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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sometimes you think you have a great title for your book and sometimes, after using this title for a long time in conversation, you realize (through a quick online search) that you chose the same title as the name of an RPG. I don't write RPG books. Back to the drawing board.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Sometimes, you just need to make a tie blanket for a cousin. This one is the sweetest strawberry blanket my niece could ask for, made by my daughter. #writingbreak #wearecrafty #finalcopy

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I've been quietly revising my debut novel over the last few weeks. I am currently on my interiority pass and then I will do a world building pass. I've made my myself a checklist but need your help. What's your method for revising? #amwriting #writersofbluesky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I've been working through an expansion pass on The Last Remnant and it is so fun to add things that make the world richer or the characters deeper. Tell me - are you an overwrites or an underwriter and what do you love about your method of writing? #writersofbluesky #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I want to know your opinion on book length. People are gravitating toward shorter books these days but publishers still have higher word count expectations. Are they right to hold the line or should they get more in line with what the market seems to want? #writersofbluesky #amwriting #booksky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On the road today I decided that I needed another scene/chapter in The Last Remnant Here's what I can tell you. 👉It has a cave 👉There's a folk anthem 👉It's important It was so fun to write the anthem before digging into the actual scene! #writingcommunity #readersofbluesky #writersofbluesky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Sometimes inspiration hits at night. This evening, I was able to write a section that deepens the relationships and reveals in the chapter. It's one I have had in my head for a while. It isn't done yet but I got pretty far and I am so proud of it. What are you working on? #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

My WIP for #CampRevPit is The Last Remnant. Hunted by the Initiative for secrets they think she knows, Sauriah is desperate to learn the truth behind mysterious disappearances before the nation's past is erased - and her with it.

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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Good morning, Campers! 🏕️ Let's kick off #CampRevPit with some introductions! Use #CampKickoff to tell us a bit about yourself and what you're working on. Pitch it in any way, shape, or form.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

At The End of Everything X Sunrise on the Reaping A young woman in hiding races to discover the truth behind the new regime's plan before they erase every trace of the past - and her with it. #posterpit #W #T #YA / #NA The Last Remnant is a commercial thriller set in a dystopian world.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Poster Girl X Sunrising on the Reaping A young woman in hiding races to discover the truth behind the new regime's plan before they erase every trace of the past - and her with it. #posterpit #W #T #A

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I took the pruning sheers to my book this evening. To my surprise, one of the scenes I cut would be PERFECT later in the book. PERFECT. Seriously. Addition by subtraction. (And addition again.) NBD Keep going! #writingcommunity #revision #writersofbluesky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Just a little encouragement this morning for all my #writer friends out there. It's your MS's first time on the planet. It's like your kid, still trying to figure out what it wants to be when it grows up. Revise Rewrite Ask for advice and help. It takes a village. You got this. Keep going.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I dug into my manuscript tonight. I had revised it once before submitting to #revpit and that was definitely not enough. I: 👉 added important details 👉 reorderd the opening 👉 raised the stakes And more. It is so much better. Can't wait for chapter 2! Keep going! #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

#RevPitWaiting is over and I am diving back into my MS tomorrow with a few pages of additions I'd like to layer in. Not gonna lie - so excited about this! Here's to all who entered! You did a brave thing. Never give up! #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsofbluesky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

All that said, I still would like to win. After all, I entered. I just know it is not a moral failing nor an indication of how good my book is or is not It means I did something not everyone can do, something I wanted to do. I took a chance on me. #revpitwaiting #writersky #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

#revpitwaiting Ok. Maybe I posted about this before or not but I need the #writingcommunity to hear me. If I don't win RevPit, that's okay. There are thousands of entries. There are a multitude of talented writers in this contest. Not all of us CAN win. More in comments.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

With 3 days left in #revpitwaiting, I spent this evening thinking of all the things that need to be clearer in my submission. I get to unleash all these ideas on my MS starting midday Monday and I. CANNOT. WAIT. #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

With just 4 days left until #RevPitWaiting is over, what are you most looking forward to doing after the announcement? And let's hear some guesses as to what @reviseresub.bsky.social is up to. Their post today was suspicious.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

#RevPitWaiting today and working on revision exercises. It's so helpful to aspiring writers when we show our work. This isn't as easy as it looks. I'm working through Steering the Craft by Ursula K Le Guin and this is exercise 1. What do you think? #writingcommunity #revisiondecisions #authorsky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

6 more days and #RevPitWaiting is over. All the anxiety and panic and the stalking of editor profiles - over. I have made new contacts and new friends through this process. I have found new ways to improve my craft. I love what RevPit has already given me. How about you? #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

#Revpitwaiting Day 271558 I am 21% through the first draft of my RevPit distraction book. I am spiraling as I, and many fellow authors, constantly check our preferred editors' profiles to see they give us any hints about our chances. #Write a book, they said. It'll be fun, they said. (It was)

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

987 words this afternoon in writing session one. Goal? 2400. Show off your WC for the day below! #writersofbluesky #authorsofbluesky #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I love to see creativity wherever I can find it. Tonight, I was fortunate enough to attend a Trashion Show - where participants created fashion out of trash items. Truly so great to see people upcyclying things to create amazing works of wearable art. #peopleofbluesky #creatives #fashionfinds

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Quick question for you: What was the very first story you wrote? Share a bit about it in the comments. Let the world know your origin story! Mine was about Tom the Turtle. I was in 1st or 2nd grade. #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #revpitwaiting

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

14 days. 14. We can do this. #revpitwaiting #authorsofbluesly #writingcommunity PS - I really want a countdown timer. #bluesky are you listening?

