#writerslife

I'm struggling a little with my latest work, so I take a small two day break from writing. From Monday on, I will take all the time it needs to be good.
Bear with me.

#pennedpossibilities #wordweavers #writerscoffeeclub #writers #writing #writer #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity

22 hours ago

If you need help developing the stakes in your cozy fantasy, whether you're drafting or revising, reach out to schedule a coaching call! Bring a cup of tea for an hour of troubleshooting together. #WritingCommunity #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting

kim moes

1 day ago

#introduction

I write. It literally soothes me, even when it makes me angry, excited, or sad.

2021/2022 I suffered slow mental health decline, followed by the world crumbling around me. After a whopper meltdown, some ongoing medical treatment, and writing, I began to climb out of the ashes. Then...

During the corporate return to the office (RTO) phase last year, I was tossed out of the corporate window. Instead of landing with a splat, I spread my writing wings to fly (read: take a one-year unpaid leave of absence/sabbatical).

The universe shined on me while I took this opportunity to write my face off. Since August 2022 until now (Sept 2023), 22 pieces of my heart and soul have received acceptances from journals online and in print. There is an eight-year-old girl inside me screaming for joy at the chance to be let out of her corporate prison.

When life gives you lemons, trade them for something more useful.
Or, when life demands a forced (and impossible) return to the office after a mental health breakdown, embrace the opportunity to be your true, authentic self.

Currently, I'm fascinated with #microfiction +/- 100 words. However, I write and read several formats, genres, and word counts.

Too much intro? I'm a writer with #ADHD, this is the SHORT version 😂

TheGirlWhoRidesLikeASamurai

1 day ago

We've played together and now my little princess is all comfy on my lap while I'm working on my fics.

#writing #writerslife #fanfiction #cats #CatsOfMastodon

Grey-and-white tuxedo cat is sitting comfortably on her human's lap while the human is sitting at a desk.

Abra Staffin-Wiebe

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #MomLife #Books #Bookstodon

Am currently reading Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree" to my kiddos, and OMG the turns of phrase. I shall never apologize for purplish turns of phrase again (not that I ever did). So gorgeous. So brilliant. So aspirational.

Eggler

Exhausted but daydreaming about book 2 of my sci-fi series...while also juggling an old WIP. There's just no time.

I wish I could freeze time for 6 months and just draft everything at once.

That's how it works in movies, anyway.

#writing #WritersLife

Ruthanne

#writer #writerslife #writerscommunity #artists #artistsonmasto #artistsofmastodon

Let's talk about prompts. They're free, and they are an excellent tool to get you unstuck. #CreateIt22

https://youtu.be/WXREYy4l_hY

#WritingTestimonials #HowToWrite #EditingTips #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #WritingTipsAndTricks #WritersOfInstagram #WritersCommunity #WritingABook #WritersLife

Want to work with an editor, but worry we aren't a good fit? Here's what one author had to say about working with us. Here's a link to our website for more information: https://booklighteditorial.com/

“When I first approached Carly, I wasn’t sure my manuscript would ever be published. But with her gentle manner and supportive feedback, she helped me organize and re-write my story. She’s phenomenal at suggesting solutions, not just pointing out problems. With Carly, you know she is immediately on your team and your biggest cheerleader. After working with her on two books, I honestly felt like she knew my characters as well as I did. Carly is professional, positive and kind. Plus, she has a killer GIF game on Twitter!” -Deana Birch, author of Faster and Slower

kim moes

#Writing #Writers #AmWriting #Writingtogether #FlashFiction #writer #literary #brandnewhere #WritersOfMastodon #writershelpingwriters #writerslife #microfiction #help

Where is my #writingcommunity? Trying to find a new home to learn about where to submit, and where I can read others' work. We're in this together.

#introduction I didn't see this option until after I posted. I will do up a better introduction soon :)

If you are a writer, or journal, Say hi. Follow me and I'll follow you.
(Is that how it works here?)

table top with beach in the background. a few wandering people and boats. notebook, water and coffee cup on the table.

