The problem with #CharacterNames: It's unique enough to be memorable, but not so weird that it's unpronounceable to #readers. Scour the web for hours or making something up that sounds believable as a name, and not that you sneezed while typing and didn't bother to fix the typo. #WritersLife

Some classics are massively overhyped. Others were just written by men who desperately needed therapy. To be fair, most writers do need therapy. But writing is cheaper.

Every writer feels like this about their first drafts. Even your favorite, best-selling authors. It's normal. #WritingTips #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #Booksky💙📚

People see the moment you rise, but they never see what it cost. People cheer when a star shines, but they forget that the brightest stars are born in collapse, in violent darkness, in a pressure that would annihilate most.

So many people inspire me to be nothing like them.

Never fuck with someone who isn't afraid to be alone. You will lose every single time.

If you see a video with the word “SORA” as a watermark…it’s AI. Swear to all the gods and goddesses, old and new, if I see another “wild animal approaching people” video, that folks actually believe is real…I’m gonna lose my shit. www.snopes.com/articles/423...

It's a shame humanity doesn't feel the exact same way about education, housing, food or medical care.

PSA: If you are so young that you can’t write in cursive, you don’t get to pass judgment on an author's use of punctuation. Human writers have been using periods, ellipses and em-dashes since the 9th century BC. AI steals authors' work to emulate.

Listen up, the coming of rage means the ladies over 40 are just feral now. There is no taming us. Either run with us or we leave you behind. 🤣

What's interesting about not writing for a while after a massive phoenix burning season in my life, is how much I notice my writing voice and style have changed and matured, for the better. #Witerslife #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #Booksky💙📚

You don’t need writing advice. You need high-protein snacks, water, and a slightly concerning obsession with your imaginary friends. #WritersLife #AmWriting #Booksky

You know you’re a writer when “research” means Googling “stages of blood loss", "body decomposition”, “can wolves live on islands”, "hallucinogenic herbs", "ancient spells", "magical knives", "crystal powers", "forgotten languages" and "prehistoric cultures" #WritersLife #WritingResearch #Booksky

Your book doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to exist, preferably in a backup folder, the cloud, your email, a USB drive, an external hard drive and a printed copy in an envelope stuffed in a fire safe box. #WritingTips #WritersLife #Booksky

Writer’s block is either an emotional blockage due to life stress or mental exhaustion. It's just your brain buffering, telling you that you need to rest for a bit. Go take a nap, or a walk. Be creative in other ways for a bit. #WritersLife #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #Booksky

You aren't a bad writer if you haven't even finished the story yet. I promise, it's not as bad as you think. Every author starts with one sentence. Then deletes it. Then rewrites it seventeen times. That just makes you a writer. Welcome to the club. #WritingTips #AmWriting #Booksky

It helps to write a summary of your thoughts about the next scene or chapter at the end of your writing session. It's easier to start the next day, without having to reread everything you wrote the day before. #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #Booksky💙📚

Every writer secretly wants to be asked, “How’s your book going?” just so they can dramatically sigh and say, "Don't ask." Nonwriters don't understand that the muse doesn’t show up until after you’ve been sitting for an hour pretending to work. #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WritingTips #Booksky

Writing fiction is 10% typing, 40% staring into space, and 50% wondering if you’re a genius or a fraud. Because every novel begins with “This is going to be amazing” and ends with “Delete the whole thing.” Don't delete. Call it your 1st draft and start revisions. #WritingTips #WritersLife #Booksky

Writers don’t have commitment issues. We’ve been in a relationship with one story for at least five years. That's determination. Grit. Passion. #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #Booksky

If you’re stuck because your character isn’t talking to you. Try apologizing for what you’re about to put them through. Reassure them they will survive...or their death will have meaning and they won't be forgotten. #WritingTips #WritersLife #AmWriting #Booksky

Every writer has that one chapter that took 3 hours to write and 3 seconds to delete. Pro tip: Don't delete it. Copy that chapter in a document I like to call Dumpster Fire Chapters. You'll probably want one line or paragraph out of that hot mess in revisions. #WritersLife #WritingStruggles #Booksky

If you can’t decide what happens next in your book, throw a party, murder a character, set something on fire, or make them kiss. Works every time. #PlotTwist #WritingTips #Booksky

You are not “behind.” The book is writing itself...percolating in your mind first, like coffee. Procrastination is part of the process. You are simmering creatively. Like soup. Everyone likes coffee and soup. #WritersLife #AmWriting #Booksky

I try to focus this account so it's for my readers, but hey writers: NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints. and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.

This season of my writing life is all about putting my thoughts into poetry and songs, which I haven't written in almost 30 years. If I get enough of them together, I might self-publish a poetry book.

Drinking tea and #writing poetry today. What is your favorite book of #poetry?

When I was in high school 25 years ago, my history teacher made us memorize the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and historical events by who was POTUS at the time. We learned far more than the bare minimum facts in the state-issued textbook. I never forgot. Thank you, Mr. Meixner.

An uneducated society is easily controlled by the government. Adults who can't read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution don't know their rights. They vote according to their feelings, not facts. This explains what has happened in education and this country in the last decade.

