D.L. Scarpe

Read Übermensch and answer the 100 year-old burning question. Why did they do it? #questpit #P #HF

May 21, 2026 marks the 102 year anniversary of the death of Bobby Franks, a 14-year-old boy who was kidnapped and killed by Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb. Head over to Amazon and check out my novel, Übermensch, a fictional retelling of the crime, focusing on the reason why they did it. #Ubermensch #LeopoldandLoeb #truecrime #historicalfiction #psychologicalthriller #chicago amazon.com/%C3%9Cbermensc…

I love the smell of a campfire, but I hate to camp. 🤷‍♀️

Q for my writer friends: How many words are in your titles? My 1st novel has 5, the 2nd has 4, & the other 3 have 1. Next Q is what do you think the limit is/should be? #WritingCommunity #WritersOfTwitter #WritersLife #Writing #WritersHelpingWriters

@AuthorGFAllen An obsession.

Do you think writing is a skill or a talent?

@DebsHof Good luck with surgery!

So not only am I am an author but I’m now awaiting open heart surgery! Say hi!

@otokyo__ Smokey the Bear

Without Googling

@klhicks912 Editing and revising

Where are you in your writing process right now?

Has anyone who oil-pulls ever accidentally swallowed some of the oil? Ugh, it's so gross.

@Pro__Author Look at or obsess over? Both, lol.

Do you look at the reviews of your own books?

@james_xond We read books and played outside, lol.

People who grew up without internet, how did you deal with boredom at home?

@omgsidewalks Sleep on it. Tomorrow will be better, so don't give up on anything, especially not yourself!

To any who survived rock bottom… what’s one piece of advice you’d give to someone who feels like giving up right now?

@bsnakbooks I feel your pain and will go one further--family members who don't give a damn.

I am in disbelief that so many “ friends” don’t even respond to my book launch invite. And many more can’t give a straight answer if they are coming. What is so hard about responding and simply saying idk or not coming?

@BellaBaddie__ Lie down in the dark with no noise and maybe a cold compress on your head? Best of luck and feel better.

how do you fix a headache without medicine ? because nothing is working at this point.

@AuthorTRobare Awesome! Congrats.

I am 7 sales away from the 400 lifetime milestone. That is pretty amazing for me. I know to some that might not be much, but I was always unsure of I would sell much. Now I am 7 away from 400. 🥳 so close.

@EmilySm43 Gary Gulman

Be brutally honest 🤔

@klhicks912 I usually have the title before I start writing--a working title at least, lol.

When you are struggling to come up with a book title, what is your go to method to decide?

@AuthorGFAllen Valley of the Dolls.

Without telling me your age… what was the very FIRST book you ever remember reading?

@Murk441 My granddaughter's name is Clara, and I love it!

Please help

Question. Audio books, yay or nay? What about having your audio book recorded by AI? (Okay, 2 questions.) This inquiring mind wants to know your opinions. #writers #writingrules #writerslife #writersdilemma

@Wordsmith66 True. Some days I want to throw in the towel, but I haven't. Not yet, anyway. Sometimes I wonder why I'm wasting my time.

@dl_scarpe It's hard for us to get noticed when there's 11,000 books being published every day. And worse because we're indie authors, so we don't have a team of experts helping us. But I'm still not giving up...

Why is selling books so damn difficult?