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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Mar 09, 2026
HOW TO KEEP ON WRITING WHEN THE WORLD IS ON FIRE Career Authors USA TODAY bestselling author and literary agent Paula Munier on how to get motivated, stay focused, and keep on writing, even in the worst of times. HOW TO KEEP ON WRITING WHEN THE WORLD IS ON FIRE Paula Munier… https://careerauthors.com/how-to-keep-on-writing-when-the-world-is-on-fire/ #Craft #Life #agentPaulaMunier #AppointmentinSamarra #Butterfield8
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Mar 04, 2026
Reading as an Agent Two very recent WU posts ( HERE and HERE ) got me thinking about how I read. In one mode, I read manuscripts with an agent’s eyes. In another mode, I read novels (published or pre-) as a craft analyst and teacher. In still a different mode, I read as a fiction writer. Once in a while, I read for enjoyment. It’s difficult to do. The other modes don’t like to shut up. And not all novels are so absorbing that my inner analyst forgets to analyze. As agent, you might imagine that I am looking for work that matches the market’s needs. As craft analyst and teacher, you might think that I am looking for illustrative examples. As fiction writer, you might expect that that I read in awe, envy, or judgment. In those presumptions, you would be wrong. https://writerunboxed.com/2026/03/04/reading-as-an-agent/ #CRAFT #adviceforwriters #characters #DonaldMaass #inspiration
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Mar 03, 2026
QUOTES WE LOVE: One Never Knows Career Authors QUOTES WE LOVE: One Never Knows Hank Phillippi Ryan… https://careerauthors.com/quotes-we-love-one-never-knows/ #Craft
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Mar 02, 2026
Lessons from Launch: Tips for Debut Authors (Some learned the hard way.) Career Authors Debut author Michelle Cullen admits--there are some things that can only be learned through experience. And here she reveals what she discovered the hard way--which, she hopes, will make it easier for you! Lessons from Launch: Tips for Debut Authors (Some learned the hard way.) Hank Phillippi Ryan… https://careerauthors.com/lessons-from-launch-tips-for-debut-authors-some-learned-the-hard-way/ #Craft #Marketing
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 26, 2026
Who Are You? Part Two Do you remember the scene in that classic film What about Bob? in which Bob arranges to have himself tied to the mast of a sailboat? He wants to be included in his friends’ activities despite his fears, and as the boat goes forward he yells with pride, “I’m sailing! I’m a sailor! I sail!” We chuckle, but what exactly makes this scene so funny? I think it’s the absurd juxtaposition of an identity claim with evidence that it’s not true. I love this scene because those statements represent three overlapping but not identical realities. To get grammar-nerdy about it: The present participle “I’m sailing” implies that this occurrence is happening right now, but might not happen regularly. I’m not swimming or walking. I’m sailing. https://writerunboxed.com/2026/02/26/who-are-you-part-two/ #CRAFT #REALWORLD #character #identity
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 25, 2026
HERO’S JOURNEY: Crafting the Path to Greatness Career Authors To help you craft an epic hero, Career Authors proudly presents the fifth installment in our series of infographics—HERO’S JOURNEY: Crafting the Path To Greatness HERO’S JOURNEY: Crafting the Path to Greatness Brian Andrews… https://careerauthors.com/heros-journey-an-infographic-guide/ #Craft #calltoaction #craft #hero #herosjourney
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 19, 2026
Flog a Pro: Would You Turn the First Page of this Bestseller? Email readers, heads up! For the full effect, pause after the excerpt and decide: Would you turn the page? Vote and then scroll for the reveal! Trained by reading hundreds of submissions, editors and agents often make their read/not-read decision on the first page . In a customarily formatted book manuscript with chapters starting about 1/3 of the way down the page (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point type), there are 16 or 17 lines on the first page. Here’s the question: Would you pay good money to read the rest of the chapter? With 50 chapters in a book that costs $15, each chapter would be “worth” 30 cents. https://writerunboxed.com/2026/02/19/flog-a-pro-would-you-turn-the-first-page-of-this-bestseller-43/ #BookTalk #CRAFT #FlogaPro
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 16, 2026
3 Ways to Write Effective Backstory Career Authors In fiction, writing effective backstory is a tricky balance. Too much too fast, and you’ve committed the dreaded “info dump” that risks losing your reader’s attention for good. Too little, and readers may not understand who your characters are, what motivates them, and why they act the way they do. But at its very best, […] 3 Ways to Write Effective Backstory Jessica Strawser… https://careerauthors.com/3-ways-to-write-effective-backstory/ #Craft #craft #fiction #writingtips
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 13, 2026
When Friday the 13th Meets Valentine’s Day This is the second month in a row where the post I anticipated writing has been preempted by events—this time, by the calendar. Given the conjunction of two of the year’s most emotionally charged days, how could I not write about fear and love? Let me tell you a story. One of the most significant writing workshops I ever took part in was titled “Finding the Story.” It was run by screenwriter Gill Dennis, most famous for his script for the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. In the workshop, Gill provided three cues, and we were to write scenes from our own past that those prompts suggested. The prompts were, in order: Moment of Greatest Fear Moment of Greatest Shame I Love You … https://writerunboxed.com/2026/02/13/when-friday-the-13th-meets-valentines-day/ #CRAFT #REALWORLD #Writinglife #character #characterarc
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 11, 2026
In the Beginning It’s February, we’re on day 5,392 of snow/bitter cold/ice/biting wind (let’s not even get into politics), and all I want to do is lose myself in reading a great book. And yet I have picked up and put down three different books without getting sucked into any of them. Is it my current frame of mind, or is it the books? https://writerunboxed.com/2026/02/11/in-the-beginning-3/ #CRAFT #REALWORLD #adviceforwriters #KathleenMcCleary #novelopenings
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 09, 2026
The Art of Deceit: Crafting a Novel With an Unreliable Narrator Career Authors Writing a novel is hard enough—add an unreliable narrator, and the stakes rise fast. Editor Dana Isaacson digs into the hidden pitfalls of one of fiction’s most seductive devices. The Art of Deceit: Crafting a Novel With an Unreliable Narrator Dana Isaacson… https://careerauthors.com/unreliable-narrator-2/ #Craft
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@neonbubble@mstdn.social · Jan 31, 2026
Around eighteen months after starting, my wife's completed the second of her king cards cross stitches, the King of Hearts. Like the first one this one is about 110,000 stitches. Two to go. Looks a bit like Star Trek's Q to us. #CrossStitch #XStitch #Craft #Crafts #StarTrek
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@Nettlephagus@pixl.fi · Jan 30, 2026
Tiny wood spoon I made it from birch #craft #crafts #woodcrafts
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@astro_jcm@mastodon.online · Dec 27, 2025
After 15 months of hard work, my dad has finished this impressive model of Minas Tirith! It is 1.4 m high and entirely hand-made out of wood. One of the most time-consuming parts was manually engraving the bricks on all walls and buildings, but this was key to properly convey the huge size of the city. Everything was painted by hand, adding some wear and tear. For a behind-the-scenes look at how he built this check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Ywlc8ojjE #lotr #MastoArt #art #craft
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