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Yvonne Ventresca
@yvonneventresca.com
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Award-winning author of PANDEMIC & BLACK FLOWERS, WHITE LIES, along with several short stories. Workshop presenter. Repped by Liza Royce Associates. #VCFA MFA.
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RIP #JaneGoodall.
Jane Goodall quote: “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make" against beige and brown backdrop with flying egret on the left.
October 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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On my blog: Writing resources, an upcoming @highlightsfound.bsky.social retreat, and the IWSG blog hop
Black and white photo of writer drinking coffee and typing. Orange text quotes Ben Zobrist: "At the end of the day, you can't control the results; you can only control your effort level and your focus.”
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Productivity vs Efficiency: Spending Time on What Matters
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#amrevising #productivityforcreatives #writingcommunity
Clock next to white text on red background: "The real breakthrough isn’t finding more hours in a day, it’s making sure your hours are spent on what matters." Todd Henry on Time Anxiety
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Newsletters vs blogs? Do you have one? Both?
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#writinglife
Photo of split seed pod, orange-colored, against a muted green background. Text: ​"​Write what disturbs you, what you fear, ​what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” ~Natalie Goldberg
August 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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On my blog: Writing for different ages
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Quote across sky, with rocks piled to the right side: ​“Let your impossible standards crash to the ground. Then pick a few meaningful tasks from the rubble ​ and get started on them today.” ~Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
July 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Yay for the #POKBookFest! Thanks to John Torres, @merrittbookstore.bsky.social, the Poughkeepsie Library, and the many volunteers for organizing a stellar festival.
Yvonne sitting at a table at a book festival.
April 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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On my blog: Ten tips for beating writer's block
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March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Is February over yet? Luna and I are ready for a new month.
#schneaglelove
A very cute black schnauzer-beagle mix looking sad while reclining on a beige couch with burgundy striped and floral pillows
February 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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A round-up of last year's best creative-productivity posts on my blog, including guest posts from authors Natalie Zaman, Taryn Haas, Jen Breach, and Paula Chaffee Scardamalia.
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The encircled numbers 2024 against a goldish-tan background with monochromatic fireworks.
February 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Hey writing friends! My latest blog post provides tips for creating cliffhangers.
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@mysterywriters.bsky.social
@sincnational.bsky.social
white text: Six tips for writing compelling cliffhangers photo of sneakered-feet and dangling over a forest edge, presumably from a cliff
December 4, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Hi writing friends! I'm giving a free virual workshop Monday night 11/25, Keep the Pages Turning: Maximizing Suspense in Your Novel. (Register in advance. It's through a FL library, but open to everyone -- leave the library card fields blank.) Hope to see you there!
attend.ocls.org/event/11564654
Fluttering pages of a book next to the following text: Keep the Pages Turning: Maximizing Suspense in Your Novel. Free virtual workshop by Yvonne Ventresca sponsored by the Orange County Library System. November 25th. 7 pm.
November 21, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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Loved Molly's Tuxedo, @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social!
Book Cover for Molly's Tuxedo with a black bowtie and a red background
November 21, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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Love these 4 questions Charlie Jane Anders recommends asking about our characters.
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Face painted in pastel water colors with quote from Charlie Jane Anders: about 4 questions to keep asking your characters: “How do they feel about their situation? What do they do about that feeling? What result does their action have? How do they feel about this new situation?”
October 3, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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How can we make it easier to begin each writing session?
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#WritingCommmunity
#creativeproductivity
Prancing adorable reddish and white dog with the caption "If an object in motion stays in motion, how can we make it easier to begin?" YvonneVentresca.com
September 5, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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Productivity and writing -- guest post from Natalie Zaman on my blog today: yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
Photo of author Natalie Zaman
August 7, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Me too. Then I wondered if regular-sized bats were okay?
bat hanging in tree
July 8, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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Using rituals vs routines for writing: a guest blog post by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia
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A whale diving into blue water so that only the black tail is visible. Quote from Paula Chaffee Scardamalia: To increase your productivity along with creativity, observe your routines and how you might use a routine to your creative advantage, and then design one or two simple rituals to connect you with inspiration and help you dive into the writing waters.
June 5, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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There isn't one right way to approach productivity and creativity. Author Jen Breach talks about their long road approach.
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#writingcommunity
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Quote from author Jen Breach on not setting daily writing goals: "... I am not a rudderless ship, a stringless kite, a spiral-flying balloon with the air thpthpthpthping out of an uncinched neck. I just keep a longer creative view than day to day. Month to month suits me better." Pictured on a blue sky background with a colorful stringless kite.
May 1, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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Always fun to lead writing workshops about my favorite topics -- revision and suspense.
Also I talk with my hands a lot and came dangerously close to knocking over the mic. :)
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#PhillyWW
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April 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Blogging vs newsletters -- how do you separate content?
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#thewritingcommunity
#kidlit
#productivityforcreatives
April 4, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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This Saturday: The #Poughkeepsie Book Festival is finally here!
#PokBookFest #PoughkeepsieBookFest
#WritingCommunity
#kidlit
Banner for the Poughkeepsie Book Festival, Saturday, March 30, 10 am to 3 pm
March 26, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Tomorrow's the Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference! I haven't been here since pre-COVID. I'm excited to be back and to be presenting a workshop about Deep POV.
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#writingcommunity
#writingconference
March 22, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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#RebeccaDykesWriters acts as a resource for those writing stories about violence against women and girls for young readers. Read the latest newsletter here: mailchi.mp/6be556bfe289...
#kidlit
#writingcommunity
March 20, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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A reader, a teacher, and a writer walk into the library's used book sale....
Books! My family buys so many books!
#booklovers
#kidlit
#librarylove
Three happy people behind a library cart filled with bags of books.
March 13, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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#YALit Recommendation: And Then There Were Four by Nancy Werlin. I like how the use of second-person POV for Caleb shows his disconnection from himself. 📚👍
#kidlit
#readingrec
#writingcommunity
Paperback book cover of the young adult novel And Then There Were Four by author Nancy Werlin, shown on a black velvet background with four red candles that match the cover. Slightly crooked photo by Yvonne Ventresca.
March 12, 2024 at 7:26 PM