I'm trying my hand at writing a noir erotic thriller. I'm about 20,000 words into it. To help with the style, I read mostly during my lunchtime. Great book! Has given me some great tips on writing a #thriller

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I'm about 20,000 words into it and this morning I woke up at about one with a great idea. I'd start each Chapter with a quote from Evan Ledger's Diary.
"I thought I could outwit the Devil. The Devil, I suspect, found that charming."
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Watch for consistency errors in your story As a novelist or short story writer, among your chief goals is to establish and maintain a fictional dream, which occurs when readers actually feel like they are experiencing what is being rea…

Watch for consistency errors in your story
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Thoughts at the climax of my novel. I'm three scenes away from finishing my middle grade paranormal mystery. Here's what's on my mind.

I've written 60,000 words of a novel, mostly by hand.
(And it kicks ass.)
These are my thoughts.

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I've been veeery busy for a few months and not been able to write much, but am happy to have gotten back into the flow the past few weeks and have the energy to post a #WIPsnip again🙂

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Writing craft secrets every week. How to bridge creativity and craft.

This week – Writing A Classic. Which books do you think are in the literary canon?

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Don't give your side characters full arcs. Give them jobs.

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Writing craft secrets every week. How to bridge creativity and craft.

This week – Writing About Political Issues

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Should side characters have backstory?

Nope.

Full video, including roles they SHOULD be playing:

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“Sure, I could kill my darlings… but have you met their adorable spin‑offs?” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

“I put ‘THE END’ on page 1 so the manuscript feels accomplished. Morale is everything.” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

While I let my #Femdomnovel percolate for a week or two before I hit it for what I hope will be the final edit I started a new chapter in my life and wrote the first draft of the last chapter to a #noir #eroticthriller I outlined. I'm pumped!
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“My muse showed up at 3 a.m. without coffee. That’s a crime in at least three genres.” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

“Plot twist: I just realized the villain is actually my unresolved subplot.” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

“People: ‘How’s the book going?’ Me: _spins wheel of vague adjectives_ ‘Productive!’” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Writer’s block is just procrastination wearing a beret #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Writing is the only occupation where it's a good thing to hear voices #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Writing Tip: Write. Editing Tip: Make what you wrote less terrible. Marketing Tip: Pay someone else to make it sound good. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Plot Twist: The impostor syndrome IS the main character. And they are currently blocking all productivity. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

If my book has typos, it's not my fault. It's the keyboard gremlins. They're notoriously bad at proofreading. #Excuses #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

The only thing I risk it all for is that perfect, unexpected word choice. And maybe that last slice of pizza. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

The real reason writers drink coffee is to trick the body into thinking it's still daytime after the 14-hour writing binge. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel

Plot twist: I sat down to write one chapter and ended up cleaning my entire house. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

My favorite genre to read is Literary Fiction. My favorite genre to write is "Character makes terrible choices, probably ghosts." #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Just created a Universal Book Link (UBL) and felt a sudden, powerful urge to fix everything else in my life. The power of organization! #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Pro writing tip: If you change your font, it's technically a revision. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Me, looking at my cover art: It's perfect. The colors, the font, the way it perfectly disguises the chaos within. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

New Marketing Strategy: I'm just going to scream the title of my book into the void until the void buys it. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky