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IndieAuthors.Social NewsWrite What You Don’t KnowAuthor and writing coach Colleen Patrick shares how writing what you don't know (or at least as if you don't) leads to deeper writing. The post Write What You Don’t Know appeared first on Writer's Digest. <a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/write-what-you-dont-know-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.writersdigest.com/write-what-you-dont-know-2</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WriteBetterFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WriteBetterFiction</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingTechniques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingTechniques</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#storytelling</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writewhatyouknow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writewhatyouknow</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsWriting 101: Avoiding Purple ProsePurple prose is one of those writing problems that’s easy to see in someone else’s work but hard to spot in our own. Simply put, this writing is overly elaborate or self-indulgent. It’s wordy, heavy on description, and often prioritizes the sound of the words over clarity and pacing. The result? <a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/07/writing-101-avoiding-purple-prose/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/07/writing-101-avoiding-purple-prose/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/RevisionandEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RevisionandEditing</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Writing101" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing101</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsCounseling the Page: Writing Small-Town Teens With Authenticity and HeartAuthor and former school counselor Pamela N. Harris breaks down her process for writing small-town teens with authenticity and heart. <a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/counseling-the-page-writing-small-town-teens-with-authenticity-and-heart" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.writersdigest.com/counseling-the-page-writing-small-town-teens-with-authenticity-and-heart</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Genre</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WriteBetterFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WriteBetterFiction</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/YoungAdult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YoungAdult</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characters</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsWriting the Pros and Cons of Small Towns in FictionAuthor Anne Shaw Heinrich shares her own personal experiences with small towns, including how to write the good and the bad in fiction. The post Writing the Pros and Cons of Small Towns in Fiction appeared first on Writer's Digest. <a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-the-pros-and-cons-of-small-towns-in-fiction" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-the-pros-and-cons-of-small-towns-in-fiction</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Settings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Settings</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WriteBetterFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WriteBetterFiction</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characters</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/SmalltownStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmalltownStories</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

Pierre \ Ra-Mon :vivaldi_blue:<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ThePfromtheO" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ThePfromtheO</a> The best <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Vivaldi</a> bookmarks feature, IMHO, is the automatic saving of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> field with the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meta</a> tags from the bookmarked <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/webpage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#webpage</a> !For example, even if i save it quickly, i can easily find again this bookmarked page <a href="https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/ecologie/290525/ecologie-le-grand-retour-en-arriere" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/ecologie/290525/ecologie-le-grand-retour-en-arriere</a>, only typing "pesticide" or "a69" in the url bar or bookmark search field 👍 No other browser allows this...

IndieAuthors.Social NewsYes, Frank Spells His Name With a PH: How to Capture Characters QuicklyAward-winning author Diane Wald shares her technique (and multiple examples) for capturing compelling characters quickly. <a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/yes-frank-spells-his-name-with-a-ph-how-to-capture-characters-quickly" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.writersdigest.com/yes-frank-spells-his-name-with-a-ph-how-to-capture-characters-quickly</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Character</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WriteBetterFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WriteBetterFiction</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#character</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/characterdevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characterdevelopment</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

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Susan Ville🗨️ For internet users, who believe, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a> of an ongoing crime against humanity is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a>: you are working against int'l law, humanitarian laws and the freedom of expression. You are therefore against every existing basic right, legal right and historical data of humanity. Now you have two options: educating yourself by reading a book on law, or getting rid of non-intelligent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#algorithms</a>. Option three: Combine option one and two.

Amadeus PaulussenHey <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linuxaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxaudio</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linuxmusician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxmusician</a> (s), please share with me a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/screengrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#screengrab</a> and a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a> of your <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/daw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daw</a> setup on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a>. I am thinking of maybe making a gallery of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linuxaudioporn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxaudioporn</a> on <a href="https://linuxaudio.dev/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linuxaudio.dev/</a>. 🤓

IndieAuthors.Social NewsWant to Write Better Action Scenes? Cut This One Thing[From KMW: I’ve got a quick post for you today—a little storytelling snack—on how to write better action scenes. Specifically, we’re talking about what not to do if you want to keep your pacing tight and your scenes crackling with energy. (Hint: it’s all about trimming the fat, not the… <a href="https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-better-action-scenes-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-better-action-scenes-2/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/actionscenes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#actionscenes</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Narrative</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

Mandelbroccoli<a href="https://photog.social/@ewen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ewen</a> I don’t even mind when there’s a good <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/handful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handful</a>, so long as they’re <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/integrated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#integrated</a> into the <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a>. It’s giant stupid list of them that it takes actual effort to scroll past that irks me.

Radio Azureus<a href="https://mastodon.world/@Timpostma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Timpostma</a> Post a toot here with a screenshot then summon AltBot under that toot<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AltBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AltBot</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photograph</a>

Radio Azureus<a href="https://mastodon.world/@Timpostma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Timpostma</a> Working with AltBot is very easy. The first thing you have to do is follow the botThe next thing you have to do is also simple The moment you put up a toot with a photograph or a screenshot you put a reply under that with the name of <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@altbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@altbot</a> in itThat's it; it's that easy<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AltBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AltBot</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photograph</a>

WordofTheHour<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a> : a sketch or account of anything in words- French: description- German: die Beschreibung- Italian: descrizione- Portuguese: descrição- Spanish: descripción------------See previous words @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/r/past" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wordofthehour.org/r/past</a>

Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 🎹 🪗Hi Friends! I'm teaching a course with <a href="https://glammr.us/@LibraryJuiceAcademy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@LibraryJuiceAcademy</a> Critical Digital ArchivesWe're gonna explore: ✅ selection for <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/digitization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitization</a>; ✅ <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/reparative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reparative</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#description</a>; ✅ responsible open <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a>; ✅ digital library <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a>; and ✅ <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/instruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#instruction</a>.<a href="https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/309-introduction-to-critical-digital-librarianship/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/309-introduction-to-critical-digital-librarianship/</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsHow to Use Show, Don’t Tell to Strengthen Your StoryWriters hear it all the time: Show, don’t tell. In fact, this advice is so iconic I wouldn’t be surprised if a few tattoos of it are kicking around the community. After all, our job as writers isn’t to explain what’s happening to readers, it’s to help them… <a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/how-to-use-show-dont-tell-to-strengthen-your-story/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/how-to-use-show-dont-tell-to-strengthen-your-story/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characters</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Emotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Emotion</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/EmotionThesaurusGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmotionThesaurusGuide</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Empathy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

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BCWHSRecruiters… Feel free to paste a job description and A.I. Wade will give you areas where I would excel, areas of gaps and an overall percentage match of the position. <a href="https://wadebach.blackcatwhitehatsecurity.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wadebach.blackcatwhitehatsecurity.com/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Job</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Comparison</a>

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