“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr

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"It is better to love wisely, no doubt: but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all."
— William Makepeace Thackeray

Love your characters & your story, #turtlewriters, & your readers will love them too! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”
- Victor Hugo

Give your readers a chance to love your stories, #turtlewriters, in spite of your self doubts. Write, edit & publish them! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

"In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities."
— János Arnay

So write your story, #turtlewriters! Love it, and if you follow your dreams, nothing is impossible! 🙂🐢❤️ Good luck with your WIP!🍀 #WritingCommunity

Well, the muse is FINALLY settling on enough of a design that we can get going on the dragon story again.
Why it had to know all of this in such detail, on a first draft, before we did so, is beyond me,
Welcome to my brain!
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“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.”
― Don Roff

You don't always have to be quite that brutal, though! Good luck with your revising/editing, #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

'We writers are always stronger when we stand together & support & encourage each other – so let’s do it!' 🙂🐢❤️

Good luck with your WIP. Take care & stay safe, #turtlewriters! Love & ((hugs)) 🍀 #WritingCommunity

‘But perhaps there are in us forces other than mind and heart, other even than the senses - mysterious forces which take hold of us in the moments when the others are asleep.’
– Romain Rolland

Embrace inspiration, wherever it comes from, & write that story, #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.”
—Orson Welles

For me, a happy ending is an upbeat one which leaves me with some kind of hope for the future. Good luck pinning down the *right* ending for your story, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

“What your characters observe—or don’t—can be effective red herrings.”
—Jane K. Cleland

So have lots of fun with your writing & keep your readers hooked at the same time, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 Good luck! #WritingCommunity

“The glory of the protagonist is always paid for by a lot of secondary characters.”
—Tony Hoagland

Good luck with writing & editing your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

‘There is freedom in being a writer & writing. It is fulfilling your function. I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, & then simply doing it.’

Natalie Goldberg
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“There’s never been a text written that didn’t need editing.”
—David Ku

So take heart, #turtlewriters! It may be a challenging mountain to climb, but the views from the top are awesome & the feeling of success exhilarating! Just keep going, one step at a time! Good luck! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

“Scenes are capsules in which compelling characters undertake significant actions in a vivid and memorable way that allows the events to feel as though they are happening in real time.”
—Jordan E. Rosenfeld

Good luck with writing & editing your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

“I was still water, held by my surroundings. I am now a river, carving my own path.”
― Scott Stabile

Don’t let others stifle or cage you in with their negativity. You have great potential, #turtlewriters! Be brave & follow your dreams. 🙂🐢❤️🍀 Good luck! #WritingCommunity

“Dialogue helps to create original characters and move the plot along. If it isn’t doing either of those things, it probably should be cut.”
—James Scott Bell

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“So when you come across an explanation of the character’s emotion, simply cut the explanation. If the emotion is still shown, then the explanation wasn’t needed. If the emotion isn’t shown, then rewrite the passage so that it is.”
- Renni Browne/Dave King

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time, it's not really. Not to the level it wants. The core elements are there and figured out, but some of the specifics are uncertain. Like the exact look/angle of her horns.
Not required for the first draft, but here we are.
Still annoying.
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“There are only two or three human stories, & they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.”
—Willa Cather

Your voice & life experiences will make your story unique & your characters engaging to your readers. So dig deep, #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️ #WritingCommunity

“Trust in your truth, & in your courage to share it with the world. Your truth can help many people & transform many lives.”
― Scott Stabile

Be true to yourself, #turtlewriters, & your characters will tell your truth to your readers through their story. Good luck! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity