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To all who are celebrating Thanksgiving today, may your day be filled with warm, cozy moments with the ones you love. 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
To all who are celebrating Thanksgiving today, may your day be filled with warm, cozy moments with the ones you love. 🧡
Project Analysis: “Discovery & Direction”
For all new clients. Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
45-minute Zoom consultation, written notes, follow-up email.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
For all new clients. Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
45-minute Zoom consultation, written notes, follow-up email.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Project Analysis: “Discovery & Direction”
For all new clients. Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
45-minute Zoom consultation, written notes, follow-up email.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
For all new clients. Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
45-minute Zoom consultation, written notes, follow-up email.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
DRAMA DOGS: JOIN OUR PACK!
Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
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Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
October 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
DRAMA DOGS: JOIN OUR PACK!
Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
What are some subjects aspiring fiction-writers should expose themselves to?
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
What are some subjects aspiring fiction-writers should expose themselves to?
This is what the Drama Dogs are discussing today:
"If two of your characters met in a dream, what would they say to each other?"
Drama Dogs is a writer's support group for writers who feel everything to much. Join our pack!
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"If two of your characters met in a dream, what would they say to each other?"
Drama Dogs is a writer's support group for writers who feel everything to much. Join our pack!
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
September 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This is what the Drama Dogs are discussing today:
"If two of your characters met in a dream, what would they say to each other?"
Drama Dogs is a writer's support group for writers who feel everything to much. Join our pack!
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
"If two of your characters met in a dream, what would they say to each other?"
Drama Dogs is a writer's support group for writers who feel everything to much. Join our pack!
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
Project Analysis: “Discovery & Direction”
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Project Analysis: “Discovery & Direction”
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
TIP #25
Don’t Let Vanity Presses Get You:
They’re insidious: morally bankrupt fake publishers bent on exploiting us. Here's how to spot and avoid them...
READ MORE: www.facebook.com/TheWritersBe...
Don’t Let Vanity Presses Get You:
They’re insidious: morally bankrupt fake publishers bent on exploiting us. Here's how to spot and avoid them...
READ MORE: www.facebook.com/TheWritersBe...
The Writer's Best Friend
The Writer's Best Friend. 4 likes · 3 talking about this. Writing a novel doesn’t have to be lonely! I'll be your loyal companion on the journey. A published author with 30 years’ writing consultant.....
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September 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
TIP #25
Don’t Let Vanity Presses Get You:
They’re insidious: morally bankrupt fake publishers bent on exploiting us. Here's how to spot and avoid them...
READ MORE: www.facebook.com/TheWritersBe...
Don’t Let Vanity Presses Get You:
They’re insidious: morally bankrupt fake publishers bent on exploiting us. Here's how to spot and avoid them...
READ MORE: www.facebook.com/TheWritersBe...
The Writer's Best Friend has a new Substack article!
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Oops I Accidentally Wrote Literature
A Lesson in Market Positioning
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September 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Writer's Best Friend has a new Substack article!
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Here's what the Drama Dogs are discussing today:
"Do you have...or have you ever had...a muse? If not, have you ever wished for someone (actual, historical, or fictional) who could be the source of your inspiration?"
Join us!
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"Do you have...or have you ever had...a muse? If not, have you ever wished for someone (actual, historical, or fictional) who could be the source of your inspiration?"
Join us!
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
September 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Here's what the Drama Dogs are discussing today:
"Do you have...or have you ever had...a muse? If not, have you ever wished for someone (actual, historical, or fictional) who could be the source of your inspiration?"
Join us!
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
"Do you have...or have you ever had...a muse? If not, have you ever wished for someone (actual, historical, or fictional) who could be the source of your inspiration?"
Join us!
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
Do you use any unusual tools for developing your characters? The Myers-Briggs? Tarot cards? The Enneagram?
September 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Do you use any unusual tools for developing your characters? The Myers-Briggs? Tarot cards? The Enneagram?
DRAMA DOGS: JOIN OUR PACK!
Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
DRAMA DOGS: JOIN OUR PACK!
Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
Drama Dogs is a Facebook group for fiction writers who feel everything a little too much. We’re here for the drama and the dogs. Bonus points if your WIP has both.
www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqR...
Greetings, Writers! Which of the following Zoom events would be most helpful to you?
-Pitch Party
-Troubleshooting
-Outfox Writers' Block
-Character Workshop
-Get Ready to Publish
-Other: please send me your ideas!
-Pitch Party
-Troubleshooting
-Outfox Writers' Block
-Character Workshop
-Get Ready to Publish
-Other: please send me your ideas!
September 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Greetings, Writers! Which of the following Zoom events would be most helpful to you?
-Pitch Party
-Troubleshooting
-Outfox Writers' Block
-Character Workshop
-Get Ready to Publish
-Other: please send me your ideas!
-Pitch Party
-Troubleshooting
-Outfox Writers' Block
-Character Workshop
-Get Ready to Publish
-Other: please send me your ideas!
A View Through the Johari Window
Finding Story in What Your Character Does and Doesn’t Know
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August 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Full Manuscript Coaching:
Ideal for novel writers near draft completion. In-depth reading and revision plan. Line notes. 1-hour Zoom conference per 100 pages. Email support during the revision process.
For more details, email: Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Ideal for novel writers near draft completion. In-depth reading and revision plan. Line notes. 1-hour Zoom conference per 100 pages. Email support during the revision process.
For more details, email: Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Full Manuscript Coaching:
Ideal for novel writers near draft completion. In-depth reading and revision plan. Line notes. 1-hour Zoom conference per 100 pages. Email support during the revision process.
For more details, email: Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Ideal for novel writers near draft completion. In-depth reading and revision plan. Line notes. 1-hour Zoom conference per 100 pages. Email support during the revision process.
For more details, email: Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
“Should I publish?” is a different question than “should I write?”
The answer to “should I write?” is always YES. You have things to say that nobody else can.
Should you write? Of course you should!
But should you publish what you write? Ah, now that’s an entirely different animal…
The answer to “should I write?” is always YES. You have things to say that nobody else can.
Should you write? Of course you should!
But should you publish what you write? Ah, now that’s an entirely different animal…
August 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Should I publish?” is a different question than “should I write?”
The answer to “should I write?” is always YES. You have things to say that nobody else can.
Should you write? Of course you should!
But should you publish what you write? Ah, now that’s an entirely different animal…
The answer to “should I write?” is always YES. You have things to say that nobody else can.
Should you write? Of course you should!
But should you publish what you write? Ah, now that’s an entirely different animal…
Monthly Mentorship
Great for finishing a first draft!
--Two 45-minute Zoom sessions per month
--Line notes and verbal feedback on up to 15 MS pp per Zoom
--Weekly “check in” email
--Personalized writing assignments or publishing strategy.
Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Great for finishing a first draft!
--Two 45-minute Zoom sessions per month
--Line notes and verbal feedback on up to 15 MS pp per Zoom
--Weekly “check in” email
--Personalized writing assignments or publishing strategy.
Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Monthly Mentorship
Great for finishing a first draft!
--Two 45-minute Zoom sessions per month
--Line notes and verbal feedback on up to 15 MS pp per Zoom
--Weekly “check in” email
--Personalized writing assignments or publishing strategy.
Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Great for finishing a first draft!
--Two 45-minute Zoom sessions per month
--Line notes and verbal feedback on up to 15 MS pp per Zoom
--Weekly “check in” email
--Personalized writing assignments or publishing strategy.
Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
New Life for Late Bloomers
A Dozen Ways to Revive Withered Stories
open.substack.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Project Analysis: “Discovery & Direction”
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
Meet with me on Zoom for a 45-minute assessment of your project and its direction.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
Meet with me on Zoom for a 45-minute assessment of your project and its direction.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Project Analysis: “Discovery & Direction”
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
Meet with me on Zoom for a 45-minute assessment of your project and its direction.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Ideal for new writers or projects between “first spark” and finished draft.
Meet with me on Zoom for a 45-minute assessment of your project and its direction.
To book your consultation, email Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
Today, the Drama Dogs are discussing the importance of having readers: would you write just to please yourself?
We'd love to have your opinion. Join the Drama Dogs writers' group:
www.facebook.com/groups/19004...
We'd love to have your opinion. Join the Drama Dogs writers' group:
www.facebook.com/groups/19004...
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July 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Today, the Drama Dogs are discussing the importance of having readers: would you write just to please yourself?
We'd love to have your opinion. Join the Drama Dogs writers' group:
www.facebook.com/groups/19004...
We'd love to have your opinion. Join the Drama Dogs writers' group:
www.facebook.com/groups/19004...
TITLING A BOOK
For fiction, titles that name a person or place are perennially good choices.
For nonfiction, a powerful main title of five words or less, plus an explanatory subtitle.
TWBF is a compassionate creative writing consultant service. Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
For fiction, titles that name a person or place are perennially good choices.
For nonfiction, a powerful main title of five words or less, plus an explanatory subtitle.
TWBF is a compassionate creative writing consultant service. Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
TITLING A BOOK
For fiction, titles that name a person or place are perennially good choices.
For nonfiction, a powerful main title of five words or less, plus an explanatory subtitle.
TWBF is a compassionate creative writing consultant service. Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
For fiction, titles that name a person or place are perennially good choices.
For nonfiction, a powerful main title of five words or less, plus an explanatory subtitle.
TWBF is a compassionate creative writing consultant service. Thewritersbestfriendconsulting@gmail.com
New Substack article from The Writer's Best Friend!
"Earning Readers' Trust: Fiction vs Nonfiction"
medium.com/@thewritersb...
"Earning Readers' Trust: Fiction vs Nonfiction"
medium.com/@thewritersb...
July 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New Substack article from The Writer's Best Friend!
"Earning Readers' Trust: Fiction vs Nonfiction"
medium.com/@thewritersb...
"Earning Readers' Trust: Fiction vs Nonfiction"
medium.com/@thewritersb...