one book i outlined each character, then started, then wrote a page summary of the plan and ran with it alternating between timelines when i hit a wall another book i didn't know who she was gonna choose so i just wrote until i knew another one i used scene cards on scrivener #writingq

No and then yes #writingq

seeing other people get agents and pub deals really tells you that you can do it too if you if you keep improving every day #writingq

Haven’t done a substack in a bit. Might do my top books of April

I have this on my shelf: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #writingq

QTP with a Pokémon that shares the same first letter as your name!

1. i wrote 1st draft in less than a month 2. i aged down my character from 30 to 25 3. my fmc and li have the same zodiac sign #camprevpit #camptriviatime

in a 2nd chance rom its you need a good reason for breakup and reunion. my characters have tension bc they had a really terrible breakup that was caused by the aftermath of something very bad. fmc behaved in a way that is reasonable for LI to not be comfortable jumping in so fast #crpsirens

#camprevpit a tangled web of line edits, deleting entire subplots, checking for consistency, reverse outlining #gifrevisions

i wanted to do a summer camp story for at least 10 years and i finally did it last year after realizing it should be a romance #writingq

keeping the momentum going all the way to the end #writingq

me doing #crpcabinraids

they met in a depanneur (convenience store) and later find out they're neighbors #crpsirens

#tropesunday! here's my trope board

#characterflaw: my character is miserable and doesn’t love herself and she can’t love anyone else properly #camprevpit

#crpcabinraids!!!! this isn't really a wip as of now but it was the easiest to find something

#crpbeemine & #crpsirens dysfunctional family featuring some fun banter

a moment for two of the sisters #dialoguedrop #camprevpit

A lot of my characters notably enjoy baths because you can read in them #wriringq

my narrator IS the villian. When stuck in a snowstorm with her family, Hollie uncovers a family secret that will give her the power to everything. #villainvoices

which article should i do next? #writesky

A fun one for the bookstrology people #booksky What Romance Trope Are You Based on Your Sign? substack.com/@booksandsta...

"What am I, a f****** pumpkin spice banana pudding?" #onelinemc #camprevpit

i write or query or at least read every morning at 9:30-10:30 just to keep the habit. i prefer to write in the afternoon or at night though! my schedule is really busy and i've had to use my time for schoolwork lately though, but it's almost over! #crpsirens

not even in the woods due to writer's block #campmap #camprevpit

Nobody on the train knows I’m reading my own book #writesky No advice pls lol

#campkickoff hi! I write all kids of contemporary fiction. Currently suffering from writer’s block and trying to get out of

Hi #CRPSirens I’m Maggie and I write a mix of contemporary romance and book club fiction. I’m not working on anything right now because I have writers block after completing an r&r. I’d like to get out of my writer’s block this session!

When I finish unless I figure out a big problem or change #writingq

No I have my commercial and upmarket #writingq

Just realized this is false and it’s 7 years in the latest version this is so embarrassing

Ten years after family tragedy ended their relationship, she reconnects with her ex at a family wedding and confronts the difference between loving a person and yearning for nostalgia when her insecurities are tested. #posterpit #a #r #q

I read upmarket books and try to emulate what the author is doing #writingq

one cousin deserved better than a dead relative and permanent knee damage #awesomecharacters

lac etoile is a fictional lake town in the quebec laurentians but it could be any town up there. the inspiration comes from esterel, lantier, ste agathe and a few other places i've stayed #writingprompt

i signed up for book club but i'm not sure if i want to edit 'terrible people together' or take apart 'nobody's son'

#snippetshare from latest revision. normal people mentioned. #writingq

"none of this was real" is a direct quote from the book. it took me a really long time to pick "when the summer's over" but it was based off a song called "when the party ends" #writingq

First article from my series, The Life That Didn’t Happen, is live!!! It’s all true, all authentically me, and may include some cringe and humor in it depending on the reader. #writingcommunity #writers #writesky open.substack.com/pub/jademaso...

New blog post is live! #booksky #writesky booksandstars.substack.com/p/i-have-a-f...

First post in my new Substack series, The Life That Didn’t Happen, drops Sat April 11. I’ll be sharing short, candid stories about the lives I almost had. Wish me luck!!! #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

dating swamp is four weddings and a funeral meets bridget jones #writingprompt

well it's usually me and then i have to make changes after other people read #writingq

my latest article on romance novellas #booksky #writesky

#ChaosPit #SF #LGBT #R #Q

never the same but i think i want to start my next one with a fact about a place #writingq

#chaospit #ya #rf #q #lgbt #dis Zenora and Melody POV when Zenora shouted and accidentally turned the Allflower (source of all garden witch magic) into a sentient plant monster with a Boston accent and a potty mouth WICKED X LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Abby Jimenez’s next book! #booksky

sometimes i do a pass or abandon it until i decide what i want to do with it. i don't want to query everything i write sadly #writingq