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Natalie Kelda

14 hours

I have it on good authority all 4 of my books are now available for 0.99 👀 If you love Treasure Planet, the ship scene in Stardust or the talking animals of Narnia, you should try my space fantasy series! 🔗 in next tweet

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1 month

The obsession with first lines/chapters having to be action packed and hook-y is limiting the success of so many beautiful, introspective books. Allow stories to be slow and thoughtful again!

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2 months

What’s your current publishing/writing community hot take?

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4 months

Should I tell him I worked 12 hour days for 2 years in outback Australia? That I carried sheep, herded cattle and worked with horses in the 50C scorching sun? I spent my free time jumping off quad bikes to try and catch crocodiles? And I went on 5k runs every evening too...

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5 months

@moniza_hossain I don't understand how it's legal? Does the US not have specific requirements and tests homeschooled kids need to do? Subjects that have to be covered etc? Kids need to be taught certain things to be able to participate meaningfully in society.

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Natalie Kelda

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11 months

I'm sorry but WHAT THE FUCK?! Yes, we abso-fucking-lutely have a right to be upset if our words are stolen and used for training AI. There's a bloody reason copyright laws exist.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 month

I'll get hunted down but I think new writers who plot heavily often lack character interiority bc they get too focused on getting their characters into planned scenes w/o *listening* to their characters. It's a tough skill and one you can only hone by doing some pantsing imo. 1/3

Alyssa Matesic

@AlyssaMatesic

1 month

You can have strong characters & a solid plot, but readers won’t connect w/ your story if it’s missing this key element—& many stories are. This is one of the most misunderstood concepts in fiction writing (& one of the most common elements I discuss w/ writers as an editor): 🧵

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

What is it with writers always moaning about how much they hate the writing process? Am I the only one who LOVES writing? Sure, there are tough days where I push through or need a break but I can't think of anything I hate about the process of writing a book.

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Would you still write if you already had a wildly popular book and you'd made all the money you could ever want?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

4 months

If you have access to the internet there's this incredible free thing called FAN FICTION. You can read it all day every day for free without destroying small indie authors' livelihood by stealing our books and sticking them on pirate sites so the Zon closes our account...

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Natalie Kelda

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4 months

Tag yourself on this list of "red flag words chatgpt uses and nobody says irl" I'm divergent, I use that word in speech at least daily 🙈

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

What do you write with? Pen and paper? Laptop using scrivener, word, google docs? A typewriter?!

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

@Siennafrst I used to do that. The bare minimum to get A's. Never did homework we weren't handing in bc I could answer of the top of my head if asked. Top student but was told "you can do better, get A+" over and over and became like your daughter. My mental health has only deteriorated.

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Natalie Kelda

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11 months

Do you re-read books/stories or are you a one and done kind of reader? And related, can you remember the books you read?

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Morally grey characters, yay or nay? What will make you LOVE a grey character unconditionally and what will leave you throwing the book at the wall from distaste?

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

If people wrote/write fanfaction based on your stories, would you read it?

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

If an author using a stamp is going to make you "never read anything by that author again" you might want take a hard look at yourself. There's such a thing as disabilities/illnesses that can prevent others from performing everyday tasks. Brb need to go order my custom stamp...

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Natalie Kelda

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5 months

@moniza_hossain On the heat wave nights there's nothing better than changing sides of the bed to lie in a cold spot. Nobody but the cat steals my duvet. There's less mess to clean up, cooking for 2 but being just me means I always have packed lunch for work. Eating alone is lovely actually.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

I'm very close to finishing my first ever novella! Do you write and/or read novellas?

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Do you understand commas? No really I'm serious. Do you *understand* them? (this is not an Oxford comma or no debate but plain old do you know where to put commas according to your style guide?)

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

Who got you into reading? A parent? Teacher? Friend?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

1 year

👉PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY👈 I'm giving away 2 more copies of River in the Galaxy! To enter you must like, RT and comment which country you are in. Open to EU/UK postal residents ONLY! One winner will also receive a sticker, bookmark and A5 artwork with the book.

