#Writing

For the past four books, my process has been to begin with a bare-bones draft. I revise a lot. So it's clean. But I leave it about 10-15k short of
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Trump/GOP thought of the day: when I worked in investment bankers, there was this "whatever I can get away with" mentality regarding EVERYING. Expense reports, having a mistress while you
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𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 — a reylo aurey is a writer who gets frequent writer's block and has discovered sex is the best way to get new ideas. she counts on a guy
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why don’t we discuss opinions about taeyong from professionals? 1. Punch (Bae Jin-young) praised taeyong’s rap and how he sounds 2. kim eana, senior and award winning lyricist, said that
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Guys. You really mean if you paid that much and your child just didnt show up you would calmly sit him down and ask him why?I call bs lmao. $21k
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opinions on mcd? guilty pleasure trope? what's a trope you can't stand? opinions on wattpad? thoughts on the fic/au writing community? readers: do you mind waiting weeks for updates? writers:
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I’ve been reading a lot during The Age of Quarantine! This is a Twitter thread highlighting what I've read. PS: Send me book recommendations! I asked @ablaze for a book
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Can we reform the fashion industry by boycotting brands? THREAD In short, no.The fashion industry is built on a capitalist system - it relies on the exploitation of labour and
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#CampNaNoWriMo thread—a week late—but I’ve entered the chat and I’ve got some writers feelings. I’ve been working on my WIP for about 3 years—not my camp nano project—but the hefty
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Attended an excellent CLE today, taught by Judge Bacharach. Judge Bacharach is the author of “Legal Writing: A Judge's Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word.” Here
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Okay, one more thread about the problems of “solving colonialism” et cetera in historical fiction, because this is something I grappled with for a long time, and I’m not sure
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I just finished a project on Ray Bradbury and it's fascinating how, from Neil Gaiman to Gary Groth, every single comics guy's terrible opinions on "censorship" emulates Bradbury’s exactly. What
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Hey gang, if you are looking to get in touch with some of the mystery and magic of writing again, I know a place you can go... The Grove: Retreat
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as someone who grew up with a narcissist (literal NPD) and had every minor flaw/mistake "joked about" to bolster said narcissist's ego, this is legit.i never wanted to finish anything
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april camp nanowrimo accountability thread https://twitter.com/barelybythebook/status/1245430697642213377?s=21 end of day one update even tho it’s 5 am the next morning: i ended day one with 1,789 words!! it wasn’t
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cr: apn. i will try and live tweet so there will be spoilers the writing is trying hard to be profound but idk y’all.... lara and kai are like judecardan...but
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