Paul McIntyre (Author)
@paulmcintyrewriter.bsky.social
Writer/author with the Goodall Agency. My latest novel is Dead of Night (not yet out). An honest cop knows a revenge murderer sleeps under his roof. But will he turn them in? https://paulmcintyre.org/ https://billgoodall.co.uk/paul-mcintyre
Sun Tzu and Frederick Forsyth would've arm wrestled over this #DogsOfWar #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #writesky #writing #writer
Writing about writing? It's not without its pitfalls... courtesy of Jonesy in Private Eye magazine. #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #writesky #writing #writer
Trying not to make my characters contort to the plot... #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #writesky #writing #writer
Just created a new character - a child protection social worker. #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writer #amwriting #writing
Dead of Night is now with a befuddled publisher for consideration. Wish me luck. #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing
Poor grammar makes for alcoholic dogs (apparently)... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Brevity in writing is good. But if you overdo it... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
We need to invent punctuation to denote sarcastic character dialogue. But what to call it? A "YEAH, RIGHT"? A "NOT"? #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Where a plot hole can lead you... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
A pitfall of making your characters bend to fit the plot... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Don't make the reader work too hard to spot your subtext #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Give your central character layers... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
"Get it all down in black and white," they said. Well, something black and white has beaten me to it... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Shoot your genre between the eyes or else... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Write what you know. Unless you know nothing. In which case, a career in politics beckons... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Pedantic writers: make money from parking illegally... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Pump this level of schadenfreude into one of your characters if you can... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Hope you're hungry to write and read today. Just not this hungry... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Usually "Show Don't Tell" is best. Not in this case... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Good luck with your writing today. And remember, your reader doesn't need to know how those sausages are made. #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Outsourcing your typing? Pure lazy. #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
In case of a writing emergency, break glass... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
My laptop says Printer Not Recognized. Well, somebody recognizes it... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Hope you turn your readers' expectations sideways today... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Friday: imbibe some writing turbocharger. I am... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Hope you're a punctuation superhero today. #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Writing is fun, they say! Grips steering wheel... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
Writers, I just caught you out. And myself... #writingcommunity #amwtiting #booksky #writesky #writer #writing #writingtips