No matter what is in the news cycle any given week, it's all meant to distract us from the truth. The #HumanTrafficking industry profits $245 billion annually. hopeforjustice.org/news/how-muc... mbfpreventioneducation.org/human-traffi... #TheSexSlaveTrade #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

My 10 Year-old Cousin: "When can I read your books?" Me: *Writes #DarkParanormalRomance* "In 10 more years, when you are grown." Her: "So your scary-sexy books aren't for kids?" Me: *Laughing* "Definitely not." Her: *Looking very disappointed.* "Can you write a scary, not sexy, book for kids?"

Me writing #WerewolfRomance: “I can handle this.” *Writing a fated-mates, dark romance subplot for fun.* Me watching a #monster movie: "Girl, that man sprouted claws and fangs. He's going to eat you alive, and not in the fun way. Run faster!" 🐺😂 #PNR #DarkRomanceBooks #ParanormalRomance

#WritingCommunity #WritersLife #Writing I know we feel like magical beings creating worlds, but have you done the human things today? Taken vitamins Eaten a meal Drank water recently Stood up and stretched Went for a walk Checked the mail Made that phone call Switched your laundry Planned dinner

Current status: Avoiding my manuscript by posting about how I should be writing. #WritersLife

Dad: "Whatcha writing? Can I help?" Me: "Sure. I'm writing a #werewolf series." Dad: "Like Twilight?" Me: *Laughing* "No. That was YA, written for teenagers. My #books are for adults, with sex and dark themes. My wolves are more bitey and slicey." Dad: "You write naughty books." Me: "Yes."

Me: “This is just a fun, spicy, short story to ease back into a daily writing habit.” Also me: Accidentally writes 95K words of plot notes for an entire long series, because my brain exploded. I am pathologically incapable of writing a short story. 📚 #WritersLife #Booksky💙📚 #RomanceReads🌶️📚 #PNR

Me: “I’ll just write one spicy werewolf book.” Also me: Accidentally plots out a 24-book Shifter series, with a spin-off universe with at least 12 more books. 🐺📚 Complete with a series name, book titles, and book blurbs. #Werewolves #PNR #ParanormalRomance #DarkRomance #Booksky💙📚 #RomanceReads🌶️📚

There is an extremely thin line between #Writer and “professional daydreamer”. #WritersLife🖊️ #RomanceWriters❤️ #Booksky💙📚

Me: Opens laptop to write.👩‍💻🖊️ Also me: Sudden need to deep clean tile grout with a toothbrush. 💦🪥 Also me: This is stupid. WTF am I doing with my life? 😒 Brain: Here's the plot of your next book. 💡📝 Me: Oh...that's why I do things like this. #WritersLife #Booksky #WritingTips #RomanceWriters

That moment when your MMC has taken over, and says something you did NOT plan for, and it’s much spicier than anything you have ever heard. 🌶️🥵 "Well...damn! Girl, if you don't do as he says, I will." #WritersLife #RomanceWriters #DarkRomance #Booksky💙📚

Being a #writer means having 50 open docs and approximately 20 tabs open, and still starting a new one for research, getting distracted AFK, and now you can't remember what it was you needed to look up, or where that one file is that you need to reference.🤦‍♀️ #WritersLife #Booksky💙📚 #RomanceWriters

Have you ever said, "I want to write a book someday?" The truth is, someday is never, if you don't put butt to chair and START. Writing one sentence (even a bad one) is more progress than writing zero. Set a timer for 20 minutes and get started. #Writing #Books #WritersLife #WritingTips #START

#WritingTip: If your broody villain is hotter than your naughty hero, congratulations! You now have a #WhyChoose tropetastic love triangle. 🔥😈 #ParanormalRomance #PNR #DarkRomanceBooks

❤️I've been saying it for years now. If more men read #RomanceBooks, they would probably have better luck with the ladies and happier relationships. 🌹

Writers don’t “finish” books. We just eventually give up on revisions and editing, then call it done. After approximately 200 read-throughs, whatever typos *still* make it into the published book have fought for their right to stay.😅 #Editing #WritersLife #Booksky💙📚 #WritingTips

Romance novels: where men have emotional intelligence and know how to talk to women. 😁❤️ #RomanceWriters #WritersLife #Booksky #WritingTips

The people who really love you, won't be afraid of your truth or your voice. They won't cower in the shadows, afraid of your light. They want to hold you out to the world, proud to stand next to you, encouraging you to shine brighter. #Love #Relationships #Romance

🚨 Think you’re a good speller? 🤔 These 30 words might prove otherwise… 👀 Save this list & never get caught by the spelling police again. ✍️ #WritingTips #Grammar #Spelling #WritersLife #LearnEnglish #WordNerd #Editing

Confused by 'your' vs 'you're' or 'affect' vs 'effect'? Grab this grammar cheat sheet and dodge an epic typo! 📝🖋️ #Booksky💙📚 #WritingCommunity #GrammarRules #WritingTips #EnglishLanguage #Literacy #WordPlay #Editing