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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 8h

No author is universally loved. Find the readers who love you and write for them. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #writingtips #WIP #writerslift

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Conversations rarely exist in a vacuum, so consider where your characters are located and the activity they’re engaged in while talking. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Begin with something like an outline—a starting point and intended destination—and let those happy accidents color your story along the way. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A story “problem” that can be cleared up with a single conversation isn’t really a problem. (Unless there’s a VERY good reason for that conversation not to happen.) #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(Story) Problems that are easy to solve are also easy to forget. The problems our characters face should grow + twist + turn. Their layers should run deep. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

With first-person narrators, opinions/viewpoints affect everything. Anything the character tells us has some degree of meaning/importance. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Always read dialogue out loud. Sometimes our ears are better editors than our eyes. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Use descriptions to highlight a character’s fears, motivations, mood, or to foreshadow something to come. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Descriptions resonate most when they make the reader FEEL something. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When writing dialogue, toss in a few specific details to ground your reader within the setting as you move the conversation along. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A character’s self-revelation occurs when they realize something about themselves/the world which they had previously misunderstood/been blind to. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Payoff = that thing that was foreshadowed? I told you it was important. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Foreshadowing = pay attention to this; it will be important later on. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Look for places in your story to show the character what life could be like if they learned their lesson. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ideally, your main character should have had a revelation they can carry with them into the climax, where they make the right decision. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In fiction, the theme of the story is usually related (in some way) to how to live the best life. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If a character has a secret or “ghost” from their past, make sure the characters around them are trying to bring it to light. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If a character has an obsession, give them a chance to go after it. If they already have it, threaten it or take it away from them. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Since backstory shouldn’t be info-dumped into a single location, use conversations as a natural way to intersperse past (relevant) events into the present story. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Life is too short to waste time on ideas you’re only marginally interested in exploring. Keep it curious, and keep it exciting. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

WARNING: A shift in a story's tension is the perfect opportunity for a reader to insert the bookmark, fold the page, or change screens, setting your book aside. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Don’t think of it as “sitting down and writing a novel.” Just sit down and write that scene. Sit down and fill that page. Just sit down. Start typing. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #writerslift

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There is nothing new under the sun—there is only our unique voice and style and the choices that make a story exclusively ours. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #writerslift

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reframe “failures” as lessons—ways to grow, markers to gauge improvement, and milestones along the journey. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #writerslift

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Think of character flaws in conjunction with “wounds.” Imagine who/what has hurt your character, then determine the flaws that might coincide with/connect to that pain. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What could you accomplish today if you didn’t have to do it “perfectly”? #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #adhd #writerslift

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“A character is fundamentally driven by their void. They're driven to avoid the pain of their past, to pursue their obsession at all costs, and to hold on to their lie or worldview in the face of opposition.” —Ross Hartmann #amwriting #amwritingfiction #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Disrupt a scene by presenting an opportunity, a problem, or revealing new information. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“Turn” your story by changing the scene values from negative to positive and vice versa. If the character begins a scene in a good place, they should either be in a worse place or an even better place by the end. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If your story feels boring, it may be because your characters aren’t turning the plot in new directions. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Give your character what they think they want, but turn it into a dilemma by showing how it wasn’t what they actually needed. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What does your character fear most? What experience would challenge their identity, forcing them to take action and (hopefully) change? #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A life crisis puts the protagonist in the heart of the story. Regardless of where they may be at the moment the scene unfolds, they must make some kind of crucial decision. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Insta-conflict: Threatening a character’s value system, or introducing an opposing value system. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Don’t overthink the idea of plotting your story: it’s really just a series of shifts between good news and bad news. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Providing your character with a significant new life experience fuels the plot and should naturally bring you to that final BIG decision they must make to show us they’ve changed. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If the character of a story doesn’t correspond to its theme, we either need to change the character or adjust the theme. The two should work together. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We learn more from our failures than our successes. Get up. Brush off. Try again. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #writerslift

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The more you deviate from the rules of the time and place with which readers are most familiar, the sharper your world-building skills need to be. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When brainstorming a setting, think about the ways in which the location affects your character’s plans and strategies (for good and bad). #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

To raise reader interest in your story, show only parts of the whole: reactions, consequences, and effects. This makes them wonder about the actions, events, and causes. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Readers want to be active participants in your story: let them figure things out. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #writesky

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

When “telling,” you’re forcing meaning onto your audience. When “showing,” you’re allowing your audience to draw their own conclusions. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting #writesky

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“We've heard the advice ‘show, don't tell.’ We can reword this as ‘dramatize, don't explain.’” —Ross Hartmann #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting #writesky

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

To play with your audience’s perceptions, think about ways in which characters can do bad things for good reasons and vice versa. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting #writesky

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Make room for revelations in your stories. Characters shouldn’t have a full understanding or all of the information they need at the onset. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting #writesky

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“The shortcut to irony is to reveal the good as the bad and the bad as the good.” —Ross Hartmann #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting #writesky

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

How a character deals with their frustrations will tell us a lot about who they are. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP #screenwriting #writesky

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