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@thestorywilds.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Writing is resistance, and it is so heavily tied to our emotions.
@charliejane.bsky.social NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE was a lifeline in the past, so come talk about your creative work with us.
Entirely FREE, every Saturday starting 2/1/25. Click the linktree in our bio.
#writing
@charliejane.bsky.social NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE was a lifeline in the past, so come talk about your creative work with us.
Entirely FREE, every Saturday starting 2/1/25. Click the linktree in our bio.
#writing
We couldn’t agree more.
Check our pinned post for details on a book club we’re hosting for NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE
Check our pinned post for details on a book club we’re hosting for NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE
I feel more than ever that making up stories can help save us and keep us whole.
Back in 2020-2021, I wrote a book about how to survive scary hard times by writing your own stories and getting lost in the imaginary worlds you create.
So this feels like good timing: Never Say You Can't Survive is just $2.99 in ebook formats for just one day.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
So this feels like good timing: Never Say You Can't Survive is just $2.99 in ebook formats for just one day.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
January 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We couldn’t agree more.
Check our pinned post for details on a book club we’re hosting for NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE
Check our pinned post for details on a book club we’re hosting for NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE
Writing is resistance, and it is so heavily tied to our emotions.
@charliejane.bsky.social NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE was a lifeline in the past, so come talk about your creative work with us.
Entirely FREE, every Saturday starting 2/1/25. Click the linktree in our bio.
#writing
@charliejane.bsky.social NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE was a lifeline in the past, so come talk about your creative work with us.
Entirely FREE, every Saturday starting 2/1/25. Click the linktree in our bio.
#writing
January 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Writing is resistance, and it is so heavily tied to our emotions.
@charliejane.bsky.social NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE was a lifeline in the past, so come talk about your creative work with us.
Entirely FREE, every Saturday starting 2/1/25. Click the linktree in our bio.
#writing
@charliejane.bsky.social NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE was a lifeline in the past, so come talk about your creative work with us.
Entirely FREE, every Saturday starting 2/1/25. Click the linktree in our bio.
#writing
Months ago, I ordered @tkingfisher.com ‘s What Feasts at Night from the local shop.
Before it came in, I found a copy on my shelf, so canceled the order (I bought something else, don’t worry)
I’m finally reading What Moves the Dead, and guess what I have spent half an hour looking for?
-T
#books
Before it came in, I found a copy on my shelf, so canceled the order (I bought something else, don’t worry)
I’m finally reading What Moves the Dead, and guess what I have spent half an hour looking for?
-T
#books
November 28, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Months ago, I ordered @tkingfisher.com ‘s What Feasts at Night from the local shop.
Before it came in, I found a copy on my shelf, so canceled the order (I bought something else, don’t worry)
I’m finally reading What Moves the Dead, and guess what I have spent half an hour looking for?
-T
#books
Before it came in, I found a copy on my shelf, so canceled the order (I bought something else, don’t worry)
I’m finally reading What Moves the Dead, and guess what I have spent half an hour looking for?
-T
#books
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With every passing day I better understand the mothers in Victorian novels who stay in their bedrooms with the curtains closed and complain vaguely about their “nerves.”
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
With every passing day I better understand the mothers in Victorian novels who stay in their bedrooms with the curtains closed and complain vaguely about their “nerves.”
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I want a horror movie called LEAN IN, about an up-and-coming young white executive lady who talks about leaning in all the time.
And then it turns out she is leaning in to shove people into a meat grinder, which she turns into a nourishing smoothie that she drinks in front of her subordinates.
And then it turns out she is leaning in to shove people into a meat grinder, which she turns into a nourishing smoothie that she drinks in front of her subordinates.
November 26, 2024 at 11:32 PM
I want a horror movie called LEAN IN, about an up-and-coming young white executive lady who talks about leaning in all the time.
And then it turns out she is leaning in to shove people into a meat grinder, which she turns into a nourishing smoothie that she drinks in front of her subordinates.
And then it turns out she is leaning in to shove people into a meat grinder, which she turns into a nourishing smoothie that she drinks in front of her subordinates.
I’ve been struggling to write lately. My stories felt disconnected from my soul, even though I could recognize that they are a piece of me. It’s just a past me I can’t invest in the way those stories require right now.
Yesterday, I finally got some words down.
Yesterday, I finally got some words down.
November 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I’ve been struggling to write lately. My stories felt disconnected from my soul, even though I could recognize that they are a piece of me. It’s just a past me I can’t invest in the way those stories require right now.
Yesterday, I finally got some words down.
Yesterday, I finally got some words down.
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I must not dunk.