Helen Dalibor

Vivian Schey 🏳️‍🌈 🇩🇪 <FSM<(

Wie kann man manchmal nur so faul sein und nicht mit dem Schreiben anfangen? Es gibt so viele Geschichten, die ich weiterführen muss, um sie zu beenden.
#schreiben #amwriting #jécris #autorenleben #autorenalltag #writerslife #autorenwahnsinn

I'm procrastinating in writing.
I know I shouldn't but I'm doing it anyway. What a shame…

author Neil Mach

Who has started NaNo Prep 101? I just posted my intent for this November ✍️ #NaNoWriMo #NaNoWriMoPrep #AuthorsOfMastadon #WritersLife

Sarah J Hoodlet

#WritingCommunity #AmEditing #WritersLife

A good friend of mine beta read The Way of the Wielder, then demanded to beta read book 2 (which has a name, but I'm still uncertain of it - it's kind of a mouthful, and I'm debating on changing it, even though it makes sense).

Anyway, she's reading book 2. Today, I asked her how it was going.

"I finished my first read through for enjoyment. Loooovvvveeeeee. ❤️ I printed it and am reading again with my pen for notes."

🥹 Gods, I love her!

#WritingCommunity #EditingTips #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting #WritingTips

"We don't want a Deus Ex Machina to solve the conflicts for your characters. That is how your reader will often feel cheated, they want the characters they've grown attached to to take action and help resolve the conflict." - Story Chat Radio

Mark Cantrell

Well, that was weird.

Just been harrassed by the same pigeon three times, hovering right in front of me.

Thought it was after my sandwich, but it never capitalised on my surprise.

Maybe it was a territory thing, or maybe it was just saying: look, look - look at me!

Morris Wayts

#writing #poem #impostorsyndrome #frustration #creativity #writerslife #writingcommunity

Is the well running dry? Can you relate?
How do you cope with a sudden lack of #creativity? Leave me a comment, #interaction makes you a #VIP.
#boost wouldn't hurt, either. :D

I lost my rhythm
My words only tumble
They won’t dance along
And the sentences rumble
Like a landslide over the page
Thrown off the cliff of language
My mind is distracted, unable to find
The way on the side of the mountain that winds
Into the green, lush valley of rhymes and swift lines
My thoughts rushing through shadowy gorges instead
The fear - chasing them - that my poetic heart is long dead

Such terrible fate
Is it too late?
Or can I
Retry?

#WritingCommunity #EditingTips #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting #WritingTips

What do you love about writing cozy fantasy?

Rob Chapman ✍🏼

Oh my god...i really think I am going to have to take a break from my novel.
I am so stuck, watching the dam cursor not moving, dunno why I have got so stuck with it....

anyway, I'll circle back after I've got some short fiction out of my system.
#WritingCommunity #writing #writerslife

(MEP) aka M.E. Purfield

#author #authorlife #books #indieauthor #indiepub #publisher #publisherstory #writerslife #writingcommunity

Worked on organizing my series in stores, focusing on Short Stories.

Rebranded a short story collection and a few of the larger stories from it. Still need to work on the interior copy. Cover is locked for the paperback.

Book cover. Blue tint of woman on right with two male hands on head. Limits of Stupidity

Book cover. Blue tint of woman on right with two male hands on head. MiLK

Book cover. Blue tint of woman on right with two male hands on head. Natural Born Killer

Book cover. Blue tint of woman on right with two male hands on head. A Sandwich Can’t Stop A Bullet

Yvonne Kindle

https://reamstories.com/yvonnekindle

Several teirs have content dropping today! Take a look!

#WritersLife #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #reamstories.com #bookworm #readmorebooks #serialfiction #scifi #romance multigenre

Juliet E McKenna

It's definitely autumnal here in the Cotswolds - wet and grey and windy. I'm wearing socks for the first time since mid-May. This concludes today's incredibly mundane update 😊

Anja Weinberger

https://www.lizzynet.de/wws/9.php#/wws/frauengeschichten.php

Ich freu mich riesig über die #Rezension, die bei LizzyNet erschienen ist. Danke für's Lesen und genaue Hinschauen.

