writing fantasy has taught me so much about myself. for example, i would rather live in a made up world than reality,

I usually envy writers who are plotters. But as a pantser, there are few things better than finding out something about your characters that you wouldn't have known if you had plotted.

i sort mine by author AND by size. but also…by chaos

our celebration #smallpoemsunday (can be every day) continues with this gem today from B. Luke Wilson! havehashad.com/hadposts/addic…

opened my manuscript again tonight

ahh the questpit hype!! let’s all be friends 👀

WAYS TO FOOL ME is a gender-bent take on the classic princess-stuck-in-a-tower story, following a pair of twins in a fantasy kingdom as they navigate their respective love interests–and the political repercussions that result. #Q #YA #F #RF #Questpit

An #AgentsGuide to WAYS TO FOOL ME: ⚔️ total-opposite twins ⚔️ arranged marriages ⚔️ blood magic ⚔️ grumpy x sunshine ⚔️ lovers to enemies #Q #YA #F #RF #Questpit

I want my characters to know I DO in fact love them and wish for them to be happy all the time, but that wouldn't make a very interesting plot and I must therefore doom the narrative

Half the World Away is now yours. HEARTSTOPPER x BOY LIKE ME Set during Section 28, the BBC launch an inter-school pen pal project. Theo writes. Alex replies. This is what happens next. Thanks to those who have written such wonderful reviews. I really hope you love it ✉️🌎

the dialogue tag that goes the hardest? [blank] lied.

it's that time again! to celebrate 3k followers, i'm giving away a critique of the 1st 10 pages of your ms! to enter: ✨ follow me! ✨ RT this! ✨ comment with a gif or whatever you feel like! i'll draw a winner on 12/7. thank you so much for being here 🫶

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Simplified flow chart for writers. You're welcome.

WE ALL THINK WE SUCK AT WRITING AND WE ARE NOT THAT BAD AT IT AND WRITING IS HARD AND THIS ENTIRE INDUSTRY IS HARD AND BOOKS ARE HARD AND YET WE KEEP GOING go us

throwing a fit because I added a line in my book just to find the exact same line in the next paragraph

The hardest part about being a writer I feel like is continuing to believe in yourself and your work when you have no outside forces telling you that you should.

top things that scare writers: • being perceived • computer dying & losing stories • gen ai training off our book • blinking cursor on a blank page • no snacks or favorite beverages • needing to cut / add 10k or more words

having an amazon author page feels kinda crazy ngl