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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How do you stay current?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a>?</p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>What other ways might you use a dead body to kill someone?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Sunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunday</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
C. L. Nichols<p><a href="https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/on-writing-now-45606e27f927" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/the-writers-reach/o</span><span class="invisible">n-writing-now-45606e27f927</span></a> </p><p>On Writing Now!<br>A curated list of 500+ articles for writers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingadvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingadvice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Do your characters cuss? Are you aware of the subtleties of swearing, the nuance of meaning?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a>.</p>
Mike the Æthernaught<p>Hey all, I’ve been away working on stuff for a while but occasionally lurking here. </p><p>I’ve moved away from Substack due to facists for my neurodivergent/writing blog and am currently transferring articles over to notd. </p><p>I’d love you to stop by. All current notes are free to read:</p><p><a href="https://notd.io/s/Partshavedape" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">notd.io/s/Partshavedape</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Thanks</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/neurodivergence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WritingBlog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingBlog</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How deeply do you dig into your story's themes and concepts? Do you like what you discover about your own biases?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Who is your happiest character? Why?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Contradictions are a human trait, and an interesting way to make a character feel more complex - or at least more real.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Do you have large stretches of time in your work? How have your character's priorities shifted in that time?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>No one wants to listen to your character. Are they right? Are they wrong and can't accept it?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Red Hat Technical Writing Style Guide</p><p><a href="https://stylepedia.net/style/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stylepedia.net/style/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedHat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnicalWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnicalWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>The Day You Became a Better Writer (2007)</p><p><a href="https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/06/the_day_you_bec.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_di</span><span class="invisible">lbert_blog/2007/06/the_day_you_bec.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/The" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>The</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Day" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Day</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/You" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>You</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Became" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Became</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Better" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Better</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a> #2007 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personalgrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalgrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>What makes your character stand out from the crowd? Why are you writing about them and not someone else?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Money Implies Poverty.</p><p>Does your post-scarcity <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> world use money? Why?<br>Does your <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> world of magic and mystical energies not provide for everyone? Why not?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How do you physicalise your character's internal struggle? Perhaps you might have them wrestle an animal into submission to demonstrate their triumph over their base nature? What else?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Lauren McMenemy<p>From the British Fantasy Society:</p><p>Meet the writer and mission behind The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook—and consider this guest post from Wren James, founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, a call to arms for all writers.</p><p><a href="https://britishfantasysociety.org/creating-the-climate-conscious-writers-handbook/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">britishfantasysociety.org/crea</span><span class="invisible">ting-the-climate-conscious-writers-handbook/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/climatefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>How to Write Compelling Release Announcements</p><p><a href="https://refactoringenglish.com/chapters/release-announcements/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">refactoringenglish.com/chapter</span><span class="invisible">s/release-announcements/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/How" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>How</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/to" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>to</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Write" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Write</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Compelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Release</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Announcements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Announcements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/releaseannouncements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>releaseannouncements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/productupdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>productupdates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communicationstrategies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communicationstrategies</span></a></p>
Lauren McMenemy<p>From the British Fantasy Society:</p><p>Author of the futuristic fantasy series The Haven Chronicles, Fi Phillips shares her tips on breaking that pesky creative block.</p><p><a href="https://britishfantasysociety.org/how-a-change-of-scenery-can-inspire-you-out-of-a-writing-slump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">britishfantasysociety.org/how-</span><span class="invisible">a-change-of-scenery-can-inspire-you-out-of-a-writing-slump/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>How much time do your characters spend speaking to themselves? Internal monologues are a great way to reveal inner workings, but this can only be done from the POV character. Unless you have a character that talks to themselves out loud.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Lauren McMenemy<p>From the British Fantasy Society:</p><p>Tried all the Absolutely 100% Guaranteed To Work writing advice, and still struggling to make it work? P.S.C. Willis shares how they chose chaos instead.</p><p><a href="https://britishfantasysociety.org/on-being-chaotic-more-effectively/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">britishfantasysociety.org/on-b</span><span class="invisible">eing-chaotic-more-effectively/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/queerwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queerwriters</span></a></p>
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