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Wrestling with a tricky second novel. (The first one is safely tied up in a drawer.) 💙📚👀 Time spent reading:writing = 50:1 #writingcommunity #amquerying
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Any #petpeeves related to the books you’ve recently read? Mine is use of epigraphs - especially multiple quotes - at the start of books and chapters. I’m heartily sick of it. #writingcommunity 💙📚

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

A beta reader has made this comment about my synopsis: "It's very matter of fact, without the snarky, humorous tone of your novel. Is this the done thing with a synopsis – to focus on clarity over voice?" Help! Should I insert more voice into my synopsis? #writingcommunity #amquerying #writer

submitted 53 days ago • 2 comments

I must’ve done a previous pass on my ms, changing the sequential “and”s to “and then”. Just changed them all back. What do you think? Eg: I knocked and (then) entered. #writer #amquerying #writingcommunity

submitted 54 days ago • 2 comments

mary shelley’s frankenstein is a timeless classic that dares to ask the question which one of these mfers is supposed to be the monster.

submitted 54 days ago • 158 comments

We got an ensuite but Santa got there first. #DuvetKnowItsChristmas

submitted 65 days ago • 2 comments

Love it when bookshops or libraries arrange their books appropriately...

submitted 66 days ago • 554 comments

Any #Lost fans out there? New podcast!

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

For anyone who feels like their #amquerying is fruitless, I give you my dog burying a stolen sock. #writingcommunity 💙📚

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

SEVERANCE meets THE NOTEBOOK with THURSDAY MURDER CLUB humour The hospital elevator transports a nurse back 15 years to her dead ex’s apartment, where her baby sleeps and her ex tries to change history. An elderly patient offers wise advice, but has secrets of her own. #holipit #A #T #WF #Q

submitted 74 days ago • 3 comments

SEVERANCE meets THE NOTEBOOK with THURSDAY MURDER CLUB style characters The hospital elevator transports a nurse back 15 years to her dead ex’s apartment, where her baby sleeps and her ex tries to change history. An elderly patient helps, but has secrets of her own. #wippit #con #S #T #WF #spec

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

Does anyone have useful tips or resources for creating a Moodboard for #pitch events? A free app, article, template, etc… #writer #amquerying #writingcommunity

submitted 78 days ago • 5 comments

More details on the #Bookclub Christmas crackers. Here are the ingredients…. #AltText #writingcommunity 💙📚👀

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Feeling motivated by this today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFPL...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

I just loved this #flashfiction from @sudhab.bsky.social - won 3rd place in Flash 500. flash500.com/flash-fictio...

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment