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Let's take the discourse a little further ...
I'm gonna claim that NO scene "has to" further the plot. I'm tired of hearing this. Maybe a scene adds atmosphere, gives characters a chance to let something sink in, is funny —
What a dull read, if there's no pure fun along the way.
Is anyone else finding it increasingly hard to find anything to engage with here on Twitter?
My own posts always bomb, but I enjoy commenting on other people's posts.
I can't count the times lately I've hopped on here & scrolled, looking for something to say, in vain ...
Have you ever read a book in your own genre that was so good, it made you sick? As in, sick with longing, sick with a desire to have written it, with a fever to be able to write something like it, to write something as good?
Read one of those this week.
🔥Not sure I'll recover.
Another stellar conversation w/ my teenage son, this one in Walmart:
Him (spying yet another thing he wants for Xmas & me saying it's too expensive): "you know, why don't you just write a book people actually want to read? Then it could go viral & you'd make a fortune."
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#writingcommunity
,
It's here! The day of relegation to the backwaters of Twitter for us tickless wonders.
So here's the big test!
Anyone out there see this? Or am I indeed alone in the wilderness with Corelli?
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#FantasyIndiesNovember
12
Proud of 2 things:
First, I haven't given up on publishing (yet), despite finding it immensely stressful in myriad unexpected ways
&
Second, this month my Archers series passed 1.5 Million (lifetime) page reads
Small potatoes for many, but huge for me!
@AlexLucoMusic
Not a fan of names based on nothing and made up just to sound different & cool. I particularly dislike mangled names inspired by Greek mythology, with added vowels/ syllables for no reason or just spelled incorrectly.
Friends ... the thought that I am probably going to have to "get over myself" & give TikTok a serious try is utterly terrifying.
Can anyone relate?
Every time I think this,
my second thought is,
"Not today"
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Larger-than-life…
Why do so few books seem to feature likeable characters these days?
Maybe it's because a character who is both likeable and interesting is one of the hardest things to write.
BUT it can be done!
Who has a likeable hero?
#WritingCommunity
#booktwt
I am already writing for a tiny audience. Even if that audience is an audience of one - and even if I am that one! - I will keep writing.
AI can't write the story I want to tell, the way I want to tell it. My MC deserves her HEA.
All these depressing posts about AI are making me want to stop writing. There is no point if readers are okay with machines writing stories for them. I will continue for now, but if this grows worse, I may give up.
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I really hope this place doesn't totally implode (and even that it can have a revival), b/c I just don't like any of the alternatives nearly as much!
Does anyone else feel the same?
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Recently got Twitter on my phone. Have you guys all been using it on phones all this time?!? Man, you can't see the pictures or much of anything. Ugh! Gimme my computer!
I'm asking those who love the outdoors to post a picture. A picture that YOU took. Just a pic. No description. The goal is to regain peace and harmony without negativity. Please copy the text, put a picture on YOUR page, and let's look at these beautiful pictures. Here's mine:
I'm asking those who love the outdoors to post a picture. A picture that YOU took. Just a pic. No description. The goal is to regain peace and harmony without negativity. Please copy the text, put a picture on YOUR page, and let's look at these beautiful pictures. Here's mine:
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&
#WritingCommunity
It's exactly 1 yr today since I published my debut novel, and I'm not sure how I feel.
What about you all? How do you feel about your publishing journey so far?
How did you feel about what you'd accomplished in 1 year?
🤯
Self-pubbing my Archers of St. Sebastian series has been anything but easy
Why'd I do it?
🔥Because I didn't want to make it conform to some cookie-cutter requirements for trad
🔥Because it isn't 'to market'—
it's UNIQUE, ORIGINAL, & ROMANTIC AS HECK;
1 thing it wasn't = EASY
Now Jodi Picoult is over on Tiktok telling authors not to self pub because trad pub rewards those who don't choose "the easy way out." Can we stop with the ridiculous bookish hot takes now?? Please??
Just an observation,
#WritingCommunity
I'm always seeing advice to 'cut words' or short sentences = better writing
But why?🤔
Here's a friendly reminder that sometimes more is more—so-called 'filler' words can add style, fluidity, & clarity, all things that make a read FASTER!
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It's 2 days after the supposed great Blue Tickless Reaping (read: decreased visibility),
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So I'm intrepidly doing another test, to see if Mr. Corelli and I are still visible in the 'For You' feed.
Can we still be seen out in Twitter desert with the naked eye?
Does anyone else have trouble tagging ppl b/c you can't remember their exact handle here? It feels like more options of ppl who are actually following you/you are following used to pop up from just a letter or two. Now there are folks I'd like to tag whom I can just never find.
