A date for your diaries: 18 March #climatefictionprize shortlist #WomenWritersNet

To tie in with #ValentinesDay, our #WomenWritersNet #SkyChat next week is Women Writing Romance and Intimacy. Do you read or write #romance? Does it form part of your work? What about intimate scenes? Join the chat to share thoughts, ideas, tips and challenges around this topic. Everyone welcome!

An extremely thoughtful and thought-provoking article from @nastasyaparker.bsky.social Rounding out characters. We all know that our characters should be fully rounded, but how do we actually make that happen? #WomenWritersNet #writingcommunity nastasyaparker.com/the-writing-...

#editingtips #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Sound advice from @joannechocolat.bsky.social This will be something that we’ll be touching on (no pun intended) in our next #WomenWritersNet #SkyChat on Thursday 19 Feb. How do you write well about physical intimacy and sex without it becoming anatomical or uncomfortably explicit?

A controversial opinion about #WutheringHeights (the book not the film) in @the-independent.com What do you think? Is it a masterpiece or a truly awful book? A tragic love story or story of a toxic relationship? #WomenWritersNet #EmilyBronte #classicliterature www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

With hawks featuring in the films #Hamnet and #HIsForHawk, here's a fascinating article about the importance of falconry for medieval women. "hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world." theconversation.com/medieval-wom...

There seems to be a run of tv and film adaptations of books at the moment. Get ahead of the curve with this list of books to read before you see them on screen from @the-independent.com. Or have you read them already? #WomenWritersNet www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

With #ValentinesDay just around the corner, here's a list of romance books by black authors from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #WomenWritersNet #romance #blackwriters www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-dow...

A great opportunity to win a place on a Jericho Writers course Self Edit Your Novel #WomenWritersNet

Good morning everyone. It’s @drhelenmtaylor.bsky.social on the #WomenWritersNet account this week. This is Ada Lovelace, one of my writing companions, waiting for me to get going. Do you have a writing companion? Are they a help or a hindrance? 😸

Did you know that @societyofauthors.bsky.social run lots of free online events covering all sorts of topics? Check out their website to discover more. These author events look particularly good. First one 5 March with @gracequantock.bsky.social #WomenWritersNet

Fantastic! Many congratulations, @brethertonwords.bsky.social and @breakthroughbook.bsky.social! 👏 👏👏

This is Stan, my second writing helper. Of course, I haven't moved him off the seat and now I am perching precariously as I try to work (although he is keeping my bum warm 😹) How's everyone else's Monday going? What are the #writingplans for the week? #WomenWritersNet

At #womenwritersnet we're holding our breath until 31 March when #ThePeoplesRepublicOfLove written by follower @heatherika.bsky.social and published by @srlpublishing.bsky.social launches. What a great premise for a novel. Do follow the link for more information: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

Congratulations on a fab cover @srlpublishing.bsky.social and @heatherika.bsky.social

I've been pondering what makes a character (and a real-life person) well-rounded. Collecting enough quirks and juxtaposed opposites? What do you think? Blog post below. #WritersLife #WritingCommunity

Join tonight's #WeeknightWriters chat at 7 - 9PM EST for a candid discussion about the joys and struggles of the writing life

Hello #womenwritersnet! This is @gailaldwin.bsky.social on the account and I'm pleased to report it's a dry day in #Dorchester. I've been on a walk around the town to get my muscles working. What have you done to get your writing muscles active this morning?

Good evening dear #womenwriters. Are you ready for a relaxing time or do you have your nightly writing activities planned? This is Mari Helin's photo on @unsplash.com that exactly depicts how I'll be spending the next few hours. See you tomorrow!

Morning all! This is @gailaldwin.bsky.social managing the #womenwritersnet account this week. It's rather grey outside but perhaps this gives us writers impetus to stay indoors get creative. How are you approaching the first day of your writing week?

