If you're looking for a writing challenge to kick-start the month, look no further #womenwriters Sign up with @samblakebooks.bsky.social & @mariamchale.bsky.social in a very supportive #writingcommunity www.writing.ie/news/join-ou...

That's it for me, @ritakitty.bsky.social! Thank you to everyone who chatted with me this week or joined our #WomenWritersNet chat. Also, thanks to our 1.5k followers who have made us feel so welcome on #Bluesky as we promote #WomenWriters! Up next on WWN is the marvelous @valeriavescina.bsky.social!

Blog Tour: Piece on celebration as a chronically ill person alongside one of my pastel paintings of the ocean. #allthatismade #Celebration #amwriting #faith 💙📚 #booksky open.substack.com/pub/redbudhy...

Very much this. The IHR really is open to everyone and this includes our common room and our library as well as our wonderful seminars. All free, all welcome!

If you couldn't make it to our monthly @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #Skychat today, you can find everyone's contributions to the discussion by searching for #WomenWritersNet. Today's chat was about #womenwriters and social media!

DEAR AMERICA: A BREAKUP LETTER Breakups are hard. But sometimes they are the best option. In this bestselling letter to his newly ex-country, @benjamingorman.bsky.social explains why he’s leaving America, and the reason is not your first guess. Get yours today! bit.ly/DAABL

I'm walking the Ridgeway next week, 87 miles of trail used by traders & travellers for up to 6,000 years. They've left tombs, hill forts, chalk horses in the turf, mounds and – I hope – ghosts walk with me along the way. (My alive brother is coming too.) Can't wait. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rid...

Nice to know my writing keeps people up! 😉 #paranormalwomensfiction Ebook (Amazon): https://mybook.to/ReclaimingEbook Ebook (Everywhere else): https://books2read.com/u/boqAp0 Paperback: https://mybook.to/ReclaimingPaper

This hour went to fast! Thank you to everyone who came tonight and thanks to our hosts @annehamilton.bsky.social and @nastasyaparker.bsky.social as well as the rest of the WWN team who made this possible!

Q6 How can we use social media to support women writers? Which women writers or groups would you recommend following? #WomenWritersNet

Q5 What resources do you recommend to women writers for building their social media presence (eg, websites, courses, etc)? #WomenWritersNet

A5 When we were all moving to BlueSky, @ritakitty.bsky.social y.bsky.social shared this link which I’ve found helpful for getting started. publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... This list is a little outdated, but still potentially useful: bookriot.com/authors-and-... #WomenWritersNet

Q4 Share your tips for an effective social-media strategy. For example, what do you share and how often? In which form (eg, photos, reels, etc)? #WomenWritersNet

I'm here on blue sky and write a newsletter at joannesimmonds.substack.com

There are starter packs, too. Here's a list: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack.... I used those at first to find people to follow (other than using SkyBridge). They're really helpful. (Maybe we should start one just for women writers?) #WomenWritersNet

Q3 What challenges (other than technical) does social media pose for women writers and how do we overcome them? #WomenWritersNet

Q2 How do you think social media may benefit women writers? How easy do you find it to harness that potential? #WomenWritersNet

Most of my writing is on my site www.girlwelltravelled.net Into women's fiction? Into travel romance? Want to traipse around real life hotels and Caribbean locations? You may very well enjoy my site

Q1 Which social media channels do you use for your writing practice and why? If you like, share your social media handles or links to websites/blogs in the comments so we can follow you! #WomenWritersNet

Welcome to Women Writers Chat! Please use the hashtag #WomenWritersNet in each of your posts so everyone can see your contributions.

We'll ask questions labelled Q1, Q2. Please answer using A1, A2. Be sure to make friends and keep chatting afterwards! #WomenWritersNet

Speaking from a #Writer's perspective, what's one thing that you would change about social media if you can? I'd love to hear your thoughts in advance of tonight's (6pm BST) #WomenWritersNet Bluesky Chat!

Hi, #WritingCommunity! Here's a question for you: Are you on #SocialMedia because you're a #Writer or were you already using social media and heard it could help build your following as a writer? Do share!

Our #WomenWritersNet chat on #WomenWriters and Social Media is this Thursday, 18 Sept at 6pm BST. New to live chats on Bluesky? You can find out how to join our #Skychat here: www.womenwritersnetwork.com/blueskychats...

Hi, everyone! This week (18 Sept at 6pm BST), our #WomenWritersNet chat will discuss social media. Is social media something you like as a writer? Do share!

