Most beginning writers are given the advice to “Write what you know,” which often results in lots of stories of authors arguing with their muse, the frustration of having too few – or too many – ideas, and other such topics familiar to writers. The Uncapped Pen contains fifty of my short stories dealing with some aspect of writing.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKL2Z3G3
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Your pull-over tee-shirt is inside out. To put it on, you...
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" ...the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power." - FDR, 1938
I'm printing this out. Great explainer. Very clear.
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The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks:
Are you a sci-fi author? From moons to supernova, this series offers details, visuals. Write a story - have the science as needed.
Inspiration, then #worldbuilding .
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I spent a few happy moments wandering around the mall bookstore —I might have parted with some cash! Although I consume many eBooks and audiobooks, nothing beats the experience of reading from a tangible book.
Great novels and great stories have characters people care about. - Wrtr #amwriting #Writing #author #writer #authorsky
Clinquant (adjective): Glittering with gold or silver; tinseled.
Example: "The ballroom was decorated with clinquant ornaments that sparkled under the chandelier."
Sneaking into backyards of the ultra-rich inspired author's new novel
By Nicola Heath and Claire Nichols
Robert Lukins' third novel is a Succession-like saga set in a wealthy enclave in Connecticut in the 1990s.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/robert-lukins-author-somebody-down-there-likes-me/105042750
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
"perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning..." — The New York Times
Sale: $19.00 to $1.99
Author: Jane Jacobs
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (1,573 Reviews)
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A sculptor's creation brings his dream closer to reality.
Read 3 min short story "Birdwatcher": https://medium.com/@wildernesstory/birdwatcher-6c68c4ae21de
Chapter 3 of Jigsaw City is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city
The City of Kurg calls out to Nicole in a dream and she begins to explore her connection to it, despite the fact she doesn't quite fully comprehend what's happening.
Kurg begins to teach her, demonstrating the fact that the hexagonal coin she got for her birthday can unfold into something much larger.
Allison
"Takes the girl-with-supernatural-powers-gets-pushed-too-far trope and makes it delicious again." -- Errant Dreams
Sale: $3.99 to $0.99
Author: Jeff Strand.
Rating: 4.4 out of 5 (652 Reviews)
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In a place where nothing lasts, three outcasts finally found something worth keeping.
Read 6th and the FINAL chapter of "Threefold" here: https://medium.com/@wildernesstory/threefold-ch-6-final-110d8c82d942
