Stephen D. Rogers
@stephendrogers.bsky.social
Writer, Teacher, Coffee drinker
https://www.StephenDRogers.com
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I’m going to write this novel and the next one and the one after and I have no clue if my agent will like them or be able to sell them or how much they’ll sell for or to whom or how well they’ll perform, but none of that matters because the only thing I can control is the work I put in. Let’s write.
May 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m going to write this novel and the next one and the one after and I have no clue if my agent will like them or be able to sell them or how much they’ll sell for or to whom or how well they’ll perform, but none of that matters because the only thing I can control is the work I put in. Let’s write.
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The tortuous journey from Page 1 to The End, today on @careerauthors.com #booksky #writingtips
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The Truth About the Writer's Journey • Career Authors
There's an emotional road to writing a book, and, USA Today bestseller Hank Phillippi Ryan says, no matter the specific book, the journey is the same. Here is her truth about the year in the life of h...
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May 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The tortuous journey from Page 1 to The End, today on @careerauthors.com #booksky #writingtips
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To bring the reader right into your characters’ experience, you need to collapse narrative distance. A few simple language shifts can take your reader from watching people on the page to feeling like they’re right inside the scene.
Insight from Alex Von Tol.
Insight from Alex Von Tol.
Immersive Interiority: How to Collapse Narrative Distance to Get Emotion on the Page | Jane Friedman
A few simple language shifts can take your reader from watching people on the page to feeling like they’re right inside the scene.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
To bring the reader right into your characters’ experience, you need to collapse narrative distance. A few simple language shifts can take your reader from watching people on the page to feeling like they’re right inside the scene.
Insight from Alex Von Tol.
Insight from Alex Von Tol.
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Today @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social is revealing the cover of my new book from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social , WRECK YOUR HEART! Wanna see her pretty face and hear about the process and the inspiration for the illustration? Meet Dahlia Devine: chireviewofbooks.com/2025/05/02/e...
Exclusive Cover Reveal: A First Look at Lori Rader-Day’s “Wreck Your Heart” - Chicago Review of Books
An exclusive cover reveal of Lori Rader-Day’s “Wreck Your Heart.”
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May 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social is revealing the cover of my new book from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social , WRECK YOUR HEART! Wanna see her pretty face and hear about the process and the inspiration for the illustration? Meet Dahlia Devine: chireviewofbooks.com/2025/05/02/e...
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Your weekend #writingprompt courtesy of @careerauthors.com #booksky #writing careerauthors.com/spring-fever...
Spring Fever Writing Prompt • Career Authors
Spring Fever Writing Prompt: You've got spring fever. Write that scene.
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May 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Your weekend #writingprompt courtesy of @careerauthors.com #booksky #writing careerauthors.com/spring-fever...
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I’m not at the Edgars — catching up on the livestream — but I’m genuinely surprised and disappointed at the use of AI-generated images when there are hundreds of writers in the room, some of whom are plaintiffs in ongoing litigation.
May 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I’m not at the Edgars — catching up on the livestream — but I’m genuinely surprised and disappointed at the use of AI-generated images when there are hundreds of writers in the room, some of whom are plaintiffs in ongoing litigation.
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There is still time to get your short story entry in for the Al Blanchard award! Deadline is this Wednesday April 30.
(Also, keep your schedule clear for June 15, that is when early bird registration is going to open!) #writersconference #shortstory
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(Also, keep your schedule clear for June 15, that is when early bird registration is going to open!) #writersconference #shortstory
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a man with a beard is sitting at a table with a caption that says there 's still time
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting at a table with a caption that says there 's still time
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April 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
There is still time to get your short story entry in for the Al Blanchard award! Deadline is this Wednesday April 30.
(Also, keep your schedule clear for June 15, that is when early bird registration is going to open!) #writersconference #shortstory
www.crimebake.org/.../al-blanc...
(Also, keep your schedule clear for June 15, that is when early bird registration is going to open!) #writersconference #shortstory
www.crimebake.org/.../al-blanc...
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Need a Title? Name your metaphor! #booktitle #booksky #writingtips
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Metaphor: The Key to a Great Title • Career Authors
Literary journal editor, award-winning writer, and agent Tommy Dean on how metaphor is a writer's best friend, especially when it comes to titles.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Need a Title? Name your metaphor! #booktitle #booksky #writingtips
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day! There are more than 1,600 stores participating (and @bookshop.org too, of course) and it’s a great day to discover a new favorite author.
April 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! There are more than 1,600 stores participating (and @bookshop.org too, of course) and it’s a great day to discover a new favorite author.
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Independent Bookstore Day in Chicago, where we have an embarrassment of riches in indie stores! I stopped at Book Cellar, Women and Children First, Understudy, and @jarvissquarebooks.bsky.social ...
April 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Independent Bookstore Day in Chicago, where we have an embarrassment of riches in indie stores! I stopped at Book Cellar, Women and Children First, Understudy, and @jarvissquarebooks.bsky.social ...
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You know who rocks? Indie bookstores. The vibe. The booksellers. The uniqueness.
