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Presenting... Oodenaw: Urban Indigenous Consulting Cooperative I started this co-op with my cousin and partner. Excited to see where it leads us ❤️ On Twitter: And our site:

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

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Have you ever nuked 100% of a draft and rewrote the entire thing from scratch? #writerscommunity #writerslife

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At , our editors are industry professionals and award-winning writers. Swing by, check out our roster, and book your free sample edit 📚🐧📢

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When a book fails to "hook" you, what's most often the problem? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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How do you feel about novels written in first person? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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What's one positive habit you've developed during lockdown that you will hang onto? For me, it's definitely cooking more at home. #writingcommunity #coronavirus #amwriting

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What's the most important lesson you learned in your path to becoming a writer? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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Can you summarize your #WIP in one sentence? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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What was the first novel that made you fall in love with reading? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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Have you ever set a completed first draft aside and rewritten the entire thing from scratch? Would you do it again? What did you learn? #writerscommunity #writerslife

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Do you already have your next novel idea ready to go, beyond what your current #WIP ? What will it be about? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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How did you come up with the idea for your current work-in-progress? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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How often do you quit reading novels partway through? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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Do you work with a professional editor? How do they help improve your work? #writerscommunity #writerslife

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Has the pandemic increased or decreased how much you read? And how much you write? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” ― George Orwell #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingquote

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

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Darling Axe Editing also offers online courses for self-motivated writers 😻 (the outlining course in particular could be a great lead-up to #NaNoWriMo2020 ) #writingcommunity #writerslife #nanowrimo #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingfantasy

Darling Axe Academy

It's none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way. —Ernest Hemingway Self-paced courses Darling Axe self-paced courses replicate the curricula of...

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What's the most important lesson you learned in your path to becoming a writer? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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What are your main hobbies aside from writing? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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"Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth." --Khaled Hosseini #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

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Hey #WritingCommunity , what's your favourite opening line to a novel? #firstsentences #openinglines #writers #writerscafe

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If you could only write in one genre for the rest of your career, what would it be? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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“The first draft of anything is shit.” ― Ernest Hemingway #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Super heroes are (super) popular in film, but apparently super hero novels are a very hard sell. Why do you think that is? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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“Easy reading is damn hard writing.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"The trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn't." --Iain M. Banks #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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What's the best novel you've read in 2020? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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How do you feel about novels written in second person? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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How much research do you do before starting a first draft? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“I hate writing, I love having written.” ― Dorothy Parker #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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What's the last book you gave 5 stars to on Goodreads or Amazon? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon." --Robert Cormier #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Do you ever have trouble remembering what all of your characters look like? Do you keep lists of individual descriptions? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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“Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.” ― Ann Patchett #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Do you listen to music when you write? If so, share your playlist! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

2 years

Here's a cool pitch test from lit agent Hannah Sheppard: "When A (inciting incident) happens, B (character) must do C (action) otherwise/before D (catastrophe)." Can you summarize your WIP in 1-2 sentences using this format?? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself . . . It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” ― Harper Lee #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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“Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.” ― Meg Cabot #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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If there was one thing you could change about the publishing industry, what would it be? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." ― Cyril Connolly #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"A good book isn't written, it's rewritten." --Phyllis A. Whitney #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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“Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.” ― Gloria Steinem #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"A writer is a world trapped in a person." --Victor Hugo #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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@Carmunist

4 years

"What's the last book you gave 5 stars to on Goodreads or Amazon? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife "

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@Carmunist

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Hey #indieauthors , can you share your top resource for new self-pub writers? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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What's the most helpful book you've ever read *about* writing? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

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How do you keep track of random story ideas that occur to you when you're in line at the grocery store? #writerslife #writerscafe #writersoftwitter #writingcommunity #amwriting #amdreaming

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@Carmunist

4 years

Query Quest: the journey toward literary representation "No one is going to take a chance on your writing—you must prove that you deserve it." #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife #amwriting #amquerying #querytip

Query Quest: the journey toward literary representation

No one is going to take a chance on your writing—you must prove that you deserve it.

