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Discover a few of the novels by members of our community! These amazing authors finished their books with a bit of help from our writing tools.

Mors Obliviscens by Allyson McCollum

Love and Other Alien Concepts by Catie O'Neill

Sneakthief by J. R. Rainville

Paragon Forgotten by J.M. Robison

How I find the motivation to write when I'm stuck in bed scrolling social media Why can't I writeeeeeeee? Whhhyyyyy? Make me write. My author friend, Mia, and I send DMs like this regularly. (Hey, texts don't need correct grammar, that's what our books are for). Sometimes, you wa...

If you need help finding motivation, we have a few tips based on years of finishing books despite ample procrastinating: scribeforge.ink/blogs/dragon...

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NEW GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERY: Scientists at Stanford University find that the only way to finish your novel is to write it. Right now. They issued an apology to all writers for the results of their comprehensive study.

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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

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the mini owls that live inside the walls in Futurama.

Or think of how people in North America see Australia as a strange place because of the spiders that eat birds and venomous everything. Just adding different wildlife makes a place feel… well, different.

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In my city, Toronto, deer live in the ravines between high rise buildings!

For your fictional world, you can have some fun and add a layer of realism by sprinkling in strange creatures who also live in towns, cities, and even space stations. For example, (continued)

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We share our urban environments with many more creatures than just people and pets.

The mice and insects that make their homes in our quarters are obvious.

But there’s waaay more wildlife in your city than you might be aware of. (Continued)

A friend saw a coyote outside a subway station today.

Now, I know this sounds like a reach but there’s a #worldbuilding lesson in here… (continued)

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… add little details that show places have a long history, like a warehouse with old gods on the walls or a shelter covered in an ancient language or a building with a set of stones that came from something much older.

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People tend to reuse buildings, either by changing their use or repurposing their parts to build new structures.

One way to add a bit of mystery, history, and realism to your world is to… (continued)

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Imagine living in an underground hall where your firelight dances on images carved and painted a thousand years before.

Or working in a warehouse where behind the soot on the walls, you glimpse an ancient god. (Continued)

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The temple is decorated with intricate and colourful artwork and hieroglyphics that took centuries to complete.

After it went out of use as a temple, the locals used it as shelter for 1,500 years before turning it into a warehouse (continued)

A lesson on #worldbuilding from an ancient Egyptian temple in the city of Esna…

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A fat pink chicken having a coffee with the pink panther

If you’re stuck on your book, it helps to talk it out with a writer friend.

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You can’t make everyone happy, so focus on creating the art you want to make and on the people who understand and love what you do.

Accept the pain of rejection, grieve if you must, and then get back to work.

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Rejection is part of being a creative.

It stings. It might make you want to give up. But remember that some people will hate your work no matter what you do.

And some people will also love it.

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Writers: getting stuck is part of the creative process.

It’s a sign to slow down, think, maybe even rest.

Forgive yourself for being stuck or writing little. Show yourself and your creativity compassion even when things are not going as well as you’d like.

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#Writers go through phases.

Sometimes, you’ll be pounding out thousands of words each day.

Sometimes, you’ll need to slow down and refill your creative well.

Sometimes, you’ll be in your planning phase or your silly comedy phase, or your tragedy phase.

Embrace the phase you’re currently in.

Explore the 'Hot Tub of Despair,' an underwater lake that kills almost everything inside They call it the “Hot Tub of Despair.”

Have you ever written a pit of despair? A location so awful that everything that enters dies?

There’s a scientific basis for such places!

Meet the Hot Tub of Despair at the bottom of the ocean

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But when you can, allow yourself to take a break. You deserve to rest.

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Rest.

#Creativity requires breaks, rest, time to do nothing but be.

That’s sometimes impossible in our world that demands so much (particularly from creatives who have to make their art AND come up with viral videos AND run a newsletter AND often have a day job).

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Creativity is born when you give your mind space to wander.

That’s why ideas come in the shower or on walks.

You have permission to do nothing. Turn off the phone, stare into space, and let your muse start talking.

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Writers, when you get a piece of feedback on your writing, ask yourself: Will following this advice extinguish my vision like smothering a fire?

Or will it bring my vision to life like tossing more wood into the flames?

Only follow feedback that understands & supports your story. #writingcommunity

Writers are alchemists.

You take the snippet of convo you overheard on the subway, the heartbreak when your high school crush made fun of your hair, the really cool detail from an article you read…

And turn it into a story about space wizards who explore the galaxy on dragons.

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Writing is never a waste of time (the same is true for all creative endeavors).

If you improved your skill, even a little, then it wasn’t a waste of time. Most importantly: if you enjoyed doing it, then it wasn’t a waste of time.

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The secret to writing relationships, friendships, and rivalries that readers obsess over Deadpool and Wolverine has something in common with cheesy Hallmark movies. Romance novels and buddy comedies share it too, so does that hero and villain you like to ship. All the best fictional relat...

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A combination of connection and conflict. Things that bring the characters together and things that pull them apart.

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... readers obsess over it, make fanart, and ship the characters even though they know they're just friends and it'll never happen.

No matter the nature of the relationship, the answer is the same...

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