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Natalie Kelda

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6 months

I've been fairly quiet on this matter but Cait Corrain does NOT get to use autism as a shield. We all struggle. It's a daily battle for all ND ppl yet we don't attack others - especially marginalised ppl. Don't use mental health struggles as an excuse for inexcusable behaviour.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

Do you also get *really* tired of your stories when polishing them? (Please tell me I'm not the only one who just want to throw my book at the wall after reading through it for the 50th time this week and still finding the odd typo)

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Natalie Kelda

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7 months

Anglo-Americans go read this thread! It's a comment a *lot* of us from different cultural backgrounds hear constantly. "Your character lacks agency" sure or maybe I've deliberately written it like a Danish person would bc I'm Danish and that's how we tell stories?

E C Greaves | GRINDARK isn't a typo!

@GreavesEc

7 months

I've seen a few reviews of Daughter of the Beast expressing a little disappointment that things just sorta happen or the protagonist lacks agency. I understand it might be frustrating to readers unfamiliar with the storytelling of other cultures, but it's actually by design. 🧵

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Have you ever written a prologue and/or epilogue? This is NOT a thread to bash on either. They're literary tools and used right they're great. If you don't believe me, go read my previous tweet.

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

1 year

I HAVE SOLD 17 BOOKS THIS MONTH!!! Thank you so SO much everyone who's taking a chance on my debut. I have officially sold 45 books total 🥺 River in the Galaxy is on sale for $0.99 for 5 more days so grab your copy while it's cheap 🙌

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

9 months

The worst thing about an invisible illness/disability is that every time someone doubts the validity of your diagnosis, that voice at the back of your head starts screaming "what if they're right? If it's all in your head?" and it's so damn hard to push aside that thought.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

Totally not prompted by something I wrote today *cough cough* Have you ever made yourself cry with your writing?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

2 years

Talking animals in stories for adults, yay or nay? Someone else asked a similar question the other day but since I *have* talking animals in my adult fantasy I'm obviously biased.

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Do you call yourself a writer, author, poet something else?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

1 year

👉RELEASE DAY PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY👈 River in the Galaxy is out now but I'm giving out 2 copies! To enter you must like, RT and comment what language(s) you read fiction in. Open ONLY to EU/UK! One winner will also receive a sticker, bookmark and A5 artwork print.

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

1 year

Are you the sort of writer who have titles before anything else or do you agonise over a title until the last moment?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

2 years

@RVTheBookSlayer Wtf?! Someone failed their biology classes(and geography, Tasmania has no "scorching desert outback". It's an April's fool's, right? Has to be.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

Do you have any dragons in your stories? What are your dragons like? If no dragons why?(not asking in a judgy way)

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Have you invented a new species for your writing? Everything counts, animal/humanoid/monster, sapient/intelligent/half a braincell but cute as fuck

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

How many "just"s do you have in your manuscript? I just went through mine. 113k novel, 181 instances of "just". Without even being ruthless, I got it down to 67!

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

1 year

Do you write dark and gritty or cozy and fluffy? Or a mix thereof?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

6 months

It's #Caturday so you must pay the cat tax! Tell me about or show me your irl or book cats 😍 Here's Barry in full attack on his mechanical salmon 😂

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

Is there a book, story or poem you can always re-read yet again? For me it's Terry Pratchett's "the Amazing Maurice and His Clever Rats" 🙈

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

22 days

What's something really silly you'd do or buy if you became a millionaire? I'd get a heated orangerie to grow mangoes 🥭

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

11 months

Why are people gendering hobbies, thought patterns and actions that have *zero* reason to be gendered? Looking for escape routes everywhere isn't a "man thing" it's an anxiety/trauma thing. Sincerely , An AFAB with anxiety who can't sit with my back to a door

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

9 months

One of the words I forget Americans might not understand. I'm sorry in advance to readers, I definitely use this irl and in writing 🙈

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9 months

Do Americans use "chuffed"? eg. He looked chuffed with his appearance.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

I need to refresh the algorithm and get some positivity back so: Please share photos of your pets, flowers(with names?), beautiful landscapes and other nice stuff, pretty please 🥺 Barry is also tired of discourses.

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Do you write series, stand alones, short stories, poetry or a mix? Which do you prefer?