#frauen #kulturgeschichten #frauengeschichten #musikerin #künstlerin #musik #writerslife @LizzyNet

Alisa Burris, Author

#writer #writers #writerscommunity #writerslife #writinglife #writinglifestyle

An environment of solitude is exactly what I need to be at my most creative, too. I can relate to these wise words in so many ways. 💖

“The greatest moments of creativity
come in absolute solitude, when one’s mind is free from distraction and able to probe the depths of the impossible.”
- Fennel Hudson

Judy L Mohr

@floofpaldi I don't keep the chocolate on the desk, because it would melt in the mid-morning sun, but there is a healthy supply of mini-chocolate bars in the pantry... in a box that is labeled with "Don't touch. Penalty is lots of growling." Yeah, the kids know that their mother is highly protective of the chocolate.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife

Petra van Cronenburg

#writers #artists #writerslife #artistsofmastodon #writerscommunity #artistsonmasto

@andijah Kommt halt auf den Beruf an. Die Cafésitzer sind ja allesamt wir Autorinnen.😎 Also, wir sitzen im Café, wenn's am eigenen Swimmingpool zu kühl ist und wenn wir den Champagnerdunst mal wieder mit Koffein auflösen müssen. Gleichzeitig gucken wir viel rum oder quasseln, das nennt man dann "Leute beobachten", "einen Plot entwickeln". Diese Außenwirkung erzielt man auch eher als am Swimmingpool.🤫 🤭 😂 #writerslife #writingCommunity @writers

Ruthanne

6 days ago

Your projects don't determine whether you are a success or a failure.

What you choose to do next does. #CreateIt22

https://youtu.be/Z5fPeZ9DS-U

6 days ago

Guten Morgen vom Küchentisch. Heute verschlafen (nach dem Katzenfüttern nochmal hingelegt und erfolgreich bis um 1 gemützelt) und wir haben eine neue Pancake-Pfanne. Gut, dass es Sonntage gibt. #Autorenleben #writerslife #indieauthor

Foto eines kleinen Pfannkuchens mit Ahornsirup auf einem gelben Teller

Ruthanne

#writer #writing #writerslife #writerscommunity #writersofmastodon #artists #artistsofmastodon #artistsonmasto #artistscommunity

Creation is inertia. As long as you make SOMETHING every day - no matter how small, no matter how messy - you are training your muse to show up. #CreateIt22

https://youtu.be/pel3w1yn8oA

Scott Semegran

#writerslife #caturday #cats

Feeling grand.

Happy Caturday from Berri the Cat!

Guten Morgen vom Küchentisch. Grad schreibe ich noch die Workshop-Ankündigung zu digitaler Gewalt für die Frauenberatungsstelle und dann geht's zur Klimademo. Alles gut investierte Zeit. :) #Autorenleben #writerslife #indieauthor

Allan Dyen-Shapiro

#AuthorsOfMastodon
#WritersOfMastodon
#Bookstodon
#Queer
#AmWritingParanormalRomance
#ParanormalRomance
#AmWriting
#AmWritingFiction
#QueerFiction
#Transgender
#werewolves
#Werewolf
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#Anthology
#FlashFiction
#ShortStory

Cover reveal for the Queer Science Fiction anthology out October 25. I will be in it with a story that Honorable Mentioned in their contest.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/qsfdiscussions/permalink/2395213840625546/

"Every character needs a GMC [Goal, Motivation, Conflict], because honestly, that's the basics of humanity. We all want something an we all have our reasons for wanting it." - on episode 34 "The Birdcage - GMC" of Story Chat Radio #WritingCommunity #EditingTips #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting #WritingTips

Inkican

#writing #author #amquerying #WritersLife #scifi

Do me a favor? Help me pick out a tagline for my Mike.Sierra.Echo query letter - wrote all evening and came up with these - post the number of the tagline you like:

1. Getting to space is a lot easier than getting away from Grandma ...

2. From loss to joy and back again

3. Sometimes you have to leave Earth to find home

4. "The end of everything is the beginning of everything else"

5. "I go where you go kid. Let's look at some stars ..."

