#WIPSnips for “Chapter.” I’m using “section,” from Heavenvault, my airship romantasy.
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#WIPSnips for “Chapter.” I’m using “section,” from Heavenvault, my airship romantasy.
#WIPSnips for “screw.” From Heavenvault, an airship romantasy.
#WIPSnips for “beam.” From Heavenvault, an airship romantasy.
#WIPSnips for “massive.” From Heavenvault, an airship romantasy.
#WIPSnips for “destroy.” From Heavenvault, an airship romantasy.
#WIPSnips for “media.” From my dark academia book, Fire Safe & Brimstone Sound.
#WIPSnips for “counter.” Just vibes today.
#WIPSnips for “most”
If you don’t have a good answer for this question at the end of a spicy scene, then you should think about rewriting the scene.
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Constant gasps
An Academy for Liars x Katabasis
FIRE SAFE & BRIMSTONE SOUND
At a magic seminary in the sky, a troubled student teams up with a repentant demon to overcome his religious trauma and stop his reflection from dragging him into hell.
On sub soon, editors!
#WSPit #Ag #A #F #H #BIPOC #own #WIPSnips
Callback dialog is an effortless way to improve your novel’s third act.
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One thing great descriptions do is combine novelty and clarity. Let’s look at an example from the opening page of Fonda Lee’s Jade City. #booktok #writingcommunity #author #wip #writing
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Punctuation is a powerful tool for expressing narrative and character voice, as well as controlling pacing and tone.
Let’s look at some great examples from the opening pages of Mai Corland’s Five Broken Blades. #WritingCommunity
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Prologues in SFF books are often bad, prioritizing world over character and stakes, and featuring disposable scenarios of little relevance.
But a short prologue can be very good if it powerfully states the book’s theme when the opening chapters can’t.
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Some words have great synonyms. And then some words are “throat.” #booktok
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Struggling to describe your main character from first person perspective? Here’s three techniques from the opening pages of Five Broken Blades.
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What makes writing cinematic? The answer is a bit subjective, but to me, it’s writing where I can feel the movement of the camera in my mind.
Let’s take a look at an example from Ship of Spells.
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Do you want a vibey opening line that immerses the reader in the story, or do you want a teasing opening line that invites the reader to keep going?
Let’s look at examples from The Tainted Cup and Ship of Spells.
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Mirrors, horror, and speculative elements can help you describe your main character in first person perspective. See an example with An Academy for Liars.
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A novel that spends an entire page describing the first accidental touch of its main characters is not less literary than a novel that spends an entire page describing the main characters’ weapons and armor.
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MAIDEN AND THE MECH
🤖Adult Romantic Space Opera
🌹Sci-Fi Beauty and the Beast Retelling
🇯🇵 #ownvoices Japanese-Inspired Futuristic Setting
🌶️"Why Choose?" Love Triangle
#SciFiPit #A #Sub #SO #romance
@dvpit.bsky.social Hey can we pitch if we have an agent?
I don’t know what data people think they have when they try to argue that White men are discriminated against in traditional SFF publishing. #writingcommunity
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I recently DNF’ed a book because insta-lust saved a girl from assassination.
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Pantsing vs plotting is a false dichotomy. What matters is confidence, excitement, and the tools you use to get yourself there. #WritingCommunity
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The only legitimate use of AI in writing and publishing. #WritingCommunity #AI
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The harsh reality of writing contemporary fantasy versus historical fantasy. #WritingCommunity
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#editors THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE is on submission!
☑️ Grounded YA martial arts fantasy
☑️ Japanese American WW2 setting
☑️ Family grudges become epic stakes
☑️ Perennial fight against racism
☑️ Young love as a light in the dark
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