#writingprompt #writing #inspiration

Here's a fun #WritingPrompt from @penstricken.bsky.social for anyone looking for ideas today: #WritingCommunity

This month's #WomenWritersNet #Skychat promises to be a lively one! We'll be chatting about #WomenWriters and Social Media on Thursday, 18 September at 6pm BST at @womenwritersnet.bsky.social. Come share your thoughts and meet our #WritingCommmunity on Bluesky!

Good morning, everyone! I'm @ritakitty.bsky.social, and I'll be running the WWN channel this week. What's everyone's #Writing plans for the week ahead? Do let me know so I can cheer you on!

Thanks for your interaction during the week – this is @gailaldwin.bsky.social signing out of the #womenwritersnet account and handing over to @ritakitty.bsky.social from Monday. It's an exciting week as our first #Skychat takes place on Thursday! We'd love you to join us.

Our live #WomenWritersNet chat will also be moving to Bluesky soon! Join us for a themed #WomenWritersNet #Skychat every 3rd Thursday of the month from 6pm to 7pm BST. Follow #WomenWritersNet and @womenwritersnet.bsky.social for details.

From 1 September, this will be our main home online. We’re migrating from Twitter/X and moving here to Bluesky. It’s exciting, and we look forward to many engaging conversations - including Bluesky chats! Thanks for finding us! #WritingCommunity

#Writers, here are some #SubmissionCalls & #Publishing news you missed in August 2025. 🔗 authorspublish.com/notes-from-t...

Good morning, #WomenWriters! This week @NastasyaParker.bluesky.social is hosting the channel. And learning the ropes a bit, to be honest! What’s everyone working on this week? Anyone else venturing into new territory? #WritingCommunity

We’re making the leap! @womenwritersnet.bsky.social is officially migrating from Twitter/X to Bluesky on 1 September. We’re glad to start afresh in a space that feels better aligned with our mission to promote and support women writers. Glad to be here – and hope to see more of you soon!

We think the best way for #WomenWriters to overcome patriarchy is to support and promote each other. We aim to raise awareness, boost confidence and keep Bluesky friendly. Would you like to join us? Follow #WomenWritersNet for details about our monthly chats.

New #WriterBeware blog post: A brief backgrounder on authors' class action lawsuit against Anthropic for unauthorized AI training, plus how you can find out if your books may be included and how to add yourself to a contact list for official class action notices writerbeware.blog/2025/08/15/b...

Over the years of working on the book, Alice and I read so many LitHub articles by incredible writers to help inform our ideas and experiments. WE LOVE LITHUB! lithub.com/on-hybrid-wr... #HybridWriting #GenreFluidity #FormFollowsFunction #WritingCraft #NarrativeExperimentation #LiteraryForm

Democrats have hit historic lows in favorability with young voters. After years of being sidelined by establishment politics, these voters are demanding change. And now, a new generation of leaders is stepping up to answer the call. Will the party make space for them?

A lot of older adults forced a war on universities because that’s where their kids realized their parents were evil.

Same scare tactics, different century.

Coming up in just a few weeks: me and Randall Mann present "Poetry and Sex in Public Places," a tribute to Mutsuo Takahashi. Guest readers include Josh Tvrdy, Armen Davoudian, Dodie Bellamy and Sam Sax. This is a free event, sponsored by @citylightsbooks.bsky.social. 2pm Sunday, 10 August.

I want to enthusiastically endorse this piece from @cselmendorf.bsky.social & @profschleich.bsky.social. Thus far YIMBY has been almost entirely focused on More Housing, but ultimately, if you want people to accept density, you have to make it *nice*, and that means more than just housing.

I'm a big fan of interesting descriptions. In this week's Substack I've featured descriptive quotes that caught my fancy. Here's an example, and you'll find more at buff.ly/AJtTbDB #AmReading #Mystery #AmWriting

I just read this article on the shape of story openings, and it's the most useful writing craft essay I've read in a long time. open.substack.com/pub/verakuri... #WritingCommunity #WritingCraft

In this workshop you’ll revise the beginning of your novel to blend beautiful prose and tight, consequential plot to create a novel that sells. Saturday, Aug. 9th, 1-3pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #novelwriting #writingclass #writingcraft #fictionwriting

Free short stories - books.bookfunnel.com/short-story-...

Nominated for the RoNA Romantic Comedy award 2023! - Secret identities - A love square with only 2 people - entrepreneur heroine - soft nerdy hero - computer game shenanigans PLAYING FOR LOVE https://books2read.com/PFL

#wipsnips July 24 - This snip from Hero at Heart, my newly-released #fantasy #RobinHood #retelling comes in Ch 1 when Robyn meets Mac for the first time as she's breaking in to steal some meds. #zombie #apocalypse #fairytale #newrelease #indie #author #booksky