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Into writing, reading, Celtic things, opera, playing the harp, cooking like a foodie, watching scambaiters, embroidery, and using my imagination.

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If you're participating in #NaNoWriMo , I love having writing buddies. Check out my project and my progress here
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#readers #writers Should the dystopia and post-apocalyptic genres be treated like they are synonymous with each other? Or is there a difference between the two? I think there is a difference. Some works can be the same but not all post-apocalyptic stories are dystopian fic. WDYT?
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Has anyone found yourself doing unusual research for your WIP? I just now looked at what bathroom cleaners are made of to do research for my story. #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter #creativewriting #amwriting #writerslife #writing #writers
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This is how far I've made it so far. You can do it to! No matter how far behind you may have gotten or how hard it is to write your story, you can make it too! #NaNoWriMo
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I won! I won! I won! #NaNoWriMo #Nanowrimo2023
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Only four days of #preptober left, and I plan to make the most of it. Who is participating in #NaNoWriMo ? Who has been outlining for several weeks or months? Who is just joining at the last minute?
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The great feeling of being halfway through to the end goal 👩‍💻 #NaNoWriMo
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5k written within 48 hours!? 😮I didn't know I had it in me! But hey, I love my story and when I got to a really good part I looked forward to writing for not just months but years then I couldn't stop writing. We can do this! You can do this! #NaNoWriMo #Nanowrimo2023
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I agree. I want to see more friendship stories. One of my WIP's I hope to work on after my NaNoWriMo novel is a story about a strong platonic relationship.
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Rachael Waldburger
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Look, I love a good romance, but platonic friendship is where it's at. Give me best friends who will do anything for each other. Give me inside jokes from childhood. Give me sunshine/grumpy BFFs who no one else understands. Just give me more than romantic love in stories 🙏
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@writingoutlook I love to connect to other writers. If you are joining #NaNoWriMo and would like a writing buddy, you can find me here.
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Does Twitter/X only let you follow 5000? I'm trying to follow back people but it says I've reached my limit 😕
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I am now at 3,403 words, but sure feel like writing another 600 after dinner. I'm on a roll! #NaNoWriMo #Nanowrimo2023
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I hope autumn is treating you well 🍂 #Autumn #autumnleaves #autumnfall #autumnart
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I got a little behind because I got busy with life, but today, I made it to 17,000 words #NaNoWriMo
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This has to be the most appreciated thread I've ever read. Writers often warn aspiring writers about the dangers of info dumps, too much exposition, and telling instead of showing. The posts by these readers prove why. #writingtips #writing #reading
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Nicky Shearsby
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When reading, do you ever find yourself skipping content, and what is the reason?
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Wow! A thousand follows! Thank you everyone! You rock! I wouldn't have made it if it weren't for you. I'm so glad to be a part of this community. I hope for all of you to have success 🫶
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Yes! So happy to be here! I'm getting near my goal! (emphasis on goal rather than end of the story because story won't be over at 50,000) #NaNoWriMo
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As part of Preptober, I made two possible book covers for my novel using Stable Diffusion. These are not serious book covers as I'm not published yet. I will go for a professional design when that day comes. I just followed the tradition to make these for fun. #NaNoWriMo #AIart
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Just a week and a half away from #NaNoWriMo there's still lots to do for #preptober . If you are a participant, you can find #inspiration by creating a #Pinterest board of images that relate to your #story . I made this for my #Novel . #writers share yours 📌
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I can tell how much my WIP has affected me when I have a dream where I'm trying to escape a dystopian regime. #writerslife #amwriting #dystopian #WIP #writers #writing #WritingCommunity
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@Jimbloomy There are rebels who have been successful and popular. I think what matters most is to be yourself and not chase after shock value. I hope to focus on being sincere and polishing my writing skills.
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There's good videos about writing a synopsis or blurb that sells. This podcast episode is worth checking out
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Cassandra L. Thompson
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Writers, do you know what a synopsis is? Like if an agent or an editor asks for one, do you know how to write one? Serious question, I’m trying to see something.
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One of the great things about #NaNoWriMo is many local chapters have write-ins. I've gone to a couple where I live. I loved meeting other aspiring writers. Some worked on editing past NaNo projects while I worked on my character profiles. We can do this! #WritingCommunity #novel
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@Havenlust Frankenstein Julius Caesar A Midsummer Night's Dream The Tempest The House on Mango Street To Kill a Mockingbird Anthem The Joy Luck Club The Giver The Outsiders
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As someone from a family of seven children, I appreciate this advice. Writers, take note. #WritingCommunity #writingtips #writing #writers #writerslife
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NaNoWriMo tip: The three P's of success are Passion, Preparation, and Perspiration. #Nanowrimo2023 #Nanowrimo #writingtips #amwriting #amwritingfiction #writerslife #writing #writers
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Word choice often makes the difference between show not tell.
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#WritingTip #RemoveAdverbs It is better to use strong verb choices instead of most adverbs. For example, “ran swiftly” becomes “darted” and “cried pitifully” becomes “wailed”. #WritingChallenge #NaNoWriMo #AmWriting #WritersLife #WritersLift
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@authorjesspayne Justin would go! He would dress up like a ghost and have fun scaring kids. It's his way of being playful with kids and his foster sister.
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@Justpapagrizzly @writingoutlook When I get a story idea, I write it down. Then I start brainstorming. I give myself time - days, weeks, or months - to brainstorm as many details of the idea as possible before I start outlining. My brainstorming and outlining are mostly lots of bullet points.
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@amrsalehduat I always do a lot of brainstorming before I write, so I have my ideas down. I know what I'm passionate about. When I revise, I still keep what I'm passionate about and what I wanted to tell from the beginning. Revising is finding better ways to deliver on those ideas.
