TheWriteAdvice

Support for writers on the path to publication. We offer a range of services including mentoring, editing, query package submission, and manuscript evaluation.

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As Twitter lurches ever deeper into the Pit of Despair, don't forget you can find us on Bluesky and Instagram. We cross-post as much as possible, so if you'd rather be somewhere more wholesome, do follow us on those sites as well.

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In an Example Edit, I'll use my 2 decades of experience to pull your chapter apart, show you where I would make changes and why. I'll show you things editors pick up automatically & help you craft the rhythm & flow to keep your readers hooked.

Justin

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The usual response I get to an Example Edit is: "It took me a minute to get over the sting, but then it was incredibly helpful." And I'm now offering a free 1-hour mentoring call after each edit. Are you ready to improve your first drafts and self-editing?

Justin 🔗 👇

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@LordTBR_FFA @WatchfulWizardP @DWalters_Author Congratulations!

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Want to work with me for mentoring or editing? Check us out at https://t.co/tGqNb0obhQ.

Justin

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Two pieces of advice I find myself repeating to all my clients: 1/ Your plot has to be engaging, but the thing that will keep readers desperate to pick up your book whenever they have a minute is to spend time hanging out with characters they love.

#WritingTips

Justin

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2/ You want readers watching a movie in their heads, immersed in each scene, not thinking about the words on the page. The less they're even aware that they're reading, the better.

#WritingTips

Justin

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When you read back your own first draft for the first time in a while and it's actually not bad.

Justin

[Annabel Campbell - this account is dormant @AnnabelCWrites]

“Annabel Campbell has written a charming personal story of aspiration and hardship set within a broad tapestry of generational trauma and the pernicious danger of fear.”

A fab review of THE OUTCAST MAGE from @authorjla on the @TheWrite_Advice! 🧡

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New #BookReview! Centauri's Shadow by Ross Garner. 🔗 👇
#SF #SciFi

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I talk about this a lot with clients. You never want your reader conscious that they're reading, you want them engrossed in the story, watching it play in their head. Good editing makes your writing flow, so your readers stay absorbed in the magic.

JLA

#AmEditing #AmWriting

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Dear companies, you may not have considered this, but…

JLA

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I've just checked my Word settings, and it was indeed defaulted to 'on', so if that's your preferred writing system, do check to stop it using your work to so-called 'train' so-called 'AI'~ Anna

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For a limited time, we've dropped the price of our full developmental and copy edits at The Write Advice. There's never been a better time to book a job with us! Check out our full range of author support services at thewriteadvice(dot)co(dot)uk.

#amwriting #amediting

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"Good storytelling isn’t relating a story, it’s putting the reader in the story."

Just wrote this out in some notes and thought it was worth sharing. Don't tell your reader what happened, let them live through it.

JLA

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Interesting week ahead. Starting editing work with two new clients - looking forward to diving into their writing! I’m also a lot more available now that I’ve finished developmental edits on The Damned King, so it’s a good time to hit me up for a project you want help with.
JLA

[Kristen Shafer @the_book_hermit]

In honor of #Novelmber indie authors drop your novels and/or novellas below to get a nice library thread going! 📚

While I’m not an author, I’ll add some of my favorites from the past year(s).

[TezzaRudge @TezzaRudge]

I'm sick of seeing all the "other stuff" now and the misery it's causing.

Let's spread some happiness!

So tell me,

What's been your favourite book of 2024!

Tag the authors too, make them feel loved

#BookTwitter

[Kristen Shafer @the_book_hermit]

Ah yes. My favorite fantasy genre.