Cait Gordon ♿️

Me: I think my brain needs a writing hiatus.

Also me: *comes up with 4 ideas of things to write*

Also also me: Can ya just not, brain?

#AmWriting #WritersLife

Juliet E McKenna

#WritersLife #WritingCommunity

What will I be doing at Fantasycon in Birmingham (UK) this weekend? Discussing contemporary fantasy, and exploring ways to sustain your creativity as a writer on panels - as well as chatting about all and sundry to established pals and newly made friends.

Oh yes, and I'll have the title and draft cover for the next Green Man book to share, along with a reading just to give those who can make it a taste... (which the rest of you will get too, a little later)

Juliet E McKenna

#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #books #bookstodon

Today's writing advice, prompted by a comment from a pal elsewhere - google the name of anyone you invent for a book set in the real world, now or within the last 100 years.

What's in a name? A potentially ruinous lawsuit if your villain turns out to be a real person in the same job/business. It's happened. Those legal disclaimers can only go so far.

Details here https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/17/fiction.johnsutherland

Guten Morgen vom Schreibtisch. Ist das früh ... Gestern hab ich noch bis nach Mitternacht an einem #TryHackMe-Raum getüftelt (und noch nicht geschafft) und heute geht es schon wieder früh los mit Webinarmoderation. Mehr ☕. Habt alle einen schönen Tag! =) #Autorenleben #writerslife #indieauthor

Ich hab noch ne knappe Stunde bis zum nächsten Termin ... Sollte ich sowas Revolutionäres wie Pause machen??? Hmmm ... #Autorenleben #writerslife #indieauthor

Petra A. Bauer

https://www.crime-and-the-city.de/

Nachdem inzwischen fast jedes Buch sogar eine Playlist (incl. Spotify-Anbindung) hat, werde ich das definitiv wieder ändern.
Ich fand immer, das hat einen großen Teil des Charms (Charmes? Wenn ich das so geschrieben sehe, verwirrt es mich) ausgemacht.
#CATC2 wird definitiv auch musikbetitelt.

#autorinnenleben #writerslife #berlinkrimi

Covermockup ÜBERDOSIS ROCKMUSIK von Petra A. Bauer. In Arbeit.

Ian Gregoire (Author) ☑

#PublicServiceAnnouncement:

No, my #books are NOT available on #KindleUnlimited, nor will they ever be as long as #authors are forced into “accepting” the #Amazon exclusivity condition that forbids my work being sold at any other #ebook retailer.

#Bookstodon #BookToot #Readers #WritersLife #WritersOfMastodon

Petra A. Bauer

#autorinnenleben #writerslife #guiltypleasure #amwriting #schreiben #buchbubble

Moin.
Ich wollte ja direkt mit dem Schreiben anfangen und Kind 4 muss für Prüfungen lernen. Wir sind dann aber übereingekommen die letzten beiden Staffelfolgen #GreysAnatomy zu gucken, die wir aufgenommen haben. Ich fand das sehr emotional und es hat mir mehr beim gleich Weiterschreiben geholfen, als ich gedacht hätte.

Caron

Me too, though I've often heard it called the beginner's pov. I love working within the limitations of the 1st person.
#writingtips #amwriting #writerslife

The Writing Cooperative

#writing #AuthorsOfMastodon #MediumWriters #writerslife #ThisWeekInWriting

Attention #WritingCommunity: I (@justin) would like to get to know more of you and what you write about. So, #WritersOnMastodon, let’s do an old fashioned #WritersLift!

Reply and share who you are, what you write, and where we can find it. I’ll share some of you all in an upcoming newsletter. Please #boost to share the word.

Sarah J Hoodlet