The squatters moved into the mansion just after midnight. – “Moving In” from the collection DOWN THESE STREETS.#thriller #mystery #noir.

You can't have plot without character. You also can't have character without plot. You need a test that forces out true character. You want 300 pages of .Scarlett flirting on her front steps? #writing.

RT @annerallen: What Writers Can Learn From The Twilight Zone by @jamesscottbell.

RT @alive_lake: Celebrities acting like average Joes, a wholesome thread 🧵. 1. The fact that a random couple ran into Keanu Reeves in a hot….

If you can stop #writing, or thinking about writing, or planning what you'll be writing as soon as you get in the hot seat, if you can stop that for even ten minutes, you're not a writer. You're a person who can type pretty. - Harlan Ellison

“I could claim any number of high flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dog behavior as submission to the alpha, or even a moral choice. But maybe it's that they're dogs, and that's what dogs do.” - Amy Hempel #writing.

RT @Kdibianca: Shelf control. #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #writersoftwitter #readersoftwitter #amwriting #mystery ..

RT @annerallen: Competent and Forgettable Fiction by @jamesscottbell.

Had a great time at the Aero Theater last night watching a beautiful 70mm print of North By Northwest. Top 5 #Hitchcock and Cary Grant's best acting.

RT @mischievousmali: "There are no rules for a first draft. That’s the key to going the distance. (And letting the creativity in.)" ~@anner….

When you nail the right ending, when you "stick the landing," it's one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. I'm feeling it this morning. #writing #amwriting

RT @annerallen: In Search of the Penny Drop by @jamesscottbell.

“When you’re editing write the following words onto a Post-it note in big red letters and stick it on your monitor: Who Cares? If something has no bearing on the story, leave it out.” – Stuart MacBride #writing.

RT @MegGardiner1: SHADOWHEART drops in paperback today, 7/1/25! It's UNSUB #4 but works as a standalone. I loved writing it. And it’s a 202….

RT @annerallen: The Living, Breathing Novel by @jamesscottbell.

RT @terrywhalin: Grammar Still Matters, Don’t It? by International Thriller Writers Award winner, #1 bestselling author of THRILLERS and BO….

RT @annerallen: You're Not Failing to Get Published. You're Building Inventory via @annerallen #WritingCommunity.

RT @annerallen: Chekhov's Gun: Does Your Story Have a Forgotten "Gun"? via @annerallen #writingtips.

RT @terrywhalin: Lessons From Literary Dads by International Thriller Writers Award winner, #1 bestselling author of THRILLERS and BOOKS ON….

Write like there’s no tomorrow. Edit tomorrow. #writing #writetip.