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Natalie Kelda

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8 months

I've been sad lately bc I can't afford making audiobooks, I can't afford ads, heck I can barely afford publishing at all. A couple of people just reminded me that I may only have few readers but they are wonderful. Thank you to every one of you – you make it worthwhile 💜

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Natalie Kelda

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8 months

My dad read my debut 🥹 He has raging, un-medicated AuDHD and hasn't been able to read books for decades(he was always more into airplanes and fish/aquatic life books) He said: even if you hadn't written it, I would think it's good...did you bring a copy of the next one? 😭🥰🥺

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Natalie Kelda

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4 months

Do you start reading a series that isn't finished? And related: if you have to wait 1+ years between installments, do you lose interest/forget?

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

What does your characters do a lot that -- according to writing twitter -- is bad/boring/lazy writing? Mine often growl, whisper, mumble or even DO STUFF WHILE TALKING!! Outrageous, I know.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

Lets do a positivity thread! Shout out one or two authors you think are amazing(for whatever reasons)

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

1 year

👉PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY👈 I'm giving away another 2 copies of River in the Galaxy! To enter, like, RT and comment why you think representation of mental health struggles is important in fiction. Open worldwide! One winner will also receive a sticker, bookmark and A5 artwork.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

My WIP will cross the 100k line tomorrow! How long do your novels tend to be or do you not know yet?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

1 year

10yrs ago, I moved to Australia alone. I was 21, depressed and burnt out. I hadn't written a word for 2+ years. 8yrs ago I wrote my first new words. 6yrs ago I wrote my first novels in English. Today, my second book is out! - Merlon is depressed AF but like me, he keeps going.

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1 year

Do you have maps/plans to have maps in your books? Do you like maps in books?

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2 years

Would your MC steal? Why, why not?

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2 years

Is your MC afraid to die or are they already dead?

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

2 years

☀️Cover reveal☀️ 6 years ago - to the day! - I started writing my first ever English-languaged story. Space fantasy featuring: 💔Grief and depression 🫂 Found family 🌟adventure to unchartered space Pre-Order: Art and info:

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Natalie Kelda

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7 months

I've asked this before but it's been a while. Are any of your characters queer? Is it safe in their world to be out?

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2 years

Have you done any writing related things today? If so what? Remember: it's important to take breaks, so don't feel bad if you're having a writing break atm!

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Natalie Kelda

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7 months

Barry heard there's a PR agency paying good money for sexy photos with books covering his naughty bits? (He wants to buy another cat tower but I've said we can't afford it)

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10 months

Do you read and/or write short stories? Why, why not?

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10 months

I'm still thinking about a comment I saw a few days ago where someone thought a fantasy with guns/gunpowder was the worst thing ever. I don't get it, fantasy with guns is cool AF, isn't it? 😳

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

Do you know what your MC looks like and to what level of detail? If it wasn't for artbreeder, I'd still mostly have no clue about any of my MC's 😂😭

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Natalie Kelda

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6 months

Way too many bitter takes today so: Tell me what your FAVOURITE book thing is as a reader? I *love* animal sidekicks, wacky world building and distinctive dialogue(yes give me all the accents!)

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

How are queer people perceived in your story's world? Can they be out and proud? I write queer normative worlds because I like when my characters can be themselves(and I wish our world was more accepting of sexualities and identity)

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7 months

Are you good at revising your own writing? Do you have any advice for new writers? My best advice is to leave a story to rest between drafts and, crucially, work on something else meanwhile.

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2 years

Do you have any ball/party/dressing up scenes in your stories?

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7 months

Which Middle Earth creature would you be? I'd want to be a rider of Rohan but everyone always says they think I'd be an elf. I think it's my hair's fault 🙈

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Natalie Kelda

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7 months

Help me caption this 😂 I'm thinking "worship me or thou shall perish!"

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Natalie Kelda

@NatalieKelda

2 years

I know nobody else cares but I'm SO excited for my cover reveal. River in the Galaxy is a space fantasy series with a heavy focus on mental health struggles and the cover is ✨amazing✨ The full cover is revealed on Saturday 28th!

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Natalie Kelda

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2 years

For those who needs to hears this(I repeat it to myself a LOT) It's valid to not plan your novel. It's okay if you don't consciously use story beats/arcs. It's alright to not find most craft books useful. You're not a worse writer for not thinking rationally about your writing.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

Some really nasty hashtags are trending and since I've had a bunch of new followers, I think I need to restate some things. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people are non-binary. If you take issue w. other people's gender identity, feel free to unfollow me.

