If you have to explain your theme, you didn’t let your character prove it.
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
February 13, 2026 at 2:12 AM
If you have to explain your theme, you didn’t let your character prove it.
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
If you have to explain your theme, you didn’t let your character prove it.
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
February 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
If you have to explain your theme, you didn’t let your character prove it.
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
What belief does your protagonist start with — and how does it change by the end?
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#writingtips
#writersonreels
#storytheme
#characterdevelopment
#fictionwriting
A MacGuffin isn’t about what it is — it’s about what it makes people do.
Use it to drive choices, conflict, and momentum. If it stops mattering, the story stalls.
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #PlotTools #FictionWriting #WritingTips #DraftHappens
Use it to drive choices, conflict, and momentum. If it stops mattering, the story stalls.
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #PlotTools #FictionWriting #WritingTips #DraftHappens
February 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A MacGuffin isn’t about what it is — it’s about what it makes people do.
Use it to drive choices, conflict, and momentum. If it stops mattering, the story stalls.
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #PlotTools #FictionWriting #WritingTips #DraftHappens
Use it to drive choices, conflict, and momentum. If it stops mattering, the story stalls.
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #PlotTools #FictionWriting #WritingTips #DraftHappens
The Fifth Floor Rendezvous
Celeste stepped into the hotel lobby, the cool air brushing against her skin as she approached the front desk. More @ nyack.top/ran
#ShortStory #RomanceWriter #MysteryVibes #AfternoonEncounter #FictionWriting #ModernRomance #TheRendezvous
Celeste stepped into the hotel lobby, the cool air brushing against her skin as she approached the front desk. More @ nyack.top/ran
#ShortStory #RomanceWriter #MysteryVibes #AfternoonEncounter #FictionWriting #ModernRomance #TheRendezvous
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The Fifth Floor Rendezvous
Celeste stepped into the hotel lobby, the cool air brushing against her skin as she approached the front desk. More @ nyack.top/ran
#ShortStory #RomanceWriter #MysteryVibes #AfternoonEncounter #FictionWriting #ModernRomance #TheRendezvous
Celeste stepped into the hotel lobby, the cool air brushing against her skin as she approached the front desk. More @ nyack.top/ran
#ShortStory #RomanceWriter #MysteryVibes #AfternoonEncounter #FictionWriting #ModernRomance #TheRendezvous
Well, this is just a hit piece on ‘theme’, plain and simple! (You’re welcome).
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Medium
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February 10, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Well, this is just a hit piece on ‘theme’, plain and simple! (You’re welcome).
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Focus creates power. Removing what the story doesn’t need sharpens pacing, clarifies intent, and forces what remains to carry real weight. #WritingAdvice #AmWriting #RevisionTips #StoryCraft #KillYourDarlings #FictionWriting #DraftHappens
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Focus creates power. Removing what the story doesn’t need sharpens pacing, clarifies intent, and forces what remains to carry real weight. #WritingAdvice #AmWriting #RevisionTips #StoryCraft #KillYourDarlings #FictionWriting #DraftHappens
Bootsy has decided to block access to the computer and progress on my novel has temporarily stopped. 🐾
#writerscats
#booksky
#fictionwriting
#writerscats
#booksky
#fictionwriting
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Bootsy has decided to block access to the computer and progress on my novel has temporarily stopped. 🐾
#writerscats
#booksky
#fictionwriting
#writerscats
#booksky
#fictionwriting
#121words #flashfiction #microfiction #Raskolnick #selfReference #identity #solitude #existential #magical_Realism #shortstory #sudden_fiction #nano_fiction #exact_word_count #GreekLiterature #bilingual #literature #translated #fictionwriting #fiction
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Αυτοαναφορικότητα
microfiction
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February 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
📣 Entries have opened in the 11th consecutive year of the First Novel Prize. Head over to www.firstnovel.co.uk to check out what our judges are looking for and send us your best work #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #writingcompetition #fictionwriting #firstnovelprize
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
📣 Entries have opened in the 11th consecutive year of the First Novel Prize. Head over to www.firstnovel.co.uk to check out what our judges are looking for and send us your best work #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #writingcompetition #fictionwriting #firstnovelprize
Introduce new characters through how they matter to your protagonist, and the web of connections does the work for you. Less confusion. More clarity.
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #CharacterDevelopment #WritingTips #FictionWriting #DraftHappens
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #CharacterDevelopment #WritingTips #FictionWriting #DraftHappens
February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Introduce new characters through how they matter to your protagonist, and the web of connections does the work for you. Less confusion. More clarity.
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #CharacterDevelopment #WritingTips #FictionWriting #DraftHappens
#WritingAdvice #AmWriting #StoryCraft #CharacterDevelopment #WritingTips #FictionWriting #DraftHappens
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 AM
After everything they had endured to be together, this felt like the most terrifying thing she had ever faced. #fictionwriting
The Demon’s Child
The tea in Kim-yeong's cup had long gone cold. She sat in the dim light of the living room of the penthouse apartment she shares with her husband, Jeon-hoon, watching the moon reflect off the floor-to-ceiling windows. After everything they had endured to be together, this felt like the most terrifying thing she had ever faced. The door suddenly opened, jolting Kim-yeong from her thoughts as Jeon-hoon entered, shedding his coat with that effortless grace that commanded the room.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
After everything they had endured to be together, this felt like the most terrifying thing she had ever faced. #fictionwriting
We are now taking Fiction submissions for Southword. Just over 3 weeks to get your entry in!Click on the website link to submit your entry. Good luck!
