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Welcome to the positive side of Writing. Author & Author software that helps people write. And my Sci-fi novels. Cool, clean, fun new Writing Software for all.

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I wrote some software for Discovery Writers & Pantsers, but plotters will like it too. It's part scene map .. part book bible. Helps you finish books after you write them and before. Need author feedback to make it better. Free beta copies for feedback. Request here. #amwriting
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On Writing: “I'm not in charge of whether or not my work is great, or how people will like it. I am only in charge of the process. I came here to be a writer and so I write.” - Elizabeth Gilbert #amwriting Be Writing. ~As authors, we can only write well and market them.
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As authors, the outside world doesn't always see the struggle we all go through in our writing. They see the amazing words we put on paper and in our novels. But we know as authors the work it takes to keep writing. #amwriting -Wrtr ..Keep Writing.
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Staying true to who you are is hard for an author. Especially starting out writing. Stay true to who you are in your writing. It's the one thing you have in your writing. #amwriting - Wrtr
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Some mornings as an author you wake up and just don't want to write. It's good to write something to understand and train yourself how to write when you don't want to. Publishing deadlines won't wait for you. It's a hard truth, but a good trait to learn. -Wrtr #amwritingromance
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Revising, replotting, and rewriting are the secret super powers in your writing. #amwriting #amediting Knowing when is definitely an art form. Writing.
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I feel as an author you should always feel your writing. It should have an emotional impact on you. Whether it's from tension or humor or romance or another, If you can feel it the likelihood your reader will feel it too is really huge. -Wrtr #amwriting Be Writing
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“The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.” - Mickey Spillane #amwriting Writing.
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A Wrinkle In Time was rejected by 26 publishers as being too different to publish. With the A Wrinkle In Time movie out now. It is important to remember. Never give up. #amwriting #amediting Write. ..Keep Writing.
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Worrying about being a good writer stops many people from writing. Stop worrying and write. #amwriting #amediting Be Writing.
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“The use of imaginative fiction is to deepen your understanding of your world, your own feelings, and your destiny.” - Ursula K. Le Guin #amwriting Be Writing.
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It took J.K. Rowling, 6 years to write Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Never give up. #amwriting #amediting Write ...Keep Writing.
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As authors we need to root for each other. We need to stand together. And help each other grow. #amwriting #amediting Support each other.
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The first book by Dr. Seuss was rejected by 27 publishers until finally accepted by a friend who was an editor in 1937. He had given up on writing altogether and was going to destroy it. He went on to become an iconic creator of books. NoGiveUp. #amwriting #amediting Keep Writing.
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If there are things you aren’t satisfied with as a reader, go in and fix them as a writer: that’s revision. ~ Neil Gaiman #amwriting Writing.
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Writing is all about the characters for me. Plot is what happens to them along the way. -Wrtr #amwriting ...Be Writing.
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Dune by Frank Herbert was rejected by 23 publishers until finally accepted by a company known only for creating automotive manuals. It went on to become one of the best selling, most beloved sci-fi books ever. NoGiveUp. #amwriting #amediting Keep Writing.
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My biggest writing discovery was that I only had to write one chapter at a time. I can do that. And so can you. #amwriting #amediting Write.
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Stephen King got 30 rejections from publishers on his very first published book 'Carrie' actually his fourth novel. He threw it away originally. His wife fished the pages out of the garbage can and encouraged him to finish the story. Never give up. #amwriting Write ..Keep Writing
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It took Michael Crichton, 8 years to write Jurassic Park. Never give up. #amwriting #amediting Write ...Keep Writing.
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“Don't be 'a writer'. Be writing.” - William Faulkner #amwriting ...Keep Writing.
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“A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.” - Don Roff #amwriting #amediting
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Be brave. Write. Share. Publish. #amwriting ...Writing.
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Treat all your secondary characters like they think the book's about them. - Jocelyn Hughes #amwriting #amediting Be Writing.
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Being a writer is more than just a career, it is a calling. #amwriting
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Here's one of my favorite quotes about writing. I hope it's yours. #amwriting Persist.
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Passion starts you writing, but discipline keeps you writing. Make time to write. #amwriting #amediting ...Writing
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On Writing: “I'm always pretending that I'm sitting across from somebody. I'm telling them a story and I don't want them to get up until it's finished.” - James Patterson #amwriting #amediting Be Writing. Feel a reader's pulse.
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It took Hemingway 39 times to write the ending to Farewell To Arms. Never give up. #amwriting #amediting Write. Keep Writing.
