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Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
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Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
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Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
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Happy holidays from the Darling Axe 🎄🪓
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Happy holidays from the Darling Axe 🎄🪓
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People who write are the target of scams - in particular, people promising marketing miracles for your book. There's nothing new about this stuff but it's getting worse. Useful post by Darling Axe #writesky #BookSky #writing
Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Merciless scammers will stop at nothing to exploit your money and your hard work! Always ask around about anyone who comes to you with offers that sound too good to be true. They usually are not true.
Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Merciless scammers will stop at nothing to exploit your money and your hard work! Always ask around about anyone who comes to you with offers that sound too good to be true. They usually are not true.
Which quote do you like the most?
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Which quote do you like the most?
Which quote do you agree with the most?
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Which quote do you agree with the most?
Is this too harsh or do you agree with Stephen King?
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Is this too harsh or do you agree with Stephen King?
What is your favorite multi POV novel? #writingcommunity
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December 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Which quote do you like the most?
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Which quote do you like the most?
Do you agree with Agatha Christie?
December 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Do you agree with Agatha Christie?
Sometimes it feels like the hardest job in the world.
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sometimes it feels like the hardest job in the world.
Which quote do you like the most?
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Which quote do you like the most?
Do you agree with Margaret Atwood on this one?
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Do you agree with Margaret Atwood on this one?
Every step of the way is important!
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Every step of the way is important!
Which habit helps you keep writing?
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Which habit helps you keep writing?
Part two of the structural similarities between Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Part two of the structural similarities between Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...
#writingcommunity
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Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
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#writingcommunity #booksky
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland have a surprising amount in common, at least in terms of narrative structure.
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#writingcommunity
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland have a surprising amount in common, at least in terms of narrative structure.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
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Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
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#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
Also known as the "puke draft," though I think "exploratory draft" is more to the point 😄
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Also known as the "puke draft," though I think "exploratory draft" is more to the point 😄
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The problems that afflict the first draft of a screenplay also plague the first draft of a novel.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.
Edit Your Book As If It’s a Screenplay | Jane Friedman
A writer’s script-editing experience helped fix her novel’s problems with pacing, flat characters, and scenes that didn’t propel the story.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The problems that afflict the first draft of a screenplay also plague the first draft of a novel.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.