Finding more time by having less I'm noticing something counterintuitive about returning to corporate life on a part-time basis. The time constraint is making me more intentional, not less.

Constraint, it turns out, is a surprisingly good creative motivator...Returning to corporate life is making me more intentional about my writing...
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3 quick writing tips:

1. Show, don’t tell
2. Cut unnecessary words
3. Finish what you start

Simple, but powerful

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Digital handdrawn art by Macaron. The human woman Holly is holding two books by a bookshelf while the male demon D is leaning over her, shelving a book but resting his hand on her hip and chin on her head, he is obviously using the movement as an excuse to be affectionate. Light is coming through a rainy window, making the room lit softly.

Digital hand drawn illustration by Macaron. D, a demon male, lifts a sheet from Holly, a human female's, head. They are in a dusty attic with an open box of Halloween decorations including a jack o lantern and witch hat.

Digital hand drawn art. Character Evelyn, a short human woman disguised with horns and a tail, is standing at a bookwheel behind Az, a tall male demon with a stoic expression who is holding a book. They are surrounded by piles of books and a decorative keyhole like design in the background. The Mimic Malty is flying overhead in book form.

Digital hand drawn art. Az, a fancily dressed male demon, sits broodingly on a boulder as Evelyn, a human woman disguised with horns and a tail, sits smiling gently looking at him from a boulder above. There's a starry sky with tree silhouettes and an aurora borealis, and four betta fish floating in a dreamlike atmosphere.

It's #portfolioday!

I'm Macaron, artist and writer since spring '22! I am creating the stories of my original characters Holly & D, and Evelyn & Az through illustrations and webnovels.

#darkfantasy #monsterromance #macaronoc #demon #wipnovel #artistsofbluesky #writersofbluesky

You don’t need to start at the beginning of everything, just the beginning of *this* story.
www.debbivoisey.co.uk
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Let's Talk Zombie Nouns in Writing. Don't let a noun drain the life out of your sentences. #writing #writertok #authortok #writer #author TikTok video by Author E.J. Shaun

Writing Tip: Let's Talk Zombie Nouns.

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#WordWeavers Apr. 13: Does your MC have a particular scent they love or hate due to their past?

Probably the smell of livestock poop. Lysandra will probably grow to hate a different scent by the end of #FirstFire, but to say more... SPOILERS.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Apr. 13: What do you borrow from other fiction (or nonfiction!) genres?

I make references to pop-culture things in many of my books, sometimes oblique, sometimes obvious, but I'm not sure I've borrowed anything whole-cloth.

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Managed to turn 3 pages of notes into a clean 1500 word piece ready to be proofed. Not bad after a long day.

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Disclaimer: This novel is an work in progress and readers may encounter grammatical errors and inconsistencies. Please view this a draft and not a published work.

Writing things by hand and saying them aloud. Still the best way to clarify the chaos between the ears.

'Write, write, write. Aha!'

"Focus your mind." <<

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This afternoon, I’m trying to focus on where things are right now rather than where I wish they were. I love to dream, but I also want to live.

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Key Elements in Your Book's Last Act: Action Over Declaration I Have an Idea for a Novel. Now What???

It's not enough for your main character to declare they've changed in your book's last act...they have to SHOW how they've changed:

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If you keep rewriting a scene and it still feels off, the problem is usually structure, not wording.
Have you experienced that before?

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Hot take 🔥
Every writer should experience being a beta reader.

It will instantly improve your own writing.

Agree or disagree? 👇

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Our Heart's Promise — Nikki Rae Post by Nikki Rae

Sorry for the wait. New #poem is up!

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Inspiration/ Comp titles for my Snow White reimagining:
*Snow White
*Ridley Scott's Gladiator
*Marvel's Wakanda Forever
*Afro Samurai

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I Almost Died After a Canadian Standoff Outside a CVS After you, Alphonse!

Either chivalry will die or I will.
#satire #humor #funny #canadianstandoff #writersofbluesky open.substack.com/pub/brandone...

Little reminder for writers:

Your first draft doesn’t have to be perfect, just written.
The real story comes alive in the rewrite.

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A few more pictures from last night. The rain held off until the final moments when the thunder crashed and sent the last partygoers scurrying. One thing we know for sure: There will be more parties!
#postscript #sanmiguel #andrewsmcmeel #writersofbluesky #casadelossoleshotel #goodfriends #mexico

Reminder: writing is rewriting.

Great stories are made in the editing phase

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As a beta reader, I don’t just read, I look for:
• Plot holes
• Character depth
• Pacing issues

What do YOU struggle with most? 👇

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Why I Stopped Reading News and Started Reading Books How deleting my news apps in Dhaka led to better sleep, higher freelance earnings, and my most productive year ever.

Hot take in 2026:
Staying "informed" might be the thing making you less capable.
Every morning headline is engineered to trigger anxiety

🔗 medium.com/no-time/why-...
News readers vs book readers —
#ReadingBooks #WritersOfBluesky #NewsDetox #PersonalGrowth #AttentionEconomy

I miss my book stacks. Of course, I've picked some up here through the years, but not to that level and variety.

One of our favorite things was Saturday library book sales and thrift stores.
#writersofbluesky #writerslife

I love to write on paper but I can’t deal with calendars - The Good Work After quite a few failed attempts, I’ve decided that analog calendars just aren’t a thing for me. Not for the short, medium, or long term. It’s not the calendars’ fault,...

I’m a stationery fetishist, just not a calendar guy. Maybe that’s because of my tendency to consistently struggle with categories. 😶‍🌫

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The beginning of your story makes a promise to the reader. Make sure it’s a promise you’re excited to keep.
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There's a moment in every edit where you stop fixing sentences and start asking bigger questions.
Why is this chapter here?
What does it give the reader?
Does it earn its place?
That's when the real work starts.
#NonfictionWriting #DevelopmentalEditing #EditingCraft #WritersOfBluesky #Writerslife