#WeekendWriters
Mostly by telling the story I want to tell.
Mainstream is predictable, but they also care too much about that (I forget which show did it, but one changed their ending when fans kept guessing it). I aim to be satisfying & exploratory. Because if I can hold my own ADHD attention, I
Mostly by telling the story I want to tell.
Mainstream is predictable, but they also care too much about that (I forget which show did it, but one changed their ending when fans kept guessing it). I aim to be satisfying & exploratory. Because if I can hold my own ADHD attention, I
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
How are you using or subverting common tropes relating to the genre of your WIP?
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How are you using or subverting common tropes relating to the genre of your WIP?
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October 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
#WeekendWriters
Mostly by telling the story I want to tell.
Mainstream is predictable, but they also care too much about that (I forget which show did it, but one changed their ending when fans kept guessing it). I aim to be satisfying & exploratory. Because if I can hold my own ADHD attention, I
Mostly by telling the story I want to tell.
Mainstream is predictable, but they also care too much about that (I forget which show did it, but one changed their ending when fans kept guessing it). I aim to be satisfying & exploratory. Because if I can hold my own ADHD attention, I
Q4. I'm excited to hopefully see the end in sight! #FirstDraftFall #WeekendWriters
Q4: What part of #FirstDraftFall are you most excited for? #WeeknightWriters
October 2, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Q4. I'm excited to hopefully see the end in sight! #FirstDraftFall #WeekendWriters
Bonus list of tropes:
-Monster Romance
-Grumpy X Sunshine
-Shapeshifter
-Plus size
-Magical Binding
-Opposites Attract
#WeekendWriters
-Monster Romance
-Grumpy X Sunshine
-Shapeshifter
-Plus size
-Magical Binding
-Opposites Attract
#WeekendWriters
October 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Bonus list of tropes:
-Monster Romance
-Grumpy X Sunshine
-Shapeshifter
-Plus size
-Magical Binding
-Opposites Attract
#WeekendWriters
-Monster Romance
-Grumpy X Sunshine
-Shapeshifter
-Plus size
-Magical Binding
-Opposites Attract
#WeekendWriters
Radford lives alone in a townhouse. Once a place of order with his ex, Wagner, has become a ramshackle laboratory for of magical craftsmanship, mainly for components spellcrafting. Hes thrown himself into new projects to find success and recognition while ignoring everything else. #WeekendWriters
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Where does your MC live at the beginning of the story?
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These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...
October 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Radford lives alone in a townhouse. Once a place of order with his ex, Wagner, has become a ramshackle laboratory for of magical craftsmanship, mainly for components spellcrafting. Hes thrown himself into new projects to find success and recognition while ignoring everything else. #WeekendWriters
Radford Lumen, a divorced mage, is in the middle of a mid-life crisis when he stumbles upon a cryptic recipe labeled DESIRE, while attempting to decode it, he is offered a deal by a half naked fiend, to uncover DESIRE together or return to his meaningless life.
#WeekendWriters
#WeekendWriters
Q5: Share a one-sentence pitch, a collection of tropes you want to work with, or something fun about your main character. #WeeknightWriters
October 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Radford Lumen, a divorced mage, is in the middle of a mid-life crisis when he stumbles upon a cryptic recipe labeled DESIRE, while attempting to decode it, he is offered a deal by a half naked fiend, to uncover DESIRE together or return to his meaningless life.
#WeekendWriters
#WeekendWriters
#WeekendWriters
I'm just a nerd trying to figure themselves out.
My current works are a rendition of the legends of King Arthur and a D&D fic/comic.
I'm just a nerd trying to figure themselves out.
My current works are a rendition of the legends of King Arthur and a D&D fic/comic.
Hello #WeeknightWriters ! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going! Or not going, that's valid too
September 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
#WeekendWriters
I'm just a nerd trying to figure themselves out.
My current works are a rendition of the legends of King Arthur and a D&D fic/comic.
I'm just a nerd trying to figure themselves out.
My current works are a rendition of the legends of King Arthur and a D&D fic/comic.
Not me finding a book cover artist using the #WeekendWriters hashtag that catches my eye….!
😭 I love bluesky
😭 I love bluesky
September 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Not me finding a book cover artist using the #WeekendWriters hashtag that catches my eye….!
😭 I love bluesky
😭 I love bluesky
Free candy, ghosts, and witches. Doesn't get much better than that! #WeekendWriters
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Free candy, ghosts, and witches. Doesn't get much better than that! #WeekendWriters
I would issue an official challenge throughout the US: read my book and I will pay off your medical and student debt.
