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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 15h

#writersblock #amwriting #writingcommunity #author #indieauthor inventingrealityediting.com/2...

6 Great Tricks for Beating Writer’s Block

• Describe any object• Make up a situation• Random words• Describe any object• Try a new genre• Create an out-of-whack event• BONUS: “Write toward vulnerability. …

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 1d

#writerslife writers occupational hazards...

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 15h

How to Copyright a Book in 4 Simple Steps [Lawyer-Approved]: kindlepreneur.com/how-to-copyr... by Dave Chesson #wkb8b

How to Copyright a Book in 4 Simple Steps [Lawyer-Approved]

Learn how to copyright a book step by step, and why registration matters more than ever in the age of AI and landmark settlements.

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 15h

"The Greatest Fictional World Builders: Frank Herbert" by Christopher Luke Dean for WritersWrite #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.writerswrite.co.za/the-greatest...

The Greatest Fictional World Builders: Frank Herbert

This is the sixth post in the greatest fictional world builders and how they teach you to write series. This world builder is Frank Herbert.

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 15h

TEST (←): calibrate, determine, measure, sample, verify (≠ blow, estimate, learn) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

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Paula Munier @paulamunier.bsky.social · 1d

Top #WritingTips courtesy of @careerauthors.com #booksky
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The Only Writing Advice You Need! • Career Authors

by Brian Andrews Writing a great novel is difficult. Very difficult. So difficult, in fact, that only a small fraction of novels published each year are compelling enough to shoot to the top of the ch...

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 3d

#writerssupportingwriters #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerscommunity

Conflict: The heart of every story

When telling a story, you’ve got to have conflict in it. If there’s no conflict, you have a wooden story that starts nowhere, leads nowhere and ends nowhere. As E.M. Forester noted, “‘The…

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 1d

"Could vs. Should and the Price of Your Dreams" by Holly Lisle #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips hollylisle.com/could-vs-sho...

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 1d

"Word Repetition: How to Make Your Writing Resonate Like Good Music" by Henneke Duistermaat #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.enchantingmarketing.com/word-repetit...

This Misunderstood Technique Makes Your Words Resonate

Word repetition adds a beat to your writing, reinforces your message and can make your writing more memorable. Here's how ...

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 1d

EXPOSE (+): confess, -deny, humble, prove, undermine (≠ buttress, ensconce, secrete) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 3d

“Sometimes, as an author, you are the captain of the ship, and you write the characters. Other times, depending on the story, the characters show up and write themselves.” - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

The function of the first draft is to help you figure out your story. The function of every draft after that is to figure out the most dramatic way to tell the story. -Darcy Pattison - Writing. ~ In the background photo, a coffee mug and a writing pad sit patiently on a shiny wooden desk, just waiting for a story to be written.

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Matthew Nation, Author @matthewnation.bsky.social · 1d

Hmmm... I'm in this meme and I don't like it! Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣 #writing #facts #authorlife

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 2d

“9 Ways To Craft The Perfect Opening Line” by Kathryn TFR via Ryan Lanz #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips ryanlanz.com/2024/09/16/9...

9 Ways To Craft The Perfect Opening Line

When I started writing my weekly Writing Tips posts last year, I posted a piece called Five Ways To Start Your Story. While it does still read as nearly 2,000 words of me crying about how much I lo…

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 2d

VANDALIZE (/): crack, destroy, ruin, smash, violate (≠ erect, mend, recycle) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 3d

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Paula Munier @paulamunier.bsky.social · 3d

The mot juste, today on @careerauthors.com #writingtips #booksky @dicklochte.bsky.social
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Finding The Right Word • Career Authors

By Dick Lochte Every writer knows the moment–you’re in the middle of a sentence or a scene, and the perfect word you had in mind has flown the coop. It’s just out of reach, taunting you. You can almos...

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 3d

This article should be posted on billboards in every major city with a viable publishing industry. F'REALZ.

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Mike Sahno @mikesahno.bsky.social · 28d

Why Trigger Warnings are Bad for Everybody
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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 3d

Lifestyle nothing. LOL 😁 That's my entire LIFE.

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 21d

#quotes #writing #inspiration

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS @kokedit.bsky.social · 12d

Being an #editor has its hazards. I just fell down this hole: an investigation of the old-fashioned expression “Heavens to Betsy!”

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What is the origin of the phrase "Heavens to Betsy"?

I believe it is primarily an American phrase, used as an exclamation: Heavens to Betsy, no! I would never do such a thing! What is the origin of that phrase? Do we know who Betsy is?

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 3d

"Deepening Your Story’s Theme With the Thematic Square" by K.M. Weiland #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips mvnt.us/m1321390

Deepening Your Story's Theme With the Thematic Square

If you want to deepen the complexity of your story's theme, one tool you can employ is Robert McKee's thematic square.

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 3d

"What Is Author Intrusion?" by Amanda Patterson via WritersWrite #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.writerswrite.co.za/what-is-auth...

What Is Author Intrusion?

If you’ve ever wondered what author intrusion is, read this post. We define author intrusion and tell you how to avoid it in your stories.

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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 3d

PURLOIN (←): burgle, heist, nip, remove, sneak (≠ contribute, protect, secure) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

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Clay Sheldon @claysheldon.bsky.social · 5d

When writing dialogue in your fiction, remember that you can also NOT say something. Not everything has to be an infodump. Not everyone has to say 'as you know'. They know. They don't need you telling them. Sometimes saying less and inferring more feels more natural to a reader. Within reason.

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