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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 12h

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips for new authors:

White space

affects

pacing and

flow

as well as

tone

and

feel.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 1d

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips for new authors: If you wait until page 3 to reveal a character's pronouns, it is guaranteed your reader will only wait until page 2 to find those things out. Even if a character is gender neutral or ambiguous, the reader needs to know.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 2d

@samknight.bsky.social 's #writingtips for new authors: If you use a semicolon, the rest of the sentence after the semicolon should almost always be a complete sentence on its own. Just like using a conjunction and a comma.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 2d

Classic monster short only 99¢
“That will be all for tonight, Igor. Clean up the mess.” The master wiped bloody hands upon his worn leather apron, removed the garment, and tossed it atop the bench, covering up a pile of discarded, still-wriggling flesh.
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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 2d

Win in the End: A Fundraising Anthology
34 tales from 34 authors. Some new. Some award winners. All inspiring. All for Annmarie.
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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 3d

Conclusion Words describe things that have not been defined and force the reader to arrive at a judgment or opinion or conclusion without any explanation.

Filtering Out the Filter Words is a StoryBundle Exclusive!

You can get your bundle here: storybundle.com/writing

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 3d

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips for new authors: Always run spellcheck 3 or 4 times. Reset Proofing with Recheck Document. Check Custom Dictionaries to make sure you're using the right one. Check again. Spellcheck misses things, especially in large documents.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 4d

Once upon a time we had a friend who raised a lot of money for a puppy rescue with an anthology. Over 80% of the proceeds of this anthology go to her widow. If it interests you at all, please consider purchasing or gifting copies. Miss you, LJ... books2read.com/u/38v1ZV

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 4d

Win in the End is a fund-raising anthology for Annmarie SanSevero. 34 authors donated stories and multiple others donated time and talent to make this happen. All royalties go directly to Annmarie through @draft2digital.bsky.social
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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 6d

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips for new authors: If you have problems with homophones (hear vs here, bear vs bare, they're vs their), that is one of the few things online writing aids are good at helping with. They can mark them all and let you decide if you used the correct one.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 7d

For the month of October, Particular Passages: Autumn Breezeway ebook is on sale for $2.99!

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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 7d

If you're a fan of Martin L. Shoemaker and his Today I am Carey, you won't want to miss his story, Today We Escape, in Win in the End!

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 8d

We fear the lies that we believe,
And even more the truths we don’t.

-from Imaginary Friend by Sara Itka

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 9d

@samknight.bsky.social 's #writingtips for new authors: If you don't know WHY you are writing something, then maybe you should switch to something else that serves a purpose, helping you or someone else, and makes you feel better. books2read.com/u/4NOq2x

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 10d

...Sara Itka, Janessa Keeling, Sam Knight, Darren Lipman, Allan W. Mason, Rosa Meronek, Morgan J. Muir, Lehua Parker, Jena Rey, J. Anne Riten, Melissa Rolli, Leigh Saunders, L.A. Selby, Martin L. Shoemaker, Emmett Whitney, Ligia de Wit, Lissa Woodbury Jensen

Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 10d

D.H. Aire, Debbie Maxwell Allen, H.T. Ashmead, Tiffany Brazell, Jenny Perry Carr, Brenda Carre, Jason P. Crawford, Kevin A Davis, Andy Dibble, Donald Evans, CL Fors, Jayrod P. Garrett, Jentina Grey, David Hankins, Laura Hayden, Carol Hightshoe, C.H. Hung...

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 10d

34 tales from 34 authors. Some new. Some award winners. All inspiring. All for Annmarie.

You've got this, Annmarie. You're going to Win in the End.

Edited by Leslie Bridgwater

Executive Editor Sam Knight

Stories Donated By:

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 10d

Win in the End

A Fundraising Anthology

Once upon a time, an inkling of writers got together to tell stories and raise funds to help one of their own. These are those stories, and all funds raised through retail outlets go directly to Annmarie SanSevero.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 10d

It's Live!
Win in the End is a fund-raising anthology for Annmarie SanSevero, an author friend dealing with rough times. 34 authors donated stories and multiple others donated time and talent to make this happen. All royalties go directly to Annmarie.
books2read.com/u/4NOq2x

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 11d

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips for new authors: You don't know it all. No one does. If you think you know everything about something in writing/publishing, you need to stop and reevaluate. If someone says they know everything about something, you need to reevaluate their advice.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 12d

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips for new authors: None of it is easy. If it were easy everyone would be doing it. Oh, wait. Everyone is writing books with AI. That WAS easy.
Oh, look. Those books suck. Now no one wants to take a chance on new books. Or you.
Do it right. Make it yours.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 16d

... C.H. Hung, Sara Itka, Janessa Keeling, Sam Knight, Darren Lipman, Allan W. Mason, Rosa Meronek, Morgan J. Muir, Lehua Parker, Jena Rey, J. Anne Riten, Melissa Rolli, Leigh Saunders, L.A. Selby, Martin L. Shoemaker, Emmett Whitney, Ligia de Wit, Lissa Woodbury Jensen

Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 16d

Stories Donated By:

D.H. Aire, Debbie Maxwell Allen, H.T. Ashmead, Tiffany Brazell, Jenny Perry Carr, Brenda Carre, Jason P. Crawford, Kevin A Davis, Andy Dibble, Donald Evans, CL Fors, Jayrod P. Garrett, Jentina Grey, David Hankins, Laura Hayden, Carol Hightshoe...

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 16d

34 tales from 34 authors. Some new. Some award winners. All inspiring. All for Annmarie.

You've got this, Annmarie. You're going to Win in the End.

Edited by Leslie Bridgwater

Executive Editor Sam Knight

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 16d

Win in the End

A Fundraising Anthology

Once upon a time, an inkling of writers got together to tell stories and raise funds to help one of their own. These are those stories, and all funds raised through retail outlets go directly to Annmarie SanSevero.

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