Starting afresh in the world of romantasy writing | Former children's fiction award-winner (PigHog Press) | MA creative writing | servant of dogs | drinker of winehttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.social/post/3lmjymsvnbc2kThinking about comparable titles sitting on my kindle - anyone think about the time theirs will be used as a 'comparable title'? #writers #AmWriting #goals #WritingCommunity11 Apr 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:mempiph3hvqgyf25aeeac3yr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjymsvnbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.social/post/3lkdq6yyvpc2qJust finished a draft of my opening chapter - finding it difficult to leave it alone, and move on. What advice would #WritersOfBluesky have for not picking at a draft like an itchy scab?! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WritingTips14 Mar 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:mempiph3hvqgyf25aeeac3yr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdq6yyvpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.social/post/3lj3r3csiik2jPlotting my new book chapter by chapter - new approach this time to avoid character arc problems (compared to 'write and see what happens'). What tips do other #writers have to make this feel less clinical? I know this will work for me but... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky https://media.tenor.com/iLvijyemdwgAAAAC/blah-eye.gif?hh=498&ww=49826 Feb 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:mempiph3hvqgyf25aeeac3yr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3r3csiik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.social/post/3li5dmbsdgc2tWatching Lesson 3 of 'Write with Jericho' @jerichowriters.bsky.social in my lunch break. Great tips about writing dialogue and internal monologue by @laurastarkeyauthor.bsky.social. I definitely fall foul of using too many different adverbs for dialogue tabs! #AmWriting #writingcommunity #writing14 Feb 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:mempiph3hvqgyf25aeeac3yr/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5dmbsdgc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.social/post/3lhyge5k4u22iStill plotting and planning - trying to go with 'Because of that/But/Therefore" - rather than 'And then' approach. I need another coffee... but the kitchen is too far from the blanket... #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky12 Feb 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:mempiph3hvqgyf25aeeac3yr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyge5k4u22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.social/post/3lhloj6kg3k2aDiving back into the planning process with Dan Harmon's Story Circle! Meanwhile, my writing buddy has gone off to embrace her 'zone of comfort' - the whole sofa to herself. What story structures do other #writers swear by? #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FollowFriday #dogsofbluesky #dog07 Feb 2025 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:mempiph3hvqgyf25aeeac3yr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhloj6kg3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/salbrown.bsky.social/post/3lhgz33snd42oNew year, new platform, new book! I'm venturing into a whole new genre: #WritingRomantasy comedy. Naturally, my desk is suspiciously tidy and my dog is exhausted. So, follow along as I navigate planning, plotting and - after much tea - writing! #writing #writingwednesday #WritingCommunity05 Feb 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:mempiph3hvqgyf25aeeac3yr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgz33snd42o