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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's that time of year! And right now the eBook is 50% off! Grab a blanket and snuggle up for an autumn read! books2read.com/u/4EpjEe

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 15h

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Challenge yourself to write a short story. Then challenge yourself to submit it somewhere. Then challenge yourself to keep submitting it until it gets accepted, even if you have to make changes. Get yourself published. You'll fee better.

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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 15h

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: A lot of writers never think about run-on paragraphs. Just like in a run-on sentence, you look for where the ideas become new and then break it off. New idea, new sentence. New idea that is not as closely related, new paragraph.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: The entertainment industry is full of scams, cons, and thieves, AI BS, and legal ambiguities. Things will get worse before they get better. Protect your heart. Surround yourself with fans and creators who care, because we're all in this together.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social is ... giddy? since returning from the Colorado Festival of Horror , so he wanted us to put this out there for all you new writers! First 10 people to use code BVTRE at checkout get a free eBook copy! (missed it? Use JKER8 for 50% off!) www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Be generous of your time, knowledge, and support. Be sparing of your judgment and opinions. This helps everyone, including you to find the way forward and grow. This applies to writing, too.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: At a con seeing old friends, meeting new ones. It reminded me how important our relationship with other authors is. Go to your local cons, meet your fellow authors. Make friends, be a good human, and you will love this career even when you don't.

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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Had a great day at Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror yesterday! Headed back for more horror today!

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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Remember learning how to ride a bike? And that rock in the road was like a magnet for your front tire? And no matter how hard you tried not to, you'd hit that damned rock? Pretty sure there's a life metaphor there somewhere...

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: A story is an agreement between reader and writer. If violated, the reader is betrayed. What is betrayal? Failing to entertain. No payoff at the end. Unreliable narrator without reason. Not telling promised story. Was a dream. Obvious mistakes.

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Jonathan Maberry @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today is a day for remembrance of those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, & United Airlines Flight 93. We also honor those brave people who stepped up to help, some at the cost of their own lives. Peace and healing to all. #September11 #weremeber

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I write for a living and I do everything I can to avoid using “lay / lie.” It’s just too much pressure.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: I have a template I start my writing with so I don't have to adjust things every time an update changes all the settings. I used the Shunn Manuscript format to set up my template, to meet most submission guidelines. www.shunn.net/format/story/

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Not every idea is a good idea. Some seem good until you start writing them. Not every idea is a bad idea. Some seem bad until you start writing them. Don't be afraid to try something. Don't be afraid to drop it an move on. Everything is learning.

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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"... "Underneath the Sycamore Tree on the Hill", by Sam Knight was sad and made me want to cry...." Not that that review makes me happy. But it does... 🥰 amzn.to/4hfRCKz

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: When you write, it's your world. Do what you want. Play the way you want. You don't have to follow standard conventions or meet standard expectations. In fact, by not doing so, you may make something really special. (Or not. Be careful...)

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: When people find out you are a writer, there are various ways they will react. Be prepared to be treated as a wastrel and revered at the same time. Learn to graciously turn down story ideas. Try to have friends who rescue you from conversations.

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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anyone else ever dropped the whole roll into the toilet when putting a new TP roll in the bathroom? Just me? I figured.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Not great at typing? Try dictating. Voice to text is pretty good now. Interesting side-effect I noticed: my dictated stories are very different. Both in style and voice. Like from a different person. I don't like it, that's why I don't dictate...

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: That thing, that scene, you think will be too hard to write, that's the one your story needs. Don't skip it or use a cut scene or just say it happened. Make your reader live it. You will be a better writer for it, and it will be a better story.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Like drawing, writing is a learned skill. When you first start, you will not be as good as you want. Yes, we can all write a sentence. Yes we can all draw stick figures. It takes time to learn how to write a masterpiece just as it does to draw one

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What Really Happened... Swamp gas? Weather balloons? Ball lightning? That couldn't really have been an atmospheric reflection of Venus, could it? Heck no! We're not saying it was aliens, but... 20 stories about What Really Happened amzn.to/4y4jjvu

