#Writingtips

Eli Reader | Fantasy & Romance Beta 🦋 | Book Editor

@elireads6.bsky.social

22 minutes ago

As a #BetaReader, I don’t just look for typos. I look for the "why." Why did the magic fail? Why did the hero hesitate? I focus on character consistency and world-building logic so your readers stay immersed. 🔍📚
#WritingTips #FantasyWriter #AmEditing

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Eli Reader | Fantasy & Romance Beta 🦋 | Book Editor

@elireads6.bsky.social

35 minutes ago

Beta reading isn't about "fixing" a book; it's about honoring the author's vision. I provide honest, constructive reader reactions to help you see where your story shines and where it stumbles. 💡

#WritingTips #BetaReading #IndieAuthor

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Jared Goring 🇨🇦 🇺🇦

@jaredgoring.com

1 hour ago

#WritingCommunity #WritingTips

If you want to practice writing, write - that's an easy enough piece of advice that it sounds silly. However, it sometimes seems insurmountable.

"I don't know what to write to practice, though!"

The answer?

Write what needs practicing. Follow with me a second…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

2 hours ago

How do you know when your book is done? Some writers rush to get a book out, even though it’s full of typos or major flaws plague the story arc. A good many writers, however, never even reach the publishing stage because they’re still “w…

#writingtip #writingtips #bravewrite #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

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R.K.Simpkins

@rksimpkins.bsky.social

3 hours ago

Is there ever a day when Trump isn't threatening someone or something?

Stop this unprovoked war with Iran NOW!

#amwriting #amreading #author #writingtips #writerslife #FellowWriters #WritersCommunity #books #authorslife #Writers #WritersCafe #WritingCommunity #writing #writerslift #Writer

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R.K.Simpkins

@rksimpkins.bsky.social

3 hours ago

Is there ever a day when Trump isn't threatening someone or something?

Stop this unprovoked war with Iran NOW!

#amwriting #amreading #author #writingtips #writerslife #FellowWriters #WritersCommunity #books #authorslife #Writers #WritersCafe #WritingCommunity #writing #writerslift #Writer

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@goldenbridgesbooks.bsky.social

3 hours ago

Writer's block happens to the best of us. Sometimes the best way to move forward is to step away and write something completely different. ✍️ What is keeping you stuck right now? #WritersBlock #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookCoach #WritingTips

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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)

@golgaloth.bsky.social

3 hours ago

Christopher Walken holds up a gold watch.

Remember. Every object in your world has a history, some of them more interesting than people. What random thing might take on more significance if characters learned about its past?

#WritingTips #WorldBuilding #AmWriting #writing #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev

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ElfieAfterDark 🔞

@elfieafterdark.bsky.social

4 hours ago

Since the universe has conspired against me today and prevented me from doing any serious writing...

A reminder to y'all. Even a little bit of progress is progress. If all you can manage is 20 words during a hectic day... then that's good work.

#WritingCommunity #writingtips

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

5 hours ago

He always gets this wrong: Who vs. whom This is one of those grammar rules that only grammarians really understand and that just about everybody outside of grammarians uses incorrectly. I always recommend avoiding the issue by writing ar…

#grammar #writingtips #amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting inventingrealityediting.com/2...

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Verbalize.bsky.social

@verbalize.bsky.social

5 hours ago

Typography Since the Typewriter Award-winning graphic designer and author/illustrator Michael Arndt shares anecdotes about his Irish grandmother and German grandfather and ties them both into his understanding and appreciation of typography during and since the typewriter.

"Typography Since the Typewriter" by MIchael Arndt via @WritersDigest #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips

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Jennifer Wilkov

@jenniferwilkov.bsky.social

6 hours ago

If you’re ready to move beyond theory and actually develop your synopsis with guidance, a workshop creates the environment where growth happens.

#writingworkshop #writerscommunity #amwriting #writerslife #writingtips

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Holly Schindler

@hollyschindler.bsky.social

6 hours ago

A title card for a Substack post featuring an open book. All about how to write the dark-night-of-the-soul moment in a book.

How to write your novel's dark-night-of-the-soul moment: hollyschindler.substack.com/p/how-to-wri...

#writingabook #writingtips #writingcommunity #writingfiction #writinglife #writersofbluesky

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Novlr

@novlr.org

7 hours ago

How do I come up with titles of authority? | The Novlr Reading Room Learn practical strategies for creating titles of authority for your fictional world, from social status to government and religious roles.

Nobody warned me that inventing a fantasy government would mean spending hours deciding what to call a mid-level bureaucrat. If you've been there, this one's for you:

www.novlr.org/the-reading-...

#AskNovlr #writingtips

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Peggy Bechko

@peggybechko.bsky.social

8 hours ago

Crafting an Eye-Catching Book Cover Thoughts, Elements, and Resources for Independent Authors

Creating an Eye-Catching Book Cover is my newest post on Cretor of Worlds - Substack.
creatorofworlds.substack.com/p/crafting-a...
Free to read and free to subscribe - check it out today.
#writingtips
#amwriting
#WritingCommunity
#bookcovers

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

8 hours ago

Why you should avoid being sensational Consider the following paragraph: The art critic who reviewed the latest exhibit sure was clueless. Perhaps he isn’t an art critic at all but made the wrong turn on his way to covering his new…

#writingtip #writingtips #bravewrite #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

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Fictional Problems

@fictionalproblems.bsky.social

9 hours ago

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!