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
We are now taking Fiction submissions for Southword. Just over 3 weeks to get your entry in!Click on the website link to submit your entry. Good luck!
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
Today, I’m exploring creating morally ambiguous characters in fiction writing.
www.mjblehart.com/the-writing-...
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#morallyambiguous #morality #fictionalcharacters #morality #writing #writers #author #authors #writingprocess #farpointcon #fiction #fictionwriting #creativity #creativewriting
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The Writing Process: The Morally Ambiguous Character - MJ Blehart - Author
Because most people are morally ambiguous, morally ambiguous fictional characters resonate with us and come across as more interesting.
www.mjblehart.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Today, I’m exploring creating morally ambiguous characters in fiction writing.
www.mjblehart.com/the-writing-...
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#morallyambiguous #morality #fictionalcharacters #morality #writing #writers #author #authors #writingprocess #farpointcon #fiction #fictionwriting #creativity #creativewriting
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#morallyambiguous #morality #fictionalcharacters #morality #writing #writers #author #authors #writingprocess #farpointcon #fiction #fictionwriting #creativity #creativewriting
Not only taking pride in my own craft and crying my face off but here to remind you to celebrate YOUR friends. Go tell them you love them. Give them all the compliments. Celebrate your people! #writersky #fanficwriting #fictionwriting #ILoveMyFriends
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Not only taking pride in my own craft and crying my face off but here to remind you to celebrate YOUR friends. Go tell them you love them. Give them all the compliments. Celebrate your people! #writersky #fanficwriting #fictionwriting #ILoveMyFriends
Check out one of our 2025 Fiction Selections, "Orange" by Siamak Vossoughi (Pithead Chapel), selected by Ben Tanzer on bestofthenetanthology.com/2025-2/2025-fiction/orange/
#bestofthenetanthology #fictionwriting #finalist
#bestofthenetanthology #fictionwriting #finalist
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Check out one of our 2025 Fiction Selections, "Orange" by Siamak Vossoughi (Pithead Chapel), selected by Ben Tanzer on bestofthenetanthology.com/2025-2/2025-fiction/orange/
#bestofthenetanthology #fictionwriting #finalist
#bestofthenetanthology #fictionwriting #finalist
“Sure, I could kill my darlings… but have you met their adorable spin‑offs?” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“Sure, I could kill my darlings… but have you met their adorable spin‑offs?” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
Today's writing quote: "It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.” - Ernest Hemingway #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Today's writing quote: "It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.” - Ernest Hemingway #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky
“I put ‘THE END’ on page 1 so the manuscript feels accomplished. Morale is everything.” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“I put ‘THE END’ on page 1 so the manuscript feels accomplished. Morale is everything.” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
As a lifelong people pleaser, I'm getting myself emotionally ready for the negativity I know will inevitably come with my novel's debut. bit.ly/4a7vJIL #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting
January 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM
As a lifelong people pleaser, I'm getting myself emotionally ready for the negativity I know will inevitably come with my novel's debut. bit.ly/4a7vJIL #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting
Today's writing quote: "One of my former husbands remarked that when I had a good day writing, I looked like a Catholic who had seen the pope.” — Louise Glück #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Today's writing quote: "One of my former husbands remarked that when I had a good day writing, I looked like a Catholic who had seen the pope.” — Louise Glück #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky
While I let my #Femdomnovel percolate for a week or two before I hit it for what I hope will be the final edit I started a new chapter in my life and wrote the first draft of the last chapter to a #noir #eroticthriller I outlined. I'm pumped!
#writinglife #amwriting #fictionwriting #writinganovel
#writinglife #amwriting #fictionwriting #writinganovel
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
While I let my #Femdomnovel percolate for a week or two before I hit it for what I hope will be the final edit I started a new chapter in my life and wrote the first draft of the last chapter to a #noir #eroticthriller I outlined. I'm pumped!
#writinglife #amwriting #fictionwriting #writinganovel
#writinglife #amwriting #fictionwriting #writinganovel
“My muse showed up at 3 a.m. without coffee. That’s a crime in at least three genres.” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“My muse showed up at 3 a.m. without coffee. That’s a crime in at least three genres.” #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
New short story written based on the idea of eldritch order. Whatever that means I'm still thinking about it.
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#writing #shortstory #fiction #fictionwriting #sciencefiction #eldritchhorror
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#writing #shortstory #fiction #fictionwriting #sciencefiction #eldritchhorror
AbsoluteOrder, a sci-fi fiction | FictionPress
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January 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
New short story written based on the idea of eldritch order. Whatever that means I'm still thinking about it.
www.fictionpress.com/s/3379755/1/...
#writing #shortstory #fiction #fictionwriting #sciencefiction #eldritchhorror
www.fictionpress.com/s/3379755/1/...
#writing #shortstory #fiction #fictionwriting #sciencefiction #eldritchhorror
Find yourself an editor. There's many of us out there, like me who's willing to give your manuscript or story a look through, and each can help improve your writing. Make sure you know who's in your budget
#editor #editing #fictionwriting
#editor #editing #fictionwriting
January 29, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Find yourself an editor. There's many of us out there, like me who's willing to give your manuscript or story a look through, and each can help improve your writing. Make sure you know who's in your budget
#editor #editing #fictionwriting
#editor #editing #fictionwriting