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Careless Editors & Languishing in Romantical Writer-Myths - Kelli Jae Baeli What’s wrong with this sentence? “My only child was struck and killed by a car riding a bicycle home from the beach one afternoon in September.” (From Enon, by Paul Harding) So, there was this car riding a bicycle to the beach, see, and…. {Sigh}. And this book was published traditionally and by Random House, where I assume they have professional editors being paid the big bucks to catch things like that. I’m sure there are a million reasons why an editor could have missed that. Perhaps he had been up too late the night before, perhaps he sneezed and … Continue reading →

Careless Editors & Languishing in Romantical Writer-Myths #WritingLife #WritingCraft #Writing #IndieAuthor kellijaebaeli.com/careless-editors-languis...

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Join us Saturday March 14th at 4 pm ET for a craft lecture with One Story Literary Debutante Lior Torenberg! This lecture can be taken individually or as part of our lecture series. For more details visit bit.ly/3YRhhPE
#writing #writingclasses #craftlecture #writingcraft

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The Invisible Bridge: How Story Arcs Carry Readers from Beginning to End Every powerful story is a journey. Characters begin in one emotional, psychological, or physical place and end somewhere different. The path between

The Invisible Bridge: How Story Arcs Carry Readers from Beginning to End

👉 fiction-writing-tips.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

#WritingCommunity #WritingCommmunity #WritingCraft #CreativeWriting #NewWriters #AspiringAuthors #NovelWriting #StoryArcs

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The Living Novel: Principles That Turn Drafts Into Stories That Breathe A novel is not built from plot points alone. It is not sustained by clever sentences, nor rescued by dramatic twists. A novel lives when character, co

The Living Novel: Principles That Turn Drafts Into Stories That Breathe

👉 fiction-writing-tips.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

#NovelWriting #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingCommmunity #WritingCraft #FictionWritingTips #FWT

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The Shape of Change: The Secrets to Creating Powerful Character Arcs in Fiction Stories are not simply about events. They are about transformation. A plot may deliver action, tension, and spectacle, but what lingers in a reader’s

The Shape of Change: The Secrets to Creating Powerful Character Arcs in Fiction

👉 fiction-writing-tips.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

#CharacterArc #FictionWriting #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #WritingCommmunity #NewWriters #AspiringAuthors

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The Three Rules No One Knows: Embracing the Mystery of Novel Writing Writers love rules. We search for them in craft books, writing workshops, interviews with bestselling authors, and late-night internet rabbit holes.

The Three Rules No One Knows: Embracing the Mystery of Novel Writing

👉 fiction-writing-tips.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

#WritingCommunity #WritingCommmunity #WritingCraft #WritingQuotes #CreativeWriting #NewWriters #AspiringAuthors #NovelWriting

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Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process

@mgwg.bsky.social
March 16, 2026 7 pm CT Register Free: gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com

NYT bestseller and Newbery Honor winner, Gennifer Choldenko, shares her craft tips. #mglit #writingcraft #Kidlit/YABookBoosters #mgauthor

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Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process
@mgwg.bsky.social
March 16, 2026
7 pm CT
Register Free: gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com

NYT bestseller and Newbery Honor winner, Gennifer Choldenko, shares her craft tips.
#mglit #writingcraft #Kidlit/YABookBoosters #mgauthor

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Read the opening page of a novel and ask yourself: Why do I keep reading? Is it curiosity? Voice? Tension? Join the Grow Your Novel Course starting 13th June: tickettailor.com/events/dubli...
#ThoughtfulThursday #ReadingLikeAWriter #novel #WritingCraft #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

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Nonfiction writers: your anecdotes are doing more work than you realise. A well-placed story illustrates the point, makes abstract ideas feel real, and makes your reader think, "Yes. That's exactly it." Do you agree?
#Nonfiction #WritingCraft #StorytellingTips #WritersOfBluesky #Booksky

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˗ˏˋ ˎˊ˗⋆.𖥔 ݁ ˖Writer’s Wednesday✍️ˏˋ ˎˊ˗⋆.𖥔 ݁ ˖

Writing craft secrets every week. How to bridge creativity and craft.

This week – Writing in a Tone of Voice Other Than the Traditional Canonical Tone.

#WritingCraft | #WritingHacks | #WritingFiction | #WritingCommunity | #TheLorlochFiles

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Anyone know any top-notch books on the writing craft?
Textbooks used in MFA programs?

#writingcraft #writingtips #writing #writesky #fiction #books #writesky #mfa #creativewriting

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More Than a Hook: How to Open with the Heart of Your Memoir By Arya Samuelson Where to start and where to end poses a unique challenge to the memoirist. When working with the raw material of our lives, we must make a deliberate decision about where to place…

Your memoir needs an opening scene - what should it be? @aryasamuelson.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/m... #writingcommunity #publishing #memoir #writingcraft

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Great stories don’t surprise readers, they prepare them.
Foreshadowing Workshop by Autocrit ~ learn to plant subtle clues, build anticipation, & craft twists readers ❤️
📅 March 13 • 7:30 PM ET
🎥 Recording included
www.theromancestudio.com/foreshadowin...
#Writers #WritingCraft #Storytelling

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A pencil and pen and paper cut-out butterflies framing the text: March 24 - April 14, 2026; Goal, Motivation, Conflict, & Stakes For Fiction Writers; Online With Eliot West.

