@pbpearl.socialChapter 17 is underway. A fellow indie author read Undercover in Sequins and said the title doesn’t quite capture what the story is. Too much sparkle. Doesn't capture the secrets, threats, or noir. It does ring true. So, looking at a few options.
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@blocwrite.bsky.socialStep into Read mode and see your manuscript on a book spread. Meet your draft as a reader. Opens today at 5pm UK.
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@blocwrite.bsky.socialFocus mode gives the writing more room. Settle into the next sentence. Blocwrite opens Friday at 5pm UK.
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@pbpearl.socialUndercover in Sequins: An undercover cop who lies to everyone, himself included, whose cover starts to feel truer than his badge. In every scene, he’s hiding something.
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@pbpearl.socialToday I created a beat sheet for 17. I’m a pantser writing about undercover cops, drag queens, dirty money, bad men, and desire with terrible judgment. No structure, and all my characters end up seducing the plot and hiding bodies where I can't dig them up
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@pbpearl.socialFinally!
Chapter 16 is done.
Atlanta was a possession. Savannah was a confession. Miami was the final fitting.
One chapter left in Undercover in Sequins. #EroticNoir #WIP #AmWriting #writinganovel #selfpublishedauthor
@blocwrite.bsky.socialCatch a thought in the Notes canvas. Give it a title and connect it to a chapter when it belongs with the draft. Blocwrite opens Friday at 5pm UK.
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@blocwrite.bsky.socialChoose your typeface, text size, line spacing and page width. Make the writing page feel right for you. Blocwrite opens Friday at 5pm UK.
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@blocwrite.bsky.socialSet a daily goal and watch the ring fill as you write. Add a streak, a sixteen-week calendar, and a finish-by date that works out the words you need each day. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #NovelWriting #WritingANovel
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@hollyschindler.bsky.socialWe often ask ourselves if our protagonist is LIKABLE. But maybe we should ask:
Is our protagonist worth FOLLOWING? hollyschindler.substack.com/p/is-your-pr...
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@pbpearl.socialWriting challenge for Chapter 16: a sex scene told entirely through sound and through someone else's reaction to it.
No visuals. Just breath, silk, ice in a glass, and a face that won't give anything away.
Slow going.
@pbpearl.socialAfter a long day, I wrapped up Chapter 15. Moving on to Miami and the last two chapters! My goal was to be done by the 28th. I'm at 40000 words. I think my novella became a short novel.
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@pbpearl.socialWorking on tightgening up Chapter 14 today. Which has become two chapters. I have learned, as a #selfpublishedauthor, that it's much easier to get each chapter as close to ready as possible before moving on. At least for me.
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@pbpearl.socialCompleted Chapter 13 of 16 chapters outlined. Getting close to the finish line. #amwriting #writinganovel #indieauthor #eroticthriller #writersofbluesky #selfpublishedwriter #writingjourney
@pbpearl.socialThe Peachtree Room. Not on any map that matters. 2K words into Ch. 13, and Celeste just found out some invitations aren't really invitations.
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@pbpearl.socialToday’s goal: 2,000 words.
Celeste’s goal: overthrow the outline.
Current word count: classified.
Cole went undercover.
Celeste took the author hostage.
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@pbpearl.socialI had an outline for UNDERCOVER IN SEQUINS.
Then Cole became Celeste
Apparently, the transformation included strong opinions about plot structure
Celeste crossed out half my outline and took over the story
Now I’m revising it to match her plans
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