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Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends:
"Ghostwriting: The Business of Writing for Other Authors" by Rayne Hall and Mariana Sabino.

As a ghostwriter, you write, but someone else – perhaps a celebrity, a bestselling author or a subject authority – gets the credit. For this service, you get paid, often handsomely.

mybook.to/GWr

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“Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors”
Rayne Hall’s bestselling classic. Learn to craft realistic, exciting action scenes: duels, battles, riots and more.
mybook.to/eFight

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“Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors”
Rayne Hall’s bestselling classic. Learn to craft realistic, exciting action scenes: duels, battles, riots and more.
mybook.to/eFight

#writing #writingcommunity #writerscraft #fictionwriting #writerscommunity #rescuecaat #luckyblackcat

“Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors”
Rayne Hall’s bestselling classic. Learn to craft realistic, exciting action scenes: duels, battles, riots and more.
mybook.to/eFight

#writing #writingcommunity #writerscraft #fictionwriting #writerscommunity #rescuecaat #luckyblackcat

“Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors”
Rayne Hall’s bestselling classic. Learn to craft realistic, exciting action scenes: duels, battles, riots and more.
mybook.to/eFight

#writing #writingcommunity #writerscraft #fictionwriting #writerscommunity #rescuecaat #luckyblackcat

“Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors”
Rayne Hall’s bestselling classic. Learn to craft realistic, exciting action scenes: duels, battles, riots and more.
mybook.to/eFight

#writing #writingcommunity #writerscraft #fictionwriting #writerscommunity #rescuecaat #luckyblackcat

Sulu the book-reading cat hasn't been in the mood to pose for photos recently, so I'm sharing an older picture. :-)

'Writing Vivid Dialogue' by Rayne Hall.
Do you want to write fast-paced, exciting, sizzling dialogue? This book reveals professional dialogue technique to characterise the speaker, carry the plot forward and entertain your readers.

mybook.to/Dial

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Rayne Hall's Writing Tip:

To raise tension in dialogue scenes, use questions answered with questions.

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Your main character has a pet. What kind of animal is it? What role does it play in the plot?

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#writingskills #writingcraft #writerscraft
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NaNoWriMo Prompt for Today
Your main character has a secret. What is it? Why does he/she go to great lengths to hide it from everyone else?

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Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends: "Writing Vivid Plots: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors" by Rayne Hall.

mybook.to/Plot

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My new guest post is published: "Characters in Gothic Fiction"

I'd appreciate it if some of you could leave a comment on the post, perhaps about character roles you recognise from books you've read, or even from books you've written. (Yes, feel free to mention your own book.)

https://thegothicwanderer.wordpress.com/2023/05/21/meet-the-gothic-cast-a-guest-post-by-rayne-hall/

#writingcommunity #writing #fictionwriting #gothic #writerscraft

In sections of fast action, keep decriptions sparse and brief. Use verbs rather than adjectives, and focus on sounds rather than sights.

Examples:
'The door splintered with a crash.'
'Tyres screeched on the asphalt.'

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@WordSlinger Yay! Thanks for this. You've made my day! 😀 Which of my #writerscraft books have you read?

Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends: 'Writing and Publishing Short Stories: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors.' 😍

https://mybook.to/Sho
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Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends: 'Writing and Publishing Short Stories: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors.' 😍

https://mybook.to/Sho
#writing #writingtips #writingcraft #writerscraft #writingskills #fictionwriting #shortstorywriter #shortstory #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #cats #rescuecat #luckyblackcat
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Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends: 'Writing and Publishing Short Stories: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors.' 😍

https://mybook.to/Sho
#writing #writingtips #writingcraft #writerscraft #writingskills #fictionwriting #shortstorywriter #shortstory #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #cats #rescuecat #luckyblackcat
#writingcommunityofMastodon #writerscommunityofMastodon

Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends: 'Writing and Publishing Short Stories: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors.' 😍

https://mybook.to/Sho
#writing #writingtips #writingcraft #writerscraft #writingskills #fictionwriting #shortstorywriter #shortstory #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #cats #rescuecat #luckyblackcat
#writingcommunityofMastodon #writerscommunityofMastodon

Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends: 'Writing and Publishing Short Stories: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors.' 😍

https://mybook.to/Sho
#writing #writingtips #writingcraft #writerscraft #writingskills #fictionwriting #shortstorywriter #shortstory #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #cats #rescuecat #luckyblackcat
#writingcommunityofMastodon #writerscommunityofMastodon

@amberlough @bookstodon it feels like a little death – or murder

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@amberlough @bookstodon it feels like a little death – or murder

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

@amberlough @bookstodon it feels like a little death – or murder

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

@amberlough @bookstodon it feels like a little death – or murder

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

@amberlough @bookstodon it feels like a little death – or murder

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I'm encountering the same scary thing in my current total rewrite of my work in progress: characters are being left on the cutting room floor. It's fine, I know it's going to be fine, because I've done this before.

Have you ever cut or been advised to cut characters? Did you do it? Why or why not?

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic #middlegrade

I'm encountering the same scary thing in my current total rewrite of my work in progress: characters are being left on the cutting room floor. It's fine, I know it's going to be fine, because I've done this before.

Have you ever cut or been advised to cut characters? Did you do it? Why or why not?

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic #middlegrade

I'm encountering the same scary thing in my current total rewrite of my work in progress: characters are being left on the cutting room floor. It's fine, I know it's going to be fine, because I've done this before.

