Question for professional writers, and specifically authors: do you write every day? How much do you get done on average in a week? How do you manage creative burnout? #writerscommunity#writerslife#writersofbluesky#AuthorLife#WritingCommmunity#writing
Having one of those rare days where the tiled groundwork of understanding at last clicks into place and I step back and behold a stronger floor for my writing than before. I just became a much better and more interesting author.
One of the hardest parts about meaningful art is that it forces you to confront yourself. I've been prevaricating about writing an outline for a character with a complicated family relationship, and wouldn't you know it, it's because I'm avoiding my own unresolved feelings of grief and anger.
The traditional Five Act structure is absolute bullshit. Very much reads as categorisation invented by someone who didn't know how stories work, to try to describe what they read but didn't understand. A story where the actual climax is smack in the middle bores in the back half.
On the negative side, I'm currently sick with an inner ear infection. Antibiotics let me sleep decently, which was good. On the positive, I dreamed up the premise to a new story. What if the regressive conservative/fascist movement got the world they thought they wanted?
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Interview with J. Thornbury Can you give us an introduction to who you are, and the sort of things you like to create? My name's James, and I'm an author. I've been writing since I was very young. M...
Congratulations to June / July Challenge winner @jthornauthor.bsky.social for their short story 'Artificial' which was based on the challenge theme of the same name! They have also answered a few questions for us, which we will share momentarily!
Thank you to the lovely person who wrote me an email to say how much they liked my story, Artificial. Knowing that my work is appreciated by strangers is endlessly warming.
I've written a new story. "Artificial" is a story about being that kind of guy. You can read it here: jthornburyauthor.com#shortstoryar...
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