Aimee Liu
@aimeeliu.bsky.social
#Author, #MFA prof, photopainter, Substacker. Find me: https://aimeeliu.substack.com/ https://aimeeliu.net/ Some #Books: GAINING, CLOUD MOUNTAIN, GLORIOUS BOY, SOLITAIRE.
BEWARE AND SHARE THIS ALERT: Elon Musk has set up a fake website – votesafe .org – that collects your information while falsely claiming to help you register to vote in the midterms. It’s designed to mimic vote.org (the legitimate site run by a registered non-profit organization)
#writingcommunity I love this #story checklist because it applies to most compelling stories, including #fiction and #memoir. I will unpack it here by annotating the prologue in #MyBrilliantFriend, but do try it with your own work. open.substack.com/pub/mfalore/...
A Story Opening Checklist from Elena Ferrante
Follow this revision challenge to power up your opening pages
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#elenaferrante fans! #writingcommunity #authors wondering how much of yourself to reveal when promoting your books? Read this ! open.substack.com/pub/mfalore/...
Author, Why Won’t You Tell Me Who You Are?
Elena Georgiou on Elena Ferrante and the author’s identity
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#writingcommunity This week's free #writingprompt at #mfalore is about #bullying As you contemplate the image, picture the struggle between Bully and Bullied. It could be a memory, or fiction. Now develop the scene in layers: open.substack.com/pub/mfalore/...
Writing Prompt: BULLY
Visual inspiration + mental exercise to start your writing week
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#writingcommunity #memoirs To win over agents and #bookeditors, a #FamilyMemoir has to offer something extraordinary. But what qualifies as “extraordinary”? most #literaryagents will look for something extra on the page. Read this to find your book’s X factor !
How to Sell an Agent on Your Daughter-Father (or any other family relationship) Memoir
The forces that compel us to write a family memoir aren’t always enough to get the book published
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#authors #booktours ain’t what they used to be, but they are still essential and, for many authors, they’re the most fun part of #bookpromotion. Also, if you have a book coming out next year, you need to be thinking about your tour NOW. These tips are ESSENTIAL to know:
Plan Your 2027 Book Tour Now!
Q/A with indie book publicist Cassie Mannes Murray
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In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏
Are you a #memoirist ? Does that make you a #narcissist ? Here’s what it really means to write #memoir.
So Someone Called Me a Narcissist...
Regina Tingle on the N-word among memoirists and other thoughts on writing, learning and teaching
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In a remotely rational universe, a declaration of delusional imperial ambition would be a rather big story. But such is the measure of our derangement that you may have missed this: “Trump says he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/no-not-nea...
"No, not nearly long enough"
Trump shrugs off ghastly conditions on his "ship of horrors"
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#writingcommunity Many #literaryagents rely on outside readers and associates to filter incoming submissions. Here are some practical tips for getting your book straight to the agent.
How to Get Your Book Past Literary Agency Gatekeepers
These tips will help you fast-track your pitch to top agents
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#writingcommunity If you’re looking for a #literaryagent for your #nonfiction project, do not miss this packed interview with WME agent Dara Kaye. Takeaway tips on #bookproposals included! open.substack.com/pub/mfalore/...
Well Published!* Live with NF Lit Agent Dara Kaye
A dozen takeaways for submitting authors, plus Aimee Liu's live video with William Morris Endeavor agent Dara Kaye
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TODAY on Substack @10amPT/1pmET Meet Nonfiction Literary agent Dara Kaye. She's with William Morris Endeavor. #literaryagents substack.com/profile/6420...
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Nonfiction writers looking for a literary agent! TUNE IN TODAY for my next Well Published! live event, with @Dara Kaye, Nonfiction Literary Agent with William Morris Endeavor Tuesday, August 11 at ...
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Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.
This month brings riveting novels about dogs, Hollywood stars, small towns and characters with bigger woes than just the sweltering summer heat and humidity.
13 new books in August will get you through the dog days of summer
This month brings riveting novels about dogs, Hollywood stars, small towns and characters with bigger woes than just the sweltering summer heat and humidity.
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Revision Challenge: Does Your Story Have a Proportion Problem? "Proportion acts like a secret handshake to guide the reader toward what matters and means the most in your work." #creativewriting #writingcommunity #revisiontips #writingadvice #storystructure
Revision Challenge: Does Your Story Have a Proportion Problem?
If the narrative ratios in your work are off, the meaning will be skewed
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In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
18 #AuthorsAdvice on #WritersBlock, Generosity, #Creativity #writingExercises, and #writingCommunity www.mfalore.com/p/18-writers...
18 Writers' Advice on Writer’s Block, Generosity, Creativity Exercises, and Community
Keenan Norris collects the wisdom of experts to answer a young writer's letter
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This is so true. Texans you have to turn Texas back to blue. You have to want better.
I took action with Indivisible. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Hands Off Our Vote in 2026! · Indivisible
**We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026.** Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, bl...
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#writingcommunity What’s the secret to getting readers to turn the page? #Narrativetension that continually ratchets up, chapter after chapter, until it feels like the pages are turning themselves. Scenes are the #plot engines that generate that tension. Make every #scene a story! Here’s how:
The Golden Rule That Ensures Your Story Has Narrative Tension
Make Every Scene a Story in Miniature
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The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
While you were over here trying to figure out how you were going to cover the rent and food—this guy was over there using $5.1 million in taxpayer money YOU paid into the system to cover these statues in 23 karat gold. Yeah, he did that.
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
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