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“Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide.” - D.W. Winnicott #amwriting Writing.
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L. Frank Baum was rejected for publication so many times for The Wizard of Oz that he kept a journal called ‘A Record of Failure’ made up of all the rejection letters he received. Never give up. It's now a book that has never been out of print. #amwriting Write. ..Keep Writing
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“Sometimes you have to get your writing done in spare moments here and there.” - J.K. Rowling #amwriting Write where you can.
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“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.” -Beatrix Potter #amwriting #amediting #NaNoWriMo
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“Don't be 'a writer'. Be writing.” - William Faulkner #amwriting ...Keep Writing.
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“Sometimes stories cry out to be told in such loud voices that you write them just to shut them up.” - Stephen King #amwriting
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As authors, we all feel a little bit different while writing. And that's ok. That difference is what makes us who we are as writers. And to your reader that's important. #amwriting #amediting ...Writing.
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Sometimes, as an author, my head is just so full of a story. The only way to fix that is to let it all out in the writing and then see what I have at the end. #amwriting #amediting - Wrtr ~A story isn't done until you make the changes that make it jump from the page.
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“Reading is the creative center of a writer's life. You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.” - Stephen King #amwriting ~I love this quote, as a writer, it gives me one more reason to read. 😀 Writing.
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"If there are things you aren’t satisfied with as a reader, go in and fix them as a writer: that’s revision." -Neil Gaiman #amwriting ...Keep Writing.
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Sometimes writing takes space and time to write. Time to think & reflect. Other times it tumbles out. #amwriting Write.
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“Sometimes stories cry out to be told in such loud voices that you write them just to shut them up.” - Stephen King #amwriting #amediting
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All authors and writers should remember this when they are writing. #amwriting Be Writing.
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Every writer has their own process of creating. As you develop your own, give yourself the time you need to grow and flourish in your writing. -Joy @joydfaning #amwriting (image by: unknown)
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Throw away the writing rules that don't make sense to you. We all write differently. #amwriting
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You are a writer for a reason. Keep writing in the knowledge that you are fulfilling your destiny to be an author. -Joy #amwriting
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You have to let people see what you wrote. It will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated. - Tina Fey #amwriting Writing.
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I keep an orphaned words doc with extra scenes, sentences, thoughts and passages that don't quite fit. Then I reread and use them later, where they do fit. #amwriting You?..Writing
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Sometimes, as an author, my head is just so full of a story. The only way to fix that is to let it all out in the writing and then see what I have at the end. #amwriting #amediting -Wrtr
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Sometimes as an author the stories won't let you sleep. They force you to get up and write them. -Wrtr #amwriting #amediting Writing.
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Authors can always use a hug when writing or after. Here's a hug for all my author friends writing. #amwriting #amediting Keep Writing. NoGiveUp
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There are thousands upon thousands of good people doing great things. They're just not well publicized. Take heart. #amwriting Keep Writing.
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Stephen King got 30 rejections from publishers on his very first published book 'Carrie' actually his fourth novel. He threw it away originally. His wife fished the pages out of the garbage can and encouraged him to finish the story. Never give up. #amwriting Write ..Keep Writing
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“A writer is never just looking out of a window or staring into space. They are building a universe to share with the world” -Brenda Ashworth Barry #amwriting Be writing.
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Sometimes you know you are going to be an author and writer. Sometimes you grow into it. -Wrtr #amwriting #amediting
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As authors today let's give ourselves some positive and a break from our internal critics. Authors are uncommonly strong people for putting themselves out there. Every day. Be strong. #amwriting Writing.
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Writing: The secret for writing a novel, for me, has always been to think of and write one chapter or one scene at a time, and then the next one after that. Finish that one chapter or scene and then the rest come easier. #amwriting Keep Writing.
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The first published book by Stephen King, 'Carrie', was rejected by 30 publishers, he originally threw it away. His wife fished the pages out of the garbage can and encouraged him to finish. It went on to become a movie and launched his career. NoGiveUp. #amwriting Keep Writing.
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We are writers for a reason. It is our love of writing that propels us to keep writing. -Joy #amwriting
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Picture of your readers waiting for your next book & writing. #amwriting #amediting #NaNoWriMo Everyone's waiting. Keep Writing
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That feeling you get when you have an idea for writing a great book. And you finally get to start writing it. #amwriting Be Writing.
