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@authorkasmith.bsky.social

7 months ago

It really is astounding how many people - whom you’d think would want their work shared and promoted - just don’t respond to media requests

You can take a horse to water… 🙄

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Krystal A. Smith

8 months ago

Sunday Sound Off! June 22, 2025 | Krystal A. Smith Get more from Krystal A. Smith on Patreon

Sunday Sound Off is here!
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8 months ago

If you are a business who can’t be bothered to have an ‘about’ page so I have to spend unnecessary time googling info about you you should be advertising yourself the chances of me writing about you are going to drop dramatically

Just saying

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9 months ago

Me: I just asked someone a really agonisingly tough interview question 😬

Lovely JB: I’m sure it wasn’t that tough

Me: *reads question*

Lovely JB: Ohhhhhh 😳

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10 months ago

Exercising my personal brand of firey rage in today’s article which I do not get to do often enough these days #writerchat

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10 months ago

Raiding my old draft to fill in a scene in the new. Showing what a lovable goofball my protagonist's best friend is. Too bad he's going to become a murder suspect.

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10 months ago

Confession: I sometimes wear earbuds with no sound turned on just because they muffle the chaos around me.

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10 months ago

I'm actually rewriting the whole damn book. And at the rate I'm going, it may be ready to query as early as 2035.

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@rosannamcglone.bsky.social

10 months ago

Today's goals:

1) Rewrite early scenes in deeper POV
2) Reveal more backstory without info-dumping
3) Try to get out of my own way so thematic connections occur organically.

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Rosanna McGlone

10 months ago

a woman in a white off the shoulder top is sitting on a couch with the words `` today is your day '' . ALT: a woman in a white off the shoulder top is sitting on a couch with the words `` today is your day '' .

Being invited to submit an invoice is the nicest start to a day. How did yours start? I know @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social was at the garage. Where were you? #writerchat

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10 months ago

I leaned against the kitchen counter, considering the half-full box on the table. Removing one of my gloves, I grabbed a pretzel from the open bag and shoved it in my mouth. “Giant Twists,” said the label. I’d packed some low-hanging fruit already: Mom’s vintage poinsettia dishes that she always insisted on using every Christmas. Yes, of course they’re beautiful, I’d agree with her, inwardly cringing. And of course they were beautiful, to the eye. But she never let me wear my gloves at Christmas dinner, and a single slip could turn my holiday miserable. I’d be glad to see these dishes go somewhere I could never touch them again. I preferred to eat off plates that came fresh from the factory. The shorter their history, the better. The carving knife and matching steak knives could go, for sure. I chuckled at the thought of using the showy set to carve a giant brick of tofu. I used my gloved hand to lower the knives into the box. The cupboards were still packed with every dish and kitchen gadget imaginable, most with indeterminate fates. The huge mixer with all the attachments would be great to keep, but it would take up too much storage space if I moved into a cramped Boston apartment again. I’d keep it for now. Sometime in the next couple months, maybe Jeremy would come over and we could bake like we were teenagers again. If I could tear him away from Gabe for that long. Working at their farm was a good choice. Not only would I be spending more time with Jeremy, but I’d be helping him launch his passion project and doing something worthwhile. Between that and the play, I had plenty to occupy my attention until I… did whatever came next. I wouldn’t think about that right now. Stuffing down another pretzel, I turned to the array of drinkware I’d laid out on the counter. My arm bumped the “Harvard Mom” mug into the sink, taking a big chip out of the rim. Before I could remember to put on a glove, I reflexively reached down to take it with my bare fingers.

I released it quickly, but the memory was too strong. My eyesight grayed out. The room spun slightly. The smell of mint wafted from the mug. “Going off to Harvard is just the beginning…” Tea. Mom’s mint tea. Her fingers, teasing the string, made the bag bob up and down. “Don’t waste your opportunity…” Now her eyes, scrutinizing me for flaws. “…impress the right people… your chance for a clean slate…” A small slurping sound. She was sipping hot tea from her new mug. “No one knows you,” she said with a smile. As the vision faded, I sank to the floor, still smelling mint. The headache began, drilling into my temples from both sides. The pretzels sat uneasily in my stomach. I was thirsty, but my body was too heavy to get up for water. I lost track of time in the exhaustion and pain. Eventually, my phone buzzed, and I pulled it out from my pocket to see a text from Jeremy. Sorry. Can’t pick you up for rehearsal. Gabe’s truck broke down and he needs me to pick him up in Sullivan. We’ll be a few minutes late. I inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly. Fighting the residual dizziness, I pushed myself up, pulled my second glove back on, and drank a large glass of water. Five more minutes, and then I’d be safe to drive.

Would you keep reading?

(New opening scene for my WIP, "What You Will")

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10 months ago

Entirely rewriting my opening scene. It's going to be much better, but my speed is molasses.

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10 months ago

Fiction writers and editors, what's a favorite book that goes deep on some technical aspect of the craft? Deeper than a generic "how to write" book would be able to go? Please share what has helped you take your work to the next level!

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10 months ago

#WritingCommunity, what's the best thing you've learned about how to introduce backstory?

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