@ericaverrillo.bsky.socialIn 2014 I resolved to get more rejections than C.S. Lewis. (He got 800) I got 1000! If you submit you may get rejections but if you don't you won't get offers. So submit! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-ne...
@thepollionian.bsky.socialToday's #WritingExercise - Opening Sentence
Classical example to beat:
“It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.”
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman from "The Yellow Wallpaper"(1892)
@westtradereview.bsky.socialSeeking poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave the reader in wonder while referring to the things that make us human. We want powerful imagery and the juxtaposition of images in unexpected ways.
October’s theme is shapeshifting.
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@blocwrite.bsky.socialFour days to go. A calm page. Your whole manuscript in order. A beautiful place to write your book. Blocwrite opens Friday 16 October at 5pm UK. What will you write first?
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@booktastersauthors.bsky.socialCharacters who think in complete sentences are lying to you. Real interiority fragments mid-thought, doubles back, interrupts itself. Let half a thought dangle unfinished, it's where truth lives.
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@cedwriter.bsky.socialEvery writer struggles sometimes! From writer’s block to plot holes, writing isn’t always easy. What’s your biggest challenge as an author?
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@desertsleuths.bsky.socialJoin us on Oct 21 for Inside the Mind of a Criminologist: Building Crime Fiction Through Authentic Human Behavior, with Susan Magestro.
All welcome, register at: desertsleuths.com
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@amandaspino.bsky.socialEmbarking on another round of edits and trying to remember to enjoy the journey. It's not all about the destination after all.
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@cedwriter.bsky.socialWriting a book isn’t easy, but you don’t have to do it perfectly. What part of writing challenges you the most?
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@westtradereview.bsky.social“felt the taunting / trauma of uncertainty
and desire’s constant ache”
Excerpt of “Closure” by Homa Mojadidi. It is forthcoming in the Fall 2026 collection of Online Exclusives.
Listen to Homa read the full poem at the link below:
@cedwriter.bsky.socialWriting a book is hard. Fighting writer’s block, fixing plot holes, developing characters, and wondering if anyone will love your story can be exhausting. Every story deserves a chance to shine. What’s your biggest writing struggle?
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@ericaverrillo.bsky.socialWhere Everybody Has a Book in Their Belly. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2014/01/wher...
@carterboonebooks.comThere are a handful of objects and images that appear, often more than once. Motifs add meaning, and help create the unique world of the story.
What’s a motif that’s stuck with you from a book or film?
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@thethetasigma.bsky.socialThe opening scene of Infinitesimal...
A snippet I am very proud of.
#musical #originalmusical #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters #amwriting #pluralsky #transwriter #aspecauthors
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@jamesjfenske.bsky.socialLies I Tell Myself, Chapter 84:
"I never need to Google words to see if I'm using them correctly."