Imperfect Writing Is Worth Sharing
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#ohsoclear #perfectionism #writing #blogging #writingadvice
@indieauthors
Made a little #writingadvice video!
Hey #WritingCommunity, do you know the two types of people you'll come across when #Crowdfunding?
Well, if you didn't already, now you can! Plus some other tips I've come up with, having done a couple already.
You’re Scared To Start Writing Because You Think Too Differently
But that's exactly why you should be writing Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/youre-scared-to-start-writing-because-you-think-too-differently-d30805b5d36
#personalgrowth #lifelessons #society #writingadvice #fear
@indieauthors
Dear Writer — Hard Work Doesn’t Guarantee Quality
Or why your manuscript shouldn't be old enough to voteContinue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
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#hardworkpaysoff #ohsoclear #writingadvice #productivity #perfectionism
@indieauthors
Wrote some #writingadvice in my newly-renamed segment, "Ariel's Writing Corner." How can we of the #writingcommunity get over a wall?
Today's example in how I'm a Minority Report when it comes to #WritingAdvice.
Coworking & body-doubling are game-changers for many #ADHD creatives, but MY brain refuses to relax into creative flow when most other humans are around.
Even if we're all good friends & supposed to be working silently on our own, MY brain worries they *might* need to interact & stays anchored.
If that's you too, pls know you aren't alone.
I treasure the few frenz I can ignore enough to work around, lol.
Okay. #Writingadvice, author observation: You wake, laying there, thinking through the scene, writing it with great clarity, living it in your head— Again... Dang it! Just get up and write it! It's so much easier than resolving to write later, later, ever later, until the impulse fades in exhaustion and ADHD procrastination, and it always fades. Always.
What I'd done Saturday.
Then Sunday.
1,600 words. Ended the chapter. Then two bridge paragraphs in the subsequent chapter to accommodate the embarrassingly frisky MCs showing-not-telling circumlocutions—AND why am I writing this sequence in reverse order?
Dunno, but it's working.
Now, back to sleep, hopefully, after two morning hours typing furiously, words that a year ago I'd never have been able to write....
I'm tired.
One thing that watching #anime has taught me, and I've breezed past 200 series at this point, none of my story ideas are close to unique. Every plot has been done a dozen times. It's the characters and how they combine with plot that matters, with the focused message we insert to be read between the lines being the thing that brings the light to the darkness. It's all that matters—other than not plagiarizing. If you are at all worried about uniqueness, stop. Hit your forehead with the heel of your palm. Sit. Write the dang thing until done. Then write something else.
@lilithsaintcrow
Nice rec.
It gives me an idea.
Maybe my next podfic compilation should just be my favorite sex shorts.
#writingAdvice
“Show, don’t tell.” “Murder your darlings.” “Write every day.”
Certain pieces of advice are widespread in the writing community -- but what do they really mean?
Award-winning author @swan_tower tackles these old saws, dissecting each one to see what purpose it might serve . . . and when you should toss it aside.
#nonfiction #WritingAdvice #instruction #how-to @bookstodon #bookstodon #books #bookViewCafe
LINK: https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announces-the-writers-little-book-of-platitudes-by-marie-brennan/
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This is the talk I did on Sunday for the "Write Your Own Way" Summit.
This is about how to use the techniques of Compassions Focussed Therapy to deal with getting blocked or stuck with your fiction writing. There's a focus on what works for neurodivergent people, but it's applicable to any writer.
35 minutes long
Just a reminder that my talk on getting your writing process unstuck using the techniques of compassion focused therapy is happening today 
I'm one of the speakers at a free 4 day virtual event called **The Write Your Own Way Summit: Forge Your Unique Magic**.
My topic is "*Getting Unstuck: A Compassion Centered Approach to Writing Difficulties*" with a focus on neurodivergence. It takes place on 3pm EST on the 2nd of February.
**Write Your Own Way** is an event that celebrates the diverse, personal, and uniquely creative paths that writers take to to produce their best work.
Join Us for Write Your Own Way Here! (affiliate link) https://summit.writeyourownway.com/?sc=jk6Mtl61&ac=3baUA7h5
There’s an option to upgrade to the All Access Pass, which will give you access to the Summit recordings plus additional bonuses from the Summit speakers. (If you do decide to upgrade your ticket, I do receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.)
Some #writingadvice for you all, tonight. May seem obvious to some, but maybe someone just hasn't heard this one, yet. Let's use tally marks to track our revisions!
I don't *just* talk about news from a dystopian standpoint. I also give #WritingAdvice to my fellow #authors in the 'ol #WritingCommunity.
Today we talk about #writingprompts. This may be old hat for you veteran writers, but they can be a great tools for honing one's skills.
I'm one of the speakers at a free 4 day virtual event called **The Write Your Own Way Summit: Forge Your Unique Magic**.
My topic is "*Getting Unstuck: A Compassion Centered Approach to Writing Difficulties*" with a focus on neurodivergence. It takes place on 3pm EST on the 2nd of February.
**Write Your Own Way** is an event that celebrates the diverse, personal, and uniquely creative paths that writers take to to produce their best work.
Join Us for Write Your Own Way Here! (affiliate link) https://summit.writeyourownway.com/?sc=jk6Mtl61&ac=3baUA7h5
There’s an option to upgrade to the All Access Pass, which will give you access to the Summit recordings plus additional bonuses from the Summit speakers. (If you do decide to upgrade your ticket, I do receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.)
One more video before I go to bed: Some #writingadvice, by request of one of my #writing group members. Let's learn about Emotional Tempo and some other things as we evaluate the idea of offing two characters in one scene!
Today we've got a question from my writing group which goes something like "What gives a character agency?" And I'm thrilled to answer it!
#WritersCoffeeClub Ch 16 Nbr 17 — What are your biggest fears for the writing world in 2025? CW: Maybe inflammatory.
Censorship.
Sure, I fear the book banning types are equivalent to book burning types and the anti-intellectualism of the 1930s, which led to people showing up in the night and breaking down your door—not that much removed from searching you on the net and being doxed. Sadly, we finally learn how the holocaust happened despite all the good Christian people in those days. The price of eggs and brainwashing bombast.
What I really fear, and it saddens me, is self-censorship. I see this in my own thought processes. This isn't me saying publish publicly anyway, even if you are reasonably in danger; being trans or gay feels like being the Jew, Roma, or Armenian back then. No. It's that feeling that you can't write about those special topics at all, that you feel you must shy away from the edgy or the profane.
Don't do that.
The seasons always change. Write anyway.
Even if the stories remain on the hard drive encrypted. Don't hibernate the winter away. For the braver amongst us, take to the snow storm, knock on the door of trusted audiences. Your effort will sow the seeds for a better spring.
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#BoostingIsSharing and #CommentingIsCool
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion #censorship #WritingAdvice
#WritersCoffeeClub Ch 16 Nbr 13 — What’s your favourite trope? Do you lean into it for your work or shy away?
I've little interest in tropes, which I see as cliched bits of plot found frequently enough that a critic (read: not an author) decided could be well summarized in a few words. In my opinion, every plot has been written before, as has every character archetype.
As authors, we should feel no shame, no angst, no fear borrowing ideas wherever we find them. We need combine our discovered treasures with whatever message and character moves us, and write. The self-harm of measuring against tropes, other authors, or critics needs be discarded for what it is: procrastination and insecurity. It stifles us from writing, it prevents us from realizing our characters' dreams when that's what we truly desire.
[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]
#BoostingIsSharing and #CommentingIsCool
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#WritingAdvice
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion #Trope #Tropes
