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Writing about a Lunar colony in 2084 inc LGBTQIA themes. Engineer. Neurodivergent writer. They/them.

#scifi #writingCommunity #amwriting 🌈

All views my own.

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Oh gosh - I guess I need to put a hashtag on this and track it all... #meikesTarotWriting

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I have a crazy idea to start writing a book tomorrow. Just something short, maybe 20k.

I can't tell you what it's about... because I have a crazy idea to just draw Tarot cards and wing it a chapter at a time.

The experiment intrigues me more than what would come out.

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If you're a big fan of the #scifi photo #comics of the 80s and 90s, you should check out my friend's #graphicnovel, The Chefs of Death

It's a very fun homage to the Eagle comics strip, #doomlord, & currently seeking backing on KickStarter
https://t.co/1VmlzA8G2B

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@TheSpinoffTV Seeing the replies here reminds me of why we are all moving to BlueSky.

I've really loved your news, one of the few sources which isn't a paid RW broadcasting tool. And see how much hate there is because just ONE such outlet exists. 💜

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@ReallyAmerican1 @sandibachom Maybe Trumps messaging is really hitting home, and they're going back to check on their cats and dogs? 😅

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@jessiegender @TeamYouTube I've logged into Twitter after seeing your item on YouTube, and hoped this had a better resolution than this.

So sorry that YouTube seems to be so opaque and unhelpful with it's content creators.

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@DiannaLGunn Ugh. I too sit in "natural" positions which I only realise later, hurt.

My favorite is the dead foot because I've twisted and hooked my foot around the back of my chair.

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@SarahKateIshii I had to have a magic system with limitations. Just enough that people would welcome science as more reliable. Mainly as I wanted a world to match Restoration Britain.

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@ClaireLLLW81 I've seen them a couple of times. I worked out a whole mythology around them, but the stories never quite worked.

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@ClaireLLLW81 @Author_JimGould Interesting. I have seen a couple of times.

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@DiannaLGunn @akajdrakeh Should have been a vote. Democracy in action. 😁

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@DiannaLGunn @akajdrakeh They changed the law without proper consultation 😅

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@klhicks912 Five in the wild. Two needing representation.

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@DiannaLGunn @akajdrakeh THEY TOOK THE TWO SPACES AFTER THE FULL STOP.

They are monsters, Dianna. 😅

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Damn. If you are in Wellington, you have two weeks to see this, and you really should. Amazing.

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@jennelikejennay We all recognize ourselves in others stories, for sure.

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@jennelikejennay I am. I have written Melody Harper series which channels a lot of what's made me tick. But she's not explicitly neurodivergent.

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@eschaubz And tbh, I needed this reminder today. 💜

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@eschaubz I have suffered depression on and off for 30 years, and have friends who've had it too.

A common theme from us is it gets easier to recognize that bad as it gets, it's a cycle we have been through before. To know there will be better days ahead.

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@DiannaLGunn But the issue is that rich people keep pushing the narrative "you people just need to pull yourselves up by your bootstraps. Have you tried NOT being poor?"

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Talking now how burnout has been an issue. In recent years many roles are covering for a lack of people and that creates strain.

I'm hearing this a lot...

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At a neurodiversity event at parliament 💜

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@CKnightWrites Yeah. I hope it goes well. Fingers crossed.