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Loved @humblethepoet on Conversations with @TomBilyeu. Great listen covering #selfpublishing, facing up to failure and loads more for the #bootstrapping creatives among us https://t.co/NoqzBd4rXB (1hr 40 min).

[Kieron Connolly @ConnollyKieron]

Ten questions a good editor will ask a writer, so you might as well ask them yourself - applies to screenplays, theatre, fiction. @uk_scribe @DominicDMorgan @ScriptApart @Scriptapalooza1 @GoIntoTheStory @bbcwritersroom

[writing.ie @writing_ie]

Redundancies to Avoid in Writing: Really Useful Links by @AmandaJEvans https://t.co/Gk1bhbEFrZ

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How authors are promoting their books in 2021 - including audiobooks, author collabs, education resources, and more. #BookMarketingChat #WritingCommunity

[Angela Ackerman @AngelaAckerman]

2021 Book Marketing: How Authors Are Promoting Their Novels https://t.co/dkeHh2IbUA #publishing #bookmarketing

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Eight of literature's most powerful inventions: The reoccurring story elements that "have proven effects on our imagination, our emotions and other parts of our psyche".

Interesting piece from @SmithsonianMag.
#WritingCommunity #BookTwitter

https://t.co/3rXM2kVXxM

[Badlands @deadlysyntax]

Finished another draft of my novel, The Bitter Road Uphill. It's now ready for beta readers. This is a thread about some things I learned.

#amwritingfiction #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writingtips #WriteMentor #Authors #BookTwitter #amediting

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#Procrastinating on your writing? You’re in good company. Neuroscientist Father Santiago Ramón y Cajal dives into the psychology of “highly cultivated, wonderfully endowed minds whose wills suffer from a particular form of lethargy” - and he doesn’t pull any punches!

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

The founding father of neuroscience on the 6 "diseases of the will" that keep the talented from achieving greatness https://t.co/fru28NxziJ

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Erik Bork weighs up the pros and pitfalls of the 'vomit draft' - expelling your first draft so quickly that you outpace your inner editor. Does it actually work?!
#WritingTips #WritingCommunity

[Erik Bork @flyingwrestler]

Since “#writing is rewriting,” most of the good stuff comes out in that later process...right? https://t.co/Mzmu9xka11 #screenplay

[richard shotton @rshotton]

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

Anton Chekov on the principle of showing, not telling

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@NicoleStella1 My pleasure!

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@NicoleStella1 Love those harmonies!

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@TonySopranoCry @FilmCritHULK The emotional specificity I never knew I needed from Twitter.

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@erinbiba @DrF4rt I mean, even 'gotcha' journos typically do someone the courtesy of reaching out for comment, right? Usually triggering a "We reached out to X but they declined to comment..." closer. I often think 'Well I'm not surprised, but at least you provided the opportunity!'.

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@NicoleStella1 Sorry to hear this Nicole. Beautiful photo of you two.

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@AkarshNalawade Hey, you don't get what you don't ask for! I just read your piece on Curb too and have RT'd that. Enjoy your style - and impressed by your consistency of posting while maintaining quality!

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Looking forward to listening to this one tonight!

Highly recommend Steven Pressfield's book The War of Art on how to 'Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles'.

#WritingCommunity #WritingAdvice

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

"Steven Pressfield (@SPressfield) on The Artist’s Journey, the Wisdom of Little Successes, Shadow Careers, and Overcoming Resistance"

Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/YPhoLIElgf

Spotify: https://t.co/1CSHQJgWW1

Show notes: https://t.co/l6BBx3ea6i

Please enjoy! 🙌

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"Build substance, sprinkle style" - what @AkarshNalawade learned about writing from binge-watching Season 10 of #CurbYourEnthusiasm. #WritingCommunity

[Embracing Discomfort @SerialVapist_]

This weekend I took a break from writing and got back to doing what I do best: consuming content.

Not only did “Curb” turn out to be a hysterically watchable show, but it also gave me four unmissable pointers to write better. Here they are.

https://t.co/zkMAnKLy2u

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@AkarshNalawade Engaging piece! Enjoyed how you strung the bow from the business/marketing takeaways to the writing advice.

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A great reminder from Jackie Johansen that ideas emerge from the process of writing, if not before.

"Jumbled thoughts. Unrelated ideas strung together. These are the ideas that lead to breakthroughs."

Start before you're ready and aim to simply get something down. #WritingTips

[Cheryl Sterling @CherylProWriter]

How to Go from Wanting to Write to Actually Writing https://t.co/uPLZ2B3MO4
#CherylProWriter
#Amwriting #writingtips #writingadvice

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"Poetry helps us challenge our habits and be more aware of how we use language."

I'm a big fan of practicing #poetry to improve my writing - I always find I get something out of the experience.

https://t.co/kENtQJdepz courtesy of @SarahEEdmonds.

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@ladyxesphio Reminds me of the Joan Didion quote "I write to know what I think".

[writing.ie @writing_ie]

How to End Your Novel Right: Really Useful Links by @AmandaJEvans https://t.co/op9AzXHvn9