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

It can be so helpful to see the process and how much work goes into writing. I did some practice this morning while #revpitwaiting. Here is my final draft, my first pass and some notes revealing how much I revised. #writersofbluesky #revisiondecisions #authorsky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I'm just going to leave this here for all of my #revpitwaiting friends who are hoping for the same thing. So glad pur shared agony has brought us together.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Guess what just fell on my doorstep? Refresher books for me! Reading Like A Writer by Francine Prose Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin And The 3 AM Ephiphany by Brian Kiteley So excited to dig in over the weekend! #writersky #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I said I wasn't going to do it. I started writing another book in a different genre so I wouldn't be tempted. But tonight, I brainstormed changes to my #revpit submission. And now I just want to get in there and change everything. But I can't. I promised myself. #revpitwaiting

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I handed my daughter my new manuscript today. She's already upset she has to go to bed without getting to finish. She can name all the characters in the first 3 chapters and she in enthralled. I love that I can share this with her. #writingcommunity #authorsky #writersofbluesky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

For those of us who were formally trained in creative writing, have you put your work in an AI checker and been insulted at the insinuation that your work was 86% AI written? I know they aren't accurate but it's really unsettling. #authorsky #writers #revising #writersofblusky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#revpitwaiting day 1,342 Dear Diary, Today I wrote 4,388 words in a new book in an attempt to stay away from editing my submission to RevPit. It was a nice distraction but then I checked my selected editors' profiles and now...why do I torture myself? -Winter #authorsky #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm curious: What is your favorite book? What do you love about it? Convince me to read it. #bookrecommendations #booksky #convincemetoreadthis #mustread

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm obsessed with my second book. I keep going back to write. It has been SO MUCH FUN. Word count at bedtime? 8,019. 3,377 words added today, 4,165 written in total. Shout out to #Reedsy for keeping track. Keep going! #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

TWC (today's word count) is 2,220. Total at 6,862. I am setting aside my first book to let it breathe while I am #revpitwaiting and started a new one and I am having so much fun getting to know these new characters. Share yours! #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky #booksky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Still #RevPitWaiting and it's slowly killing me. I feel handcuffed when it comes to revising (which I genuinely love doing) my submission. I want to get back into it! How are you handling the wait? #amwriting #authorsky #writingcommunity

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Writing warm-up! ✍️ Make this sentence stronger💪: “She was scared.” Show me what you’ve got 👇 #amwriting #writersky #writercommunity And Happy Sunday!

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

✨The Last Remnant✨ has four different genres (at least) that I wrote in. I didn't write in tropes to start. I just wrote the story. Over the next week or so, I'll be posting the tropes from each genre I found when I reexamined my novel. Which one is your favorite? #writersky #dystopianthriller

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Listen, I am far better at writing than I am graphics but today's #revpitwaiting game got me into Canva to play around. Here's one of the lines from my book that I love. Share your favorite lines from lit below! #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #amwriting.

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Today, we came into a ton of strawberries. I plan to make strawberry mint jam, chocolate cake with strawberries inside, and chocolate covered strawberries. Some will probably go on the cake to be honest. What would you do if you suddenly received 16 cartons of strawberries?

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I've had a delicious scene I've wanted to add for a while. Sometimes, I hesitate to write these scenes for fear that they may not live up to what I have in my head. The only way out is through. Write it. See what happens. Do not be afraid. #writersky #writercommunity #amwriting #encouragement

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Confession: I don't write every day. Some days, I have a lot of other things that have to get done. But there is magic in the mundane. This is where ideas start to percolate and circulate. Sometimes, stepping away is the best thing you can do for your story. #writersky #author

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Today, I added an argument. I tweaked things here and there but today, but I found a place where I could add something and not have it change the entire story or even what comes after. What did you change today? Addition or subtraction? #amwriting #writersky #revision

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Questions I am asking as I look for places to deepen my story: Where can I.... 🟣 Find places to deepen the world my characters live in 🟣 Add texture so my reader can see what I see 🟣 Heighten the tension 🟣 Let the emotions ride What questions do you ask? #revisiondecisions #writersky

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Ok. Feedback came in and my beta reader LOVED it. Obsessed. Wants the next book. That's such a great feeling. I can go to bed feeling like an Oscar winner tonight. I hope all your beta reader feedback is just as good as what I just got!

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I know the Oscar awards are on but I am waiting on beta reader feedback for ✨️The Last Remnant✨️ and I am way more invested in the outcome of that than I am any awards for actors at the moment. Are you with me, #writersky?

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Winter Stevens @winterstevens.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Authors, writers and editors: What are the resources that have made the biggest impact on your writing? I'm asking about books, courses, videos, mentors - be specific! #amwriting #writercommunity #booksky #writershelpingwriters #editing #revising

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