Jo V.

Photo shows platter of nachos with a shark head and tail. The sharks mouth is full of salsa.

Best investment I’ve ever made. #SharkPlatter

Bold Italian Eatery in Kamloops. Amazing all around.

Photo shows 2 deliciously crispy and golden brown pieces of fried cheese with string fries covered in herbs and garlic with a tiny pot of dipping sauce

Could really go for some fried edam and garlic fries right about now. #friedcheese #cheese

Keto Apple Crisp We're not even one sentence into this post and I've already lied to you.  See... the thing is... there's no apples in this apple crisp. Ap...

Just a reminder that our Keto “Apple” Crisp is a healthy and delicious way to use up all the zucchini being produced in your garden right now!
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#zucchini

A teacher I very much liked once told me the following:

"A short story is about the event of the murder. A novel is all about the murderer."

I know this is a bit facile, but I still quite like this.

If the only thing stopping you from making that rad thing is the question "What if I fail?" then remind yourself what will happen if you don't even try:

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Photo of a hand holding an ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.

Homemade ice cream from Banter Ice Cream in Chilliwack. Salted caramel and cold brew coffee. Together it tasted like a caramel macchiato ♥️ Amazingly delicious. #icecream #chilliwack #britishcolumbia

Background photo shows a green peninsula bordered by the sea, the sun setting.

If you are lagging in writing. Schedule time out to just think. Sometimes it's best to just think through your story/scene without the pressure of writing. #amwriting Thinking through your story again helps you find things to put into perspective. - Wrtr #author #writer #writing ~ #authorsky

Picture is of a dark mood board with several images that are dark and brooding. Including shadow creature, close up of eyes that are pure white, eyes that are black, demon woman, apocalyptic city, black semi truck on highway, couple kissing. Text says: Dani (pronounced Dan-Eye), everyone’s got secrets.

Making wip mood boards instead of editing. This is waaaayyy more fun. #writingcommunity

Show rather than tell a character’s personality All too often, novice writers make the mistake of telling us a character’s personality, as in Jane was sweet and elegant yet suffered from a penchant for dangerous adventures. Rather than…

Show rather than tell a character’s personality
#authorship #creativewriting #editing #editingtips #fiction #writerreality

The single most important skill to master in storytelling is knowing when to reveal information to the audience. Before it is relevant/immediately when it is relevant/or after it is relevant - all three times presents a very different story experience to the audience. Always ask when we should know.

Needed to see this today ♥️

Thank you 😊

Picture of stack of papers with title page on top sitting on a table

Very excited. Printed out a hard copy of my first draft. It’s terrible (in a way that first drafts are) and will undergo many changes BUT she now exists in the world. #writingcommunity

Photo of bowl full of pico de gallo ingredients. Tomatoes, cilantro, onion, jalapeño, and garlic.

Making pico de gallo for burritos this afternoon 🤤 #picodegallo

Cartoon of a person lying in bed reading a book. A cat sleeps at their feet and a cup of coffee or tea sits on the table beside them. Text reads: happy world introvert day. January 2nd. Allaboutintroverts.com

Happy #WorldIntrovertDay !

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

Frost draws white #feathers on the window glass. Beyond the wooden pane, darkness looms, treading into town on quiet paws. Winter night drops fast, like a woolen blanket, soft and heavy. #vss365

#microfiction

Christmas Eve visits to the ER are becoming my holiday tradition. 4th year in a row. First was an elbow dislocation, then a burn, last year was strep throat, and this year…. Sutures. Ho Ho Holy cow I shouldn’t be unsupervised.

#booksky #bookmemes #grammar

Photo of rain covered highway with trees in fall colors on either side and a snow capped mountain in the background

Photo of slice of Black Forest cake presented on a white plate

Photo of beautiful light and dark pink floral bouquet

Photo of my hand holding my boyfriend’s hand with a puffy blue coat in background.

Some days are tough but every once in a while you get one like this. #enjoythegoodones

The dirty little open secret to writing is that no one will ever know, nor care, how many drafts of a thing were written - people will only ever care about the crafted thing, and will, despite all knowledge to the contrary, assume it came out fully formed that way. No one thinks about shit drafts.

Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.

We need more Black Forest brownies in the world. #BakingLife

Yaaaas. Please. Lol

I think I may be in a Hallmark movie right now…. #thisistoocozy

The number one advice any & every writing professional can & will give you is this:

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SUCK.

You have spent years reading books, watching movies & TV, developing taste to know good from bad. NO ONE GETS TO READ YOUR WRITING UNTIL YOU LET THEM. Trust your taste & write fearlessly.