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The Real Dracula Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery Though it might have you think otherwise, the epistolary Victorian monster novel Dracula is a detective story. Written by Bram Stoker in 1897, it tells the story of six middle-class professionals w…

"The Real Dracula Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery" by Olivia Rutigliano via CrimeReads #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips crimereads.com/dracula-dete...

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BRACE (+): bolster, fortify, secure, steel, truss (≠ compromise, lumber, scuttle) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

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Follow for more book marketing tips and don't forget to reach your readers in places that you can control.

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How to leverage Goodreads for book promotions As Goodreads is the place for readers to hang out, it also ought to be the place for authors to focus a good part of their book promotion efforts. After all, if you wrote a…

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Eight Dos and Don’ts for Making Magic Interesting Put a little pep in your spell work.

"Eight Dos and Don’ts for Making Magic Interesting" by Oren Ashkenazi via @mythcreants #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips #writingfantasy mythcreants.com/blog/eight-d...

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MOBILIZE (→): call, galvanize, instigate, organize, stimulate (≠ disperse, end, separate) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

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"In Search of Impossible Goodness" by Holly Lisle #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips hollylisle.com/in-search-of...

“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.” – Octavia E. Butler

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but an author’s diction cannot be taken from him."
--Isaac D'Israeli (1804-1881)
From "The Literary Character of Men of Genius" (early 19th c.)

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Not all those who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien - The Fellowship Of The Ring ~ Background photo shows an old forest with the sun shining down through it.

"Each character in a novel is their own micro story, however limited in scope. Sometimes the characters are the important part of the story as much or more than the plot is." - Wrtr #AmWriting Writing. #Author #Writing #Writer #BookSky

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“DAILY GRAMMAR Lesson 118: Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs” via DailyGrammar www.dailygrammar.com/Lesson-118-T...

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DETAIN (←): buttonhole, entrap, hinder, oppress, snarl (≠ compel, quicken, untangle) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

How to Take Criticism Writing fiction is an intensely personal process. The characters are literally in the writer’s head; nowhere else. Writers are often too close to the work to see the flaws; and they have read the p…

"How to Take Criticism" by Jeanne Kisacky via WriterUnboxed #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips writerunboxed.com/2025/07/31/h...

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REMEDY (+): better, fix, pace, redress, revise (≠ compromise, injure, taint) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

Storyville: The Big Reveal—Adding Up to Ten

“Storyville: The Big Reveal—Adding Up to Ten” by Richard G. Thomas via LitReactor #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips litreactor.com/columns/stor...

Worldbuilding Questions That Get Better Feedback And make your beta reader want to answer them

A quick yes or no won’t fix your draft.

But a thoughtful answer might.

Make sure you are asking the right questions.

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Creating Suspense in any Genre Suspense belongs in every genre. Make your reader care about what happens to the protagonist—then give them things to worry about.

“Creating Suspense in any Genre” by Michelle Barker via Writers Helping Writers #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips writershelpingwriters.net/2024/08/crea...

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CURSE (/): bedevil, condemn, fault, plague, smite (≠ bless, expiate, hallow) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

Finding Your Readers

It's totally up to you to position yourself in front of your potential readers.

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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes ... including you. - Anne Lamott ~ Background shows the fall trees in different colors on the shore of a lake.

Writer's dreams fuel their novels. When you feel overwhelmed, schedule yourself out some think time to just think about your story, plan your story, without the having to be #writing it part. #AmWriting Just let the story sink into you, then describe it. - Wrtr #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky

The Problem With Heist Novels When stealing a plot from a different medium, start with the perfect plan.

"The Problem With Heist Novels" by Oren Ashkenazi via @mythcreants #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips mythcreants.com/blog/the-pro...

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SHOCK (→): baffle, disturb, invigorate, scandalize, unsettle (≠ comfort, embolden, placate) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

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You're not afraid of failing, you're afraid of being seen failing.

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Directionality in Fiction: Why You Need it & How to Create it Every successful story has a sense of direction. The audience wants, and even needs, an idea of where the story is going.

“Directionality in Fiction: Why You Need it & How to Create it” by September C. Fawkes #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips mvnt.us/m1421082

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JUMBLE (/): clutter, disorder, mislabel, ruffle, trouble (≠ clean, order, tidy) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting

6 Great Tricks for Beating Writer’s Block • Describe any object• Make up a situation• Random words• Describe any object• Try a new genre• Create an out-of-whack event• BONUS: “Write toward vulnerability. …

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How to Copyright a Book in 4 Simple Steps [Lawyer-Approved] Learn how to copyright a book step by step, and why registration matters more than ever in the age of AI and landmark settlements.

How to Copyright a Book in 4 Simple Steps [Lawyer-Approved]: kindlepreneur.com/how-to-copyr... by Dave Chesson #wkb8b