is a Vampire: Ebook (Amazon and itch) and paperback (Amazon only)
https://lnk.bio/msocampowrites
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4 fun facts about My Ex Is a Vampire:
1) It takes place in Sugar Land, TX
2) It features Filipino-American vampire hunters
3) It's inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4) The vampires are villains
Links:
msocampowrites.itch.io/my-ex-is-a-v...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP3MS2QP
1) It takes place in Sugar Land, TX
2) It features Filipino-American vampire hunters
3) It's inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4) The vampires are villains
Links:
msocampowrites.itch.io/my-ex-is-a-v...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP3MS2QP
#AwesomeCharacters Gabby and Susi both live with their families. Specifically, they live in the suburb of Sugar Land. And yes, it's an actual place, not just the name of a country band. It's a pretty swanky suburb.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
October 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
#AwesomeCharacters Gabby and Susi both live with their families. Specifically, they live in the suburb of Sugar Land. And yes, it's an actual place, not just the name of a country band. It's a pretty swanky suburb.
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall I always start out with character profiles and a beat sheet outline before drafting.
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
What do you need to understand about your WIP before you can feel comfortable starting your first draft?
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What do you need to understand about your WIP before you can feel comfortable starting your first draft?
These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...
October 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall I always start out with character profiles and a beat sheet outline before drafting.
#ScribesUnited My brother found a copy of Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, an old romance novel that I originally read back in high school, so I decided to reread it for my Bewitched Book Challenge for the Rosemary prompt.
Tomorrow is my dad's birthday.
Tomorrow is my dad's birthday.
Good morning #ScribesUnited! It's a new day. What you up to today? Check in as you see this.
October 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
#ScribesUnited My brother found a copy of Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, an old romance novel that I originally read back in high school, so I decided to reread it for my Bewitched Book Challenge for the Rosemary prompt.
Tomorrow is my dad's birthday.
Tomorrow is my dad's birthday.
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Most school book bans in a year is not a record we wanted, but we got it. And that's even without counting all the books that were secretly removed in unreported shady under-the-table ways to avoid calling them bans, which I'd assume is also at record levels.
Our latest accounting of book bans increases to 34,000 instances the total number of book bans since we began documenting the spreading book censorship crisis in schools in 2021. #BannedBooks
October 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Most school book bans in a year is not a record we wanted, but we got it. And that's even without counting all the books that were secretly removed in unreported shady under-the-table ways to avoid calling them bans, which I'd assume is also at record levels.
#LitHodgepode Susi's vision of happiness is being in her garden, tending to her flowers. She might read a book outside and her family is with her, just hanging out.
Gabby's version of happiness is being a famous dancer/artist and being married to the coolest guy.
Gabby's version of happiness is being a famous dancer/artist and being married to the coolest guy.
#LitHodgepodge 5
A person's vision of happiness tells us a lot about them. Do they imagine adventure, security, peace? Or is it in the details—a cozy hearth, trophy on the mantle, gaggle of grandbabies?
What's your OC's version of happiness? Give us a snapshot.
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
A person's vision of happiness tells us a lot about them. Do they imagine adventure, security, peace? Or is it in the details—a cozy hearth, trophy on the mantle, gaggle of grandbabies?
What's your OC's version of happiness? Give us a snapshot.
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social
An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions
MONDAYS WITH MARCEL
[Black & white picture of Marcel Proust, a man of the fin de siècle who had dark hair, sleepy eyes, and a dark mustache, sitting with his elbow propped on the back of his chair and looking pensive]
Prompt:
5 | Answer as one or each of your characters (as well as yourself, if you wish!):
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
[Graphic of a talking crow]
The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. Victorians answered these questions in parlor games, and modern interviewers now often use them. They can also be a great character development tool!
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October 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
#LitHodgepode Susi's vision of happiness is being in her garden, tending to her flowers. She might read a book outside and her family is with her, just hanging out.
Gabby's version of happiness is being a famous dancer/artist and being married to the coolest guy.
Gabby's version of happiness is being a famous dancer/artist and being married to the coolest guy.
#LGBTQWriteAThon My total word count goal for this week is 20K. I'm taking tomorrow off for my dad's birthday.
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 5: Goals day!
What are your goals this week? Let us know so we can cheer you on!
@rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
What are your goals this week? Let us know so we can cheer you on!
@rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
![#LGBTQWRITEATHON
Use the tag and follow the feed on Bluesky! Tag @lgbtqwriteathon in photos on Instagram!
October 5: Goals day
Hosts:
Bluesky: @amaralynn, @rebeccafrostwrites.com
Instagram: @lgbtqwriteathon, @amaralynn, @krakengoddess
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October 5, 2026 at 12:38 PM
#LGBTQWriteAThon My total word count goal for this week is 20K. I'm taking tomorrow off for my dad's birthday.
The Wizard of Oz. As a kid, the Wicked Witch gave me nightmares.
