David Duffy
@normalguydave.com
I'm a 'normal' guy called Dave. I'm a husband, father, dog owner, a published childrens author #TalesOfTheHiole, and now the proud founder of an all in one manuscript writing tool!
#ProseVibe
https://prose-architect.com/@DaveTheFounder
#ProseVibe
https://prose-architect.com/@DaveTheFounder
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David Duffy
@normalguydave.com
· Oct 16
I just launched Prose Vibe (link in bio)- a writing tool built by a fiction writer, for fiction writers.
No VC funding. No marketing budget. Just me in the cupboard under the stairs building something I wish existed.
Looking for 10 writers to join the Founder's Circle:
1/2 💙📚
No VC funding. No marketing budget. Just me in the cupboard under the stairs building something I wish existed.
Looking for 10 writers to join the Founder's Circle:
1/2 💙📚
Quick update:
I've been quieter than usual because I'm deep in the trenches building.
Working on major site upgrades and a desktop application for Prose Vibe. Brand new features and integrations coming that I think you're going to love.
More details soon.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ProseVibe
I've been quieter than usual because I'm deep in the trenches building.
Working on major site upgrades and a desktop application for Prose Vibe. Brand new features and integrations coming that I think you're going to love.
More details soon.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ProseVibe
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Quick update:
I've been quieter than usual because I'm deep in the trenches building.
Working on major site upgrades and a desktop application for Prose Vibe. Brand new features and integrations coming that I think you're going to love.
More details soon.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ProseVibe
I've been quieter than usual because I'm deep in the trenches building.
Working on major site upgrades and a desktop application for Prose Vibe. Brand new features and integrations coming that I think you're going to love.
More details soon.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ProseVibe
Currently in the process of giving the site a much needed facelift.
Feature-wise, prose-architect is jam-packed, and growing weekly.
Looks-wise, It's cluttered and a bit ugly. Watch this space.
Feature-wise, prose-architect is jam-packed, and growing weekly.
Looks-wise, It's cluttered and a bit ugly. Watch this space.
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Currently in the process of giving the site a much needed facelift.
Feature-wise, prose-architect is jam-packed, and growing weekly.
Looks-wise, It's cluttered and a bit ugly. Watch this space.
Feature-wise, prose-architect is jam-packed, and growing weekly.
Looks-wise, It's cluttered and a bit ugly. Watch this space.
Would your character recognize themselves in your story?
Write from their perspective, not yours.
Their opinions, not yours.
Their voice, not yours.
You're the vessel. They're the story.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
Write from their perspective, not yours.
Their opinions, not yours.
Their voice, not yours.
You're the vessel. They're the story.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
October 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Would your character recognize themselves in your story?
Write from their perspective, not yours.
Their opinions, not yours.
Their voice, not yours.
You're the vessel. They're the story.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
Write from their perspective, not yours.
Their opinions, not yours.
Their voice, not yours.
You're the vessel. They're the story.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
This week's updates:
UI improvements across the site.
ProseLinks: Your personal link hub. List all your socials, books, and websites in one place. No more juggling multiple platforms.
💙📚
1/3
UI improvements across the site.
ProseLinks: Your personal link hub. List all your socials, books, and websites in one place. No more juggling multiple platforms.
💙📚
1/3
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This week's updates:
UI improvements across the site.
ProseLinks: Your personal link hub. List all your socials, books, and websites in one place. No more juggling multiple platforms.
💙📚
1/3
UI improvements across the site.
ProseLinks: Your personal link hub. List all your socials, books, and websites in one place. No more juggling multiple platforms.
💙📚
1/3
Not sure if Prose Vibe is right for you?
We hear you.
Launch bonus: All new Pro subscriptions now come with a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime, no commitment.
💙📚
1/2
We hear you.
Launch bonus: All new Pro subscriptions now come with a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime, no commitment.
💙📚
1/2
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Not sure if Prose Vibe is right for you?
We hear you.
Launch bonus: All new Pro subscriptions now come with a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime, no commitment.
