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microwrites is a place for writers to write... just a little. brane goblens welcome. contact: poetonthebus (at) gmail dot com first print edition available now

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Well what did I say? ISSUE TWO LAUNCHING NOW microwrites.wordpress.com/20…
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As an editor, I closely analyze POV in every story I work on. Many are written in close 3rd person, but I often see writers struggle with this perspective as the story unfolds. These are the 5 most common mistakes I see in close 3rd person POV, & how to fix them (a 🧵):
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I went to lunch and set up a macro that just replies to this guy with a list of fortune cookie style replies and he’s been responding to it every 5 minutes or less for almost 2 hours now lol.
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Oh fine, my first line is "It's difficult to conceive of a ghost story in the endless daylight of late May, when Spring swoons into Summer and the skies shimmer with swifts." It might be the only bit I get written for this one.
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It was only as she reached the airport that she remembered the jacket she had left behind next to the body - the one with her passport in the top pocket.
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I’ve thought that there may be some mileage in one of the proposed warning message to far future generations about nuclear waste. Not the whole thing but maybe a few ideas in there?
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Kris Holt@KrisHolt11 Jun 2023
Gonna have to employ someone to go through my Twitter DMs and delete all the spam because @elonmusk clearly can’t afford to
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BAZAKE@BazakeMedia30 May 2023
🚨 | TECHNOLOGY: @UC_Borehamwood's Computer Science department has utilised a sophisticated AI system to reveal that if Leonardo da Vinci had continued painting his Mona Lisa on a larger canvas it would have included an LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin and two demons drinking pints of lager.
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ZINE LAUNCH! I'm very excited about the prospect of getting this working. And so should you be! Because there's a good chance you'll be part of it! Or you could own it and that would be, I tell you now, SUPER COOL. microwrites.wordpress.com/20…
A fanned-out book lamp

ALT A fanned-out book lamp

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So, the flood gates have opened. FlashFlood now open for flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. You can see details of our guidelines and to see who this year's editors are here: nationalflashfictionday.co.u…
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thom@ManOnThe1006 Apr 2023
Without downloading any new images, show me your writing process.
Tonight's episode: The writer's barely-disguised fetish

ALT Tonight's episode: The writer's barely-disguised fetish

Ah shit, here we go again

ALT Ah shit, here we go again

Stop saying that.

ALT Stop saying that.

Laughing panda holding up a crying face over its own face.

ALT Laughing panda holding up a crying face over its own face.

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HEY DUGGEE@HEYDUGGEE22 Dec 2022
Everyone watching you open your presents like 👀 #HeyDuggee
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thom@ManOnThe10020 Dec 2022
Actually managed to get up to 2.5k words here, pretty proud of myself.
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Now, I'll be honest, this is too long. But I was enjoying myself and I can't win so I let it go over. It might be the best thing I've written in ages? Maybe. It's about an uninvited guest, and is maybe a little bit sinister microwrites.wordpress.com/20…
A snowman with no features beyond stick arms, in falling snow. Thanks to Matt Seymour @mattseymour for making the original photo available on Unsplash 🎁 https://unsplash.com/photos/G-itAemNKg8

ALT A snowman with no features beyond stick arms, in falling snow. Thanks to Matt Seymour @mattseymour for making the original photo available on Unsplash 🎁 https://unsplash.com/photos/G-itAemNKg8

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Gemma@GemIsWriting20 Dec 2022
My pal wrote this, and it is bittersweet and lovely
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Like a festive chocolate or mince pie, another? Go on. This is Christmas With a C, by @howlieT, which I found just extremely real and relatable. I saw myself in this! microwrites.wordpress.com/20…
A half-eaten Christmas pudding. Thanks to Hello I'm Nik @helloimnik for making the original photo available on Unsplash 🎁 https://unsplash.com/photos/hsTC-pU4kqs

ALT A half-eaten Christmas pudding. Thanks to Hello I'm Nik @helloimnik for making the original photo available on Unsplash 🎁 https://unsplash.com/photos/hsTC-pU4kqs

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Christmas story writing contest LET'S GO microwrites.wordpress.com/20…
Christmas Story Contest 2022

Christmas Story Contest 2022

it’s the brand new, conceptually-tricky, Christmas Story Contest!

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Looking for a good response please - what would be the best prize for a Christmas story contest? A) A collection of Christmas-themed short stories B) A DVD of BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas C) No reward beyond the rightful acclaim of your peers D) Other (reply with suggestion)
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19 votes • Final results
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Also, it reminds me of Dickens. He would change styles to make you feel certain ways about different characters and that was amazing (and made you feel uneasy when reading that character, but that was the point.)
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Adam@adamgreattweet3 Nov 2022
I was fired from Twitter this morning. I was responsible for the timeline refreshing the second you saw a good tweet
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Bird photography tips.
A four panel comic titled "Bird Photography Tips". In panel 1, labeled Good Bird Photo, a Cape May Warbler stands on a branch. The caption says "excellent lighting, subject in focus, field marks clearly visible". In panel 2, labeled "Great Bird Photo," the warbler is caught mid-leap, and the caption says "peerless athleticism, levitation?, powerful". In panel 3, labeled Excellent Bird Photo, the warbler is facing the camera and is very round, and the caption says "borb, round, a good bird". In panel 3, labeled Exceptional Bird Photo, the warbler is frozen in mid-flight, its wings tight against its body so it looks like a torpedo, and the caption says "nyoooooom".

ALT A four panel comic titled "Bird Photography Tips". In panel 1, labeled Good Bird Photo, a Cape May Warbler stands on a branch. The caption says "excellent lighting, subject in focus, field marks clearly visible". In panel 2, labeled "Great Bird Photo," the warbler is caught mid-leap, and the caption says "peerless athleticism, levitation?, powerful". In panel 3, labeled Excellent Bird Photo, the warbler is facing the camera and is very round, and the caption says "borb, round, a good bird". In panel 3, labeled Exceptional Bird Photo, the warbler is frozen in mid-flight, its wings tight against its body so it looks like a torpedo, and the caption says "nyoooooom".

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