el 📝
@elgilds.bsky.social
hello my name is El and I write the same four books over and over again / personal account of @gr8writingtips
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inside you there are two wolves: one wants you to be productive and write, the other is Sanctophrax, the Destroyer of Worlds. the first one is a metaphor and the second is an actual case of demonic possession. you need to contact an exorcist
August 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
inside you there are two wolves: one wants you to be productive and write, the other is Sanctophrax, the Destroyer of Worlds. the first one is a metaphor and the second is an actual case of demonic possession. you need to contact an exorcist
WIP progress:
draft 2 - 218,981 words
draft 3 - 156,176 words
draft 4 - 140,843 words (with 97,100 words left to edit down)
this novel will become a normal length if it kills me...
draft 2 - 218,981 words
draft 3 - 156,176 words
draft 4 - 140,843 words (with 97,100 words left to edit down)
this novel will become a normal length if it kills me...
July 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
WIP progress:
draft 2 - 218,981 words
draft 3 - 156,176 words
draft 4 - 140,843 words (with 97,100 words left to edit down)
this novel will become a normal length if it kills me...
draft 2 - 218,981 words
draft 3 - 156,176 words
draft 4 - 140,843 words (with 97,100 words left to edit down)
this novel will become a normal length if it kills me...
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if you don't explicitly tell readers your characters aren't muppets, how will they know for sure
July 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
if you don't explicitly tell readers your characters aren't muppets, how will they know for sure
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ad: this software will help you organise your writing!
me: no thanks i have a system
the system:
me: no thanks i have a system
the system:
July 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
ad: this software will help you organise your writing!
me: no thanks i have a system
the system:
me: no thanks i have a system
the system:
how's it going
when you're trying to cut 30% of your novel's wordcount and you reach a chapter which is 90% fun dialogue and not much else
July 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
how's it going
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you'll hear a lot of different answers to "what are publishers looking for?" but the only correct answer is their car keys that they SWEAR they put in the little dish on the dresser
June 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
you'll hear a lot of different answers to "what are publishers looking for?" but the only correct answer is their car keys that they SWEAR they put in the little dish on the dresser
the only reasonable response to the heatwave
June 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
the only reasonable response to the heatwave
this is what I've been up to recently if anyone is interested ✍️📚
i started a blog where i read though 20 years' worth of drafts of my novel! follow for such gems as a ghostly, ancient enemy that kindly gives the heroes a week to prepare for battle, and 10-year-old me accidentally using a latin term meaning 'bereaver' for a magic ability!
intothedraft.tumblr.com
intothedraft.tumblr.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
this is what I've been up to recently if anyone is interested ✍️📚
I love living in a leasehold flat. just got home from a four day holiday and there was an invoice from one of our three management companies with a late fee because I hadn't paid an invoice I never received waiting for me
January 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I love living in a leasehold flat. just got home from a four day holiday and there was an invoice from one of our three management companies with a late fee because I hadn't paid an invoice I never received waiting for me
wip progress: got it below 108k words and then immediately added some bits in that put it over again
December 12, 2024 at 10:43 PM
wip progress: got it below 108k words and then immediately added some bits in that put it over again
I'm not sure why I made this account during the busiest time of the year but hello
December 10, 2024 at 7:09 PM
I'm not sure why I made this account during the busiest time of the year but hello