Becoming a New Writer in the New Year

Just a few days into January, you may already be tired of the idea of resolutions. There’s nothing special about January, really, if resolving’s what you want to do: you can vow to chan…

Writer Unboxed

The dream of publishing a book is still alive. A lifelong goal of mine is to publish a fiction novel. I don’t have any goals for commercial success—this journey is the goal. #writing #newwriter #WritingCommunity

https://terrillo.com/blog/2025-07-03-draft-3/

“Project Manchester” - Draft 3

Project Manchester is my work-in-progress fiction novella. Draft 3 is complete at 24,000+ words and marks the first full version of the story.

Terrillo Walls
Just crossed the 10 000 word mark on my first book. Typed, I still have 20 odd pages written by hand to type up. Feeling pretty good!
#firstbook #milestone #productiveday #newwriter #writing
Truths I Have Learned About Writing So Far. - Freya V. Locke Dog Behaviourist | Author | Blogger - Medium

Little did I know that writing that book was the start of a whole new life for me. I had sporadically blogged for years, lacking both dedication and proficiency, but something in me had shifted. I…

Medium

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Showing my behind the scenes of writing will ruin this "joke" but tis ok. Tis Mastodon. I can always reuse the following in another form eventually.

Demonstrating my use of "/" to offer alternate wording options when quickly jotting an idea I plan to revise later (if at all):

Bad food: THIS IS TERRIBLE! TASTE THIS!
Capitalism: THE WORK GRIND IS SOUL CRUSHING! GET A JOB!
/WORK LIFE IS…
/THIS SYSTEM IS SOUL CRUSHING. GET INTO IT! /GET ON BOARD!

#AmWriting #Writers #NewWriter

My first-ever novel is now out. So excited!
It's free on #kindleunlimited but if you're not on there I'm making it free for everyone tomorrow (Sat 23rd Dec)!
The Day the Music Died is a romantic fantasy that pulls the reader deep into the minds of its characters, experiencing the whole spectrum of their emotions from joy to deepest despair, from sweet intimacy to raw sexuality, and from kindness to love.
#newwriter #fantasyromance #lgbtqs #writingcommunity #booktok

It feels amazing to know an editor considers my work good enough to publish.

By branching out into different publications on #Medium, I have discovered a core list of publications that never reject my work.

Read on to find recommendations that worked well for me as a #NewWriter. 👇 #Writing #Writer #MediumPublications

https://medium.com/new-writers-welcome/new-writer-heres-how-you-use-publications-to-earn-your-first-dollar-and-beyond-9bd80736af50?sk=e1dbcbae8db23c42d13f7ce823f0e36f

"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it."-C.S. Lewis

#AuthorQuote #AmWriting #NewAuthor #NewWriter #IndieAuthor #Writing #Author #Writers

Got my me.dm Mastodon account back yay!!!

Now someone please remind me to never, ever delete the sodding thing again!

#notverytechy #medium #newwriter

New Short Story is up! The Witch Hunter General is set in a world where the witch hunts never ended, they just modernized. There is mention of police violence, but nothing gratuitous. This is really the first time I've managed to actually finish a writing project and share it widely, so I would appreciate any thoughts on it! Thanks! (Boosts are also good!)

https://publish.ministryofinternet.eu/itzyg/the-witch-hunter-general

#writing #NewWriter

The Witch Hunter General

CW: Police Violence     Gavin Marshalls is a man who loves his job. He was a police officer, a very specific kind of officer. Gavin Mar...

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