When you've overwritten the bad guy... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry

me trying to fix all the plot holes in my new novel... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry

"People empty me. I have to get away to refill." ― Charles Bukowski #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry

when you've got too much stuff going on, and all you want to do is write... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry

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Believe in yourself. Start that book or short story. Finish your WIP or your book of poems. Don't give up. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

"Dreaming is an important part of our job description." ― William Gibson #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #WIP #poetry #wattpad #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

"I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted." ― Jack Kerouac #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

It's nice to be able to visit someone and look at their bookshelves to get a better understanding of them, but you can't say "Hey, can I look at your reading device?" #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

"The more you write, the better you'll get." ― Stephen Graham Jones #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #WIP #poetry #wattpad #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Author confession: I just finished a standalone psychological thriller, and I'd much rather write a standalone thriller than a series. What do you prefer? #5amwritersclub #amwriting #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

me promoting my new book... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Writing a novel is like climbing a mountain. Don't look up. Keep your head down, and move forward one page at a time #5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #booksky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art

When you write a great opening for your new novel, but then you realize you have 348 pages left to go... #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #amwriting #WIP #bookstagram #poetry #authors #mustread #writerslife #creativity

Writer. Coffee. Blank page. Good morning! #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

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20 years after her little sister was kidnapped, psychiatrist Annie Burton has a new patient… someone claiming to be her dead sister. IT’S ME VIOLET #5amwritersclub #amwriting #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

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My new psychological thriller is up on Amazon now, and I'm giving away print copies on Instagram, links in bio. 🌻🌞🌻 #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

It's nice to be able to visit someone and look at their bookshelves to get a better understanding of them, but you can't say "Hey, can I look at your reading device?" #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

when you're running out of time just as the writing begins to flow... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

when you're trying to focus at work, but you keep thinking about your novel-in-progress and wondering what your main character would think about the workplace idiot... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Writer. Coffee. Blank page. Good morning! #5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #BookSky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art

“Writing is about finding the courage to say the things you’re afraid to say.” — Celeste Ng #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

In the publishing biz, nobody knows what the next "hit" is going to be. And you won't know until you fling it out there. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

No matter how difficult it is, if you love to write, you won't stop writing. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

World-class art interweaving themes of celebration, abandonment, and the aesthetics of crisis. Click here to see the haunting beauty of broken windows in DH Dowling's "Blinds." furious_pure_magazine_001.aflip.in/a2ab44f394.h... #dhdowling #digtalphotography

In the publishing biz, nobody knows what the next "hit" is going to be. And you won't know until you fling it out there. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

When you've overwritten the "action" part of your new thriller... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

"Write the book you wish you could find on the shelf." — Tayari Jones #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

them: Some of that stuff in your book really happened to you, right? me: um.... no. it's my job? i'm a writer? it's called imagination? #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

My new psychological thriller is up on Amazon, and I'll be giving away print copies soon! #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

if you're an optimist, you label it FINAL DRAFT. if you're a writer, you label it Draft #12. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry

William Faulkner was "unpublishable" Louisa May Alcott was told to stick to teaching A rejected "Ulysses" by James Joyce was called obscene 25 agents turned down The Time Traveler’s Wife, which became a huge best-seller and a movie #5amwritersclub #writersky #WIP #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

if you're an optimist, you label it FINAL DRAFT. if you're a writer, you label it Draft #12. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #poetry

me: I just finished my novel. my novel: #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

“I keep a two-hour window sacred every morning. That’s when I write, no matter what else is going on.” — Victor LaValle #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

I’m excited to announce: The 7th issue of Furious Pure Magazine. Unforgettable fine art and poetry intertweaving themes of celebration, reflection, duality and paradox, experimentation, self-awareness, and the aesthetics of crisis. furious_pure_magazine_001.aflip.in/a2ab44f394.h... #zine #art

"I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted." ― Jack Kerouac #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

me: I've decided to finish my first draft in three weeks. Period. also me: #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

“If I waited for perfection I would never write a word.” — Margaret Atwood #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Are agents and editors chasing trends? Yes they are. Write what's in your heart and create your own trend. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

I've been revising my first draft, & I'm disgusted by how many darlings I have to kill off... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

When your TBR book pile gets mad at you for neglecting it... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Get off the internet, go outside, tilt your face toward the sun, walk through the park or sit at an outdoor cafe and watch the foot traffic, it's going to be okay... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

When you get up early to write, and the writing is flowing, and you could do this for hours, but then it's time to go to work... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

“You don’t know what’s going to work until you write it down. The act of writing forces you to see what’s true.” — Colson Whitehead #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

When your TBR book pile gets mad at you for neglecting it... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

How to tell someone is a writer: Carries around a notebook & pen. Listens more than speaks. Quotes other writers. Ink on fingers. Thick skin. Dreamer #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity