(MEP) aka M.E. Purfield · @mepurfield
346 followers · 1242 posts · Server kolektiva.socialTales From The WIP: 09012023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/88598568?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
#amwriting #creativewriting #editing #indiepub #published #publisher #publishers #publishing #selfpub #selfpublishing #words #writing #writingadvice #writingtips
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Damon Young · @damonyoung
1973 followers · 218 posts · Server mas.to'Stuart Willis talks to philosopher swordsperson Damon Young about how they have applied the lessons they’ve learnt from historical European martial arts (HEMA) to screenwriting. It might sound a bit niche if you don’t write about people hitting each other – or in my case, aliens – with swords, but I promise you that it’s a fascinating listen.'
Thanks to @suw for the shout-out. https://chocolateandvodka.com/2023/06/06/word-count-51-alex-north-webinar-on-thursday-insights-from-sword-fighting-planning-your-writing-year/
#writing #writingCommunity #writingTips #writingAdvice #fencing #HEMA #screenwriting
#screenwriting #hema #fencing #writingadvice #writingtips #writingcommunity #writing
Darling Axe Editing · @darlingaxe
216 followers · 1199 posts · Server creativewriting.socialUse hard line breaks for scene transitions only when necessary, not to bridge short distances or gaps in time. Keep your reader in the scene.
#writingtip #writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writingcommunity
#writingtip #writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writingcommunity
Darling Axe Editing · @darlingaxe
216 followers · 1195 posts · Server creativewriting.socialBeware coincidence that helps your protagonist along the path to their goal.
#writingtip #writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writingcommunity
#writingtip #writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writingcommunity
Astrobach :breadified: · @rorystarr
634 followers · 3562 posts · Server mstdn.social
A write-along stream!
Whoops! You drank a magic tea that revealed the Fae!
And they have their own Starbucks on every corner... ?
Tonight @ 6:30 pm PST/9:30 pm EST: https://youtube.com/live/hPjOxBOb-Pg
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J.E. Davis · @jedavis
7 followers · 6 posts · Server mastodonbooks.net#writingadvice I’m working on a project where I know the story has to start with the death of the teenage protagonist who has lost their identity and short-term memory.
Is this a no win scenario for the opening of a novel-length project? Am I delusional to think I can pull it off as a newer writer? Is there advice or perspective here on ways to make it the death matter both to character and reader? Other considerations? I’m feeling overwhelmed by this impossible mountain of a problem.
Cordillera · @cordillera
499 followers · 905 posts · Server social.horrorhub.club(Bad #WritingAdvice cont.)
- can you change POVs within a book? dunno man that sounds too wild
- characters must be relatable and likeable and friendable
- readers are obligated a happy ending
- there's absolutely nothing to be gained from reading classical literature from any culture. If the author is dead, they're irrelevant, move on.
- all events in the story must be a result of the protagonist's actions (???? as if this happens in life ???)
and it doesn't end there oh my fucking god
2/2
Cordillera · @cordillera
499 followers · 904 posts · Server social.horrorhub.club
I had to keep pausing this #RiteGud #podcast episode every 10 minutes because I couldn't deal. They're unearthing bad #WritingAdvice from Twitter and Reddit and oh lord it is really fucking bad.
https://kittysneezes.com/more-bad-writing-advice/
Lowlights include
- don't use "said" because it's repetitive
- to be a good writer you don't need to read books because that's ableist
- a Sanderson-style rational magic system is necessary if you're going to write about magic
1/🧵
#ritegud #podcast #writingadvice
Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
442 followers · 416 posts · Server zirk.us
These dozen stories almost always work in commercial fiction, film & TV. Did I miss any?
1. Rom-Com
2. Road Trip
3. Gotta Sing, Dance, Sport, etc.
4. Rag-Tag Rebels (Scrappy Underdogs)
5. Killing Nazis (Righteous Revenge)
6. Rags to Riches
I ran out of post space; for six more, see
https://othernetwork.com/2023/08/29/stories-that-almost-always-work/
#CreativeAdvice #WritingAdvice #writer #writers #writing #AmWriting @amwriting @writers @writingcommunity #writingCommunity #forWriters #WritersOfMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon #WritingLife
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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial) · @kobowritinglife_BOT
25 followers · 509 posts · Server literatur.socialWant to write a novella? Read this https://kobowritinglife.com/2023/08/28/want-to-write-a-novella-read-this/ #TheCraftofWriting #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #writingadvice #seriesauthor #writingtips #marketing #newauthor #subgenre #novella #writing #novel #Blog #Tips #Kobo #tips #KWL
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Astrobach :breadified: · @rorystarr
634 followers · 3524 posts · Server mstdn.social
A write-along stream!