💙📚
1/2
We hear you.
Launch bonus: All new Pro subscriptions now come with a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime, no commitment.
💙📚
1/2
Want to write a plot twist that actually works?
Plant the clue early. Act 1 or 2 at the latest.
Make it obvious in hindsight, invisible in foresight.
Give readers a red herring to chase instead.
💙📚
1/2
Plant the clue early. Act 1 or 2 at the latest.
Make it obvious in hindsight, invisible in foresight.
Give readers a red herring to chase instead.
💙📚
1/2
October 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Want to write a plot twist that actually works?
Plant the clue early. Act 1 or 2 at the latest.
Make it obvious in hindsight, invisible in foresight.
Give readers a red herring to chase instead.
💙📚
1/2
Plant the clue early. Act 1 or 2 at the latest.
Make it obvious in hindsight, invisible in foresight.
Give readers a red herring to chase instead.
💙📚
1/2
Reposted by David Duffy
I downloaded an audiobook today and learned it’s being read by multiple people, each participating as their character’s dialogue.
I downloaded a play today.
I downloaded a play today.
October 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I downloaded an audiobook today and learned it’s being read by multiple people, each participating as their character’s dialogue.
I downloaded a play today.
I downloaded a play today.
I guarantee your favorite author's first draft was also terrible.
The difference? They kept going.
You're not behind.
You're not too slow.
You're not 'not good enough.'
You're in the middle of the process.
Keep writing!
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
The difference? They kept going.
You're not behind.
You're not too slow.
You're not 'not good enough.'
You're in the middle of the process.
Keep writing!
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
October 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I guarantee your favorite author's first draft was also terrible.
The difference? They kept going.
You're not behind.
You're not too slow.
You're not 'not good enough.'
You're in the middle of the process.
Keep writing!
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
The difference? They kept going.
You're not behind.
You're not too slow.
You're not 'not good enough.'
You're in the middle of the process.
Keep writing!
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
Coming soon:
Writers Lift carousel—submit your cover, blurb, and purchase link. Get featured on the site for 7 days.
Discord community for writer connections.
And more.
💙📚
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Writers Lift carousel—submit your cover, blurb, and purchase link. Get featured on the site for 7 days.
Discord community for writer connections.
And more.
💙📚
1/2
October 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Coming soon:
Writers Lift carousel—submit your cover, blurb, and purchase link. Get featured on the site for 7 days.
Discord community for writer connections.
And more.
💙📚
1/2
Writers Lift carousel—submit your cover, blurb, and purchase link. Get featured on the site for 7 days.
Discord community for writer connections.
And more.
💙📚
1/2
Thinking about adding a dashboard specifically for graphic novelists.
Create your graphic novel on the platform. Flip through pages. Track character arcs and timelines visually. Export when done.
1/2
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Create your graphic novel on the platform. Flip through pages. Track character arcs and timelines visually. Export when done.
1/2
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October 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thinking about adding a dashboard specifically for graphic novelists.
Create your graphic novel on the platform. Flip through pages. Track character arcs and timelines visually. Export when done.
1/2
💙📚
Create your graphic novel on the platform. Flip through pages. Track character arcs and timelines visually. Export when done.
1/2
💙📚
Reposted by David Duffy
Dagger's Echo The Path is ready for the first round of editing...Actually I edit as I write (something you're not supposed to do) so technically, this will be edditing round 3 or 4. Synopsis and cover are coming soon. #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity #AmazonKDP #selfpublishing #kindle
October 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Dagger's Echo The Path is ready for the first round of editing...Actually I edit as I write (something you're not supposed to do) so technically, this will be edditing round 3 or 4. Synopsis and cover are coming soon. #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity #AmazonKDP #selfpublishing #kindle
We've got timeline tracking, character libraries, and location libraries.
But what if you could jump directly to every mention of a character? Or navigate straight to where a timeline event happens in your manuscript?
Guess what I'm building right now.
