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“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don’t forget things that were painful, embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.” — Paula Danziger
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Let your reader think they’ve cracked it. A believable wrong answer gives them a theory worth trusting, built from evidence you actually put on the page.

Plot twists, part 2 of 4. #WritingTips #WriteTheDamnStory

The More Specific Your Characters, the More Universal They Become: janefriedman.com/the-more-spe...
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Story = plot + protagonist + resolved question/problem.

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As part of my preparation, I would like to share "writing advice I've picked up over the years". Not "advice I am sharing" so much as "air out thoughts for public discussion and critique".

My first #WritingTips post is the one I assume is the least controversial: "Writers Read"...
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A character doesn't become interesting just because they have a complicated backstory.

Sometimes it's the little things that make them feel real.

What do they avoid talking about?

What do they do when they're nervous?

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Do you like the latest edition of THE GIRL (2022) by radical 20th c writer Meridel Lesueur? (And my great grand-mother.) Then please write a review! tinyurl.com/49xc92ve #writingtips

LAST CALL! 17 writing contests have deadlines TODAY and TOMORROW! None charge entry fees. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/08/44-w...

LAST CALL! 51 calls for submissions have deadlines TODAY and TOMORROW! All are paying markets. (No submission fees!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/08/79-c...

Give it a try on your current project! ✍️
For more sci-fi reads and writing tips, check out my latest novel, Resolute Command, published by Nazca Press!
🌐 www.jamesprosser-author.com
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Authors, which would you rather have?

A reader who tells you everything they loved

A reader who tells you everything that didn't work

Which one would be more useful to you?

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This reminds me of a #ShortStory narrative I was constructing the other week. I was getting frustrated that Google kept responding with something along the lines of 'I'm unable to provide that information' 😡 ... Until I wrote 'Writers Query:' before the question 🤔😱🤣🤣💜♥️
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When characters aren't what they seem - different shades of false, by @KMWeiland www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/character-mi... #writingcommunity #writingtips

How do you master your book's structure and pace?
Writing Plots With Drama, Depth & Heart: Nail Your Novel 3 books2read.com/nynplot #writingtips #writingcommunity #skywriters

Check out this new updated edition of THE GIRL by my great grand-mother Meridel Lesueur. It explores the fate of a farm girl who moves to the "dark city" of St. Paul, Minnesota - love + death + rebirth. tinyurl.com/49xc92ve #writingtips

If your book isn't working yet, the problem might be the structure - @coreyrosen at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/w... #writingcommunity #writingtips #skywriters

Then I realised it made more sense for him to be the one in the closet, thus giving him a stronger reason to find courage.

Read the full article: Changing my writing process
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