I'm searching synonyms for "beautiful woman," and one suggestion is "dimber mort (obsolete), archaic UK." A handsome man would be "dimber cove." Yeah, I think if I call anyone "dimber" anything, I'm getting punched. #EnglishIsWeird #writingcommunity

Happy #NationalChocolateChipDay! How you choose to eat your chocolate chips is entirely up to you. I mean, there's chocolate chip cookies, or chocolate chips on top of ice cream, or... Nope. That's it. Celebrate!

Did you know today is National Outdoor Intercourse Day? Unfortunately, it's only 57 degrees outside, so I won't be participating. I won't even participate in No Socks Day, which is also today. But if you are participating, go you! (Just don't share pics, please.)

Confused about the difference between beta readers, alpha readers, critique groups, developmental editors, copyeditors, and more? I explain the difference on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog today: members.rmfw.org/news_archive... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

Happy birthday, William Shakespeare! Enjoy this moving/funny/surreal clip of Dame Judi Dench on the Graham Norton Show, reading a Shakespearean sonnet that is pure gold. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_X1... #shakespeare #beautyeverywhere #museswelcomehere

In my blog on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog this month, I offer tips on making the settings in your stories earn their keep by enhancing atmosphere, character, or tension: rmfw.org/news_manager... #IAmRMFW #Writingcommunity

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

Important safety tips: #writingcommunity

Writers, have you visited the settings in your novel to add authenticity to scenes? Maybe it's field trip time! You can do this no matter if you write urban mysteries or science fiction. See my article on the @RMFWriters blog: rmfw.org/visit-your-s... #IamRMFW #writingcommunity

Writing, like physical exercise, requires lots of practice to build up your writing muscles and skills. I talk about the value of writing exercises and where to find them on the Pikes Peak Writers blog this month: pikespeakwriters.org/add-writing-... #PikesPeakWriters #writingcommunity

Writers, if you want to attend the Pikes Peak Writers Conference in Colorado Springs Apr 17 - 19, and you're not a member but want member pricing, let me know. I've got a code for $50 off registration for non-members! Great conference! conference.pikespeakwriters.org #writingcommunity

Happy Library Lovers Day! Sure, it's also Valentines, but spare a little love for the libraries and librarians in your life! Check out my blog post about Library Lovers Day on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog: rmfw.org/happy-librar... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity #LibraryLoversDay

"I'm sick of content warnings--all of life used to be a content warning, and we just muddled through." #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #Lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity

"I'm off to go chicken-sit, and then we're headed to Mexico." #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #Lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity

Are some of your writing habits dragging you down when they should be boosting you? I talk about examining our writing habits on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog today: rmfw.org/change-up-yo... #Writingcommunity #IAmRMFW #writing

Writers' advice on writing, in Travis Tougaw's article on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog: rmfw.org/writers-on-w... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

"He's been the gold standard for douche-baggery for a long time." #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity

Got a writer on your gift list? Need ideas? Check out the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog today for my annual "Holiday Gifts for Writers" post! rmfw.org/holiday-gift... #WritingCommunity #IAmRMFW #writers

I'm having a "pet peeves" day. So I wrote about one of them on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog today, since writing helps one deal with an imperfect world, right? LOL. Check it out here: rmfw.org/comprise-vs-... #IAmRMFW #WritingCommunity #GrammarNerd

"Do not mistake fatigue for satisfaction." - @meganefreeman.bsky.social, poet and author at the RMC-SCBWI (@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social) conference last weekend in Denver. #SCBWI #LettersAndLines2025 #writingcommunity #amwriting

"You are going to be someone's favorite author." - Ann Rose, Tobias Agency, at the @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social conference last weekend. #keepwriting #writingcommunity #inspiration #RMCSCBWI #LettersandLines

"Talent is the desire to do something combined with hard work to make it happen." -- LeUyen Pham, author/illustrator keynote speaker at @SCBWIrockymtn.bsky.social's Letters & Lines conference this weekend. #SCBWI #WritingCommunity

Nothing says Halloween like a spooky story. Ready to write your own? Check out my "10 Spooky Writing Prompts for Halloween 2025" on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog: rmfw.org/10-spooky-wr... #Halloween #ghoststories #writingcommunity #IAmRMFW #writingprompts

At the @rmfwriters.bsky.social #ColoradoGold2025 conference last night, I was honored with the Jasmine Award for volunteer service. There's nothing like being cheered on by 300 amazing friends! #IAmRMFW #gratitude

Heading to @rmfwriters.bsky.social writing conference tonight! That had me thinking about my tips for surviving and thriving at a writing conf, so I wrote a blog: rmfw.org/12-pro-tips-... #IAmRMFW #COGold2025 #writingcommunity

Been asked to critique someone's work? Keep kindness in mind, as Amy Armstrong (@saltysweetsnacks.bsky.social) suggests in her article on the @RMFWriters blog: rmfw.org/client-cente... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity #critiquegroups

Traveling always makes my soul rise. "Comfort and Small Indulgences" on my blog today: kelleylindberg.com/comfort-and-... #writingcommunity #traveling #roadtripvibes

Travis Tougaw has a message on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog this month that I absolutely needed to hear. If you're feeling discouraged by your writing efforts (and even if you're not!), check this out: rmfw.org/the-story-on... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

Have you registered for the @rmfwriters.bsky.social Colorado Gold writing conference yet? The regular registration rate is good until Aug 15, then it goes up! rmfw.org/rmfw-colorad... #IAmRMFW #RMFWCOGold2025 #Writingcommunity

Do you have a "snicker genre"? You know, a genre you would never dream of reading, let alone writing? Gabriella Batel does, and she's writing in it right now, and it makes me want to try something crazy, too! rmfw.org/embrace-your...

Join me at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (@rmfwriters.bsky.social) Colorado Gold writing conference Sept 26-28 in Denver-Aurora! rmfw.org/conference/ #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

I just read yet another book that pounded the characters with bad news relentlessly, to the point where I just rolled my eyes and didn't care about them anymore. That's the topic of my latest article on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog: rmfw.org/reader-fatig... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

"We will write on and triumph over these fuckers!" I was told that this week, and I'm thinking of having it plastered across a t-shirt. Who's with me?! #writingcommunity

Is today a perfect writing day? Hmmm. I'll have to MAKE it be one, inspired by this post from Amy Armstrong's (@saltysweetsnacks.bsky.social). rmfw.org/the-perfect-... #IAmRMFW #Writingcommunity

“People are horrible, then they have sex.” #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #Lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity

To uncover your authentic voice you must paradoxically write with wild abandon and focused intention at the same time. #WriterSky #WriterThoughts #WritersOfBlueSky #writingcommunity

Rainey Hall has some suggestions for refueling your creative writer's spirit and boosting your skillset on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog: rmfw.org/but-where-do... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

Today is the birthday of African American science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. The winner of numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards, she was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. #💙📚

Guest blogger Donna Marie Lawrence writes about persevering through writer's block on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog: rmfw.org/just-write-i... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

Think you don't have time to write a book? Neither do most of the people who've written them! See some tips on MAKING time from Travis Tougaw on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog: rmfw.org/if-i-only-ha... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity

The importance of questioning your habits (in life, and in your writing) in my article on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog today: rmfw.org/question-eve... #IAmRMFW #WritingCommunity

Many thanks to incredible author Mark Stevens (@writerstevens.bsky.social) for his many years of blogging and podcasting for ‪@RMFWriters.bsky.social! Read his farewell blog post here: rmfw.org/so-long-fare... And check out his newest novel, No Lie Lasts Forever! #writingcommunity #IAmRMFW #Mystery

“I know people who know people and some of them are still in prison.” #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #Lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity

Happy #WomensFictionDay, everyone! Seems like a good day to take a brief respite in the pages of a book, doesn't it? Restore your spirit for a moment so you can keep fighting the good fight.

“Sometimes my vodka-to-life ratio is not ideal.” #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #Lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity

"You just made spreadsheets dangerous!" #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #Lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity #PPWC2025

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"Apparently Woody is clock-savvy." Kinda wish I heard the beginning of that conversation. #PotentialFirstLine #overheard #lifebetterthanfiction #cantwritethisstuff #writers #authors #writingcommunity

I'm going to have to add this writing-craft book to my TBR list now! See Amy Armstrong's (@saltysweetsnacks.bsky.social) blog on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog. rmfw.org/review-of-yo... #IAmRMFW #writingcommunity