Every time I catch one of my errors before someone else can, I know no amount of read throughs is too many read throughs. #writerlife #authorthoughts #blackbooksky
December 7, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Every time I catch one of my errors before someone else can, I know no amount of read throughs is too many read throughs. #writerlife #authorthoughts #blackbooksky
March 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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September 12, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Love going through a bookshop especially ones this beautiful at Novels Nook in Yarra Glen (detailed video coming shortly) - and wondered how everyone comes up with their story ideas? Dreams? Bolt of Inspiration? Brainstorming? #Authorthoughts #bookshops #booksky
August 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Love going through a bookshop especially ones this beautiful at Novels Nook in Yarra Glen (detailed video coming shortly) - and wondered how everyone comes up with their story ideas? Dreams? Bolt of Inspiration? Brainstorming? #Authorthoughts #bookshops #booksky
💙📚 Research tells me what happened.
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
September 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
💙📚 Research tells me what happened.
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Q: How do your characters form?
A: I don’t build bios—I start with a dilemma. What if a noble magistrate’s ideals were shunned? What if your magic vanished in a magical world? Falcio and Kellen emerged from questions like these.
#WritingCommunity #AuthorThoughts #FantasyFiction #QandA
A: I don’t build bios—I start with a dilemma. What if a noble magistrate’s ideals were shunned? What if your magic vanished in a magical world? Falcio and Kellen emerged from questions like these.
#WritingCommunity #AuthorThoughts #FantasyFiction #QandA
April 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Q: How do your characters form?
A: I don’t build bios—I start with a dilemma. What if a noble magistrate’s ideals were shunned? What if your magic vanished in a magical world? Falcio and Kellen emerged from questions like these.
#WritingCommunity #AuthorThoughts #FantasyFiction #QandA
A: I don’t build bios—I start with a dilemma. What if a noble magistrate’s ideals were shunned? What if your magic vanished in a magical world? Falcio and Kellen emerged from questions like these.
#WritingCommunity #AuthorThoughts #FantasyFiction #QandA
September 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Something that I have come to realize;
Lack of success and notoriety doesn’t mean lack of talent.
Keep creating your art.
#authorslife #indieauthor #authorthoughts #fyp #writerslife
Lack of success and notoriety doesn’t mean lack of talent.
Keep creating your art.
#authorslife #indieauthor #authorthoughts #fyp #writerslife
February 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Something that I have come to realize;
Lack of success and notoriety doesn’t mean lack of talent.
Keep creating your art.
#authorslife #indieauthor #authorthoughts #fyp #writerslife
Lack of success and notoriety doesn’t mean lack of talent.
Keep creating your art.
#authorslife #indieauthor #authorthoughts #fyp #writerslife
💙📚 Research tells me what happened.
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
August 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
💙📚 Research tells me what happened.
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
Imagination tells me why it mattered.
Somewhere between the two, a story begins.
That's my favourite place to be.
#WritingLife #AuthorThoughts #BehindTheScenes #Storytelling
Debating the merits of fast drafting a book in August.
Is this a good idea or is it insane???
#AmWriting #Books #AuthorThoughts
Is this a good idea or is it insane???
#AmWriting #Books #AuthorThoughts
July 30, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Debating the merits of fast drafting a book in August.
Is this a good idea or is it insane???
#AmWriting #Books #AuthorThoughts
Is this a good idea or is it insane???
#AmWriting #Books #AuthorThoughts
I saw advice about using MS Word's Read Aloud for manuscript polish, but I didn't realize it'd be good for more than just spotting typos.
My book sounds good. Like a real book I'd enjoy reading. Low Self-Esteem Brain doesn't know how to process this.
#AmEditing #WritingTips #AuthorThoughts
My book sounds good. Like a real book I'd enjoy reading. Low Self-Esteem Brain doesn't know how to process this.
#AmEditing #WritingTips #AuthorThoughts
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I saw advice about using MS Word's Read Aloud for manuscript polish, but I didn't realize it'd be good for more than just spotting typos.
My book sounds good. Like a real book I'd enjoy reading. Low Self-Esteem Brain doesn't know how to process this.
#AmEditing #WritingTips #AuthorThoughts
My book sounds good. Like a real book I'd enjoy reading. Low Self-Esteem Brain doesn't know how to process this.
#AmEditing #WritingTips #AuthorThoughts
Every book I write feels like I’m leaving little pieces of myself scattered across the pages. Do you ever wonder what part of you your readers might find between the lines?
