@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop

"I want something different for dinner," Booboo said.
"Are you asking me out on a date?" Zsazsa asked, archly.
"That's a great idea!" Booboo said. "What are you in the mood for?"
"How about something… refined," Zsazsa said.
"I know just the place! How about Borb's Burger Buffet?" Booboo said.
"What?"
"Yeah!" Booboo gushed. "They have all kinds of burgers! I'll bet some are 'refined.'"
"What are you willing to bet?"
"Anything!"
"Alright, darling," Zsazsa purred. "It's a bet."

#wss366

If any authors attending #WatchCity #Steampunk Festival would like to sell books, I'll be running the Small Publishing in a Big Universe table there on May 10, 2025. For a nominal fee, you can join me to stock your books at the table and sell them to people in amazing cosplay. https://spbu-marketplace.com/events/watch-city-steampunk-festival-2025/

The university has delayed opening until 11:30am this morning. The weather can't make up its mind and is doing a little bit of everything.

#WritersCoffeeClub How do you organise your writing projects?

I use folders with text files for my "organizational" writing. That's where I make outlines and rough drafts. And all of the other "meta" writing of publishing (taglines, synopses, cover letters, etc.)

For actual writing, these days, I often write directly in Google Docs. Eventually, that's where my finished manuscripts end up. It makes it easy to share drafts with beta readers to get comments.

I tried Scrivener, but I use Linux.

Ooh. Today's #wss366 word is #buffet. Whelp. Look's like I'll be writin' me some Butter Angels.

You can read more about the Baron in Revin's Heart from Water Dragon Publishing. To find out when this work-in-progress manuscript is released, you can subscribe to my monthly mailing list. https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/subscribe/

The men grinned. They trusted the Baron to lead them to victory.
"Updraft! I want you to lead the infantry assault here."
"Yessir!"
"Sparks! Once the infantry have created an opening, take your cavalry through to occupy these two crossroads and cut supply."
Sparks saluted.
"Now, move!" (2/2)

The Baron stood in his field tent surrounded by his officers.
"They have fortifications here and here," he said, indicating marks with his finger on the big map sitting on the table. But note the distance between this unit and the ones on either side. We can #exploit this weakness." (1/2) #wss366

#WordWeavers Do you belong to any writing organizations? Are they helpful?

I belong to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and serve as Secretary. I also belong to a regional writing group, the Straw Dog Writers Guild. These have both been very helpful to me in terms of networking and learning the business and craft sides of authorship. I've thought about joining the Authors Guild and the Alliance of Independent Authors. And Lambda Literary. I believe in organizing.

*Lady Cecelia's Trial* is Part 6 of *Lady Cecelia's Journey*, a sapphic romantasy road story. It has not yet been scheduled for release, but if you subscribe to my monthly mailing list, you can receive updates when it appears. https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/subscribe/

They landed in the Capital's aerodrome before sunrise where a coach was on hand for the Baron and carried them to the palace of Ravensbelth. Cecelia had never been to the Capital before and looked eagerly out the windows of the coach at the deserted streets. Ravensbelth was dark and foreboding as they arrived: a huge palace behind high stone walls, with many gables, towers, spires, and turrets. With little fanfare they arrived at the business entrance.

#wss366 (from *Lady Cecelia's Trial*)

Wow. The Republican President has sure fixed the high price of eggs.

They are working in an adjacent apartment, making loud banging and scraping noises. Tanuki-chan does not like the banging or the scraping. #DogsOfMastodon

There are three sequel novellas to *Revin's Heart*: *Devishire!*, *Campshire!*, and *Ecororize!*. They have not yet been scheduled for publication. To find out when they are released, you can subscribe to my monthly mailing list. https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/subscribe/

#WordWeavers MC POV: What was your relationship with your parents? Siblings?

Revin is estranged from his family (as described in this scene from *Rewriting the Rules*). In the first sequel, *Devishire!*, he reconciles with his brother.

Whew! I just finished my first draft of Ecorozire! This is the third novella sequel to Revin's Heart. It's still pretty rough, but I think it's all there.

The two boys laid on the floor of their treehouse on an #August afternoon. "Whaddaya wanna do?" one said.
"Nothin'…"
The calls of cicadas mixed with the sounds of a lawn sprinkler and a lawn mower.
"We didn't do nothin' yesterday either."
"It's too hot to do nothin'."
"That's what I'm sayin'!"
Then they heard the tickling music of an ice-cream truck as it came around the corner into the neighborhood. They sat up and looked at one another.
"You go stop 'em! I'll go ask mom for money!"

#wss366

#SilentSunday "mute"

I'm seeing calls to mark your calendar for a 2025 #MarchForScience on March 7.

#WordWeavers How many people can your MC call their support system?

After Revin lost his mentor, he joined the pirates. Since then, he has kept adding to his support system. First the captain (Will), his first mate (Grip), and the first-mate's sister (Momo), and on and on. It's been fun to bring all of those characters together in the more recent stories for various celebratory events (which I won't identify because spoilers.)