Good morning all, how are you? It’s @lizchampion.bsky.social here this week. Just finished a Pilates class and now feeling better - focused, calm and excited about my writing projects. Does exercise help your writing? #writers

Unprecedented Times: Why We Need to Write Fiction Now: writerunboxed.com/2025/10/22/u... By Emilie-Noelle Provost #wkb31

we've started reading submissions so we can get back to [most] writers post-haste! You have till Sunday evening to send your story through for consideration 🖤💚 www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/now-ope...

On The Write Stuff this week... Writer and Poet María Gallardo talks about the inspiration behind her poetry, her creative process and advice for budding authors, as well as her latest work, and the best chocolate sweet in the world! #booksky #poetrycommunity 📚💙📚💙 open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...

A quick guide to common character arc problems - @srbranson.bsky.social at @writersdigest.bsky.social www.writersdigest.com/7-common-cha... #writingtips

Morning all, it’s Friday! Any writing wins this week? We’d love to hear and celebrate your success. #writing

Good morning, it’s @lizchampion.bsky.social back for day two on the WWN account this week. I’m a writer from Barnsley in Yorkshire. I write a Substack about my messy midlife. I’d love to hear more about you and your writing. #writingcommunity #writers

Good morning all! It’s @lizchampion.bsky.social on the WWN account this week. How are you? What’s on your writing agenda this week? #writingcommunity #writing

What are your favourite books about the writing process? I’ve just started this and I’m loving it. @lizchampion.bsky.social #writingcommunity #writers

Do you have ideas brewing for getting your book noticed? Will you try a new tactic to gain momentum?

The York Literature Festival program is now live! 28th February to 30th March. Check it out. yorkliteraturefestival.co.uk

Important words. Thanks as always for shari g your thoughtful words with us @nastasyaparker.bsky.social

Have you written adult and crossover YA fiction and you are ready to become a published author? You could win a £50,000 publishing package from Libraro and a book deal with Hachette Book Group if you enter the Libraro Prize 2026 by 15 February 2026.

The Scottish Arts Trust support innovation and creativity in the arts in Scotland and beyond. Check out their short story, novel, essay and young adult novel awards.

The Bridport Prize has been the making of many fabulous writers. If the entry fee is an issue for you check out the bursaries they have for under represented writers.

A3 #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview This is great #WritingAdvice, particularly for #Memoir #Writing, but also for any writing you want to do.

This is so motivating: "Think small--build up from there." The best defence against the blank page! #WomenWritersNet #WritingCommunity #Memoir

Thanks to all those who followed our #WomenWritersNet live #AuthorInterview with the amazing @lilydunn.bsky.social tonight. Lily spoke about her latest book, #IntoBeing (@Manchesterup.bsky.social), and about her approach to #memoirwriting. If you couldn’t attend, catch up on the whole thread here!

Thank you, Lily, for chatting with us, and thank you to all who took part in tonight’s #AuthorInterview. To find out about future events, make sure to follow us on Bluesky and the hashtag #WomenWritersNet. @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

Well. I am on Substack a lot, and teach monthly workshops for my paid subscribers. lilydunn.substack.com

Q6 Where can we find out more about you and #IntoBeing? @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview

Q5 You make a compelling argument for why “the act of writing and research unearths shape”. Could you tell us more about this? @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview #IntoBeing

A3 #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview This is great #WritingAdvice, particularly for #Memoir #Writing, but also for any writing you want to do.

Q4 In the book, you speak about concerns that stop some from writing or publishing memoir: e.g. anxieties around protecting oneself or loved ones. How do you recommend people approach these concerns? @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview #IntoBeing

Q3 Can you tell us how the title and the cover came about? @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview #IntoBeing

Q2 In #IntoBeing, you convey powerfully “the dance between writing and gaining in self-understanding in life, and how intimately connected they are”. Can you tell us more about this and your aims for the book? @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview

Q1 Welcome, Lily! What a pleasure it is to interview you for #WomenWritersNet. To get things started, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your writing and teaching career? @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social #AuthorInterview

Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts. @lilydunn.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social #AuthorInterview