Writing Resources I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was ten. But I didn’t get serious about it until decades later. And when I finally did, I arrogantly thought I could just sit down and do it. I t didn’t occur...

Hi Writers!

Are you wanting to improve your craft?

Check out my blog post on writing resources!

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#preptober #writingresources #freewritingresources #kidlit #writingmasteryacademy #jessicabrody #tomiadeyemi #marykole #goodstorycompany #writingcommunity

My last #preptober video now up on my channel

That's a wrap on #Preptober! Thanks to everyone who stuck around this month!
Did any of our tips aid in any "aha" moments? 👀

While preptober is over, that means the work is just about to get started. Stick around for #NoseDownNovember!

#WritingCommunity #WritingMastery #AmWriting #Author

Artemis catching up on a little light reading.

We hope your holiday is filled with all you need!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Samhain!

#frugfriday #preptober #writingcommunity #writinglife #booklovers #authorscorner #happysamhain #samhain #halloween #happyhalloween🎃 #happyhalloween☠️ #happyhalloween🎃👻

Forest with yellow leaves and blue sky background

fall ❤️

there's work to be done, but i'm not sure how to tear myself away from all this 🍂

#fall #fallleaves #autumn #yellow #naturesky #writesky #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #aspiringauthor #preptober #novelnovember

Looking for fresh character names that will fit your story seamlessly?

From culture to obscurity filters, unlock ways to generate dozens of names in seconds. #CharacterWithScrivener #Preptober

Next to last #vlog this #preptober on my #youtube channel lasheawrites check out all videos this year in the playlist youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Listening to your audio notes as part of #preptober and getting increasingly annoyed with your bad ideas and how you are now wasting your own time for the second time around… #novnov

Happy #writingpromptwednesday!

Today's prompt: "Your character wakes up with a bloody knife in their hand . . ."

Set your timer for 10 minutes. Don’t think, just write! Share what you come up with in the comments!

Let's go!

#writingprompt #preptober #writingcommunity #amwri̇ti̇ng

Face-Off to Murder First in a new cozy mystery series! Sandusky Psyched…

Making good progress with Face-Off to Murder for #Preptober

www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Coming October 2026. Add it to your #TBR today!

#Hockey #NovNov #NovelNovember

You can use Scrivener's Corkboard to visualize some complex elements of novels with multiple point-of-view characters and timelines, giving you a bird's eye view of your plot to ensure the coherence of complex stories.

Find out more: buff.ly/tqWGyQT #Preptober

Suggestions!
"Novel November"
"NaNo 2.0"
"My November Novel"
#NovelNovember
#NovNov
#AltNaNo
#Novelember
#Preptober
#NanoFree
#Writevember
#NaNo2
#YesNovelNovember

...maybe? But no one has used it yet
#NoQu

...related, but maybe too broad
#AmWriting
#WriteAThon
#NoExcuseNovember #NoExcusesNovember

Some writers aim for a set number of words a day. But sometimes it’s not the number of words, it’s the rhythm.

Find your writing pace (and learn when to call it a day) here: buff.ly/dg1gTYb #Preptober

On Feedback: Don't forget you know best when it comes to your book, but you don’t know all. Receive, discern, & implement constructive feedback that resonates with you and you will become a stronger writer with an even better book.
#tuesdaytips #preptober #writingcommunity #feedback #critiquepartner

Happy #preptober! We only have a few more days until November! I'm revising a #series #beatsheet and prepping to draft the second book of the quartet!

How are you getting ready for the November Challenge?

#messymonday #ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #writinglife #amwri̇ti̇ng #yafantasy #booklovers #novelnovember

“Hey, love?”
“Mmhmm.”
“Are we OK? You’re always sneaking off to cafes... Always busy on your phone... You having an affair?”
“Just trying to write my first book, Gary! Alright!!!”

#30Words365 #Affair #Preptober #NaNoWriMo #AmWriting

You prepped your mindset, story idea, plot, and now... your character! 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️

Follow along ith us this week as we share tips on developing the driver of your novel: the protaganist.

#Preptober #Character #WritingCommunity #WritingMastery #AmWriting #Author

#preptober continues youtube.com/@lasheawrites

Started the fun part of #Preptober - making up language rules and vocabulary for the third novel of The Q’Zam’Ta Trilogy. 😄

#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #TheFarFuture

Clouds bubbling around a shrunken sun with tree branches on right side.

I shot photos of fascinating clouds yesterday to use for descriptive scenes in novel 3 of The Q’Zam’Ta Trilogy. #Preptober is coming along, but I feel behind. At least my latest draft of my outline is done.

#FirstDraftFall #NovNov #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity

Is there anything better than getting organized? What are you doing to prepare for November?

#writerwednesday #preptober #writingcommunity #writinglife #amwri̇ti̇ng #yafantasy #booklovers #authors #authorslife #authorscorner

Did you know we're offering 50% off your first month of the Writing Mastery Academy? 👀
$14.50 for 13 courses, 100+ webinars, and a robust community.

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#Preptober #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity #WritingMastery #AmWriting #Author

"Skeleton drafts are basically a shorthand version of your first draft that you write scene by scene" thenovelsmithy.com. Jessica Brody uses fast drafting, a similar method. I combine the two to inform my world-building & character development. #tuesdaytips #preptober #writingcommunity #jessicabrody

We're only 12 days away from November, which means only 12 days until #NaNoWriMo, NaNo2.0, First Draft Fall, Novel November, or whatever you're calling it this year 📚

How's everyone's #Preptober going? What are we all working on next month?

#Preptober: is it historical fiction or sci-fi? #writing Today, we're continuing our Preptober series by designing a conflict and a story arc. I write fantasy, but every story is the same, no matter the set dressing. Protagonist A needs something desperately, and Antagonist B stands in their way. What does the protagonist want? Everyone wants something. The story is in the way they fulfill that need, or what happens when they don't. 

#Preptober: is it historical fiction or sci-fi? #writing

Today, we're continuing our Preptober series by designing a conflict and a story arc. I write fantasy, but every story is the same, no matter the set dressing. Protagonist A needs something desperately, and Antagonist B stands in their way.…

Everyday I imagine I'm already a successful author & it fills me w/ gratitude. Having the confidence needed to be successful is often the hardest part. Remember to be kind to yourself & believe in yourself. We got this! 💜
#preptober #writingcommunity #writinglife #authors #authorslife #authorscorner

We prepped our mindset and our story idea... now, we prep our PLOT! And, of course, we're going to do that using the Save the Cat! story beats. 🐱

Stay tuned this week for tips on how to use Save the Cat! to help your story flow.

#SavetheCat #plotting #preptober #WritingCommunity

So preptober without the official nanowrimo but there's Nano 2.0 and ProWritingAid doing it, and there's other. Finally re-reading my 56 chapters fic since almost 4 years because I got hit by a car. I'm making a summary of each chapter.

#writing #nanowrimo #fanfiction #preptober

Year 3 of doing #preptober hoping to finish this book once and for all. Doing the #roughdraftchallenge youtube.com/@lasheawrite...

I know it's like… already over halfway through the month but I feel myself really tripping on Preptober. Granted, I barely go on any retreats to do this, but besides being generally busy, I'm also just… distracted by random bullshit…? And often very sad.
I'm not giving up, but it's hard.

#Preptober