Dunks are the time-killer
Dunks are the little stress that bring on social alienation
I will ignore bad takes
I will allow them to pass, or block them
And when they are off my feed I will read things that matter
And where the takes have gone there will be nothing
Only I will remain
Dunks are the time-killer
Dunks are the little stress that bring on social alienation
I will ignore bad takes
I will allow them to pass, or block them
And when they are off my feed I will read things that matter
And where the takes have gone there will be nothing
Only I will remain
Yep, I'm here to protect my peace. I will not fight random people on the internet.
I know temptation and old habits call us, but remember friends: when an anon rando with no platform has a weird bad take
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
November 27, 2024 at 1:52 PM
I must not dunk.
Dunks are the time-killer
Dunks are the little stress that bring on social alienation
I will ignore bad takes
I will allow them to pass, or block them
And when they are off my feed I will read things that matter
And where the takes have gone there will be nothing
Only I will remain
Dunks are the time-killer
Dunks are the little stress that bring on social alienation
I will ignore bad takes
I will allow them to pass, or block them
And when they are off my feed I will read things that matter
And where the takes have gone there will be nothing
Only I will remain
What's a book from a genre you don’t typically read?
Taryn - Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart, with its slow build and twists around a circus and the Austrian countryside.
Aurora - Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong for the word choice and imagery, painting a very different experience of the world
Taryn - Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart, with its slow build and twists around a circus and the Austrian countryside.
Aurora - Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong for the word choice and imagery, painting a very different experience of the world
February 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM
What's a book from a genre you don’t typically read?
Taryn - Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart, with its slow build and twists around a circus and the Austrian countryside.
Aurora - Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong for the word choice and imagery, painting a very different experience of the world
Taryn - Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart, with its slow build and twists around a circus and the Austrian countryside.
Aurora - Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong for the word choice and imagery, painting a very different experience of the world
Writers are encouraged to open their novel with action to pull the reader in, but as Jeff Vandermeer points out in Wonderbook, that may not leave much room for escalation.
How do you find the start to your stories? Let us know! - T
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
How do you find the start to your stories? Let us know! - T
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
February 15, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Writers are encouraged to open their novel with action to pull the reader in, but as Jeff Vandermeer points out in Wonderbook, that may not leave much room for escalation.
How do you find the start to your stories? Let us know! - T
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
How do you find the start to your stories? Let us know! - T
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips
Today’s prompt is focused on helping you get through the middle of a manuscript. Giving your character some motivation to strive for, even short term, can be helpful to keep the reader engaged.-A
February 13, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Today’s prompt is focused on helping you get through the middle of a manuscript. Giving your character some motivation to strive for, even short term, can be helpful to keep the reader engaged.-A
Did you know that with our coaching plans, you get monthly theme emails? We chose the themes around craft and writing life topics, and each email includes a summary of the theme, resources like articles and podcasts, and a writing exercise. -T
#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingcoaching
#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingcoaching
February 12, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Did you know that with our coaching plans, you get monthly theme emails? We chose the themes around craft and writing life topics, and each email includes a summary of the theme, resources like articles and podcasts, and a writing exercise. -T
#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingcoaching
#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingcoaching
Today's tip is from The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, an amazing podcast and newsletter. In an interview with Jeanne Mackin, she said "Write what you want to know, what you are capable of learning about. Writing is about exploring and enlarging our experiences."
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
February 8, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Today's tip is from The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, an amazing podcast and newsletter. In an interview with Jeanne Mackin, she said "Write what you want to know, what you are capable of learning about. Writing is about exploring and enlarging our experiences."
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
For Midweek Method, check out our blog post on @yvonneventresca.com 's site. Head over there to learn why you should ditch self-implemented due dates, the importance of breaking down tasks, and using effort points instead of a checklist. -T
yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
#writing #writingtips
yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
#writing #writingtips
February 7, 2024 at 1:25 PM
For Midweek Method, check out our blog post on @yvonneventresca.com 's site. Head over there to learn why you should ditch self-implemented due dates, the importance of breaking down tasks, and using effort points instead of a checklist. -T
yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
#writing #writingtips
yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
#writing #writingtips
This week’s #writingprompt is focused on ways your character can change throughout a story. For some people their dream might shift & for others it might be what grounds their whole identity. Knowing what your character’s dreams are & the extent they might go to achieve them can help guide plotting.
February 6, 2024 at 4:35 PM
This week’s #writingprompt is focused on ways your character can change throughout a story. For some people their dream might shift & for others it might be what grounds their whole identity. Knowing what your character’s dreams are & the extent they might go to achieve them can help guide plotting.
