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Analyze First Lines to Write Openings Your Readers Love

Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 8m

Analyze First Lines to Write Openings Your Readers Love writersinthestormblog.com/2025/10/anal...

Crafting the best first line for your story can be a challenge. Learn how to analyze your favorite published first lines in order to improve your own.

Ta Da! It’s Here! #NewRelease – About the Real Stages of Grief is live now!

Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 23h

Ta Da! It's Here! #NewRelease - About the Real Stages of Grief is live now! dgkayewriter.com/2025/10/14/t...

It is with great exhale that I’m announcing my new release to the universe – About the Real Stages of Grief, available on all the Amazons. This book is what I’d call, a real labor…

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 1d

Where To Legally Source Amazing Images For Your Blog Posts hughsviewsandnews.com/2025/10/13/w...

Where To Legally Source Amazing Images For Your Blog Posts

Where do the images and photos in your blog posts originate? Are you certain you're not infringing the law by using copyrighted images?

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 1d

What Is NaNoWriMo? Reasons to Still Do It | NowNovel

<p>"NaNoWriMo" is a former write-a-thon that took place in November each year. But you can (and should) still take on a writing challenge in 2025 and beyond. Read why. </p>

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 1d

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» 22 Terrific Small Presses Open to Direct Submissions

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 1d

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Keeping Your Book From Confusing Readers – Elizabeth Spann Craig

Increase reader enjoyment by preventing confusion. Use clear dialogue, smooth transitions, and character clarity to help keep things straight.

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Samuel!

5 Tips for Writing Vivid Secondary Characters

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Samuel Joseph @samueljoseph.bsky.social · 2d

Secondary characters are important, but you need to be careful they don’t take over the story by being more interesting than your protagonists. @annerallen.bsky.social shows you how to achieve this balance.

Secondary Characters can Make or Break a Story. 5 Tips for a Vivid “Supporting Cast” Who Don’t Take Over the Story

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Respect to those who got here first.

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 1d

The Secret Weapon Behind Every Great Character Arc writersinthestormblog.com/2025/10/the-...

The Secret Weapon Behind Every Great Character Arc

We may think of fear as the monster under the bed, but fear can also be sneaky. Fear can protect, or ruin lives long before a villain gets the chance.

Story Structure and Beat Sheets?

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 3d

Story Structure and Beat Sheets? audreydriscoll.com/2025/10/12/s...

The Grumpy Contrarian has returned! I saw this post recently: Why You Should Be Cautious With Beat Sheets by September C. Fawkes. Having only a vague idea of what was meant by “beat sheet,&#8…

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 3d

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

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Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 3d

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The 5 Best NaNoWriMo Alternatives to Draft Your Novel in 2025

What comes after the now defunct NaNoWriMo? Here are 5 alternatives to keep the challenge of writing a novel in November alive.

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 3d

Reader Friday-Curiouser and Curiouser killzoneblog.com/2025/10/read...

Reader Friday-Curiouser and Curiouser | Killzoneblog.com

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 5d

Decide How You'll Write About Your Life writerunboxed.com/2025/10/09/d...

Decide How You’ll Write About Your Life

We here at WU believe in fiction’s power, and work every day to improve how we wield it. But many of life’s real events can be spun into equally engrossing stories. This raises a quandary for…

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 5d

Shopping for Knowledge
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Shopping for Knowledge

In Publishing News this week

The Case of the Disappearing Author and Why You Probably Don’t Want a Six or Seven Figure Deal

Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 5d

The Case of the Disappearing Author and Why You Probably Don’t Want a Six or Seven Figure Deal
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Every author eventually loses her innocence, and I’m no exception.

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 5d

What Is An Unreliable Narrator? The 9 Types Of Unreliable Narrator

What is an unreliable narrator? In this post, we explore the 9 types of unreliable narrator - with examples.

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 6d

The Writer’s Stance writersinthestormblog.com/2025/10/the-...

The Writer’s Stance | Writers In The Storm

Poor body position can drain energy, cloud focus, and shorten your creative sessions. The mind may write the words, but the body carries the process.

HelloFresh Meals May Contain Listeria-Contaminated Spinach, USDA Says

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Forbes @forbes.com · 8d

The Department of Agriculture expects the recall to grow.

The Department of Agriculture expects the recall to grow.

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 7d

Sunday thought: America’s trauma
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Sunday thought: A national trauma

We need to talk about it openly

Simple Substack Strategies for Authors: 8 Quick Wins and a 30-Day Growth Plan That Works

Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 7d

Simple Substack Strategies for Authors: 8 Quick Wins and a 30-Day Growth Plan That Works
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Actionable, low-stress ways to grow your Substack readership, engagement, and confidence without needing to be a tech expert.

Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 7d

Exterminate! Exterminate! The Brits have seen Trump's type before.