Riley Carrotsquirrel

#author of #fantasy and #fiction. A father, a DM, a Puerto Rican, and a mando strummer. #amwriting #writer

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

Terrifying, but exciting. I must have let my finger hover over the mouse button for months before finally hitting publish. I self published something!

https://t.co/IYTd8fPTaE

#WritingCommmunity #share #writerslift #selfpublishing

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

@RyanKrolAuthor My last story about a magical pandemic probably appeared inspired by the pandemic, but I wrote it seven years ago. Now my new AI story, that I wrote three years ago, will almost certainly be seen as inspired by the current AI craze. Am I ahead or behind?

https://t.co/r2FTDIyLt4

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

@PFDonato A story I wrote before the big AI craze these days, that will almost certainly be seen as inspired by the big AI craze these days.

https://t.co/r2FTDIyLt4

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

Self publishing A Lock Box of Memories (https://t.co/ivaq5SZ8Qi) has given me the boost to continue on my Novel. I never thought I'd go that route. It seemed hard. It was surprisingly accessible.

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #scifibooks #selfpublishing

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

Releasing A Lockbox of Memories was really fun! I never thought I'd self publish or even publish anything really. https://t.co/ivaq5SZGFQ If I can entertain one person it was worth it.

#selfpublishing #WritingCommunity #scifi

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

https://t.co/QYdDQu1Mie

Processing grief has been so damn hard. It's been a month since I loss my friend and forever puppy, Leia. Can't say that I enjoyed writing this, or that I think it's some fantastic piece of art, but it feels right to me.

#amwriting #writing #doggy

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

Seeking inspiration. What's a good example of a story where the main character/POV isn't the main protagonist or hero?

#Writers #fantasy #amwriting

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

I set a 25 minute timer, and say go. Get as far as I can. This one I've wanted to write for some time though.

As a parent this is a nightmare to me. What would be your fiction/fantasy parent nightmare?

https://t.co/92zlv9eAex

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writerlife

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

@jamessauthor Bllooooooogggggggg https://t.co/UEqrPRJaRt Never have I ever... written romance genre. It was fun to try, even if in my own little weird way.

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

2 years later and I honestly see a difference in my writing. Not to mention, the ease of being able to write. At the time it all felt impossible with ADHD, no time between being a father and having a job, and just LIFE. You can do it!

#Writers #WritingCommnunity #FollowFriday

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

Now going by Rump, the infamous fairy tale figure pitches a movie that tells his side. https://t.co/pAgpYRpqkG

#fairytale #amwriting #WritingCommunity

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

As a writer with ADHD, I used to beat myself up for lacking progress. Now, I set myself up for success. How? Many ways. Here's one of them. Pomodoro time management; https://t.co/ZPjzEijVMg Every word written is progress 💪
#ADHD #amwriting #WritingCommunity #fantasy

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

I write because I love it. That was the hardest lesson to learn. I started off wanting to make money, and to be famous. Now, I write for myself, for the stories only I can tell, and to enjoy the flow of thoughts transforming into words on paper.

#amwriting #WritingCommunity

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

Inspired by the prompt, "What genre would you absolutely not write in," I spun up a weird, quirky, witch and troll erotic flash fiction. It was super fun. I get romance novels now.

Check it out: https://t.co/UEqrPRrzZV

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writing #Romance #fantasy

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

@KWriterK @TAlanHorne Based on that gif, they are definitely not the ugliest thing ever.

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

@SRasmussen17 Honestly I do it by hand. In a notebook. I spend so much time typing on a computer and worldbuilding is just a ton of fun to me. Adding that physicality to it makes it feel like I'm Bilbo writing in my red book.

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

I feel like not enough science is going into making dogs live longer.

I've got a story idea brewing.

#WritingCommnunity #amwriting #writing

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

I like how @BrandSanderson put it recently. If the days go by, and you must write for the joy of it, then you are a writer.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting

[Author Renée Gendron @ReneeGendron]

I must a picture of a techno-coloured squirrel. I can't resist.

CC @chipmunkofpower @carrotsquirrel
https://t.co/Q25tYRpHep

[Riley Carrotsquirrel @carrotsquirrel]

@ReneeGendron @chipmunkofpower That's one funky squirrel. So cool!