October 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Wizard of Oz. As a kid, the Wicked Witch gave me nightmares.
If you see this, QTP with a bat! 🦇
October 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
If you see this, QTP with a bat! 🦇
Drop some TRANSFORMATIONS 🔄🖤😳
October 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Drop some TRANSFORMATIONS 🔄🖤😳
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We stand with Pope Leo XIV.
October 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
We stand with Pope Leo XIV.
This is how I flirt. (Halloween Edition)
October 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
This is how I flirt. (Halloween Edition)
Take off his shirt and you've basically got a romance novel cover. #TheMummy @erodbuster.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Take off his shirt and you've basically got a romance novel cover. #TheMummy @erodbuster.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLD...
If you want to celebrate #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, go see #ForgottenIsland
If you want to celebrate #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, go see #ForgottenIsland
Why Forgotten Island ISN'T a Flop
YouTube video by Rosemary Brennan
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLD...
If you want to celebrate #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, go see #ForgottenIsland
If you want to celebrate #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, go see #ForgottenIsland
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I'd like to once again remind you for #BannedBooksWeek that Huckleberry Finn and Animal Farm don't need you to go out of your way to read them.
Instead, support a book, and author, who a ban can actually hurt.
Instead, support a book, and author, who a ban can actually hurt.
October 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I'd like to once again remind you for #BannedBooksWeek that Huckleberry Finn and Animal Farm don't need you to go out of your way to read them.
Instead, support a book, and author, who a ban can actually hurt.
Instead, support a book, and author, who a ban can actually hurt.
#ScribesUnited Finished reading Astro Poets and planning to read The Dresden Files: Blood Rites as part of Erin Smith's Bewitched Book Challenge.
Each book I read will give me potion ingredients. So far, I've gotten bone dust and obsidian.
Each book I read will give me potion ingredients. So far, I've gotten bone dust and obsidian.
Good morning #ScribesUnited in case no one else has checked in today! What are you working on today?
Check in with @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social as well as the day goes on!
Check in with @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social as well as the day goes on!
October 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
#ScribesUnited Finished reading Astro Poets and planning to read The Dresden Files: Blood Rites as part of Erin Smith's Bewitched Book Challenge.
Each book I read will give me potion ingredients. So far, I've gotten bone dust and obsidian.
Each book I read will give me potion ingredients. So far, I've gotten bone dust and obsidian.
#LitHodgepodge4 Here's a writing question: How can I show cult tactics being used in my novel? I want Gabby to experience cult indoctrination that's happening within a theater production of Phantom. Toxic work environment works too.
#LitHodgepodge 4
Today, connect. Have you admired someone’s technique or been curious how they approach something? Tag them and ask! People are nice here. Or is there a writing question you'd like general insight into? We're here for you. (Let's be there, folks!)
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Today, connect. Have you admired someone’s technique or been curious how they approach something? Tag them and ask! People are nice here. Or is there a writing question you'd like general insight into? We're here for you. (Let's be there, folks!)
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
![#LITHODGEPODGE
Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social
An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions
SUNDAY SHOUT & SHARE
[Graphic of a Victorian woman reading a book]
Prompt:
4 | Have you admired another writer’s technique and wondered how they do it? Shout them out and ask away! Or ask the community at large a general question about craft, or a specific question to help you workshop an issue in your WIP.
[Graphic of a talking crow]
This wonderful writing community enjoys the pleasure and privilege of regularly reading one another’s writing. Is there anyone here whose work you’ve appreciated and want to ask about their approach to a certain element of writing? Or do you have a writing issue you’ve been stumped by?
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October 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
#LitHodgepodge4 Here's a writing question: How can I show cult tactics being used in my novel? I want Gabby to experience cult indoctrination that's happening within a theater production of Phantom. Toxic work environment works too.
#QueerPrompts Critical Race Theory just because there are Filipinos. There's also a scene where Jane fights vampires attacking a protest encampment. Funny thing is that originally, that scene was inspired by when I covered Occupy Wall Street in college.
#QueerPrompts October 4: Banned Books Week Begins: What might someone try to ban your story for having?
October 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
#QueerPrompts Critical Race Theory just because there are Filipinos. There's also a scene where Jane fights vampires attacking a protest encampment. Funny thing is that originally, that scene was inspired by when I covered Occupy Wall Street in college.
#AwesomeCharacters Drama of the Undead Dinner Party would definitely be a pizza party with the cast and crew of "Christine Daae's Video Diary."
Gabby would be the prettiest girl at the party. Susi will be providing first aid in case anyone has an allergic reaction.
Gabby would be the prettiest girl at the party. Susi will be providing first aid in case anyone has an allergic reaction.
Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters
Hypothetical day! Your characters are hosting a dinner party!
Whose idea was this? Is everyone on board? Who is doing most of the cooking? The organizing? The socializing?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Hypothetical day! Your characters are hosting a dinner party!
