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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 3h

The conventional advice is not to do this, but I think some writers can pull it off.

ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 3h

I, for one, am intrigued.

ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 6h

Write like no one's reading. Edit like everyone is.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 7h

Writing 100K words doesn't make you a novelist. Finishing a story does.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 8h

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 9h

The phrase "I'm a perfectionist" is just a socially acceptable way to say "I never finish anything."

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 10h

Every time I say "I'll just fix this one thing," I end up rewriting the entire book. Send help.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 11h

Writing is 10% inspiration, 90% Googling "how long does it take to bleed out from a stab wound"

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 12h

Writer's math:

1 hour writing = 3 sentences

1 hour procrastinating = 3 new story ideas

Make it make sense!

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 13h

Sometimes, they say, you need to "kill your darlings," meaning take out scenes or characters you really like but aren't serving your story.

What I want to know is ...

What darling can they pry out of your cold, dead hands?

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 14h

My character just made a decision I didn't plan. I feel both proud and personally attacked.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 15h

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 16h

I write fantasy because reality has too many plot holes.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 17h

Celebrate your #writing progress! 100 words today is 100 more than yesterday.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 18h

If your book starts with a dream sequence, I'm already asleep.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 19h

Your character just found a mysterious note in their pocket. What does it say?

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

What time of day does your #writing muse usually decide to show up?

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

Plot twist: I opened my manuscript and didn't hate it.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

If you're still editing Chapter One after six months, you're not writing a novel. You're dating it.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

#writing tip!

Don't just give readers the entire backstory about a character or place all at once. This is an "info dump," and it's very boring.

Instead, spread it out! Sprinkle in bits and pieces of the backstory in dialogue, descriptions, and action scenes.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

Hot take: Writing every day is great advice ... for people who don't have jobs, kids, or a soul.

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

You say, 'Show, don't tell.'

I say, 'I'm tired and it's 2 a.m.'

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

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ChapterBuzz Discovery Network @chapterbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

What would it take to get your protagonist and villain to kiss and make up?

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