www.elizabethandrewswrites.com/post/grateful #writinglife #excerpt #FreeingMedusa #paranormalromance
Grateful
It is the month for it here in the U.S. with Thanksgiving just a couple weeks away. The last few days I've been watching my rosebush with these two hardy buds, still going strong in early November in...
www.elizabethandrewswrites.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Tuesday 11 November 2025: Playing with images
#blog #blogging #skywriters #writinglife #writingcommunity
#blog #blogging #skywriters #writinglife #writingcommunity
Tuesday 11 November 2025: Playing with images
Last week I ordered a food and allergies diary in a bid to see if there’s a pattern with my skin. That arrived on Friday, and I started it yesterday morning. This isn’t a calorie counting diary, just a general, broad diary to see if there’s a link between things I eat and my symptoms. Within minutes of starting it, the puppy had started chewing it.
www.dianewordsworth.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Tuesday 11 November 2025: Playing with images
#blog #blogging #skywriters #writinglife #writingcommunity
#blog #blogging #skywriters #writinglife #writingcommunity
How do book clubs find you? (It's not through those 'services' that email you out of the blue) @randysusanmeyers.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/10/h... #WritingCommunity #publishing #bookmarketing #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
How Do Book Clubs Find You?
Writers often ask, “How do I find book clubs?—but the better question might be, “How do book clubs find me—and my book?” My first invitation came from a friend of a friend—a small gathering …
writerunboxed.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
How do book clubs find you? (It's not through those 'services' that email you out of the blue) @randysusanmeyers.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/10/h... #WritingCommunity #publishing #bookmarketing #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
Holmes needs a Watson... essential points for creating a sidekick in genre fiction @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/mystery-writ... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteries – Elizabeth Spann Craig
Learn techniques for creating memorable, effective sidekicks who enhance your cozy mystery series and help with reader engagement.
elizabethspanncraig.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Holmes needs a Watson... essential points for creating a sidekick in genre fiction @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/mystery-writ... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
There is something so exciting when a character you've been writing as an ally suddenly becomes an adversary. Especially when you see it way before the other characters can figure it out. #writinglife #writing
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
There is something so exciting when a character you've been writing as an ally suddenly becomes an adversary. Especially when you see it way before the other characters can figure it out. #writinglife #writing
How to Create Your Story's Characters #writingadvice #writinglife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872404
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
How to Create Your Story's Characters #writingadvice #writinglife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872404
Chasing the evidence... when the evidence doesn't add up: a scene from the upcoming mystery series, Pascal & Prudhomme mysteries!
#books #writing #writinglife #author #crimefiction #murdermystery #policeprocedural
#books #writing #writinglife #author #crimefiction #murdermystery #policeprocedural
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Chasing the evidence... when the evidence doesn't add up: a scene from the upcoming mystery series, Pascal & Prudhomme mysteries!
#books #writing #writinglife #author #crimefiction #murdermystery #policeprocedural
#books #writing #writinglife #author #crimefiction #murdermystery #policeprocedural
How to Build Your Story's Setting #writingadvice #writinglife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872390
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
How to Build Your Story's Setting #writingadvice #writinglife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872390
Worked out the story, plot, flow and… it needs work.
May try to merge the old and new?
I’m pushing myself to write a better story and I hope it pays off!
#writinglife #booksky #firstdraft #fiction #genrefiction #plotter #plot #story
May try to merge the old and new?
I’m pushing myself to write a better story and I hope it pays off!
#writinglife #booksky #firstdraft #fiction #genrefiction #plotter #plot #story
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Worked out the story, plot, flow and… it needs work.
May try to merge the old and new?
I’m pushing myself to write a better story and I hope it pays off!
#writinglife #booksky #firstdraft #fiction #genrefiction #plotter #plot #story
May try to merge the old and new?
I’m pushing myself to write a better story and I hope it pays off!
#writinglife #booksky #firstdraft #fiction #genrefiction #plotter #plot #story
I finishing a chapter in my pajamas. How it got in my pajamas I’ll never know #writinglife
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I finishing a chapter in my pajamas. How it got in my pajamas I’ll never know #writinglife
Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x41 - kaine
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x39 - ポッキー
💨x33 - @kaine.senate.gov
💨x23 - magnets
💨x21 - @shaheen.senate.gov
💨x20 - shaheen
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x17 - caved
💨x17 - @hassan.senate.gov
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)
#ListenToBlackVoices
(Something
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x41 - kaine
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x39 - ポッキー
💨x33 - @kaine.senate.gov
💨x23 - magnets
💨x21 - @shaheen.senate.gov
💨x20 - shaheen
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x17 - caved
💨x17 - @hassan.senate.gov
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)
#ListenToBlackVoices
(Something
#WritingLife #WritingCraft #Writing #IndieAuthor
https://kellijaebaeli.com/careless-editors-languishing-in-romantical-writer-myths/
https://kellijaebaeli.com/careless-editors-languishing-in-romantical-writer-myths/
Careless Editors & Languishing in Romantical Writer-Myths - Kelli Jae Baeli
What’s wrong with this sentence? “My only child was struck and killed by a car riding a bicycle home from the beach one afternoon in September.” (From Enon, by Paul Harding) So, there was this car riding a bicycle to the beach, see, and…. {Sigh}. And this book was published traditionally and by Random House, where I assume they have professional editors being paid the big bucks to catch things like that. I’m sure there are a million reasons why an editor could have missed that. Perhaps he had been up too late the night before, perhaps he sneezed and … Continue reading →
kellijaebaeli.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Any #indieauthor willing to recommend a good line/copywriting editor (no self-recs please) ?
