Annemarie DeClark

Start your story in middle to increase suspense An old but apt writing adage goes “Start your story in the middle.” That is, rather than give background information about how the story’s main conflict came to be, instead start it by droppin…

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Embrace Your Writing Journey: Tips for Self-Motivation Unlock your writing potential by embracing the right mindset. Discover how motivation can elevate your creative journey today!

Writing Inspiration: Be in Right Mindset
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9 Tips for Choosing and Using the Right Point of View • Most popular point of view types in storiesAmong the most important decisions a fiction writer can make is what point of view to use in a story. Point of view determines what aspects of a story w…

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Give Your Story Oomph! with Narrative Drive Ever read a story before bed and find it so gripping that you stay up far later than you should just to find out what is going to happen? If so, you’ve been a “victim” of narrative drive.Narra…

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How to Finally Finish that Book You’re Writing Sita from the Bay Area recently wrote asking for tips about how the finish her novel. She’s about three-quarters the way through it.Her problem is not uncommon among writers. Many writers have…

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Here comes more snow, because THE SNOW LIES DEEP #MercyCarrMysteries #mystery @minotaurbooks.bsky.social #snowstorm #snow #booksky

Motivational poster for Jan 22nd

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The difference between Accent vs. Ascent vs. Assent Similar spellings, comparable and even identical pronunciations…no wonder there’s confusion among writers about these three words.Accent usually is a noun that means a distinct style of speak…

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What Makes a Story Character Interesting? What makes an interesting story character for the ages? It’s more than just having them grow or learn something, and it’s more than just having them being be like a real person. While each of …

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Every word I write is another stroke that takes me to the shore of a completed book Any journey you set out on requires time and at least some hard work. No matter how difficult such travels may be, though, the destination is always reachable. Wrong turns may be made along th…

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YouTube video by I Should Read That (I Should Read That) My FAVOURITE Books of 2025! 10 Amazing Fantasy and Horror Fiction

I read 130 books last year, so picking only 10 favourites wasn't easy. However, I think I managed to pull together a pretty good list! These are my 10 favourite books of 2025 #booktube #booksky youtu.be/gg8r2OAZ4Gw

Strive for Originality when Writing Fiction When writing fiction, you want to be original; that is, your plot, characters, setting and ideas should be fresh or novel (no pun intended).After all, to some degree, you decided to start writ…

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Writing Tip:
If you just want to entertain your audience, that's an excellent reason for writing. Not every writer needs to be some deep philosopher with hidden meanings in every line of text. Sometimes you can just write a story so that the reader has fun!
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5 Awesome Creative Writing Prompts Follow the links to great writing prompts about these topics:• Get your revenge • Opposite ethical decision • Fix your problems • Out-of-place character• Observe and write 

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Meet these great indie authors who also write and read the genre at the Speculative Fiction Genre Indie Authors Starter Pack! If you wish to be included in the starter pack, reply here. #speculativefiction #writingcommunity #authorsky go.bsky.app/RSAwztf

Writing Prompt: Go people watching Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Go people watching for an h…

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5 Great Creative Writing Prompts Follow the links to great writing prompts about these topics:• Outline a story idea• Make the impossible happen • Random sentence • Start with last line • Pen your autobiography 

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George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You

This interview with George Saunders is great

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#BluePit A Storytelling Hype/Pitch Event What It Is: An event designed to uplift storytellers of any media. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage (e.g., Drafting, Editing, Querying, On Submission, or Published). When: Jan 13, 2026 (24 Hours) #BluePit Rules: Limit 3 posts per WIP; multiple works allowed. Include correct emojis to appear in media specific feeds Use appropriate tags (see Tag list) All images must include ALT text. No AI. Everyone is encouraged to like and repost Use the #BluePit feeds to find and support others. Agents, editors, and publishers are welcome to participate and can also use #BluePit feeds without a BlueSky account Emojis Writing (e.g. “#bluepit 📖”) Game Dev (e.g. “#bluepit 🎮”) Comics (e.g. “#bluepit 💥”) TTRPGS (e.g. “#bluepit 🎲”) Questions? BluePit.Carrd.Co @BluePit.Bsky.Social @ZProspero.bsky.social

