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Win Feedback on 5 pages!
Want to wineditorial feedback and take your storyfrom good to great? Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck! It’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest. In this draw, you can win… Editorial feedback on the first 5 pages of your novel. Entering is easy. Leave your contact information on this entry form. If you...
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Win Feedback on 5 pages!
Want to wineditorial feedback and take your storyfrom good to great? Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck! It’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest. In this draw, you can win… Editorial feedback on the first 5 pages of your novel. Entering is easy. Leave your contact information on this entry form. If you...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Living in the Past
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Living in the Past
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Self-Care
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Self-Care
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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The bad news: Creative, you'll never be "ready."
Here's the good news: you don't have to wait until you're ready. You can start right now. #CreateIt22
#forwriters #forartist #writinghelp #arthelp #creatives #writersblock #overcomingfear
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Is Single or Multiple Viewpoints Best for Your Story?
Deciding how many characters should tell your story is an important decision. Whether you’re writing young adult fiction, fantasy, romance, or any genre, this choice will determine the overall tone of the story and how deeply readers connect with the characters. So do you just need one perspective, or should multiple narrators be involved? Here...
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"Failure" is a permanent state, and irreparable.
Art is never a permanent state. Art is DOING, movement, inertia.
This means, creative, that you cannot fail in art. #CreateIt22
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Creative.
Writer. Artist. Composer.
Do you struggle with being blocked?
I have REALLY good news. #CreateIt22
#writersblock #artistsblock #getunstuck #writinghelp #arthelp
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Writing 101: Popular Structure Models that Work
Every successful story, no matter the genre or format, has some structure at its core. It’s the backbone that provides shape and purpose. Without it, even the most compelling ideas can lose focus and wander off track, making it harder for readers to engage. Whether…
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Dissociation
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Practicing Gratitude
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Win Feedback on 3 Pages & Book Blurb
Want to wineditorial feedback and take your storyfrom good to great? Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck! It’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest. In this draw, you can win… Editorial feedback on the first 3 pages of your novel and book blurb. Entering is easy. Leave your contact information on this entry...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Suppression
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Seeking Therapy
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Free Workshop: How to Write Fear That Feels Real
Writing authentic fear reactions can be challenging—even when we understand our character well. Why? Because each character has their own personality, background, trauma, and triggers, meaning their fear response to perceived threats will be unique. Fear is universal, making it a valuable tool for drawing readers into a character’s perspective. It serves as an early...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Catastrophizing
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Healthy Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Celebrating Small Wins
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Win Feedback on 10 Pages of Your Novel or One Fiction Picture Book
Want to wineditorial feedback and take your storyfrom good to great? Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck! It’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest. In this draw, you can win… Editorial feedback on the first 10 pages of a novel or one fiction picture book. Entering is easy. Leave your contact information on...
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WRITER TIPS: Essential Alchemy: Turning History into Heat #writertips #writing #writerlife #writinghelp buff.ly/gNS5cfZ
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WRITER TIPS: Essential Alchemy: Turning History into Heat #writertips #writing #writerlife #writinghelp buff.ly/gNS5cfZ
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Overindulging
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Practicing Forgiveness
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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What Does a Character’s Fear of Change Look Like?
As we move closer to releasing The Fear Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to What Holds Characters Back, I wanted to share one of the entries that covers a fear that we will find at the heart of every story we write…and our own lives. The Fear of Change. Change is scary. It’s going from what...
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WRITER TIPS: Word, Please—The Many Lives of As --- Write Like You Mean It & Edit As You Should. #writertips #writerlife #writerhelp #writinghelp #writingcommunity buff.ly/QuFBkXh
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Finish the Book: Save 25% at One Stop for Writers
Writing can be frustrating. You see the story in your mind, but getting all those ideas onto the page? Sometimes, it’s harder than you expect. The plot tangles.Character feels flat.Tension peters out and the middle becomes a bloated mess. That’s when you start second-guessing everything: Did I mess the story up? Is it beyond fixing?...
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Why Writers Fear and Resist Change (and Characters Do, Too)
We’re often told to remember that the antagonist is the protagonist in their own story, and while this seems like a character-building tip, it’s actually a psychological one. Characters who think and behave like real people are the ones readers really connect to. And, more often than not, it’s the small, human moments that we...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Seeking Balance
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character...
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Win Feedback on Your Query
Want to wineditorial feedback and take your queryfrom good to great? Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck! It’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest. In this draw, you can win… Editorial feedback on your query. Entering is easy. Leave your contact information on this entry form. If you win the draw, we’ll let...
