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@nicolezelniker @tay_epperson @tracydeonn @allisonstalberg @zlikeinzorro @aidenschmaiden Thanks for the shout-out!

For my 2023 tbr list, I want to add more fantasy series SO WHAT ARE YALLS FAVORITES #WritingCommunity

@trans_icon_mika I've had a couple of students miss a lot of classes this semester too. When they miss so much, it can be hard for them to catch up, and it's also hard for me to assess their participation grade. But I'm trying to be more lenient because of the pandemic.

At the #LouisvilleBookFestival today and tomorrow! #yabooks #yafantasy #authorsoftwitter #thecoseemasaga

The Twin Stars, Book 1 of the #CoseemaSaga, is just $0.99 (ebook) through the end of the month. Grab your copy now! amazon.com/Twin-Stars-Cos… #YAFantasy #portalfantasy #YAbooks #MentalHealthAwareness #AuthorsOfTwitter

I'm good at making characters talk big and threaten each other, but when it comes to actually writing fight scenes...*sigh*. Who likes writing battles? #WritingCommunity #writingq #AuthorsOfTwitter

I'm a plotter, but it's funny. A character who was originally meant to be nobody is ending up playing a bigger role than I ever anticipated and is now one of my favorite characters. Has this happened to you? #amwriting #amwritingya #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #writingq

@EdenSolera In the world of my series, it's called a Gift, and it's art/creativity based. Musicians, singers, writers, dancers, etc. can do magical things with their talents.

#WritingCommunity It's August, and the new theme is magic. To start, does magic exist in your world? If so, what is it called (if there's a name other than just "magic")? #WritingQ #amwriting #WIP

Anyone else have the nightmare that you get hit by a bus and some well-intended soul finds your *first draft* on your computer and decides to posthumously release it to the world thinking that's what you would want? ... asking for a friend #WritingCommunity #writingq #amwriting

It's the last day of Camp NaNoWriMo. I have 2,100 words left to write and very little time to write them. I need some good wishes! #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

Just hit 50K words on my WIP, The Coseema Saga Book 3. Lots of drama and action in this one--it's been fun to write so far! #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #amwritingya #yabooks

What time of day do you get the most writing done? #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writingq #amwritingfantasy #AuthorsOfTwitter

@joey_wingster I do that sometimes as well--write the dialogue as a script first, then fill in the dialogue tags and details later.

I love writing dialogue and characters' internal reflections, but I struggle with action sequences and fight scenes. Now I have to write an epic battle. Wish me luck! What do you struggle with? #WritingCommunity #writingq #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #amwritingYA

@Kiraofthewind1 Conquest. He's generated a little bit of a cult around himself, and some people genuinely believe in him, but most are just too terrified to resist.

#WorldbuilderChat Q3 What gives the ruler of your fictional country a ‘right to rule’? Religion? Conquest? Money? Will of the people?

@TFiredrake I hear you.

@bdportman Good luck! Just remember that practical physics apply! I struggle at writing with depression. It can make it pretty hard at times.

@authorsuec I remember reading "paradigm" as a kid and pronouncing it "pa-ra-di-gim" for a long time.

What words did you learn reading and subsequently mispronounce? Mine was façade. I thought it was pronounced fack-aide for an embarrassingly long period of my life. #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity

Happy book birthday to the Twin Stars, released one year ago today! Help me celebrate! You can get your copy for just $0.99 (ebook) or $9.99 (paperback) this week. amazon.com/Twin-Stars-Cos… #YAfantasy #CoseemaSaga #YAbooks #scififantasybooks #authorsoftwitter

@deidrejowen It's not wrong.

I feel attacked. I mean, the answer is 3, but ATTACKED.

@metacene_mark My villain also rips out someone's eye. Maybe they'd get along! :D

@bdportman Roque: he's obsessed with the one seer he couldn't seduce, and would restore Everly's sight - by ripping out someone else's eyes, of course. Avi Devi: just looks out for #1. Werther/the Leer: wasn't really interested in that animal-emotion stuff even before he went monstrous.

Does your villain have a love interest? Do they actually care about them or are they just using them? #WritingCommunity #writingQ #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #YAFantasy