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The artistry in literature is 90% perspiration, 76% imagination, 40% randomness, 37% psychotherapy, 14% antidepressants, 8% venting sessions, and 4% breathing techniques.

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October 22, 2026 at 11:13 AM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

Here’s a good example of how a story can evoke a story that is familiar to so many people and also make you year for simpler times.

substack.com/@hughtheauth... #Fiction #WritingPrompt #LAwriters #Writing

October 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

Good advice since we all have to learn to be marketers, given the way the industry runs now. 🤷🏻‍♂️

substack.com/@hughtheauth... #WritingCommunity #WritingAdvice #LAwriters #Fiction

October 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

Amirite or amirite?!?

substack.com/@hughtheauth... #AmWriting #FlashFiction #LAwriters #Writers

October 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

This. This is why I love speculative fiction. SOooOoOOoo many great books. Any of these your fave?

substack.com/@hughtheauth... #Fiction #SciFi #LAwriters #AmReading

October 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

Recently gave this writing advice to someone who is new to writing: To be a better writer you need to read. Good stuff. Great stuff. And bad stuff actually can teach you more. And then write, write,…

substack.com/@hughtheauth... #AmWriting #WritingAdvice #LAwriters #Writers

October 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

This quote is pretty profound, as is the rest of the essay. It’s amazing how we censor ourselves and yet I think most of us are happy to see it when someone else is excited. For some reason we…

substack.com/@jamestvreev... #Writing #Essay #LAwriters

James Theodore Vincent Reeves (@jamestvreeves)

This quote is pretty profound, as is the rest of the essay. It’s amazing how we censor ourselves and yet I think most of us are happy to see it when someone else is excited. For some reason we expect ...

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October 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

Anyone else experience this? I find that, when I start a new story, the most promising first line doesn’t appear until I’m anywhere between 5-20 sentences in. That’s when something pops,…

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Hugh Spicer-Smith (@hughtheauthor)

Anyone else experience this? I find that, when I start a new story, the most promising first line doesn’t appear until I’m anywhere between 5-20 sentences in. That’s when something pops, when the true...

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October 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

This is a little too real for me RN. Especially as I’m serializing my story, writing (mostly) flash fiction style.

substack.com/@jamestvreev... #Fiction #FlashFiction #LAwriters

James Theodore Vincent Reeves (@jamestvreeves)

This is a little too real for me RN. Especially as I’m serializing my story, writing (mostly) flash fiction style.

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October 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

While I'm happy for Anne Carson, I am also like "Hey Nobel Committee! I also wrote a story. It received 22 likes. Can you subscribe for next year maybe? Even a free subscription is okay..…"

substack.com/@jamestvreev... #Fiction #AmReading #LAwriters

James Theodore Vincent Reeves (@jamestvreeves)

While I’m happy for Anne Carson, I am also like “Hey Nobel Committee! I also wrote a story. It received 22 likes. Can you subscribe for next year maybe? Even a free subscription is okay..” https://...

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October 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

Inspired by @Kevin W. McKee, October is pit bull month and I am very lucky to have this lovely lady in my life whose name is Queen Elizabeth Taylor Swift. (Queen for short)

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James Theodore Vincent Reeves (@jamestvreeves)

Inspired by @Kevin W. McKee, October is pit bull month and I am very lucky to have this lovely lady in my life whose name is Queen Elizabeth Taylor Swift. (Queen for short)

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October 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

With my incredible ability for typos, I’m definitely not worried about people confusing me with an AI bot account. I swear I do proofread y’all! unless of course I’m an AI bot prompted to…

substack.com/@jamestvreev... #Writing #WritingPrompt #LAwriters

James Theodore Vincent Reeves (@jamestvreeves)

With my incredible ability for typos, I’m definitely not worried about people confusing me with an AI bot account. I swear I do proofread y’all! unless of course I’m an AI bot prompted to include t...

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October 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM

Hugh Spicer-Smith 🏳️‍🌈

@hughtheauthor.bsky.social

Hey there horror stackers, check out the latest chapter from Phoenix. Let's hook them up with plentiful and authentic engagement! ❤️ like, comment, share / re-stack!

substack.com/@jamestvreev... #Fiction #SerialFiction #LAwriters

James Theodore Vincent Reeves (@jamestvreeves)

Hey there horror stackers, check out the latest chapter from Phoenix. Let’s hook them up with plentiful and authentic engagement! ❤️ like, comment, share / re-stack!

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October 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM

Monica (she/her)

@ferrallfilms.bsky.social

Submissions are open until March 28th! #womeninhorrormonth #WiHM #writerssky #LAwriters #womeninhorror #horrorsky

Monica (she/her) @ferrallfilms.bsky.social · Mar 16

Looking for femme-identifying Horror Writers in LA! Submission call for our next WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH event --- a live reading starring YOU. Submit your screenplay, short story, novel excerpt and more! WIP encouraged. #WiHM #womeninhorrormonth #horrorsky #writerssky
tinyurl.com/WiHMsubmit

March 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM

Scott Coon

@scottcoonscifi.bsky.social

World Building
A FREE Lesson for ALL Fiction Writers
TOMORROW!!

Warm up for the LA Book Festival
April 19, 2025 @ 1pm to 3pm
Cost: FREE!

Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch Library
4412 Tyrone Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

www.meetup.com/writers-of-s...

#writing #writingclass #LAwriters

April 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Scott Coon

@scottcoonscifi.bsky.social

World Building
A FREE Lesson for ALL Fiction Writers

Warm up for the LA Book Festival with this panel
April 19, 2025 @ 1pm to 3pm
Cost: FREE!

Sherman Oaks Library
4412 Tyrone Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

www.meetup.com/writers-of-s...

#writing #novelwriting #writingclass #LAwriters

World Building: A Lesson for ALL Fiction Writers, Sat, Apr 19, 2025, 1:00 PM | Meetup

Whether you write about a distant galaxy, a fantastical world that never existed, or your own hometown, you’ll have to do some world building for your reader. We will disc

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April 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM

Scott Coon

@scottcoonscifi.bsky.social

World Building:
A FREE Lesson for ALL Fiction Writers

Warm up for the LA Book Festival with this panel
April 19, 2025 @ 1pm to 3pm
Cost: FREE!
Sherman Oaks Library
4412 Tyrone Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
#writing #novelwriting #writingclass #LAwriters
youtube.com/shorts/CTUy1...

March 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM

Scott Coon

@scottcoonscifi.bsky.social

World Building
A Lesson for ALL Fiction Writers

Warm up for the LA Book Festival with this panel
April 19, 2025 @ 1pm to 3pm
Cost: FREE!

Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch Library
4412 Tyrone Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

www.meetup.com/writers-of-s...

#writing #writingclass #LAwriters

March 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Scott Coon

@scottcoonscifi.bsky.social

#LAwriters
World Building
A Lesson for ALL Fiction Writers

Warm up for the LA Book Festival with this panel on World Building
April 19, 2025 @ 1pm to 3pm

Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch Library
4412 Tyrone Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

www.meetup.com/writers-of-s...

February 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Scott Coon

@scottcoonscifi.bsky.social

I'll start adding #LAwriters to my future posts here. 👍

Julie Bylli Johnson @juliebyllijohnson.bsky.social · Feb 17

ooh, I want to know more. How do we find this "friend" and all these great accounts? Also, have you seen the booktube guide on the LA Writers Coffeehouse? @scottcoonscifi.bsky.social has been posting writer resources there for years. #LAwriters

February 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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