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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 4h

"A book truly transforms the reading experience if the characters shine. As a reader, I follow along with the characters. It's the characters that keep us traveling to each new book in a series." - Wrtr #AmWriting ...Keep Writing. #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

To me, writing is fun. It doesn’t matter what you’re writing, as long as you can tell a story. - Stan Lee ... Be Writing. ~ Background photo shows a lake with desert bluffs in the distance behind it, a story about to erupt.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 5h

Sometimes, to write a great story, you have to write about something poignant and small inside of a big scene. To capture the real feel of the story for the readers. - Wrtr #BookSky #AuthorSky ~ #AmWriting #AmEditing #Author #Writer #Writing

Writing is more than a gift. It is a struggle that blesses those who see it through to the end. - Nona Mae King ~ Background shows a nighttime photo of a highway with an open lens, causing the cars to produce lights.

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 8h

Always welcome, sending you and him our very best thoughts. -C

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 8h

Hope he feels better. And you also get the break you need, Best, - C

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 8h

Hope everything is ok, just back on social media. Hope things go well, - C

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 16h

Real Person Made, no artificial junk here. Tutorial projects. We stand with our real illustrator friends. Effective, giving real authors a hand. Easy to use, drag & drop book planning, book bible, focused writing. Use your writing app or ours. More areas. #AmWriting #Writing #BookSky Storyfyre.com

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 18h

Hope everyone is doing well and writing well! Updating my website to a new name that better fits + giving away free author plan/write software begins October 15th, for birthday month. MG-Lit Scifi stories and books coming up. Cheers! - Wrtr #AmWriting #Writing #Author #Writer #BookSky Storyfyre.com

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 1d

"I like the quiet moments in writing when you are writing the story, and the words fall into place. Those moments when you are a writer and the world fades away behind the story and characters you are writing." - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writing Be Writing. #Writer - #BookSky #AuthorSky

Writing a first draft is as much about persistence as it is about art. - Wrtr ~ Background shows a closeup of a road traveling through the desert mountains, with sand, rocks. and shrubs along the side.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 2d

The cool thing, as an author, is that you can build any world that you like. And create the story and characters for you and the readers. - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writing #Writer - #BookSky #AuthorSky

You are never too old (or too young) to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - Les Brown ~ Background photo shows a snow and ice covered tree with a bench to sit under it.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 2d

"A good book and writing melt away the edges of your life, so that the reader becomes part of the story and the cast of characters, bringing the story to life." - Wrtr #AmWriting. .. Be #Writing ~Your Story should take the reader on an adventure. #Author #Writer ~ #AuthorSky #BookSky -Read alt text.

Background photo - Night - Dark blue night sky with a crescent moon and stars, the clouds providing a light fog around them giving the photo a ethereal, fantastical feel. Space debris, or space junk can be seen reflected. As of January 2019 there were estimated to be over 128 million pieces of debris smaller than 1 cm (0.39 in), and approximately 900,000 pieces between 1 and 10 cm. The count of large debris (defined as 10 cm across or larger) was 34,000 in 2019, and at least 37,000 by June 2023. As of January 2022, the amount of material orbiting the Earth exceeded 9,000 metric tons.

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 2d

We may not always know how an idea came to us, but a writer is someone who feels compelled to bring the story, the characters, and the words to life. - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writer Be #Writing #BookSky #AuthorSky

The truth is that every book we read, like every person we meet, has the capacity to change our lives. - Susan Cooper Writing. ~ Each book means something to the author and the reader. - Wrtr - Background photo shows a small town in a green vale between two large green covered mountains.

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds great! Wanted to give it a like but wasn't sure if allowed. So I'm just saying it here. +1 Like. Best, - C ( Wrtr )

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 3d

Nice! =))) Best, - C

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 3d

I don't like eye drops. =))) Are you spying on me. ;) =)) We taste the things we breathe. ...But I'd do it, if it gave me superpowers. =) Seeing is probably a superpower.

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 4d

Writing and becoming an author can be about persistence. And sometimes forgiving those people who don't quite understand why you do it. Write well, - Wrtr 🙂 #AmWriting #AmEditing ..Keep #Writing #Author #Writing #Writer #Author #AuthorSky #BookSky

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." - Mary Anne Radmacher

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 4d

Writer's dreams fuel their novels. When you feel overwhelmed, schedule yourself out some think time to just think about your story, plan your story, without the having to be #writing it part. #AmWriting Just let the story sink into you, then describe it. - Wrtr #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes ... including you. - Anne Lamott ~ Background shows the fall trees in different colors on the shore of a lake.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 4d

Note to self: As a writer writing a novel, all things are possible when you are writing. Who your characters are, where you are, who you are, is only limited by your writing and imagination. - Wrtr #AmWriting #AmEditing #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

When the world says you can't. You need to say you can. Get Writing. - Wrtr ~ Background shows the side of granite mountains covered in snow high up in the air, clouds drifting above.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 8d

“Sometimes, as an author, you are the captain of the ship, and you write the characters. Other times, depending on the story, the characters show up and write themselves.” - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

The function of the first draft is to help you figure out your story. The function of every draft after that is to figure out the most dramatic way to tell the story. -Darcy Pattison - Writing. ~ In the background photo, a coffee mug and a writing pad sit patiently on a shiny wooden desk, just waiting for a story to be written.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 8d

The magic in a book is its ability to transport people out of their current lives for a while. Making the sum of the book and the experience it gives, greater than the writing inside it. - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

Just leave your mind alone. Your intuition knows what it wants to write, so get out of the way. - Ray Bradbury - Writing ~ Background photo shows a closeup of an open book outside on a table next to a coffee cup. A spoon balances on top of the cup.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 8d

“Not all stories come out fully in the first draft. Once finished, I like to think of the 2nd draft as re-plotting/rethinking time. I take time out to go through all the story elements. To see what the reader will need, to see a better story.” - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writing #Writer #BookSky

If a story is in you, it has to come out. - William Faulkner

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 10d

Sometimes you have to put something away for a bit and work on something else until you gain enough perspective and knowledge, or grow enough in your writing and the view of it, to be able to finish it. - Wrtr #AmWriting #AmEditing #Author #Writing #BookSky #AuthorSky

Let your author out to play. Dream big. - Wrtr ~ Background shows two pirate sailing ships, with full sails, clouds of smoke showing from firing cannons at each other while navigating the ocean.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 10d

Sometimes your writing goes where it wants to, no matter what you try to do. And sometimes, it's totally wondrous and truly inspiring when it does. Other times, you have to put your editing hat on. - Wrtr #AmWriting ..Be #Writing #Author #Writer #BookSky #AuthorSky

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul ~ Background photo is shot from above showing a forest with the sun shining down through the clouds on it.

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 10d

Writing is hard sometimes, it takes all you've got to really sit down and write. But when your writing really works, there's nothing quite like it. - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writing #Writer ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

Each of us is a work in progress. - Wrtr ~ Background photo shows a striped granite mountain range.

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 11d

Characters are more powerful to the reader when they move and react in the writing to show their emotions through their actions to the reader. - Wrtr #AmWriting #Author #Writer #Writing ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

Creativity takes courage. - Henri Matisse #Background photo shows a ship house on the ocean front.

Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 12d

Welcome! =) Just true. =) I made a homemade egg sandwich with the fixings. =)) So it was good, but maybe not as good. =)) But it was early. =)