C.S. Russ 🌟
@csrussauthor.bsky.social
Aspiring author of women's fiction, fantasy, and romance. Follow me to find out when the sequel to Book 0 drops. 📚
You might also catch me blogging approximately once a year on https://www.christinaruss.com.
You might also catch me blogging approximately once a year on https://www.christinaruss.com.
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C.S. Russ 🌟
@csrussauthor.bsky.social
· May 24
Also, I feel inclined to say this today. Might be a hot take:
If you've never published anything, writing needs to be your primary focus - not social media marketing. If you don't have a product, you have nothing to sell your followers.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting
If you've never published anything, writing needs to be your primary focus - not social media marketing. If you don't have a product, you have nothing to sell your followers.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting
Somebody told me that Threads is toxic, and I thought, "I'm a writer. That sounds like the place for me."
On a more serious note, it seems to be the place where all of my #writer friends hang out, so I'll give it a try.
On a more serious note, it seems to be the place where all of my #writer friends hang out, so I'll give it a try.
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Somebody told me that Threads is toxic, and I thought, "I'm a writer. That sounds like the place for me."
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March 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Somebody told me that Threads is toxic, and I thought, "I'm a writer. That sounds like the place for me."
On a more serious note, it seems to be the place where all of my #writer friends hang out, so I'll give it a try.
On a more serious note, it seems to be the place where all of my #writer friends hang out, so I'll give it a try.
Guess who just finished her first draft?
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
December 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Guess who just finished her first draft?
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#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
And what am I going to do after I finish this first draft?
I'm going to immediately jump back into a story that fizzled out last year. I think I now have the magic ingredient to make it work this time around.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I'm going to immediately jump back into a story that fizzled out last year. I think I now have the magic ingredient to make it work this time around.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
And what am I going to do after I finish this first draft?
I'm going to immediately jump back into a story that fizzled out last year. I think I now have the magic ingredient to make it work this time around.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I'm going to immediately jump back into a story that fizzled out last year. I think I now have the magic ingredient to make it work this time around.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I have 3 scenes left before I finish my first draft. When I started this manuscript in January, the road ahead looked impossible, but now I'm here.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I have 3 scenes left before I finish my first draft. When I started this manuscript in January, the road ahead looked impossible, but now I'm here.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
No one asked, but I want everyone to know that I haven't stopped writing. I'm at 84k words on my current manuscript. That's actually 4k words over target.
I no longer doubt whether I can do it. I've already done it at this point.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I no longer doubt whether I can do it. I've already done it at this point.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
No one asked, but I want everyone to know that I haven't stopped writing. I'm at 84k words on my current manuscript. That's actually 4k words over target.
I no longer doubt whether I can do it. I've already done it at this point.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I no longer doubt whether I can do it. I've already done it at this point.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
Hitting a rough patch in the middle of my draft has been my favorite thing. Haha.
On a more serious note, it has also given me the opportunity to revisit my outline and recenter my goals to make sure I'm hitting the right beats.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
On a more serious note, it has also given me the opportunity to revisit my outline and recenter my goals to make sure I'm hitting the right beats.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hitting a rough patch in the middle of my draft has been my favorite thing. Haha.
On a more serious note, it has also given me the opportunity to revisit my outline and recenter my goals to make sure I'm hitting the right beats.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
On a more serious note, it has also given me the opportunity to revisit my outline and recenter my goals to make sure I'm hitting the right beats.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I still exist, and I'm still writing. On my way to 50k words this week.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I still exist, and I'm still writing. On my way to 50k words this week.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
English is hard and nonsensical at times, so you should never be surprised when you guess at the existence of a hyper specific word and find that, yes, it actually exists. Today, that word is "trapezoidal" for me.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
English is hard and nonsensical at times, so you should never be surprised when you guess at the existence of a hyper specific word and find that, yes, it actually exists. Today, that word is "trapezoidal" for me.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I'm so incredibly late, but today is a great day to support writers of women's fiction! If you're curious about what exactly women's fiction is (no, it's not just fiction centered around women), the WFWA has a simple, understandable definition.
#writing #booksky #writingcommunity #womensfiction
#writing #booksky #writingcommunity #womensfiction
June 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I'm so incredibly late, but today is a great day to support writers of women's fiction! If you're curious about what exactly women's fiction is (no, it's not just fiction centered around women), the WFWA has a simple, understandable definition.
#writing #booksky #writingcommunity #womensfiction
#writing #booksky #writingcommunity #womensfiction
Many of the best things about my #writing lately have honestly been complete accidents. This doesn't mean I don't outline; it just means that I leave enough wiggle room to flex my creativity and see what happens.
#writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Many of the best things about my #writing lately have honestly been complete accidents. This doesn't mean I don't outline; it just means that I leave enough wiggle room to flex my creativity and see what happens.
#writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I'm officially halfway through my first draft! So happy I could dance!
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#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I'm officially halfway through my first draft! So happy I could dance!
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
Just in case you need some motivation right now.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
June 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Just in case you need some motivation right now.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
And daily word goal has been met. A little over 39k words written in total for this first draft so far.
