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Melinda Stoops
@melindastoops.bsky.social

Author | Psychologist | Coach & Consultant

Firm believer in the power of relationships and community.

https://www.melindastoops.com
Go for it. Just keep reposting with the next paragraph. Like mini chapters.
I love orange. It’s bold and doesn’t hide. It says “I’m here.”
June 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Beautiful
June 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I love your described intent to write “writerly things”. It makes me ponder what types of things are writerly and what types of things are not at all writerly.
June 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I agree- it feels cookbook-ish.
June 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thank you-
June 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Is it annoying that we are searching for answers or annoying that everything starts with ‘how’? If it’s the latter, we could brainstorm alternative words. But I can’t think of any. How to… ??
June 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Bravo
June 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’m working on a non-fiction book and used the index card method (well, post-it notes) to identify topics for each chapter. I agree with your observation that this nonlinear approach is good- I could move them around and they weren’t stuck in a fixed order
June 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So, did you start reading??
June 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I love to hear people’s stories!
June 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM