Trevor Brooks

I am a writer — everything else is backstory.

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

To anybody chasing a dream...please share 🙏🏼
#writingcommunity #thriller #writer #Texas #literarysuspense #literaryagent @ScottMBlackburn @FolioLiterary @jenchentran @crookedlanebks

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

@Darinstrauss So every remake in the past two decades...

[Darinstrauss @Darinstrauss]

I was a student and later a colleague of the great EL Doctorow. He and another NYU colleague, Zadie Smith, have famous quotes about not outlining.
Toni Morrison warned of "constructing something [instead of] being open."

Ignore dicta like @DavidKonrad24's. Do what works for you.

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

@Darinstrauss @debarghya_das So we are now removing art from art itself and yet still calling it art — interesting

[Alec Shane @alecdshane]

One of the all-time great opening lines to a novel.

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@AugustVThompson Let's go!!! Pre-ordering now. 😎

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@joelbrigham @jenchentran Bless you

[Joel Brigham @joelbrigham]

Writers, please remember that agents are as diverse and human as, say, the kids you went to school with. There are introverts, extroverts, bullies, sweethearts, and everything in between.

If you don't like an agent's vibe, don't get mad. Just skip them. Find a better fit.

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

Do you ever find yourself reading a beautifully written published book — & then feel bad about your own writing in comparison?

Everyone experiences some level of imposter syndrome. To beat it, try to reframe your mindset. A 🧵:

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

@Darinstrauss 🤦🏼‍♂️

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@BiancaM_author 'I write to find out what's going to happen.' THIS! 🔥

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@AlexMichaelides Pre-ordered my copy from @Waterstones because I'm too impatient to wait for the US release 😅

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

The Secret History
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mystic River
Notes on an Execution
No Country For Old Men
A Judgement In Stone
Idaho
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Rebecca
The Handmaid's Tale

I like this game...

[August Thompson @AugustVThompson]

Tender Is The Night
My Brilliant Friend
A visit from the goon squad
Lonesome Dove
Endless Love
2666
Anna Karenina
Train Dreams
Another Country
A Tale For the Time Being
Moonstone

This feels like when I got to grad school and everyone had chic cold fav books except me

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

My first book of 2024 has been pre-ordered! The UK edition, nonetheless! 🔥🔥🔥
#TheFury @AlexMichaelides
@Waterstones

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

@RAPubCollective @ckleewrites That COVER!!!

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

There’s nothing like the spark of a new book idea. You’re eager to open a new doc & start writing—but then doubt creeps in. Is this idea really any good? Will people like this story?

Here are 5 signs that your book idea is solid & worth pursuing (an #amwriting 🧵):

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@Darinstrauss @AppleMusic Van Lear Rose 👌🏼

[Branwen OShea ❄️👽❄️ @BranwenOShea]

Never thought I’d need to say this, but:
When designing covers, be aware that a lot of teens and young adults can no longer read cursive. It’s not taught in a lot of US schools. I just showed a cool cover to some college students and was shocked that they couldn’t read the title.

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

weaknesses & irrelevance of Twitter have been on display this past week. catastrophic events in Israel/Palestine & people mostly slinging insults at one another & in many cases posting disinformation, even videos recycled from other tragedies. maybe twitter was always like this

[Trevor Brooks @TBrooksWrites]

@ScottMBlackburn @ryanyoungwriter Agreed

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@PSLiterary BABEL!