#AuthorThoughts #WritersLife #BookLovers #WritingCommunity
#AuthorThoughts #WritersLife #BookLovers #WritingCommunity
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Every book I write feels like I’m leaving little pieces of myself scattered across the pages. Do you ever wonder what part of you your readers might find between the lines?
#AuthorThoughts #WritersLife #BookLovers #WritingCommunity
#AuthorThoughts #WritersLife #BookLovers #WritingCommunity
Not sure how many more “how to sell books” ads I can take.
I don’t write for trends. I don’t bend to the market. I write literary fiction, often without plot, without mercy.
Blog:
ridleypark.blog/2025/07/28/e...
#writing #litfic #authorthoughts #indiewriter #bookmarketing #fuckthetropes #soapbox
I don’t write for trends. I don’t bend to the market. I write literary fiction, often without plot, without mercy.
Blog:
ridleypark.blog/2025/07/28/e...
#writing #litfic #authorthoughts #indiewriter #bookmarketing #fuckthetropes #soapbox
July 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Not sure how many more “how to sell books” ads I can take.
I don’t write for trends. I don’t bend to the market. I write literary fiction, often without plot, without mercy.
Blog:
ridleypark.blog/2025/07/28/e...
#writing #litfic #authorthoughts #indiewriter #bookmarketing #fuckthetropes #soapbox
I don’t write for trends. I don’t bend to the market. I write literary fiction, often without plot, without mercy.
Blog:
ridleypark.blog/2025/07/28/e...
#writing #litfic #authorthoughts #indiewriter #bookmarketing #fuckthetropes #soapbox
Second person point of view has such great potential for horror. Great way to give everything a more surreal or disassociated vibe. Shame it's such a pain to write in.
#authorthoughts #horror #selfpublishing #secondpersonpov
#authorthoughts #horror #selfpublishing #secondpersonpov
May 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Second person point of view has such great potential for horror. Great way to give everything a more surreal or disassociated vibe. Shame it's such a pain to write in.
#authorthoughts #horror #selfpublishing #secondpersonpov
#authorthoughts #horror #selfpublishing #secondpersonpov
Of all things for me to get inspiration for a story from, the Kindergarten games is so far both the oddest and most normal.
#writer #writerthoughts #writersofbluesky #writerstuff #author #authorstuff #authorsofbluesky #authorthoughts
#writer #writerthoughts #writersofbluesky #writerstuff #author #authorstuff #authorsofbluesky #authorthoughts
March 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Of all things for me to get inspiration for a story from, the Kindergarten games is so far both the oddest and most normal.
#writer #writerthoughts #writersofbluesky #writerstuff #author #authorstuff #authorsofbluesky #authorthoughts
#writer #writerthoughts #writersofbluesky #writerstuff #author #authorstuff #authorsofbluesky #authorthoughts
Been writing for a minute and not one red squiggly line has appeared… #amwriting #writingproblems #authorthoughts
a woman wearing a blue wig and a white tank top is talking .
ALT: a woman wearing a blue wig and a white tank top is talking .
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November 26, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Been writing for a minute and not one red squiggly line has appeared… #amwriting #writingproblems #authorthoughts
Had a rather productive writing week! I was able to write around 4,000 words this week 😄
#writing #authorthoughts #selfpublishing #darkfantasy #horror
#writing #authorthoughts #selfpublishing #darkfantasy #horror
August 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Had a rather productive writing week! I was able to write around 4,000 words this week 😄
#writing #authorthoughts #selfpublishing #darkfantasy #horror
#writing #authorthoughts #selfpublishing #darkfantasy #horror
You know it's terrifying when it's not even the first day of Spring yet and we've already broken 100 degrees Fahrenheit 😱
#authorthoughts #heatwave #help #AH
#authorthoughts #heatwave #help #AH
March 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
You know it's terrifying when it's not even the first day of Spring yet and we've already broken 100 degrees Fahrenheit 😱
#authorthoughts #heatwave #help #AH
#authorthoughts #heatwave #help #AH
The two longest short stories in my next collection are both sci-fi horror. Maybe it's just happenstance, or maybe all the sci-fi worldbuilding I've been thinking about in my idle time is a sign... 🤔
#writing #author #selfpublishing #shortstories #scifi #horror #authorthoughts
#writing #author #selfpublishing #shortstories #scifi #horror #authorthoughts
March 31, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The two longest short stories in my next collection are both sci-fi horror. Maybe it's just happenstance, or maybe all the sci-fi worldbuilding I've been thinking about in my idle time is a sign... 🤔
#writing #author #selfpublishing #shortstories #scifi #horror #authorthoughts
#writing #author #selfpublishing #shortstories #scifi #horror #authorthoughts