Bestselling SFF Author. THE CALLING and THE CHASM (Finding Humanity series). SILENCE OF THE SONG TREES. Cat Magnet. Yogi. Environmentalist. š³ļøāšAlly. BLM.
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Last Notes npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦a3sc Ugh. š„² It has value, just not according to economists. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦8tzl Oh no, did you lose your job? npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) How messed up is it that today my company is having an Employee Appreciation Brunch that weāre forced to go to? And, theyāre serving food that Iām allergic to? And, I told my boss, and requested I work from home, and my boss said, āNo, youāll need to use a sick day.ā The levels of messed up are incredible. I feel SO APPRECIATED as an employee. š #work #bosses npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: If your MC came with a warning label, what would it be? For Kat, my shapeshifter, timeline traveling alien in This is the Worst Timeline: While Katās appearances may be normal and she is available in many colorful shapes, this being is known to consistently drop F bombs at rates dependent on the foolishness of the surrounding humans. (This story published two days ago in an anthology!šš) npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: For which characters do you come up with a back story? Iāve tried to create a backstory for certain characters and it is always āwrong.ā At some point in the writing the character shows me their past and it is always much better both interest-wise and theme-wise than what I had thought up. This is why Iād say Iām an intuitive pantser. My writing is best when I let it flow. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦2d9v aha! Mine are quite chatty. They give me all sorts of info. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) I had a discussion yesterday with someone who wondered what my return on investment was for writing books. I donāt work that way. I write because I love my characters and I want to share them with you. I love creating. Money is not everything. Itās not even half of everything. #amwriting #writing #author #authors #FindingHumanitySeries npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦ymkf @nprofileā¦wm4p Your help is always appreciated. Best of luck with your WIP!š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @AlinaLeonova And a big thanks to the contributors of our community questions by mandrake (@nprofileā¦ymkf) & Anna Saultron (@nprofileā¦wm4p). Have a great month, everyone! And hopefully now that Iāve completed the triple move of my home and two businesses, Iāll be able to participate more this month. š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Welcome to the April #WordWeavers questions! Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, youāll find the monthās questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in. Participate with a WIP or an already published book. As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. #amwriting #writing #authors https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/116/324/233/396/273/746/original/49b8e3bfc80ac088.png npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦wm4p @nprofileā¦mn64 So many great questions! Thanks, Anna! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Here are the March #WordWeavers questions! Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, youāll find the monthās questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in. Participate with a WIP or an already published book. As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. #amwriting #writing #authors https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/116/156/884/434/602/797/original/288507faebb98ac8.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @AlinaLeonova And thanks so much to the three players who contributed community questions this month: @AnnaSaultron, @Wonderbink, and @Ignova. šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦3dqy Besutiful! My first thought was it looks like itās wearing a kilt. Then I saw thisā¦š https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/116/038/006/302/245/908/original/3e82928dd53e763a.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: Whatās the most rewarding thing about writing? It brings be pure joy in a form nothing else does. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦mn64 @nprofileā¦8tzl @nprofileā¦s9qc šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦vqm3 guaranteed human rights vs corporate rights npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦s9qc @nprofileā¦mn64 This Februaryās card came out a little āspecial.āš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦fmnj š„¹š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: 2. Do you enjoy writing "good", "bad" or morally gray characters more? Why? I prefer writing good and morally grey, because it seems like thereās more internal conflict with those characters, and I enjoy writing characters who have to work through that conflict, one way or the other. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦8tzl Bonus questions? Oh, we forgot it was a short month!š¤£š¤£š¤£ OMG, thatās too funny! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦wm4p Thanks!šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Heāll do anything to protect his planet, but doing so may cost his memories of why he cares. Silence of the Song Trees: a #YA, #SF novella. #scifi #book #books #aliens #trees #clifi #hopepunk https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735915955 https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/997/809/244/349/031/original/850b5e767500253a.