https://linktr.ee/nicholasemartinwriteshttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mtfa3h6kns2dTawdry used to mean lace sold at a saint's fair. Cheap, pretty, forgettable. Now it means anything that tries too hard to look expensive. What's something that started out sacred and ended up tawdry? #WordOfTheWeek #WritingCommunity18 Aug 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfa3h6kns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mtbs22wtl223The test for a red herring isn't "did it fool the reader" — it's "did the reader have a fair shot at not being fooled." A cheat hides the pieces. A red herring just bets you won't notice what they mean. #BookSky #WritingCommunity17 Aug 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbs22wtl223https://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mssaldzr5k2hI always knew there was a word for this, and now I know it, I want to use it everywhere! #BookSky #WritingCommunity11 Aug 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssaldzr5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mssaf3s2bk2hThe best foreshadowing is invisible until it pays off. It initially reads as character; only after the reveal do we see it as foreshadowing. #BookSky #WritingCommunity11 Aug 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssaf3s2bk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3msinuirnlc2ySometimes, when everything feels too much and too serious, you just have to remember - do it for the fun of it. #BookSky #Motivation #FuckAnxiety #AmWriting07 Aug 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msinuirnlc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3msd6aiblqs25"He walked out of the courtroom" and "he fled the courtroom" describe the same exit. Only one tells you who won. Movement verbs carry emotional weight — pick the wrong one and readers feel the mismatch even if they can't name why. #BookSky #AmWriting05 Aug 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msd6aiblqs25https://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3msalh527522jSonder. The word for that jolt when you realise the person crossing the street is the main character of their own life too — and has been the whole time. #BookSky #WritingCommunity04 Aug 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msalh527522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mry3mvzn522ckurashi (暮らし) — the quiet art of everyday living. Not the big moments. The ordinary hours, done with a little more care. Slowing down isn't doing nothing — it's noticing. #MindfulLiving31 Jul 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mry3mvzn522chttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mrwonug7bs2q🧵 Chapter length isn't a formatting choice — it's a tension dial. Pacing is contrast, not consistency. Alternate deliberately: long chapter to breathe, short chapter to gut-punch. #WritingCommunity #BookSky31 Jul 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwonug7bs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mrrl4mi7yk2jDialogue tag advice nobody asked for. Don't overdo it. Said is invisible on a page. But if you must — here's a list, sorted by tone. #WritingCommunity #WritingTips #AmWriting #DialogueWriting #BookSky29 Jul 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrl4mi7yk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mrmjouj3gs2fKismet (n.) — from Turkish kısmet, by way of Arabic qisma: one's allotted portion in life, decided long before anyone thought to ask your opinion on it. Some words are basically a philosophy in six letters. Word of the Week 📖 #WritingCommunity #BookSky27 Jul 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmjouj3gs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mrhjghnfvk22If you can enjoy the journey, you'll get to the destination eventually. #quotes #motivation #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky25 Jul 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhjghnfvk22https://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mrhgre4vzc2mChristopher Nolan's Top 5 films: 5. Interstellar 4. Memento 3. The Dark Knight 2. ??? 1. ??? What are the top two? Read my 'The Odyssey' review on substack to find out! bit.ly/3RrVRc2 #moviereviews #substack #TheOdyssey #WritingCommunity http://bit.ly/3RrVRc225 Jul 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhgre4vzc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mqzryvkvkc24A beautiful word for a beautiful feeling. I remember it and it makes the sun feel even warmer. #WordOfTheWeek #Writing19 Jul 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzryvkvkc24https://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mqxeh7kajc23Looking for your next read? Here are 5 books I'd hand to anyone. Vastly different books that all rearranged something in my head a little bit. What's on your list? #booksky #amreading18 Jul 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxeh7kajc23https://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mqoijesanc27Words that a perfectionist needs to hear loud and often. #BookSky 📚💬 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting15 Jul 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoijesanc27https://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mqh7evup4k2iThe World Cup has a magic that's hard to describe—but I've tried anyway! Find here: shorturl.at/vRGL0 Or visit my Substack - Link in bio #WorldCup2026 #SubstackSky #WritingCommunity #PersonalEssay https://shorturl.at/vRGL012 Jul 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqh7evup4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mq7dforpns2b5 Movies with incredible foreshadowing; 1. The Prestige 2. Fight Club 3. Knives Out 4. The Sixth Sense 5. The Handmaiden #FilmTwitter #Foreshadowing #WritingCommunity09 Jul 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7dforpns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nemwrites.bsky.social/post/3mpvlzb42ac2yThe start of one of my favourite poems, and words I remind myself of often. #poetry #writingcommunity #amwriting05 Jul 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:aokhsfup2ielqs6gyuteef2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvlzb42ac2y