For everyone in the submission trenches, highly recommend @neonandsmoke.bsky.social's lovely blog post. "In the end, acceptance is a small alchemy—part quality, part alignment, and part luck. Rejection doesn’t erase resonance." www.neonandsmoke.com/post/editor-... #writesky #writingcommunity

Writing rituals, anyone? Victor Hugo "had his valet lock away his clothes so he literally couldn’t leave home. He wrote naked in a big shawl so he’d have no choice but to stay put". www.networkisa.org/screenwritin... Think I'll stick with my writing playlist. #writesky #writingcommunity

Intrigued by this idea of writing tiny chapters to start, like an extension of the Snowflake method of outlining. As a flash and short fiction writer, maybe this is what I need to get started on that simmering novel... aprildavila.com/why-writing-... #writesky #writingcommunity

The Guardian's list of best mystery/thrillers of 2025. Adding The Winter Warriors to my to-read list: a historical thriller set in WWII Finland that's sadly topical these days. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

Awww, the cutest non-cover ever! Looking forward to seeing what the other nine are, @elisescott.bsky.social!

Read this awhile ago, but it came up in a discussion yesterday, so sharing! Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) on the proliferation of cool bad guys: "maybe what the world needs now are some good old fashioned, greatest generation types who give more than they take." nofilmschool.com/vince-gillig...

Great substack from Rebecca Makkai for writers on what we can learn from movies and what we shouldn't! [Agreed on her #1 don't: way too many "eyes" in fiction these days!] rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/youre-writ... @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social

Excited to see this gorgeous story out in the world! Congrats @beingcam.bsky.social

Had a great idea for a contest this morning! Spent an hour on it before checking the deadline. It was three days ago... Is it too late to go back to bed?

Thanks to @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social for giving my cranky helmet protagonist a home!

Excited to be in issue #1 of Goblins & Galaxies! And thrilled for my first cover credit! 🤩

[Wow, I should definitely have opened a Bluesky account a long time ago!] Thank you so much for the kind words, @writelikeashark.bsky.social ! (blush)

Thanks so much to the lovely folks at TL;DR Press! This is my first Pushcart nomination and so excited to be on the list with my friends Sam and @mizuki-yama.bsky.social !