The recommendations from a human. Support indie bookstores yesterday, today, tomorrow, and always. Buy a book or ten today. You deserve it. Indie bookstores deserve it. Happy Independent Bookstore Day!
The recommendations from a human. Support indie bookstores yesterday, today, tomorrow, and always. Buy a book or ten today. You deserve it. Indie bookstores deserve it. Happy Independent Bookstore Day!
April 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
You know who rocks? Indie bookstores. The vibe. The booksellers. The uniqueness.
The recommendations from a human. Support indie bookstores yesterday, today, tomorrow, and always. Buy a book or ten today. You deserve it. Indie bookstores deserve it. Happy Independent Bookstore Day!
The recommendations from a human. Support indie bookstores yesterday, today, tomorrow, and always. Buy a book or ten today. You deserve it. Indie bookstores deserve it. Happy Independent Bookstore Day!
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On the fabulous jungleredwriters
today talking #creativity and #originality and bubble charts! Drop by! #booksky
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today talking #creativity and #originality and bubble charts! Drop by! #booksky
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Originality Begins with You by Paula Munier
“What is originality? It is being oneself, and reporting accurately what we see and are.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson LUCY BURDETTE : A few week...
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April 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On the fabulous jungleredwriters
today talking #creativity and #originality and bubble charts! Drop by! #booksky
www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/04/orig...
today talking #creativity and #originality and bubble charts! Drop by! #booksky
www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/04/orig...
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It would be a good idea for you to do some pre-ordering from your local independent bookstore this week. Two suggestions. @meganabbott.bsky.social @louberney.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It would be a good idea for you to do some pre-ordering from your local independent bookstore this week. Two suggestions. @meganabbott.bsky.social @louberney.bsky.social
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Indie Bookstore Day Passports are back in stock! Pick yours up at any of the participating stores!
April 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Indie Bookstore Day Passports are back in stock! Pick yours up at any of the participating stores!
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🤭❤️✍️⌨️📚 @lopezsharauthor.bsky.social
authorsharonl.wixsite.com/sharon-lopez #WritingCommunity #Booksky #indieauthors #authors #writers #WolfPackAuthors
authorsharonl.wixsite.com/sharon-lopez #WritingCommunity #Booksky #indieauthors #authors #writers #WolfPackAuthors
April 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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It's release day for the second edition of THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER! Pretty close to dominating all the writing reference charts. 🤓
April 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It's release day for the second edition of THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER! Pretty close to dominating all the writing reference charts. 🤓
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Life’s been dark lately, which affects the writing, but today I went to the San Antonio Book Festival and then to a friend’s book event and talked to a lot of readers. Panels, signings, and taking photos is cool, but talking to readers? That’s the best. That keeps me going.
April 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Life’s been dark lately, which affects the writing, but today I went to the San Antonio Book Festival and then to a friend’s book event and talked to a lot of readers. Panels, signings, and taking photos is cool, but talking to readers? That’s the best. That keeps me going.
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Happy National Library Week! Libraries have been my life’s work, from public librarian, school library media specialist to the honor and privilege of being elected to the Chappaqua Library Board. Libraries are the heart of our communities and schools. Treasure them #nationallibraryweek2025
April 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Happy National Library Week! Libraries have been my life’s work, from public librarian, school library media specialist to the honor and privilege of being elected to the Chappaqua Library Board. Libraries are the heart of our communities and schools. Treasure them #nationallibraryweek2025
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Can’t wait for our swell annual @careerauthors.com retreat. Great content, great people, great food! Join us! #writing #booksky
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You're Invited to the 2025 Career Authors Retreat • Career Authors
Limited seats remain for our writing retreat May 2-4, 2025, but the feedback, instruction, and inspiration are truly unlimited. Learn more.
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April 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Can’t wait for our swell annual @careerauthors.com retreat. Great content, great people, great food! Join us! #writing #booksky
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Ignorance happens. Sometimes stuff is confusing and you don’t know what’s true or not. But listen, if you side with the people attacking LIBRARIES, you’re an asshole. You’re not ignorant. You’re not confused. You’re an asshole.
April 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ignorance happens. Sometimes stuff is confusing and you don’t know what’s true or not. But listen, if you side with the people attacking LIBRARIES, you’re an asshole. You’re not ignorant. You’re not confused. You’re an asshole.
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Sat down to write. Had to check a continuity thing, so I went back to the beginning. Instead of writing, I deleted about 2k words. Sometimes working feels like undoing, like walking backwards, but that’s good. It makes the work better. Trust the process.
April 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Sat down to write. Had to check a continuity thing, so I went back to the beginning. Instead of writing, I deleted about 2k words. Sometimes working feels like undoing, like walking backwards, but that’s good. It makes the work better. Trust the process.
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Join us tomorrow for a fun Author Chat with Cozies, Conversations and More!
March 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Join us tomorrow for a fun Author Chat with Cozies, Conversations and More!
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“And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.”
— John Steinbeck
— John Steinbeck
March 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.”
— John Steinbeck
— John Steinbeck