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Good night. The page doesn’t have to be perfect tonight. If you showed up and tried, the story moved forward in its own quiet way. Rest well and let the next line find you tomorrow. 🌙🖊️

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#AmWriting to 300 days this year.

Today's total delta was +1402.8, - 1422.7

Most of the chapter is coherent again, save for the post-violence lead that I originally wrote, then un-wrote, and am now writing again.

Celebrating the birthday of Ben Okri, I am projecting my imperfections onto my characters…much good may it do them. I #amwriting #fiction

More: Ben Okri, OBE, FRSL, award-winning Nigerian #poet and #novelist - Recipient of the Man Booker Prize (1991).
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If you’re looking for something fun and lighthearted to read, I’ve got just the thing for…oh…yeah. Maybe not. bit.ly/themadopheli...

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How to promote your book presentation A book signing, reading or other presentation centered on your book obviously is a good way to promote your title. To be successful, however, your presentation will need to be promoted as well.Some…

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Five Great Quotes about the Business of Writing “Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write.” – Elie Wiesel“If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it d…

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Me: This book isn't that violent!

Beat Reader: You open with six corpses on the ground and suggestive foreplay with lightning involved.

Me: ... that wasn't the original Chapter 1? It doesn't count?

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How to Create Your Story's Characters #writingadvice #writinglife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872404

What authors can write for blog entries The biggest question facing any writer is what to blog about.You’ve got lots of options:• Future appearances – Upcoming book signings/readings, guest speaking appearances, and appearances on radio …

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Writing Myth BUSTED: I’d write if I had more time There are a lot of myths about writing, and sometimes as authors we even use them as excuses not to write. For example, do you sometimes tell yourself, “I would write if I had more time”?If so, the…

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Make the Best Amazon.com Landing Page #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #selfpublishing

Most likely cookies, Marta thought. She hated cookies.

The Floating Lake of Dressa Moore
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That’s enough for today. #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

Four Writing Prompts: Jealousy Good stories center on the clashing of characters’ goals and motivations. Sometimes a character’s goals and motivations arise from desiring what another has, especially in a relationship. Here…

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Forgot to post today's #WritingWulf conclusion!

I wrote ten pages today. With those 18 of the last two, brings the weekend total to 28 pages.

I also crossed the 100 pages mark of my Orc-focused Fantasy Novel. Yay!

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How to Build Your Story's Setting #writingsky #writinglife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872390

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How many books are currently sitting in your “I’ll start reading this soon” pile?
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Elements of creating a successful book business Once you publish, you’ve essentially created a business. This business can be built up – it likely will expand to publishing additional titles, it probably will extend to including guest speaking a…

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5 Ways to Get Started and Stay Motivated Writing Click the following links for full articles: • Take a risk• Let your writing time put your mind and body in a peaceful place • Others dream of writing a book – I am living that dream! • Revising is…

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Momo decided that I would be the “comfy chair”, since I apparently took hers.
This does NOT make writing easy, but what can you do as a #catdad?
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Should You Buy Publisher’s Insurance? If you’re establishing your own publishing company, you may want to consider purchasing insurance against copyright infringement, defamation, right of publicity, invasion of privacy, negligenc…

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""Sir, their bite appears to be infectious," Lieutenant Swanson declared. "Indeed, it is, Lieutenant. But if we don't charge now while they feed, their numbers will overcome us.""

The Floating Lake of Dressa Moore
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There's something maliciously fun in providing a solution to the main character's romantic issue that does not actually solve it at all and then, also, adding another problem just to laugh at him #amwriting

8:30pm after putting my daughter to bed.

10:01.29

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Close up of my tired face wearing large glasses.

This is the pre make-up, Sunday writing sprint face. I was talkative pre-coffee. I would have confessed to anything.
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My favourite line I wrote this week, out of context, is:

"Benson! Give me the phone, goddammit!"

I can't wait to share my BL hockey romance with you! #amwriting #yaoi #BL #hockeyromancewriter

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Like an elder sage
Magicat® oozes wisdom
Why not - he's a mage

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Putting up walls while taking on a judge

Writing Prompt: Get your revenge Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Fantasizing also can be cat…

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