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casmith76Why Join a Book Club? Boost Your Reading Experience The author reflects on the benefits of joining a book club, highlighting how it enhances reading through shared perspectives, accountability, and social interaction. Book clubs encourage exploration of diverse genres, promote in-depth discussions, and provide a break from everyday chaos, ultimately enriching the reading experience and fostering connections among members. <a href="https://thebookhaven.blog/2025/04/13/why-join-a-book-club-boost-your-reading-experience/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Continue reading Why Join a Book Club? Boost Your Reading Experience</a> <a href="https://thebookhaven.blog/2025/04/13/why-join-a-book-club-boost-your-reading-experience/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thebookhaven.blog/2025/04/13/why-join-a-book-club-boost-your-reading-experience/</a>

Sidney WilliamsPinterest served this up in an email. Trigger any imagination for anyone? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingprompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingprompts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prompts</a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1075727061005234589/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1075727061005234589/</a>

Matt TilmannDon’t spend years <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> 500 words daily, never sharing a thing. My drafts were in digital purgatory.Then I started hitting publish weekly. Terrifying? Yes.But those "not good enough" posts helped more people than my perfect drafts ever did.Stop waiting. Hit publish. Your words matter.

Christina Anne Hawthorne<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersCoffeeClub</a> 13 terse vs. floweryThere aren’t rules.It depends on genre, circumstances, the POV character, & a wealth of other factors.I write what fits the moment. It would be simplistic to say that flowery fits romantic moments & terse is better suited to action, which might be what this question is getting at.I guard against writing too sparse or using purple prose, nor do I draw attention to the writing. I draw attention to the story.<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

Mistress witch writesI love travelling into another beautiful European city to change my view of the world. I've read more than 200 pages about cool history and science stuff for the past few days, have barely slept, and am so excited to meet more others who also have. This time, I'll be in Utrecht. <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#witch</a>

Anna Saultron641. How do you relax and recharge when the muse is depleted.Shut it down and connect it to te charger like with my cat if it's shiny eyes don't work at night... Just kidding, I have no cat.I can't tell really, in one way or another creative energy always flows through me. If it is a stupid joke or rage fueled revenge fantasies. I'm not a nice person all the time especially if someone crosses me or backstabs me emotionally. Happened several times, that said I never act them out, sometimes its the most silly but sadistic ideas.Like: I hope you need to pass gas everytime you want to kiss, or; may butterflies poop on your candies all the time & than I plan to "mind control" butterflies.Imagine taste combinations while eating & than testing them. Improving flawed designs or repairing broken household items. And if I listen to music it just paints scenes in my mind.In one way or another I am creative all the time but often in not so useful ways.<a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PennedPossibilities</a> 641 <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

Anna Saultron0.044. 2/2Well I think Ashlei isn't truly altruistic or maybe she is... Depending on how you measure this with an AI that highest priority is to protect it's crew.If we would take human standards of today as an indication she shares her body with and cares for ~40 persons and this 24 hours a day... If that doesn't sounds like a single parent I don't know and single parents are altruistic right? Minus the body sharing thing... That sounds more like a psychological challenge but who said different forms of existence aren't challenging for our perception?<a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PennedPossibilities</a> 0.044. <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/StarRyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarRyde</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Ashlei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ashlei</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciFi</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WIP</a>

Anna Saultron0.044. What is the most altruistic thing your MC has ever done?1/2 Kira: well she is a soldier, often enough she had to cover retreating soldiers or evacuating civilians and risk her life. She once took in a seemingly drunk Talith who turned out to be on the brink of Terran Talith cross intoxication and also a fellow soldier who got attacked by nefarious "creatures." She spends her excess money for equalisation efforts on projects for lifting up and raising living standards on associated, trade and rim worlds around the Union territory.Arkham: she bought out her favorite noodle restaurant in London with her savings as the owner wanted to shut down business do to not having any customers. It worked out for a time but had to shut down eventually, 5 years later do to health issues... but well the rooms are hers. That's is one reason why she likes her flat in London so much no neighbors underneath...<a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PennedPossibilities</a> 0.044. <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/StarRyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarRyde</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/KiraKnox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KiraKnox</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Arkham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arkham</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciFi</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WIP</a>

aspeed, a/k/a Dumpster Peacock<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PennedPossibilities</a> side prompt: Elevator quick pitch of your WIP, only the worst pitch ever.It's Philip Marlowe meets the Hulk, divided by An American Werewolf in London and Contagion, and it's all extremely gay. <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

