2026-08-06T12:25:13Z https://nostr.ae Nathan Lowell (he/him) 📎 https://nostr.ae/npub1gdu03j9ezyrey6zrhcx0wgu68zlmkpsn445hr3w7nmm93c8y06kseemrr3 https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/accounts/avatars/113/023/233/534/599/243/original/81b2234efb1613c3.png https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/accounts/avatars/113/023/233/534/599/243/original/81b2234efb1613c3.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstpzm2q9wqushpt89rj4emmxuu8sl4gs8u7adjg7r6gkej72fsjlqzypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l266p0625 pack a picnic lunch<br/>eat under a shady tree<br/>fall&#39;s already here*<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt <br/><br/>* In the &#34;haiku calendar&#34; autumn spans August through October. I used to find that odd.<br/><br/>Then I started paying attention. 2026-08-10T12:38:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspjn58qmmkc4llpcafpht7tw0xx5mw7nzy986axwn5enk8nrgh8fczypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l264cuqjc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8r6ty28ru6wnnyheeu57uz0stra8vldm8mhhgmxdh0yxxal4nrsuad9k6'>nevent1q…d9k6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why not? 2026-08-09T02:58:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs206munnk3w2sxql8uzletl3evl2ge3x0a7ktg4aa2kll4nhhhcgczypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l26let3hq How&#39;s your creativity going so far, do you need help or critique?<br/><br/>I&#39;m riding the high of a new release last week. It&#39;s been a while so I&#39;d forgotten what a rush it is.<br/><br/>It will subside soon and I can get back to dealing with the holidays and a major house upgrade before the New Year.<br/><br/>Help? Nah. I&#39;m good, thanks. <br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2025-12-15T13:11:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspdkdqqlr4dwjqrtfehdegujq6y5x6cuv357uy0gq6yjdrkwnhnaszypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l26c6spyx Shameless someone-else-promotion day. Let&#39;s boost away<br/><br/>I read 2-3 books a week so I have a lot to recommend! <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hshswczsdha5dqfz47w5yv4ug2lrnz6x7w3nw6ksl9szjy8shqjszwfvhr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Joyce Lionarons</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hsh…fvhr</span>)</a></span> for her medieval mysteries <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12ftv5c6xwjsky2czn7t4p385g72fp7xc47rj6v42dsmqgq44fuhqv49lty" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sarah J Hoodlet</span> (<span class="italic">npub12ft…9lty</span>)</a></span> for her lovely magical world <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1puchmsys7tjkfvdpqf9r7xuz9lxqs5wlfuf5udeaxa0f2q28z34syzhekh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1puchmsys7tjkfvdpqf9r7xuz9lxqs5wlfuf5udeaxa0f2q28z34syzhekh</span> (<span class="italic">npub1puc…hekh</span>)</a></span> for the mystical forest and the spirits that people it<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c2zsp8x0mduleha2lxlezw2ftea3dp86n88crad9yfwsk0gwl2mskgr3xd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>d.w.</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c2z…r3xd</span>)</a></span> for some excellent space opera<br/><br/>Some that I&#39;ve not seen online:<br/><br/>Haylock Jobson&#39;s Heretical Fishing series.<br/><br/>Deanna Chase&#39;s Witches of Keating Hollow<br/><br/>Christina Garner&#39;s Hollywood Lakes mysteries<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2025-09-23T12:25:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hplwzycf79ae3v9fzr74f9uexhhxqjyxzrechdeqhz37770nfrczypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l26de46mn If things don&#39;t go well with your creative project, do you give up or persevere? <br/><br/>My basic premise:<br/><br/>The only way out is through.<br/><br/>Usually by the time I get more than 20k into a story, it has its hooks in me. Before that, it&#39;s just a suggestion. A possibility without commitment.<br/><br/>That said, I put projects out of my misery more than once in my past. I might do it again.<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2025-06-22T14:42:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0nngkf2m5unzkjetegdaqgr0es42w9ty4tc99969m2uj4t3uk24gzypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l26w4z3h3 Are you a pantser or a plotter? Have you always been this way? What brought you here?<br/> <br/> Pantser. I&#39;ve tried plotting. Tried 40 sentence outlines, save the cats, snowflakes, pinch points, and all the rest. They never work for me. By the time I&#39;ve scoped out the story, I&#39;ve lost all interest in writing it.<br/> <br/> I have to know what just happened so I can write what happens next. If I can type fast enough to keep up with the movie in my head, I win. 2025-01-14T13:06:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxa07ema02v7gflpr70tezduyq9wphd2q7jc0qj58vlwalcf34l9czypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l26sklq4s What&#39;s the most challenging part of the writing process for you?<br/><br/>Getting started in the morning. <br/><br/>#WritersCoffeeClub 2024-11-24T13:09:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsra64gl39uzravm8ur05rqkgtrrtphaqe3ttyxa5g02yztnfs2v2czypph37xghygs0ynggwlqeaerngutlwcxzwkkjuw9m600vk8qu3l26gwg2ad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzpu0y4f9qh75v5hknpu6u0hg3c0mfvulm7qlehyfz7756attykcwmdumv'>nevent1q…dumv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Congrats. <br/><br/>So much in only 5 words! 2024-09-17T12:45:52Z