Creative writing takes on the problems of the world in a different way: by creating escapes that at the same time allow us to think of the problems in new ways. Potentially from different angles to the ones we are entrenched in. Fantasy is important. #Fantasy #WriterThoughts

Not me tearing up when I heard the I Love You song from Barney this morning... there isn't enough love in the world anymore.

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Maintain tension throughout your story Any story you tell by definition has a plot, characters, setting, point of view and theme. But to really make a story pop, an author has to interweave and play these elements against one anoth…

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Avoid Inappropriate Mystery to Create Suspense One of the greatest temptations of novice writers is to include in their stories an enigma even though it doesn’t move the story forward. Authors who do this are guilty of committing the sin o…

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Maintain tension throughout your story Any story you tell by definition has a plot, characters, setting, point of view and theme. But to really make a story pop, an author has to interweave and play these elements against one anoth…

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Five Quotations about Writing as Self-Discovery “What is needed is, in the end, simply this: solitude, great inner solitude. Going into yourself and meeting no one for hours on end–that is what you must be able to attain.” –&nbs…

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What is a ‘cookie cutter’ story? Q: While reading the submission guidelines to a writing contest, the rules said “no cookie cutter stories.” What do they mean?A cookie cutter story is one that lacks originality because it is …

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I've spent my life studying words and their meanings 📚, but I honestly believe none are more powerful than the word "no." It's simplicity, it's directness, it's conviction. When someone says it, they are being unequivocal 💬.

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Avoid Inappropriate Mystery to Create Suspense One of the greatest temptations of novice writers is to include in their stories an enigma even though it doesn’t move the story forward. Authors who do this are guilty of committing the sin o…

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Five Great Quotations about Escapism “We live under continual threat of two equally fearful, but seemingly opposed destinies: unremitting banality and inconceivable terror. It is fantasy, served out in large rations by the popula…

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New fiction writer, thinking maybe other newer writers will be less intimidated by another newer writer. #writerthoughts #amwriting

5 Easy Ways to Boost Book Sales • Post PowerPoint presentations related to book • Draw attention to book via article directories • Give out free bookmarks • Update your email signature • Hold contest to get more reviews of your b…

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Five Great Quotations about Manuscript Rejection “The first thing you have to learn when you go into the arts is to learn to cope with rejection. If you can’t, you’re dead.” – Warren Adler“Rejection slips, or form letters, however…

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Maintain tension throughout your story Any story you tell by definition has a plot, characters, setting, point of view and theme. But to really make a story pop, an author has to interweave and play these elements against one anoth…

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Avoid Inappropriate Mystery to Create Suspense One of the greatest temptations of novice writers is to include in their stories an enigma even though it doesn’t move the story forward. Authors who do this are guilty of committing the sin o…

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2/25/2025 will make one year since I decided to dive into self-publishing again. I will write a blog post on what has changed and stayed the same since I first started in 2011 and dropped it in 2015. #writerthoughts #indieauthor #blogging #blackauthorsky #keepgoing

What is a ‘cookie cutter’ story? Q: While reading the submission guidelines to a writing contest, the rules said “no cookie cutter stories.” What do they mean?A cookie cutter story is one that lacks originality because it is like …

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Oh derp, forgot to mention this is from my WIP Savage as You. Gomenasai. I do have like three WIPs I post snips from. I assure you this is not from my High Fantasy Western, Forbidden Chorus. 💀

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Five Quotations about Writing as Self-Discovery “What is needed is, in the end, simply this: solitude, great inner solitude. Going into yourself and meeting no one for hours on end–that is what you must be able to attain.” – Rainer M…

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What is a ‘cookie cutter’ story? Q: While reading the submission guidelines to a writing contest, the rules said “no cookie cutter stories.” What do they mean?A cookie cutter story is one that lacks originality because it is like …

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What is a ‘cookie cutter’ story? Q: While reading the submission guidelines to a writing contest, the rules said “no cookie cutter stories.” What do they mean?A cookie cutter story is one that lacks originality because it is like …

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Five Great Quotations about Escapism “We live under continual threat of two equally fearful, but seemingly opposed destinies: unremitting banality and inconceivable terror. It is fantasy, served out in large rations by the popular art…

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I hate this feeling that there are simply not enough hours in a day. There's also this dreaded thought that if there were... Even more of that time would end up having to be used working hard to earn enough money to survive. #WritersBlog #WriterThoughts #AuthorThoughts #JustThoughts #WordsToTheVoid

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All these games with custom character creators make me want to create another OC as an adult. #writerthoughts #artistthoughts #gamerlife #gamergirl #gamer

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5 Easy Ways to Boost Book Sales • Post PowerPoint presentations related to book • Draw attention to book via article directories • Give out free bookmarks • Update your email signature • Hold contest to get more reviews of your b…

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Five Great Quotations about Manuscript Rejection “The first thing you have to learn when you go into the arts is to learn to cope with rejection. If you can’t, you’re dead.” – Warren Adler“Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully…

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Maintain tension throughout your story Any story you tell by definition has a plot, characters, setting, point of view and theme. But to really make a story pop, an author has to interweave and play these elements against one another so…

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