Natasha de Carvalho

What if my darlings kill me first? #amwriting

@MeganDavidhizar Memoir: let's add another trauma.

The difference between writers: Fantasy: Let’s add another world. Romance: Let’s add another kiss. Thriller: Let’s add another body.

@DNicholsAuthor My characters are always breathing slowly, shrugging and watching themselves cry in the mirror. Yeah no. Not me projecting or anything.

What do your characters do too much of? Mine: nodding, reaching, sighing (thank goodness for editing) Your turn! Go! #WritingCommunity #writer #writers #writing #amwriting #amwritingfiction #writingq

What if my inner voice is an asshole? Who do I listen to then?

@kellylbeck I’d read this!

What inspired your book? "Being falsely accused of sleeping with my professor and named as the main cause of his impending divorce and having no idea about it until after she ran my name through the mud and I lost a job over it...but add goats." Too much? #amquerying

#braintumorthursday Today, the memoir I started in 1999--2 years after my son was diagnosed with a pilocytic astrocytoma--goes back to the publisher for final approval, then on to the printer. On May 2, it becomes a reality. Whoa. bit.ly/3YvplUe

Should you stick with your ideas when you begin to doubt them or do you change course? bookinc.org/when-to-abando… #amwriting #WritingCommmunity

@KarenDeBonis How exciting!

Today, I'll send the once-and-for-all FINAL version of my memoir to my publisher so it can go to print. On May 2, the world will know my story. Holy shit.

@LauraPAuthor I re-outline or write a synopsis so I can catch any structural issues before I get down to nitry gritty. I make sure every scene has a cause and effect trajectory.

Authors, I'm examining my process. After finishing a first draft, giving it some time and then reading it through again, what's your next step?

@human_erin @AuthAccelerator Thanks! Still in training for the coaching certificate but so close!!!

Writing a novel or memoir? Need some clarity, wherever you are in the process? There are only a few spots left for my upcoming story fundamentals course and I’d love to see you there! projectwritenow.org/writers-instit… #5amwritersclub #amwriting

Tell me you’re revising without telling me you’re revising. I’ll go first: #amwriting #WritingCommmunity

Comedy writers are safe - Chat GDP has no sense of humor. I asked it to write pickleball jokes and this is what I got: #ChatGPT , #amwriting

@JozzieSV @TSNOTYAW And what a great one it was!!! @ceciliaclyra and @carlywatters really told it how it was today, and @BiancaM_author interview with Jeffrey Archer was soooo good. I wanted to@know more about each of those drafts.

I was feeling a little blah today but then I remembered NEW EPISODE!

@ceciliaclyra Hi! What novels come to mind for you as examples of romcom / family saga blend?

For romcoms, my taste veers towards genre-blends, i.e., a romcom that’s also a family saga or a romcom com that’s also a thriller. DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto is a great example and my all-time favorite romcom.

All right, #amquerying writers—let’s talk #MSWL because it’s a new year! What follows is what I’m looking for as an agent, i.e., my tastes, opinions, and impressions, as well as examples of some of my favorite books. It’s all subjective, of course. (A 🧵) #WritingCommunity

@ceciliaclyra My protagonist has had a heart attack after losing her husband. Her grown daughter sweeps in and takes control. The whole MC’s transformation arc is from someone who does what they are told, to someone who has some agency / control of their life.

How do power dynamics come into play in the first scene of your story? #WritingCommunity

Who wants a free evaluation of their fiction manuscript? I have one spot for someone as part of my Author Accelerator book coach certification practicum. Reach out #WritingCommunity #amwriting #binders

My 75 y.o. dad is pretty immobile. It’s his back, his groin, his everything. But when he crosses the threshold of #CostCo it’s a holy miracle: He can suddenly sprint the aisles for gorilla glue and spicy sauce bargains.

@BookIncOrg Love it Eli

Today my parents went home after a three week visit. Excuse me while I stare at the wall for 48 hours.