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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 6h

“The best thrillers come from characters who feel real, not just plot twists." — Laura Dave

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 20d

20 years after her little sister was kidnapped,

psychiatrist Annie Burton has a new patient…

someone claiming to be her dead sister.

IT’S ME VIOLET

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · Apr 7

"The more you write, the better you'll get." ― Stephen Graham Jones

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 3d

When you try to sneak in a mention of your new book (that took a year to write) into your social media feed...

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 4d

so easy to go way over the top! 😂

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 7d

me trying to fix all the plot holes in my new novel...

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 5d

When you've overwritten the bad guy...

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 7d

me trying to fix all the plot holes in my new novel...

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 7d

"People empty me.
I have to get away to refill."
― Charles Bukowski

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 8d

when you've got too much stuff going on, and all you want to do is write...

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · Jul 9

Believe in yourself.
Start that book or short story.
Finish your WIP or your book of poems.
Don't give up.

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Dreaming is an important part of our job description."
― William Gibson

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · Aug 27

"I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page
and I could do anything I wanted."
― Jack Kerouac

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 17d

that's the rub, isn't it? 😂

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 17d

I found writing a limited series for trad pub to be confining, as it limits your imagination to a single world, even when you strive to write each book as a standalone... but I think readers like them. But how many stories can you really tell about Detective Blah of small townsville?

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 17d

Very true, I understand the draw for readers, but I really love the freedom of immersing myself into a whole new world... especially when a trad publisher wants you to stick to your lane 🌞

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 18d

Author confession:

I just finished a standalone psychological thriller, and I'd much rather write a standalone thriller than a series.

What do you prefer?

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 20d

so true 🌻

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 20d

thank you!🌻

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · Feb 18

When you write a great opening for your new novel,
but then you realize you have 348 pages left to go...

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · Jul 25

Writer. Coffee. Blank page. Good morning!

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 20d

me promoting my new psychological thriller...

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 20d

20 years after her little sister was kidnapped,

psychiatrist Annie Burton has a new patient…

someone claiming to be her dead sister.

IT’S ME VIOLET

#5amwritersclub #amwriting #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 20d

so painful! 😂

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 21d

so true! 🌻

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