Scribes & Makers

September 2025

  1. With many new people here, let's do another round of introductions. Tell us something about yourself and your creativity.
  2. What creative activities are you hoping to work on this month? Alt: Hairball?
  3. Create a mutiple choice (not "pick one") poll listing three speculative fiction books you've read, with a fourth choice for none of them. Ask people to pick all that they have read too.
  4. Talk about the book that got the fewest votes yesterday, or say something about them all.
  5. What would be a major accomplishment on your current project if you could complete it this month?
  6. What's the hardest thing about gardening?
  7. What's your favorite visual art media, either to view or create with?
  8. Have you ever viewed or read something because of effective promotion? What got your attention?
  9. Do you like music with unusal time signatures?
  10. Do you consider reading a creative activity? Why or why not?
  11. You've found a device that can doodle on the moon, in a way that is visible from earth. You have 10 minutes, what do you doodle? Credit: Lydia Vvinters (@HeliaXyana@mastodon.nl)
  12. If you write about craftspeople, scientists, or artists, do you ask specialists, rely on a websearch, rely on your own knowledge, or something else?

  13. Shameless self-promotion day. Let's boost away.

  14. Talk to me day. Featured creator: Grahame Fleming ( @grahamefleming@c.im )

  15. How's your creativity going? Need help/critique?

  16. Which part of your work makes you unique/different from anyone else?
  17. If you have creative parents, do you read what they write/appreciate their art or craft, or keep out of it altogether?
  18. If you write novels, do you strive to have your chapters a consistent length?
  19. If you could do anything in the world, regardless of complexity, what would be your dream project?
  20. Do you have a lot of cooking equipment? Would you mind sharing a picture from your kitchen? Don't forget Alt text or use #alt4me.
  21. How do you define creative rewards? Something that gives you satisfaction, something that pays you money, both, or something else?
  22. Do you feel you have a good eye for composing photos?
  23. Shameless someone-else-promotion day. Let's boost away.
  24. What has been your biggest frustration with your creative work this month?
  25. How would you describe your fashion sense?
  26. Is there a book that got you through a difficult time?

  27. What animal best exemplifies your approach to creativity?

  28. Talk to me day. Today's featured creator is: Nicole Hidalgo ( @Ink_Soul@writing.exchange )

  29. What is your proudest or best moment with your creative endeavor this month?

  30. How did it go? Alt: Wire?