The offer would be rescinded for people who complain about queer and female characters being badass.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky #writingcommunity #writesky
The offer would be rescinded for people who complain about queer and female characters being badass.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky #writingcommunity #writesky
Authors!
If your needs were taken care of and money was no object, what completely mad thing would you want to do to promote or otherwise add to your story?
This is no time for taste or modesty. Really push the boat out: I want to be in awe of your hubris.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky
If your needs were taken care of and money was no object, what completely mad thing would you want to do to promote or otherwise add to your story?
This is no time for taste or modesty. Really push the boat out: I want to be in awe of your hubris.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky
June 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I would issue an official challenge throughout the US: read my book and I will pay off your medical and student debt.
The offer would be rescinded for people who complain about queer and female characters being badass.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky #writingcommunity #writesky
The offer would be rescinded for people who complain about queer and female characters being badass.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky #writingcommunity #writesky
A4: I do notice that I shy away just a little bit from aromantic characters. I think I have one written in the last year? I'm an incredibly romantic person and I think I paralyse myself with the idea I could get the representation wrong.
Overthinking is a curse.
#WeekendWriters #WritingCommunity
Overthinking is a curse.
#WeekendWriters #WritingCommunity
Q4: Are there any types of queer characters you want to write about but haven’t? #WeeknightWriters
February 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A4: I do notice that I shy away just a little bit from aromantic characters. I think I have one written in the last year? I'm an incredibly romantic person and I think I paralyse myself with the idea I could get the representation wrong.
Overthinking is a curse.
#WeekendWriters #WritingCommunity
Overthinking is a curse.
#WeekendWriters #WritingCommunity
I got to shake his hand one time in college.
If I weren't so star-struck or an awkward teenager, I could have mustered up something to say or even ask.
#writing #weekendwriters #screenwriting #scriptsky
If I weren't so star-struck or an awkward teenager, I could have mustered up something to say or even ask.
#writing #weekendwriters #screenwriting #scriptsky
Normal Mailer: “Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing #screenwriting #scriptsky
June 4, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I got to shake his hand one time in college.
If I weren't so star-struck or an awkward teenager, I could have mustered up something to say or even ask.
#writing #weekendwriters #screenwriting #scriptsky
If I weren't so star-struck or an awkward teenager, I could have mustered up something to say or even ask.
#writing #weekendwriters #screenwriting #scriptsky
I would 100% release an art book with art done by as many artists as I can find (who would permit their drawing rendition of my characters be commercially sold)
And then get the books made into a full-on indie animated internet series
#writing #weekendwriters #booksky
And then get the books made into a full-on indie animated internet series
#writing #weekendwriters #booksky
Authors!
If your needs were taken care of and money was no object, what completely mad thing would you want to do to promote or otherwise add to your story?
This is no time for taste or modesty. Really push the boat out: I want to be in awe of your hubris.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky
If your needs were taken care of and money was no object, what completely mad thing would you want to do to promote or otherwise add to your story?
This is no time for taste or modesty. Really push the boat out: I want to be in awe of your hubris.
#Writing #WeekendWriters #BookSky
June 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I would 100% release an art book with art done by as many artists as I can find (who would permit their drawing rendition of my characters be commercially sold)
And then get the books made into a full-on indie animated internet series
#writing #weekendwriters #booksky
And then get the books made into a full-on indie animated internet series
#writing #weekendwriters #booksky
A2: I went to a local bookstore and bought a copy of The Enchanted Greenhouse on its release day. I felt like that young girl at the library, the Scholastic Book Fair, heading into Waldenbooks at the mall, and treating myself to the magic and escapism that only comes from books. #WeekendWriters
Q2: What is one thing that’s brought you joy this week? #WeeknightWriters
July 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A2: I went to a local bookstore and bought a copy of The Enchanted Greenhouse on its release day. I felt like that young girl at the library, the Scholastic Book Fair, heading into Waldenbooks at the mall, and treating myself to the magic and escapism that only comes from books. #WeekendWriters
Hi! I'm Andrew, and I write historically accurate YA time-travel #HistoricalFiction.
I'm currently working on the 7th and final book in the series, which takes place in 1203 Constantinople, and it is going . . . slowly. I did manage to get another chapter out to my critique group.
#weekendwriters
I'm currently working on the 7th and final book in the series, which takes place in 1203 Constantinople, and it is going . . . slowly. I did manage to get another chapter out to my critique group.
#weekendwriters
Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going! Or not going, that's valid too
September 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Hi! I'm Andrew, and I write historically accurate YA time-travel #HistoricalFiction.
I'm currently working on the 7th and final book in the series, which takes place in 1203 Constantinople, and it is going . . . slowly. I did manage to get another chapter out to my critique group.
