This morning's #ReaderFeedback:

"Love this. It’s so funny. I laughed, a LOT, as I read. The sassy comments and teasing between the character is hilarious. It makes want to know more. I think you’ve got the genre exactly. Can't wait to read more."

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #MoreThanThis #Author

Door 1: 'Think of all that experience,' she giggles. ‘He’s obviously got enough money to afford coming here. I like that in my men. Plus he made an #offer to “mentor” me.’
I imagine sarcastic air quotes behind the door.
Door 2: ‘Mentoring! Is that what that’s called now?’
#WIPSnips #MoreThanThis

Settling in for the long haul that is polishing a novel after the first draft.
But these guys help me a lot. Maybe not help, but keep me entertained.
#NationalPuppyDay #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #DogSky #DogsOfBlueSky #Author #MoreThanThis

So this week, I've been plagued by a bit of the post draft 1-2 'crisis of confidence'. My editor sent me this and told me to settle in for the long haul - at least 4 more to go. It helped.

If you're #writing a book, it might be helpful.

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That moment when you realise your writing isn't a literary masterpiece - not like those writing women's lit who paint sweeping word pictures and stab at your heart with well-aimed icepicks. Nope! #MoreThanThis is fun, light, quirky and uses words like shit-goblin.
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity

10 sleep hygiene tips and practices for better sleep — Calm Blog Believe it or not, good hygiene isn’t just about taking a shower. Explore 10 tips to improve your sleep hygiene — aka nightly practices that can help you get better sleep.

It's #SleepWeek this week and Mell, my MC has issues sleeping often. Part of it is 'the dreaded list', but part of it is the nightmare her personal life is unfolding into.

Maybe she (or you and def me) need to read up on #SleepHygiene.

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The big C did my head in. The five year mark? The line you're almost considered ‘cured-ish’? That #fear, your brush with death lingers, wreaking havoc. I'd been scared to my core in a way you can't understand til it hits you.

Safety no longer exists in my life.

#WIPSnips #AmWriting #MoreThanThis

March is #ColorTherapy Month. What are you/your MC working on that might have to do with #colour? And if nothing, what colour represents the feeling of the moment?

Writing #MoreThanThis Ch3, D2 - MC Mell's relaunching a mag. Feeling? Zeal. Colour?

#WritingCommunity #WriterSky #FictionFriday #WIP

She stands taller. She knows how good she looks and more importantly, how vital she feels. Womanly wiles dawn in her eyes.

At last she understands the basis, the #truth of her #power.

Woe betide any man, especially a young one with no clue, who doesn’t get it.

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“I love writing for you and the women reading WhatWomenWant. We owe them… more. Be real, address their concerns. Readers can’t afford $3k shoes or $40 teas, certainly not with the cost of living crisis. They want us to show them the way, not pretend crises aren’t happening." #WIPSnips #MoreThanThis

Constantly asking the question 'How does this move the plot forward?' now has me asking 'How does this move my life forward?' for everything. Big sigh. Finally becoming the MC of my own life.
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Brand loyal as always Paulette! #morethanthis

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Just got feedback on my synopsis for #MoreThanThis.
The editor loved it. Her words?
"Short feedback is good feedback."
Huzzah!
Twas the lift I needed to start draft 2.
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #JustKeepGoing #NextDraft #WritersofBSky #WriteSky #Author

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#MoreThanThis, the book is finished. Huzzah!
All 110,479 words.
No, wait - let me rephrase. Draft 1 is done.
1 down, only another 5, 6, 10 or so drafts to go.
#AmWriting #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Big sigh!

'I’m not modelling this.' I am not model material, not model shaped. I’ve had kids.
'Oh, but you will be.' She smiles #knowingly and whispers conspiratorially. 'Jess expected you might need to come to me, so we’ve prepped for you.'
Oh dear.
#vss365 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #MoreThanThis

Today, I discovered why I don't want to write the ending of my book. My MC is making a choice that I'm too chicken to make. Damn her! Go her! Kudos.
I love that writing is a mirror that shows us our own foibles.
Big sigh.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting #NearlyFinished #Author #MoreThanThis

This week’s wins:
🙌 Finished retrofitting my synopsis (planning who knew?!)
🔦 Found my ending - thank god
😢 The ending made me cry - twice! 🗳️
📖 Wrote my author's supporting materials
💖 LOVE my book's new tagline.
#MoreThanThis #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AuthorSky #AmWriting

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For all you #pantsers out there, sometimes, a bit of structure can really help. Retrofitting my novel against a synopsis plan, helped me figure I'd overwritten, find holes and the real ending - who knew?! #Planners - I hear your eyes rolling!
#amWriting #WritingCommunity #MoreThanThis #BookSky

More than This - One Direction I'm broken, do you hear me? I'm blinded, 'cause you are everything I see, I'm dancin' alone, I'm praying, That your heart will just turn around,

Guarda il testo della canzone “More than This” di One Direction
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Some days you write up a storm - thousands of words, good bad or otherwise appear on the page. Other days you eke out 168 words. And that's okay too. But if you keep going, sooner or later you end up with 93k words and a real, almost finished book. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #MoreThanThis

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Today is #NationalBubbleBathDay, so I decided to rest my little brain from the words this morning and do a float in celebration of getting past 90k words. Who knew that was even possible?! #writingcommunity #MoreThanThis #amwriting

Finished Jon Ransom's "The Gallopers" last night. Very different from other stuff I've read but still an interesting read with plenty buttsecks involved. Now starting with @patricknessbooks.bsky.social 's "More Than This" and fuck me that opening was brutal 😭❤️ #booksky #thegallopers #morethanthis

While not strictly a 'cover version', we applaud Bill Murray's performance of "More Than This" from the Sofia Coppola film Lost In Translation
#roxymusic #morethanthis #billmurray

"More Than This" was also covered by 10,000 Maniacs as the first single from their 1997 album Love Among the Ruins
#roxymusic #morethanthis #coversong

It's not just Prince that's covered "More Than This", in 2021 UK singer/songwriter Billie Marten released this version as a standalone single.
#roxymusic #morethanthis #coversong

Do you groan and yearn for a better life?
You're not alone.
Perhaps you might be surprised by Who groans with you.
Take a look at the penultimate study in my 'While We Wait' series at the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#salvation #hope #betterlife #morethanthis

Roxy Music - More Than This

#MusicThroughYears
#MusicChallenge
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#RoxyMusic
#MoreThanThis

Day 10: 1982 - 1983

From 1982's Avalon.

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More than This - One Direction I'm broken, do you hear me? I'm blinded, 'cause you are everything I see, I'm dancin' alone, I'm praying, That your heart will just turn around,

Découvrez les paroles de la chanson “More than This” de One Direction
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More than This - One Direction I'm broken, do you hear me? I'm blinded, 'cause you are everything I see, I'm dancin' alone, I'm praying, That your heart will just turn around,

Text des Liedes “More than This” von One Direction
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More than This - One Direction I'm broken, do you hear me? I'm blinded, 'cause you are everything I see, I'm dancin' alone, I'm praying, That your heart will just turn around,

Entdecken Sie den Text des Liedes “More than This” von One Direction
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