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Adam Renfro

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Writing stories of survival, exile, and what we leave behind. Late Edition Press | The Night Desk | Escape from Suck City | Future Optimist. ⛯ Posting from high atop the Meat-Packing District in beautiful downtown Fayetteville, NC. 😐 🌈 �

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · Nov 18

When you let your smart friend read your draft.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 17h

A great ending shouldn’t have to explain. It should simply resonate.

End with a punch, not a recap.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 4d

"Unthaw" is a word, right? I've heard that. I've said it. You take meat out of the freezer and unthaw it.

Next question. Why is this a word? We already have "thaw."

This is giving me boned-deboned vibes.

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 5d

Mean people.

"You made a bed. Now choose it."
You know, it didn't sound right coming out, but it was coming out. Those things are hard to stop with an aged brain and my metabolism. I have early onset . . . no, actually pretty-well-timed onset . . . . of George W. Bush, Jr. Vocabulary Syndrome. While there's no known cure, at least it won't derail any future plans for the presidency.
Oh, and I'd like to report some bullying that went on after I said that. Hurtful. (And the call came from inside the house.)

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 6d

J. Evans Pritchard scored Flatland high on both the vertical and horizontal, thereby revealing the story to be truly great.

a group of boys are sitting at desks in a classroom talking to each other

ALT: a group of boys are sitting at desks in a classroom talking to each other

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 8d

Grammy-winning writer and producer Alexander Grant (by.alexander) put together on Spotify the ultimate playlist for a classic New York City night. I'm only through 2 of the 524 songs, but pretty good so far.

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Spotify – Web Player

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 8d

Yes.

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 9d

New episode just dropped on Substack!

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#EscapeFromSuckCity #DesertNoir #SerializedFiction #AltFiction #ReadThis #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 10d

New episode is out!

www.patreon.com/posts/129598...

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 11d

Foster care handed Charlie over to a sociopath. Now he's neck-deep in a criminal operation he never chose. Worse: Slender Man is tracking him and there's nowhere left to hide.

S2E6: "The Geography of Luck" — Early access on Patreon tonight

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Escape from Suck City: Your Escape Starts Here | Adam Renfro

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 12d

For novelists, the best humor delivers more than a punchline. It reveals the truth. Use humor to expose fear, ego, and the quiet absurdities we’d rather ignore.

#writing #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 14d

Making homemade Ding Dongs with tariff-free ingredients.

Everything’s about to change, y’all.

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 18d

Y'all need anything?

#amwriting

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 18d

We don’t live in postcards, and neither do the stories that we tell. Show the roughness, the contradictions, the places polite society skips over. Because when you reveal the grit, the beauty that survives feels even more extraordinary.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 22d

Every great aside feels like contraband . . . something you weren’t supposed to know. Used right, it makes the reader lean closer and trust the voice.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 23d

When three killers rolled up to Charlie's house in a black Cadillac, his world ended. When the cops botched the case, his war began. Subscribe to Escape from Suck City

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 24d

Did you see the Jets game?

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 24d

Chaos hooks attention, but reflection delivers meaning. Show what it costs, and your story will stick long after the noise fades.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 26d

Every writer bends the rules, but the real trick is teaching readers how to follow your version of them. Consistency builds trust, and once trained, readers will follow you anywhere.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 28d

So I thought the chili might cover up the fact that I was eating a hot dog. That's probably what the autopsy will say.

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · 28d

To relax and find that place of zen, I watch reruns of The Blacklist. My therapist says, with air quotes, "This is the sign of a healthy, well-functioning mind." Ha! Joke's on him. I don't have a therapist.

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · Sep 19

I pitched this in 2011: A do-gooding acupuncturist who battles an evil voodoo doll in THE VOODOOIST.

Hey, when you get your shot, take it.

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · Sep 18

They need to put some space between these two emoticons. Too often, I've accidentally haha'd at the eulogy of a friend’s daughter’s pet gecko, an uncle coming out of Tourette's rehab, a cat’s body rejecting its paw transplant. I mean, sometimes I meant to haha, but not every time.

Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · Sep 16

The screenwriter's advice is to enter the scene as late as possible. Stories hit harder when they begin mid-action. Movement sparks questions that explanation can’t, pulling the reader forward before they can look away.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · Sep 15

Stories grip harder when they begin mid-action. Movement sparks questions that explanation can’t, pulling the reader forward before they can look away.

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Adam Renfro @adamrenfro.bsky.social · Sep 14

Every word should earn its place. Cut until only the details that move the story or deepen the moment are left on the page.

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