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: It's okay to abandon a writing project. Then go back later and then abandon it again. No writing is wasted writing. You are always learning when you write. If you reached a point where you need to abandon something, you probably learned something.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: When you encounter a rule that you don't like, or that makes no sense to you, remember it is, or at least was, created for a reason. Try to figure out why before you disregard it. This is good life advice for everything, not just writing.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: You don't have to write what everyone else thinks you should write, and you don't have to write it the way they think you should either. In fact, if it doesn't make you happy, you shouldn't do it, because the writing industry is tough right now.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Writing is like any other project: when you get good and started, you tend to lose interest and wish you hadn't. This is a big reason why most people never finish a story. If you are aware of this, you can work to prevent yourself from giving up.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Most of us start writing to escape whether we realize it or not. Not saying we didn't love writing when things are good, but it is an escape. When writing becomes a stress, it becomes a problem. Work to keep it a joy in order to keep your sanity.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: The keyword in storytelling is story. Some writers forget that and become focused on setting, food, characters, action and more, but they forget to tell a story. I don't mean nothing happens, but rather there is no interesting arc to follow.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: A mistake I have seen many new authors make is having no idea who they are talking down to. Before you get all self-important, make sure you know it's not the agent you came to pitch to. This goes back to the idea of don't be a jerk. Ever.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: If you are considering self-publishing, don't trust any place that wants you to pay money to make your book available somewhere.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Every story has already been written and there is nothing new? Well, try writing a story about how the salt shaker at the bottom of this photo felt about the time it was filled with stolen moon rocks and how that led to this. See? Something new.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Don't forget to get up and move around. Be wary of carpal tunnel, back problems, blood circulation in your legs and more. Writing is a lot more hazardous than you'd think...

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: On @writingexcuses.bsky.social podcast @maryrobinettekowal.com likened writing rules to a recipe. Follow rules until you know what you're doing, then experiment. I thought this good advice. One big difference is a chef can tell when their own food isn't good.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Writing is a business. As much as you love your author friends (even if you are married to them), you need to be able to separate the business from the personal relationship. And, yes, this means ALWAYS use contracts. It can save a relationship.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Pick your pen name carefully. It doesn't have to be fake but be deliberate with diminutives, initials, etc. When I picked Sam Knight, I was the only one. 25 years later, there are thousands. Some I am fine to be mistaken for, others...not so much.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Fearing what people think of you because of what you wrote is normal. Many people assume any thought someone writes is what the writer believes. That's why pen names and publishing anonymously were invented. That and misogyny, bigotry, hate...

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Keep a spreadsheet of everything you write. Track things like (un)finished date, genre(s), length, publication date(s), registered copyright or no and date, submissions and dates and results, humorous or dark, and anything else you can think of.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Readers like to feel smart. They like to figure things out. Don't hold their hands, give them directions. They also don't like to be lied to. Surprise them, don't deceive them.

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Sam Knight @samknight.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

When we bought our house, a selling point was the doors had handles instead of knobs. I didn’t get it. As the years go by and I continue to snag and rip shirts and bags and stab myself in the soft part of the back of my hand, I still don’t get it. My wife still likes them though.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Trim size is the size of a book when closed, typically 5x8 or 6x9. Gutter size is the blank space in the center where pages meet when a book is open. It has to be bigger the more pages there are. You do not need to know this to write a story.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: I only want to read something someone was passionate enough about to write. While not everything written by humans falls into that category, EVERYTHING written by AI falls squarely into the written by committee category. No real passion behind it.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: An hte error is when you type the word the too fast. When I find an hte typo, I know you didn't care enough to run spellcheck. Also, a lot of the places authors pay thousands of dollars to, to get published, put out books with hte errors. Seen it.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: I've never made a living at writing. I know a few authors who do. I know more who did but can't anymore and hundreds who struggle. The industry is fickle at best, broken in reality. Don't quit your job without 3-5 years' worth of money saved up.

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Knight Writing Press @knightwritingpress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

@samknight.bsky.social 's #writingtips: The hardest part of writing is the business part. Don't go into writing thinking you can just write. Even if you aren't going to self-publish. You will have to learn to market and promote yourself.

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