D.B. Starling
@db_starling✍️ Writer of adult fiction with dark, emotional undertones. 📚Reader of an ever-growing TBR book pile ✨Driven by coffee & daydreams
the writer / / a random line from the wip🪞
I am regularly taken back by the support & genuine kindness in the writing community 🥹 I believe a lot of my progress with this book is due to the helpful advice of so many incredible writers here & their support - especially on those days when self doubt is extra noisy.
"Fated. I 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 the word. My Fated Love cost me everything. Cost me my life. And I remember the moment I died very well." #1stLinePit #Q #NA #RF #CMe
I always thought the idea of rewriting your entire novel for the second draft was silly until I’m doing it and it’s a totally different and better novel
Account of the Willow Leaf is on sub today. 🖤 Is it a love story or a mystery? Both. It’s about toxic friends and loving them anyway. It’s about overcoming addiction. It’s about betrayal & redemption. It’s my 3rd book written, but it feels like my 1st. And I am so hopeful✨🙏🏽
It’s #sapphicseptember #biweek & #HispanicHeritageMonth AKA I've been summoned trifold 😈 My debut THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER is a sapphic fantasy novel reimagining the Jewish myth of golem for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik, and Ava Reid, you can add it to GR now! 🥀
Behold, the main characters of ALTAR so hauntingly depicted by @emcaysea!! These sisters and their monstrous, heart-wrenching story has consumed me once again and I am so so excited to dive into revisions and eventually introduce the world to them. 🩸
Monday reminder ❤️ “Rule one, you have to write. If you don't write, n o t h i n g will h a p p e n.” — Neil Gaiman
Editing, where my characters suddenly develop more issues than I do. 😂It’s like therapy, but for fictional people. Side not managed 900 words today and the remainder of this added chapter is outlined 🎉
Spoil the ending of your book but don’t say what it means…
Spoil the ending of your book but don’t say what it means…
Diving into a a chapter revision 🫡 May the writing gods be with me.
My glimmers ✨ - 630AM coffee dates in my backyard - Watching the pair of cardinals from my office - Morning runs with my husband - Pumpkinspice almond milk creamer - Evening writing
My glimmers -The moment you lie down to binge watch a series all afternoon -Cat sounds -The sight of the ocean -An ice cofee on a hot day -Clouds in the sky -Old smokey trains against a backdrop of countryside and old stone buildings -When your clothes feel good on you
Query Book #1 as “first in a duology” and mention how much of Book #2 you’ve outlined/written in the query.
What’s your title/word count/genre? What are some comparable titles? Who’s your target audience? Who’s your narrator? What are your MC’s goals? What are the stakes of your story? What’s your one-line elevator pitch?
Hi! What are the most important questions writers should be prepared to answer at a pitch event?
Editing a book is wild. One minute I’m pleasantly surprised with my story, and the next, I’m wondering if I should just toss the whole draft in the 🗑️ 😂
At 32 I decided to learn about creative writing and I finished the draft of my debut dark fantasy novel a year later at 125 K! Currently in the midst of revisions✨ Just a friendly reminder - it is NEVER too late to pursue your dreams 🫶
I’d love nothing more than to light some candles and write… but for some reason I thought signing up for a marathon would be cool, so I have to get up a train instead 🫠 So much regret! #amwriting #WritingCommmunity
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