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Best Indie Book Award<p>Calling All Authors! The 2025 International Best Indie Book Award contest is accepting book submissions!<br>Official Entry: BestIndieBookAward.com/submit/<br>Past Winners: BestIndieBookAward.com<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/awardwinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>awardwinning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcontest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcontest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authorlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authorlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writinglife</span></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1261155898297927/posts/1395539984859517?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/1261155898297927/</span><span class="invisible">posts/1395539984859517?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
Lydia Conwell :mastodon:<p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> </p><p>There are lots of tips for <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> about do this and don't do that, but one thing that is very important is to be aware of homophones.</p><p>There and Their are common ones but there are actually a lot more (depending on your accent) than you might first realise.</p><p>course/coarse, hanger/hangar, led/lead, etc.</p><p>It's so very easy to miss these, even if you know the correct spelling.</p><p>Not only that, there are also words of similar spelling that mean very different things. I posted a toot the other day about the words Torturous and Tortuous. But there are also things like Tentative and Attentive.</p><p>And stupid spellcheck won't spot any of these!</p><p>Stupid spellcheck.</p><p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Spelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spelling</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/SpellingMistakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpellingMistakes</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Spellcheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spellcheck</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>I killed them! I killed my darlings. Yeah.*** :blobcatknife: :apartyblobcat: </p><p><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2014/11/spare-the-darling/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">harpers.org/archive/2014/11/sp</span><span class="invisible">are-the-darling/</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> </p><p>*** And no, I didn't kill the darlings, only the boring lengths.🤫 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scripting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scripting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingTips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/creativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativeWriting</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Who is your hero's hero? The person your MC looks up to? This is an excellent tip for <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBuilding</span></a> in <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> and <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a>, as it allows you to dip into your scenarios made-up history. (One of my personal heroes being pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>What's a good line that you'll definitely be including in one of your stories?</p><p>This today from cheeto hitler. </p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Do you have a serious group with one crazy person, or a crazy group with one serious person?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/dnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dnd</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a></p>
Beverly L. Anderson<p>Looking for mockups? These can get you what you need? Know of others? Share with us!</p><p>Free: <a href="https://diybookcovers.com/3Dmockups/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">diybookcovers.com/3Dmockups/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Yearly Fee: <a href="https://allauthor.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">allauthor.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Yearly Fee: <a href="https://bookbrush.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bookbrush.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beverlylanderson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beverlylanderson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beverlylandersonbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beverlylandersonbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mockups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mockups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a></p>
Beverly L. Anderson<p>Writing Tips and Tricks! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beverlylanderson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beverlylanderson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beverlylandersonbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beverlylandersonbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtipsandtricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingtipsandtricks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writinginfo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writinginfo</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a><br>What are some tips and tricks to convey strong emotions?</p><p>Character actions are the best, I find. Have a character slam their fist down on the table, or fall to their knees, or bounce up and down on their feet. Anger. Sorrow. Joy. Static characters are not that interesting. </p><p>Just don't overdo it.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How does your character's behaviour change over the course of the story? What's something they would never do at the beginning of the tale that they will definitely do at the end?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Cole Haddon<p>Are you a fan of my 5AM STORYTALK arts newsletter? Well, this month, it celebrates its 2nd anniversary and the official launch of its podcast on Spotify, Apple, and elsewhere. As such — and for a very limited time — I’m offering a 40% off yearly subscriptions. That’s only $3.60 USD/month!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/screenwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popculture</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How many characters does your novel have? How textured is your world? How many weird words do you use?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a></p>
Dr Alice Violett<p>Also, excellent advice from Silvia Moreno-Garcia. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>What unique moment in time does your novel occupy? It's helpful to have something significant happening, not jut in your character's lives, but in the world in general. This can add a strong degree of realism and flavour.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>What level of intimacy do you present in your work? Do you dig down to all the squishy noises or pan tastefully to the rhythmically wafting curtains?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How many times is food mentioned in your work? Is it even central to the story?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LotR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LotR</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LordOfTheRings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LordOfTheRings</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/MiddleEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEarth</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>What is your character's price? It's lovely to say that you hero could never be bought, but way more interesting to dig deeply enough into their moral make-up to find a limit.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a></p>
Cole Haddon<p>Screenwriter Harley Peyton, who wrote or co-wrote 13 of the original series' 30 episodes, looks back on everything he learned from the experience.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/screenwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/screenwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenwriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/screenwritingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenwritingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writinglife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/twinpeaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twinpeaks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/in-the-writers-room-where-it-happened" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">colehaddon.substack.com/p/in-t</span><span class="invisible">he-writers-room-where-it-happened</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>What passions rule your characters? Do they yearn to discover what lies beyond the horizon? Do they really like seafood? How will you place them in a situation where their passions will get them in trouble?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How much do your characters develop emotionally? Perhaps, at the beginning of the work, they would be reluctant to set fire to someone they considered a friend.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/peanuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peanuts</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/CharlieBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlieBrown</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/authodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authodons</span></a></p>