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DEVELOPING THE SERIES:
Got too much story for one book? Or a character with whom you want to explore life over multiple books? Learn how to figure out an engaging character that will keep your audience coming back. Build the character’s world, supporting cast, long and short arcs. Learn about spin-offs and tie-ins. (Note: prose, not screen).

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#WritersCoffeeClub Nov. 27: Do you prefer writing serialized, sequential, or standalone works? Why?

It's completely about the stories and characters. I love serials, but the current market wants different serialized stories than I'm interested in writing, and doesnt' pay enough.

I enjoy writing series, because I like to deepen the characters and have them grow over time.

Standalones are also fun, because I invite the reader itno the world of these characters for a finate time & we all move on

#WritersCoffeeClub Nov. 26: How do you keep yourself sharp?

Read as widely as possible. Attend as many different local art events as possible, to both support local artists and experience different views.

Listen deeply.

Yoga, meditation.

Always learning.

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CREATIVE STIMULUS
Kick-start your creativity with short stories, found inspirations, sensory detail, and rituals. Includes updated versions of 5 in 10, Sensory Perceptions, Writing Rituals, the Infamous Tip Sheets, and more.

USD: $3.99 on multiple digital channels.

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THE COMPLEX ANTAGONIST
Create exciting antagonists that truly challenge the protagonists in your work, creating interesting, exciting, complex characters. Learn how to create the antagonist’s circle and develop the antagonist as a fully-developed individual, not an idea or a cipher. Combination of topics, exercises, and examples that you can re-visit with every story.

$2.99 USD

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ORGANIZE YOUR WRITING LIFE
Learn how to analyze your blocks of time and manage them wisely to get your writing done while still having a quality of life. Topics, exercises, and resources.
$2.99 USD.
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#WritersCoffeeClub 21: What are some preconceptions about writers you'd like to see challenged?

1. That they have to suffer for their art.
2. That only talent matters, that practice & study are irrelevant.
3. That they can't shut up about their work.
4. That they don't have other pursuits and experiences.

😁

#WritersCoffeeClub 21
preconceptions about writers to challenge

Really, in the end, I don’t care what non-writers believe writers do or don’t do to produce a book. I don’t lose sleep at night worrying about how a shopkeeper goes about their day.

I would, though, like people, all people, especially the ignorant, indifferent masses in the US to understand the threats to all the arts & what they stand to lose, how their humanity is at stake.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Nov. 21: What are some preconceptions about writers you'd like to see challenged?

That it's easy and therefore "not real work."

That we don't "deserve" to be paid for our profession, just like any other profession.

That writers who earn a living at this must be hacks unless they write literary fiction and make lists.

That "no one" makes a living at this & anyone who writes full time must have a trust fund or live off a partner. It's hard, but it's possible.

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Decide if it’s worth reviving, putting in stasis, or laying to rest, once and for all. Complete strong work, solve problems that got you stuck in the first place to turn it into something workable. Let go of projects that have outlived their purpose. Work revived projects into the schedule, & how to revisit shelved projects in the future . The workbook contains exercises and resources for writers at every level of their careers.

$2.99 USD

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#WritersCoffeeClub Nov. 20: How did you find your writerly voice?

By writing and writing and writing and writing and . ..you get the idea. I started to both hear and to feel in my gut what worked in a way that was uniquely mine.

I don't find voice static. I feel it grows and strengthens the more you write what is uniquely you.

The more secure I am in my own voice, the harder it is to mimic formula voice in ghostwriting.

A Sollid, Steady Work Day: https://devonellington.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/thurs-nov-20-2025-a-solid-steady-work-day/

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Looking Ahead to the HOlidays::

https://gratitudeandgrowth.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/thurs-nov-20-2025-looking-ahead-to-the-holidays/

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It's happened way too often in the past months, and not for emergencies. The city just can't be bothered. No one argues that things need fixing, but letting us know so we could plan would alleviate 90% of the problems.

THE SERIES BIBLE
Fictional worlds, even based on real locations, require consistency. Writing a series involves multiple drafts and changing ideas. A Series Bible will help you keep details straight, allowing you to keep your flow of character quirks and setting details that your readers will always catch. Topics, exercises, and resources included. Note: This is for prose, not script series bibles. $3.99 USD
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