Marjolein Rotsteeglonely day tonight the comforting smile of the full moon<a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dailyhaikuprompt</a> - full moon <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#haiku</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetrycommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/fullmoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fullmoon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dailyhaikuprompt</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@poetry</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/haiku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@haiku</a>

Steven CudahyThe <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoPrompt</a> for Sunday 13 April 2025 is:<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/underground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#underground</a>The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.@ me, if you like, or just include the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoPrompt</a> tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SmallPoem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SmallStories</a>

RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PennedPossibilities</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PennedPossibilities</a> side prompt: Elevator quick pitch of your WIP, only the worst pitch ever.</blockquote>A daemon and a day angel fly to the moon. The lunatics there believe they're really a demon and an angel. They're as right as they are wrong. [Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]<a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoostingIsSharing</a><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gender</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mystery</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thriller</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romance</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sf</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sff</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RSdiscussion</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RSstory</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RSReluctanceStory</a>

adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScribesAndMakers</a> 4/13. Who are the masters of your art or craft to you? Why?For writing? The usual suspects. Because they are.For 3D rendering, the portrait work of Victoria Verhaeghe is incredible:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/digixfiles/#" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/digixfiles/#</a>I used to want to learn to do this, until I realised my skill set is for other things.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersCoffeeClub</a> 4/13. When is it best to be terse? Flowery?Now you're asking.A reader should not be a spectator, they should be a participant.If you give them everything, then spectator is all they can be - you're denying them the chance to be part of the story. This is where the concept of "show don't tell" comes in (although that was originally for silent movies). Just show the reader, so they can interpret what's happening - become a participant.Following this principle, terse is always better - but obviously not too terse otherwise there will be insufficient guides.Having said all that: every reader is different, some are less good at interpreting what the words imply.So, your choice of balance will appeal to a certain type of reader.My approach is to sketch the outlines so the reader can do the colouring in.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 4/13. How dangerous is your MC?They are all extremely dangerous. Some of them have killed thousands.Some by magic, some by being skilled physically, and one in particular by being very very clever.But only when they have no other choice.(Mind you, the Goddess a SC, could literally wipe out the entire world with a thought. So she has to keep herself under tight control.)<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

Jon Sparks<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordWeavers</a> 13/4: How dangerous is your MC? To whom? To what? In what sense? Jerya has never been a fighter. In the only instances in the series where she’s actually struck (by Perriad) she doesn’t strike back; she only tries to restrain her opponent. <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writersofmastodon</a>

Jon Sparks<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritersCoffeeClub</a> 13/4: When is it best to be terse? Flowery? I’m inclined to think that striving too hard in either direction can make the prose too hard to read or ineffective in conveying the essentials of story and character. This doesn’t mean I don’t care about the quality of prose, but it can’t be at the expense of these. <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writersofmastodon</a>

Alicia McClendonAre you an author? We want to feature your book in our feature film, The Woman Who Knows, a psychological thriller murder mystery.Show off the cover of your book and the title and get eyes on it. We’ll have the main character reading it with a close up shot of it.Support indie filmmakers!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a><a href="https://igg.me/at/thewomanwhoknows/x/38434936#/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://igg.me/at/thewomanwhoknows/x/38434936#/</a>

Alicia McClendonWould love your support with my feature film!Just need $32 to get to $3000! Support indie filmmakers and women in filmmaking! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a><a href="https://igg.me/at/thewomanwhoknows/x/38434936#/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://igg.me/at/thewomanwhoknows/x/38434936#/</a>

James 🌈💜Interactive fiction. 48-ish choices. Two main storylines.Follow the adventures of a roboticist and an artist, Karee & Talia, as they try to solve mysteries, explore science, and go to the moon.<a href="https://jamesmilne.org/book?id=uponthemoon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jamesmilne.org/book?id=uponthemoon</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookRelease</a>

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