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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 21/09/2026
The First Page Challenge closes in 10 days! $5 entry $1000 prize pool Contest details here: darlingaxe.com/pages/first-...
An illustration of a landscape growing out of an open book
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 04/09/2026
Our 2027 writing retreat is officially SOLD OUT 🤩 That being said, we're now taking a waiting list, and anyone on this list will get first dibs for 2028! darlingaxe.com/pages/author...
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 01/09/2026
True story
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My story idea: scary wolf
My first draft: goofy dog
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 26/08/2026
A big congratulations to our client J.L Thorpe on the release of her novel A Corruption of Memory, the first in a new series: A Syndicate of Stars. www.amazon.com/Corruption-M...
book cover
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 20/07/2026
On fancy dialogue tags ("Said" is invisible!) #writingcommunity #writingtips
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 15/07/2026
Character prompt no. 18 #writingcommunity #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 15/07/2026
Dialogue beats versus dialogue tags #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 12/07/2026
World-building prompt no. 17 #worldbuilding #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 11/07/2026
World-building prompt no. 16 #writingcommunity #worldbuilding #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 10/07/2026
Character prompt no. 17 #characterization #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 09/07/2026
Explanatory dialogue: what is it and why does it stink 💩 #writingcommunity #writingtip
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 07/07/2026
"Hence it is that poetry demands a man with a special gift for it, or else one with a touch of madness —Aristotle, Poetics
girls at a ballerina bar: doc, architect, dentist, lawyer (all looking normal), writer (hanging off the bar upside down)
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 07/07/2026
World-building prompt no. 15 #writingcommunity #writingprompt #worldbuilding
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 04/07/2026
The best dialogue either builds character or advances the plot. #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 28/06/2026
Character prompt no. 16 #writingprompt #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 25/06/2026
Five synopsis tips! #amquerying
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 24/06/2026
Character prompt no. 15 #writingprompt #characterization
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 22/06/2026
World-building prompt no. 14—on statues, art, and commemorative holidays. The better you know your story world, the more it will come alive for your readers. #worldbuilding #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 19/06/2026
Character prompt no. 14 How does your protagonist's past impact their current relationships? The more you know your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page. #characterization #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 16/06/2026
World-building prompt no. 13 The better you know your story world, the more it will come alive for your readers. #worldbuilding #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 14/06/2026
Character prompt no. 13 The more you know your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page. #characterization #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 14/06/2026
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 14/06/2026
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 12/06/2026
A cure for writer's block 🥱 #writerslife
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 11/06/2026
World-building prompt no. 12 The better you know your story world, the more it will come alive for your readers. Where #worldbuilding meets #characterization 🧐
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 10/06/2026
Writer's block isn't real 🫠 #writerslife
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 10/06/2026
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Buzz Lightyear saying to Woody: "Adverbs. Adverbs everywhere."
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 08/06/2026
Character prompt no. 12 The more you know your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page. #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 07/06/2026
World-building prompt no. 11 The better you know your story world, the more it will come alive with authenticity for your readers. #worldbuilding
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 06/06/2026
Deep or close third-person POV has become the dominant storytelling mode in contemporary fiction. #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 05/06/2026
Character prompt no. 11 The more you know about your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page. #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 04/06/2026
Establish your story's POV contract early on to set readers' expectations. #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 04/06/2026
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Gandalf meme: "And why are you not writing right now?"
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 03/06/2026
World-building prompt no. 10 The better you know your story world, the more it will come alive with authenticity for your readers. #worldbuilding
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 02/06/2026
Your POV choice should serve the story and thus the reader's experience. #writingcommunity #writingtips
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 01/06/2026
Rainforest Writers Retreat: 2027 This is a small retreat with only eight rooms available, and since we give first dibs to people on our waitlist from last year as well as past participants, we are announcing next year's retreat with only THREE ROOMS LEFT. darlingaxe.com/pages/author...
beach, sunshine, rocks
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 01/06/2026
Character prompt no. 10 The more you know about your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page.
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 29/05/2026
World-building prompt no. 9 The better you know your story world, the more it will come alive with authenticity for your readers. #worldbuilding
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 28/05/2026
Character prompt no. 9 The more you know about your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page.
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 26/05/2026
World building prompt no. 8 The better you know your story world, the more authentic of an experience you will create for readers. #worldbuilding
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 26/05/2026
Loose omniscience versus head-hopping: the difference is more of a vibe. #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 22/05/2026
Character prompt no. 8 The more you know about your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page. #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 21/05/2026
Omniscience: it's a doozy 😄 #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 20/05/2026
World-building prompt #7 for anyone writing science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Magic can be considered a form of technology!
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 17/05/2026
Character prompt #7 The better you know your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page.
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 17/05/2026
Book signing sales tip, starring Mino Malone ❤️
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 15/05/2026
Omniscience isn't what it used to be! And that's a good thing. It means the craft is evolving. #writingcommunity
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 14/05/2026
Character prompt # 6 The better you know your protagonist, the more they will come alive on the page. #writingprompt
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 13/05/2026
World-building prompt # 6
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 12/05/2026
Use the backstory gap to create intrigue and fuel emotional draw. #writingcommunity
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