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Scrawlauren
@scrawlauren.bsky.social
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Writer. WHQ disciple. Work in MedusaTales Neon_Lit, Crow & Cross Keys. 💙 Part-time Gorgon. Probably thinking about dragons right now

https://vocal.media/authors/lauren-everdell

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Scrawlauren @scrawlauren.bsky.social · Jan 24
I’m just going to leave this here; I keep losing it. And it’s my favourite.

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How to Triumph Like a Girl
I like the lady horses best, how they make it all look easy, like running 40 miles per hour is as fun as taking a nap, or grass.
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scrawlauren.bsky.social
When you blend the past and the present, and (hopefully!) stay in enough control of your tenses to carry the reader with you

School of Le Guin is having fun with time again this week

#amwriting #writingcraft #steeringthecraft

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Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal VI(b)
On shapeshifting
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October 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Ew, Joyce
taraocomics.bsky.social Tara O’Connor @taraocomics.bsky.social · 6d
What the fuck, Joyce. I don’t even read romance novels but this kind of thinking pisses me the fuck off. It further pushes that mentality that some books as “lesser” which is bullshit! All books count!
Joyce Carol Oates This is why Al-generated romance novels make perfect sense. Formulaic fiction doesn't need to be written by hand, so to speak; what difference does it make if a machine "writes" it? There are machine-made clothes & there are custom-made clothes. They appeal to different consumers.
September 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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hannahvardit.bsky.social
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
September 29, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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alexdecampi.bsky.social
With alt text. I know someone who actually did this
kbarton1001 On my first big overseas client conference, I was at a dinner seated next to a drunk client who kept trying to fondle me under the table. I was young, distressed, and had no idea what to do. I moved my legs as far away from him as I could, moving into the space of the man next to me, who then started patting my legs! The Regional Manager was a French woman who caught my eye, gestured for me to go to the bathroom and when I came back had switched chairs with me. What happed next was epic. A few minutes after I sat back down, she raised her hand with his hand captured in hers and announced loudly "Does anyone know whose hand this is? I found it in my lap." There was dead silence at the table. She threw his hand back at him and said calmly "next time I pick it up with my fork." Then she started a new conversational thread and things moved on. After the meeting she found me, gave me a hug, and said seriously "Never be afraid to make some noise. It is their shame, not yours."
September 30, 2026 at 10:35 AM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
“But what about their bright futures?!” 😱

Yeah, it should turn their lives to rubble. We should’ve been ruining their lives this whole time.

(Probably those 50 guys who stayed silent as well)
September 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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dumb-belles.bsky.social
A lot of the events of cosmic horror could be avoided if characters didn't keep insisting on going out for long walks in nature.
dumb-belles.bsky.social beth death & the slay-belles @dumb-belles.bsky.social · Mar 22
I'm more of an indoors person.
September 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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I think students should read full books.
Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech," from "The Four Freedoms," 1943 https://prints.nrm.org/detail/260937/rockwell-freedom-of-speech-1943?srsltid=AU7gw4V4FH-u5tF-MWC6kxNw8lDeOazTP-7MNiQoCo3kEiIMRLgK7l7-
September 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Better late than never, and even though I'm black and blue from this one, I'm still having the time of my life!
It's verb tense week at School of Le Guin:

When was the last time you had to travel through time?

#writing #writingcraft #amwriting

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Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal VI
On time travel and the lost art of keeping verbs in line
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September 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:29 AM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
This is the dream
magicariot.com Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 14d
kill the part of you that cringes
September 21, 2026 at 10:25 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
What is a stranger on the internet doing living my life??
21stcenturyeric.bsky.social Eric Replatformed @21stcenturyeric.bsky.social · 15d
My dog and my subconscious mind are in cahoots to prevent me from sleeping through the night.
September 21, 2026 at 12:25 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Exercise Six is a BEAST, but I'm pleased to be back in session (though running late) after that brief interlude for a carnivorous peach tree. Nonetheless, longing for the easy, breezy days of last weekend:

#writingcraft #prompts #study

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Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal V
On pruning, and going word-by-word
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September 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Weird, this looks like fun to me
September 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
This week’s School of Le Guin has been delayed… by a story inspired by last week’s School of Le Guin 😂

“The tree waits for me, Grandma’s pride. Her peach tree, its leaves chittering in the wind. Its boughs drooping with a glut of peaches.”

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#amwriting #writing
Perfectly Ripe
A young woman inherits her grandmother's cottage, and her peach tree
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September 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Gah, the horrendous feeling of knowing you have to stop for the day, but YOU ARE NOT FINISHED
September 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Last week was Upside-down Week: I went in scared and ended up thrilled. Usually, it's "pride goeth before a fall" around here.

Do you have an example of a time expectations got turned on their head for you?

#amwriting #writingcraft #steeringthecraft

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Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal V
On pruning, and going word-by-word
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September 17, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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storyscape3.bsky.social
When the writing flow hits, even food and water can wait.

Writers, remember to take breaks!

#WriterLife #WritingCommunity #AuthorHumor #BetaReader #DevelopmentalEditor
September 16, 2026 at 12:55 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
The universe is probably making fun of me, but I don't mind because I got to spend the weekend mucking about with words 🥰 School of Le Guin is back in session

Who else has a favourite thing about writing that makes even a bad day better?

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#writing #writingcraft
Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal V
On pruning, and going word-by-word
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September 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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katiekleinbooks.bsky.social
Don’t think of it as “sitting down and writing a novel.”

Just sit down and write that scene. Sit down and fill that page.

Just sit down. Start typing.

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #writerslift
September 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Ugh, today was brutal, and I'm only 550 words better off 🫠
September 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
Daring to hope the work on my grammar is paying off in my writing, even while getting the commas in the wrong place 90% of the time: the Ursula Le Guin craft study experience

Having the time of my life, though!

Any tough grammar lessons you've been tackling recently?

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Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal IV
On going around in circles
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September 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
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‘No one can explain fatigue. We’ve found a genetic link that might’ — The Times and The Sunday Times
Scientists have identified striking biological similarities between illnesses such as ME and arthritis. Could it lead to a revolutionary blood test?
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September 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
It's done! Because yes, we ARE still going, amazingly. And still learning. This week has been all about how, when you put in the effort, your writing pays you back by doing more work than you ever knew it could

And repetition, also repetition

#amwriting #writingcraft

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Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal IV
On going around in circles
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September 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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jowiph.bsky.social
I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists
Contents Introduction - vii Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition - xi Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - 1 Notes - 607 Index - 637
September 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
scrawlauren.bsky.social
School of Le Guin is kicking my ASS this week. Thinking about the heady days of last week, when I was only getting lightly beaten about the head.

Anyone else set themselves mind-bending challenges for no earthly reason? If so, what are some standouts?

#amwriting

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Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal III(b)
On revelry, and a great deal of commas
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September 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM