Your ending should grow naturally from what came before. It shouldn’t feel added on. Lay breadcrumbs. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #TechniqueTuesday #WritingTips #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #StoryStructure #endings

Thrilled to have a tiny piece in this issue with so many other great writers. Having a surname starting with a V, you will have to scroll to the end for me! 😆

A strong ending doesn’t just stop the story, it completes it. www.debbivoisey.co.uk – Check out my blog on writing craft. #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #AmWriting #Endings

May's Substack - Holding Stories Together, with novel course booking link. #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #novels #stories open.substack.com/pub/debbivoi...

*New Blog Post* about #story #plot & #structure - Please read and leave me a comment. Thank you. #writingcommunity #writing #writersofbluesky www.debbivoisey.co.uk/musings/plot...

Plot is the path. Structure is how you guide the reader along it. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SundaySummary #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #StoryCraft #plot

Write a scene where your character makes a choice and then has to deal with the consequences. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SaturdaySpark #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #Plot #storystructure

Look at your turning points. Are they clear, meaningful, and earned? www.debbivoisey.co.uk #FridayFocus #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #EditingTips #Plot #storystructure

Pacing matters. Too fast, and we don’t feel. Too slow, and we drift away. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #ThursdayThought #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Pacing #plot #storystructure

Every scene should earn its place. If it doesn’t move the story or deepen character, rethink it. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #WriteTipWednesday #WritingAdvice #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #plot #StoryStructure

Structure gives your story shape. Without it, even the best ideas can lose their way. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #TechniqueTuesday #WritingTips #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #plot #StoryStructure

A strong plot isn’t about what happens, but about why it matters. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Plot #StoryStructure

*NEW BLOG POST* Please read and leave a comment. "How to Strengthen the Middle of Your Story" plus links to avail of my editing services (with client endorsements) 😊 #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #writingcraft www.debbivoisey.co.uk/1/post/2026/...

The middle isn’t a bridge to rush across. It’s where your story earns its ending. #SundaySummary #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #StoryStructure #middles

Hope you can join us - starts Saturday June 13th. It's closer than you think! #writing #novels #novelcourse #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/debbivoi...

Write a scene where everything seems to be going right, then introduce one small thing that shifts it off balance. #SaturdaySpark #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #middles

Look at your middle chapters. Are they moving the story forward, or just filling space? #FridayFocus #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #middles #AmWriting

The middle is where characters are tested. Let them struggle, falter, and make mistakes. #ThursdayThought #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #middles

Raise the stakes. What does your character stand to lose right now… and how can you make it worse? #WriteTipWednesday #WritingAdvice #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #StoryCraft #middles

If your story feels stuck, it’s often the middle asking for more tension. Test your characters. #TechniqueTuesday #WritingTips #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #middles

Please read & comment on this week's Blog Post - How to Write a Beginning that Hooks Your Reader- and leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you. Includes links to submit to @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Flash Flood, and to my FREE Substack. #Writing www.debbivoisey.co.uk/musings/how-...

The middle of your story is where things deepen. Stay with it. This is where the real work happens. #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #StoryStructure #middles

Please read & comment on this week's Blog Post - How to Write a Beginning that Hooks Your Reader- and leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you. Includes links to submit to @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Flash Flood, and to my FREE Substack. #Writing www.debbivoisey.co.uk/musings/how-...

Beginnings don’t need to tell everything. They just need to make the reader want more. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SundaySummary #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Beginnings

Hope you can join us - starts Saturday June 13th. It's closer than you think! #writing #novels #novelcourse #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/debbivoi...

Write three different opening lines for the same story: one quiet, one dramatic, one mysterious. See which pulls you in most. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SaturdaySpark #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #WritingPrompt #Beginnings

Look at your first paragraph. Is it doing enough work? Could it be sharper, clearer, more intriguing? www.debbivoisey.co.uk #FridayFocus #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #EditingTips #Beginnings

A strong opening doesn’t explain, it invites. Let the reader lean in and ask questions. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #ThursdayThought #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Beginnings #AmWritingFiction

Open with movement, tension, or curiosity. Give the reader a reason to keep going from the very first line. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #WriteTipWednesday #WritingAdvice #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #StoryCraft #beginnings

You don’t need to start at the beginning of everything, just the beginning of *this* story. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #TechniqueTuesday #WritingTips #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Beginnings

*NEW BLOG POST* "What Makes Dialogue Work" - Please read and leave your comment on the post. #writing #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky www.debbivoisey.co.uk/musings/what...

The beginning of your story makes a promise to the reader. Make sure it’s a promise you’re excited to keep. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Beginnings

*NEW BLOG POST* "What Makes Dialogue Work" - Please read and leave your comment on the post. #writing #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky www.debbivoisey.co.uk/musings/what...

Look at your dialogue. Could any line be cut without losing meaning? If yes, cut it. Clean dialogue is powerful #dialogue. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SundayReflection #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Let characters talk at each other, not always to each other. Misunderstanding and misalignment create energy, and can be fun! www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SaturdaySpark #dialogue #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Write a scene using only dialogue. No tags, no description. Then add just enough back in to build it. Notice what changes. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #FridayFocus #dialogue #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Give each character a slightly different rhythm or tone. Not accents, just subtle differences in how they speak and respond. Try a short practice conversation between friends. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #ThursdayThought #dialogue #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

What a character avoids saying is often more powerful than what they do say. Let silence, pauses, and deflection carry meaning. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #WednesdayWisdom #dialogue #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Cut the greetings and small talk, especially with #flashfiction. Start where the tension begins. Your reader doesn’t need the “hello”. They need the reason this conversation matters. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #TuesdayTip #dialogue #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Good dialogue isn’t always about sounding realistic, it’s about sounding true. Real speech is messy, story speech is shaped. Get the balance right. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #MondayMusing #dialogue #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Sometimes the most powerful choice is limitation. What your narrator doesn’t know, or refuses to see, can shape the story as much as what they do know. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SundayReflection #POV #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

*NEW BLOG POST - Choosing the Right Point of View* Please read and take part in the comments. I would love to hear from you. #writingblog #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky www.debbivoisey.co.uk/musings/choo...

Be consistent with your point of view. Slipping between perspectives unintentionally can confuse the reader and weaken the scene. Intentional switches are tricky, but when done well can enrich a scene. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #SaturdaySpark #writingcommunity #pov #writersofbluesky

Read "Until the Call" written by @dublinwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "In three months’ time, while Denise is sleeping and the alarm clock a few minutes from sounding, she will become an orphan." tinyurl.com/yr9ahsnp

Try writing the same scene from two different viewpoints. Notice what changes; not just events, but tone, detail, and meaning. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #FridayFocus #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

April's Newsletter: Closer, Further, Clearer - What's coming up, what's happening, with booking links. Please subscribe and/or comment. Thank you. #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky open.substack.com/pub/debbivoi...

A close point of view creates intimacy. A distant one creates perspective. Neither is better, just different tools for different effects. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #WednesdayWisdom #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Ask yourself: who is best placed to tell this story? Not who is most obvious, but who has the most at stake, or the most to misunderstand. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #TuesdayTip #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Proud to have a story in The Journal of Radical Wonder this month. Thanks so much to @johnbrantingham.bsky.social for publishing it. You can read at the link below, and then read all the other wonderful stories in this edition. www.thejournalofradicalwonder.com/seven-things...

Point of view shapes everything. It decides what the reader sees, knows, and feels. Choose it deliberately. Don’t default to what feels easiest. #MondayMusing #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky