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writing 2025
2026, July
2405 Things I did while writing the book that got me...
1432 Today I wrote 4,000 words, solved a plot proble...
1189 If you write only 300 words a day for an entire...
1115 What screams bad writing?
1039 a writing mistake i learned the hard way
830 Three Years Ago, I Posted Here For Advice. The ...
554 Trust the reader's intelligence.
549 Reading Comprehension Hell
540 What I've discovered after a few years of writing
531 What makes a good character? Choices.
2026, June
1411 Is it dumb for me to WANT to write those cheesy...
1247 I'm calling it quits
1188 Why (exactly) is The Hunger Games so well-written?
1175 Do you prefer chapter titles or not?
950 The only rule of writing is don’t be boring.
795 A lot of writers are pantsers and don’t know it...
788 Your voice is how you naturally write
654 "No one can ever write the same story as you, e...
548 Reading is making me want to quit writing
488 Alan Gribben, Twain Scholar Who Excised Slur Fr...
2026, May
5748 To Everyone Here Not Working On Their Novel
2327 Adding clarification around Rule 3 - No Generat...
1903 Recently discovered the work of Russian absurdi...
1601 Trab publishing has rules and stop getting mad ...
1501 I can't stop writing like an edgelord
1451 Are there no spaces for more literary writers o...
1198 If every day you spend 30 minutes reading and t...
861 Ideas are Cheap. Prose isn’t.
830 If I could steal a process, it'd be Lauren Grof...
783 Some people here like the idea of writing a boo...
2026, April
3446 Please stop comparing yourself to the legends.
3436 I now understand why people go on writing retre...
2260 5 things you probably didn't realize you have i...
1584 Stop making every fantasy character name imposs...
958 The gold handle was gold.
821 A WARNING TO YOUNG WRITERS: DO NOW, DISTRESS LATER
764 Published my novel 3 months ago and still have ...
715 Purple Prose is okay, actually
647 "It's for my book, I promise", he said as they ...
635 An Exercise for Writers who Don't Read
2026, March
3366 I just realized my main character's dad died twice
2379 I suffer from the 'TV brain prose' problem, and...
2023 I don’t know who needs to hear this, but rubber...
1645 No. Writing female characters is not difficult.
1640 I wrote a whole book before I understood the bu...
1243 Reading a lot is not the same as reading like a...
973 What are things that just scream bad writing?
890 Authors and writers, research your nonfiction b...
880 First draft? Here's a fun trick
881 Accidentally became a morning writer and it's t...
2026, February
3014 Everyone in my book was nodding like crazy ?
2501 Worst nightmare has come true
2028 When I feel like there is no hope...
1750 Losing my shit. Found my 28 year old first hand...
1121 The real reason reading is essential
1122 What’s the clearest sign of a new writer?
1071 If I read about one more MFer asking if it's ok...
1057 "Would it be bad?"
996 My publisher removed the second word of my nove...
855 What’s going on with Romance books?
2026, January
2843 How I Stopped Sucking
2108 You need to live a little
1984 Holy shit it actually is just that easy.
1026 To those who need to hear it:
968 Trying to write without reading other books is ...
882 I created a dialogue cheat sheet
745 When you give advice about writing, please use ...
709 Writing youtubers waste our time. Read books in...
688 The best piece of advice I've ever gotten was a...
604 Readers/audiences who intentionally search for ...
