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Hopes for Writers

@hopesforwriters.bsky.social
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A manifesto. A wish sent your way. Gentle reminders and encouragement from the void. Hand rolled & human made by @kieralesley.bsky.social, automated using @bluebotsdonequick.com

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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 9h
I hope you remember trad publishing success is often based on luck, but you can keep rolling the dice
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I hope you spend enough time on world building, maps and languages to support the work without distracting you from it
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I hope you dig into your characters more and find their messy parts
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I hope your critique partners always send you the best things you've ever read
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I hope you know not all the words are going to be good
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I hope you get inspired by knowing you can do it better
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I hope your latest idea ends up bigger than you thought it was going to be
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I hope your readers love your maps
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hope you know it's hard because telling big, coherent, emotion evoking stories in the way that you want is a difficult thing! It's hard to do because it's a hard thing to do.
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope your writing communities are welcoming and supportive
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I hope your story ideas, plot bunnies, stray characters and single pretty lines find each other in your notes and in your brain to create exciting new combinations - this goes with that!
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I hope you write more flash
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I hope your first round of edits is quick
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I hope you know it's not a personal failing if you haven't published your novel by 25
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I hope your deadline is reasonable and I hope you hit it
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope you don't keep forever revising and polishing out of fear. It'll never be perfect, make it as good as you can and then move on
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I hope that rejection motivates you
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I hope you know your best work is often feels a little scary to release publicly
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I hope you know comparing daily word or time counts with others isn't as useful as you think it is
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I hope your support network see and value the time and effort you put into your art, even if they don't get it
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I hope you never spot a typo after it's too late
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I hope you know your words matter and your work is important
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When faced with a narrative choice, I hope you pick the more interesting option
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I hope you experiment with new tools and techniques when you're stuck and find new ways for you to write the story
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I hope you find the exact voice for this story
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I hope you have great discussions and debates with other likeminded writers about storycraft and your favourite works
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I hope you find an shiny new pen ink
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I hope your strange idea works a treat
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I hope you tell people when you like their work
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I hope you write it out of order if that works better
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I hope you write more poetry
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I hope you find a half written document somewhere and it's so good you wonder why the hell you ever put it aside
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I hope you have a conversation with someone that unlocks that plot problem 
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I hope your fight scenes are always killer
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I hope you build worlds you readers want so bad to live in they make OCs
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I hope you give back and support other writers when you can, wherever they're at on their journey
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I hope your support network see and value the time and effort you put into your art, even if they don't get it
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I hope you remember you can always wind back revisions or try something else - a story is rarely irreversibly broken
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I hope you brainstorm your way a much cooler version of the story than you originally had
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I hope you celebrate your mini-milestones - end of a hard scene, a really nice sentence - as well as the big ones
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I hope you write more horror
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I hope you celebrate others' milestones, too
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I hope you write the next one (it's always the answer)
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I hope you take a new story idea for a walk today
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I hope you rest when you need to
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I hope you have some uninterrupted time to sink into your work today
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I hope no one ever calls out your technical errors
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I hope you get your writing time today
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I hope you dig into your characters more and find their messy parts
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Hopes for Writers @hopesforwriters.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I hope someone reads your work and loves it as hard as you loved your first fandom
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