Let's dive into Process-Focused coaching! This is for writers who have people to read their work but need help with logistics like balancing writing with your other responsibilities, progressing toward publication, and project management. #writingcoaching #writing #writingtips
February 5, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Let's dive into Process-Focused coaching! This is for writers who have people to read their work but need help with logistics like balancing writing with your other responsibilities, progressing toward publication, and project management. #writingcoaching #writing #writingtips
Creating tangible characters can be such a struggle - how do you tell readers who they are without just saying it? How can I be intentional without making it obvious it’s intentional? -T
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife #writingtips #writingadvice #gonegirl #writingfiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife #writingtips #writingadvice #gonegirl #writingfiction
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February 1, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Creating tangible characters can be such a struggle - how do you tell readers who they are without just saying it? How can I be intentional without making it obvious it’s intentional? -T
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife #writingtips #writingadvice #gonegirl #writingfiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife #writingtips #writingadvice #gonegirl #writingfiction
I used to think of myself as a pure pantser. Turns out, I am a pantser AND a plotter. Now, I shift to what my projects needs.
Do you identify one way or another? Do you ever change strategy based on the project? -T
#writing #writinglife #writingtips #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #plotting
Do you identify one way or another? Do you ever change strategy based on the project? -T
#writing #writinglife #writingtips #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #plotting
January 31, 2024 at 3:01 PM
I used to think of myself as a pure pantser. Turns out, I am a pantser AND a plotter. Now, I shift to what my projects needs.
Do you identify one way or another? Do you ever change strategy based on the project? -T
#writing #writinglife #writingtips #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #plotting
Do you identify one way or another? Do you ever change strategy based on the project? -T
#writing #writinglife #writingtips #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #plotting
Another prompt to dig into your characters’ psyche. How someone thinks about jealousy can reveal character backstory or how they might react in certain situations. I always find writing easiest when I have a strong understanding of who the characters are.–A
#prompt #writingprompt
#prompt #writingprompt
January 30, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Another prompt to dig into your characters’ psyche. How someone thinks about jealousy can reveal character backstory or how they might react in certain situations. I always find writing easiest when I have a strong understanding of who the characters are.–A
#prompt #writingprompt
#prompt #writingprompt
For this week’s Explore the StoryWilds, let’s dive into our one of our two plans, Holistic coaching! We developed this plan with writers in mind who need support with everything from craft, line feedback, plot structure, and accountability. When we say holistic, we really mean it! #writing
January 29, 2024 at 6:47 PM
For this week’s Explore the StoryWilds, let’s dive into our one of our two plans, Holistic coaching! We developed this plan with writers in mind who need support with everything from craft, line feedback, plot structure, and accountability. When we say holistic, we really mean it! #writing
Charlie Jane Anders does a fantastic job summarizing how the speculative and surreal can make sense of our world. How have you utilized genre fiction to comfort, alarm, reason with, and analyze the world? Or is it something you've yet to try?
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife
January 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Charlie Jane Anders does a fantastic job summarizing how the speculative and surreal can make sense of our world. How have you utilized genre fiction to comfort, alarm, reason with, and analyze the world? Or is it something you've yet to try?
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writinglife
It’s Midweek Method ! How do you organize your writing projects? What works for you now vs what you used in the past?
The StoryWilds offers a flexible and intuitive way of managing your creative projects - reach out to us! -T
The StoryWilds offers a flexible and intuitive way of managing your creative projects - reach out to us! -T
January 24, 2024 at 2:46 PM
It’s Midweek Method ! How do you organize your writing projects? What works for you now vs what you used in the past?
The StoryWilds offers a flexible and intuitive way of managing your creative projects - reach out to us! -T
The StoryWilds offers a flexible and intuitive way of managing your creative projects - reach out to us! -T
Starting this #prompt series with one of my favorites – it’s something I both love to ask my characters and to brainstorm with other writers. –A
#writingprompt #amwriting #characterprompt #writinglife #writingmotivation #creativewriting #writingcommunity #writing #writingtips #coaching
#writingprompt #amwriting #characterprompt #writinglife #writingmotivation #creativewriting #writingcommunity #writing #writingtips #coaching
January 23, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Starting this #prompt series with one of my favorites – it’s something I both love to ask my characters and to brainstorm with other writers. –A
#writingprompt #amwriting #characterprompt #writinglife #writingmotivation #creativewriting #writingcommunity #writing #writingtips #coaching
#writingprompt #amwriting #characterprompt #writinglife #writingmotivation #creativewriting #writingcommunity #writing #writingtips #coaching
Welcome to the StoryWilds! We are dedicated to uplifting the stories we all hold, in a way that is accessible and inclusive. Through individualized support, we build the goals and accountability you need to write.
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writingaccountability #writinglife
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writingaccountability #writinglife
January 22, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Welcome to the StoryWilds! We are dedicated to uplifting the stories we all hold, in a way that is accessible and inclusive. Through individualized support, we build the goals and accountability you need to write.
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writingaccountability #writinglife
#writing #writingcommunity #writingcoaching #writingaccountability #writinglife