Setting is not backdrop.
It's the argument the world is making before anyone opens their mouth.
If your setting doesn't have a position — a thing it's insisting is true — it's not doing its full job.
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Sometimes it takes fingers to tell your brain what to think. Find your voice. AtlantaWritersClub.org.
A red-covered dictionary lies open.
Trust us — we've seen readers complain about a book's editing. Don't let your work be that book! Understanding these nine rules will help keep you safe: ow.ly/Yym150F6Rh6 #writing #amwriting #authortips #writetip #writerslife #writingcommunity #grammar #language #editing
The hardest thing to write isn't grief or violence.
It's bureaucracy performed with complete sincerity.
A character who genuinely believes the form they're filling out matters while the world burns around them is more unsettling than any monster.
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Hear award-winning author Phyllis Gobbel discuss strategies for using life moments to uncover emotional truths in your writing, followed by multi-genre author and life coach Bernette Sherman with tips on how writers can achieve long-term wellness. The meeting is free for first-time visitors.
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Issac Bashevis Singer and quote: "When a writer tries to explain too much, he's out of time before he begins."
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Ocean sunrise and Octavia Butler quote: “Rejections are painful, but inevitable. They are every writer’s rite of passage.”
Sometimes I think, “How many freakin’ rites of passage do I need?” Then I send out the next pitch. #amwriting #writetip #WritingCommunity #writerslife
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Jack Nicholson at typewriter with sheet of paper with “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” repeated multiple times. Caption reads, "Bad Things Happen When Writers Don't Socialize."
Writing doesn’t have to be a lonely pursuit. Our meetings will help you learn the craft and meet other authors. For more info, join our mailing list: atlantawritersclub.org/contact#amwr... #writetip #WritingCommunity #writerslife
8 Tips for Masterful Scene Revision
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The phrase "COPYRIGHT CLAIM" appears at the top of a piece of paper in a typewriter.
It's *much* easier to avoid legal issues altogether than to resolve them once they've popped up -- learn how to prevent some common snarls to save your hard-earned money and reputation. ow.ly/fOPo50COdM6 #authortips #copyright #indiepub #selfpub #writingcommunity #writetip
Complex sentence seeks grammarian for diagramming games. Find your voice. AtlantaWritersClub.org.
We make writing less lonely. Over 1,400 writers call us home. We support one another, learn together, and grow. We have monthly meetings, seminars, writers conferences, and much more. Join our community of people who understand you.
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Improving Your Covers with Graphic Design Theory
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Group of club members at table.
Recipe for a great Saturday afternoon: Hang with other authors and learn the craft and business of writing. For info on our next meeting, join our mailing list at atlantawritersclub.org/contact/. #amwriting #writetip #WritingCommunity #writerslife #amquerying
T-shirt, cap & mugs with Atlanta Writers Club messages and logo.
Pick up gifts for your writer friends and help the AWC at the same time. Go to cafepress.com/awc. #amwriting #writetip #WritingCommunity #writerslife
Toni Morrison and quote: "Writing is really a way of thinking - not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic, or just sweet."
Hear award-winning author Phyllis Gobbel discuss strategies for using life moments to uncover emotional truths in your writing, followed by multi-genre author and life coach Bernette Sherman with tips on how writers can achieve long-term wellness. The meeting is free for first-time visitors.
You’re invited to our April meeting at GSU-Dunwoody. Nosh and network with other writers from 12:45 to 1:30. Join our mailing list to learn more: atlantawritersclub.org/contact/. #amwriting #writetip #WritingCommunity #writerslife
Subtext is just two characters who both know the real conversation — and are choosing not to have it.
When you write subtext well, the reader feels the weight of what isn't being said.
That tension is doing more work than the dialogue itself.
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Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 6
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The middle of a story isn't where momentum dies.
It's where the protagonist discovers the problem is different from what they thought it was.
If your middle is sagging, the issue usually isn't pacing.
It's that nothing has been genuinely reframed yet.
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Tell that doubting voice in your head to shut the hell up. Find your voice. AtlantaWritersClub.org.
The three-act structure isn't a formula.
It's a description of how humans process change.
Writers who reject it aren't being experimental. They're usually just avoiding the hard question: what does your character actually lose?
Fight me.
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A notebook and pen lie in front of an open laptop, with a white mug and flowers sitting nearby.
Whether you're beginning your author career or are celebrating years of success, you can always improve on your craft. One great option? Online creative writing workshops! ow.ly/TqW250BXXTj #writing #amwriting #writechat #authortips #writetip #writerslife #writingcommunity
The scene that reveals character isn't the dramatic one.
It's the small one. The choice no one is watching.
What your character does when there's no consequence either way — that's who they actually are.
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Douglas Adams and quote: "It takes an awful lot of time to not writer a book."
