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Was trying to be dramatic. Almost died. More at 7.

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sometimes the best writing advice is "just let it be bad." revolutionary. terrifying. but it works.

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The amount I would pay to swim in water from an 80's movie...

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Writing prompt

Write a story that starts with this sentence: It probably started to go downhill the day the sun died.

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The connection from my brain to my keyboard is far superior than the connection from my brain to my mouth. Write 50k words? No problem. Tell someone what I'm feeling inside?

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I want to get into knitting but like... I'm super adverse to counting so...

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This quote pretty much jumped out of me when I was first writing Copper Lies. It's nestled in the very last pages and sums up everything this book is about.

It also sums up everything I've learned in the past two years of being a professional author. You can't do it alone. You weren't meant to do it alone.

Do you have people in your life to support your writing?

image caption: "There is no safety in vulnerability. There is no safety in being known...and there is no love in isolation," Copper Lies by Alli Prince

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Writing Prompt

"I'm not ready to give up on this. On us. I'm not."

"Well, I am."

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If the masterpiece movie Rio (2011) came out just a decade later Lin Manuel Miranda WOULD have had his fingers ALL OVER it 😤

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Writers!

What would be your main characters worst day?

And then what would they say is there worst day?

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If you got into a fist fight with your main character... would you win?

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Writers! Badly describe the plot of your book in a single sentence. I'll go first

Local Teen creates mechanical dragon and sets it loose on the town to avoid confessing her feelings.

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Did you publish under your real name or did u create a pseudonym, if you did create one how did this effect publishing .

Great question!

I did not use a pseudonym! At first, I really did want to use a pseudonym. But my writing mentor advised against it for a few couple of really good reasons. Keep in mind, the following advise is if you want to write professionally :)

There are more people willing to support you than you think.

It might not seem like it, but there are people in your life who are more willing to support you than you think. When I first started writing, I kept it a secret from everyone, including my family. (Especially this blog). If you're going to write professionally, you need people to follow your writing. Someone has to buy your books. The people who already know you want to help out. They want to help, even if you don't believe that.

The people who helped me start the most were the people I'd met in passing who I wasn't in frequent contact with. They wanted to support me, but wouldn't have been able to if I hadn't published under my legal name because they simply wouldn't have known it was me!

2. The Legality

(For legal reasons I am not a lawyer. The following advise is not real legal counsel, it's just want I've found.)

When you become a professional author, it's usually advised to create an LLC for all your book proceeds. There are a lot of different things that go into creating an LLC, a business bank account, etc.

All of this is much, much, easier using your real name.

3. What's the point other than to sound cool?

If you're using a pseudonym to hide your identity, I'm going to be honest with you. If someone's trying to find you, using a pseudonym isn't actually going to be much help. If someone wants to find you and you have any online presence, there are ways for them to find you.

All in all, I found it much easier to use my real name, and encourage you to as well! Of course there are reasons to use a pseudonym, and it's not impossible. :) You know your situation best, so do what works for you!

Happy Writing!

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Alright folks, poll time

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Hello, I'm not much on tumblr but your prompts have always kicked me out of writer's block. So thanks! You have a great handle on dialogue.

if you are still taking asks, I was hoping for some humor prompts between an older and younger brother? Or teasing between a rather uptight girl and a chaotic reckless guy?

If you'd rather not do these that is totally alright! Mainly just wanted to say I love your prompts, thanks a bunch. :)

Hey thanks for reaching out! I'm glad these prompts can help.

I haven't done these in a hot minute so let's see if we still got it! Set the scene, we've got two brothers, one older, one younger aaaaaaand action!

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"You know I love you, right?"

"Since when?! You've actively bullied me since the day that I was born."

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"Listen, when you're my age you'll understand."

"Oh, trust me, I do understand. Which is why when I'm your age I'll never get myself into a stupid situation like this one."

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I hope you enjoy these!

Happy Writing,

Alli

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I started this blog ages ago, when I was a teenager. I always had a dream to be a writer, and I never thought I'd actually get there.

Well, I've got two published books out now. :) So, if you're like me, and don't know if you can do it, listen to me.

You can. It might be hard and it might not always go the way you think, but you can do it. I believe in you.

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Dialogue Prompt

"Listen, there's something I have to tell you. I--"

"Before you start, I feel like I should just come out and say that uh, I can read minds? Yeah, I read minds. Have my whole life. It's not a great thing to come out and say when trying to make friends, though, so that's why I don't really tell people. But--go ahead. I make an effort to still allow people to speak."