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#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
And daily word goal has been met. A little over 39k words written in total for this first draft so far.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Here's a small good thing you can do all month long.
Two, actually.
1. Like, share, and comment on any library post featuring Pride books or messaging that's positive. You can influence the algorithm for good.
2. Write a letter to your library board thanking the library for Pride displays.
Two, actually.
1. Like, share, and comment on any library post featuring Pride books or messaging that's positive. You can influence the algorithm for good.
2. Write a letter to your library board thanking the library for Pride displays.
June 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Here's a small good thing you can do all month long.
Two, actually.
1. Like, share, and comment on any library post featuring Pride books or messaging that's positive. You can influence the algorithm for good.
2. Write a letter to your library board thanking the library for Pride displays.
Two, actually.
1. Like, share, and comment on any library post featuring Pride books or messaging that's positive. You can influence the algorithm for good.
2. Write a letter to your library board thanking the library for Pride displays.
Selling a book is hard. I see so many promotional posts with very little engagement. I've even seen influencers with tons of followers struggling to sell books.
If you can't stomach not selling a single book, you've picked a strange hobby.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
If you can't stomach not selling a single book, you've picked a strange hobby.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Selling a book is hard. I see so many promotional posts with very little engagement. I've even seen influencers with tons of followers struggling to sell books.
If you can't stomach not selling a single book, you've picked a strange hobby.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
If you can't stomach not selling a single book, you've picked a strange hobby.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I recently increased my daily goal to 500 words per day. I realized that I had been selling myself short; I regularly exceeded my previous goal.
I can always adjust down if I need to.
I'm not running a race. I'm writing a book.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I can always adjust down if I need to.
I'm not running a race. I'm writing a book.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I recently increased my daily goal to 500 words per day. I realized that I had been selling myself short; I regularly exceeded my previous goal.
I can always adjust down if I need to.
I'm not running a race. I'm writing a book.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
I can always adjust down if I need to.
I'm not running a race. I'm writing a book.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
Can't believe I'm on my way to 38k words. Consistency has certainly paid off.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
June 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Can't believe I'm on my way to 38k words. Consistency has certainly paid off.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
Vacations, even short ones, are a bit disorienting for me. They disrupt my writing schedule and make me somewhat anxious. I enjoyed myself, but I'm glad to be back on schedule. Now on to the next mini milestone: 36k words.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
May 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Vacations, even short ones, are a bit disorienting for me. They disrupt my writing schedule and make me somewhat anxious. I enjoyed myself, but I'm glad to be back on schedule. Now on to the next mini milestone: 36k words.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
1. Actual romance rather than a fixation on how tall or muscled up a MMC is.
2. More average-looking characters. And I don't mean characters who think they're ugly but are actually considered quite attractive by our cultural norms.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
2. More average-looking characters. And I don't mean characters who think they're ugly but are actually considered quite attractive by our cultural norms.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
#MayWeDance Day 27
What do you want to see more of in stories about romantic love, whether in the romance genre itself or in other genres?
#WritingCommunity #WriterSky #WritingPrompt #Romancelandia
What do you want to see more of in stories about romantic love, whether in the romance genre itself or in other genres?
#WritingCommunity #WriterSky #WritingPrompt #Romancelandia
May 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
1. Actual romance rather than a fixation on how tall or muscled up a MMC is.
2. More average-looking characters. And I don't mean characters who think they're ugly but are actually considered quite attractive by our cultural norms.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
2. More average-looking characters. And I don't mean characters who think they're ugly but are actually considered quite attractive by our cultural norms.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
Writers of Bluesky, I'm curious after sharing yesterday's hot take:
What are YOUR hot takes about writing and publishing?
#writing #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
What are YOUR hot takes about writing and publishing?
#writing #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
May 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Writers of Bluesky, I'm curious after sharing yesterday's hot take:
What are YOUR hot takes about writing and publishing?
#writing #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
What are YOUR hot takes about writing and publishing?
#writing #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
Also, I feel inclined to say this today. Might be a hot take:
If you've never published anything, writing needs to be your primary focus - not social media marketing. If you don't have a product, you have nothing to sell your followers.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting
If you've never published anything, writing needs to be your primary focus - not social media marketing. If you don't have a product, you have nothing to sell your followers.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting
May 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Also, I feel inclined to say this today. Might be a hot take:
If you've never published anything, writing needs to be your primary focus - not social media marketing. If you don't have a product, you have nothing to sell your followers.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting
If you've never published anything, writing needs to be your primary focus - not social media marketing. If you don't have a product, you have nothing to sell your followers.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting
Officially sitting at 34k words on my draft. I think I've earned a reading break.
#writing #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writesky #amwriting
May 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Officially sitting at 34k words on my draft. I think I've earned a reading break.
#writing #writesky #amwriting
#writing #writesky #amwriting
Daily word goal met, now off to do some beta reading.
May 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Daily word goal met, now off to do some beta reading.
I truly don't watch enough movies to remember my #LastFourWatched, but I'd jump on the #LastFourRead train in a heartbeat. Haha.
May 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I truly don't watch enough movies to remember my #LastFourWatched, but I'd jump on the #LastFourRead train in a heartbeat. Haha.