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The Maitlands’ death scene works well with imagery, pacing, and humor.

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October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
A multiple pov #thriller where you don't know who to trust! Learn to plant #mystery in this new post!
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October 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
mattkendrick.bsky.social
I already made one for this with the search terms #WritingCraft, #CraftEssay, #WriterInterview
October 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Made #zines of my Substack posts. Gave a few away at a publishing event today. Full video on my Instagram @crafting_first_chapters And you can subscribe hayleyshucker.substack.com/archive?sort...
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October 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean delves into the patriarchy, the old world, and really highlights how many ways “you are what you eat” can resonate.

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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
The First Chapter of Dean’s “You Are What You Eat” Novel
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October 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
When your mom names you after a celebrity and you fake your own death.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Let's use tarot cards to create characters with 4 readings and 7 brainstorming prompts.

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October 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"That was the day I learned about the value of the well-selected detail." – from "Using the Lesson of the Rose to Write Detail as Narrative" by Ellen Blum Bar...
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CRAFT: Using the Lesson of the Rose to Write Detail as Narrative by Ellen Blum Barish | Hippocampus Magazine
"Too much detail can distract your reader and slow the pace of the action." -- Eileen Blum Barish in her craft column, "Using the Lesson of the Rose to Write Detail."
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September 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
mattkendrick.bsky.social
Or maybe you want to learn through #WritingCraft articles, #CraftEssay newsletters or #WriterInterview blog posts? This feed (which uses those three hashtags) should flag up a lot of that.

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October 12, 2023 at 7:19 PM
wtawpress.bsky.social
Check out @anitafelicelli.bsky.social's latest essay on the crafting of time and memory in fiction in @writersdigest.bsky.social:

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image credit: Writer's Digest

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December 7, 2024 at 3:38 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Making some zines based on some of my Substack posts.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Tomorrow I tackle The Need by Helen Phillips hayleyshucker.substack.com
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October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
bethkephart.bsky.social
Thoughts on writing toward our ghosts, on today's Substack. #writingcommunity #memoir #craftessay thehushandthehowl.substack.com/p/on-writing...
On Writing the Haunted: A Craft Essay
What do our ghosts wish us to make of their lives—and of our own? With Ocean Vuong, Olivia Laing, Doireann Ni Ghriofa, Judith Kitchen, and J. R. Moehringer
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October 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
The information we get through Tomoko's descriptions of vehicles shows how Ogawa has mastered subtlety.
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Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa
The First Chapter of a Literary Coming-of-Age Novel
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November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
What's wrong with the literary world?
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What’s Wrong with the Literary World?
Is it scams or what?
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November 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
rebeccawrites33.bsky.social
In case you've wanted to know how I manage multi-artistic projects...

I don't declutter.

You can read more at Brevity Magazine: Concise Literary Nonfiction in my essay "Decluttering Damages My Writing" that just posted.

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January 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
The novel operates within a dream-like state at times, making the doll and other moments even more uncanny.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Ove is the epitome of a “get off my lawn” character. If you want to look at creative similes and metaphors, read this. hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/a-man-call...

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November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Craft analysis of The Need by Helen Phillips.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
I'm writing a craft essay for a litmag about writing from a child's point of view in a way that feels natural and real. What questions would you like to see answered? Please let me know, and feel free to share.

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Child in a green coat playing with bubbles at the park.
July 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM