Author of VILLAINS NEVER DIE, PULLING STRINGS, and FRIGHTFULLY EVER AFTER / Mega-Dad / Makes a good stir fry / No, like, cooks one. Would not be tasty in one.
@indyfromspace@thankyou_bham A psychic secret agent at the end of her career goes out for one last collar. Everything goes wrong. A slow burn action thriller.
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@alexis_writes1 Pulling Strings - A psychic secret agent at the end of her career goes out for one last collar. Everything goes wrong. A slow burn action thriller.
https://t.co/Z5j3ZS0MjA
@jessav_writes I tried to address this directly in Pulling Strings - SF thriller with a protag that's older and still can kick any man's ass https://t.co/vaR0zygA9y
In the days leading up to Christmas — one of the busiest travel times of the year — two extreme, disruptive and dangerous weather systems will affect large parts of the Lower 48 states... So much to unpack. Read our briefing: https://t.co/Fy24ODpc8I
Why use words at all? True literature is buying a ream of paper, screaming at it until your lungs bleed, binding it, selling it, and letting the reader simply absorb
Stop making your characters sigh. Stop making them nod. Stop making them move—it's too dangerous. Dialogue tags are for posers; if the craft is there, the reader should be able to tell when someone is speaking. The word just should only occur in your manuscript 11 times. Show don
"We've been in the field for days! I just wanna sleep in a bed."
"Bed can wait, I'd give your left nut for a shower."
"Take both, Cap. You need two showers. I can smell you from here."
"I will shoot you. You know that, right?"
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