Polly Campbell

This was such a great show about writing and the business of it all.

Writers do you ever/still write by hand in a notebook? I'm always scrawling something...lists, appointments, ideas, frustrations, questions to myself. For me, it makes the intangible, tangible.

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Just saw an ad promoting "notebooks for women" and became infuriated. But then I realized those must be some kick-ass notebooks. #writing #women

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The reason I am not writing, right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L... #writinglife #writing

Excited to write for Career Authors. So many good ideas and tips there if you are looking for inspiration and insight to fuel your writing.

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Sob Story. Don’t describe your character as empathetic. Show them sitting in the park to talk to a homeless person, or crying over a baby, or sending an anonymous check to a friend in hard times. Fict. or NFict. Doesn't matter. I want to see what your people do when they feel. #writing #author

Write Badly, But Write Settle your mind and give me twenty.

Don't feel like writing. That's okay. Happens to all of us one time or another. Just remember: do it anyhow. #writing

Such an informative conversation if you thinking about the writing gig. #WritingCommunity #writing #author

Simply, Write | Polly Campbell | Substack About the writing craft and crafting a writer's life. Click to read Simply, Write, by Polly Campbell, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.

You can learn to write. But it's not enough. Skill is not enough to help you with rejection, imposter syndrome, procrastination. Skill is not enough get you to the end. That requires more. That "more" is mindset. It's what I write about, what I'm working on. #writing #authors

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed. Jessica is fantastic.

Good reminder for me today that the only way I can stand for others is to first take care of myself. To be healthy, present, responsive, resilient. Then I have more energy to stand for what I believe and maybe can even model the possibilities that we all deserve, the things worth working for.

My view today.

It's the best job and so important to be able to share the stories of those people. Makes us all better.

I get it and this is exactly why you need to keep writing.

All night, waiting for a little dusting of snow. We got nothin'.

We have a great example of how NOT to be a strong leader in the world. While there are regular demonstrations of fear, egocentricity, small-mindedness, intolerance, and vengefulness we can decide to lead with compassion collaboration, tolerance, empathy.

Happy to see our Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov doing the work today of holding RFK Jr accountable for previous statements.

How to Write Your Truth - Memoir coach and author Marion Roach Knowing how to write your truth is best learned while picturing the influential scenes from your life as beads on an abacus. Try it.

What ideas about ourselves do we inherit, perhaps unknowingly? How this relates to #memoir by @marionroachsmith marionroach.com/2025/01/how-... #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #cnf #publishing #skywriters

Ever changed significant aspects of a character halfway through the book? Toying with the idea...of course it will change everything else. But interesting to think about. #writing

Volunteer for the National Archives to Translate Cursive Handwriting for Modern Newbies To date, more than 4,000 Revolutionary War Pension Project volunteers have typed up the content of over 80,000 pages of pension files

I love this formal penmanship but can't read it any better than my own handwriting. #writing

So yeah. Got a fan letter today. Not to brag or anything, but it starts: "Hi great writer, I've been impressed by your writing on [specific topic] ..."
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Agree. And be polite in how you nudge.

Coffee. Morning pages with oen on paper. Grounding. #writing

Did you write through the holidays or take time to regroup and reboot? I did a little bit of both, but instead of running through multiple projects, I focused on one. Just one. That alone was refreshing. #amwriting #author #writing

The first goal shouldn't be to become a bestselling writer, quit your day job, or get a two-book deal. The first goal must be to finish. We have nothing if we don't finish the writing. #WritingCommunity #writing

Hey I know the world is a shit show, but today (and many days), all I can think of is how glad I am to be in it.

It's pretty scary.

Wait doesn't everyone dream of Pink Bigfoot?

This book reminded me why I wanted to be a writer and why we must keep going. That's a big deal. Stories matter and we can get better at them. Thanks @charliejane.bsky.social

Ridiculous how excited I can get about a notebook. Writer genes. #writing #WritingCommunity