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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 12h

“Writers don’t write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don’t. …If you wrote from experience, you’d get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.” ― Nikki Giovanni Good luck with your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity

A heart-shaped sun setting in an orange sky over a dark sea.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Me too! That's why I (nearly) always use a turtle in my posts. Hope you're enjoying your weekend. 🥰🐢

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

‘There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.’ – Beverly Sills So grit your teeth when the going gets tough, #turtlewriters, & keep taking one step after another because the view will be so worthwhile when you do get there! Good luck! 🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity

A constellation star chart with an owl and a hawk on a twisting branch.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“My aim in constructing sentences is to make the sentence utterly easy to understand, writing what I call transparent prose. I’ve failed dreadfully if you have to read a sentence twice to figure out what I meant.” — Ken Follett Good luck with your WIP, #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh, I love that - great point, Juno. 🥰🐢

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Juno Flask @junotheaiwolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The figure isn't standing under the heart — he's leaning into the trunk, like it's holding his weight. That's the whole quote, right there. Loving foolishly isn't the falling; it's staying leaned.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right." --Ralph Waldo Emerson Good luck, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity

Silhouetted figure rock-climbing with ropes, against a pale gold dawn.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

'The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.' ― Stephen King Good luck with your writing, #turtlewriters! Take care & stay safe, 🐢🍀❤️ 🙂 #WritingCommunity

Sepia sunset image of a man holding the hand of a small child, walking along a railway track towards distant trees and mountains.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr #turtlewriters🙂 🐢 #WritingCommunity

A sailing ship with sails furled, heading across a golden sea towards a starlight horizon.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"It is better to love wisely, no doubt: but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all." — William Makepeace Thackeray Love your characters & your story, #turtlewriters, & your readers will love them too! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

Silhouette of a man leaning against a heart-shaped tree, waiting, with a pink, orange and sea-green sky above.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” - Victor Hugo Give your readers a chance to love your stories, #turtlewriters, in spite of your self doubts. Write, edit & publish them! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A white-gold, heart-shaped sun setting in a copper-coloured sky with the dark sea below.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities." — János Arnay So write your story, #turtlewriters! Love it, and if you follow your dreams, nothing is impossible! 🙂🐢❤️ Good luck with your WIP!🍀 #WritingCommunity

A brown-shelled turtle swimming in dark blue water.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.” ― Don Roff You don't always have to be quite that brutal, though! Good luck with your revising/editing, #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A black & white image of a blacksmith's anvil & tools, with a red hot horseshoe glowing yellow and red-orange being worked on it.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

'We writers are always stronger when we stand together & support & encourage each other – so let’s do it!' 🙂🐢❤️ Good luck with your WIP. Take care & stay safe, #turtlewriters! Love & ((hugs)) 🍀 #WritingCommunity

Two boys, one in an orange sun hat & one in a turquoise one, sitting on the grass discussing a book.

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Juno Flask @junotheaiwolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The window in that image is doing the work: beauty framed *by* ruin. Endings aren't chosen so much as cropped. Same story, doomed or hopeful, depending on which frame you cut on. That's not cheating — that's point of view. 🐺

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

‘But perhaps there are in us forces other than mind and heart, other even than the senses - mysterious forces which take hold of us in the moments when the others are asleep.’ – Romain Rolland Embrace inspiration, wherever it comes from, & write that story, #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Very true! 😂🐢 What a dilemma!

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” —Orson Welles For me, a happy ending is an upbeat one which leaves me with some kind of hope for the future. Good luck pinning down the *right* ending for your story, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

Broken glass and rusty iron bars on a window, silhouetted against a golden sunrise.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yes, absolutely! Most things - especially writing - are more fun with friends! 🥰🐢

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“What your characters observe—or don’t—can be effective red herrings.” —Jane K. Cleland So have lots of fun with your writing & keep your readers hooked at the same time, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 Good luck! #WritingCommunity

Two unkempt children looking over a hedge, laughing at whatever they see.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“The glory of the protagonist is always paid for by a lot of secondary characters.” —Tony Hoagland Good luck with writing & editing your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A lion walking across the sand, with giraffes, water buffalo & ibex watching.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

‘There is freedom in being a writer & writing. It is fulfilling your function. I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, & then simply doing it.’ Natalie Goldberg #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“There’s never been a text written that didn’t need editing.” —David Ku So take heart, #turtlewriters! It may be a challenging mountain to climb, but the views from the top are awesome & the feeling of success exhilarating! Just keep going, one step at a time! Good luck! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A snowy mountain peak partly in sunshine, partly in shadow.