#weekendwriters
I'm currently working on the 7th and final book in the series, which takes place in 1203 Constantinople, and it is going . . . slowly. I did manage to get another chapter out to my critique group.
#weekendwriters
#amwriting #weekendwriters
Need to start working out again, my back is hurting from sitting all day writing, 10k yesterday.
Need to start working out again, my back is hurting from sitting all day writing, 10k yesterday.
Q1: How are you holding up this week? (Or not holding, as the case may be) #WeeknightWriters
July 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
#amwriting #weekendwriters
Need to start working out again, my back is hurting from sitting all day writing, 10k yesterday.
Need to start working out again, my back is hurting from sitting all day writing, 10k yesterday.
Right! Mine are louder than ever currently. I'm good with it though. My saddest times are when they're silent. #WeekendWriters
July 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Right! Mine are louder than ever currently. I'm good with it though. My saddest times are when they're silent. #WeekendWriters
Still time to get my historical crime novel The Emperor of Seville at a £0.99 discount here:
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...
#WeekendWriters
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...
#WeekendWriters
Matthew Carr: books, biography, latest update
Follow Matthew Carr and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Matthew Carr Author Page.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Still time to get my historical crime novel The Emperor of Seville at a £0.99 discount here:
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...
#WeekendWriters
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...
#WeekendWriters
#WeekendWriters
OH in the meantime, you can find a lot of snippets on the #WIPSnips tag. I try and post daily. And a lot feature my drawings too.
OH in the meantime, you can find a lot of snippets on the #WIPSnips tag. I try and post daily. And a lot feature my drawings too.
March 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
#WeekendWriters
OH in the meantime, you can find a lot of snippets on the #WIPSnips tag. I try and post daily. And a lot feature my drawings too.
OH in the meantime, you can find a lot of snippets on the #WIPSnips tag. I try and post daily. And a lot feature my drawings too.
#WeekendWriters
I crocheted a tiny whale and it's adorable!
And the best part is I wasn't too sore afterwards!
Pattern by Cute Crochet on youtube. (not my pattern, i don't have that skill yet lol)
youtu.be/MxI0in-aK0M?...
I crocheted a tiny whale and it's adorable!
And the best part is I wasn't too sore afterwards!
Pattern by Cute Crochet on youtube. (not my pattern, i don't have that skill yet lol)
youtu.be/MxI0in-aK0M?...
March 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
#WeekendWriters
I crocheted a tiny whale and it's adorable!
And the best part is I wasn't too sore afterwards!
Pattern by Cute Crochet on youtube. (not my pattern, i don't have that skill yet lol)
youtu.be/MxI0in-aK0M?...
I crocheted a tiny whale and it's adorable!
And the best part is I wasn't too sore afterwards!
Pattern by Cute Crochet on youtube. (not my pattern, i don't have that skill yet lol)
youtu.be/MxI0in-aK0M?...
#WeekendWriters
Hi-aye, I'm Sparrow.
#HelpDesk is poorly lit academia wherein the second MC just took off for Italy without saying a word to anyone including me
#RelicWorld is epic fantasy with stories from the Stone Age influencing the challenges of the Age of Steel.
Hi-aye, I'm Sparrow.
#HelpDesk is poorly lit academia wherein the second MC just took off for Italy without saying a word to anyone including me
#RelicWorld is epic fantasy with stories from the Stone Age influencing the challenges of the Age of Steel.
Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going! Or not going, that's valid too
March 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
#WeekendWriters
Hi-aye, I'm Sparrow.
#HelpDesk is poorly lit academia wherein the second MC just took off for Italy without saying a word to anyone including me
#RelicWorld is epic fantasy with stories from the Stone Age influencing the challenges of the Age of Steel.
Hi-aye, I'm Sparrow.
#HelpDesk is poorly lit academia wherein the second MC just took off for Italy without saying a word to anyone including me
#RelicWorld is epic fantasy with stories from the Stone Age influencing the challenges of the Age of Steel.
I'm not sure what writing I plan on doing this weekend. Ideas and projects pulling in different directions. What are your writing plans this weekend? #writingcommunity #skywriters #weekendwriters
January 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm not sure what writing I plan on doing this weekend. Ideas and projects pulling in different directions. What are your writing plans this weekend? #writingcommunity #skywriters #weekendwriters
#NationalReadABookDay 🫶✌️
#WeekendWriters “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― @stephenking.bsky.social
#WeekendWriters “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― @stephenking.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#NationalReadABookDay 🫶✌️
#WeekendWriters “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― @stephenking.bsky.social
#WeekendWriters “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― @stephenking.bsky.social