Writing is resistance, and it is so heavily tied to our emotions.

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What's a book from a genre you don’t typically read?
Taryn - Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart, with its slow build and twists around a circus and the Austrian countryside.
Aurora - Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong for the word choice and imagery, painting a very different experience of the world

Writers are encouraged to open their novel with action to pull the reader in, but as Jeff Vandermeer points out in Wonderbook, that may not leave much room for escalation.

How do you find the start to your stories? Let us know! - T

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Today’s prompt is focused on helping you get through the middle of a manuscript. Giving your character some motivation to strive for, even short term, can be helpful to keep the reader engaged.-A

Did you know that with our coaching plans, you get monthly theme emails? We chose the themes around craft and writing life topics, and each email includes a summary of the theme, resources like articles and podcasts, and a writing exercise. -T
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Today's tip is from The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, an amazing podcast and newsletter. In an interview with Jeanne Mackin, she said "Write what you want to know, what you are capable of learning about. Writing is about exploring and enlarging our experiences."
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For Midweek Method, check out our blog post on @yvonneventresca.com 's site. Head over there to learn why you should ditch self-implemented due dates, the importance of breaking down tasks, and using effort points instead of a checklist. -T
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This week’s #writingprompt is focused on ways your character can change throughout a story. For some people their dream might shift & for others it might be what grounds their whole identity. Knowing what your character’s dreams are & the extent they might go to achieve them can help guide plotting.

Let's dive into Process-Focused coaching! This is for writers who have people to read their work but need help with logistics like balancing writing with your other responsibilities, progressing toward publication, and project management. #writingcoaching #writing #writingtips

Creating tangible characters can be such a struggle - how do you tell readers who they are without just saying it? How can I be intentional without making it obvious it’s intentional? -T

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I used to think of myself as a pure pantser. Turns out, I am a pantser AND a plotter. Now, I shift to what my projects needs.
Do you identify one way or another? Do you ever change strategy based on the project? -T

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Another prompt to dig into your characters’ psyche. How someone thinks about jealousy can reveal character backstory or how they might react in certain situations. I always find writing easiest when I have a strong understanding of who the characters are.–A
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For this week’s Explore the StoryWilds, let’s dive into our one of our two plans, Holistic coaching! We developed this plan with writers in mind who need support with everything from craft, line feedback, plot structure, and accountability. When we say holistic, we really mean it! #writing

Charlie Jane Anders does a fantastic job summarizing how the speculative and surreal can make sense of our world. How have you utilized genre fiction to comfort, alarm, reason with, and analyze the world? Or is it something you've yet to try?
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Starting this #prompt series with one of my favorites – it’s something I both love to ask my characters and to brainstorm with other writers. –A

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