💙📚
1/2
But what if you could jump directly to every mention of a character? Or navigate straight to where a timeline event happens in your manuscript?
Guess what I'm building right now.
💙📚
1/2
October 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We've got timeline tracking, character libraries, and location libraries.
But what if you could jump directly to every mention of a character? Or navigate straight to where a timeline event happens in your manuscript?
Guess what I'm building right now.
💙📚
1/2
But what if you could jump directly to every mention of a character? Or navigate straight to where a timeline event happens in your manuscript?
Guess what I'm building right now.
💙📚
1/2
1:15am. Just finished mapping out some features I haven't seen anywhere else.
They're going to be incredible.
But I need sleep.
Watch this space. Feature drops incoming.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
They're going to be incredible.
But I need sleep.
Watch this space. Feature drops incoming.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
October 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1:15am. Just finished mapping out some features I haven't seen anywhere else.
They're going to be incredible.
But I need sleep.
Watch this space. Feature drops incoming.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
They're going to be incredible.
But I need sleep.
Watch this space. Feature drops incoming.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky #ProseVibe
In the last 20 minutes, in an attempt to make the landing page a bit more informative and inviting, and a little less "login, or else" i managed to break the login page about 17 uniquely different times...
Fixed now, thankfully.
💙📚
#FML #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky #ProseVibe
Fixed now, thankfully.
💙📚
#FML #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky #ProseVibe
October 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In the last 20 minutes, in an attempt to make the landing page a bit more informative and inviting, and a little less "login, or else" i managed to break the login page about 17 uniquely different times...
Fixed now, thankfully.
💙📚
#FML #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky #ProseVibe
Fixed now, thankfully.
💙📚
#FML #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky #ProseVibe
Write what you know' is the worst advice ever.
Write what you're curious about. Then research it.
Write what you know' limits creativity.
I've never:
Fought a dragon
Overthrown a kingdom
Time traveled
Lived in Victorian England
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1/2
Write what you're curious about. Then research it.
Write what you know' limits creativity.
I've never:
Fought a dragon
Overthrown a kingdom
Time traveled
Lived in Victorian England
💙📚
1/2
October 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Write what you know' is the worst advice ever.
Write what you're curious about. Then research it.
Write what you know' limits creativity.
I've never:
Fought a dragon
Overthrown a kingdom
Time traveled
Lived in Victorian England
💙📚
1/2
Write what you're curious about. Then research it.
Write what you know' limits creativity.
I've never:
Fought a dragon
Overthrown a kingdom
Time traveled
Lived in Victorian England
💙📚
1/2
Underrated writing advice:
Your first draft is supposed to suck.
Its job isn't to be good. Its job is to *exist*.
You can't edit a blank page. But you can fix a bad one.
Write messy. Edit ruthlessly.
You've got this.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #ProseVibe #BookSky
Your first draft is supposed to suck.
Its job isn't to be good. Its job is to *exist*.
You can't edit a blank page. But you can fix a bad one.
Write messy. Edit ruthlessly.
You've got this.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #ProseVibe #BookSky
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ALT: three little girls are dancing with the words you got this written below them
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October 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Underrated writing advice:
Your first draft is supposed to suck.
Its job isn't to be good. Its job is to *exist*.
You can't edit a blank page. But you can fix a bad one.
Write messy. Edit ruthlessly.
You've got this.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #ProseVibe #BookSky
Your first draft is supposed to suck.
Its job isn't to be good. Its job is to *exist*.
You can't edit a blank page. But you can fix a bad one.
Write messy. Edit ruthlessly.
You've got this.
💙📚
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #ProseVibe #BookSky
As you can see, I've been busy.
Terrified now that it's open.
Is it a bit rough round the edges? Yes.
Might there be a bug or two? Maybe.
But it was built with £0 budget & a LOT of late nights.
Let me know what you think.
Link in bio.
50 AI credits for new signups to try it out!
#ProseVibe
Terrified now that it's open.
Is it a bit rough round the edges? Yes.
Might there be a bug or two? Maybe.