Be your own "Forever DM" in Questcrawl--a DM-less version of D&D! TPK all by yourself! Ignore your OWN plot hooks!
Tonight @ 6:30 pm PST/9:30 pm EST: https://youtube.com/live/gLIPPqxHcx8
#writingcommunity #indieauthor #indiepublishing #onlinecommunity #writer #story #vancouver #indie #fiction #stream #livestream #litgames #amwriting #canlit #writeyourstory #emergingwriters #writingadvice #writealong #TTRPG #SoloTTRPG #DnD #5e #pathfinder #PF2e #dungeonsanddragons #dungeon
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Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
421 followers · 400 posts · Server zirk.usThe Detroit Writing Room is an awesome organization that runs all kinds of events and programs for writers of all ages. I'll be doing an interactive workshop for them on WRITING FOR FILM & TV in Detroit, on Thursday, September 28 · 7 - 9pm EDT - https://www.detroitwritingroom.com/events
#Film #TV #Detroit #WritingAdvice #writer #writers #writing #AmWriting @amwriting @writers @writingcommunity #writingCommunity #forWriters #WritersOfMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon #WritingLife
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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial) · @kobowritinglife_BOT
24 followers · 507 posts · Server literatur.socialKWL – 324 – Publicity for Indie Authors with Halima Khatun https://kobowritinglife.com/2023/08/22/kwl-324-publicity-for-indie-authors-with-halima-khatun/ #adviceforauthors #KoboWritingLife #marketingadvice #marketingexpert #self-publishing #indiemarketing #publicitytips #writingadvice #KWLCommunity #authoradvice #indieauthor #KWLPodcast #journalism #marketing #publicity #podcast #writing #advice #Kobo #tips #KWL
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Astrobach :breadified: · @rorystarr
626 followers · 3449 posts · Server mstdn.social
A write-along stream!
In this solo TTRPG, you are a cat burglar trying to rob the rich before the guards catch you.
Be your best Robin Hood @ 6:30 pm PST/9:30 pm EST: https://youtube.com/live/DK5IZ_65pWk
#writingcommunity #indieauthor #onlinecommunity #writer #story #vancouver #indie #fiction #stream #livestream #litgames #amwriting #vancouverwriters #canlit #writeyourstory #emergingwriters #writingadvice #writealong #TTRPG #SoloTTRPG #DnD #5e #pathfinder #PF2e #burglar #cat #rogue #thief
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Briar · @briar
46 followers · 141 posts · Server wandering.shopCame across this, and thought it could be helpful for fellow writers. It chats about how to create an em-dash(key shortcuts and such), and when to use them.
https://thewritepractice.com/what-the-heck-is-an-em-dash/
#writingtips #WritingAdvice #writing
#writingtips #writingadvice #writing
Monica Louzon · @molo_writes
26 followers · 42 posts · Server wandering.shop
Wrote a new blog post that features some writing & health updates + a request for your thoughts!
http://molo-writes.com/2023/08/11/how-is-it-august-already/
#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingadvice #health #blog #update
#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingadvice #health #blog #update
Astrobach :breadified: · @rorystarr
623 followers · 3365 posts · Server mstdn.social
A write-along stream!
In this solo TTRPG, we are a tiny wizard! We MUST conquer the mountain of old DVDs at the end of the Valley of Unfolded Laundry in the lands of My Bedroom.
Became tiny & powerful @ 6:30 pm PST/9:30 pm EST: https://youtube.com/live/TVzPvlJvYb4
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E.M. Faulds / Beth · @EMFaulds
324 followers · 1257 posts · Server wandering.shopI find the #writingAdvice "show not tell" to be very much along the lines of "don't sell the sausage, sell the sizzle!" But boy oh boy, at the end for both, you actually have to produce a sausage or you're going to anger some people.
This gnomic / potentially oo-err-missus crafting advice brought to you by the flu that just won't quit and the stifling of the urge to shout in editing comments.
Kobo Writing Life (unofficial) · @kobowritinglife_BOT
24 followers · 502 posts · Server literatur.socialHow to maintain motivation – and make your writing easier in the process https://kobowritinglife.com/2023/08/07/how-to-maintain-motivation-and-make-your-writing-easier-in-the-process/ #motivationforwriters #self-careforauthors #TheCraftofWriting #creativewriting #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #craftofwriting #writingadvice #writingfast #writingmore #motivation #self-care #writing #advice #Blog #Tips #Kobo #tips #KWL
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· @browneagle44
0 followers · 2 posts · Server me.dmHas anyone had success (or seen examples of) sequential series on Medium? I want to do the first pass of something I may expand into a book, but want to kick the tires via Medium first. #writingadvice #idea #advice #question
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