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What I wish...
that it wasn't about the covers
or about the authors or their looks or their stories
or about the art
or about the maps
or about the buzz
or about the videos
or about the catchy title
or about the list of tropes
...but, you know, about the BOOK
too much to ask?
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, is anyone already thinking about what writing/publishing/marketing goals you're going to set for yourself for 2023?
I know I need some goals to motivate me & to feel a sense of accomplishment (if I meet them), but ...what should they be?
Ideas?
What are yours?
The problem with publishing in order to share your books with people who'll love them is ....
that it inevitably means also sharing them with people who'll hate them.
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
1
I'm Jeanne & my no 1 priority this year is finishing my Archers of St. Sebastian series!
I'm hoping to make the grand finale the best of the series — to go out with a bang! 🎇
I'll settle for not wrecking it & giving all my MCs satisfying closures😆
I don't know about you all,
#writingcommunity
, but I'm feeling like it's just as well that I don't have any publishing news & haven't hit any impressive goals lately ...
... since if I did & I tweeted about it, exactly zero ppl would see my tweet these days 🙄
#FantasyIndiesNovember
10
Sharing the best thing a reader ever sent me—arrived this week from Australia!
It's a wall sticker for my writing nook, designed to be like I'm inside my archers' guild, looking out at medieval Belgium 💕
Roughly modeled on the bookplate I designed! 😍
#WritingCommunity
,
it's 1 day to Twitter doomsday, & I'm thinking of caving & getting the blue tick.
Haven't decided yet, but I didn't enjoy that glitch day when I couldn't reply to twts, & I'm already pretty invisible on here.
Should I?
No? Yes?
#writingcommunity
friends, I will be doing my best to keep tabs on things here over the next week, but unfortunately in a few hours I will be hopping on a red-eye to go cross-country to deal with a family emergency. Not sure how much I will be around, but will be popping in ❤️
#writingcommunity
, I've seen many twts recently (vis a vis SP vs. Trad) suggesting that reviews are what signals a book's quality. I feel uncomfortable w/this. Reviews indicate success/reach & how much a bk pleases a vocal reviewing market, but plenty of great bks have few/bad Rs
I published the 3rd book in my series, the one that I had been struggling with for ages & despaired of ever getting right! And I put it out there even though I was terrified it might disappoint, b/c my readers were waiting for it. Proud of that!
#AuthorsOfTwitter
, it's the season to flaunt your print
#books
if you've got 'em
Instead of showing me your covers ...
show me your paperback/ hardback
🔥TITLE PAGE🔥
— let's demonstrate why hard copies of books make the best
#gifts
ever!
Here's mine, Bk1⬇️
A big thanks to all in the
#writingcommunity
who shared ideas for battling negativity.
Here's 1 of my own: my husband cleared out a basement bedroom for me last night, to trick out as a writing den any way I want!
Doesn't look like much now, but the possibilities!
Stay tuned!
I've just read a blurb for a forthcoming book up on the 'zon that was clearly written by AI (not going to name names).
All other issues aside, all I can say is ... if this book sells, I am going to be hugely demoralized & disheartened (more than I already am).
Got a "you've exceeded the allowed number of tweets for a day" message this afternoon! Never happened before, & ...
a) didn't know that was a thing
b) pretty sure I didn't tweet more than usual
so if I missed replying to anyone today, this is why.
@jodyjsperling
No. No one can guarantee that your book will turn a profit. If she's so sure that she can make that happen, why not just edit it for free, w/ an agreement to take 5,000 once it's made 15,000?
Not book related, but had to post! The son is heading to Homecoming!
I even learned a thing or two about his date, because... I overheard him telling the hairdresser when he went for his haircut 😂😂😂😂
Because it seems it needs saying again,
re:
#bookreviews
...
-If you gave my book a chance (& decided it wasn't for you)
-If you started it & DNF'd
-If you read & rated, no matter the rating
-If you took the time to review, no matter what you had to say...
...YOU ARE MY HERO! 💕
#WritingCommunity
I don't know about you, but I'm a lifelong reader who has ever less time to read.
Meanwhile, more & more ppl are publishing bks.
Who's going to read them all? Who's going to read mine?
There are ppl out there, but sadly they're all reading the same 1% of bks.
Does anyone else do this?
When I get comments from readers saying that they loved a certain scene or moment from my book, I rush to re-read it myself, imagining someone reading it for the first time.
Maybe that marks me out as a newbie, but I hope it will never get old! 🔥
#WritingCommunity
&
#AuthorsOfTwitter
—whenever I see an author post a review of their bk, I try to retweet it.