#BluePit Tags MEDIA: #BluePit 💥 - Comics #BluePit 🎮 - Game Dev #BluePit 🎲 - TTRPGs #BluePit 📖 - Writers STAGE: #W - Work In Progress #Q - Querying #OS - On Submission #P - Published AUDIENCE: #PB - Picture Book #MG - Middle Grade #YA - Young Adult #A - Adult #NA - New Adult REPRESENTATION: #OV - Own Voices #LGBT- LGBTQIA+ #DIS - Disabled Creators #WF - Women's Fiction #POC - Person of Color #ND - Neurodivergent #TR - Transgender GENRE #F - Fantasy #R - Romance #H - Horror #SF - Sci-Fi #M - Mystery #PN - Paranormal #C - Crime #HS - Historical #SP - Speculative #PO - Poetry #NF - Non-Fiction GAME SYSTEM: #D20 - 20-sided die based #D6 - 6-sided die based #D100 - 100-sided die based #NAR - Narrative based #DUN - Dungeon Crawler #RO - Rogue-Like

#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!

#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!

And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!

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Writing Tip:
Socialize! Writers might historically be well-known shut-ins but social activity is actually insanely important for a writer. It's not only good for your mental health, but how else are you supposed to experience realistic dialogue? Get out there and chat!
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Writing Tip:
Everyone plans their plots differently. Some people will create a red-string conspiracy board of all the major plot points and know every single leaf on every tree... and some folks just wing it. Neither is wrong. Just find what you feel comfortable with.
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#BluePitHype Q & A January 10th CHARACTER INTERVIEW For today, we have some questions for your characters! Question 3: What does your character love? 3 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON JAN 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL

Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!

DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 3

Our final question today! Feel free to ask your own questions of your fellow participants too!

3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!

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Center on internal flaw for compelling story To make a story more compelling, consider structuring it around an internal flaw in the main character. An internal flaw is some personal trait that makes a character less than perfect – perha…

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5 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Write • Imagineer your story  • Your dream • After-action review  • Finding time to write • Avoid the Distractions  

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Do it right: do’s and don’ts vs. dos and donts All too often, I see writers doing the don’ts where do’s and don’ts are concerned. In all fairness, though, various stylebooks disagree about what you should do with these two words.Let’s start wit…

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BookTube vs BookTok: Which Platform Should You Choose? Join the discussion on BookTube vs BookTok. Discover which platform enhances your book-loving experience more effectively.

BookTube sustains trends.
BookTok ignites them.
Together, they’ve changed how books travel through the world, and our TBRs.
Deep dive: writestats.com/booktube-vs-...
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#BluePitHype Pre-Event for #BluePit We can hardly wait until Jan 13th to see everyone’s amazing pitches. So join us for our pre-event Q&A! #BluePitHype Q&A Schedule Jan 8th - Introductions Jan 9th - Art Share Jan 10th - Character Interviews Jan 11th - Advice Share Jan 12th - Build Your List Jan 13th - #BluePit JOIN US STARTING Jan 8th! @bluepit.bsky.social

#BluePit is coming up fast, but even sooner is our pre-event #BluePitHype!

Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!

We can't wait to see your pitches!

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7 Ways to Eliminate Wordiness in Your Writing You’ve got a great plot, a fascinating protagonist, and an intriguing setting, yet for some reason every time you read your 100,000-word manuscript, it feels dull. The sentences simply don’t flow a…

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Liven Up Your Writing: Replace Overused Verbs Even when using active verbs, sentences still may sound flat. More than likely, those active verbs are also overused. An overused verb is one that’s commonplace and dull. Among the many active…

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