Every novella I read, I end up just wishing it was a full length novel. Am curious if anyone has novellas they love that felt just right in length? #booksky

Looking for tools to help plan out multiple POVs 😱I was writing along happily following my outline, until this morning I realized one POV is far ahead of the other. Now I’m stuck. Help! Do I run out and buy a pack of notecards? Or is there an electronic tool that works for this? #writing

Was put on my ass this weekend by one of my worst migraines yet. I’d hoped to finish my next round of outlining, but, as so often happens, my intentions didn’t align with my capacity. It’s a humbling experience to be in these waves of chronic illness…🌊🌊🌊 #disability #writing #migraine

There seem to be so many paid sub stacks/newsletters about querying, agents, submissions, etc. Have folks found Duotrope, sub club, or others worth paying for? Specifically for fantasy/speculative fiction writers? #querying #writing

I’ve ditched word count goals—as someone with chronic illness, it’s not realistic to pre-prescribe how much I’m going to write. Instead, I’m trying to pop in and say “hello, I love you,” to my novel everyday. Even if it’s just going through a scene in my mind. #writing

You know it’s a good book when you get to the last page and frantically go back three chapters just so you won’t be done yet. #booksky

Taking a flash fiction class has vastly improved my novel! My writing is more vivid and my pacing is better. Would highly recommend this kind of cross-form workshop. More on this in my new blog post: ktreedwrites.com/2026/01/17/f... #amwriting #revision #fiction

Turns out reading dialogue out loud does in fact makes it 10x easier to edit! Now please ignore me while I hunch in the corner muttering my manuscript at the wall…. #amwriting #revision #editing

Revision is a slog. I keep thinking the 3rd draft should be…better. I’m taking any and all words of advice and encouragement at this point 🫠🫠🫠🫠 #writing

A great winter read! A beautiful story about a couple who finds love in each other and in community in the most desolate, rugged of places. The magical element was so interwoven I started to doubt whether it was magic at all. #booksky 🪐 📚

Any other chronically ill or disabled writers out there who know the feeling of getting a good health day, and it turning into a manic writing session which then crashes you again? I try not to do this, but just can't help it if I wake up clear headed. #writing #migraine #disability

Very much enjoyed reading this one. The story was a nuanced reflection about power and the moral sacrifices people make to get it. None of the characters' motivations were simple. Looking forward to reading the 2nd book! #booksky 📚 🪐 🌈

How many f-bombs is too many? It's very much a part of one of my POV's vocab, but I don't want to overdo it. How do other folks approach swearing or not swearing for your characters? #writing

How many times have you rewritten your first chapter? Just started another rewrite, I think this is probably number 6 or 7. #writing #revision

Finished re-outlining and am about to dive back in to writing my THIRD draft! Have to celebrate every small step of this very long process 🎉🎉 #writing #revision

Anyone else find they can only write at a certain time of day? I can only seem to make my brain want to write between about 7-10am, which is not convenient for my life. If anyone has managed to expand their natural writing hours, please tell me how! #writing

I keep hoping I’m at the stage to do line edits, but then I decide to rework the plot AGAIN. It’s torture, someone send me some patience please. #amwriting #revision

Please give me all your revision tips, I need them! Whether it’s your own experience of how you tackled revision, or craft book/online resources that helped you. #writing #revision #editing

The best part about re-reading my draft was seeing in real time, on paper, how much I grew as a writer over the course of writing it. No matter where my writing/publishing journey lands, I can always be proud of that. #writing

My two POVs feel distinct until I put the characters in the same scene and everything gets…muddy. Ugh how do I fix this? #booksky #writing

How do people feel about the rise of cozy fantasy in the genre? I’m reading one now and oscillate between finding it comforting and missing the action. #booksky 🪐📚

The number of typos in my manuscript is shameful. Either my brain moves faster than my fingers or I am just very bad at writing. #writing

I’m in the “it has to get worse before it gets better” few days before my migraine injections. These three-month roller coasters are so much fun 🫠 #disability #migraines

Something so satisfying about holding a big stack of your own words! I’m about three-quarter way through my draft re-read and getting to the good parts 🥰 #writing #booksky

I am dealing with the 4:30pm sunsets by concurrently reading two fantasy books with the word “tea” in the title 🫖 #booksky 🪐📚

The eeriest part of Pinsker’s novel is how easily I can imagine this not-too-distant-future. Who wouldn’t want a tiny, stylish implant that allows you to infinitely multitask? (Spoiler Alert: You don't want it. Trust me.) #booksky 🪐 📚

