There are numerous tools we can use in our storytelling. Agent and teacher Don Maass provides a list of those we tend to overlook, today at WU.

Lovely essay from a writing friend I’ve known for almost two decades. It’s about time, and you should spend some reading it.

Writers: “How can I face my fears and get back to writing?” @kimbullock.bsky.social: “Geronimo!”

Is our ability to think what defines us as human? If so, and if we’re willing to concede its preeminence to AI, must we redefine what it is that makes us human? Author David Corbett implores us to think, today at WU.

Sometimes what feels like the perfect story idea, taken from real life, is too prosaic for the page. Author Matthew Norman takes us from (too) smooth sailing to dramatic stormy seas, today at WU.

“We have to figure out what a novel does better than a screenplay. It’s a difficult question, especially now, after generations have had the page supplanted by the screen…” Author Elizabeth Huergo explores the central question for writers of our time, today at WU.

Curious about what a literary agent is looking for in a reading experience? Agent, author, and teacher Don Maass shares his reading mindset, today at WU.

Lovely essay.

Can’t wait for this one! Grab your coffee and join us. ☕️

Identity, both as perceived by oneself or by society, strongly affects characterization. Kristin Hacken South delves the depths of character, using herself, living in Egypt, as an example. A fascinating post, today at WU.

'Reading fiction builds empathy, strengthens our patience ...broadens our understanding of the world beyond our horizons.' But are we seeing 'the sunset of literacy'? Powerful warning from @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2026/02/25/t... #writingcommunity #books

Trying to turn my fear into hope, one reading session at a time. Care to join me?

This is a fascinating article from @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social over at @writerunboxed.bsky.social on the use of magic and spirituality in stories.

What do you have to be “radically grateful” for? Author Therese Anne Fowler celebrates finding her way home, today at WU.

🖐️🐉Review alert!🐉🖐️ To Touch a Silent Fury by @rasandpiper.bsky.social This book was phenomenal with some of the best 1st POV prose I've ever read. Highly recommend this one! Full review at FanFiAddict, link below #booksky

Mini book rec Monday! #booksky 📚 The Oathsworn Legacy by KR Gangi - Witcher-esque monster slaying 🧌⚔️ - Brotherly banter 🗣️ - Conspiracies & mercenaries 🗡️🛡️ - Lots of action 🧨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzLG...

😮‍💨 I needed this today.

Parents are often distant or missing in stories—particularly in the fantasy genre. Author Kit Aldridge explores the ways parents can deepen or even elevate a story, today at WU.

1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

Why are so many fantasy books and series centered around monarchy? What are the alternatives? Kelsey Allagood explores fantasy’s royal problems and solutions, today at WU.

A provocative, timely, and necessary essay.

You’ve heard of method acting—deep immersion that carries on past “cut!” Why not try method writing? Author Boo Walker walks us through it, today at WU.

I needed this essay today. 🙏

There are times when our work seems trivial and inadequate. But, says @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social @writerunboxed.bsky.social, it's how we reclaim and fight for our humanity writerunboxed.com/2026/01/26/l... #writinglife #writingcommunity #authorlife

Chaotic times have you alarmed? Disappointed? Angry? Distracted? Author Vaughn Roycroft makes the case that doing your work is an act of rebellion, today at WU.

**SPOILER FILLED** So honoured by such a wonderful group of minds chatting about Book 2 in my Drowned Kingdom Saga THE LAST OF THE ATALANTEANS! If you've read the book, hope you watch and find it insightful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ug...

This.👇

WU turns 20 today! And we’re celebrating with pie! And a contest! Stop by and join the fun, today at WU.

In times of crisis, it can be difficult to focus. We writers can find difficulty writing. Or even reading. Author Liz Michalski shares her newfound love of poetry, and how it helps her cope, today at WU.

How do we claim our identity as a writer? How do we continue to do so? Author (and scholar and mother and…) Kristin Hacken South explores embracing identity, today at WU.

“Goals, desires, wants orient us to a character’s surface motivations. Longings reveal who they really are.” Author Julie Christine Johnson explores character via longing, today at WU.

Have you ever wondered if The Sundered Nation Trilogy is for you? Have you ever had the kindest reviewer make your month? 🙏🤯

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

My YouTube recs for 85 Indie SFF Authors You Should Read in the Next 85 months !!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLCp...

Feeling overwhelmed? Author Natalie Hart shares an exercise to help us move forward. It starts with asking “what else?” Today at WU.

The fantastic @philipchase90.bsky.social hosts the amazing Evan/Nerd Writer & I as we chat Guy Gavriel Kay's FIONAVAR TAPESTRY Book 2 THE WANDERING FIRE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv7F...

Are you struggling to hold onto your hope? Author Rachel Toalson shares her own struggles and her remedies, today at WU.

Just so no one acts surprised. It’s coming.

Feel like you need to step back and take a moment to think outside the never-ending chatter and squawk? Read this. 👇

This fellow author is too kind! But he’s also hugely talented. You should be reading his Drowned Kingdom Saga.

In the face of intense shared grief, focusing on writing fiction can feel so inadequate. Author David Corbett explores moving forward in the wake of this week’s horrific events, today at WU.

Feeling stuck? At the sentence level? At the story level? Either way, teacher and agent Don Maass has the parable for you, today at WU.

This is a wonderful essay that really got me thinking about my WIP in fresh ways.

Happy New Year #booksky frens! New year, new WWP Indie Book Club read! ShadowBane by Cal Logan - Japanese inspired world ✅ - twins w/ magic ✅ - brutal and grey decisions ✅ - bestest tiger companion ✅ - loads of demon slaying ✅ - ending makes you want to curse author ✅

WU bids the community farewell for the holiday season with a nod to the fact that next month marks our 20th anniversary. Any ideas as to how we can celebrate? Please share your thoughts, today at WU.

Willow Wraith Press Secret Santa! Amazing haul for me! The Severing Son by @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social , which everyone at WWP is raving about! However Many Must Die by @fantasticphil.bsky.social I loved his novella Oksy, Come Home and needed this one! Thanks Santa @gjterralwrites.bsky.social

Check out Bill's funny and fun "Best of" list for 2025!

The holidays are a time of complex emotions. Often contradictory emotions. Author Kathleen McCleary explores how such emotions can fuel our stories, today at WU.

This fine gentleman was one of the first people in the literary world to make me feel like a real writer. Thank you, Porter.

Community is about so much more than mere inclusion. It’s about acceptance and unconditional support. Kelsey Allagood shares her recent experience from the UnConference, today at WU.