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maryrobinettekowal

maryrobinette

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Hugo, Nebula, Locus award-winning novelist SF, fantasy writing advice

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I've got a fair bit of travel over the next two weeks. I'm going to try to take you with me and let you see what it's like to be an author on the road. #booktok #booktour #sanfrancisco #festivalofbooks #bayarea #maryrobinettekowal created by maryrobinette with maryrobinette's original sound
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I've got a fair bit of travel over the next two weeks. I'm going to try to take you with me and let you see what it's like to be an author on the road.

#booktok #booktour #sanfrancisco #festivalofbooks #bayarea #maryrobinettekowal
It's been bucketing rain, which makes my walks in the woods an adventure.

Also, meet Guppy aka Guest Puppy who is a stray staying with us right now.

#forest #waterways #dogsoftiktok
Be gentle with yourselves. I am trying to be with myself.

#depression #petloss
The end of the novel often feels like it takes forever to write.

#booktok #ending #writingadvice
#stitch with @Author Nicky Wheeler You're looking for a reversion or termination clause.

#stitch #writingadvice #booktok #copyright
Replying to @undercoversmother

#ghostwriter #booktok #writingadvice
Roving is our foster cat. She's available for adoption through the North Georgia Animal Alliance. She's about a year old.

She will make a great adventure cat. She's sweet, she's a little sassy, and very very smart. We are working on "high five" now #adoptdontshop #adoptme #catsoftiktok
Replying to @jmesomething Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho #booktok #SorcererToTheCrown #regencyera #fantasy
Replying to @gameranieca85 Sometimes auditioning characters can give you a new understanding of a scene.

#writingadvice #characters #booktok #authorsoftiktok
Replying to @danececchelli I couldn't pick just one.

#authorsoftiktok #favoritemovies #favoritescifishow
Replying to @some_bald_guy sometimes you can't find motivation, so you have to borrow it.

#writingadvice #booktok #authorsoftiktok #motivation
Replying to @hyrumhawks most of the time I can use the techniques to fix the old story, but sometimes it's not worth saving.
Replying to @theultravioletletter I'm either doing structured procrastination, or chasing a deadline. with the latter I leave myself lots of "breadcrumbs" so that I remember what my intentions are when I switch projects.

#authorsoftiktok #booktok #multitasking #writingadvice
Replying to @cztacks Don't self-reject. When you're going to sign up for programming, even if you don't have anything published yet.

#authorsoftiktok #booktok #publishingadvice
When you realize you've made a mistake in a book It's tempting to go back and fix it immediately, but making notes about it and then fixing it later will often help you refine what that is supposed to be.

#booktok #firstchapter #authorsoftiktok
I love taking a place I've been and using it as a jumping off place for a story.

#TheSpareMan #booktok #setting
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