A pencil and pen and paper cut-out butterflies framing the text: March 24 - April 14, 2026; Goal, Motivation, Conflict, & Stakes For Fiction Writers; Online With Eliot West.

Fiction writers, join me for a fun & practical 4-week online class on goal, motivation, conflict and stakes! Starts in 2 weeks, Tuesdays 7–9 p.m. Central, come get energized :) loft.org/classes/goal... #AmWriting #WritingCraft #FictionWriting #Writers #QueerWriters

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Stories told in close third often reveal more about a character than first person. The distance lets subtext breathe, and readers catch what the character misses. Ever tried switching POV mid-draft? Surprising things emerge. #booksky #literaryanalysis #writingcraft

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Your readers don't know what you cut. They only experience what you kept. That's worth remembering next time cutting feels like loss.

#Nonfiction 📚💙 #Booksky #WritingCraft #WritersOfBluesky #writers #writingcommunity #bookwriters

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Craft 101 - Satisfying Installments - Chad Grayson A while back on Threads (of course) I saw a craft-related comment that went something like this: People are leaving one and two stars reviews on my book because they say the plot wasn’t resolved, but ...

Craft 101 -Why readers aren't the problem when they complain your book 1 doesn't resolve the plot! And how to avoid that reaction (because yes, cliffhangers are a thing).

#WriterSky
#AuthorSky
#WritingCraft

chadgrayson.com/craft-101-sa...

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Write bold, contemporary poems through close reading, fresh craft tools, and generative prompts.

Fridays, March 13th -27th, from 11:30am-1:30pm PT. Via Zoom.

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

#writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #poetrywriting #writingclass

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This five-week course includes: writing in community, lessons on craft, and the opportunity to share and revise your narratives.

Thursdays, March 12h - April 9th
6:00 - 8:30pm PT. Via Zoom.

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

#writing #writingcraft #writingclass #novelwriting #memoirwriting

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I Have Something to Tell You The key code to everything you write

#writingcommunity Learn how to use I Have Something To tell You as an essential #writingcraft mnemonic, AND claim your 50% #writeforpeace discount now for a full year of mfalore.com

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BOOKCOVER: A young man carries a young woman piggyback under the words What K-Drama does Write after which a purple pen draws a heart. By Author Rebecca Wynick.

BOOKCOVER: A young man carries a young woman piggyback under the words What K-Drama does Write after which a purple pen draws a heart. By Author Rebecca Wynick.

Now in PREORDER FOR 4/14/26 WHAT K-DRAMA DOES WRITE by Rebecca Wynnick #kdrama #kpop #booksky #writingcraft

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Careless Editors & Languishing in Romantical Writer-Myths - Kelli Jae Baeli What’s wrong with this sentence? “My only child was struck and killed by a car riding a bicycle home from the beach one afternoon in September.” (From Enon, by Paul Harding) So, there was this car riding a bicycle to the beach, see, and…. {Sigh}. And this book was published traditionally and by Random House, where I assume they have professional editors being paid the big bucks to catch things like that. I’m sure there are a million reasons why an editor could have missed that. Perhaps he had been up too late the night before, perhaps he sneezed and … Continue reading →

Careless Editors & Languishing in Romantical Writer-Myths #WritingLife #WritingCraft #Writing #IndieAuthor kellijaebaeli.com/careless-editors-languis...

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We’ll explore plot, character, scene, and structure—without formulas—to support your next steps forward.

Tuesdays, March 10th - April 28th, from 6:00-8:00pm PT. Via Zoom.

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

#writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #novelwriting #writingclass

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What's your favorite writing advice? Let's compile a list of helpful tips and tricks. 👀✍️🤔

#WritingCommunity #writers #authors #writerslife #writingcraft

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˗ˏˋ ˎˊ˗⋆.𖥔 ݁ ˖Writer’s Wednesday✍️ˏˋ ˎˊ˗⋆.𖥔 ݁ ˖

Writing craft secrets every week. How to bridge creativity and craft.

This week – Writing Long Novels

#WritingCraft | #WritingHacks | #WritingFiction | #WritersWednesday | #WritingCommunity | #MysteryWriter | #TheLorlochFiles

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Write bold, contemporary poems through close reading, fresh craft tools, and generative prompts.

Fridays, March 13th -27th, from 11:30am-1:30pm PT. Via Zoom.

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

#writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #poetrywriting #writingclass

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Do you want to write but don’t know how to begin? This course includes lessons on craft and the opportunity to share and revise your narratives.

Thursdays, March 12h - April 9th
6 - 8:30pm PT. Via Zoom.

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

#writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft

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Write your unformulaic novel this spring.

Tuesdays, March 10th - April 28th, from 6:00-8:00pm PT. Via Zoom.

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

#writing #writingcommunity #writingworkshop #writingcraft #novelwriting #writingclass

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#words #writing #writingcraft #writesky #writingcommunity #authors #funny

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