S E McFadden

Book Addict. YA+MG SF/F Author. Seeker of Fantastic Frites. #amwriting #amconferencing

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

Look what came with lunch. How did they know?!

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@OnlyCassandra Better a ruthless editor than an angry mob of Amazon reviewers!

[Katie McCoach | Book Coach @katiemccoach]

Have a character for whom a bittersweet or tragic ending is in order? This is the article for you, writer. https://t.co/Xmo36hhyvM

#writetip #amwriting

[Writing & Editing @WrtrStat]

Be relentless as a creator. You have to be. Don't give in. Writing is a bond you make with yourself. #amwriting #amediting ..Keep Writing.

[𝙷𝚎𝚢𝙹𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚎 𝚆𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚜 @HeyJamie]

WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME THIS BEFORE?!!!

🤯 😱 🤯

#JustWriteELEPHANT #amwriting

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

Reclaimed my writing space with a serious game of feed the shredder. May or may not have given the little guy a case of indigestion. #oops #mybad

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@KarineWrites Ever try a hybrid goal? I tell myself I need to spend X hours, but if I finish my ~500 words early I can be done. Of course, when that happens it means I’m on a roll, which is its own kind of motivation so I tend to keep going.

[S. J. Hahn @stephanjhahn]

Alright, #WritingCommunity. It is time. I want to know the most creative way you have killed a character.

#ampretendkilling

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@marenmmorris Also, scenes can feel more grounded when all the senses are engaged. What smells, sounds, textures, etc. impact your POV character? How does her state of mind/immediate needs impact how she perceives in that moment?

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@marenmmorris Is there room to make your descriptions more dynamic? One of the best books I’ve read with dynamic setting is “The Fifth Season” by NK Jemisin. To me, it felt like every scene was described in motion, characters interacting with their surroundings, etc.

[Morgan Wright 💎 @byMorganWright]

We’re writers... being normal is overrated😉💪!!

#writerslife #amwriting

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@AvaWolfwriter Hate it when that happens! I always archive trimmed chapters and re-use what I can. Yes, you still have a novel! Are there any sub-plots you can emphasize/add? Or new barriers you can place in front of your protag to make her victory even more satisfying in the end?

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@Natalie_Wanner1 @detective26AD Perhaps @VictoriaLoder_ has an opinion? There’s no extra space in a query—if it were me, I’d devote no more than a sentence or two to this.

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@Natalie_Wanner1 @detective26AD Sat in on a panel where an agent addressed this. She definitely wanted to know this in the query letter. (Mentioning prior representation can work for you, because it shows you—and your project—are interesting enough to catch someone’s eye.) Best of luck!

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@brennacariker For me, that’s usually the moment I realize I’m late to the party and saying anything would be like bursting into a room only to be greeted by *crickets*

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@agletterman Have been lurking on Twitter for some time but now that I’m in query mode thought I’d experiment with being more active. Have to say I never expected to be nudged by a bottlenose dolphin (or some such—it’s coming at me pretty quick)!

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@brennacariker No robots here, not even in my sci-fi MS! (I tried them but they only made life difficult. Why is that?)

[Morgan Wright 💎 @byMorganWright]

The struggle is real...😅

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”
- Mark Twain

#writerslife #amwriting

[David Sinter @DavidJSinter]

A TALE OF TWO BETA READERS

Identical Scene Text

Beta 1: Do we need the promenade details? Don't waste my time with description that don't affect the story.

Beta 2: Why didn't you describe the promenade in more detail? I want to live in the moment & relish the description.

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

@marcus_bines Love his cigar-chomping muse

[S E McFadden @SE_McFadden]

Okay, #WritingCommunity. I’m a bit of a craft book junky. Here are probably my top three, in no particular order:

Alice LaPlante’s “The Making of a Story”
Donald Maass’s “Writing 21st Century Fiction”
Lisa Cron’s “Wired for Story”

Any recs out there?