John Lilley

Technologist, writing my way out of a day job. Tweets and threads about writing fiction and solopreneurship.
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Amazon bestselling thriller author.

[John Lilley @JohnKLilley]

@HWickersWriter Fist bump for gen-x 👊

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As a reader, do you read novel prologues or skip over them?

#amwriting

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@Weaver_of_tale I'm against chapter titles as a writer and a reader. They typically don't add anything to the story and they take the reader out of the narrative. I always ignore them.

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Any fiction authors out there who used to write with a pen name switch back to their real name?

Including re-branding their back catalogs?

Good idea, bad idea?

#AskingForAFriend
#amwriting

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All PR is good PR

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

"They can write whatever negative news they want about me... as long as they spell my name right." - Ted Turner (The GOAT)

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Just recently got there, now I'm in the 'between' phase where I still have to work for someone else...

[Shaakirah @shaakibear1212]

If you find your purpose you’ll most likely not want to work for anyone else.

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@KEAndrews95 Looks amazing, so how was it? the baklava, that is...

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I'm good with all of these except #4, lol. Something about writing novels causes suffering before it's necessary. 😄

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

5 things all fools do (from the Stoics):

1. Care what other people think (Epictetus)
2. Wait until tomorrow (Marcus Aurelius)
3. Act like they’re going to live forever (Seneca)
4. Suffer before it’s necessary (Seneca)
5. Make up ‘reasons’ to not do the right thing (MA)

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This 👇👇👇👇

[AK Turner 🖤 @AKTurnerauthor]

@ChrisDavidGill Characterisation. But all great plot springs from character…

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Highly, highly recommended pod, especially if you're a thriller author and/or you want deep insights into nuclear war. Scary but worth a listen.

[Annie Jacobsen @AnnieJacobsen]

The reach of *new media* is astounding. So is @lexfridman fan base.

1.4 million views on YouTube, 5 days.

Just — wow.

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@brclothwrites What's covid again?

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If you're an indie-published fiction author, this podcast is highly recommended. Tons of insider tips and tricks. Thank you @hughhowey !

https://t.co/Fil5zbnBvT

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Ship it!

Good luck with your novel!!!

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This is the eight-step system I follow every time I write a novel.

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I’m currently writing my eight and ninth, I hope it helps.

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” ~ James Clear

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8. The Proof: no more story edits or re-writing, stay disciplined. Hire this out, trust me. There are people who are excellent at this, and you're not one of them.