Should, Should Not (a poem) | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/47n9p A woman should not love a man, but if she does, she should keep the child of their breath close to her heart. A man, when he loves a woman, should not use words that are dear to her... #MondayBlogs

The Lies Our Parents Tell Us | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/47mgw The lies our parents tell us begin in childhood... and we swallow the lies because we’re so hungry, because the lies are all we have... #MondayBlogs #Poem

The Secret Weapon Behind Every Great Character Arc writersinthestormblog.com/2025/10/the-...

Secondary characters are important, but you need to be careful they don’t take over the story by being more interesting than your protagonists. @annerallen.bsky.social shows you how to achieve this balance.

Bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay. www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/dog...

The Worst Mother on the Planet | @MonaAndrei.bsky.social aka MoxieDude via Substack vist.ly/4aaw7 (Spoiler: It's not you!) #MondayBlogs

Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social https://buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs

Field of Gold | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social https://ow.ly/mBQe50Wx1pR The first occupant I saw in Julia's conservation studio was a nine-foot-tall Madonna. She was a fright - her face flaking, her oversized halo full of cracks, her dull white gown ripped and stained. #MondayBlogs

A memorable woman of influence, born in October in 1884, whose actions reverberate today #mondayblogs #history #blogshare

Can we learn from our mistakes? www.jannalexander.com/post/can-the... #mondayblogs #history #environment #dustbowl

"we look well enough to be a ‘#capable’ person, yet we’re feeling just the opposite on the inside. Pain, fatigue and a boatload of other heavy feels weigh you down, yet no one else can see them.": buff.ly/W5IaDuj #InvisibleIllness #ChronicPain #spoonie #MondayBlogs

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 : The hidden inspirations behind a novelist’s heroine | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social https://buff.ly/AFJeGUl "I should have known sooner. Or at least suspected." #MondayBlogs

Why single moms should embrace life's bloopers | @MonaAndrei.bsky.social aka Moxie-Dude via Substack vist.ly/4a9p6 “Mommy, do we still have eggs in our hair?” #MondayBlogs

Writing Sins tinyurl.com/v5pr5ah6 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity #amwritingfantasy

Should Your Books Have Content Warnings? Authors Weigh In, by Howard Lovy for IndieALLi and featuring @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social https://buff.ly/42gzGbK A good disclaimer serves multiple purposes, allowing readers to decide if they’re ready to engage with the content. #MondayBlogs #Writers

Untangling Emotions: Toxic Positivity, Self-Care, & Shame | @JenniferKindera.bsky.social vist.ly/49fyc Toxic positivity is a deeply embedded part of our culture, and it can infiltrate into our mindset and affect our emotional and relational self-care. #MondayBlogs #Trauma

Narcissism & Codependency — Shame, the Missing Puzzle Piece | @JenniferKindera.bsky.social vist.ly/49gra As the family rules and mottos get passed from generation to generation, we are groomed to fulfill our role, and because shame rises up to protect us. #MondayBlogs #Narcissism

"Last night I dreamt of you, after all these years, and you were lying in my arms... and it was like something out of a romance novel only better because, at last, you were mine." In the Thin Places | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/4aaej #Divorce #MondayBlogs #Love

The Lies Our Parents Tell Us | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/47mgw The lies our parents tell us begin in childhood... and we swallow the lies because we’re so hungry, because the lies are all we have... #MondayBlogs #Poem

Should, Should Not (a poem) | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/47n9p A woman should not love a man, but if she does, she should keep the child of their breath close to her heart. A man, when he loves a woman, should not use words that are dear to her... #MondayBlogs

"There is a ghost who walks my garden each night, summer or winter, rain or snow, and this ghost causes quite a furor in the village." The Ghost Walk | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/49vu5 #Poem #Memoir #Divorce

The Lies Our Parents Tell Us | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/47mgw The lies our parents tell us begin in childhood... and we swallow the lies because we’re so hungry, because the lies are all we have... #MondayBlogs #Poem

This is Chico. He is the star of this year's hottest film, Fast and the Furriest: Tokyo Drift. 13/10 (TT: mariana_rodrigues_ssilva)

This is Clio. She did not study for the test today. Also does not know how to read. 12/10 (IG: paspastotoro)

This is Manolo. His family invited strangers to spend time with him on his last day. His mom said, "This was such a perfect way to celebrate the life of a dog who truly loved spending time with people and their dogs. Run free and fast forever, Manolo. I will never stop missing you." 14/10 for all

Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social https://buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #Memoir