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As an author, it's an amazing feeling when you can finally piece together all your plot pieces, and they fall into place right where you want them. -Wrtr #amwriting #amediting Writing.
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I was writing this morning and realized being an author means freedom. Writing for me is a lot like reading for a reader. #amwriting Write.
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All authors write at different speeds and in different ways. Whatever it takes to get the right words down for you is the right way. Each author writes a bit differently, so writing guides are just that. #amwriting You are enough.
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Writing at night brings me a bit of wonder. Many of us writing at the same time together. Each weaving a different kind of story or thought. #amwriting Pretty cool if you think about it.
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Writing well in the middle parts of a novel is a skill all authors should cultivate and covet. Save some surprises for the middle of the novel. Show your readers a little of who your characters are. #amwriting ...Writing.
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Let inspiration find you writing. #amwriting #amediting
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“Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide.” -D.W. Winnicott #amwriting Keep Writing
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Be who you are, write who you are. Let the rest take care of itself. #amwriting ...Writing.
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Late at night when you just have to finish the book you are reading. #amwriting
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Passion starts you writing, but discipline keeps you writing. Make time to write. #amwriting #amediting ..Writing
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“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh #amwriting - This can go for authors too.
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Becoming an author and writing takes time. It's not an over night thing. Editing, writing and all the author things take time. #amwriting #amediting ~
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Writing ideas.. #amwriting Keep something near to write on.
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Everyone should write at their own speed. All speeds are appropriate. Writing well is really the goal. #amwriting
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First drafts are always a tumble and jumble of ideas. #amwriting Whether a plotter or pantser you will almost always organize again after.
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Writers write because what is inside of us is bigger than we are. - Joy @JoyDFanning ...Keep Writing.
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It took J.K. Rowling, 6 years to write Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Never give up. #amwriting #amediting Write ...Keep Writing.
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“A book acts as the getaway car when you need to escape. Even when you're the one writing it.” - Julie Wright #amwriting Be Writing.
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A first draft is to free your mind of the story to get the shape of it along with its imperfections. A second draft is for finding those imperfections and shaping them. A third draft is for fixing plot holes. And a fourth draft is for cleaning up what remains. -Wrtr #amwriting
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As an author, it's an amazing feeling when you can finally piece together all your plot pieces, and they fall into place right where you want them. - Wrtr #amwriting #amediting Writing.
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It took Tolkien, 7 years to write the Hobbit. Between working and writing. Never give up. #amwriting #amediting ..Keep Writing.
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Authors can always use a hug when writing or after writing. Here's a hug for all my author friends out there writing. #amwriting #amediting
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Sometimes you know you are going to be an author and writer. Sometimes you grow into it. And sometimes you fall into it. -Wrtr #amwriting #amediting
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Each writer & author writing has a different writing process, experiment, try things out, find yours. #amwriting #amediting
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When you are a new writer or even a seasoned one, it can be nerve-racking to let someone read your work. Stories are meant to be read and experienced. Any feedback you get can help your story and you grow as a writer. -Joy @joydfanning #amwriting Be Writing.
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“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.” -Beatrix Potter #amwriting #amediting
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“A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight." -Ursula K. Le Guin #amwriting Writing.
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The secret is a book doesn't get written all at once, you only have to create one chapter at a time. #amwriting Write. Writing.
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Great authors are explorers. Exploring possibilities. #amwriting #amediting #CampNaNoWriMo
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You might not have imagined this is where your life would lead you, but here you are creating someone's favorite characters. - Avis #amwriting
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You are a writer for a reason. Keep writing in the knowledge that you are fulfilling your destiny to be an author. -Joy @JoyDFanning #amwriting
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“A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight." - Ursula K. Le Guin #amwriting Keep Writing.
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“I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.” -James A. Michener #amwriting Be Writing.
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Worrying about being a good writer keeps you from doing your best work writing. Stop worrying and write. #amwriting Keep Writing.
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Writing: A writer's thoughts before they go to sleep. #amwriting #amediting (Art/Comic By: @PHDcomics )
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“For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived.” - Louis L'Amour #amwriting Be Writing.
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“The best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event.” - Stephen King #amwriting Writing.
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Sometimes I get my best writing ideas, thoughts and text when I'm sleeping. Other times those words slip away before I can wake up. #amwriting Writing.
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Never regret writing down an idea at 3 am. Writers are the best recyclers. We find a way to use our ideas even if it takes a while to find the right fit. - Joy @joydfanning #amwriting
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