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"I write to find out what I'm talking about." --Edward Albee #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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“Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.” ― Jules Renard #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

3 years

Hey #WritingCommunity , what's the last great memoir you read? #writerscommunity #writerslife

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How many books have you published? Traditional or self-pub? Share your favourite cover! #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.” ― Octavia Butler #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingquote

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

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How long does it generally take you to write a novel? (Complete first draft) #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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"People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons." --Ursula K. Le Guin

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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ― Ernest Hemingway #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.” ― Martin Luther #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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@Carmunist

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Have you ever written a scene that made you cry? #writerslife #writerscafe #writersoftwitter #writingcommunity #amwriting #amdreaming

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

2 years

How many books do you usually read per year? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

4 years

Tall order: can anyone recommend a *great* novel written in second person? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

1 year

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." --Scott Adams #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.” ― Neil Gaiman #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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It’s important to set clear stakes—what will happen if your protagonist doesn’t reach their goal? What will happen if they don’t act? #writingcommunity #writingtip

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@Carmunist

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What is an important lesson you've learned from reading terrible fiction? Share your don'ts! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“Fiction is the truth inside the lie.” ― Stephen King #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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What's the best nonfiction book you've read so far this year? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

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Hey #WritingCommunity , I'm still doing research into great book-cover artists. Recommendations please!! #writerscommunity #writerslife

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What's the last book you gave 5 stars to on Goodreads? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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If your protagonist is drifting along with the plot and not driving it, readers will have a hard time connecting with the character and becoming immersed in the story. #writingcommunity #writingtip

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“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” ― Frank Herbert #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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@Carmunist

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How much planning or outlining do you undertake before starting a first draft? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife #outlining

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“The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.” ― Voltaire #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” ― Pablo Picasso #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Literary agents on VOICE "If I can’t immediately picture where (and when) we are and hear a clear, authentic voice speaking to me while I’m reading, I’m not likely to read very much." —Noah Ballard #writingcommunity #writerslife #amquerying #querytip

Literary agents on "voice"

Voice is certainly difficult to define. It's subjective, too, certainly, but literary agents are fairly unanimous on its importance.

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"In writing a novel, when in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns." --Raymond Chandler #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done." --Steven Wright #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

3 years

#vaccinated

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

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“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live." --Ursula K. Le Guin #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential." --Jessamyn West #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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@Carmunist

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“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.” ― Khaled Hosseini #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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@Carmunist

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"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story." --Terry Pratchett #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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@Carmunist

4 years

When a narrator explains who a character is, how they feel, what they want, and what they think, readers are not able to observe and come to their own conclusions. This means a lost opportunity for readers to bond with the character. #writingcommunity #writingtip

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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” ―Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye #writingcommunity #amwriting

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"Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream." --Mark Twain #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money." --Jules Renard #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write." --Martin Luther #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@Carmunist

3 years

The story so far: in the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. —The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Douglas Adams (1980) #firstsentences #openinglines #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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If readers don't care about what your character is DOING, they aren't likely to care about who they are, why they are, or where they are. #writingcommunity #writingtip

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How much time per day do you spend reading? How much time writing? #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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@Carmunist

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“The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.” ― Aristotle, Poetics #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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What's your favourite genre to read versus to write? Do they line up? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writerslife

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“The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.” ― Ernest Hemingway #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"Character is plot, plot is character." --F. Scott Fitzgerald #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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"Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself...It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent." --Harper Lee #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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What's your plan for your #WIP ? Indie or traditional publishing? Why? #writerscommunity #writerslife

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@Carmunist

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Pantsers and plotters, unite! By the end of our outlining seminar, you'll have a solid novel outline broken into chapters or major scenes. Use code "2020" for 50% off #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.” ― Philip José Farmer #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #writingquote

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