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Writer friends, I have a sudden opening in my schedule this summer! If you're looking for excellent editing at an excellent price, here's where to find me. alexkourvo.com/editing/

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‘Remember you love writing. It wouldn’t be worth it if you didn’t. If the love fades, do what you need to and get it back.’ — A.L. Kennedy writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

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Writer friends, have you backed up your computer today? I just had to go fishing on some flash drives for things that I accidentally deleted from my laptop. Thank goodness for backups!

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I'm blown away by all the great reviews coming in for WHEN THE SKY BREAKS. Ten so far on Goodreads for an average of 4.5/5. "Notably surehanded for a debut novel... highly recommended." www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky

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This, 100%. And they are never your friend. Hopefully the publisher is a well run entity with which you have a solid working relationship. Very possibly, excellent people there will do a great job for you! But the corporation is not your friend bcause the corporation is a psychopath.

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I took a hike in my favorite woods and someone was playing bagpipes. It was magical. I felt like Merida ready to take on a bear.

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I love you, my LGBTQ+ friends and siblings. Today and every day of the year.

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No lie, I sincerely love shitty grocery store bakery cake. There's something about it that hits exactly right.

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To the writer wondering if their story is “too weird”: Weird is marketable. Weird is memorable. Just make sure weird also has structure. Otherwise, it’s chaos in a trench coat. #AmWriting #QueryTips

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Another in my series of libraries Working Class Movement Library, Salford #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

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The true danger of basing your protagonist on yourself. (It's not what you think.) alexkourvo.com/2023/04/27/a...

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I write how-to books for writers. I use lots and lots of examples, pointing out authors who do things right, from Silvia Moreno-Garcia to Deanna Raybourn to James Scott Bell. Guess who NEVER, EVER gets a mention in any of my craft books for writers? www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...

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Wild Phlox on a beautiful summer day. #Bloomscrolling #PureMichigan

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Getting only one episode of the Murderbot show per week is killing me. I want to binge the Murderbot show the way Murderbot binges The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon

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This.

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“No one was interested. They were like, ‘This is just RoboCop’ and we were like, ‘No, it's not at all. It's the anti-RoboCop,'” Goyer recalled. “It's about neurodivergence. It's about humanity.”” www.forbes.com/sites/timlam...

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I saw someone say AI is useful because it generates ideas. My dude, I'm full of ideas. I have docs and docs marked under 'ideas.' I have outlines and fragments of stuff I might work on. Trunked stories galore. Even if I continue to write a novel a year for the next 40 years I won't run out of ideas.

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Go fash, lose cash.

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Surely everyone knows by now that "AI" makes stuff up. Why are we still doing this?

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really enjoying wordlereplay dot com so I can play Wordle without supporting The New York Times. (It has the exact same puzzles.)

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From the article: "A developmental editor will not only point out when there is a deeper issue, but they will also provide a clear path to help solve the problem...They're trained to help you shape your book into something readers can’t put down." writersinthestormblog.com/2025/05/are-...

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Writing advice that cannot be bettered.

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🧵 Almost all the authors I know have been struggling in the last months.

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Murderbot! Murderbot! Murderbot! 😍 That's it. That's the skeet.

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www.kickstarter.com/projects/obs...

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Starting my day scrolling through the posts in #amquerying... and celebrating ALL the successes that you are having! Even a rejection is a success, because it means that we've completed an amazing project and are brave enough to put it out there to the world! Keep on! 😀💕 #writingcommunity

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We stand together or we all fall. - NO AI audiobooks - NO AI covers - NO AI book trailers - NO AI character drawings - NO AI marketing copy - NO AI “research” - NO AI editors - NO AI translation - NO AI at all

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I backed this kickstarter and you should too! Book one was the fantasy novel I never knew I needed. Book two? Even better. But be quick, because the kickstarter is closing in a few days. tinyurl.com/Amnandi

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“I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone.” Happy birthday, the incomparable Katharine Hepburn …

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Sure, AI may be an environmental disaster and produce mid outcomes in cases where it doesn't straight up lie, but at least it's extremely unprofitable.

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You know what else reports a net loss every quarter? Every single police department in the country.

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In the news: In which we learn that our leaders find it easier to believe "AI is the future" than to believe that actual, living human beings who make art for a living have rights and deserve respect. Our consent doesn't matter to them. Only appeasing the tech bros matters.

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If kidnapped, what would you post that would alarm your followers without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help? “We don’t need the Oxford comma anymore.”

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I liked this article. How do developmental editors do what they do? Contrary to popular belief, we don't have superpowers, although we do have a particular set of skills. writersinthestormblog.com/2025/04/a-pe...

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