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opaopa @opaopaapp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

opaopa is German for "grandpa grandpa." The name comes from our founder Florian's son, who one day started doubling his words and stuck with opaopa for days. Our rebrand builds on that spirit: a visual language that celebrates all novelists. 👉 opaopa.app #WritingCommunity #amwriting

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Ever wondered how to plan a novel? When I started, I pretty much didn't. The first version was terrible, so I started over with a plan. In the article, I write about best practices and how strict a plan should be. opaopa.app/blog/how-to-... #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amplotting

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How to Plan a Novel

A good book feels rewarding. The questions raised in its very first chapter follow the main character all the way to the last page. But how do you get there?

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My novel, "Die Pearl" started with a what-if question that isn't even in the books anymore: what if Earth survives only by draining other planets? That question built Hemera and everything around it. The story moved on long ago. Funny how the first idea ends up as scaffolding. #WritingCommunity

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Writing turns out to be more than drafting. When I started planning, it only held as long as it didn't. It's more like a hotel booking: fixed points, and everything in between stays open. What's your approach to planning a book? #WritingCommunity #amwriting #plotting

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Writing. Putting thoughts to paper. Nah, it's more like: get an idea, think about it until you're a nerd of a universe that doesn't exist. Write a story until you rewrite it, and discover things in your own book so well crafted you're astonished at yourself for a second. #WritingCommunity #amwriting

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Literally on the last sentences of my first-ever book (it's actually the third, but let's not count the two versions that were just meh). Couldn't be more excited about what comes next; still want to take a moment to celebrate the last three years of work. #WritingCommunity #amwriting #IndieAuthor

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The mind is free, the body relaxed, and somehow the creative energy checks out with them. I feel this. Turns out I do best with a daily routine, so I talked my family into accepting an hour of writing even on "holidays", just to keep the engine warm.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Ever made plans just to change them a day later? Lately, family responsibilities kept cutting across my writing routine. It feels similar to what my main character is going through, and it made me realize how much of my personal life I process in my writing. #WritingCommunity #amwriting

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Kudos to all the plotting nerds out there making this happen. Tying up every open thread for that one final "that's why" is brutally hard work.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Good one. In Die Pearl, Atlas is drowning in the growing cost of his mother's care. He takes the only option left, a shady gig at a local bar, not knowing he just set off a chain of events that will forever change the city the trilogy is named after: the Pearl.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I'm new. A blank page, if you will. An author without a publication, and still I feel a sense of belonging, like I last did in my youth. Belonging to a group of people who all express themselves. Their feelings. Their stories. Past, present and future. (1/5) #WritingCommunity #amwriting #IndieAuthor

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Absolutely. Children's books take the harshness out of the world without dodging the big emotions. My son gets to feel grief and anger in his books without ever having to fall himself, so when it happens for real, he has met it before.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

As a trained designer, ten years in the field now, I can only second that. It's rare that a cover genuinely surprises me, but when it does, I feel an instant connection to the book.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The rain drumming on the car roof while a freshly printed cover gleams on the seat beside us. The smell of ink in the glow of the small lamp that carried us through all those pages. Books = love.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Writing a book is a valley of contradictions. I hate discovering the same mistake over and over, and in the end I sit there again, writing the sentence like I've done hundreds of times before. I hate that I love writing. Fuck. #WritingCommunity

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

That's a hell of a fact. 30 out of 1000 finishing, and only 6 of those publishing, is brutal. Honestly, you have to be a little crazy to write thousands of words and polish them day after day. When I started, editing turned out to be the hard part, not the writing.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It feels like getting to know someone new. Each meeting reveals a little more, and sometimes it takes hours before you even know whether you like them.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Agree. And even if someone takes your idea, it was only ever a starting point. Two people could never write the same book from it.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Almost done reviewing chapter 40 of 43, and a feeling is settling in that behind this mountain, the next one is hiding. #WritingCommunity

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Today when I did my daily writing routine, I noticed a weird habit of mine. Whenever I start to write, I change my glasses. I can't really explain why, or why I can't write on a monitor; it always has to be the MacBook screen. What's your quirky writing habit? #WritingCommunity

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

True, true, true. The plan says one thing, the draft says another, and editing turns it into a different beast. But none of that can happen on an empty page.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Great article, point 6 hits home. I sent my first manuscript to a beta reader and she absolutely crushed it. I nearly quit. Truth is I had not edited at all, I just handed her a raw draft and called it a book.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A deep desire to express myself. I started in art before I discovered the written word for me. And when it comes to plots and characters, the inspiration always came from midnight walks with my dog.

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I think daily writing goals apply a lot of pressure. Still, they helped me find my flow on a constant basis. 200 words a day seems small, but they turn out to be way more on average, just because I started writing that day. #WritingCommunity

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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Welcome to the fourth day of #BluePitHype! It's only 2 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A! Today is ADVICE SHARE day! Share your best advice for pitching! We also have our own tips to share for #BluePit! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG

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Florian Kirchner @floriankirchner.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

When I "finished" my first draft, I was proud. Wow, my first book. Then I read the first chapters and saw so much more potential. I started editing, scrapped it and started over. Tell me dear authors, did this ever happen to you? How did you find the motivation to do it all again? #WritingCommunity

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the #BookSky moderator 💙📚 @booksky.club · 18/05/2026

Would you like to add cute #booksky genre badges to your profile? Show off your 2026 reading list, current read or favorite genres? 📚💙 Thanks to the BookSky Patreon, the BookSky Flair Distributor / labeler is now open to all Bluesky users. Reposts appreciated. 🙏🏻 Get your flair 👉🏻 flair.booksky.ink

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