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The Truth About the Writer's Journey • Career Authors There's an emotional road to writing a book, and, USA Today bestseller Hank Phillippi Ryan says, no matter the specific book, the journey is the same. Here is her truth about the year in the life of h...

The tortuous journey from Page 1 to The End, today on @careerauthors.com #booksky #writingtips
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Working with Talcott agents to make the first 10 pages of TWINLESS shine! Watched an informative web video by @paulamunier.bsky.social and excited to work with Talcott agent @amycollins.bsky.social

I have set two of my novels entirely in the springtime, for very intentional reasons. So it was a lot of fun writing up this post for @careerauthors.com about all the way spring can grow your story's themes + help characters bloom. #writingtips #amwriting careerauthors.com/10-themes-fo...

Grateful to @broadleafwriters.bsky.social for this podcast chat all about POV in fiction: How I approach it in my own novels, what common mistakes I see in unpublished work, & why voice is key. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/4BbJ...

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Add Suspense by Cutting Scenes Plus a dorky/sexy poem and TONS of writing resources!

My latest #writing newsletter about adding suspense, plus an unexpected email and a dorky/sexy poem.

And TONS of resources fr @goodstory.bsky.social, @newpages.bsky.social, @jessicastrawser.bsky.social, @write-mentor.bsky.social & more!

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Loving warmer spring weather and using my outside office —listening to wind chimes! #amwriting #writingcommunity

SH#T MY EDITOR SAYS: A Tribute to “Pitbull Pete” Wolverton, Recipient of the 2025 Ellery Queen Award • Career Authors The wit and wisdom of 2025 Ellery Queen Award recipient, editor extraordinaire Pete Wolverton of St. Martin's Press.

A tribute to Pete Wolverton, winner of this year’s Ellery Queen Award! #MWA #elleryqueenaward #TheEdgars #booksky #writingtips #PeterWolverton @mysterywritersofamerica @minotaur_books @kelleyragland
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We appear to have gained 500 followers in the past couple of hours, so here’s a picture of our store, the oldest mystery fiction bookstore in the world. We ship — mysteriousbookshop.com

Love this one! Writing lessons and life lessons

I’m ready for the fight.

I’m not leaving your side.

We won’t just get through it. We’re going to thrive.

Bring on 2025. 🔥

Love this one! Excellent resolutions to keep in mind all year. Happy New Year Blue Sky friends! Busy at my desk this morning, getting the first 2025 writing session started. Who is also pounding away at a keyboard? #amwriting #writingcommunity

Hard to choose...both are wonderful. I like the left best, though, with the artist.

I have one in my office ! It is not in working order, but I wrote my first poems and short stories on it when I was a teenager. It’s great for inspiration.

Winter is like a novel’s first page, waiting for the writer to take what’s already there and give it life.

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Lots of people in motion illustrate the headline for the writing article titled "Wait for It: 5 Secrets for Perfect Pacing."

Pacing might be the #1 factor that can make or break a novel from the very first page. This week on Career Authors, @tracyclark.bsky.social shares 5 tips for getting it right. #writingcommunity #writingtips @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social @paulamunier.bsky.social

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Fall Magic 🍁

Most likely, but I'm too used to my MacBook now--I can type a lot faster, ha ha.

Love this idea--I still have this one in my office. Wish it still worked! I wrote my first poems and short stories on it, so I still keep it for inspiration. #writing #typewriters

Ever cross a scary bridge? Check out our latest blog:
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Love this! Can't wait to see a Nancy Drew Musical in the future.

Love this idea-Nancy Drew as a musical! My sister and I wrote one of the middle grade Nancy Drew mysteries, #129 The Babysitter Burglaries. We had so much fun coming up with an an exciting mystery to solve for Nancy, George and Bess! The Nancy Drew books in that series are still available on Amazon.

Love Tana French! Her wonderful descriptions and deep point of view taught me so much about excellent literary suspense writing!

What a brilliant list, at least 4 of my all time favourites here

They are still rattling around in my head…a short story might work, but we are supposed to be working on a premise for a second mystery novel. I’m excited about the new plot premise, I just don’t have the new characters developed yet.

How to Find the Most Telling Details • Career Authors As Stephen King says: An overturned tricycle in the gutter can stand for everything. Here's how to find the telling details in your scenes.

The storytelling gods are in the details, today on @careerauthors #writing #writingtips
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Having a routine works! I make sure I have at least two hours free in the afternoon to write—took me forever to finish anything without an almost daily routine.

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Hello! Happy to meet you!

Definitely pansters--well Janet is a planner, but I jumped ahead on things constantly, ha ha! We wrote TWINLESS without an outline, but did brainstorm the plot together. We ended up outlining as each chapter was finished, to find any plot holes and find timing issues. #writing #authorlife

‘You know you’re a writer when… you have more half-finished novels and ideas for stories than friends’

Seems about right 😂
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First post on this thing feels as strange as my first Twitter post. Awkward. Yet hopeful.