Vanessa is Writing

a group of people are gathered in a living room and one of them says " happy christmas eve eve " Alt: GIF of a clip from the sitcom ‘Friends’. Character Phoebe walks into the busy coffee shop Central Perk and says to her friends “Happy Christmas Eve Eve”

I hope we all intend to keep this tradition from the old place alive and well here 🎄✨

Love this reminder from @morganhnichols.bsky.social.

#mondaymotivation #writingcommunity #womenwriters #5amwritersclub

So that's what they're all for??? I'm going to go follow your advice!

My (game) writing tip o' the day is

You gotta learn to love your own writing. No iffybuts. No doubtysads. Loved writing reads so much nicer

Plus. by loving your own writing, you'll be able to spot issues in your writing. After all, the first editor is you

Your work deserves love, whatever stage

#booksky #writerstruggles #writersofbluesky #selfdoubt

Yes, I've got so many ideas it's hard to know which will bloom.

Yes, 2!

Jólabókaflóð is the Icelandic tradition of giving books as gifts and spending Christmas Eve reading. Another reason to love Iceland. 💙📚

Saw Wicked last night😍. Wow! So much talent on display, from the singing to the costumes, dancing, sets, special effects, writing...🥰

Your writing process will change on a daily basis with every project, because every project is different. Whatever gets you to the final product is the way that that book needed to be written.

So I need you to stop scrolling and say this aloud right now.

"My writing process is not broken."

Didn't do Nanowrimo this year because it was mid November before I realized we were in Nano month🤭. Nine years ago was my first, and it was beautiful to behold my first finished draft. It gave me the satisfaction of knowing I could do it.

#nanowrimo
#writingcommunity
#amwriting

Travels in autumn

Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.

Good for you! Sounds like the day I will strive for tomorrow.

Giving everyone a little bit of extra grace!

I open my Bluesky feed and it is full of really cool people saying really smart things and being really passionate about really interesting stuff.

I like this version of social media, and the world.

Thanks, folks.

Sounds about right.

I wrote around 4,000 words last week. That's not nearly enough to where I want to be, but it's a start to my new routine. Little by little, word by word, day by day.

I think that's my favorite scene of the whole movie, but there are so many good ones it's hard to choose 😆

Anyplace with a view!

Thanks for that perspective of it being a good thing. I appreciate a silver lining, and in this case it rings true the way you put it.

Seeking inspiration
#writingcommunity #nanowrimo #amwriting

A word after a word after a word is power. – Margaret Atwood Professional Book Editor: Your manuscript deserves an excellent edit. I'm an established book editor who has helped 300+ authors achieve their publishing dreams and am the author of 60+ published book...

#OneSentenceADay #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writing #author

What to do when you have multiple WIP at different stages of writing in different genres and you're very indecisive? 🫣

I just watched this episode about 2 weeks ago! The hijinks!

Yes! Hi!

hey, that's me!

I've tried other years but never actually got to the 50,000 words, but anything that gets me writing any words at all is a success.