ATLAS OF DEEP ONES will be out very soon! My newest anthology, chock-full of #DeepOnes lore, currently being proofed. #cthulhumythos #anthology #horroranthology #horrorwriterschat

Who is the Enneagram Three? Subtypes and Transformation Arcs

The Three's desire for worthiness: enneagramwriting.substack.com/p/who-is-the... #EnneagramThree #Writing #PlottingYourNovel #Booksky

Gevera Bert Piedmont on Writing Body Horror YouTube video by Julia Gandrud

Check out my interview with horror writer Gevera Bert Piedmont about her novel Fat Monster, body horror, and being a hybrid author. youtu.be/Iy5yNNbJ9-k #FatMonster #BodyHorror #HorrorFiction #WritingAdvice #AuthorInterview #HybridAuthor @bertpiedmont.bsky.social #WritingCraft #FictionWriting

Enneagram in Community When is loyalty merited?

Enneagram in Community - read my substack for free :) open.substack.com/pub/enneagra...
#enneagram #amwriting #leadership #booksky

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I blame my top six out of 34 Clifton Strengths

Substack Stuck: I guess I have more monkey mind than I previously realized #substackforwriters #editing #enneagram #cliftonstrengths

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

United we stand, Minneapolis. Love you. #ICEOUT #ICEOUTNOW #solidarity #theboss youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Conversion Therapy: A Generation of Torture and American Shame Christmas is nearly upon us, and here in the mountains we’re all getting ready to celebrate the holidays. I have lost much of my family and…

#BanConversionTherapy 55% of teens post conversion "therapy" attempt suicide #lgbtqia medium.com/@kidether/co...

Join Us! I'll be selling some pottery next to my friend Bert Piedmont (author of Fat Monster) at the Anti-Robot Holiday Marketplace at 4pm Saturday @bertpiedmont.bsky.social #supportlocalartists #supportlocalwriters #holidaymarket #buylocalRI

Autism Is My Superpower by geektown Autism Is My Superpower - Nurodiversity Matters.

A friend's son designed this, if you want to fund a young writer:
#autismpride #youngwriters #tshirt
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

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I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!

There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.

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#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚

Chicagoans Resist I.C.E. Agents

The innocent always suffer first. #NoKings
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

FREE CLASS: Heroine's & Hero's Journey with Julia Gandrud | The Fictionary School for Writers & Editors Does your story feel like it doesn’t fit into the plot structure “everyone” tells you to follow? It could be that you are telling a Heroine’s Journey. Many of us have learned the typical Hero’s Journe...

Free Fictionary class as you gear up to write your novel this November! #amwriting #writersky #booksky #Ficionary
fictionary.circle.so/c/events/her...

FREE CLASS: Heroine's & Hero's Journey with Julia Gandrud | The Fictionary School for Writers & Editors Does your story feel like it doesn’t fit into the plot structure “everyone” tells you to follow? It could be that you are telling a Heroine’s Journey. Many of us have learned the typical Hero’s Journe...

Here's the link: fictionary.circle.so/c/events/her...

Join my free class on the Heroine's Journey on Fictionary Monday, October 13th! #Fictionary #amwriting #amediting #heroine #archetypes #NovemberNovelist #Nanowrimo #NovelNovember #OctoberOutliner #plotting

Typed - Writing, Editing, and the Enneagram | Julia Gandrud | Substack I'm an editor, writer, and Enneagram enthusiast. I share my journey of improving my editing and literary analyses here. Click to read Typed - Writing, Editing, and the Enneagram, by Julia Gandrud, a S...

Yay! Another Enneagram Writer! I started reading your posts, and I'm enjoying them. Here's my (free) Substack, if you are interested in how I'm using the Enneagram as a plotting structure:
enneagramwriting.substack.com

I loved Fisk, by comedian Kitty Flanagan, so much that I had to think hard about why it made me laugh... And the Enneagram. Go have a read (free subscription)
enneagramwriting.substack.com/p/writing-yo...
#enneagram #DevelopmentalEdit #Authors #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteLife
#WriterLife

November Novelist on Fictionary At the end of Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, my friend Sarah said, “Well. We totally saw that ending coming.” I hadn’t, though. What magic makes her able to see the ending before it comes? T...

I wrote a post about using Fictionary templates to Discovery Write novels. And other topics story-related #RIPNanowrimo #Nanowrimo #Fictionary #November #DiscoveryWriting #Pantser
www.juliagandrud.com/post/novembe...

Write-Ins | The Fictionary School for Writers & Editors Explore Write-Ins space in The Fictionary School for Writers & Editors

#RIPNanowrimo Luckily, Fictionary is hosting November Novelist writing sessions, and offering structural preparation classes in October #OctoberOutliner #NovemberNovelist #Fictionary
fictionary.circle.so/c/write-ins/

I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over? YouTube video by More Perfect Union

This gave me hope:
#NoFascistUSA #Resistance #DividedWeFall

Really great portrayals of Enneagram Eight young women from Irish YA author Adiba Jaigirdar #Enneagram #Type_8 #queersky #booksky
adibajaigirdar.com/rani-choudhu...

a cartoon of winnie the pooh with his eyes closed and a red shirt ALT: a cartoon of winnie the pooh with his eyes closed and a red shirt

If you're scared that books might change someone's thinking, you're not scared of books, you're scared of thinking. #booksky

Haunted by the Haunting of Hill House Horror and the Enneagram - Two vs. Four

Negative character growth arcs are the skeleton of horror, particularly psychological horror. Read my analysis of the Two vs. Four struggle of The Haunting of Hill House
#Enneagram #7_Point_Plot_Structure #Horror #Character_Development #Enneagram_Four
open.substack.com/pub/juliaedi...

9: Power, Focus, Capacity, and Capability Writing the Enneagram Nine Struggle

I think a lot of people get enneagram 9s wrong, but they have such great plot potential
#enneagram #plot #characterdevelopment #plotting #enneagram9
open.substack.com/pub/juliaedi...

Sherlock | The Great Game | Season 1 | Episode 3 Sherlock must solve perplexing and dangerous puzzles specifically laid out for him.

Support PBS! You donate $5, then stream shows without interrupting ads. Best option available :)
Seriously, so many versions of Jane Austen movies. Do I need them all? YES!
And all the Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlocks. Too good!
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#streaming #sherlock #pbs #screwbigtech

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Does anyone have a Libro account they want me to cite as I sign up? They give you one free audio book #freeaudiobook #libro
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Amen. Our planet is burning, but they need to know anatomical details that are none of their business? Hatred is the best distraction.

Northanger Abbey and Enneagram Five

A little light Austen is good for the soul: juliaeditingjourney.substack.com/p/northanger...
#JaneAusten #NorthangerAbbey #Enneagram #Plot #characterarc

Also, free shows on PBS - makes me feel smarter :)