I believed that if did not need anyone, I would not be disappointed. If I could not be touched, I would remain safe. If no one knew my deepest feelings and thoughts, they would remain mine. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙒𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮: 𝘼 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧

I lived at Pine Street for more than twenty years, longer than anywhere else, but our family home felt temporary. Instead of settling there, we camped. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙒𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮: 𝘼 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧 (2026 from She Writes Press) #Memoir

There is an element of optimism in making clothes, especially the elegant ones my mother crafted. The garments represented an investment in the future. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙒𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮: 𝘼 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧 (June 2026 @SheWritesPress) #Memoir

💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4a8jp Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #MondayBlogs

Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social https://buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs

Field of Gold | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social via FictionOnTheWeb vist.ly/49gcv "I used to be a painter. That career didn't work out, so I took up writing fiction - seemed a cleaner route to poverty." #MondayBlogs #ShortStory

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. ~ Twyla Tharp #Art #QOTD #Women

Celebrating women artists & forgetting feminist art histories | Gabriella Nugent via Contemporary vist.ly/49p33 "This seems to be an age of discovery. Many people are surprised to find out that ‘women artists’ or ‘artist-women’ exist." #ArtHistory #Women

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity. ~ Alberto Giacometti #QOTD

15 Thrillers and Their Unforgettable Female Leads | Laura Hennigan via NovelSuspects vist.ly/49yax "We love seeing women who can kick a$$ and take names. These 15 mysteries & thrillers showcase some of our favorite female leads by female authors" #Women #Thrillers

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ~ Andy Warhol #Quote #QOTD

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 : The hidden inspirations behind a novelist’s heroine | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social vist.ly/4a8js "I should have known sooner. Or at least suspected." #MondayBlogs #Writing

Two Tall Women in NYC | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social via FeminineCollective vist.ly/4a82i "Losing my identity was not in our plan. Mary and I came to the big city to celebrate finishing our books—my psychological thriller and her memoir of love and loss." #MondayBlogs

As adults with #CPTSD, we may have parts that didn't stop loving their abusive caregivers but stopped loving ourselves. If you often feel invalidated/ minimized by others, Internal Family Systems (Parts) Practitioner @JenniferKindera.bsky.social may be able to help. https://buff.ly/nJORjRl #Trauma

Listen to @JenniferKindera.bsky.social and host Rachel Thompson @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social on #SexAbuseChat X Spaces (formerly Twitter) TOPIC: Shame as the Great Protector Click here 👇 to listen: vist.ly/3n3k45y #MentalHealth #Trauma #MondayBlogs

The Worst Mother on the Planet | Mona Andrei aka Moxie-Dude via Substack vist.ly/49grb (Spoiler: It's not you!) #MondayBlogs

Narcissism & Codependency — Shame, the Missing Puzzle Piece | @JenniferKindera.bsky.social vist.ly/49gra As the family rules and mottos get passed from generation to generation, we are groomed to fulfill our role, and because shame rises up to protect us. #MondayBlogs #Narcissism

"There are apps out there that can support our limited willpower and help us stay away from online distractions [when writing]. These apps let you specify the websites you want to block and when you want to block them." ~ How to gain & keep focus for writing #Writing #WritingCommunity

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5 Top Tips For Writing Memoir That Work For Any Writer | by Rachel Thompson @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social vist.ly/49p8i One of the biggest struggles writers face when they choose to write their stories, whether short-form or long-form, is where to start. #Writing #Memoir

"It is hard to focus when you start your day with distraction. It clutters your mind with exciting, beautiful, or troublesome images that are optimized for not letting you go." ~ How to gain & keep focus for writing #Writing #WritingCommunity

Thrilled to be part of Amazon’s #GreatOnKindle program! They’ve selected my 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge, which means it’s a guaranteed “Great Experience, Great Value!” @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social eBook & print: https://geni.us/30DayMarketing Audiobook https://geni.us/30DayBookAudio #Books

🖤 "Women have rooms inside of us men cannot fathom." The 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 series by Rachel Thompson (aka @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social) today! 🎧 #Audiobooks! 💜 Broken Pieces (#1) vist.ly/4a4d3 ♥️ Broken Places (#2) vist.ly/4a4d4 🩵 Broken People (#3) vist.ly/4a4d5 #BrokenSeries

💥🎧 NEW! How to Sell and Market Your Audiobook: Tips for Authors Ready to Be Heard | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack https://geni.us/MarketAudiobooks If you've produced an audiobook, you're not done when the last word is recorded. Now your marketing journey begins. #WritingCommunity