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @AlinaLeonova And a big thank you to this monthās contributor of community questions, Anna Saultron (@nprofileā¦wm4p)! Hope you all have a great month and happy writing! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Here are Februaryās #WordWeavers questions! Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, youāll find the monthās questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in. Participate with a WIP or an already published book. As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. #amwriting #writing #authors https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/997/660/395/941/105/original/8495af4ab3f7a58a.png npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: So sorry about the delay with getting out the card this month. Todayās question is: February 1: Who is your most despicable character and how do you feel about them? I should have access to my computer tonight to get the card out. Again, sorry for the delay. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦ja78 Iām not sure if it was translated or not. It certainly had lots of words to look up and strange phrasing, but maybe itās still that way after translation? I know it had a few parts in Latin that I was very proud of translating on my own. My friends thought Iād lost it, lol, spending my summer on it. Actually, in college I took a course on it and didnāt like how modern it read, so maybe it was the original?š¤·š»āāļøš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Iām almost half done with this round of edits on The Ruined. ššš #amwriting #author #scifi #books npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦0rde Iām on it. Thatās what all my Hopepunk books are about. š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦ja78 Hi and welcome! I read Sir Thomas Malloryās LāMorte DāArthur in 6 th grade and havenāt read anything āmedievalā since. Quotation marks because I canāt remember that books publication date. But I did love it!š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦qhdc Gorgeous! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: Describe an uncomfortable experience a character experiences. From THE RUINED: (Unedited, and the name of MC removed for spoiler prevention.) āHis mind wouldnāt work. Surely it had to be him, not that everyone else was dead. Either way, he was totally cut off from his body and everyone heād ever known. Maybe this was death. But he was panting through his nose. One didnāt breathe when dead. Breathing meant he still had a body, though he sensed nothing beyond his own headspace.ā npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦7fjf Hopefully a fun experience! š Happy New Yearās Eve! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦7fjf Sounds like thereās a good chance we grew up probably read the same SFF, lol. But Iām well aware that my books arenāt for everyone, so no offense at all if you donāt enjoy it. I will let you in on a secret, though. I purposely made it start out looking dystopian, but thatās not what it is. Hopepunk didnāt exist when I started writing, so I went in through the dystopian (genre)door and then wrote the book I wanted to share.š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦7fjf Wow, Iām honored. Thank you so much for trying The Calling, Bern! I hope you enjoy it.šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: Do you tend to write in a certain season or geographical location? The only pattern I see is that I tend to have forests and/or caves in most of my books, and nature always plays some sort of a role. I enjoy writing Autumn and Winter the best, but Iāve written books in all seasons and both hemispheres. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦vwlu Beautiful! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦0lhe Ah, ok, thanks. Good to know. Donāt want to waste time on a movie that is poorly written.š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦0lhe How is it? npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) And Kahali? He mistrusts all humans. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: What does your SC dislike most about your MC? Iāve got 5 POV MCs; letās pick on Bleu. His sister Ayanna complains he has no idea how to dress stylishly. Rana is discomforted by his past violence against her people. Kalakanya wishes he would stop asking her questions that she canāt share the answers to. Savas hates how heās fallen for the enemy. Atsushi has no direct complaints, though itād be nice if Bleu wasnāt so watchful of when his younger sister & he hang out alone. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Rereading my own book, The Chasm, to double check that all the multiple POV threads and mysteries are properly continued in The Ruined. Feeling a bit gutted by the discussion between Eka and Kahali before Kahali and Rana go up the mountain.š #iykyk #FindingHumanitySeries #scifi #books #author #amwriting npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Look what arrived on Christmas! My first box of Silence of the Song Trees paperbacks is here! šš š«Sentient trees š«Inter-dimensional aliens š« An unlikely friendship that could save a planet. š«The power of plantonic love š«Ancient aliens theme When everyone he loved died, he became the Ghost to save his planet. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY9VHYX #scififantasy #myths #scifi #fantasy #clifi https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/788/544/025/405/539/original/1633d64493f3b4fc.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦am39 Not likely.šš¦ā⬠npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦f85f So impressive! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦89kh A well-written multiple POV always wins for me. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦a0ps @nprofileā¦dfpj But your copyright should cover that. Itās on the scrapers to make sure itās not copyrighted. Artists and authors shouldnāt have to put up shields everywhere. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦3dsp @nprofileā¦z68c I hear you. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦a0ps @nprofileā¦dfpj Sort of takes the power of a copyright away if you still have to specify not to use your material for their gain, doesnāt it? npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦hdnw @nprofileā¦h4mc Well said. I second that Fuck. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Book 2, The Chasm: The humans of Northern Haven reluctantly ally with the mysterious star beings, hoping to gain help finding other survivors of the new ice age. Instead, they discover a fierce, new threat that sheds doubt on their new allies. https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook2 #FindingHumanitySeries #hopepunk #scifi https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/765/635/125/571/101/original/0fda0221a2da7cf9.png npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) A side story, The Cords That Bind, falls between the first and second main books in the series. When the Crowned Ones tell Eka he must return home immediately, heās not prepared for what he finds. amazon.com/dp/B09CSK4813 https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/765/603/721/884/861/original/cf99c1d004688a67.png npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) All my books can be found on all major online distributors and ordered from Indie bookstores. My main SFF series starts with The Calling: In a future ice age, Bleuās expedition team emerges from their subterranean haven to discover humans are no longer the dominant life form on Earth. https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1 #FindingHumanitySeries #hopepunk #scifi #fantasy https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/765/570/855/632/654/original/1ec11fab8d9eb376.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦z68c @nprofileā¦3dsp No, understandable, but then your tribe canāt find you. š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦6euh Thanks. Like I said, Iām not sure I could do it again, but it was an experience.š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦6euh I once drafted a novella in a day: 25 pages. Iām an underwriter in my first draft, so the finished version is much longer, but the draft of SOTST was one day. Not sure I could ever do that again. I was very much in the feeling space of the story that day and it poured forth. It was also my birthday, so my teens handled meals and pets so I could only write. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) New book, just in time for the holidays! š«Sentient trees š«Inter-dimensional aliens š« An unlikely friendship that could save a planet. š«The power of plantonic love š«Ancient aliens theme Available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and can be ordered at independent bookstores. #scifi #hopepunk #fantasy #alien #aliens #reading #books https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/757/807/225/219/476/original/61e8f4b3b4a65f21.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦euzx Why are you using AI art? Are all your comics AI? npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦f4ft Thanks! And sorry, but I no longer give out petsā names online. Had a stalker try to pick one up from my vet once, and now Iām extra careful. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦f4ft Thanks! And sorry, but I no longer give out petsā names?online. Had a stalker try to pick one up from my vet once, and now Iām extra careful. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦zc5a Thank you! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) š«Great Holiday Gift for Teens!š« Bleu only wanted to save his sick sister. Instead, he ended up making first contact. Paperbacks available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or by ordering at your local Indie bookstore. Ebooks available pretty much everywhere online. https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1 #scifi #ya #fantasy #hopepunk #books https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/735/475/228/516/107/original/5057c3b5b7f69df7.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦x4x9 Ha! Thatās how they get you! š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #ChristmasCats 2025 has started! Enjoy pictures of my cats being little moths, drawn to the high altitude sparkly lights. š (BTW, they have never knocked down or destroyed a tree.) #cat #cats #Christmas https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/735/084/452/514/049/original/332d7e039a7ef5cb.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Check out my new book! š«Last alien of his species š«Sentient trees š«Inter-dimensional aliens š« An unlikely friendship that could save a planet. š«The power of plantonic love Silence of the Song Trees: Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo! #scifi #fantasy #hopepunk #aliens #trees https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silence-of-the-song-trees-branwen-oshea/1148933527 https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/732/946/918/627/598/original/e352e5507f1865fd.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦su4n Right? Some characters just require it.š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: How much profanity do you include in your story, and why? Thereās very little profanity in most of my books, except the profanity of that world. The one exception is my MC Kat, in my for-adults novella This Is the Worst Timeline. Swearing is her vice of choice (others are REALLY bad choices for an ill-trained shapeshifter) and she wields it constantly to help her deal with the stress ofā¦well, humans.