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@AuthorBWalters In my novel, there are the hardships of poverty and attacks of mutants. My MC wants the power to help deal with the mutants and to help his impoverished family. He later wants to find a way to make life better for all of the poor, but he does so in a way that he least expected.
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In my case, because I knew I needed to.
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#NaNoWriMo wisdom 😁
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@AlyssaMatesic I have lots of ideas, but I pick my priority based on what I would regret the most to never do. I follow my heart. Publisher Tom Doherty once gave the greatest advice: Don't worry about the latest trend. Just write from the heart.
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@writingoutlook On Amazon, I bought five books: Against All Odds by @jeffery_haskell , Defy the Worlds by @claudiagray , Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia @monsterhunter45 , The Otherworld by Abbie Emmons, and How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by @orsonscottcard
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Now that it's October 1, it's officially the first day of Preptober, the month to prepare for National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, that happens in November. 👩‍💻✍️Learn more at their official site and by following them @NaNoWriMo #writing #nanowrimo
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@BernaEWriter I've not even read the emails because I'm too busy writing my novel...
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You're a writer when you know the feeling of that voice in your head telling you what you should do when you want to do something else. #writing #writers #writersoftwitter #Memes #humor #WritingLife #WritingCommunity
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@FoodPornPhotos I'm not fond of sweet potatoes.
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@artin_daghigh My faith in God, love for my mother and siblings, comfort and support from friends, determination to fulfill my goals, and tenacity.
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@LBLewisAuthor How could someone not like pumpkin spice? 😵‍💫
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Yep, staying up late is part of being a writer 👩‍💻😴 #WritingCommmunity #writerslife #Memes #humor #writing #writers
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@Nickyshearsby22 I don't skip even if the book is boring because I need context. I wasn't a good reader when I was a teenager and would often skip because I was impatient. I regret it. I just read from first page to last page. I don't read it if I don't like it.
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@AuthorBWalters I actually have something like that in my WIP. MC is good with kids because he's a big brother. He occupies them by doing something fun. However, if he gets distracted, he is vulnerable to a trick being played on him.
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@ReneeGendron My MC remembers when he saw that there was a spider crawling up his older foster sister's back, he told her, but she didn't believe him because he joked with her before about a spider crawling up her back.
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@BloggerTuesday My Tumblr shares what I've learned about writing to help other writers and lighthearted messages that writers can relate to
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@PollSter_Mike1 I watched Newhart on Nick at Night when I was a kid and I loved it 😍
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@SilvaKarianne I am creative at any time of day. However, I tend to get a bunch of inspiration and ideas right before I go to bed. I have to be up late writing down these ideas before I forget them.
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@ttperryplay716
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@WritingExcuses @NaNoWriMo Dystopian society fights blood craving mutants by bioengineering their workers.
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@ELChandler5 If you include when I got the idea, technically it would be 17 years. My dedicated time has been five months.
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@Justpapagrizzly @writingoutlook I have lots of ideas for stories. Sometimes I realize an idea I had would work well with another idea. Sometimes I feel the ideas are different stories. It depends on the idea 💡
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@SledgevsBooks Brandon Sanderson, Shannon Hale, Abbie Emmons, W.B. Yeats, Gail Carson Levine.
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@jon_cronshaw Tie between Howl's Moving Castle and Childhood's End. I liked the latter the most.
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This song by @malukah makes me think about my life and how my ups and downs are reflected in my writing. The song also feels like a theme song for many of my characters. Does this song remind you of your journey as a writer? Could it be your MC's song?
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When the Hero's Journey can also be the Heroine's Journey 👩‍💻 #writing #writers #creativewriting
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@Nickyshearsby22 I say listen to music you are passionate about, like your favorite music. Immersing in what you love fuels creativity. Also, make playlists of songs that tell the story of your character's and their journey. Music genre doesn't matter. Any music genre inspires writing ✍️
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@RewriteAgain It sounds interesting. I think the best you can do is follow your gut. It will depend on how well it serves the plot and serves the character's journey. I have read YA/NA books that deal with pregnancy and childbirth so it's not unheard of for the genre.
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@Ksparkle05 My best ideas come when I least expect them. I might watch a movie or read a book and then I think of how I'd like to make a better or different version of the story. I might just be walking down a hall, driving, sitting at work, cooking, lying down, showering, you name it.
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@WordsBySC I like putting it that way!
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@barrettzrun I love to blog about writing ✍️ and support other aspiring writers.
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@CreativeSiren1 Sorry about that. Being sick sucks 🙁
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@ReneeGendron Spicy enchiladas
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@Kayla7K Being on Twitter...but going to focus on reading soon.
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I just remembered today is Columbus Day. Back in 2009, I wrote a #Novel for #NaNoWriMo called Columbus Day, a #scifi story where a teenage girl plays a major role when humanity makes First Contact with an advanced extraterrestrial race. I made this cover using GIMP. #writing
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@jmroseauthor Back when I was a kid, I wrote lots of stories from the POV of animals. I changed in my adolescence when I wanted to write about human problems in the world. I have some story ideas for children that would be from POV of animals and insects.
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@Ankurmalik_ Visit my blog for all things writing If you are participating in NaNoWriMo, check out my profile and become a writing buddy here (raven_heart username):
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@whitecork19 @ddwardiswriting @GarskeMy Yes 😎username is raven_heart
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Preptober includes creating writing playlists. I've created one of 1-hour long YT videos of dystopian/apocalyptic themed music. It creates the perfect atmosphere. #writers #amwriging #writing #NaNoWriMo #writersoftwitter #WritingCommunity #writinglife
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