Francesca Zappia

Outlining Your Book It's okay! It can't hurt you! From the small logline to the intense chapter-by-chapter outline, keep yourself on track and finish strong.

New Substack up this morning! I’m talking about my favorite ways to outline and hopefully making it not so scary for writers who don’t outline often.

I also love hearing about the ways other writers plan out their books! Do you have a way that works well for you?

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If you work in advertising, you don’t get to use the ‘just an ad’ excuse The Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad didn’t just sell jeans – it sold a narrow ideal. Sian Conway-Wood of 181st Street Communications calls time on an industry that claims influence when it suits, and...

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Thank you!! I do, too, the questions at the end were so great. I’ll definitely expound on it in my Substack.

The link to my Substack for anyone who saw me at Midwest Writer’s Workshop this weekend and might be interested (I’ll put up text versions of my presentations from this past weekend, plus some other topics that came up)

substack.com/@francescaza...

Just finished up at Midwest Writers Workshop and I had such a great time! Gave workshops:

- Writing Mental Health in YA
- What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Pro Wrestling

Did a great panel with Kay Shanee and Ania Spyra, then did an office hour with attendees who had awesome questions.

#writing

Took this out from behind the paywall because the world is awful right now and I just want to talk to people about this game I really loved.

So please come read and talk about this game I really loved.

#clairobscurexpedition33

The Meanings and Questions of the Endings of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Hot debate over the endings of the new game have me thinking all kinds of things. Spoilers be here!

It’s about the METAPHOR

I really liked Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and had a lot of thoughts about my interpretation of the ending. There are SPOILERS.

#clairobscurexpedition33 #writing

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SergeYager - Twitch Family friendly coffee enthusiast with a focus on resource management and strategy games.

Today and Wednesday we're raising funds for Point of Pride, an organization that provides financial aid and direct support to trans folks in need.

We're playing Roguelike Roulette! Donations help a great cause and makes my day much more confusing.

Come say hi :)

twitch.tv/sergeyager

MTG x Final Fantasy has me shipping Tifa and Ignis and I'm not upset about it. #mtg #mtgxfinalfantasy

I just finished Expedition 33 and I am not okay but I am also so okay, what an amazing story, jfc

The Last Of Us (Season) 2: Why Abby's Size Matters I'm disappointed that Abby's physicality in the game wasn't carried over to the show. Spoilers be here!

I wrote about why Abby’s size in The Last of Us part 2 mattered, and why I’m disappointed they specifically did not keep it for the show: francescazappia.substack.com/p/the-last-o...

#thelastofus #thelastofuspart2

Upcoming album · Inertia Pendulum · Releases on Aug 22, 2025 · 16 songs

EVERYONE GET OUT OF MY WAY, PENDULUM HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT IN AUGUST

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Still in progress, but my boy's deck is ready and it's a mess:

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I do not know how this will make a coherent movie but it might be fun to watch someone try

Also Ex Machina and Annihilation were both excellent, so go at it, Alex Garland

MY BOY IS HERE

He’s clearly more geared toward 1v1 play (ramp and graveyard hate?) but I’ll figure out a goofy commander deck for him, no worries

#MTGxFinalFantasy

ok so they're DEFINITELY making the Regalia, right?? RIGHT? #MTGxFinalFantasy

From Father to Son

Revealed by GosuGamers.
A Vehicle Tutor seems pretty good...especially when it can cheat it out later...
#MTGxFinalFantasy

Was looking through artwork to send to my editor last night for EVIE, and i did some real bangers for Children of Hypnos vol 3 that’ve been languishing in mostly unread wattpad chapters

#art #digitalart

Honestly, the first three that come to mind are all books that aren’t published or under contract

I am constantly chasing the high of being in the middle of writing a book and so in love with the story

Shuffling Magic cards has become a stim for me and I don’t know how I feel about that #magicthegathering

More Canlander! Find out what made me make this face!

ignis my beloved is written on a heart shaped item ALT: ignis my beloved is written on a heart shaped item

Please, Wizards, reveal the Ignis card for the Final Fantasy set. I need it. Pleeeeeaaaaaseeeee

I built her to be a goofy frogs + sea monsters pile and she still eats people for breakfast! She’s so good!!

I finally watched Talk To Me (2022) and like, goddamn

Hey Nintendo maybe just make a switch 2 port of Wind Waker and let me buy that. I’m not interested in a subscription service I won’t use for anything else.

I’M THREE EPISODES IN, IT’S SO GOOD

I was told to watch She-Ra, so I am watching She-Ra

Seasonal depression really makes you appreciate putting on sunscreen