Carolyn McCray

Writing is a wondrous, mysterious, unknowable process, right? Um... #notsomuch! Once past the inspiration point, the rest is craft and craft can be learned!

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

@JulieDrewAuthor Exactly! We should be with the starks, lanais terse or Dany, period! And they should all be doing E xciting stuff!

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

@JulieDrewAuthor Sweetie, it's a numbers game, you just need to find enough average readers to get a good cross section :-)

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

@JulieDrewAuthor Ugh, no. I never use writers, readers only. If you cant figure out how to fix problems the readers consistently bring up, then workshop :-)

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

@Willowbottom I love comic book movies for just that reason, escapism...Logan was definitely not!

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

@Willowbottom um, yes. Very dark and nihlistic...too much so for my taste...

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

@Willowbottom kids, no. Isn't it r rated? If not, it should be fyi :-)

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

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[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

RT @thenewauthor: #FF big time thank you to @rjmcgarvey @jkmyrna @RomanticShorts @CliftonHill @MerleChloe @MerleReads @sallyroyerderr > TY

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

RT @humorus2heinous: #FF @blogdangerously @LeslieLucasf71 @HotComesToDie @SarahDisgrace > TY

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

Is KDP Select Salvation or Damnation for Indie Authors? http://t.co/mQ3YzqGY #kindle #free #kdp Plz RT

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RT @jkmyrna: #FF @williamfdevault @YoungbloodHawk1 @rjmcgarvey @lorig2008 @TheNewAuthor @DanMcNeil888 @shanonaryder >TY

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

RT @tuneintodanger Congrats to @WritingNoDrama and @amberscottbooks for their Kindle Lending Library payout http://t.co/X1tWNXyE Thank you!

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

Never end a scene with a character falling asleep. Otherwise your reader will too. #keepthemwantingmore

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

@stephenmengland No actually I was a little busy getting into the Top 10 Lending Library Authors :-) Will be back strong for the NewYear :-)

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

The chances you will #makeit on one book are slim to none... think long term #backlist

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

Embrace the red. What does that mean? Embrace critiques/notes. Then decide if you use them or not.

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

No matter what you think of your work, ultimately the reader decides #behumble #takenotesgracefullu

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

Grammar matters. Just not in the first draft. Write messy if you have to #lineeditscamwait

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

Narrative drive is just that. Even the most convoluted plot has a strong through line

[Carolyn McCray @WritingNoDrama]

Surprise is great. The reader feeling like you've pulled something over on them is not :-)