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Natalie Kelda

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1 year

👉FINAL DAY PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY👈 The last 2 copies of River in the Galaxy are going today! To enter: like, RT and comment what your favourite space fantasy movie/book/series is. Open worldwide! One winner will also receive a sticker, bookmark and A5 artwork.

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11 months

I'm fighting severe imposter syndrome this week. What's your best ways to snap out of it? I can't seem to convince myself my writing is worth nought 😩

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1 year

I just remembered I only wrote today's chapter's ending in my head 🫠 Do you ever write stuff in your head and then later realise you actually still need to type it out?

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Natalie Kelda

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3 months

Some days it really hurts that I'm never the sort of author who ends up on anybody's lists. Never one to get invited for interviews, author groups, events. I'm used to it. I'm autistic and have always been the one left out of group chats but yeah. Some days it hits a bit harder.

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3 months

For no reason at all: Do you have any prequel ideas for your WIP or any of your other stories? I already have one for my WIP 👀

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2 years

Will you be writing the next week or two or are you planning for a break?

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10 months

What do you believe is your greatest writing strength? Realistic characterisation? Excellent plotter? Lyrical prose? Procrastinating forever instead of writing that story you've been thinking about for a decade?

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2 years

Do you write characters who are outside your personal experience? Different gender identity, abilities, skin colour? How do you ensure your portrayal is respectful?

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1 year

RELEASE DAY! And would you know it, I'm doing another ✨PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY✨ Today 2 lucky winners get paperback copies of River in the Galaxy AND Outer Universe + book swag! Like, RT and comment what hat you would wear if going on a space adventure. Open worldwide!

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1 year

What do you think about cliff hangers in a book series?

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1 year

Does your MC drink(alcohol or a similar substance in your world)?

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9 months

🎉RELEASE DAY GIVEAWAY🎉 Wooden ships in space, anxiety rep, ditsy space dragons and a portal storm. This book has it all! To enter the giveaway like, RT and comment with a gif of your favourite dragon! Open WORLDWIDE No giveaway hunter accounts please 🫶

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2 years

Do you use a pen name? If so why/why not? Natalie is one of my nicknames IRL but Kelda comes from Old Norse for "creek/brook" 😊

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2 years

Your MC is locked in a room and need to solve a puzzle to get out, do they manage or do they panic?

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2 years

Do you have any (non spoiler) easter eggs in your writing? I have a loooot but I doubt anyone will catch them🙈

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11 months

Since it's #WorldMentalHealthDay let's talk about therapy in books. Do your characters ever go to therapy of any kind? Is it even a thing in your book world?

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2 years

Okay but am I the only one on booktwt who doesn't hate writing a synopsis???

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5 months

Is there a theme, event or trope you include a *lot* in your stories? E.g. I have a crazy amount of characters that nearly drown and I love making romantically involved characters cook food together(it's better than one bed trope, I will die on that hill!)

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2 years

How old is your MC? (if you have written many you can give all ages or an average)

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2 years

Are there any spooky vibes in your current WIP?

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1 year

Before you all panic, read the actual T&C's. It's public data NOT your private Google docs documents that get scraped. They *do* use your private docs to improve their word processing ai(spell check, word suggestions etc) exactly the same as all other word processors do.

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1 year

Authors — your creative work is valuable. It deserves protection. You have the right to control what happens to it. Google is allegedly data scraping all the documents in google docs to train their AI. This includes your work! #writingcommunity

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2 years

What year/era is your current WIP set in? If your world is made up, do you have years or some other measurement of time passing?

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10 months

Let's do a spooktober question: Do you read or write horror/horror-adjacent genres?

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2 years

Is your MC a regular human or do they have special powers? Or are they not human at all?

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2 years

What makes your MC happy? (other than a person or pet)

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1 year

Do you track the books you read on goodreads or somewhere similar?

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2 years

Would you survive in your book world? I'd have died years ago or been enslaved in mine 😂

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2 years

Do you have an MC or ANY character with anxiety? If yes, do you draw on personal experience or how do you ensure the portrayal rings true?

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1 year

I have an urge to write an extra short story set between book 2 and 3 of my series. I might even create a tiny collection of 4 short stories and release as a very slim book 👀 Anyone else doing this?

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2 years

Humour, comedic reliefs and joking banter. How good are you at writing these? Do you allow your characters any fun down time or silly joking around in between having one heck of a terrible time?

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