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Unsolicited writing advice, no: 1276:
The secret to writing success is *to make the reader feel something.* It doesn't matter how beautiful your prose is, or how clever your premise is if the reader feels nothing for your characters or your story.

Word Wounds is a great title

I enjoyed it

Which do you do? I do wordle and spelling bee, before moving over to worldle (geography game)

Brandon Sanderson says we should think of setting as another character, and setting is definitely my answer. I loved the setting details, the vibes. There’s a feeling of your book that stays with me

Fair warning: it’s not his usual weird fare, but it is well written and absorbing, and there’s an undercurrent of honesty about the roles of men and women in family life that impressed me in its candor.

@slee3.bsky.social Hello! Have you read the new Kevin Wilson? It’s not as weird as his usual fare, but I enjoyed it. More of a family saga.

Brilliant book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks for sharing, Dreena! You’re the best!

Hello lovely writers and bookish people. I’m 227, I live in Ireland, and I read widely.

Books I’ve Enjoyed:
📕Purple Hibiscus
📙Memory Police
📗Murder of Roger Ackroyd
📘Octavia Butler’s oeuvre, especially Parable of a Sower

Love Becky Chambers, Dame Agatha, Roxane Gay, and Marie-Helene Bertino

It’s me! I’m here!

I needed to read mysteries where the bad guys had consequences and women didn’t end up in the fridge. So I wrote some. Coming 2024.

Thanks for the code @dalcecilruno.bsky.social
Nice to be here!