š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Itās cold! Perfect weather to curl up with a good book. #cat #cats #reading #amreading https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/723/894/984/372/350/original/686ae6efc299002f.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦72k2 Iām sorry. It seems like everything is going backward lately. At least, in the U.S.š« npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Just watched my first Christmas movie of the season: Die Hard.š #Christmas #movies npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦72k2 š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦vw6d @nprofileā¦dwh8 @nprofileā¦mg0l @nprofileā¦ayk9 @nprofileā¦zvst @nprofileā¦3t0u @nprofileā¦dwv9 @nprofileā¦5fnx @nprofileā¦sa72 @nprofileā¦ut96 @nprofileā¦3tmd Thanks so much, Lydia!šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦lw54 Interesting. Ok, thanks! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Can we upload videos here? I donāt think Iāve ever seen any. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Good morning, everyone! #nature #geese #peace https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/700/824/002/420/994/original/c698543ebe221f31.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Guys, I got my proof of Silence of the Song Trees and itās beautiful! Video coming tomorrow.š #happiness #books #book #scifi #hopepunk #authorlife npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦7fxc šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦lw54 No, I havenāt, but Iām supposed to be included in several. How did they contact you? npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦sqz4 šš« npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦x4x9 Congratulations!šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Tracking says that my paperback proof of Silence of the Song Trees should arrive today! All fingers and toes crossed that it does and it looks good.š¤š¼ #books #author #authors #scifi #hopepunk npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦zvst šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦7fxc Love that the stable master has to rein in his daughter.š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦zvst No, I donāt think so. š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: Who is your most chaotic character? By and far, Mican, one of the Ruined. Heās Hakanās (the main antagonist and leader of them) best friend and it takes all of Hakanās skills and patience to keep Mican somewhat in check. Canāt say more without spoilers. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦6zuf So, using your brain? Way to go!šš npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦et85 Why are two males together? And havenāt they dropped their horns by snowfall? Looks like maybe AI? npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦3tmd I almost always write close third person past, multiple POV. Iām just not sure of doing a narrator whoās not directly a part of the story. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: Does your world have any weird laws, practices, or beliefs? The humans that survive the onslaught of Ruined have developed some very unique ways of doing so. They must be as quiet and scentless as possible, intuitive, traveling quickly & quietly, and also adapting their culture to such a life so they still have some joy. I donāt want to give spoilers, but I had a lot of fun with the world-building. Itās been one of the hardest parts of the book (The Ruined) to get the way I want. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦3tmd I really want to write one, but I donāt have the right story for it. Also, Iām sort of terrified that it will be horrid, lol. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦crvw š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦zvch Love this! Thank you! npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦crvw Had this exact thought last night!š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦zsmf As a therapist who also writes speculative fiction, Iāve thought about this a lot. There are older studies showing kids with good imagination and daydreaming tend to be more likely to recover from trauma. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Save almost $7 on the paperback of The Chasm! Amazon only, since they marked it down. š«A Great Holiday Gift for Teens!š« The humans and star beings thought the biggest problem they faced was each other. They thought wrong. š«Enemies forced to cooperate š«A young leader set up for failure š«Morally grey villain š«A cute cave digger pup š«Future ice age shifters š«Non-violent MC in a violent world https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QFPHQVN #FindingHumanitySeries #hopepunk #scifi #fantasy #sale https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/115/676/535/712/286/744/original/4393f053eaf78d76.jpeg npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦hr5e Itās a lot of fun and the writing, especially in the first season was quite good. npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦hr5e Iāve never seen anyone else mention Galavant here. My family had so much fun with that show!š npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) Just got notified that my paperback proof of Silence of the Song Trees has finally shipped!!! So excited to finally get it!ššš #author #authors #writing #books #scifi #hopepunk npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) @nprofileā¦rdx4 Ha! Heās a very complicated character, perhaps my favorite. (Shh, donāt tell the othersš) npub1kdqmxm9hc02pz3mrd5pt3m0mzxyy8jmsuvs0h88yqn064jtp3thqe7yrjv Branwen OShea (she/her) #WordWeavers: What kind of food does your antagonist prefer? Answering for The Ruined: Hakan (not human) prefers raw fresh meat (still warm from the hunt) and various teas.