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Resolution 2027: This is the year I finish the book! We gather on Zoom with a quick check-in, end with an optional chat. But mostly we're just putting our heads down and clacking keyboards together. Every single day, January 2-31. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/r...

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Index: From Latin index (“pointer, forefinger, sign”). #etymology

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Logic: From Greek logike (“reasoning”), from logos (“word, reason”). #etymology

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Story Skeleton—The Godfather Vito Corleone is a godfather of crime, but he is also a godfather of plot. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Immersion and Emotion is an absolute masterpiece in the realm of storytelling craft." darlingaxe.com/pages/immers...

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If your protagonist is drifting along with the plot and not driving it, readers may have a hard time connecting with the character and becoming immersed in the story. #writingtips

Court: From Old French cort (“enclosed yard”), from Latin cohors (“enclosure, yard”). #etymology

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Some useful #Submission advice from book broker, Rachel Altemose. Many thanks to @darlingaxe.com for conducting this helpful interview! #WritingTips #WritingCommunity

Manual: From Latin manualis (“of the hand”), from manus (“hand”). #etymology

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Book Broker--an interview with Rachel Altemose "For me, it's all about the voice." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b... #amquerying #mswl

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The stuff about narrative drive and how character and plot are intertwined especially helped me spot where my own stories were dragging." darlingaxe.com/pages/immers...

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"When I was thirteen, I had a crush on Osama bin Laden." Congrats to Kirsten Shute for winning third place with the first page of CAROL WINTER WRITES AN ESSAY! darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f...

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The First Page Challenge winners have been posted!!

Congrats to Robin Hickson for winning second place with the first page of STOOP! "I’m taking a shit when a fist bangs on the steel door and the hatch snaps open." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f...

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Theory: From Greek theoria (“contemplation, speculation”), from theorein (“to look at”). #etymology

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The First Page Challenge 2026—1st place Congrats to Isabella Malet-Lambert for her winsome first page: PIECES OF THE OUTSIDE "Elai envied the pigs." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f...

Stop the Slop: Why AI Writing Sucks Apart from the widescale intellectual property theft that led to the creation of generative AI, there is a simple reason why your slop sucks: because it is devoid of humanity. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/s...

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Bring your characters to life with our developmental editing service! Let us help you create a memorable cast readers will love. darlingaxe.com/pages/sample... #writingcommunity #amediting

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Come to the Dark Side: Why We Love Mysteries Mysteries deal with difficult emotions: violence, fear, betrayal. But they do it in a contained structure. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w...