#writinglife
#writinglife
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Any #indieauthor willing to recommend a good line/copywriting editor (no self-recs please) ?
#writinglife
#writinglife
Week two of writing my first mystery fantasy. Realized I spend more time thinking about the story than actually writing it. Still counts, right? #AmWriting #WritingLife #WritersCommunity #FirstDraft #FantasyWriting #FirstNovel
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Week two of writing my first mystery fantasy. Realized I spend more time thinking about the story than actually writing it. Still counts, right? #AmWriting #WritingLife #WritersCommunity #FirstDraft #FantasyWriting #FirstNovel
Rewritten a scene today and deleted half of it. Somehow a new character just showed up in my head. Anyone else get their best ideas from their messy writing?
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritersCommunity #CreativeProcess #FirstDraft #MessyWriting #Inspiration #Indieauthor
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritersCommunity #CreativeProcess #FirstDraft #MessyWriting #Inspiration #Indieauthor
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Rewritten a scene today and deleted half of it. Somehow a new character just showed up in my head. Anyone else get their best ideas from their messy writing?
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritersCommunity #CreativeProcess #FirstDraft #MessyWriting #Inspiration #Indieauthor
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritersCommunity #CreativeProcess #FirstDraft #MessyWriting #Inspiration #Indieauthor
#storytelling #writing #writingadvice #writinglife #writingphilosophy #writingprocess #writingcommunity #fantasy #sciencefiction
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Today I've started my novel read-through, shared how depression feels in a poem, considered the Magician's wisdom, enjoyed a relaxing swim & made time for tea 🥰
#writinglife #mylife #lifesnippets #today
#writinglife #mylife #lifesnippets #today
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today I've started my novel read-through, shared how depression feels in a poem, considered the Magician's wisdom, enjoyed a relaxing swim & made time for tea 🥰
#writinglife #mylife #lifesnippets #today
#writinglife #mylife #lifesnippets #today
What's the “chapter that almost broke you” in your current WIP?
#5amwritersclub #AuthorsofTwitter #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #IndieAuthor #HIP #OnceUponAQuestion #AmWriting #WritingLife
#5amwritersclub #AuthorsofTwitter #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #IndieAuthor #HIP #OnceUponAQuestion #AmWriting #WritingLife
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What's the “chapter that almost broke you” in your current WIP?
#5amwritersclub #AuthorsofTwitter #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #IndieAuthor #HIP #OnceUponAQuestion #AmWriting #WritingLife
#5amwritersclub #AuthorsofTwitter #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #IndieAuthor #HIP #OnceUponAQuestion #AmWriting #WritingLife
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Plot twist: the friends we made along the way were actually underdeveloped secondary characters. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Plot twist: the friends we made along the way were actually underdeveloped secondary characters. #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky
When a book gets a publishing deal, it takes 9 to 18 months for it to hit store shelves.
#writinglife #writesky #books #writingcommunity #writingtips #authors #writers
#writinglife #writesky #books #writingcommunity #writingtips #authors #writers
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When a book gets a publishing deal, it takes 9 to 18 months for it to hit store shelves.
#writinglife #writesky #books #writingcommunity #writingtips #authors #writers
#writinglife #writesky #books #writingcommunity #writingtips #authors #writers
Do your characters clench their fists too often?
Try these alternatives.
kathysteinemann.com/Musings/clen...
#Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #KathySWriter
Try these alternatives.
kathysteinemann.com/Musings/clen...
#Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #KathySWriter
85 Alternatives for Clenched Fists: A Word List for Writers
How Often Do Your Characters Clench Their Fists? By definition, a fist is a tightly closed hand with the fingers doubled into the palm. So does clenching the fists make sense? No. The hand is the b…
kathysteinemann.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do your characters clench their fists too often?
Try these alternatives.
kathysteinemann.com/Musings/clen...
#Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #KathySWriter
Try these alternatives.
kathysteinemann.com/Musings/clen...
#Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #KathySWriter
#MondayMotivation
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#MondayMotivation
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
Today I've made some postcards. They are pretty. #booksky #writinglife
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today I've made some postcards. They are pretty. #booksky #writinglife