Ametra S. Rayford
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Award-winning author of dark, twisty fiction. Soapmaker. Gamer. Home cook. Every book gets a playlist and a side dish.
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Sometimes it just requires patience and the willingness to do unglamorous work when no one is watching.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Sometimes it just requires patience and the willingness to do unglamorous work when no one is watching.
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In the way I noticed how one word could shift a sentence, or how silence in a character’s dialogue often meant more than anything spoken aloud.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
In the way I noticed how one word could shift a sentence, or how silence in a character’s dialogue often meant more than anything spoken aloud.
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Technology can assist, but it can’t replace the human connection that happens when words are spoken from the heart.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Technology can assist, but it can’t replace the human connection that happens when words are spoken from the heart.
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Some creative, some logistical, some that live in that strange middle ground where ambition meets common sense and the two circle each other suspiciously before shaking hands.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Some creative, some logistical, some that live in that strange middle ground where ambition meets common sense and the two circle each other suspiciously before shaking hands.
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I want the visuals, the timing, even the silences between posts to echo the heart of the world I’ve written.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:48 AM
I want the visuals, the timing, even the silences between posts to echo the heart of the world I’ve written.
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Meanwhile I am over here quietly opening the same notebooks, sharpening the same metaphorical pencils, and doing the exact same thing I have always done when I care about something.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Meanwhile I am over here quietly opening the same notebooks, sharpening the same metaphorical pencils, and doing the exact same thing I have always done when I care about something.
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I’ve walked away from outlines because of a single line a character whispered in the back of my mind.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I’ve walked away from outlines because of a single line a character whispered in the back of my mind.
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That discovery feels like finding a missing puzzle piece under the couch
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January 12, 2026 at 5:22 AM
That discovery feels like finding a missing puzzle piece under the couch
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January 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM
There’s no perfect answer to how much realism belongs in a story.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
There’s no perfect answer to how much realism belongs in a story.
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I joked about needing a water-safe way to record ideas so I would not have to sprint across the bathroom dripping and scribbling like a cryptid
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January 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I joked about needing a water-safe way to record ideas so I would not have to sprint across the bathroom dripping and scribbling like a cryptid
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Instead of relying on the watered-down stock footage inside the platform, I found out where they were getting their clips.
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December 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Instead of relying on the watered-down stock footage inside the platform, I found out where they were getting their clips.
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Here are a few craft-forward ways to deliver twists that satisfy rather than frustrate.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Here are a few craft-forward ways to deliver twists that satisfy rather than frustrate.
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But every once in a while a familiar line catches my eye and reminds me that good writing does not expire.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
But every once in a while a familiar line catches my eye and reminds me that good writing does not expire.
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Writers are funny creatures.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Writers are funny creatures.
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A scene written a decade ago may not fit the original project anymore.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A scene written a decade ago may not fit the original project anymore.
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Patchwork Writing II: Transforming Old Pages Into Something New
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December 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Patchwork Writing II: Transforming Old Pages Into Something New
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To the characters who didn’t make it to the last page: thank you for your service.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
To the characters who didn’t make it to the last page: thank you for your service.
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And if inspiration strikes while shampoo is in your eyes I hope you find a towel before your notebook takes a swim.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
And if inspiration strikes while shampoo is in your eyes I hope you find a towel before your notebook takes a swim.
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A twist that encourages a reread is a twist that lives rent free in their mind long after the story ends.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A twist that encourages a reread is a twist that lives rent free in their mind long after the story ends.
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A bubble bath becomes an entire chapter begging to be scribbled down before it slips away like steam.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
A bubble bath becomes an entire chapter begging to be scribbled down before it slips away like steam.
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The series, it turns out, had been quietly and abruptly abandoned.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The series, it turns out, had been quietly and abruptly abandoned.
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There is something about water that flips the switch in my brain from everyday life to pure imagination.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
There is something about water that flips the switch in my brain from everyday life to pure imagination.
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I already won an award years ago with my debut novel, which is still wild to me considering it had enough formatting issues to make an editor burst into tears
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December 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I already won an award years ago with my debut novel, which is still wild to me considering it had enough formatting issues to make an editor burst into tears
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December 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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