Does anyone outline or write backward, ending of book to beginning? Is this a thing? #writingcommunity #amwriting

📚🩵 When books do a topic deep dive as part of a good story: * Lessons in Chemistry (chemistry) * The Martian (sciences) * Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow (video game development) * Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder (antiques) What books that you love do this?

One of my writing group members recommended ProWritingAid. Has anyone used it? Is it worth the money? #amwriting #amediting

I attended my first writing group today! I didn't bring anything to share; just wanted to get familiar with the group first. Everyone was welcoming and professional.😊 The chance to read their pieces was a real treat. I learned loads. Def going back, with pages! #writingroup #aspiringauthor

Self-Efficacy + Growth Mindset = You Can Write a Book. I'm still working on the formula for writing a GOOD book. 🩵📚 #amwriting #aspiringauthor

⛈️ My only partial manuscript request was rejected today. Totally devo. But, the agent's kind feedback and insights from the Opal judges have shown me how I can make my hook stronger, pacing tighter, and story more compelling. Time for a rewrite! 💪 #amwriting #aspiringauthor

I've got a proud addition to my rejection writing nail - I am a non-finalist for The Opal Award from Romance Writers of Australia. I received very insightful feedback on my submission from multiple judges. Just that was worth the contest entry fee!

Materials I prepared to query my first book: * Query letter * Genre & word count * Author bio * 1-sentence pitch * 1000-word synopsis * 500-word synopsis * 3 comparable titles * Intended audience * Word docs of 1, 3 & 5 chapters #amquerying

Today I got to be a teacher. 🍎 Tomorrow, I get to be a writer. ✍️ #amwriting

Do you title your chapters, or only number them? 📖 My WIP has temporary chapter titles so I can find my place in the manuscript, but I don't plan to keep them. Maybe I'll name them properly when the story is complete. 🤷‍♀️ #writingcommunity #amwriting

When teaching geography (day job), I use the acronym SHEEPT: Social, Historical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Technological. I think it would also make a good framework to guide #SFF worldbuilding and #HF research. Do you use this or something similar? #aspiringauthor #amwriting

One of my queries got rejected in under four hours. Usually they don't bother me because I know it's a business, not a writing contest. But that one hurt. We press on. #amquerying (still) #aspiringauthor

💭 of an #aspiringauthor: * Adverbs are like hair bows: ok occasionally, but mostly useless. Too many will make you look foolish. 🎀

Slightly diminish a book. The Peckish Games

💭 of an #aspiringauthor: *Don't let reality prevent a good story. The storm that stranded Mark in The Martian (Andy Weir) couldn't have happened because of Mars' thin atmosphere...but we don't care, do we? #writingcommunity

Turns out MY BEST EARTHLY COMPANION, the manuscript I #amquerying, doesn't use the word 'reset' once! So I went with a synonym: begin (again). #writingcommunity #wipsnips

I'm suffering from 'Shiny New Idea' syndrome, where I procrastinate writing my current WIP in favor of researching & outling something new. Is there a treatment or cure?? #writingcommunity #amwriting (sort of)

"Ash fell from the sky." #firstline of The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. My 19th read of 2026, and first foray into fantasy for a long while. I really enjoyed the 'heist' angle of the plot. #amreading 📚🩵

A huge thank you to the #writingcommunity for making my first #questpit such a positive experience, despite my being asleep for most of it (thanks aussie time zone). And now I have many new authors to follow and share with. I hope to see many of your amazing books on shelves before long! 💙

Happy #QuestPit! The Littlest Darling is a queer YA Fantasy Peter Pan spin-off about Wendy's grandchild. After Lux is trapped in the Neverland, they must battle through their own limitations to defeat the Shadow before the island is torn apart. #Q #YA #F #AmQuerying #Writing

GOONIES x SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY With a name like Igneous, 13yo Iggy was born to save her family’s cave. But when trapped with her friend-turned-crush, she learns of a treasure that can solve all their problems. If only they can find it—and a way out . #QUESTPIT #MG #AG soon #OS

🌱 When a disgraced food influencer lands a SE London allotment as a last shot at rebuilding her life, she has to share it with the grumpy French chef whose career she accidentally destroyed. 🥕 A PATCH OF TROUBLE is a dual POV #r with enemies to lovers and grumpy sunshine #questpit #q #a

Some brand new mood boards for #QuestPit ⛏️ IT FOLLOWS X DIAVOLA X RED RABBIT GHOST 🦌 Midwestern Gothic 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Doppelgängers ❣️ Healthy Love 🌱 Eco Horror Themes 🌀 Folk Magic #Q #A #H #RF #amquerying

Trapped in the woodlands, Ivy's only hope of going home is to escape the faerie who enchants her into loving him, blinding her to what he is--monstrous. #Questpit #YA #SFF

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH X THE ADDAMS FAMILY Wicked sorceress Cora must ruin someone’s life before her eighteenth birthday or lose her magic forever, a task made tricky when she falls for her chosen victim. #questpit #YA #PR #Q