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Negative Self-Talk
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of…
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Writer Tips: Veils of Vagueness—Stripping Intensifiers -- "Trust the vivid pulse of story to carry conviction without exaggeration." revisionsrevelations.substack.com/p/veils-of-v... #writing #writinghelp #writertips #writingcommunity
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Keeping Relationships Superficial
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the…
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WRITING TIPS POST: Veils of Vagueness—Unveiling Filter Words --- Remove the filters, and the reader crosses into the moment. #writingtips #writing #writerlife #writinghelp #writingcommunity revisionsrevelations.substack.com/p/your-turn-...
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Wishing You a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season!
Angela, Becca and I hope you’re having an amazing holiday season full of family, friends, good food and special memories. We are so grateful for your visits, kind words of support, and trust in us. We love serving the writing community through this blog, One Stop for Writers, books, and teaching. We’re tucking Writers Helping Writers in […]…
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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Maladaptive Fantasy
When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character…
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Win Editorial Feedback on Your Chapter 1 Hook
Want to win editorial feedback and take your opening hook scene from good to great? Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck! It’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest. In this draw, you can win… Editorial feedback on the scene with your Chapter 1 hook. Entering is easy. Leave your contact information on this […]…
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What you put in determines what you get out.
It's time to (briefly) talk about what happens when you're no longer blocked. #CreateIt22
#writersblock #getunstuck #writinghelp #artisthelp #artistshelpingartists
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It's time to take that risk. #createit22 #forwriters #forartists #writinghelp #artistadvice
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Screenwriters: need quality feedback on your feature screenplay, TV script, or short from a pro with 25+ years in the industry?
Now taking bookings for April and beyond. Come get Philmscribed. I'll find you a spot.
#screenwriting #screenwriters #screenplay #scriptwriting #scriptwriters #storytelling #story #film #filmmaking #script #scripthelp #writing #writinghelp #scriptadvice #scriptconsultant #scriptanalysis #scriptfeedback
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Make the Most of Your Manuscript’s Resting Time
If you’re participating in ProWriting Aid’s Novel November, Reedsy’s Novel Sprint, NaNo 2.0 (not the original NaNo) or another writing challenge this November, you’ll soon be finished drafting. And if you’re like most writers, you’ll immediately…
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Win Editorial Feedback on Your First 10 Pages
Want to win editorial feedback and take your story opening from good to great? Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck! It’s time for our monthly Phenomenal First Pages contest. In this draw, you can win… Editorial feedback on your first 10 pages Entering…
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/10/win-feedback-on-10-pages/#CritiquingAndCritiques #PublishingandSelfPublishing #RevisionandEditing #WritingCraft #WritingHelp
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Celebrating 10 Years at One Stop for Writers!
Happy Birthday, One Stop for Writers! It’s hard to believe, but One Stop for Writers® is officially TEN years old! When Becca and I built One Stop for Writers with Lee (a software developer who also created Scrivener for Windows), all those years ago, it was a…
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I have a new #writingHelp article on the website I started for #collegeStudents, please let me know if this article on #thesisStatements could be more clear or has any factual errors! I want to make a great resource for #Students.
https://essaywriting101.com/2023/02/01/make-an-easy-working-thesis-statement/
#education #college #writing #essays #guide #thesis #eduMastodon
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Fiction exists, in part, to help both creator and audience process issues, learn empathy, and learn about themselves.
That's why we NEED #MarySue. Yes, I will die on this hill. #CreateIt22 #writers #writinghelp
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📚 Stressed about assignments?
⏰ Deadline tonight?
😵 Instructions confusing?You don’t have to fail or panic.
✔️ Essays
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DM now before the deadline wins.
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Want to get creatively stronger?
Then you need to push to creative failure. #CreateIt22
#writingadvice #writinghelp #artisthelp #forartists #forwriters
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#CreateIt22 day fourteen: Sending your space emperor to talk to Stephen King. Or, some practical ways to apply what you've learned in this course.
#writingcommunity #writersblock #forartists #forwriters #writinghelp #artisthelp
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There is power in permission to do it wrong.
Mona the detective (and her emus) will show you how in this second day of the #CreateIt22 course.
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Best Gifts for Writers
Thoughtful gifts never go out of style, and for writers, they act as a neon sign of love and support. Being a writer is challenging. We shut ourselves away to write, wondering if we’re good enough, trusting in a destination we can’t quite see yet. It can be a lonely road, and so when someone […]…
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