Danielle Modafferi (she/her)

Author and Co-Author with @bethmerlin80 (#SHUWPF), life-longer Teacher gr 8th-College, & Harry Potter enthusiast! CEO of Firefly Hill Press - she/her

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

By the way, I was just watching a Vogue interview with @phoebewallerbr1 (❤️) and the interviewer asked her “what three words best describe your writing process?” Her answer was PANIC, PANIC, HOPE.

Yup, sounds about right. 🤣 10,000 words to go with @bethmerlin80

[Rebecca Papin @RebeccaPapin]

I will always be a writer, whether I have zero published books or fifteen. Writing makes you a writer, nothing else.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@chrissydvs10 👋🏻

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@PenSeawood Counting crows - mr jones and round here
Alanis Morissette- you oughta know & ironic
Nirvana - heart shaped box
the verve pipe - the freshmen
Foo fighters - everlong
Radiohead - creep
Matchbox 20 - push
Bush - glycerine & everything zen
Green Day - basketcase

CLASSICS! ❤️

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@theresalkrupp Your starting point is CRUCIAL! Most openings that are weak or sluggish simply suffer from not starting the story off in the right place/at the right point. Think about that inciting incident and GET THERE ASAP. Set up the stakes immediately! 👍🏻#WritingCommunity

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@BiruktiWrites @writingsparks THIS IS AN EPIC THREAD! Thank you!🙏🏻

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@lil_miss_books Film scores are my GO TO! Try Alexandre Desplat Radio on @pandoramusic - he did a lot of the #HarryPotter film scores — truly epic. I find it hard to write to music w/ lyrics, but sometimes classical is a bit too chill. Depending on the soundtrack, it can really get you going! 💪🏼

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@Writer_Novice_ Simply put, I am the Michael Phelps of procrastination. 🤣🥇🏆

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

Solo writing sprints to get some pages knocked out! Send some positive juju and a sassy the muse my way, if you can! ❤️ #writerlife #amwriting @SamLienhard Any chance anyone from SHU still meets up for sprints?! I miss you guys and alllllll of that productivity! 🤣

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

Reading/listening to some old school Michael Connelly (the Poet 1996) and it is FANTASTIC! gotta love a book you know you won’t put down until it’s finished and even better when you have a day off to read it ALL in one day! 🥰#smallmiracles #amreading #authorlife

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@sierraisleyy @BiruktiWrites Another great suggestion! ❤️

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@DamianaMeade @BiruktiWrites #relatable 🤣

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@MiaSiegert @BiruktiWrites Such a bummer! I had a similar situation happen with my first children’s picture book release. Stupid COVID! 🤬 But let us know when you’re planning to reschedule your fiesta and we’ll be helping you celebrate from afar! 🥳

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@nicholsonsonia_ @BiruktiWrites AWESOME IDEA! ❤️

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@Awritesinger @BiruktiWrites Umm I LOVE BOTH OF THESE! ❤️ I have been planning a book tattoo forever, but I am OBSESSED with the idea of getting it once I sell. My book is out on sub right now 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 and it will make that (hopefully inevitable) call so much more exciting! 🥳

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@MsAGoldberg Kids just get it, don’t they!? 🥰

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@stegan @tricialeedom In terms of sexy romantic adventure!! It’s sooooo good!!! ❤️

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@stegan Rum runner by @tricialeedom is JUST LIKE IT!!! https://t.co/so2d9BWVJZ

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

@MuggleNet “Of course it’s happening inside your head, Harry, but why should that mean that it isn’t real?”

[Danielle Modafferi (she/her) @DaniMod115]

THIS WAS BRILLIANT and that’s coming from a gal who has seen her fair share of #Macbeth adaptations. I am excited to share it with my students. ❤️