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EH Lupton<p>Hey writer types! I'm working on a presentation about revision. Anyone have questions/problems/other stuff they want to kvetch about with the process? Anyone want to talk briefly about what your process *is*?</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/writingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingLife</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/5amWritersClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5amWritersClub</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> 19</p><p>Good day!</p><p>Really poor night’s sleep last night…</p><p>We had an unusually warm spring, cool summer, &amp; now we’re unusually warm heading into autumn.</p><p>It’s like we have one temperature no matter the season. I am, though, noticing the days becoming shorter, my walks dimmer.</p><p>Be everwell.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HikingAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HikingAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>How Do Writers Write?</p><p>How do writers write? By that, I don’t mean the ‘how’ of the actual writing itself, not the process as such, but the mechanics of it—things such as daily schedules/routines, spaces in which to write, preferred tools, rituals or habits around a writing day, and so on.<br><a href="https://writerunboxed.com/2025/09/19/how-do-writers-write/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writerunboxed.com/2025/09/19/h</span><span class="invisible">ow-do-writers-write/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/CRAFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRAFT</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/NotesfromaDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotesfromaDesk</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Process</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writinglife</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Wandering Shop Stories<p>Today's Wandering Shop Stories <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prompt</span></a> is <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fry</span></a>. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "fry" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fry" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">merriam-webster.com/dictionary</span><span class="invisible">/fry</span></a> Join in and tag it with <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wss366</span></a>! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a> h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@extraspecialbitter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>extraspecialbitter</span></a></span></p>
Paul Baughman<p>Yesterday I received my first request for a full MS from an agent. It may not work out (I hope it does!), but it is still a milestone for me.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writinglife</span></a></p>
Cole Haddon<p>In the latest 5AM StoryTalk Podcast minisode, we ask: How do we survive as artists today in such uncertain times? I'll also share 5 essential financial and lifestyle tips I wish someone had given me with when I decided to become a professional writer.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/screenwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writinglife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/06cVh38JebO2WNv9GJlr8R?si=a849f31487be4759" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/06cVh</span><span class="invisible">38JebO2WNv9GJlr8R?si=a849f31487be4759</span></a></p>
Katherine Pickett, Editor<p>Writers! You have many options for publishing your work. Which one is best for you and your book? </p><p>Join me Thursday, October 2, 7-9 p.m. ET via Zoom, for "Is Self-Publishing Right for You?"</p><p>In this class we will explore self-publishing, hybrid, and alternative routes to publication: collaborating with a nonprofit and work-for-hire.</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://writer.org/event/is-self-publishing-right-for-you-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writer.org/event/is-self-publi</span><span class="invisible">shing-right-for-you-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a></p>
Stephanie Burgis<p>Hooray, this month's Patron Q&amp;A video is up! I'm chatting about books I've read (or not), methods of structuring a novel, and how to turn a standalone story into a series.</p><p>Subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1/month upwards to watch and comment (and leave your own questions next month): </p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/stephanieburgis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">patreon.com/stephanieburgis</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a></p>
Claire Major<p>Most of writing is negotiation. Between the idea you imagined and the words that actually land on the screen. It's somewhere between perfection and just letting it go. That tension is where the real work happens (I hope, anyway).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeProcess</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> 18</p><p>Good day!</p><p>It’s been difficult to wake up because it’s been so cool at night. I haven’t been sleeping like the dead, I’ve been sleeping like the extra dead.</p><p>Does there come an age when I shouldn’t joke about that?</p><p>Nah.</p><p>When I lose my sense of humor, then I’m dead.</p><p>Be everwell.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HikingAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HikingAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a></p>
Wandering Shop Stories<p>Today's Wandering Shop Stories <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prompt</span></a> is <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/call" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>call</span></a>. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "call" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">merriam-webster.com/dictionary</span><span class="invisible">/call</span></a> Join in and tag it with <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wss366</span></a>! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a> h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@extraspecialbitter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>extraspecialbitter</span></a></span></p>