This is why most of us are here, isn't it? To get more exposure for our bks (& to connect w/a supportive group) & yet the twts we most want shared are shared the least!
Real convo in the car w/the teen this afternoon:
We pass an abandoned storefront.
Me: should we buy that, fix it up, & open a funky little Greek cafe?
Teen: yes! And we can use the money from your books to pay for it!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Me: Good one.
🙄
Real conversation w/ my 15yr old son last night:
He sidles up to me, pretending to look suprised and impressed.
Him: "Hey, could it be? Aren't you... are you ... the real Jeanne Roland?!?"
Before I can say anything, he continues,
"So, have you written that third book yet?"
Grrr.
I'm off to bed, Twitter friends 🦋
But before Valentine's day ends, I wanted to say—I was really afraid to join this platform, but I did it, for my bks. Thank you all to so many of you who have made me feel welcome & safe sharing my passions. This ♥️'s for you,
#WritingCommunity
!
We are soon to be hit with the "best books of 2023" lists
Transl:
"Here's a subjective opinion about the best out of the tiny pool of the 20 or so massively popular, huge blockbuster books that were marketed to everyone up the wazoo or that went viral on TikTok"
#WritingCommunity
I don't write to market.
I don't write fast. I don't consider my bks products. I don't want 'em to be perfect & polished — just great escapes for me that I can share with others.
I want "never to make a line I have not heard in my own heart"
No AI for me
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
6
Back from a sentimental journey just in time for
#snippet
Saturday! 💕
When you're on bk4 of a continuous series, there's not much that's not a spoiler, but here's a line from Guards, my WIP & grand finale of my Archers series
Is it spoilery?🤔
Maybe 😆
#fantasyindiesmarch
Day 3
My series is set in 14thc Belgium & a scrap of illumination already plays a role in the plot. I'm working a medieval fun fact into my WIP: many manuscripts depict battling snails in the margins.
What's up w/them? It's a mystery🤔
But they're winning!🐌
#writingcommunity
&
#AuthorsOfTwitter
—
I feel like Twitter isn't working for me anymore. I rarely see my usual ppl & I doubt they see my posts.
So my question, for those who bit the bullet and got the blue checkmark:
has it made a significant difference?
Hate the idea but ...
#FantasyIndiesDecember
&
#DecemberThrills
9
This
#snippet
will do double duty=
it's the moment my MC realizes her father must've been killed by someone he knew well,
from the elite archers' guild where he was a once star in his youth!
the moment she decides to go there herself:
I managed to hit a nice KENP milestone today & I was planning to post about it...
then I saw some posts (on other platforms) about ppl who have gotten 6 MILLION page reads THIS MONTH, others who've hit 52 mil page reads this year, & I decided,
maybe not 🤣
Still proud tho😀
So ...
got invited to go to a kind of dinner/movie event tomorrow night for a showing of Sound of Music. Costumes encouraged.
My question:
what's the absolutely easiest, most minimal way I could make a nod at a costume w/out, you know, actually wearing a costume?
Ideas, anyone?
Hi everyone! I am NOT leaving here, but I did decide to see what it's like under the azure sky, and ... I have no clue what I'm doing!
If you're over there, let me know how to follow you by dropping your username in the comments 🥰
#WritingCommunity
#authorsofTwitter
#booktwt
My son told me this afternoon that he told his buddy that I wrote a book a while back.
And that his friend told his mother.
This evening my son showed me a picture on his phone of his friend's mother's hand holding up a paperback copy of Journeys.
Whee!
My son is now my agent.
Had a basset hound growing up.
Was she this cute?! Absolutely. One of the cutest things was that when she was a puppy like this, her ears were so long she'd constantly trip over them - until she grew into them.
Ah, this brings back memories!
Rest in peace, sweet Waggles🥰
I MUST NOT GET A BASSET HOUND PUPPY
I MUST NOT GET A BASSET HOUND PUPPY
I MUST NOT GET A BASSET HOUND PUPPY
I MUST NOT GET A BASSET HOUND PUPPY
I MUST NOT GET A BASSET HOUND PUPPY
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My elderly mother is visiting us for Xmas and it's nice she can be here w/ us, but oh dear, it's going to be something...
She's in the bedroom w/ my kiddo, and I can hear my teen saying, "your hearing aids? They're in your ears!"
Present tense? I write it & love it!
It's not for the faint of heart, b/c you have to be 100% immersed in your story.
You have to know your verb tenses inside & out.
But when it works, it works.
There's nothing like it for inviting others into your world & breathing life into it