#writersonwriting — Public Fediverse posts
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Why Most Online Writing Feels Like Something You’ve Already Read
Most writers are tourists Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/why-most-online-writing-feels-like-something-youve-already-read-b59a4257130#creativity #onlinewriting #writersonwriting #ohsoclear #blogging
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When Family Struggles to Understand the Writer in Their Midst
#selfhelp #familydynamics #writersonwriting #mentalhealth #authors
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A Day in the Life of a Working Mom + Writer
How I balance writing, motherhood, and the constant pull between productivity and presence. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
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Failure, Writer’s Block, and The Four Questions That Saved My Novel.
How to find your voice when doubt and rejection take over. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/failure-writers-block-and-the-four-questions-that-saved-my-novel-0088587b8cb#writersblock #writinglife #writersonwriting #selfdoubt #rejection
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How An Acting Background Prepared Me For Literary Feedback
Taking the spotlight, be it on stage or a page, can be scary. I'm so grateful my theatre program prepared me for both. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/how-an-acting-background-prepared-me-for-literary-feedback-d5051e5dad3#acting #authors #writersonwriting #creativewriting #writingtips
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If You’ve Ever Felt Bad For Being A Slow Writer, Read This
Speed isn't everything Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/if-youve-ever-felt-bad-for-being-a-slow-writer-read-this-4c635474094#writersonwriting #writingproductivity #writingprocess #writingadvice #theshortofit
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5 Forgettable First Lines
Use memorable replacements to rescue your article from certain oblivion Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/5-forgettable-first-lines-49c1415e776#wisewords #writersonwriting #contentwriting #writingtips #blogging
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Not Just a ‘Space Nazi’
On Comic Con, caricatures, and the craft of writing Andor-style villains Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/not-just-a-space-nazi-e38242186c1#writersonwriting #starwars #villains #howto #comiccon
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Are Exercises and Prompts Worthwhile for Writers?
The importance of practice and experimentation Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/are-exercises-and-prompts-worthwhile-for-writers-b8232b004f3#learning #experimentation #writersonwriting #writingpractice #practice
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Write Because It’s Your Birthright
There was a voice inside me older than fear. I wrote until it became mine again Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/write-because-its-your-birthright-1ddc420fdf7#creativity #authenticity #writersonwriting #selfawareness #writinglife
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Is Substack Really That Bad?
This Just In: Stop launching your new blog on Substack. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/is-substack-really-that-bad-cd2eb7e6b33#technology #thisjustin #writersonwriting #substack
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How to Be a Writer Without Writing a Single Line
When everyone calls themselves a writer, but no one actually writes Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-be-a-writer-without-writing-a-single-line-c36ff61446d#impostorsyndrome #creatorculture #writerbranding #personaldevelopment #writersonwriting
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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2025.06.22 — What’s the best piece of writing advice you ever received?
I....I'm not sure... geeze, I'm horrible. It doesn't help that I'm feeling just very unmotivated and defeated lately. I think one of the best things is to find books that inspire you, whether story-wise or writing style, and try to figure out how to capture a bit of that magic in your own work.
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Writing Is My Favorite Puzzle (And My Favorite Kind of Therapy)
Stories don't start with structure — they start with a spark. The rest is discovery. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/writing-is-my-favorite-puzzle-and-my-favorite-kind-of-therapy-1f2f172999b#creativeprocess #storytelling #writinglife #writingmotivation #writersonwriting
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How Novellas Improve Your Writing
Why fiction writers should explore the space between short stories and novels Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/how-novellas-improve-your-writing-3e9efbdd95b#writingtips #novella #fictionwriting #writersonwriting #writing
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Writers often ask how long it takes me to write an article. As you might guess, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer.
In fact, the question is all wrong.
But in my latest Writer's Guide newsletter post, I offer some helpful parameters and, more importantly, firm advice on how to use your time wisely.
https://writersguide.substack.com/p/how-much-time-should-you-spend-writing-207
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This week in the Writer's Guide, I explain how improved cadence and flow can make your #writing more lively and active. I think of it like music.
"Think of a great song, with a rhythm and flow amplified by juxtaposition of the expected to the unexpected, the long to the short, the smooth to the raucous, the chorus to refrain. The rise and fall and the crescendos and the infrequent but captivating silent pauses."
https://writersguide.substack.com/p/cadence-and-flow-how-to-make-articles
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The latest #WritersOnWriting post in my Writer's Guide newsletter:
"I’m particularly interested in ensuring that evidence is inclusive, and this often means pointing out where gender, race, age, and other characteristics aren’t adequately represented. Writing is one tool I can use to advance social justice in science," says health writer Elizabeth Knight. "Writing is one tool I can use to advance social justice in science."
https://writersguide.substack.com/p/writers-on-writing-follow-your-curiosity
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How do #writers decide when and how to insert themselves into their #writing? For my latest #WritersOnWriting piece, I asked Eric Kort, a physician and mindfulness coach, how he does it. His answer, in part:
"I see myself as the glue that holds all the other pieces of the story together."
Read what else he has to say about this and other aspects of writing for lay readers when you have a lot of personal and professional background info in your head:
https://writersguide.substack.com/p/writers-on-writing-on-inserting-yourself
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I just launched a new series of interviews called #WritersOnWriting, aiming to inform and motivate other non-fiction #writers. Kicked it off today with John Kruse, MD, PhD, a practicing psychiatrist and book author who writes regularly about mental health on his blog and on @medium. Among his #writing tips:
Put your work aside for at least 24 hours to look at it again with fresh eyes.
Check out the full interview in my Writer's Guide newsletter:
https://writersguide.substack.com/p/john-kruse-what-to-do-when-everyone
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https://medium.com/@sherryabriscoe FOLLOW ME on #Medium.com for insights into the writing and indie-publishing universe. Be a fan of great #storytelling and get valuable tips on #writing #fiction, #authorlife #creativewriting #indieauthor #selfpub #writer #writersonwriting #writingadvice #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingtips #ghoststories #murder #monsters #magic #witches #sherrybriscoe.com
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Just finished Haruki Murakami’s _Novelist as a Vocation_. 3 impressions:
- I always appreciate insights into an artist’s process. This book goes even further, suppling insights into the author’s mindset.
- Interesting to hear from an author who writes novels mostly for himself, without worrying overmuch about how the work will be received by others.
- Some of his digressions are rich and insightful; some wander a bit far from the topic at hand.
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“I asked Jocko why he'd hung around with all those poets and artists and musicians back then. ‘You were one scary dude, man,’ I said.
He said: ‘Yeah, well, artists are a lot like gangsters. They both know that the official version, the one everyone else believes, is a lie.’
He was right about that, too.” — Russell Banks #linotype #letterpress #russellbanks #writers #writersonwriting #bolsonaro #jan6 #weaponizationofgovernmentprobe #typecasting Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra with Cursive