Whose idea was this? Is everyone on board? Who is doing most of the cooking? The organizing? The socializing?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
October 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
#AwesomeCharacters Drama of the Undead Dinner Party would definitely be a pizza party with the cast and crew of "Christine Daae's Video Diary."
Gabby would be the prettiest girl at the party. Susi will be providing first aid in case anyone has an allergic reaction.
Gabby would be the prettiest girl at the party. Susi will be providing first aid in case anyone has an allergic reaction.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Head of Tennessee's prison system to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor announces.
October 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Head of Tennessee's prison system to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor announces.
4 fun facts about My Ex Is a Vampire:
1) It takes place in Sugar Land, TX
2) It features Filipino-American vampire hunters
3) It's inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4) The vampires are villains
Links:
msocampowrites.itch.io/my-ex-is-a-v...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP3MS2QP
1) It takes place in Sugar Land, TX
2) It features Filipino-American vampire hunters
3) It's inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4) The vampires are villains
Links:
msocampowrites.itch.io/my-ex-is-a-v...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP3MS2QP
October 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
4 fun facts about My Ex Is a Vampire:
1) It takes place in Sugar Land, TX
2) It features Filipino-American vampire hunters
3) It's inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4) The vampires are villains
Links:
msocampowrites.itch.io/my-ex-is-a-v...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP3MS2QP
1) It takes place in Sugar Land, TX
2) It features Filipino-American vampire hunters
3) It's inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4) The vampires are villains
Links:
msocampowrites.itch.io/my-ex-is-a-v...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP3MS2QP
#ScribesUnited Hey y'all! I usually don't work on the weekends. Today, I'll be staying home reading. I'm partaking in Erin Smith's Bewitched Book Challenge as part of my way to reduce the time I spend doomscrolling.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB1h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB1h...
October 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
#ScribesUnited Hey y'all! I usually don't work on the weekends. Today, I'll be staying home reading. I'm partaking in Erin Smith's Bewitched Book Challenge as part of my way to reduce the time I spend doomscrolling.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB1h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB1h...
#LGBTQWriteAThon Current total word count for Drama of the Undead is 16K! I also did a combo dumbbell/cardio workout yesterday and I can still feel all the squats I did every time I sit down.
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 3: Check in day! How was your week? Share your progress, cheer and support others!
@rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
@rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
![#LGBTQWRITEATHON
Use the tag and follow the feed on Bluesky! Tag @lgbtqwriteathon in photos on Instagram!
October 3: Check in day.
Hosts:
Bluesky: @amaralynn, @rebeccafrostwrites.com
Instagram: @lgbtqwriteathon, @amaralynn, @krakengoddess
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October 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
#LGBTQWriteAThon Current total word count for Drama of the Undead is 16K! I also did a combo dumbbell/cardio workout yesterday and I can still feel all the squats I did every time I sit down.
#pretendpanel I honestly write for past me first. I want to write a book that Past Me would've loved reading. I also write for anyone who feels like they don't fit in, for autistics and Filipinos, etc.
Brilliant responses yesterday 🫶
I’m looking forward to seeing what people are going to say in response to this. Could be wildly different to each other… or very similar… let’s see #pretendpanel
October 3rd: Who do you write for?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
I’m looking forward to seeing what people are going to say in response to this. Could be wildly different to each other… or very similar… let’s see #pretendpanel
October 3rd: Who do you write for?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
October 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
#pretendpanel I honestly write for past me first. I want to write a book that Past Me would've loved reading. I also write for anyone who feels like they don't fit in, for autistics and Filipinos, etc.
#LitHodgePodge Meet Susi Santiago and Gabby Dela Cruz
Susi's current hobby is gardening and Gabby's hobby is damcing.
What new hobbies should they try?
Susi's current hobby is gardening and Gabby's hobby is damcing.
What new hobbies should they try?
October 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
#LitHodgePodge Meet Susi Santiago and Gabby Dela Cruz
Susi's current hobby is gardening and Gabby's hobby is damcing.
What new hobbies should they try?
Susi's current hobby is gardening and Gabby's hobby is damcing.
What new hobbies should they try?
#ScribesUnited I hit 15K total on my Drama of the Undead rough draft and started filming/posting stuff on YouTube and Instagram. Planning to post later today.
Hey #ScribesUnited!
It's 6:30pm Pacific Standard Time.
So how did everyone do this Oct 1st?
Personally? I got nothing done. I had a rough counselling session. Good but rough. And I've been processing ever since. But that's allowed!
How'd you do?
#WritersCommunity
It's 6:30pm Pacific Standard Time.
So how did everyone do this Oct 1st?
Personally? I got nothing done. I had a rough counselling session. Good but rough. And I've been processing ever since. But that's allowed!
How'd you do?
#WritersCommunity
October 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
#ScribesUnited I hit 15K total on my Drama of the Undead rough draft and started filming/posting stuff on YouTube and Instagram. Planning to post later today.