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Mixed signals muddy romances, especially if you're going for soulmate level romance between two characters.
Expressing interest in someone else weakens the intended connection and confuses your readers.
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Great writing doesn’t inform, it evokes. Readers don’t just want facts — they want images that burn in their mind. What's your favourite example of show don't tell?
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Overcrowding your opening with names?
Too many characters too soon can overwhelm readers — give them space to connect before adding more.
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Adverbs aren’t evil, but they’re often a crutch. Instead of “she said angrily,” show us the anger in her words or actions. Strong verbs and clear description make your writing sharper and more alive.
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Want your protagonist to shine brighter?
Give them a foil — a character who contrasts them, highlighting their traits through opposition.
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Burnout doesn’t mean you’ve failed — it means you’re human.
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🚨 Cliché Alert: “His smile didn’t reach his eyes.”
Once haunting… now overused. Try showing the hollowness without the overused shortcut.
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Behind every beautiful sentence is a battlefield of doubt, edits, and persistence.
✍️ If writing is easy, you’re doing it wrong. #drafthappens #amwriting #writingcommunity #motivationmonday

Kurt Vonnegut’s #writingtips are, to my mind, the best in the internet.
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When you drop your reader straight into the action — no slow build-up, no backstory buffer.
This technique is called in medias res — starting in the middle of things. #WritingTips #Storytelling #WritersLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #NarrativeTechniques #WritersOfBluesky #DraftHappens

For some of us, writing isn’t just something we do — it’s who we are.
✍️ Writing is a calling, not a choice. #drafthappens #amwriting #writingcommunity #motivationmonday

Your words don’t have to be perfect to matter. They just have to be yours. Every line, every page, is a chance to breathe life into your story. Don’t hold back—let the heart do the writing today.
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Chekhov’s gun isn’t meant to be waved around shouting “Look here!” If you point right at it, the magic’s gone. A detail should feel like part of the world… until the moment it changes everything.
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First drafts are just that - the first draft. #firstdraft #writingcommunity #drafthappens #writerslife

Metaphors don’t just describe — they connect.
They make emotions tangible, ideas memorable, and stories unforgettable.
A good metaphor is a shortcut to meaning.
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Keep showing up — your story’s waiting.
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It’s the moment everything shifts: the hero’s fortune reverses, the truth comes out, or the fall begins.
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Progress is progress, even if it’s one sentence at a time. #DraftHappens #MotivationMonday #AmWriting

Every story has a hero, but the real magic comes from the roles around them. 8 archetypes. 8 functions. All shaping the journey.
Which one do you love writing most?
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Omniscient POV isn’t one-size-fits-all.
From godlike narrators to invisible observers, omniscient storytelling comes in many flavors.
Head-hopping? Commentary? Deep insight or distant overview?
Your narrator’s voice shapes everything.
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Write badly. Write bravely. Just keep writing.
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Not every moment needs a spotlight. But the right ones do. Knowing when to show (scene) and when to tell (summary) is what keeps your story moving without losing its soul. ✍️
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Here's one trick to create a quickly loveable character who doesn't necessarily get a lot of time on the page to build reader sympathy. #WritingWednesday
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Time to build sand castles. #MotivationMonday
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#tlou season 2 ... well it wrapped a bit ago and I still don't know how to feel about it. Sort of feels like a whole lot of nothing happened. The plot armour was thick this season, annoyingly and glaringly so ... maybe the 2 years it takes for Season 3 to come out will soften my disappointment

Keep your feet OFF the ground and our head in the CLOUDS. #DraftHappens #amwriting #motivation #writingmotivation

The use of adverbs generally signals a weak verb choice. #drafthappens #writingtips #amwriting #writingtheory

How to unite and divide your characters - what is their goal and how do they want to achieve it? #writingwednesday #drafthappens #writingadvice #amwriting

Here's your #motivationmonday ... just keep #writing #drafthappens

Personally - I hate this, and it happens way too often in television. #writing #writingtheory #amwriting