Writes Josh

I write SciFi. Veteran, lawyer, and PoliSci professor. Comic & crypto enthusiast. Wannabe astronaut theologian. I finally got rep'd!

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Scrivener users....I just signed up.

What do you wish you knew about the application when you first started? Any tips?

@ScrivenerApp #writerscommunity #writing

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@kellyqute This earned a follow. Stand your ground! :)

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@kimharnes Just still the loud adverbs and let the quiet verbs live.

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Recently discovered Writing Battle (https://t.co/8bcK318Rmq) and had a lot of fun exploring time travel, a nostalgist, and a shield (my 3 prompts) in a 1k word competition. Yes I had to pay to play, but I think that helped me take it seriously. And who knows maybe I'll win 🏆 🤞

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@curiosityonx 105.7

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@VirginiaEwrites @lenore_bianca Thanks so much! 😃

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Excited to pitch my adult SciFi Thriller!
Think Arrival meets Stranger Things.
Complete at ~108k

#questpit #Q #SF #T #A
Original art by @lenore_bianca

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@Rhinestonefilms Just pinned it. Thank you!

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How's #questpit going? Need support? Let's help each other out :)
#WritingCommunity #sciencefiction

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@manda_dodge Thank you!

[M. Laursyn 🖤 @M_Laursyn]

MARITIME ⚓️

Magical realism w/ strong romantic elements 🖤
93k

•dual POV
•tattoo magic
•immortality
•found family (of misfits, outlaws, exiles, etc.)
•anxiety/depression rep.
•southern nautical setting

#questpit #Q #A #S #R

[Jordan is ✨ Signed ✨ @J_McCaffrie]

FROM THE ASHES

5 yr. ago, Ava awoke in the middle of a storm...no memories, a single necklace the only clue to her missing past. Plunged into lands of myth, unlocking her memories may be the one thing that saves them all.

🎵https://t.co/VIAlFjmspr

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #DF #SFF

[Madelaine is Agented 🍂🍄‍🟫🔮 @PaleoMaddy]

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #agentguide #agentsguide

WHAT VENGEANCE MIGHT BRING

For fans of epic fantasy, elemental magic, dragons, reluctant heroines, and romantic subplots.

✨Rich world building
🗝️Found family
✨Secret History
🗝️Female rage

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@Rhinestonefilms Same here! Boosted yours 👍

[Max Gruff @Rhinestonefilms]

In We Cut Tongues For Ourselves the pastoral horror of Starve Acre meets the historic sweep of Outlander.

If you were torn away from your home, your way of life and your language could you do the same to somebody else?

#questpit #LF #OS #Q #H

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@JoeEvener Boosted!

[Joe Evener, Author @JoeEvener]

ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS

Sam Hart returns to her hometown to solve a murder similar to her grandfather’s final unsolved case 20 years earlier before he mysteriously died

👮‍♀️Strong Female character
🤫Family Secrets
🗡️Serial Killer
⏰Multiple Timelines

#PitDark

[Caroline is querying 🌱 @carolineNB_]

HAZELTHORN x THE FLY

Two competing gardeners revive the grounds of an abandoned estate and unearth:

🪾Eldest daughter issues
🪰Decades of rot
🪾Invasive host plants
🪰Hungry, parasitic bugs
🪾Sad boy yearning

#QuestPit #A #H #W

[Mel Reynard is on 📷🧵🦋⏰ @MelJRey]

TRULY DEVIOUS/STRANGE BEASTS
🩸 cottage-garden-core/gore
❤️‍🔥 rivals to friends to lovers
🌱 weeds are not the problem
✂️ botanists vs plant hunters
🪦 a series of grizzly 💀’s
🤭 'There's only one shed!'
#QuestPit #NA #YA #SPEC #F #W

[Author Nina Castle 📚 @castlemantra]

To win her BF's love & heal her uncle, May'll risk everything to steal HealthCorp's miracle pill. But when the CEO's disinherited son offers to help-& teach her the art of seduction-she'll learn just how deep of a stain power & control can leave on a soul. #QuestPit #A #SFF #R #Q