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Time to start the Wednesday night writing shift. #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

Wednesday Writing Prompt ✨

Just posted this week's writing prompt on Ko-fi! 👉 ko-fi.com/nightowlfreelance

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Book cover Black background with red poppies, the outline of an old fashioned medicine bottle. Title The Laudanum Ladies’ Society Tagline respectability is overrated Author Elisabeth Hobbes

Today I put my writing head on and:
Sent the audiobook fact sheet in.
Sent the author’s note and dedication in.
Uploaded all my voice memos into the WIP (rough form but they’re in the doc not on my phone now).

#writerlife #schoolholidays #books

Evening. #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #authorsky #booksky #writersky #indieauthor #indiewriter

#IWSG April. 2026- Music & Writing Process + It’s Like The Full Moon part 10
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Blog post featuring a Counting My Blessings, IWSG and other writerly updates, and fiction installments. Check the link in the bio to visit The ToiBox of Words.
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#blog #fiction #reading #writerlife #excerpt #blessed

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Afternoon. #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

It's impossible to work on my romcom WIP with this little cutie around 😺 #writingabook #writerlife

My black cat Pixie sitting with Spring flowers in the garden. Tiny Pink cyclamen, and pale pink white hellebore wide open flowers. It's outside and the shrubs behind her have few leaves.

1st April haiku for springy hopes.

April Fools, spring rain
Politicians ranting loud
Me, I watch the sparrow.

Global warming fear?
Am I a mere April Fool
To enjoy bright sun?

Clocks now gone forward
Lighter evenings at last
Can moods be lifted?

#AprilFools
#LongerDays
#WriterLife
#haikuprompt

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Happy Wednesday Morning. Wishing you all a great day. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

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That’s enough for today. #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

The Lack of Wonder and the Hatred of Reason The Gauntlet of Discovery

"The temptation of the original thinker, that is hard to resist, is to pour the new wine of discovery into old bottles."

#writesky #writingcommunity #writerlife

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Time to start the Tuesday night writing shift. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indiewriter #indieauthor

Evening. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #indieauthor #indiewriter #writerthreads #authorthreads

Home page of website for Kay Daly, writer, featuring upcoming novel on the life of Lady Mary Wroth, titled Wilton House, coming April 13, 2027. Includes image of Wilton House in Wiltshire England, part of the book cover design (which shows the words "Wilton House" set against part of a woman clad in Renaissance-era clothes) and a review quote from Rebecca Makkai -“A layered literary journey in the mode of A. S. Byatt, with the researched detail of Hilary Mantel…”

Psssst. New website redesign...
www.kaydalywriter.com
#booksky 💙📚 #historicalfiction #histfic #books #amreading #ampublishing #writerlife

Read Loca & Read All Over Line Up
This is a segment from the Lit Carnivale podcast episode 21. Please will consider watching the full episode. Check the Linktree in my bio.
#litcarnivale #writingcommunity #shorts #readingcommunity #podcast #books #writer #author #writerlife #bookish

Afternoon. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writerlife #booklife #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

FleshNote v1.0.1
A free minimalist writing and worldbuilding app for novelists who want to finish their draft.
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#WritersOfInstagram
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#WritingLife
#Writers

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Happy Tuesday Morning. Wishing you all a great day, #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

Using Time Jumps in Fiction: Part 1 Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today, I’m exploring time jumps in fiction. Like the previous post about flashbacks, I’ll look at what time jumps are, and why we use them, and then in part 2, next week, I’ll share some tips on how to write them effectively, as well as a few examples of books in which time jumps have been handled brilliantly. So without further preamble from me, here is: Using Time Jumps in Fiction Time jumps, when used skillfully, can breathe life into storytelling, offering unique perspectives and helping narratives progress quicker, and even injecting an element of intrigue that keeps readers…

Using Time Jumps in Fiction: Part 1
#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #WriterLife #AmWriting #LiteraryDevice #TimeJumps

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That’s enough for today. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

To be fair though, THINKING about #writing is a necessary but not sufficient condition to get a #story actually #written!

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The Casual Update: Protests, Fundraisers, Blossoms I have to apologize, as I did not publish much last week. In fact, I published nothing except for what had already been planned, and proceeded to not publish something for what other plans I had been a part of. But we are working on all of this.

Last week was a flurry of activity but not of the kind I published on the blog. I attended another protest, volunteered at a fundraiser, visited the cherry blossoms and hiked around some waterfalls.

#update #writerlife #blog #casualrambles

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Time to start the Monday night writing shift. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

Today's #MotivationalMonday quote

How could you use this quote to get started with this week?

#motivationalquotes #motivation #motivation #motivationmonday #motivationquotes #writerlife #writer #writers #authorlife #authorslife #author #author #reader #reading

Evening. #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

#WriterLife
#MondayMorning ☕️

Afternoon. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #indieauthor #indiewriter #authorsky #booksky #writersky

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Happy Monday Morning. #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

Jade Malay reminds writers that success comes from dedication and constant growth.
Jade Malay emphasizes that consistency, clear expression, and creativity are the pillars of meaningful writing.
#jademalay #writer #writerlife #dallas #dallaswriters

Exactly! When you’re conscious of what you actually know—emotionally, experientially, observationally—you write with more specificity, more authority, and more texture. #writerlife