Have you ever cut or been advised to cut characters? Did you do it? Why or why not?

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic #middlegrade

I'm encountering the same scary thing in my current total rewrite of my work in progress: characters are being left on the cutting room floor. It's fine, I know it's going to be fine, because I've done this before.

Have you ever cut or been advised to cut characters? Did you do it? Why or why not?

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic #middlegrade

I'm encountering the same scary thing in my current total rewrite of my work in progress: characters are being left on the cutting room floor. It's fine, I know it's going to be fine, because I've done this before.

Have you ever cut or been advised to cut characters? Did you do it? Why or why not?

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic #middlegrade

I discovered that when I cut characters, it makes the other relationships so much clearer, but also more precious. I write #middlegrade, so I don't want to have a cast of thousands when my reader could be between 8 and 12 years old.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I discovered that when I cut characters, it makes the other relationships so much clearer, but also more precious. I write #middlegrade, so I don't want to have a cast of thousands when my reader could be between 8 and 12 years old.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I discovered that when I cut characters, it makes the other relationships so much clearer, but also more precious. I write middle-grade, so I don't want to have a cast of thousands when my reader could be between 8 and 12 years old.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I discovered that when I cut characters, it makes the other relationships so much clearer, but also more precious. I write #middlegrade, so I don't want to have a cast of thousands when my reader could be between 8 and 12 years old.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I discovered that when I cut characters, it makes the other relationships so much clearer, but also more precious. I write #middlegrade, so I don't want to have a cast of thousands when my reader could be between 8 and 12 years old.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I did, and it worked out fine. The story got better. I cut the first 2800 words of my manuscript & more or less started at chapter 3. Yeah, it was scary. But my agent told me the beginning was still too slow, and she was right. (I love Arturo, who I hope makes it back into another story of mine one day.)

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I did, and it worked out fine. The story got better. I cut the first 2800 words of my manuscript & more or less started at chapter 3. Yeah, it was scary. But my agent told me the beginning was still too slow, and she was right. (I love Arturo, who I hope makes it back into another story of mine one day.)

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I did, and it worked out fine. The story got better. I cut the first 2800 words of my manuscript & more or less started at chapter 3. Yeah, it was scary. But my agent told me the beginning was still too slow, and she was right. (I love Arturo, who I hope makes it back into another story of mine one day.)

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I did, and it worked out fine. The story got better. I cut the first 2800 words of my manuscript & more or less started at chapter 3. Yeah, it was scary. But my agent told me the beginning was still too slow, and she was right. (I love Arturo, who I hope makes it back into another story of mine one day.)

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I did, and it worked out fine. The story got better. I cut the first 2800 words of my manuscript & more or less started at chapter 3. Yeah, it was scary. But my agent told me the beginning was still too slow, and she was right. (I love Arturo, who I hope makes it back into another story of mine one day.)

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I'm going to talk about the hardest thing you might be asked to do to your manuscript -- cut characters. (A thread). I swear I never would have tried this with my debut FRIEND ME if I hadn't been about to go on a week-long writing retreat where I had the time to try this crazy thing.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I'm going to talk about the hardest thing you might be asked to do to your manuscript -- cut characters. (A thread). I swear I never would have tried this with my debut FRIEND ME if I hadn't been about to go on a week-long writing retreat where I had the time to try this crazy thing.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I'm going to talk about the hardest thing you might be asked to do to your manuscript -- cut characters. (A thread). I swear I never would have tried this with my debut FRIEND ME if I hadn't been about to go on a week-long writing retreat where I had the time to try this crazy thing.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I'm going to talk about the hardest thing you might be asked to do to your manuscript -- cut characters. (A thread). I swear I never would have tried this with my debut FRIEND ME if I hadn't been about to go on a week-long writing retreat where I had the time to try this crazy thing.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

I'm going to talk about the hardest thing you might be asked to do to your manuscript -- cut characters. (A thread). I swear I never would have tried this with my debut FRIEND ME if I hadn't been about to go on a week-long writing retreat where I had the time to try this crazy thing.

#writersCraft #writing #amwriting #author #book #books @bookstodon #writingCommunity #FriendMe #Scholastic

"As soon as I added more backstory and sidestory and aroundstory for all the places and things, January started to feel more like a living place." I enjoyed this #onwriting from @charliejane via @stephanieburgis
https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/dont-just-create-one-big-story-build-a-mosaic-of/

#Writing #WritingCraft #CraftPost #amwriting #worldbuilding @bookstodon #writerscraft

Sorting out threads. My system isn’t very neat or systematic for that matter, but I love that I keep them in a Georgian portable writing desk. It sort of feels like the perfect metaphor for me. But I think it is time to what to do with all the stitched things I have made in the past year in. Very occasionally I turn things into cushions or cards, or give them away but I have no idea what to do with this lot. Answers on a postcard please? #needlework #embroidery #craft #eighteenth #writerscraft

It's a glorious day that starts with a new Frances Hardinge book: UNRAVELLER. The way she world-builds is like few other authors I know: effortless, as if she doesn't much mind whether you know what's going on (although she makes sure you can figure it out.) It's fantasy & reminds me of NEVERMOOR, but it's #youngadult instead of #middlegrade. I'm in love again.

#bookrec #tbr #yafiction #franceshardinge #fantasybooks #nevermoor #unraveller #worldbuilding #writerscraft #writingcommnunity #sff