#Woke #wokeism #identity #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #AlexKurtzman #TNG #MeasureofaMan #chainofcommand
#writingtips #newpodcastepisode #ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #fantasy #speculativefictionireland #irishauthors #sciencefiction #podcastshow

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Fictional Problems

@fictionalproblems.bsky.social

9 hours ago

Episode 21 - What Is Your Writing About? Identity and Storytelling in Star Trek | Fictional Problems In this episode of Fictional Problems, Gary J. Martin and A.R. McNevin continue their discussion of identity fiction with a focused critique of recent Star Trek shows. They contrast classic TNG episod...

fictionalproblems.podbean.com/e/what-is-st...

#Woke #wokeism #identity #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #AlexKurtzman #TNG #MeasureofaMan #chainofcommand
#writingtips #newpodcastepisode #ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #fantasy #speculativefictionireland #irishauthors #sciencefiction #podcastshow

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Bobby Mallane

@bmallane.bsky.social

9 hours ago

Why Some Lore Shouldn’t Add Up (And Why That Makes Your Fantasy World Better) Fantasy writers often feel pressure to make every detail of their world perfectly logical and internally consistent. Maps must line up. Timelines must match. Every historical event must have a clear explanation. But here’s a secret many experienced worldbuilders eventually learn: Some lore shouldn’t add up. In fact, contradictions, missing pieces, and uncertain history are often what make a fantasy world feel truly alive.

Not all fantasy lore should make sense.
Contradictions, missing history, and conflicting myths actually make worlds feel more real.
Here’s why imperfect lore might be your best worldbuilding tool.
#fantasywriting #worldbuilding #fantasylore #fantasy #fantasyauthor #writingcommunity #writingtips

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

10 hours ago

Employ right keywords to boost book sales Among the most important marketing strategies you can employ to sell your self-published book is ensuring you use the best keywords. When uploading your book to Kindle Direct Publishing, you have t…

#writingtip #writingtips #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

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Verbalize.bsky.social

@verbalize.bsky.social

10 hours ago

Seven Tricks to Improve Your Minions And we don't just mean the squat yellow kind, either.

"Seven Tricks to Improve Your Minions" by Oren Ashkenazi via @Mythcreants #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips

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Marty the Wizard 🧙 #WritingCommunity 📚✨

@imagineforest.bsky.social

11 hours ago

How to Write a Diary Entry: 5 Steps with Examples | Imagine Forest Learn how to write a diary entry in 5 steps with examples. Plus a free printable PDF diary template to help you create a daily writing habit.

How to Write a Diary Entry: 5 Steps with Examples www.imagineforest.com/blog/how-to-... #WritingCommunity #Writing #WritingTips

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Kathy Steinemann

@kathyswriter.bsky.social

11 hours ago

More Than 300 Ways to Say Use: A Word List for Writers How Often Do You Use the Verb Use? Use, make use of, put to use. Use a key, use a credit card, use a language. This three-letter word haunts public signs. It hangs out in instruction manuals, and w…

❓ How often do you use the verb "use"?

Read this post for more than 300 ways to mitigate "use" abuse.

kathysteinemann.com/Musings/use/

#Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #KathySWriter

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Erica Verrillo

@ericaverrillo.bsky.social

11 hours ago

4 Agents Seeking Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Kidlit, YA and more Updated 3/6/26 Here are four literary agents actively seeking clients. All of these agents work for established agencies with good track rec...

4 Agents Seeking Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Kidlit, YA and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/04/6-ne...

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Erica Verrillo

@ericaverrillo.bsky.social

11 hours ago

8 New Agents and a New Literary Agency Actively Seeking Cookbooks, Memoir, Women's Fiction, LGBT, Horror, Romance and more Here are eight new literary agents and a new agency actively seeking clients. New agents and agencies are a boon to writers. They are active...

8 New Agents and a New Literary Agency Actively Seeking Cookbooks, Memoir, Women's Fiction, LGBT, Horror, Romance and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/8-ne...

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Erica Verrillo

@ericaverrillo.bsky.social

11 hours ago

18 Publishers Accepting Novels, Poetry and Nonfiction Manuscripts - No agent required Updated 3/2/26 These eighteen publishers have opened their doors to submissions - no agent required. They are looking for romance, thrillers...

18 Publishers Accepting Novels, Poetry and Nonfiction Manuscripts - No agent required. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/04/20-p...

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Kathy Bryson

@kathybrys.bsky.social

11 hours ago

These 100-Year-Old WWI Love Letters Show What Real Romance Used To Look Like A collection of 100-year-old love letters written during World War 1 offers a rare glimpse into a slower, more deliberate kind of romance that doesn't exist anymore

For all the romantics and romance writers out there - oh, and the historians too!

These 100-Year-Old WWI Love #Letters Show What Real #Romance Used To Look Like www.yourtango.com/love/world-w...

#history #language #writing #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity