Pedro Pascal accepts the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.

panic attacks when you don’t even know what the reason is. It’s been getting slowly worse all day and now i’ve gotten into bed. 🙃 it’s exploded.

✨I'm now open to queries!✨ I'm looking forward to reading all of your amazing projects!🤗 My #MSWL has stayed almost exactly the same, just a year older. (But note, I'm no longer taking graphic novels.)

Super excited to announce that my query box is FULLY OPEN🥳 *cue evil laughter* I can’t wait to read your incredible stories!!

And I'm back to writing a lot. I'm currently at 84k after a word cull on Blood & Prophecy. And I'm in the outlining phase of a romance novel about a movie director. Gaaaah. All the things. #WritingCommunity #Writer #Author #Books

Reminder! I'm hiring! I need a new assistant... psliterary.com/opportunities/

I tend to stay out of discourse given it’s typically toxic in nature and Twitter allows zero nuance, but I saw something today that I think can’t be ignored. This elitist, bullying attitude is something I’ve noticed happening more and more in the community.

Want to instantly make your story more compelling? Raise the stakes. Stakes are key if you want to engage readers — they’re what make us care about the events of the story & compel us to keep reading. Here are 3 ways to heighten them in your book (a 🧵):

1. Make it personal. Give your MC a personal tie to the events of the plot — otherwise, the stakes may feel too low. Why do they care? Why is it personally important to them to get involved? Give them a reason to be caught up in the plot action.

2. Create a dire situation. Losing $10 isn't fun, but losing $10k is a lot worse. Ramp up the consequences of the plot’s events. Make them significant enough to truly transform the MC’s life; the more that’s on the line, the more invested readers will be.

3. Craft a secret. Give your MC a secret they’re desperate to keep. Make it clear that there would be devastating consequences for the MC if this secret got out. Then we’ll understand why they have to keep it close—& you’ll create suspense for us to see if it ever gets aired.

3 ways to raise the stakes in your novel: 1. Make it personal 2. Create a dire situation 3. Craft a secret What’s at stake for the protagonist in your novel? How else have you upped the stakes in a story?

oppenheimer (2023) dir. christopher nolan

✨Fractured Starlight✨ After being falsely accused and imprisoned in the castle, Astraea becomes involved in a treacherous plot and must decide where her loyalties lie: with a charming prince or a madman king, with her kingdom or her heart. #ya #fantasy

Art work for one of my main characters, Lord Lucan Astor was completed by the wonderful janeneoliterart 💖 It’s so amazing to see my characters coming to life now, not just inside my noggin. 😂💖 #WritingCommunity #writer #author #characterart #art #drawing #writing

2000 words written this weekend as we barrel towards the end of my novel. It’s surreal. Keep pushing and it’ll happen. 💖 #WritingCommunity #writer #reader #booktol #author

My phone buzzed & I mentally prepared for another rejection, but instead it was…my first full request?!🥹 #amquerying

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