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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 9h

When do you stop building your repertoire and start mastering it? Five questions every musician should ask. #musiciansofsky #musicians robertviking.substack.com/p/music-five...

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Music: Five Questions to Ask While Building a Repertoire

How to build a setlist for open mics, song circles, and gigs

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've tossed my query in the ring. Thanks for the opportunity!

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We often see writing as a choice between plotting and pantsing. In my new essay, I explore how some of the most creative work can happen inside a detailed plan. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #5amWritersClub robertviking.substack.com/p/novel-buil...

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My Novel-Building Analogy Was Wrong: An Alternative to Plotting and Pantsing

What Gaudí's cathedral taught me about building a novel.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thanks, Story Scape. After I finished the backstory, the plot began taking unexpected turns almost immediately.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Keyboard reps"--you've coined a useful phrase. Thanks.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

These are all great films. But IMHO, Olivier's Hamlet is unrivaled in many ways, e.g., the cinematography (especially the use of deep focus): www.shakespeareflix.net/2014/10/laur...

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hey, #Shakespeare movie buffs, I published an essay about Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet on my blog. #filmsky www.shakespeareflix.net/2026/09/laur...

Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, and Basil Sydney in Olivier's 1948 Hamlet.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Good morning, #5amWritersClub, I had a good night's sleep and am ready to write an essay on my first experience of #Shakespeare, the Classics Illustrated #Hamlet. Happy writing, everyone.

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Sunrise New Day

Alt: Sunrise New Day. Ready to write.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I remember reading Hamlet, Frankenstein, and The Sea Wolf in the mid-sixties.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I remember my reading of this so clearly--where I was sitting, what the room smelled like, etc.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Mine too. They were hugely important to me.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Many writers feel pressured to secure an agent now or begin the self-publishing process. Sometimes the most powerful move is patience--the "hypermodern approach to a writing career." #writingcommunity robertviking.substack.com/p/hypermoder...

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The Hypermodern Approach: A Chess Strategy for Writers

Deciding between traditional and indie publishing? Discover how a chess-inspired strategy might be your best career move.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm seeing The Odyssey in four hours and have one question: will it be so good that, while I'm watching, I'll forget Matt Damon was a crypto shill?

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I loved Michelle Moran's (@bymichellemoran.bsky.social) vivid and engaging _Nefertiti_. I wished it was three times as long. #booksky #HistoricalFiction

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

This is the word we needed (unfortunately).

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Hooray! I just finished Praetorian. I loved it but wished the lads weren't leaving Rome.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Every chapter of Toby Wilkinson's World Beneath the Sands made me feel the wonder of discovering ancient #Egypt. I give it five pyramids. #booksky 💙📚 #egyptology #archaeology

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a picture of a pyramid with a blue sky behind it

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Hooray! More and more of my favorite writers are here.

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Robert Viking @robertviking.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

I loved @claymcleod.bsky.social's fever dream of a novel, Ghost Eaters. I'm eager to read more of his work.

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