Award-winning author, over-achieving perfectionist, argues w/imaginary friends—er, characters in my head. Free Writing Tools! she/her @JamiGold@mastodon.social
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Hey everyone, with all the Twitter is doomed vibes, a few things:
If you haven't signed up for my writing newsletters because "I'll just hear about it on Twitter," now might be a good time to actually subscribe.😉 (I have big news coming soon!)
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What is Cognitive Mode Theory--and how might understanding it help us as writers?
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Struggle with procrastination--or simply being mentally stuck? Here's help:
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What do our readers expect, and how can we ensure weaknesses or unintended subtext don't make our readers disappointed?
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How can we meet our readers' expectations with our stories?
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If you struggle to write an uncomfortable scene, you might have better luck focusing narrowly on the character's point of view:
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Need to write an uncomfortable scene and not sure how to get past the discomfort and awkwardness?
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Which writing craft skills are most important for great storytelling?
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Can great storytelling save a story with imperfect craft? If so, how can we improve those skills?
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Given how hard it is to define "good storytelling," how can we improve our skills?
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Everyone talks about improving our writing craft skills but what about our *storytelling* skills? Are we just stuck with our level of "talent", or can we improve those skills too?
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What's your personal AI policy? When do you think it's okay to use it or not?
Don't fall into an ethical or legal quagmire simply because you didn't consider the issues ahead of time. I've even got some starter-questions to help you begin... 😉
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Don't miss my latest guest post at Writers Helping Writers, where I'm sharing tips for how to use our strengths against AI's weaknesses:
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Obviously, with the Anthropic news, the issues of AI and authors have been top-of-mind for many. I wanted to point out how we can value our humanity in this difficult world:
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Are you writing a series? Check out these tips for how to keep readers invested!
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On my blog today, I'm sharing examples from the Love, Gaiian, and Monsters series by @WendySparrow to show how to keep our series fresh...and readers reading. 😁
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Don't miss my latest Resident Writing Coach guest post for Angela and Becca. 😁
Want to encourage readers to keep reading your series? Check out these tips!
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Our story's themes are *meant* to add meaning and "say" more to readers. How can we make our stories stronger and deeper by using ***multiple*** themes? 😉
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ALT Apple on books with text: Deepen Your Craft with Resident Writing Coach Jami Gold (at Writers Helping Writers)
Did you know that your stories will usually have multiple themes? Do you know how to make them work together and not conflict or undercut each other?
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ALT Apple on books with text: Deepen Your Craft with Resident Writing Coach Jami Gold (at Writers Helping Writers)
Did you watch the @arcaneshow on Netflix? The complex characters and storytelling of the show have some great lessons for us as writers -- especially how to make multiple themes work together toward a cohesive, epic story. 😁
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ALT Apple on books with text: Deepen Your Craft with Resident Writing Coach Jami Gold (at Writers Helping Writers)
Don't miss my latest guest post on Writers Helping Writers! I'm sharing the various ways our story's themes can interact and how to make multiple themes deepen and strengthen our story... 😊
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