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Energize your writing process! Home of the #DailyVerb for genre authors...transitive actions/tactics to help you #activate characters & #verbalize stories.
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“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” Victor Hugo
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a person is holding a lighter in their hand and sparks are coming out of it
ALT: a person is holding a lighter in their hand and sparks are coming out of it
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December 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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"Crafting the Hook: Why Your Novel’s First Line is Crucial" by Shavonne Clarke via Written Word Media @WrittenWordM #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.writtenwordmedia.com/crafting-the...
Crafting the Hook: Why Your Novel’s First Line is Crucial - Written Word Media
Some call it a hook, others call it an opener—I call it the most important sentence in your story.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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TEMPT (←): captivate, entrap, intrigue, train, stimulate (≠ command, demotivate, terrorize) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
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December 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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"Goodreads for Authors: How to Utilize The World’s Largest Reader Community" by Steve Sarner via LitReactor #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips #bookpromo #bookmarketing litreactor.com/columns/good...
Goodreads for Authors: How to Utilize The World’s Largest Reader Community
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December 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Generate a heartwarming advert for your bookshop:
Title: Heartwarming christmas television advert plot generator for bookshops. (choose one from each column to come up with a sentence) Choices in column 1: A lonely A grumpy A workaholic An elderly A poor Column 2: Book Shop Owner Learns The True Meaning Of Column 3: Literature Christmas Community Wealth Friendship Column 4: With help from a Column 5: Wise Celebrity Magical Kindly Clumsy Column 6: Child Mouse Parsnip Snowman Ghost Additional text below: Just add: twinkly music, wooly jumpers, computer-generated snow, poetry, bells.
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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"Jane Austen Writing Lessons #50: Use Dialogue Tags for Rhythm and Cadence" by Katherine Cowley #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.katherinecowley.com/blog/50-use-...
#50: Use Dialogue Tags for Rhythm and Cadence - Katherine Cowley
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December 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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SPARK (→): accelerate, ignite, move, recharge, trigger (≠ arrest, inhibit, stop) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
December 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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"Protagonist vs Antagonist: Dissecting a Story's Key Characters" by Martin Cavannagh via @Litreactor #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips litreactor.com/columns/prot...
Protagonist vs Antagonist: Dissecting a Story's Key Characters
If I were to ask you to tell me about the story you’re writing, you might start by describing the world it’s set in. How the culture is unique, or how the technology is different from ours, or how it’s a world where the gods are real. And before long, you’ll see my eyes glaze over, betraying the fact that I regret ever asking.
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December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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"The Story Bible: What It Is and Why You Need One" by Rochelle Melander via JaneFriedman #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips janefriedman.com/the-story-bi...
The Story Bible: What It Is and Why You Need One | Jane Friedman
The following is an excerpt from Write-a-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (And Live to Tell About It) by Rochelle Melander, now available from Writer's
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December 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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"10 Writing Hacks to Actually Finish Your Book" by Joe Bunting via WritePractice #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips thewritepractice.comproductivity-hacks
December 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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MOUNT (→): cant, escalate, raise, slope, tip (≠ dismount, plunge, slide) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
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December 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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"How To Use Uncommon Words Without Confusing Readers” by Derek Haines via JustPublishing #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips justpublishingadvice.com/how-to-use-u...
How To Use Uncommon Words Without Confusing Readers
Learn how to use uncommon words effectively in your writing without confusing readers. Get practical tips, examples, and advice.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Also a big thank you to the people who are essential volunteers working tonight and over Christmas - including helpline volunteers, community first responders, and all those of you who are carers for a loved one. You are amazing.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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"Six Powerful Secrets to Polishing Your Manuscript" by Zoje Stage via CareerAuthors #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips careerauthors.com/six-powerful...
Six Powerful Secrets to Polishing Your Manuscript • Career Authors
When you are alone with your manuscript, trying to assess how to make it better--what steps can you take? Internationally best-selling and award-winning horror writer Zoje Stage shares some of her sec...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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STASH (←): bank, conserve, husband, retain, store (≠ diffuse, expend, scatter) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
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December 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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“Do you write chronologically or bounce around?” by Nathan Bransford #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips nathanbransford.com/blog/2024/11...
Do you write chronologically or bounce around?
With social media fragmenting, I’m bringing back my old “You Tell Me” Wednesday discussions to try to get good old fashioned blog conversations going. If you’re reading in a feed reader or via email, ...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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BUFFER (+): armor, deaden, lessen, protect, temper (≠ batter, intensify, target) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
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December 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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"Limiting Adjectives: What They Are and How to Use Them” by @Derek_Haines via @justpublishing #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips
Limiting Adjectives: What They Are and How to Use Them
We use limiting adjectives a lot in writing to modify nouns by including specific or precise information about them.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Read: 5 Methods To Outline A Novel – Which Way North?
5 Methods To Outline A Novel - Which Way North?
In this post, we look at 5 methods to outline a novel. We include classic ways and introduce some innovative approaches to outlining.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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"Not-to-be-missed resources for author websites" by Debbie Emmitt #bookpromo #bookmarketing #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.debbie-emmitt.com/not-to-be-mi...
Not-to-be-missed resources for author websites
So many resources out there claim to help you with your author website. How do you know which ones to pick? Discover my top recommendations!
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December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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TROUBLESHOOT (+): break, diagnose, overhaul, retrofit, set (≠ damage, misdiagnose, spoil) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
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December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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WHISPERS FROM THE MUSE — Inspiration for Word Weavers & Dream Chasers #sherrybriscoe #amwriting #authorlife #books #creativewriting #indieauthors #writer #stories #writingadvice #writinglife #writingtips #bookaholic #bookworms #ilovebooks #ilovereading #goodreads #creativity #bookstagram
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM