Parker J. Lyons

Writer of #scifi, #fantasy and #horror. Slayer of dragons and tacos. #Midwest4Life #WritingCommunity #amwriting #grilldaddy

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@TananariveDue EVENT HORIZON is on my list for scariest horror films ever. THE SHINING in space + interdimensional horror

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The best part of writing a novel is that your imagination doesn't have budget constraints.

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@ALadyMaleficent Poverty. Could only afford one bed instead of two!

"Mr. Bucket, however hard he worked, and however fast he screwed on the caps, was never able to make enough to buy one-half of the things that so large a family needed."

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Almost done reading my first draft, not as bad as I thought, but still lots of work to do

On my list is to improve exposition. That is always my biggest weakness because I like to get to the good stuff ASAP.

Good exposition is an opportunity for character and setting the stakes

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I very much go into "the zone" writing a first draft. Focus is always on going forward, never going back and rewriting anything.

That's why I end up with sentences like "He had a long gray beard with speckles of gray."
SMH 🙄 🤣

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#amediting

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I'm back after a long Twitter hiatus!

Busy reading through the first draft of my novel and feeling like I just climbed a mountain only to find a bigger mountain waiting for me. Why can't first drafts be good already?? 😕
#WritingCommunity #writers

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Ok @JohnWickMovie 4, you have my respect. Damn!

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Okay, my creative friends. Tell us all about your latest work in progress, latest career success, latest wonderful new development. Let's all celebrate! Links and pics welcome. #WIPs #GoodNews

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@ardenchuwrites I go full Star Wars sci-fi. No science needed

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@destynethereal I start by forming some basic thoughts in my head about theme, characters and the ending. Then I may outline a very high level plot (minimal details) since it might change as I write. The important thing is to give yourself a roadmap for where you want to push your characters

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An excerpt from our latest podcast, discussing #IAmLegend, book vs movies
#HorrorMovies #BookTwitter

https://t.co/qz2q7SQcaT

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Hey our latest podcast is up!
Who wants to ride the Carousel? LOGAN'S RUN is this month's deep dive on the Midnight Carnival Podcast
@mdntCarnival
https://t.co/LmvHlanYiy

#scifimovies #moviepodcasts #midnightcarnival #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

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@lleachsteffens 👍👍

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@AdamLGNevill Ooohh...you had me at "Cronenberg body horror"

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@SophieIngley 😊

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A Jeep is an all purpose vehicle
#zombies

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They did!

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@Nickyshearsby22 Part time, and it means I don't get to do all the stuff I would like to do

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My @Starbucks barista had some fun with my name this morning 🕷️