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Annemarie DeClark
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Annemarie DeClark @declark.bsky.social · Dec 27
Happy Friday! Happy reading! 📖💗

My 24 Favorite Crime Fiction Books of 2024! youtu.be/3j4qaqXblu0?... via
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My 24 Favorite Crime Fiction Books of 2024!
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2d
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Encouragement and advice for new writers
• Genre writer stereotypes • Your serene setting  • A negative view of your writing abilities never will lead to a positive manuscript. • Do something special – write a book! • Writing affirmation:…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 4d
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8 Basic Ways to Improve Your Writing Style
• How do you create a unique writing ‘style’?• Avoid handwaving to cover a story flaw • Craft powerful story by paying attention to milieu • Avoid making incomplete comparisons • Don’t …
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 5d
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Delete bogus alternatives from your story
Whenever trying to resolve a problem, a main character has to decide how to do so. Along the way, he may have to weigh the pros and cons of each possible solution. Writers go through this weig…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 9d
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6 Tips on Bringing Settings to Life
• Which story setting to use? Backdrop vs. integral  • Don’t copy favorite characters, settings  • Describe setting from characters’ perspectives  Novice writers often possess a good understanding …
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 11d
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How to Make Characters Three-Dimensional
Today’s sophisticated readers generally demand that your stories contain three-dimensional characters, that is, a protagonist who behaves like a real person and who probably grows by learning somet…
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Lee Heffner @leeheffer.bsky.social · 16d
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58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

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58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)
In honor of Literary Hub’s tenth birthday, we asked over 200 authors, editors, booksellers, publishing professionals, and other literary luminaries to weigh in on a few questions about the pa…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 16d
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Write around them: resting my case on lay vs. lie
There appear to be a set of language rules that to most people simply sound wrong when you use the right word. Who and whom is chief among them, as few people, despite the efforts of their seventh …
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 24d
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Use Sensory Details Rather than Internalized Ones
One way to make your writing more vivid is to use sensory details rather than internalized ones. Sensory details (blue, sour, loud, smooth) are specific rather than general. Internalized detai…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 24d
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5 Essential Tips for a Successful Book Reading
• Handling book signing anxietyWhen marketing your book, you’ll probably want to promote your book by getting in front of people, such as at a book reading or a book signing. For writers, who often…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 27d
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11 Must-Have Elements of Your Story’s Opening
As you write and edit your story’s opening lines, make sure they achieve the following:Use a Great Opening HookEstablish both conflict and mood in the very first sentence; focusing on conflict usua…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 29d
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Don’t burden us with a self-indulgent digression
Many writers pen stories to make a statement about an ethical or political issue. This is especially true in science fiction; the movie “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, for example, is largely abou…
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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 29d
#Haiku is alive!

Only 12 more days until the deadline. Visit HaikuCrush.com to submit.

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Sep 27
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6 Tips for a Better Book Marketing Strategy
To maximize sales of your book, you’ll need a marketing strategy. here are six great tips for developing that strategy. Click the linked title for the full article.• Start early on your book …
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Sep 25
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Six Awesome Prompts to Break Writer’s Block
• Open story with foreshadowing• Sensuous dissection • Objects you pass daily • Observe your thoughts • Draw upon personal turmoil• Tell what you feel/d…
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Lauren Carter {updates only} @writerlcarter.bsky.social · Sep 23
Last chance to grab LAKEGRAVE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WOMEN for FREE!

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · Sep 17
SUB CALL!

We're open for Poetry & Art for Issue 7: The Urge.

Sept 1 - 22.

This time we wanna explore the feminine urge: to cave-dwell or home-make, towards tenderness or violence, giddiness or belligerence, nurturing or devouring...

Details: buff.ly/cQNscai

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Sep 17
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Avoid starting story with a cliché opening
For writers, the challenge with most people who like to read is that they read a lot. They’ve seen all kinds of plots, protagonists, villains and settings. Worse, even if they prefer specific genre…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Sep 5
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Should You Write a Happy or an Unhappy Ending? – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Sept. 2, 2025
Plotting Your Book: Should You Write a Happy or an Unhappy Ending?When writing the climax your story, you’ll need to decide if the ending will be happy or unhappy. How should you choose which one t…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Sep 3
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Use Sensory Details Rather than Internalized Ones
One way to make your writing more vivid is to use sensory details rather than internalized ones. Sensory details (blue, sour, loud, smooth) are specific rather than general. Internalized detai…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Aug 22
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Use broad conflict to set your story in motion
Almost all stories force the main character to solve several problems. The issues of where to hide, of finding a way to send a message for help, of obtaining a weapon to defend oneself, all mi…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Aug 17
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Create character arc for better story
For a story to move forward, it needs a character arc. An arc is how a three-dimensional character changes and grows through the tale.For example, the protagonist may start the story by l…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Jul 28
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15 Tips on Building a Website to Sell Your Book
• Build a website to promote your new book • Decide what your book’s website will look like• Pages needed for website promoting your book • Ensure your book’s website is navigable• How to construct…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Jul 28
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Avoid Rear-view Mirror Descriptions in Stories
When writing action scenes, avoiding rear-view mirror descriptions typically is a good idea. In such a description, an object is described only after it’s been part of the action. For example,…
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Jul 24
Who the heck is this Rob Bignell guy anyway? And why is his business named “Inventing Reality”? Find out! #author #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #inventingreality inventingrealityediting.com/a...
About
My name is Rob Bignell. I’m a long-time professional editor who owns and runs Inventing Reality Editing Service. I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing d…
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