Lee Riley
authorleeriley.bsky.social
Lee Riley
@authorleeriley.bsky.social
Author and love writing so much.
Currently Reading - Murtagh
Currently writing - Upcoming/On a Break
Currently Querying - The Names Dragons Give Adult dragon rider found family novel.
Haven't logged in for a while. Sorry if anyone missed me. Did a few rounds of editing on several books. Looking for betas for a book about a thief going to destroy dragon eggs.
September 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Can't finish any of my other projects... Some of my books never end up with a plot or ending. I've been wanting to write a magical college. This is my third attempt. I'm hoping for the best.
May 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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So, in a writing exercise, I rewrote every word of a novel. It went from 79k down to 69k. I think it's tighter.

#amwriting
April 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So, in a writing exercise, I rewrote every word of a novel. It went from 79k down to 69k. I think it's tighter.

#amwriting
April 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Alright alright alright.
My brain foreshadows and plans things out I don't even know.
I'm rewriting, like every word on page which isn't a part of my normal process. Then I come across a line that foreshadows three book later. I had forgotten about the line. It's a throwaway line. #amwriting
April 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Someone suggested rewriting, like whole clothe rewritting a book. I couldn't do that but I am rewritting a novel about a camp that trains dragon riders, kinda of like Camp Half-Blood for Eragon. #amwriting
April 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Someone suggested rewriting, like whole clothe rewritting a book. I couldn't do that but I am rewritting a novel about a camp that trains dragon riders, kinda of like Camp Half-Blood for Eragon. #amwriting
April 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Last chapter of my book always gets me crying. Helps with clearing my nose.
April 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reposted by Lee Riley
I have read that your character should go into each scene asking these four questions:

1. What does she go into the scene be believing?
2. Why does she believe it?
3. What's her goal in the scene?
4. What does she expect will happen in this scene?

Thoughts?
#WritingCommunity
March 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Love finding moments that I make me excited in my own books.
...."and I'm not a goddess."
"For an afternoon, you are."

#amwriting #amediting
March 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
That moment when you're editing and you read a passage. Then you read it out loud. Use read along function in Word. Then it all sounds right, but wrong at the same time.

#amwriting #amediting
March 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I #amediting and I came across a moment I forgot was in the book. It's a character telling the truth after a month earlier lying about her past. Forgot that it was there. I might be bias, but I love my writing.
March 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I'm back in the groove. Wrote 4k words yesterday, and over 1k after work. And I'm not stopping.

#amwriting
March 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Yesterday was super productive, 3500 words.
March 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Last couple of days hitting my word count goal is tough, but hopefully I get to my 3k-5k days again.

#amwriting
March 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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I got an interesting piece of feedback from a beta reader. It got me thinking, why is it someone in a teaching role turning down a student ( Not his student, but still a student) weirder than them sleeping together?

#amwriting #writingcommunity
March 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I got an interesting piece of feedback from a beta reader. It got me thinking, why is it someone in a teaching role turning down a student ( Not his student, but still a student) weirder than them sleeping together?

#amwriting #writingcommunity
March 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Just picked up Murtagh. This is a thick one. Let's go!
March 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I don't know what to say about Dungeon Crawler Carl. LitRPG isn't my genre, but I've managed to get to 30% in on this book.
March 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm reading through my November novella. I started it then but it isn't a novel and I don't like to stretch things out. But wow, I can't stop tearing up as I read it out loud. Does anyone else do this?

#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity
March 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For the #amwriting community.

Do any of your file names or code names end up being wrong?

Like one of my file names is dragonsniper, but there isn't a sniper of dragons or a sniper on the back of a dragon.
March 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My list of works in progress in various stages of work.
Fantasy Dragon Rider - Found family story where all riders can't remember their family.
Contemporary dragon rider - The Wright Bros find dragon eggs in Kitty Hawk, and don't invent powered flight.
Enemies to Lovers BDSM smut
March 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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I'm self-editing one of my projects. I like the language used. At one point a character says this dialogue.

It was only six versus me. I did not, as one of my instructors said, have that dawg in me.

#amwriting #amediting
February 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm self-editing one of my projects. I like the language used. At one point a character says this dialogue.

It was only six versus me. I did not, as one of my instructors said, have that dawg in me.

#amwriting #amediting
February 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM