e. frances

excellent human observer, coffee drinker, book buyer. mediocre plant caretaker, budgeter, twitterer. writer of teen stories & poetry, currently unpublished.

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So I’m a chronic over-writer, the worst you’ve ever seen. But I’ve cut 8,000 words in the past few months and I’m 2,000 words away from my goal. Under-writers please send good, concise vibes my way! #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter #writing

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sometimes finding my car in the parking lot is the hardest thing i do all day.

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@PennyWrites1 ladybird!!!

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@Zelda_CThorne I think proper grammar would be,“Everything HE thought he’d known about gardening had been warped…” or maybe that would just be my editing suggestion.

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@deana_kay_2013 I write realistic fiction YA/coming-of-age stories. And that is helpful, thank you!

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looking for critique groups to join to get feedback for my novel but can’t find any local ones. are there any virtual groups people recommend? i have a very tight budget of $0 so looking for more of a peer group option than a workshop. #WritingCommunity #writerslift #writingtips

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@marylockejolley the end. i don’t know why but i get lazy at the end, which makes my characters lazy so they can never wrap up their dramas. i leave them swimming in all their problems.

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@DaisyBWriting thinking of you, sending all good thoughts your way.

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querry letter writing resources, please? #WritingCommunity

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@TATKulisch a portrayal of something true that they knew instinctively but couldn’t yet articulate.

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@lindberg_rich only if it increases intrigue/mystery/curiosity, not as a way of providing information or background knowledge.

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@scriblotta greta gerwig’s version❤️

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little women for me!

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What book do you find yourself re-reading most often?

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@Nickyshearsby22 I love exploring their contrast, specifically between how they feel internally and how they present themselves externally. what’s different? what stays the same?

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@kctorawrites my villains are always internal, maybe yours are too?

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@lyssiepedrick I never knew my characters snorted so often😂

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Synonymous for snorting or a short, low-sounding, sarcastic laugh? Help a writer out, please. #writersoftwitter #WritingCommnunity #AuthorsOfTwitter #writingtips #writing

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@kctorawrites I’d say two. I know pretty quickly what they should be.

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@JennRJohnson I just number them. If I have multiple POV’s then I’ll use their name at the beginning of the chapter. Sometimes I’ll put the date to show how much time has passed. Naming chapters feels a little cheesy to me.

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@Gretch_Writes for big projects i make specific playlists. i like to think of them as the book’s soundtrack. sometimes i even make them for specific characters, the soundtrack to their particular scenes. this process helps me as i create characters & then helps me stay true to them.

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@mirna0722 i have three main characters & they all have the same antagonist: feeling inferior & then shame about their inferiority. they all react to it in different ways: putting up a wall, becoming withdrawn, overcompensating with external strength.

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@ElizCWagner no, i just want their heart to squeeze.