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Are you coming up with scenes that sound good on paper but end up reading flat? They may be too straightforward. A common pitfall is setting up an event, then having it unfold exactly as expected, with no complications, reversals, or unexpected outcomes. Scenes need pivot points to maintain momentum

THE BLESSÈD EVER-CHANGING MAP An autistic demi-girl nun and her golden retriever boyfriend track down God to demand They explain the invisible wall shoving her across their magical shifting world. Two disaster bisexuals, trapped in a sidescroller. Will they kiss? #BluePit #📖 #Q #F #A #LGBT #ND

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BETTER THAN THE MOVIES X PLAYING FOR KEEPS After her kiss-cam accident with The Jerk became viral, 17yo Jess thought she’d reached rock bottom. But to make things worse, she sets up a fake-dating scheme with him. No way she’ll get lower than that and catch feelings, right? RIGHT? #Q #R #YA #Bluepit

Protagonist Arc Checklist: 1. ⁠Do you have one? 2. ⁠Does the character’s start point directly contrast the end point? 3. ⁠Does the main conflict compliment the flaw they must outgrow? 4. ⁠Are any character foils grappling with the same themes/premise? 5. ⁠Did they make the right choice at the end?

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Know your audience!

Comp titles are so important!

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Comment below with your anti premise and we'll discuss how an object lesson arc might go! If you comment a bunch of garbled ideas, I'll help you figure out your premise instead. storytelling101.substack.com reddit.com/r/ubergroup theubergroup.org

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The honorable gentlemen giving their word of honor on handshake deals are Trump, Vance and the Iranian regime. Seems like a bunch of honest and trustworthy folks who can be counted on to keep their word.

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Thrilled to share my very short story "Everyone Drinks at Sunrise" published by @pseudopod.org today, alongside some other creepy tales. I especially love the host's commentary. Liberal guilt, it turns out, *is* delicious.

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Pleased to share my teeny tiny PNW-themed story, published by the ever-lovely Foofaraw Press and their microfic imprint.

Deadline June 1: Midway Journal’s -1000 Below: Flash Prose and Poetry Contest Submit unpublished work to win $500 and publication. Fee: $10. Judge: Michael Martone. Poetry: 1-2 poems per entry, up to 55 words per poem. Prose: 1 piece up to 1,000 words. https://midwayjournal.com/contest/

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1913 Marie Denizard 1st woman to stand in French presidential elections. (French women only won suffrage in 1944). Campaigner for women's rights, pacifist, 1926 incarcerated in asylum for 32 yrs for "delusions of politico-social demands" by police.d #OTD 21 May 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_D...

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Psssst… hi… c’mere for a sec… Direct preorders are open for physical copies of Family Night now :D masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

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Why your beta readers ghost you, part one. Free resources at storytelling101.substack.com Quality answers from industry pros on reddit.com/r/ubergroup Everything at theubergroup.org #writing #editing ##educational

Somehow I completely forgot to post that I have a new story out @pictura.bsky.social that was created in the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social workshop. This is what having kids with a looming #schoolstrike does to my brain. picturajournal.com/issue-six/ge... #flashfiction #writesky

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#QuestPit #W #A #F #RF Howl's Moving Castle x The Wizard of Oz An autistic demi-girl nun and her golden retriever boyfriend track down God to demand They explain the invisible wall shoving her across the magical shifting world. Two disaster bisexuals, trapped in a sidescroller. Will they kiss??

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#CoverReveal 👀 Ani King's FAMILY NIGHT--a collected flash fiction collection that is by turns a lyrical celebration of queerness and an exploration of family and loss, often through a lens of magical realism--is out October 2026! @aniking.bsky.social #newrelease #flashfiction #fictioncollection

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The best laundry detergent in the world will not sell well in a milk carton. That's why genre matters. Free resources like this at storytelling101.substack.com Quality answers from industry pros at reddit.com/r/ubergroup Everything at theubergroup.org #writingcommunity #writingadvice