the wind is howling, my mind is vacant. wednesday doldrums leaves time standing still. nowhere to go, nothing to be. poetry creeps and seeps deep within my soul. #poetryofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetry #noteditedpoem #poem

If I could put the poem I'm working on into musical form, it would look like this

Today I am grateful for waking up at 6:45 for a coworking group that runs from 7-9. I got so much writing done!

Are you a licensed mental health professional who is no longer practicing? Or maybe you were working toward licensure and decided it was no longer for you? If so, I wanna hear from you: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #careerchange #mentalhealthburnout #therapistsofbluesky #therapycareer #amwriting

happy halloween! 🎃👻🕸️ #humanspoetryseries #humansare #poetryseries #poetsofbluesky #poetryofbluesky #halloweenpoetry #halloween

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈 Video Description: Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨ youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared

Is “the president is really focused on the ballroom” the new “ let them eat cake?” Because it really seems like it.

What is everyone reading this pre-Halloween weekend? I’m finishing up Frankenstein, a book that has haunted me for 20 years. #currentlyreading #booksofbluesky #readersofbluesky #horrorlover

Random Fact 🕯️ Gothic horror was born from a nightmare. In the 1760s, Horace Walpole dreamt of a gigantic hand in armor gripping the bannister of his newly remodeled Gothic mansion. The result? The Castle of Otranto. The first Gothic horror novel, and the blueprint for everything that followed.

I’m preemptively sleepy.

A new Substack about changing careers is up now! #careers #careerchange #howtochangecareers #substackpost #newsubstack open.substack.com/pub/bethbolt...

Tomorrow I start a coworking online group that will run for two hours...it starts at 7 am, and I usually wake up at 9... any early bird #writers out there with tips on waking up early? #amwriting #coworking #notamorningperson #earlybirdgetstheworm #helpmeimsleepy

Our household has been doing this and tbh it is a delight. The nostalgia alone makes it so fun, but the special features and menus are a treat we don’t get with streaming! Oh and AWS is down? Put in a blu ray. Good to go.

Today I said: “man today was kind of a waste.” I just wasn’t as productive as I would have liked. But then I said: “but I watered the plants today. And I did get some work done. And I rested while playing my cozy game.” Today wasn’t a waste. It was just slow. And that’s perfectly fine.

We hate to admit it, but it’s true. Auto-rejects happen, and they happen often. Here’s some things that can get you rejected without an agent even looking at your first pages. Happy Monday, friends, and keep at it. You’ve got this. #amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #writing

Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.

get your covid and flu shots, y'all. #humans #humanspoetryseries #poetryseries #poetryofbluesky #poetry #vaccines

oooh I'm definitely going to try this...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 154: Feed your writing daily. Feed it with fiction, non-fiction, news, games, theatre, films, art. Feed it with conversation. Feed it with experience. Feed it with curiosity. Don't expect to get anything out unless you also keep putting in.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999: It’s not just the story that matters, it’s the person telling it. Your stories are filtered through your experience, your culture, your upbringing, your identity. Don’t be afraid to let it show. Those things matter. You matter.

I had the pleasure to hear Joy be interviewed earlier this year, and she continues to be an inspiration. Check this article out!

Thinking about a career change? Thinking it might be too hard? Follow my series on changing careers in your thirties (but applicable for any age)! First post is up now. #careerchange #careeradvice #career #substackpost #newsubstack #changingcareers open.substack.com/pub/bethbolt...

I'm new here (at least new to being active). I'm an editor and writer, and I'm looking connect with other #booknerds. Who should I be following? Who wants to connect? #amwriting #buildingcommunity (are hashtags still a thing?) #writingcommunity #nonfictionwriter #poet

I've been thinking about how amazing people are, so I'm starting a "humans" series, where I'll share a mini poem every week. My hope is that it will bring you a smile in a time when there's a lot of things making us angry and sad. This week: a good ole PB&J sandwich. What are you grateful for?

Are writers on here? I need to develop a community outside of Instagram and Twitter because those places feel too toxic to feel genuine anymore. Where my fellow feely people and writers at?

The One with the Agent Pitch open.substack.com/pub/bethbolt...