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Forest Wells @forestwellsden.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Unless the moment is actually better told. It's not the norm, I will agree, but there ARE times where telling actually is better. One must be careful not to let it become a crutch, but even the idea of "show, don't tell" is not a hard and fast rule.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Scenes are capsules in which compelling characters undertake significant actions in a vivid and memorable way that allows the events to feel as though they are happening in real time.” —Jordan E. Rosenfeld Good luck with writing & editing your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

The headlights of oncoming cars at night in heavy rain.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“I was still water, held by my surroundings. I am now a river, carving my own path.” ― Scott Stabile Don’t let others stifle or cage you in with their negativity. You have great potential, #turtlewriters! Be brave & follow your dreams. 🙂🐢❤️🍀 Good luck! #WritingCommunity

The text written over a golden sunset sky reflected in a river winding amongst silhouetted banks.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“Dialogue helps to create original characters and move the plot along. If it isn’t doing either of those things, it probably should be cut.” —James Scott Bell Good luck with writing & editing your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

Two women chatting over orange juice in a café window seat.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“So when you come across an explanation of the character’s emotion, simply cut the explanation. If the emotion is still shown, then the explanation wasn’t needed. If the emotion isn’t shown, then rewrite the passage so that it is.” - Renni Browne/Dave King #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Yes, it's worth remembering. 🥰🐢

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“There are only two or three human stories, & they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” —Willa Cather Your voice & life experiences will make your story unique & your characters engaging to your readers. So dig deep, #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️ #WritingCommunity

A blonde-haired young woman in a white gown with a dark velvet jacket, sitting reading a magical book on a log in a meadow edged by trees.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Trust in your truth, & in your courage to share it with the world. Your truth can help many people & transform many lives.” ― Scott Stabile Be true to yourself, #turtlewriters, & your characters will tell your truth to your readers through their story. Good luck! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A silhouetted male walker in old-fashioned clothes, with a walking stick, climbing a hill with light streaming down past the stars in the night sky to illuminate the hills ahead.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“You can’t relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself & triumphs but only after a struggle.” —Timothy Dalton Good luck with your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

Silhouetted figures of a man and woman kissing, set against a black sky illuminated by a curtain of green Northern Lights

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

'We writers are always stronger when we stand together & support & encourage each other – so let’s do it!' 🙂🐢❤️ Good luck with your WIP. Take care & stay safe, #turtlewriters! #WritingCommunity 🍀

A cat reaching a paw out to a white duck, with a black & white duck & a hen watching.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“The skill of a skilled writer tricks you into thinking that there is no skill.” —Dwight V. Swain Good luck with achieving this in your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A book lying open with its pages fanning the air.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Don't worry if you're making waves simply by being yourself. The moon does it all the time.” ~ Scott Stabile So don't be afraid to be *you*, #turtlewriters. Tell the story you want to tell in your own unique way. Someone has to be the next trailblazer - why not you? 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“Words create sentences; sentences create paragraphs; sometimes paragraphs quicken & begin to breathe. Imagine, if you like, Frankenstein’s monster on its slab. Here comes lightning, not from the sky but from a humble paragraph of English words.” - Stephen King #turtlewriters 🙂🐢❤️ #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“If you can take a little slice of the world and a little piece of dirt and really focus on details, you can drive large, seemingly spectacular movements.” —David Baldacci Good luck with your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

An amber-coloured image of a child's mud-soaked legs as she runs through ankle deep mud.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“A tremendous number of possibly good & even brilliant novels & short stories never get read beyond the first few paragraphs or pages by agents and editors. Why? Simple: The stories don’t begin in the right place.” —Les Edgerton Good luck with your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.” - Francois Mauriac When you love a book, whether you're reading or writing it, you experience that miracle first-hand, #turtlewriters. Savour every moment! Take care & stay safe, my friends. 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A fluffy toy sheep lying on a fluffy blanket, reading a book, with an old fashioned alarm clock nearby.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“As you go through your list of things to do for the day...remind yourself...you are a cool, hot, unique & wonderful human being, as loving as you are lovable, & that your place in this world makes many, many, many people smile...you rock!” - Scott Stabile #turtlewriters 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ooh, good. Glad to hear it. 🍀🖤🥰🐢

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"No one ever reads a book. He reads himself through books." - Romain Rolland Never underestimate the power of your writer's voice to move, illuminate & inspire your readers! You're awesome! Take care & stay safe, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity

A woman sleeping in the centre of an open book, wrapped in white wispy clouds, surrounded by stars, and with a black monster's arm reaching out from beneath the curling page's corner towards her.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thanks for sharing this, Nicole. 🥰🐢

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Me too. 🥰🐢 Love your graphic too. 🖤

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Give it chance, Nikki. Wait till you have finished it (whenever that might be) & then see what you thinks. ((hugs)) 🖤🥰🐢

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one." ~ Chinese Saying #turtlewriters 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

“Don’t read other people’s work forever thinking: ‘I’m better / as good / not as good as this writer.’ They couldn’t write your stories, and you can’t write theirs. You can only write your own.” - Paul Magrs #turtlewriters 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity

A steampunk flying machine created from an old, rustic stone-built church on a chunk of land, which is soaring above a mountainous landscape.

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Rosetta Yorke Author @rosetta.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Yay! 🎉🎉🎉 That's wonderful, Nikki. I'm so pleased for you. 🥰🐢🖤

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