Make Exist

Helping writers of all skill levels (and me) solve problems, build repeatable skill sets, and finish more work. 20+ years experience finishing fiction.

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@lhallwriter I can type pretty heckin fast, so I stick to that most often. Pen and paper these days feels really slow-- I only do it intentionally and occasionally for a vibe. I also love being able to access my writing from anywhere, so most of my stuff is in the cloud.

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@thehjelliott Hey, thanks! I love to write geeky stuff of all kinds: dark fantasy gritty, neo pulp adventure, rusty lived-in sci-fi, trope-bendy horror, tabletop RPGs and more. What's one thing of yours you'd recommend I read?

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@AndreSmith841 I feel this in my bones. I was (almost) literally in the same place, but figuratively I was in that exact place for years. Keep chasing the secrets written in blood by night, my friend. Excited to see more.

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@RomanceMona My current project is The Fiction Writer’s Toolshed, a podcast that’s intended to help writers of all skill levels build repeatable skillsets and finish more work. (On all major platforms.) Thank you!

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I'm working on my curation of taste as a creative. Intentional intake, intentional reactive discernment. CRITICAL: honesty about my own reactions. Knowing what I like, and not being embarrassed by it. #WritingCommmunity #writerslife #writers #Creatives

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@AuthorGoodwin I totally relate to this! Practice helped me get better, but character work is what makes me fall in love with stories. A beautifully flawed protagonist with a real redemption arc can carry so much emotional weight. Nicely done.

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What's hardest (for you) about creating characters that feel consistent and drive your story? Where does your biggest challenge tend to exist? #writers #authors #creators

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So many new #writers go from having written no fiction at all to trying to write a novel, which in my experience is like trying to learn cooking by attempting to cater a meal for 100 people right out the gate. 🤷 There’s got to be a better way. #WriterCommunity

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@KorvenMark I’m hip-deep in writing a Washington Irving-style Halloween folktale, and I’ve had the soundtrack for the VVitch on repeat pretending it’s the soundtrack. Simply one of the most ominous and eerie soundscapes that exists. Masterful stuff.

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@GuitarWorld Thank you for letting us all play Stairway to Heaven, Crazy Train, and Enter Sandman on $3,500+ guitars— incorrectly and slightly out of tune— for a century.

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I had a rotten habit: I’d create when the pain of not doing the thing became worse than the *imagined* pain of doing it. My new magic trick? I sit down and type (or say) “You know exactly what to do”. Miraculously my brain takes over. Starting is the hard part. #ProductivityTips