Avoiding the Shiny, New Syndrome Time to talk about a few strategies on dealing with the shiny, new idea, so you can get back to writing that current manuscript.

"Oh look... Something shiny!" Meanwhile, the current manuscript is not getting written. Yep, I know this feeling all too well. But there are some strategies to avoiding the shiny, new syndrome. #WritingCommunity #WritingCoach #StoryCoach #WriteSky #MondayBlogs

Pencastle Books | Story Coaching / Editing - Pencastle Books Write the Best Novel of Your Life (Until the Next One) Unlock your story with the proven 3-Dimensional Story Method — and get expert guidance to take your manuscript from rough draft to unforgettable ...

As I kick off my story coaching business here and at Pencastlebooks.com, I want to make it clear that I support freedom. Absolute freedom limited only by the harm it does others. If an action does no true harm to another, it should be free. Ask me anything about it. #NoKings #Amwriting #StoryCoach

I’m Nick Marsden, author of The 3-Dimensional Story + founder of Pencastle Books. I help fiction writers finish their novels with developmental editing & story coaching.

📖 What story are you working on right now?
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #StoryCoach #FictionEditing

It's #AskMeAnythingFriday time, so if you have a question about #writing, #editing, or #publishing, feel free to ask. It's a wealth of knowledge in this head of mine, so take advantage while you can.
#WritingCommunity #AskMeAnything #StoryCoach #BookEditor #BookSky #WriteSky

Classic books coming to the big screen in 2025!
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#bookish #writing retreat #plotdevelopment #storycoach #storystructure
#writingresidence #bookwriting #writingworkshop

A prompt for your creativity: free write for 10 minutes. What surprises you about what you wrote? #writingsky #writetip #storycoach #feminacollective

White-to-blue gradient cover of "Writing Deep Scenes: Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, & Theme" by Martha Alderson and Jordan Rosenfeld.

Purple cover with orange outlined hand holding a pen. Title is "Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping" by Matthew Salesses.

I've picked out my two craft books for the coming month. These tend to spur my writing more than anything else. They also help me be a better #QueerRomance #DevelopmentalEditor and #StoryCoach. If you're looking for either of those, check out my website (sageediting.com/services)!

Thrilled to announce I am now a Certified Story Coach Editor! Story is my passion, and now I get to utilize this knowledge in my work and my friend's work!

#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #editor #storycoach

Hello, #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #screenwriters #femalewriters did you know that I've been a #storycoach and #storyconsultant since 2008? Yup, it's true. Last year I paused to focus on my writing but I'm accepting clients to work one-on-one this spring and summer. Message me via my website

#storiesthatmatter #personalstories #socioculturalstories #dutch #english #storytellingworkshops #storytelling #onstage #storytellingevents #storytellingnijmegen #storytellingcoach #storycoach #storyperformers #nijmegen #nederlands #verhalendieertoedoen #arnhem

She encourages you to write the story that brings liberation for all. Tap into your intuition & the characters will show you the way to go. Trust yourself. Trust your story. #writetip #storywork #storycoach

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If you need something that will make you smile and cry all at the same time. #bestChristmasCommercialever #scriptsky #storysky #scriptsky+ #storycoach JUST because we could all use a little joy right now

Journey Through My Profession: Creativity by Me for Me Being an editor-author and book coach is more than a job for me. It's a journey. Here's how I traveled that journey for myself this year.

By committing myself to being the best #StoryCoach and #DevelopmentalEditor I can be, my skill set has seen me to 70,000+ words in my WIP.

Here's what my journey to the 40% mark of my #QueerRomance entailed.

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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #QueerAuthor #QueerEditor

Year-End Review 2025: An Honest Accounting Time for a brutally honest year-end review for my editing and coaching business.

Even as a business of one, looking back on my year is the only way to make the coming year even better.

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#YearEndReview #EntrepreneurLife #StoryCoach #DevelopmentalEditor #ManuscriptEvaluation #QueerEditor #QueerAuthor

Queer Romance Writing Courses and Writing Workshops Romance writing courses and writing workshops abound. Few of them focus on queer romance. That should change.

I've got a pretty big announcement coming on Monday. 😃 In the meantime, this blog entry from July talks about the benefits of queer romance writing spaces!

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#StoryCoach #DevelopmentalEditor #ManuscriptEvaluation #QueerEditor #QueerAuthor #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity

Structure Your Queer Romance Story Make structure work for your queer romance at the plot and scene level.

#StoryStructure isn't as confining as one might think it is. Here's some framework options and questions to consider as you draft your #QueerRomance story.

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#WritingCraft #StoryCoach #DevelopmentalEditor #QueerAuthor #QueerEditor #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

Tension and Humor in Queer Romance Here’s three tips to balance humor and tension in your queer romance.

Is your story too funny? Too serious? There's a balance to be had when writing your #MMRomance. Check out a few tips to make that balance a little more even.

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#WritingCraft #Tension #Humor #QueerAuthor #StoryCoach #DevelopmentalEditor #QueerEditor #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

How to Find the Right Queer Romance Story Coach Queer romance story coaches can be hard to find. Here's two solutions to make that search for a queer romance writing coach easier.

Are you a #QueerRomance Author?

Here's a couple tips to find the right #storycoach for your needs.

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#storytelling #fictionwriting #queerauthor #queereditor #amwriting #writingcommunity

A purple notebook on the left with three stickers: Daily Writing Journal, I Am My Ancestor's Wildest Dreams (over a picture of a black woman smiling). Red spiral notebook on the right with several motivational stickers: Plantser, All Hail the Shitty First Draft, a picture of various writing instruments labeled Weapons of Mass Creation, a bar half-full of green bars labeled Novel in Progress, a quill dripping ink, and a sticker labeled Get The Bread/Yeet This Wheat/Obtain the Grain/Finagle That Bagel/Feast On This Yeast.

Journaling is a way to get those overnight thoughts out of my head.

My evening routine includes the notebook on the right. It's my permission to myself to keep writing.

I'm a #storycoach and #developmentaleditor by day.

At night, I'm bringing my novel to life #onewordatatime.

Purple-tinted quill and inkpot with a quote reading "The sun will rise again, and tomorrow is a new day to try all over again."

Although Q1 wasn't my best quarter, as a freelancer, the only easy day was yesterday. Q2 is waiting.

#amediting #storycoach #fictionwriting #amwriting

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