Anchor and Bee publishing

Small publishing imprint in Cork, Ireland

[Anchor and Bee publishing @anchorandbee]

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[Lily Meade ✨ @LilyMeade]

If Taylor becomes a New York Times bestseller with her self-published book, that’s going to have BIG ramifications for the publishing industry. That title has formerly been something celebrities could only get through a profit share deal with a traditional publishing house. 1/9

[Anchor and Bee publishing @anchorandbee]

@JamesSchannep Hello!

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@JakePreuett Have you considered staging it to add a human touch to the concrete feel? It would soften the feel and sounds.

[Karin Beery @karinbeery]

Gonna have to disagree with this. By definition, a twist is unexpected--if readers can guess it, it's not a twist. That doesn't mean it's not a good plot point, but I don't think you can call it a twist if readers can guess it.

What do you think?

[Brooklin Nash @realBrookNash]

Want to become a better writer?

Research and outline on day one.
Write on day two.
Write more on day three, if you have to.
Edit on day four.

We're not college sophomores trying to cram a 12-page paper into one night anymore... so let's stop pretending that we are.

[A.T. GEIGER @atgeiger11]

Where is my trusty writing community! I choose you over Grammarly. 😅

QUESTION:
Is there an apostrophe after girl in this dialogue 👇👇👇

“A girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do.”

Grammarly says no, but isn't girl’s short for girl has??

[Mel Reynard is on 📷🧵🦋⏰ @MelJRey]

#WritingCommunity a question for published authors: do you have a degree or MA in literature, or something completely unrelated to writing?

The scrappy part of me wants to hear from authors who gleaned most of their writing skills on the job 🛠️

[Eva (is practising anarchist calisthenics) @ParanormalJunk2]

I have so much trouble making sure my protagonist has agency in my stories. They're often just swept up in proceedings. How do you make sure your characters have enough agency?

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

Want to instantly make your story more compelling? Raise the stakes.

Stakes are key if you want to engage readers — they’re what make us care about the events of the story & compel us to keep reading.

Here are 3 ways to heighten them in your book (a 🧵):

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[Nicole Aisling - Author 🖤🤍💜 @NicoleAisling]

How do you rate books?

5 - One of my all time favorites
4 - I really loved it
3 - I liked it but it didn’t amaze me
2 - Didn’t like it but I recognize its strengths
1 - Strongly disliked it for some reason. Probably either really bored or really angered me.

[Brooklin Nash @realBrookNash]

Editing is not just:

“You’re missing a comma."

Editing is mostly:

“You never revisit what you mentioned in the intro."
"We need to lay out the pain points more clearly."
"Is this what the audience thinks?"
"Add this resource from the brief."
"This section is unnecessary."

[Eli @rats7]

whenever i buy something expensive on amazon i write a fake gift note so that if someone steals my package they'll feel guilty about it and return it

[Richard EveryWriter @realeverywriter]

What do you tell someone who has given up on writing?

[G. F. Allen @AuthorGFAllen]

How do you get out of a writer's block?

[C.S.M. @csmfiction]

Too many books start with pages of character and setting description.

It's my pet-peeve.

"Cut to the chase."

Weave in description and exposition as needed.

[C.S.M. @csmfiction]

What software do you use for writing?

[Sara Bushway @sarabushway]

Do you think offering your books for free (for a limited amount of time) gets you more reads/downloads?

#authorscommunity

[K.T. Carlisle @KT_Carlisle]

What’s a writing goal that you hope to achieve in the next year?

Obviously the dream for me is to find an agent, quit my day job, and write novels full-time, but we all know that ain’t happening in a year’s time. 😂 I’ll settle for self-publishing the remainder of my series.