Adult Paranormal Romance A preservationist studying a sealed manor discovers the house is alive because a man is bound within its walls. She must break his curse before the last heir dies or he becomes part of it forever. 🥀🖤✨️ #Questpit #PR #R #Q

ANASTASIA X THE SERPENT & THE WINGS OF NIGHT A lost celestial princess enters mythical trials for the crown, only to fall for the shadow rival who threatens her claim. VIBES🖤 ✨Light X Dark ✨Elemental magic ✨Slow burn ✨Trials ✨Found family ✨Murder conspiracy ✨YEARNING #QuestPit #Q #A #RF

THE UNYIELDING MONSIEUR DE BLANC MEXICAN GOTHIC x STARLING HOUSE Dark Southern Gothic w/ Horror elements. 🕯️An orphan seeking security ⌛An immortal man bound by a curse 📰A marriage notice that is a trap Nellie must choose: her heart or her survival #QuestPit #Q #A #HR #H #DR

☕️ THE THINGS WE RUN FOR #Editors Emma Bridge has done everything to make this plan work. She’s got the new name, the new town, the new life . . . She’s also got a nosy boy next door who’s stopping at nothing to get to know her. #QuestPit #YA #C #MY #R #AG #OS #LGBTQ #OV

🌼FINDING ECHINACEA🌼 REBECCA x DR. QUINN x TITANIC Typhus strikes and brings a wealthy New Yorker intent on marrying the hardworking inn maid. To keep a promise to her sister, she accepts, despite warnings from a medical student who threatens her last hope for salvation. #QuestPit #Q #A #HF #R #LF

PAN’S LABYRINTH x STRANGER THINGS A girl searching for her missing father uncovers a hidden world of cryptids as something hunts her town. As her own power awakens, she realizes the danger isn’t just what’s hunting them but what’s waiting on the other side of the veil. #QuestPit #YA #F #W #booksky

THOSE ABOUT TO DIE x MONSOON RISING Ana is sent to spy on a noble Roman family by the gang holding her sister. When she falls for enemy charioteer, Flori, the two uncover a mysterious plot leading to a cult. As they struggle to find answers, the gang order her to kill him... #questpit #W #HR #RF #A

MY BEST EARTHLY COMPANION THE DEAD ROMANTICS X THE VICTORY GARDEN Historical Paranormal Romance, 87k - 🧶 Cozy homesteading details - 💖 Pure, undeniable love - 🌲 A setting you’ll never want to leave - 🤫 Buried family secrets 1 partial currently with an agent #QuestPit #Q #R #HF #PR

When board-game-obsessed Skye Hollis is sent to a behavior-modification boarding school for “problematic” teens, she discovers the academy secretly drains students’ blood to extend the lives of the wealthy, and must outplay the system before becoming their next victim. #questpit #Q #YA

Mulan x Avatar: The Last Airbender x Fourth Wing A woman rejected by the gods steals her brother’s place in war and manifests forbidden divine power while falling for her lethal commanding officer. SONG OF THE SICKLE Adult romantasy, 118k words #Questpit #Q #A #RF

MY BEST EARTHLY COMPANION – 87k After losing her family to the 1918 Spanish Flu, Anna seeks refuge at the isolated Applegate Farm. There, she falls in love with the farm’s ghost, Alonzo, only to risk losing him forever when she uncovers the secret behind his death. #questpit #Q #R #HF #PR

💭 from an #aspiringauthor pt3: Opening lines set up conflict or problems. Can 🫵 name the YA books? - "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled J- - Then the police arrived. I like the police. - C- discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. 📚💙 #amwriting

Getting ready for my first #questpit! I can't wait to see what everyone is querying. The creativity of authors is always stunning. I #amquerying my historical paranormal romance - MY BEST EARTHLY COMPANION, 87k. Stay tuned #writingcommunity!

Observations of an #aspiringauthor p2: Characters are a product of their families. - Katniss's independence ↩️ Her mother's neglect. (Hunger Games) - Maxime's remoteness ↩️ His first wife's cruelty. (Rebecca) - Bella's responsibility ↩️ Her mother's irresponsibility (Twilight) #writingcommunity 📚🩵

Got my very first partial manuscript request today. I'm flying! 🦋 Even if nothing comes of it, I'm so grateful. 🩵 #amquerying #writesky

Observations from an #aspiringauthor: Give your characters nicknames. Melanie ➡️ Melly (Gone with the Wind) Dorothy ➡️ Dot (Cocaine Blues) Kelsier ➡️ Kel (The Final Empire) Samwise ➡️ Sam (Lord of the Rings) #writingcraft #amwriting

"The glass in the french window shattered." First line of Cocaine Blues, by Kerry Greenwood. My 18th read of 2026. 💛💛💛💛 #booksky #amreading

#WIPSnip from my 1770s time-slip novel. This section is set in modern day. #writingcommunity #writingprompts