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Flyer for the online event American Regionalism Through Fiction with Sean Morrissey Carroll on October 9, 2025, by Houston Independent Authors. Free tickets can be acquired on Meetup.com or through Eventbrite.com

Next week's Writers Lunch will feature @buffalosean.bsky.social, and he'll be talking about tropes and genres specific to regions of the United States. www.meetup.com/houston-indi...
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Writers Lunch: Ask an Editor--Humanizing Non-human Characters Should your aliens be empathetic? Should Bigfoot have a soul? How do you make superintelligent cephalopods sympathetic?

Scratching both your heads on how to humanize nonhuman characters in fiction? Join us for this editing AMA on 9/25. www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-lu....
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Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy September Meetup Join us for companionship and conversation. We'll be talking about adding spooky elements to your sci-fi and fantasy!

Are you a Houston speculative fiction writer interested in an in-person support system? Join us on Sept 23 for our monthly meetup. We'll be playing games and discussing how to add spooky elements to your fiction. www.eventbrite.com/e/1641659410... .
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Writers Lunch: Ask an Editor--Humanizing Non-human Characters Should your aliens be empathetic? Should Bigfoot have a soul? How do you make superintelligent cephalopods sympathetic?

Scratching both your heads on how to humanize nonhuman characters in fiction? Join us for this editing AMA on 9/25. www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-lu....
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Here's a mistake that AI won't catch! Sometimes idioms can be tricky, especially when their roots are far back in history.
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Writers Lunch: The Amalgam--Tech and Magic (Part III of III) Learn about hard magic and tech systems with AP Hawkins

Join Tomeworks editors A.P. Hawkins Thursday, 9/18, for the third session of her series on tech and magic. www.eventbrite.com/e/1640732518....
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One of the hardest parts of querying is putting together a query packet that will catch the eye of agents and editors. Let us help!
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Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy September Meetup Join us for companionship and conversation. We'll be talking about adding spooky elements to your sci-fi and fantasy!

Are you a Houston speculative fiction writer interested in an in-person support system? Join us on Sept 23 for our monthly meetup. We'll be playing games and discussing how to add spooky elements to your fiction. www.eventbrite.com/e/1641659410... .
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"Never write anything that does not give you pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader." - Joseph Joubert
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Anchoring readers in an unfamiliar world is tricky. Too much exposition and you bog the story down, too little and your readers won’t have enough information to understand what’s going on. Read more:
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Human creativity cannot be duplicated.
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Dallas Fiction Writers September Meetup Join us to make new writer friends and discuss the struggles and triumphs of writing fiction!

Are you a #Dallas writer looking for an in-person support group? Join Tomeworks editor and event leader Daphne Strasert on 9/12 for a casual meetup with other great authors like yourself. www.eventbrite.com/e/1602375390....
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Whether it's aliens, dwarves, orcs, or the main character's beloved pet rabbit Agatha, how do you help your readers relate to non-humans in your story?
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Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy September Write-In Join us in person for our monthly write-in. It'll be out of this world!

Are you a #Houston speculative fiction author looking for in-person groups and support? Join Tomeworks editor and event leader A.P. Hawkins at the Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers write-in for word wares and productivity! www.eventbrite.com/e/1640743440... .
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Tomeworks loves local authors! That's why Daphne Strasert was with the Dallas Fiction Writers for their August meetup at The Wild Detectives!
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Writers Lunch: Whoops, That Is Offensive-- We may not intend offense with our word choices, but our words can signal disrespect to people with different lived experiences.

As an author, your words matter. There are a litany of racist and offensive words and phrases that are so ingrained in modern English. So, let’s talk about the difficult things, learn together, and use more inclusive, empathetic, and accurate language.

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Want to know what our clients have to say? This testimonial comes from Alvin, who worked with A.P. Hawkins!

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We Don't Use AI (and You Shouldn't Either) — Tomeworks Editing AI tools are everywhere. “Create your book cover using Midjourney!”, “Ask ChatGPT to analyze your story structure!”, “Write your first draft using Scribblr!”. Writers are bombarded with opportunities…

“Create your book cover using Midjourney!”, “Ask ChatGPT to analyze your story structure!” Writers are bombarded with AI siren songs. I’m here to tell you: Don’t. Do. It.
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Are you looking for a supportive community of fellow writers? Tomeworks is on Discord! Our authors and editors are here to share memes, bounce ideas, and cheer your success!
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Looking for your next great read? Tomeworks editor A.P. Hawkins has this to say about Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky:
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If you'd like a deep and holistic course to teach you how to edit sci-fi and fantasy, you've got less than one month to sign up for Shannon's class with Editorial Freelancers Association: community.the-efa.org/event/editin...
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Join us tomorrow for Return of The Good Guys, and we'll talk about lawful good heroes making a comeback.
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Here's a mistake that AI won't catch! Don't let your spicy scene fall flat because of a misplaced dumpling! A Tomeworks copy edit will ensure your manuscript is error free.
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Wondering if a Tomeworks edit is worth it? Our clients certainly think so! Check out what Rick had to say about working with Shannon Winton.

I like the bottom one, but both are good.

Never written poetry before? Think you're absolutely not a poet, and you certainly know if? Think again! Give yourself the freedom to write poetry badly this Thursday with Daphne. share.google/jt9fXrB8OmIJ...
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You deserve an editor that really *gets* your story. Ian Everett specializes in sci-fi, fantasy, and weird fiction. Bring him your crazy world building and oddball heroes. If you're looking for an editor who can bring even the strangest ideas to life, inquire about working with Ian!

Spiked forelimbs might work.

Join us Saturday for an Ask the Editor all about stupid grammar rules: www.eventbrite.com/e/1578696476....