Author of FROELICH’S LADDER and THE SPACE BETWEEN TWO DEATHS

Portland, Ore.
Joined January 2010
My #fiction is now available on @Patreon! #WIPs and previously unpublished #novels for $2.99/month. patreon.com/JamieYourdon?utm…
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#WritingCommunity, I’m not sure how I feel about this platform. I made a commitment to post through #nanowrimo22; now I’m going to step back and contemplate my relationship with #Twitter.
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#WritingCommunity, it’s #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday! The best way to promote your work. Share your books, blogs, podcasts, and websites in the comments and #follow your fellow #writers. Finally, #retweet to reach the widest possible audience.
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#WritingCommunity, it’s time for a #writerslift! The best way to connect and gain #followers. Share a comment below and #follow your fellow #writers. Then #retweet to reach the widest possible audience. Enjoy your #FollowFriday!
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 30 ** You’re nearly at the finish line! Now’s a good time to ask these holistic questions: Just for fun, would you plot be categorized as a comedy (characters come together in the end) or a tragedy (characters in isolation)?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 29 ** You’re nearly at the finish line! Now’s a good time to ask these holistic questions: Is your ending inevitable (without being obvious)?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 28 ** You’re nearly at the finish line! Now’s a good time to ask these holistic questions: Did you resolve your central conflict? How about your subplots — any of those still unresolved?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 27 ** Status update! What’s your word count? How’re you feeling about your book? Connect with other #writers in the comments.
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#WritingCommunity, it’s #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday! The best way to promote your work. Share your books, blogs, podcasts, and websites in the comments and #follow your fellow #writers. Finally, #retweet to reach the widest possible audience.
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#WritingCommunity, it’s time for a #writerslift! The best way to connect and gain #followers. Share a comment below and #follow your fellow #writers. Then #retweet to reach the widest possible audience. Enjoy your #FollowFriday!
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 24 ** With one week left, let’s consider how to land your novel. Act 3 is where the fun stuff happens. Did you leave yourself any fun Easter eggs (e.g., characters that can unexpectedly reappear)?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 23 ** With one week left, let’s consider how to land your novel. Act 3 is where the fun stuff happens. What two characters will meet for the first time?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 22 ** With one week left, let’s consider how to land your novel. Act 3 is where the fun stuff happens. How will the resolution of a subplot further the resolution of the main plot?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 21 ** With one week left, let’s consider how to land your novel. Act 3 is where the fun stuff happens. How will the initial conflict be resolved?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 20 ** Status update! What’s your word count? How’re you feeling about your book? Connect with other #writers in the comments.
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#WritingCommunity, it’s #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday! The best way to promote your work. Share your books, blogs, podcasts, and websites in the comments and #follow your fellow #writers. Finally, #retweet to reach the widest possible audience.
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#WritingCommunity, it’s time for a #writerslift! The best way to connect and gain #followers. Share a comment below and #follow your fellow #writers. Then #retweet to reach the widest possible audience. Enjoy your #FollowFriday!
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 17 ** As we approach the midway point, let’s focus on plot structure. Here’s a good question to ask yourself: What two characters haven’t met yet? What could bring them together by the book’s final pages?
It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 16 ** As we approach the midway point, let’s focus on plot structure. Here’s a good question to ask yourself: Do you have any fun subplots that keep the narrative moving along?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 15 ** As we approach the midway point, let’s focus on plot structure. Here’s a good question to ask yourself: Are things getting better, better, better (peak) or worse, worse, worse (valley)?
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It’s #NaNoWriMo2022! ** DAY 14 ** As we approach the midway point, let’s focus on plot structure. Here’s a good question to ask yourself: Has there been a “burned bridge,” a decision or action that committed your MC to follow a new path?
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