But it was built with £0 budget & a LOT of late nights.
Let me know what you think.
Link in bio.
50 AI credits for new signups to try it out!
#ProseVibe
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As you can see, I've been busy.
Terrified now that it's open.
Is it a bit rough round the edges? Yes.
Might there be a bug or two? Maybe.
But it was built with £0 budget & a LOT of late nights.
Let me know what you think.
Link in bio.
50 AI credits for new signups to try it out!
#ProseVibe
Terrified now that it's open.
Is it a bit rough round the edges? Yes.
Might there be a bug or two? Maybe.
But it was built with £0 budget & a LOT of late nights.
Let me know what you think.
Link in bio.
50 AI credits for new signups to try it out!
#ProseVibe
Writing historical fiction? Sci-fi? Fantasy with complex magic systems?
Drowning in research notes scattered across tabs, documents, and notebooks?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
Drowning in research notes scattered across tabs, documents, and notebooks?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Writing historical fiction? Sci-fi? Fantasy with complex magic systems?
Drowning in research notes scattered across tabs, documents, and notebooks?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
Drowning in research notes scattered across tabs, documents, and notebooks?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
Writing a series?
Can't remember if the tavern had two floors or three when your characters return in book four?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
Can't remember if the tavern had two floors or three when your characters return in book four?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
October 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Writing a series?
Can't remember if the tavern had two floors or three when your characters return in book four?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
Can't remember if the tavern had two floors or three when your characters return in book four?
We've got you covered.
💙📚
1/2
Writing a complex story?
Lost track of when events happen or how much time has passed between chapters?
We've got you covered.
1/2 💙📚
Lost track of when events happen or how much time has passed between chapters?
We've got you covered.
1/2 💙📚
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Writing a complex story?
Lost track of when events happen or how much time has passed between chapters?
We've got you covered.
1/2 💙📚
Lost track of when events happen or how much time has passed between chapters?
We've got you covered.
1/2 💙📚
Writing a series?
Can't remember every detail about a character from book one when they reappear in book two?
We've got you covered.
1/2
Can't remember every detail about a character from book one when they reappear in book two?
We've got you covered.
1/2
October 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Writing a series?
Can't remember every detail about a character from book one when they reappear in book two?
We've got you covered.
1/2
Can't remember every detail about a character from book one when they reappear in book two?
We've got you covered.
1/2
For everyone that's been following me for a while & is waiting for the "Magic AI Machine" that I was building.
I'm still working on it, I promise. It's difficult, & I'm not even a $100 company never mind a $1M company. My time & resources are limited, but my passion & determination are endless.
I'm still working on it, I promise. It's difficult, & I'm not even a $100 company never mind a $1M company. My time & resources are limited, but my passion & determination are endless.
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For everyone that's been following me for a while & is waiting for the "Magic AI Machine" that I was building.
I'm still working on it, I promise. It's difficult, & I'm not even a $100 company never mind a $1M company. My time & resources are limited, but my passion & determination are endless.
I'm still working on it, I promise. It's difficult, & I'm not even a $100 company never mind a $1M company. My time & resources are limited, but my passion & determination are endless.
I just launched Prose Vibe (link in bio)- a writing tool built by a fiction writer, for fiction writers.
No VC funding. No marketing budget. Just me in the cupboard under the stairs building something I wish existed.
Looking for 10 writers to join the Founder's Circle:
1/2 💙📚
No VC funding. No marketing budget. Just me in the cupboard under the stairs building something I wish existed.
Looking for 10 writers to join the Founder's Circle:
1/2 💙📚
October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I just launched Prose Vibe (link in bio)- a writing tool built by a fiction writer, for fiction writers.
No VC funding. No marketing budget. Just me in the cupboard under the stairs building something I wish existed.
Looking for 10 writers to join the Founder's Circle:
1/2 💙📚
No VC funding. No marketing budget. Just me in the cupboard under the stairs building something I wish existed.
Looking for 10 writers to join the Founder's Circle:
1/2 💙📚