the two types of writers: 1) your characters feel like friends and you wish they were real so you could meet them 2) if you met your characters they'd absolutely beat you up after all the suffering you put them through

Does anyone else feel the need to leave the room when someone's reading your book? Like, am I giving them privacy or am I just worried that they'll hate it and I'll be able to tell by their facial expression?

I am not my book's main character. We may share some traits and circumstances, but I am NOT my book's main character.

I have a confession. I've been writing for years. Books are a huge part of my life. But I still have seasons of my life where I find it extremely difficult to just sit down and...actually read a book.

You know what's a great, totally free way to support writers? Leaving reviews. It boosts sales, helps us stay motivated, and shows us what we need to improve. Did I mention it's free?

I'm not binging Netflix, I'm researching my novel. Learn the difference.

3-act structure of writing a book? yes we've got it: ACT 1 = vanish to work on your novel, not to be seen for 100 days, you are mysterious aesthetic mist ACT 2 = you return, demand food, speak thrice to a human ACT 3 = edits begin; what if you rewrote it all, what if you scream

Tag yourselves, writers. Plot Sergeant party at my house! Bring your own index cards. #writing

I just think more novels for adults should have nice illustrations in them.

Meanwhile some of us adults are writing stuff that sounds like a middle school kid write it 🤣

A thought that has haunted me for years is 'what if LOTR but ancient China?' So I finally made it! Here's the first look at a series of art I'll be posting: Frodo at the beginning of the first 'movie', and the Fellowship of the Ring.

Pro writing tip: You can procrastinate writing your novel without guilt by working on ✨ short stories ✨

The birth of a YouTuber: fantasy author Caleb A. Robinson has started a YouTube channel, and one of his first videos features one of my favorite recent movies, 'Love and Monsters' ... youtu.be/TJUo-UlMhDw

I wonder what the average number of times Lord of the Rings fans have rewatched the trilogy is. I'd guess I'm above 15 at this point with no signs of stopping.

Brandon Sanderson says he wrote 13 novels before he sold one. What if I've rewritten the same novel 13 times? Does that count?

How to focus while writing: 1. Turn your phone on silent. 2. Put it in a ziplock bag. 3. Borrow a ring from your uncle Andrew and deposit the bag in one of the pools in the Wood Between the Worlds. 4. Get distracted by YouTube shorts after looking up how to throw a spear.

Especially for fantasy!