5 lessons from my 2nd draft: #5 Write your novel on days like today. Many days I could only walk two blocks and only write two hundred words. If I let go of word count goals and self-imposed deadlines, it became wonderful to write those two hundred words ktreedwrites.com/2025/11/02/f... #writing

The main character, Charlie Hall, was gritty and foolish and I loved her. The shadow magic was full-bodied (pun intended), and the heists kept me hooked until the end. I can't wait to read the next one, Thief of Night. #booksky 🪐📚

5 lessons from my 2nd draft: #4 Keep writing until your story "stands on its own hooves and turns around to glower." (Robert Boswell, as quoted in Matt Bell's Refuse to Be Done) ktreedwrites.com/2025/11/02/f... #writing

My “easy” revision plan includes a paper copy of my draft, a notebook, sticky notes, and about 12 different charts on my laptop 😂 there’s no longer enough room on my desk for photos of my family. #amwriting #revision

5 lessons from my 2nd draft: #3 Throw away copy + paste in favor of rewriting. More good advice from @mdbell79.bsky.social! ktreedwrites.com/2025/11/02/f... #writing

5 Things I Learned While Completing the 2nd Draft of My Novel: #2 Don't do it alone. Find some expert advice that speaks to you. For me, it was Matt Bell's Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts. @mdbell79.bsky.social ktreedwrites.com/2025/11/02/f... #writing 🪐 📚

I feel like I’ve read and reread the first chapter so many times the words mean nothing 😵‍💫 #amwriting

5 Things I Learned While Completing the 2nd Draft of My Novel: #1 Abandon your first draft long enough to rediscover it for your second. It was only in forgetting what the novel was about that I was able to rediscover the magic of the story. ktreedwrites.com/2025/11/02/f... #writing #booksky 🪐 📚

It’s Novel November! How are you celebrating? I’m considering using it as an excuse to get back to the novel draft I’m supposed to be taking a break from. #writing #novelnovember

I can’t commit to reading 2 hours a day, but in my dream life I would!

What kind of stories will you cross genres to read? I’m an 80% fantasy reader, but I was browsing the library and picked up this sci fi. Its premise of “one family and how technology divides them” reminded me of the the AI surge we’re seeing now. #booksky 🪐📚

I’m in a bit of writing doldrums as I’m in between drafts. Help inspire me by sharing your writing excitement and energy please! What are you working on? What’s going well lately? #writing

I finally did the thing and launched my author website! It’s very simple and very pretty and I’m quite excited about it. Check out my welcome post on www.ktreedwrites.com #booksky #writing 🌈🪐📚

Very excited to share that I finished the second draft of my fantasy novel!!! It comes in at about 170K words, so I have some serious editing to do next round. But for now I’m just celebrating 🎉 #writing 📚🪐

When you start a new med, and the only thing you can write is sad journal entries about the side effects…. #migraines #writing

I’m reading this 1987 fantasy for a book club. The writing style is so different! I don’t read much from this era, but would be interested if others have 80s and 90s favorites? #booksky

One of my first stories was written in orange marker when I was 7 or 8. It’s about a young girl (with my same first name) who chases down an intruder and finds a fanged, red eyed rabbit and…she is never seen or heard from again. Apparently I was a dark child. #booksky 🪐📚

Been trying to describe how the writing is going lately and the best I can come up with is it’s just…dripping along. Slowly but steadily, not a flood, not a drought. #writing

(Possibly) controversial opinion: if I listen to the first book on audiobook, I have to do audiobooks for the whole series. Murderbot Diaries was like this for me - the narrator was just so good. #booksky 🪐📚

Question for the literary agents and published authors on here - how much weight do you give if an author pitching a novel has already published short stories? How much of a deterrent is it if they haven’t? #writing #booksky

This week I wrote 2336 new words, revised 4077 words, wrote 5 days, and only had one big, long, three day headache 🤕 I’ll take it! #writing

Ok my bookish tea friends, what’s your fall tea lineup look like? I’m trying to drink through all the nearly empty bags in the pantry but want to refill soon. 🪐📚🌈#booksky

My fantasy novel is set in a fictional world in the far north. The summer days are 18+ hours. I’m looking for reading recs that will give me an idea of the ecology, climate, and life of folks living in similar places. I’ll read fiction, nonfiction, folklore, poetry! #booksky #writing 🪐📚

Revision is less fun than writing sweet new words on a blank page. Agree or disagree? #writing