#Writers

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StorySorcery

An author once said, "There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." Writing is pain, joy, depression, self-doubt. These are trials

Subha Jayanagaraja

subhajrao

I've been reading posts about money being sought for interviews for films and books and OTT shows, and as a entertainment journalist myself, have a couple of questions. This is

Kaleigh Moore

kaleighf

How writing makes you smarter: A Monday thread.1. Writing is a neuron-pumping activity that challenges your brain to translate shapeless ideas into logical, syntax-conforming sentences. It’s mental gymnastics when you

Elle M. (they/them)

ellle_em

ACCORDING TO YOUR SIGN OF THE ZODIAC, HERE IS THE TROPE OVERUSED BY STEPHEN KING IN LIKE ALL HIS BOOKS YOU ARE ARIES YOU ARE BABY BOOMER NOSTALGIA whether it's

🏳️‍🌈river talesien

RTalesien

Let's have some fun: Battlestar Galactica (2004) is fanfic of the original Battlestar Galactica, which was fanfic of Star Wars, which was fanfic of [NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO LIST).Bridgerton is

Liz Sczudlo

lizsczudlo

A lot of writers who are just starting out bring up IP theft. “I’m worried if people read me, they’ll steal my idea.” Or “Should I copyright/make readers sign an

Rhoda Baxter/ Jeevani Charika

RhodaBaxter

Beta read vs critique. A thread.This week I've beta read 2 books by established writers and 1 ms by a new writer. I got thinking about the time someone asked

Anosognosiogenesis

pookleblinky

The vast, vast majority of multicellular life on earth, is aquatic.Statistically, the average multicellular life on earth looks more like a bobbit worm than a human. And yet scifi is

Ibram X. Kendi

DrIbram

In 2018, as the symbolic 400th birthday of Black America approached in 2019, I reflected on a way to commemorate this historic occasion. I had finished treatment for metastatic cancer.

🌟 Finally Hopeful 🌟

QuetaAuthor

OK, the self-publishing discussion has come up on here and a few other places (goddammit instagram) so here's my general OPINION in a thread because I am cranky and over

🦋🦋 Marti King Young 🦋🦋

scrnwriterchic

How to support one another as writers. A thread. By me. :)1. Remember everyone needs to start somewhere. Everyone had to pick up a crayon to learn to write at

iamstarnerd

iamstarnord

Just finished writing letters of recommendation for the season! WoooT!There are some things about my letter-writing process that I really like, and ...... there are some really not good things

Martha Brockenbrough INTO THE BLOODRED WOODS

mbrockenbrough

Beneath the debate over the canon, there might be some underlying misapprehension of what keeps "literature" alive.For one thing, anything that anyone likes reading is keeping it alive. When you

.t 𓃮

panther_speaks

Justice Karnan exposed the hypocrisy of brahmanical court & refused to kneel down before the oppressors & happily asked for penalty.Today Bhushan did the same, only differences here is that

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

silviamg

If you're curious, American Dirt has Bookscanned (sold) over 300,000 copies. It's that a lot? I'm on the bestseller lists with Mexican Gothic with a total of 10,000 copies sold

𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓭 ✨

angst_in_space

hello it’s your friendly neighborhood fic writer after a few recent convos with other writers i wanted to highlight why we’re often begging for validation and why it’s so

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