Tris Lawrence / tryslora<p>I've been working on updating my bibliography page on my professional website. It's better, but still in flux. I'll post when I've got it all figured out and it's finalized. Meanwhile, please excuse the mess while I renovate!</p><p>At least I'm working on it... been on the to-do list for a few weeks now... <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ADHDlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHDlife</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writinglife</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> 17</p><p>Good day!</p><p>We’ve slipped back into summer weather with highs in the low 70sF (20sC) &amp; lows in the low 50sF (10sC).</p><p>So, extremely pleasant.</p><p>I continue to do my speed walking, which seems to attract attention. Apparently, adding my trekking poles makes me an athlete.</p><p>Be everwell.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HikingAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HikingAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a></p>
Wandering Shop Stories<p>Today's Wandering Shop Stories <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prompt</span></a> is <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/list" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>list</span></a>. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "list" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/list" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">merriam-webster.com/dictionary</span><span class="invisible">/list</span></a> Join in and tag it with <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wss366</span></a>! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a> h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@extraspecialbitter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>extraspecialbitter</span></a></span></p>
Cartersville Area Writers<p>CAW Term of the Week - Deuteragonist <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/CAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAW</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/CartersvilleAreaWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CartersvilleAreaWriters</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/CAWTofW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAWTofW</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/CAWTermOfTheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAWTermOfTheWeek</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TermoftheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TermoftheWeek</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TofW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TofW</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritersOnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOnMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AuthorsOnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOnMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/MastoWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoWriters</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Deuteragonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deuteragonist</span></a></p>
Kaspar Moon<p>Balancing a blog, a thriller book, and a Gumroad eBook feels like juggling fire while brewing coffee. I wrote about how I keep the words moving without losing my mind. Read “Balancing Words Across Pages and Screens.” <a href="https://me.dm/tags/IndieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndieAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/BloggingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BloggingTips</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ThrillerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThrillerBook</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/GumroadEbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GumroadEbook</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingLife</span></a></p><p><a href="http://passivewriting.com/2025/09/16/balancing-words-across-pages-and-screens/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">passivewriting.com/2025/09/16/</span><span class="invisible">balancing-words-across-pages-and-screens/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> 16</p><p>Good day!</p><p>After my mountain ascent yesterday, I outlined the weekly blog post &amp; edited a short chapter.</p><p>I was inspired.</p><p>I did eat dinner while editing, which was fine. It’s seldom that I do that, &amp; I was thrilled with the chapter.</p><p>And with my rainy adventure.</p><p>Be everwell.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HikingAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HikingAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a></p>
Wandering Shop Stories<p>Today's Wandering Shop Stories <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prompt</span></a> is <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>report</span></a>. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "report" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">merriam-webster.com/dictionary</span><span class="invisible">/report</span></a> Join in and tag it with <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wss366</span></a>! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a> h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@extraspecialbitter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>extraspecialbitter</span></a></span></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>How To Push Past The Fear of Never Getting Published</p><p>“What If No One Ever Publishes My Work?” If you’re worried that no publisher will pick YOUR novel, you’re not alone. This is a fear I’d venture 100% of authors have … and of course, it may even come true. Most of us will have at least one book we query that does…<br><a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/09/fear-of-never-getting-published/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writershelpingwriters.net/2025</span><span class="invisible">/09/fear-of-never-getting-published/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Motivational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Motivational</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/PublishingandSelfPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublishingandSelfPublishing</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ResidentWritingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResidentWritingCoach</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Bradley Bowen<p>I’m Bradley. I’m a writer focused on fantasy stories with rich LGBTQ+ representation. I finished the first draft of my first novel, Crystals of Ulstra, over the summer. I am currently working on edits, along with outlines for a sequel and two more books in the Ulstra series. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writinglife</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a></p>