@bestbookmonkey.bsky.socialSwinging through revision jungle and a scene just feels… off? Kelsey Allagood's 3 sneaky questions (hint: subtext, friction, and loosening your grip) might be the banana you need. 🍌
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/10/01/3-questions-i-ask-when-a-scene-just-feels-off/
@thejrmaxwell.bsky.socialnew game, let's see how many times I used 'wheezes' in one book
@letiziawrites.bsky.socialIt’s been one of those weeks. I only revised three pages in my wip, but I’m happy with the changes I made. So, I’ll still count this as progress.
@keepreading89.bsky.socialMy favorite bookmark is the one I use because
There’s a huge difference between being unable to put a book down and simply wanting to put it down.
#BetaReader #BetaReading #WritingCommunity #AmRevising #WritersLife #FictionWriter #IndieAuthor #AmWriting
@samtommy.bsky.socialRevision is where “good idea” becomes “good story.”
What's the biggest change you've made to your manuscript so far?
#AmRevising #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #Manuscript #Authorsky
@ekvanberg.bsky.socialMy fantasy adventure story is turning into a horror what with all the slicing and dicing currently taking place.
#AmRevising 😉
@masonthomas.bsky.socialFavorite typo of the day
"A nervous laugh pooped from his throat"
Ew 🫥
#amrevising #amediting #amwriting #gayfiction #mlm #gayauthor #mmromance #SpeculativeFiction
@promisefaith.bsky.socialIf two characters agree on a plan, make them clash over the method, timeline, or underlying motive. Every line of dialogue needs a subtle power shift or hidden agenda.
#AmEditing #AmRevising #WriterSky #booksky
@letiziawrites.bsky.socialI just caught myself staring at quotation marks and thinking they look weird. It might be time to stop revisions for the night.
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@ekvanberg.bsky.socialAs a writer wrapped up in revisions, eating is overrated, buf coffee a necessity.
I am getting a rush from the current adventure scene. Finally! I’ve made it through the drudgery deets of the intro and reached the heart of the story.
#amrevising a #fantasy #fiction second in the #series
@ekvanberg.bsky.socialTo myself: Stop toying with that sentence! You are supposed to be focusing on the overall story arc in this first round of revisions. 🤦🏻♀️
Well, there goes an hour wondering if blind fury and blinding light are okay in consecutive paragraphs.