T.J. Murphy
@tjmurphy.bsky.social
Editorial director of The Writer magazine. thewritermag.com
Humor Writing Success: 0 to 30 Published Articles | The Writer
...And how you can, too.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Need a boost for your writing? 20 tools from neuro & psych worlds. #writing #writingtips #motivation bit.ly/4iHB1gA
Writing Motivation: 20 Neuroscience & Psych Hacks | The Writer
Drawn largely from recent research in neurology and psychology, here are 20 techniques to fire up your writing motivation.
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March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Need a boost for your writing? 20 tools from neuro & psych worlds. #writing #writingtips #motivation bit.ly/4iHB1gA
"All the writing advice you need in 10 minutes" -- writing tips from Stephen King. #writing #writingtips bit.ly/3XAKWwo
How Stephen King Learned to Write | The Writer
How Stephen King learned to write: One of the world's most successful writers shares all the writing advice you need in 10 Minutes.
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March 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"All the writing advice you need in 10 minutes" -- writing tips from Stephen King. #writing #writingtips bit.ly/3XAKWwo
Working memory overload & the overwrought writer: 4 tips to help. #writing #writingtips #stressrelief bit.ly/3F5xqL2
Working Memory Overload & Writing: 4 Prevention Tips | The Writer
Writing makes many demands on your ability to weave together a vast array of details. Don't let working memory overload slow you you down.
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March 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Working memory overload & the overwrought writer: 4 tips to help. #writing #writingtips #stressrelief bit.ly/3F5xqL2
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For all my fellow writers 😄❤️ #WritingCommunity
February 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For all my fellow writers 😄❤️ #WritingCommunity
Gail Tsukiyama on the Art of Storytelling and Finding Your Voice #writing #writingtips bit.ly/4bf21BN
Gail Tsukiyama Offers Advice on The Craft of Writing | The Writer
"Writing gave me my voice—both literally and figuratively," says acclaimed novelist Gail Tsukiyama, discussing her approach to the craft.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Gail Tsukiyama on the Art of Storytelling and Finding Your Voice #writing #writingtips bit.ly/4bf21BN
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Dear Diary,
Yes-I’m her emotional support dog-who chewed up her crayon. I needed a break. She eats, breathes, & obviously digests poems because tonight-she let one rip-what does she expect?
For me to retrieve her poetic #fart?
I think not.
Help,
Scout 🐾
#BraveWrite #vss365
#writing #poetry 🐶
Yes-I’m her emotional support dog-who chewed up her crayon. I needed a break. She eats, breathes, & obviously digests poems because tonight-she let one rip-what does she expect?
For me to retrieve her poetic #fart?
I think not.
Help,
Scout 🐾
#BraveWrite #vss365
#writing #poetry 🐶
a woman is sitting on a couch with a dog looking at her .
Alt: a woman is sitting on a couch with a dog looking at her with a disgusting look on his face😆
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February 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Dear Diary,
Yes-I’m her emotional support dog-who chewed up her crayon. I needed a break. She eats, breathes, & obviously digests poems because tonight-she let one rip-what does she expect?
For me to retrieve her poetic #fart?
I think not.
Help,
Scout 🐾
#BraveWrite #vss365
#writing #poetry 🐶
Yes-I’m her emotional support dog-who chewed up her crayon. I needed a break. She eats, breathes, & obviously digests poems because tonight-she let one rip-what does she expect?
For me to retrieve her poetic #fart?
I think not.
Help,
Scout 🐾
#BraveWrite #vss365
#writing #poetry 🐶
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‘Bookstores, like libraries, are the physical manifestation of the wide world’s longest, most thrilling conversation.’
— Richard Russo
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading
— Richard Russo
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading
February 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
‘Bookstores, like libraries, are the physical manifestation of the wide world’s longest, most thrilling conversation.’
— Richard Russo
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading
— Richard Russo
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading
A simple key to creating characters that electrify your fiction. #writingtips #writing bit.ly/3QyAz8A
How to Create Memorable Characters in a Story | The Writer
If the characters in your fiction are flat, a great plot won't matter: How to create memorable characters in a story.
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February 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A simple key to creating characters that electrify your fiction. #writingtips #writing bit.ly/3QyAz8A
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Getting lost in new work. Best feeling ever. 💕 Wishing all my writer friends lots of beautiful words today. Even if they’re terrible and messy. #writers #amwriting #writerlife
February 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Getting lost in new work. Best feeling ever. 💕 Wishing all my writer friends lots of beautiful words today. Even if they’re terrible and messy. #writers #amwriting #writerlife
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On Discipline, Process, and Persistence: Writing Lessons from Famous Authors bit.ly/40ZSjyt #writingtips
Writing Advice From Authors Part 1: Do the Work | The Writer
On discipline, process, and persistence: In part one of a series on writing advice from authors, we focus on doing the work.
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February 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
On Discipline, Process, and Persistence: Writing Lessons from Famous Authors bit.ly/40ZSjyt #writingtips
Great advice for new writers from successful mystery writer. #writingcommunity #writing tips bit.ly/4hTZ2Rc
"Buckle Down and Write That Book!"
Tough-love advice offered back in 1961 by a successful mystery writer still packs a stinging punch.
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February 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Great advice for new writers from successful mystery writer. #writingcommunity #writing tips bit.ly/4hTZ2Rc
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Hypnotic writing fish says...You will write today! Write! #amwriting #amediting ... Writing. Note to self. #author #writing #writer ~ #authorsky
February 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hypnotic writing fish says...You will write today! Write! #amwriting #amediting ... Writing. Note to self. #author #writing #writer ~ #authorsky
The (hopeful) return of a 138-year-old magazine dedicated to supporting writers. bit.ly/4352Par #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingtips
Return to Writing & The Writer
A 138-year old magazine survives (for the moment) a near-death experience.
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February 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The (hopeful) return of a 138-year-old magazine dedicated to supporting writers. bit.ly/4352Par #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingtips
The 3-draft method for writing a novel in your spare time. bit.ly/3Q4Kz9k #WritingCommunity #writingtips #writersblock
Write Your Novel In Your Spare Time: The 3-Draft Method - The Writer
To mix a busy life with writing a novel, the trick is to write your novel in your spare time. The 3-Draft method will get you there.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The 3-draft method for writing a novel in your spare time. bit.ly/3Q4Kz9k #WritingCommunity #writingtips #writersblock