Henry A. Tyler

An aspiring writer with a pen and a dream. #amquerying

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@magpieandhunny Thanks! That's super helpful

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Any advice for writing red herrings into a mystery plot without making them too obvious?
#WritingCommmunity

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Votive candles really put me in a writing mood

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@lnmbeck It tastes like coffee and milk, but with all the spices you normally put in a pumpkin pie on it (cinnamon, cloves, maybe ginger) and possibly some actual pumpkin syrup mixed in. The smell is probably the best part

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When querying, what advice helped you the most? Or what resources do you think really improved your queries? Any suggestions would be appreciated! #WritingCommunity #amquerying

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Back from vacation and ready to prep for NaNoWriMo

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How much prepping do people do for NaNoWriMo? Or are you supposed to go in totally unprepared?
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommmunity

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@DebsHof New games or retro?
For new games, Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate are great choices if they have a Nintendo Switch

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I started rewriting my first chapter. Then I liked a line from the original, so I pasted that in. Wrote some words, pasted another line. Deleted some words. Rinse. Repeat.

So I've started editing my first chapter.

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Do you ever do surprise reveals in your own works? What's your secret to making a good one?

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Anyone else using Labor Day to spend a cozy extra day in writing?

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@kurtphillipstx Yeah, definitely. My other favorite part was how heavily he foreshadowed Mina getting bit. Around the twelfth time a character said "I'm so glad Mina is safe," I got suspicious haha

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Getting towards the end of Dracula. I'm glad that in the last hundred years we've learned to not have paragraphs the size of full pages where one character recounts to the rest everything that just happened in the previous chapter. (Still enjoying it though)

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I have to admit that my entire reason for writing a cozy mystery set in a theater is that I miss volunteering for local productions

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I've been writing chapters out of order, just writing what I felt like in the moment. While it helped getting words down, I think it's making keeping the story in my head quite a bit harder.

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Does anyone have a specific drink they like by their side while writing? Personally mine is keemun tea. #WritingCommunity

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I keep getting distracted from my murder mystery by writing all of the cute relationshipy scenes (that I sweeear are relevant to the overall plot)

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What favorite classic novel most inspired you? #WritingCommunity

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I'm reading Dracula for the first time and came across a a quote I really liked:
"I suppose a cry does us all good at times - clears the air as other rain does" - Mina Harker

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@JHarkreader Just the one!