Starting the day on a high. Just received some feedback from my writing coach on the birth chapter of my memoir. "THAT'S the ending I've been looking for!" What you've written will be used in your blurb/pitch/promo. Lukas you have done it! (wipes eyes) xo

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Three rounds of revisions on a key chapter ending. My writing coach said, 'You're ending on logistics, not emotion.'
Me: deletes 300 words of COVID drama and adds a quiet reflection scene
Result: Ending makes readers cry now
Trust your editors folks 🙏

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You can't write well if you don't read. Full stop. Your brain needs input to create output. Stop reading and your prose will sound like everyone else's...flat, forgettable, and full of phrases you've heard a thousand times. Never stop reading.

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Hey Bluesky! I'm Lukas, a Sydney-based gay dad who just finished writing a memoir about our 5-year surrogacy journey.

Looking for: other memoirists, queer writers and same-sex parents 🏳️‍🌈 Who should I follow? Drop me your recs below 👇

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An important reminder to stay humble 🙏

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I’ve spent the better part of 25-years as a professional writer. PR strategies, corp comms, white papers—you name it, I’ve written it. Words have been my bread and butter, but when I sat down to write my memoir, it felt impossible. Then I learnt this 👇

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Today I finished my memoir. 88k words. My son's surrogacy story is finally on the page.

I know first draft ≠ finished book, but it's out of my head now.

To everyone writing their own hard story...keep going 💙

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