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David Gibbs
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Award-winning author, writer, editor, ghostwriter, and collector of belly button lint and dad jokes.
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David Gibbs @authordavidgibbs.bsky.social · Feb 16
Does anybody else have a favorite book from their childhood they still read as an adult? I usually read The Outsiders at least once a year. #books, #readers, #writerslife #bloggers #writingcommunity #amreading #amwriting
Cover of The Outsiders
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Show Some Love for the Short Story www.davidjgibbs.com/post/show-so... #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors
Show Some Love for the Short Story
What Happened to the Short Story?
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June 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Stoke the Fires of an Author's Heart - Leave a Review www.davidjgibbs.com/post/stoke-t... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors #authorsoftwitter
Stoke the Fires of an Author's Heart
Show an Author Your Appreciation - Leave a Review, Give a Thumbs up
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June 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Lost Words and Found Words: How to end Writer's Block www.davidjgibbs.com/post/lost-wo... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors #authorsoftwitter
Lost Words and Found Words
Writer's Block is a real thing, but there is a way out of it.
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June 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Moral of Rejection: Don't Take it Personally www.davidjgibbs.com/post/the-mor... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors #authorsoftwitter
The Moral of Rejection: Don't Take it Personally
As an unpublished author, it's difficult not to take rejections personally, but they are a part of the publishing business.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Writing Progress and the Non-Author www.davidjgibbs.com/post/writing... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #author
Writing Progress and the Non-author
Trying to explain a writer's progress to someone who isn't a writer, can be difficult.
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May 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Finding Inspiration: Tell Me About Your Dragon www.davidjgibbs.com/post/finding... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors
Finding Inspiration: Tell Me About Your Dragon
Make sure to be open to inspiration. It's everywhere around you. Why don't you tell me about your dragon?
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May 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Writing Guerrilla Style www.davidjgibbs.com/post/writing... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors
Writing Guerrilla Style
Most writers don't just write. We have day jobs, families, kids, and those wonderful responsibilities of adulthood.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Tracking Submissions, Queries, and Rejections www.davidjgibbs.com/post/submiss... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors
Tracking Submissions, Queries, and Rejections
Tracking Submissions, Queries, and Rejections is important for any writer.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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There Are Superheroes Among Us www.davidjgibbs.com/post/there-a... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors
There Are Superheroes Among Us
If you have ever picked up and pen and put words on paper, you are a superhero
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May 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The Sting of Criticism
Learning to take criticism in stride can be difficult
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May 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Some readers might see your plot twist coming. Others...
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A man about to be hit in the eye by a foam gun pellet.
May 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Rejection? I've Got Your Rejection Right Here www.davidjgibbs.com/post/rejecti... #amwriting #writingcoach #writers #writing #aspiringwriter #aspiringwriters #author #writetip #writingtips #amediting #writershelpingwriters #writingadvice #writingcommunity #authors #authorsoftbluesky
Rejection? I've Got Your Rejection
Rejection? I've Got Your Rejection - Don't Get Down. Every Writer Gets Rejected. It's an Unfortunate Part of the Process
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May 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Why Should I Care About Your Story? Writing Tips by David Gibbs
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Why Should I Care About Your Story?
Writing can be a difficult endeavor to navigate. Spending hours at the typewriter or computer or even the trusty notepad, throwing words left and right to carve out a story in hopes of making the read...
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May 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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How Does Your Writing Read to Others?
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Perception and the Tree Stump: How Your Writing Reads to Others
How does your work read to others?
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May 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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www.davidjgibbs.com/post/it-s-no... It's not your Muse's fault - Writing Tips #writingtip #amwriting #authorcommunity #writingcommunity #writing #writers
It Not Your Muse's Fault - Writing Tips
Throw away the crutch and stop using your muse as an excuse. Trust yourself as a storyteller and a writer.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Writing Success: Is it Talent or Hard Work?
You’ve written story after story, but none of them ever seem to measure up to your favorite authors’ pieces. Meanwhile, the few of your stories that you thought were actually decent won’…
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April 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Sorry, No Shortcuts Here
Sorry, No Shortcuts Here. If you want to be a writer, you have to put in the time and do the work.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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www.davidjgibbs.com/post/commonl... #amwriting #writingtip Misused Words Every Writer Should Know #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #blogging #blogs
Commonly Misused Words Every Writer Should Know
Misusing words can lead to confusion, awkward sentences, and misinterpretation.
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April 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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www.davidjgibbs.com/post/perfect... The perfect draft is impossible. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #blogging #blogger #writers
Perfect Isn't Possible - Writing Tips by David Gibbs
No draft is ever perfect.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Being A Writer Isn't About Trying to Win
Be Supportive of your Fellow Writers
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April 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Making Characters Memorable www.davidjgibbs.com/post/unleash... #amwriting #writingcommunity #writer #writerslife #blogging #blog
Unleashing the Power of Personality: Making Characters Memorable and Jump Off the Page
What is her backstory? What drives her? What are her motivations?
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March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Making Characters Memorable www.davidjgibbs.com/post/unleash... #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #writingtips #blogs #blogger #blog #amblogging
Unleashing the Power of Personality: Making Characters Memorable and Jump Off the Page
What is her backstory? What drives her? What are her motivations?
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March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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When Are You Considered a Writer? www.davidjgibbs.com/post/when-ar... #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #writers #blogs #bloggers
When Are You Considered a Writer?
Does it happen when you finish your first story?What about when you submit your first story for publication?How about when you get your first rejection?Does it happen when you get your first publishin...
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March 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I Can Make Your Work Shine
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Professional Editing Services by David Gibbs
I'm an award-winning author with over forty novels to my credit. I have ghostwritten two dozen books in a variety of genres. I have also been a professional freelance editor for over a decade, working...
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March 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Let's Write Something Together
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Ghostwriting Services by David Gibbs
There is a delicate balance in the relationship between the ghostwriter and the author. Ghostwriting is an art form. Whether working in non-fiction for articles, blog posts, white papers or autobiogra...
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March 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM