What better way to begin this weekend then with our Writing Better Beginnings panel? Thanks to @hannafordjenny.bsky.social, @philspeculates.bsky.social, @alethearlyons.bsky.social and @annatizard.bsky.social! #writingcommunity #writingadvice #writerslife #writingcraft youtu.be/VCNa34-3-c8

Right, it is time for a new #writing prompt - if you would like your writing to be featured on the next (101st!) Brainstoryum show! Can you imagine a story (max 250 words) on: "the mirrored ifrit"? Either comment or use my "submit" page (see profile for 🔗) Full shout-out included. 🤗✍️

I love writing prompts, so I decided to create one that fits my style. Presenting #AmpersandAfterDark. Expect phrases, ideas, directions, even things not to do. New challenges drop Sundays & Wednesdays at 6am Pacific Time. #writingprompt #poetryprompt #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writing

#AmpersandAfterDark /:\ Challenge 001 for Feb 15, 2026 Your piece must include two dogs and one parrot. The parrot must be a menace. #prompt #writingprompt #poetryprompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

The Big Indie Weekend runs between 20th and 22nd February - panels and live chats, plus daily giveaways and the launch of our Patreon. #writingcommunity #indieauthors #readingcommunity @hannafordjenny.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social @annatizard.bsky.social @philspeculates.bsky.social

layering textures significance into light seemingly lucid #haiku #upintheair ✈️ 🎭

As the Brainstoryum podcast for writers hits its 100th show, a big thank you to everyone who listens, shares and collaborates with me on this weird and wonderful journey we call inspiration. 🙏🥰✍️ annatizard.com/brainstoryum

I need to know... What's your favourite monster in fiction? Me: The Hollowgasts in The Peculiar Children series give me the heebie jeebies. (Didn't care for the movie, fairly obsessed with the books.) You? #WritingCommunity #Reading

Which one? Which one? #writingcommunity #podcast

I can't believe it was an item on BBC Radio 4 this evening that the sun came out "for a few minutes" in Aberdeen today. 🫢🤪 I mean, seriously? True, many of us Brits have forgotten what sunlight looks like by now, but they make it sound like yhe Scots haven't had any daylight since 2021.

At work, I'm corresponding with a company who keeps using a grocer's apostrophe (sets my teeth on edge!). They've now just mistyped "altercation" instead of "alteration". Steady on! 🫢😆

The next Big Indie Weekend takes place 20th to 22nd February on Spotlight Indie. Here's a rundown of the panel line up for day one: Friday 20th February #writingcommunity #writingcraft #indieauthors #authorevent #writersevent

ICYMI Fictive Dream is open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

My enemy lives in the attic, his clogs a constant static I hide in my fancy’s basement, letting music rise and flow to blur the echo of the mind’s “I told you so.” #FreeVerseFebruary #enemy #writing #writingcommunity @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

wistful for lost love craving the many lost lives life never refunds love #Emoetry #Wistful #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry

Right, folks! 24 hours left to be part of this. Write, folks! 😁✍️⚡️ #writingcommunity #vss

Whoop whoop! Getting ready for some real story magic as @madp03t.bsky.social writes for the next Brainstoryum...🥰✍️ (Which is the 100the episode, btw! 🤯) #vss #writing

Would you like your flash fiction to be a part of the 100th episode of Brainstoryum (story brainstorming podcast)? I'll read it out in my English accent😁 with a full shout-out too (so listeners can find you).😉 Just write max 250 words on your choice of 3 #writing prompts.⬇️⬇️

I am shortly coming up to the 100th episode of Brainstoryum! 🤯(Cannot believe it.) Has Brainstoryum inspired you? Given you any writing tips that have stuck with you, and helped you along the way? Any feedback welcome. Please comment here or on my contact page *by Fri 6th Feb*

I am shortly coming up to the 100th episode of Brainstoryum! 🤯(Cannot believe it.) Has Brainstoryum inspired you? Given you any writing tips that have stuck with you, and helped you along the way? Any feedback welcome. Please comment here or on my contact page *by Fri 6th Feb*

Today I am PROUD to read aloud some (ahem!) *incredible* stories & poems from the talented: @nickleevee.bsky.social @madp03t.bsky.social @quantumfairy.bsky.social Paul McMillan & Alessandro Bozzo.⚡️✍️ Thanks for making ep. #99 of Brainstoryum amazing! 😍 #vss #writingcommunity #podcast

I'm very excited that the brilliant @annatizard.bsky.social read my story out on her wonderfully bizarre podcast. Give it a listen here (be warned, it's a scary episode!!) youtu.be/F_vvjbfWBlU?...

Visibility is something all authors--especially indie authors --struggle with. Reviews, even short ones, can help so much!

#writingcommunity #readingcommunity

Bought a new pack of dice! But which ones will I be using in today's Brainstoryum? Add some fun, randomness & mystery to your writing journey - and hear some amazing short stories too. 🤩 www.annatizard.com/brainstoryum

Eek! I was lucky enough to be on a British Fantasy Society event earlier this month, and you can now watch it here on Youtube! I read out a short story and there's a bit of Q&A afterwards. This was so much fun, and a real honour! 😊🙏 #writingcommunity m.youtube.com/watch?v=VnUu...

Pure music! 🤗⚡️⬇️⬇️

Sorcery enchants Perceptions mist Echoes of the past Left Longing #Acrosticjanuary #spell

OR just comment here 😉✍️⬇️ #writing #vss365 #writingprompt

Softly through the dark Echoes of a steady beat Searching for the light #ও☉❢☉✑ #poetry #micropoetry #blueskywriters #writingcommunity #haikufeels #haiku pace

Writers, would you like to be part of the next Brainstoryum #podcast? Can *you* think of a story idea based on: "the expansive lantern"? 🤔 A few sentences, or up to 250 words. TBR in an English accent! 😉With full shout-out ⬇️ Go to annatizard.com/submit #writingcommunity #prompt

In today's Brainstoryum #podcast, I am PROUD (blushingly chuffed!) to present stories from the massively talented: D.Krauss, @nickleevee.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @quantumfairy.bsky.social Paul McMillan & Sophie Desaules 🙏✍️ #WritingCommunity , you rock! www.annatizard.com/brainstoryum

Do you need a writerly pick-me-up? Some laughter? A personal anecdote about overcoming self-doubt? Stunning flash fiction from a range of talented authors? Join in the Brainstoryum today! annatizard.com/brainstoryum #writers

Have you ever missed an opportunity due to nerves or self-doubt? Or *nearly* missed an opportunity? In the intro of today's Brainstoryum #podcast (ep. 98) I talk about my recent near-miss, and what I learned from it. #WritingCommunity #writingprompts www.annatizard.com/brainstoryum

In today's Brainstoryum #podcast, I am PROUD (blushingly chuffed!) to present stories from the massively talented: D.Krauss, @nickleevee.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @quantumfairy.bsky.social Paul McMillan & Sophie Desaules 🙏✍️ #WritingCommunity , you rock! www.annatizard.com/brainstoryum

Yeah, we've earned it! Kindness to ourselves and slowing down is important :)

After 4 years of hard work, I’m sinfully pleased that publication of my graphic novel BLACK TIES – IN GODS WE TRUST is approaching. Gods. Oversized egos. Structural rot with a halo. Illustrations by @maolyart.bsky.social (1/4) Read on⬇️ #GraphicNovel #IndieComics #WritingCommunity

in the wake of hate shadow play recovery unanimity #OurPoetryX #haiku

Lordy! What a week. Anyone else completely flattened? 🤪 But one thing that's kept me going is my new logbook, helping me appreciate & savour the small (but vital!) achievements I've managed in my writing. If that might help you with your #goals in #NewYear2026, have a listen! ⬇️

Agnes landed in a 1920s garden party where the euphoric scent of lilacs mingled with the potent tang of gin. Somewhere, a jazz trio played with mighty enthusiasm and this, along with several gin and tonics brought out colour in her cheeks and a long dormant, latent desire to dance. #inkmine

Great #news two of my #haiku have been accepted for the #HaikuCrush #Anthology #BestHaiku #2025!

The Earth tilted on its axis sideways The sun became an #oddball Shape and shine of a star And I I gasped, swallowing butterflies The day our eyes met For the first time #vss365

Pen to paper hours fly words compete some live some die #poetry

Peeps - I have just created a new "submit" page to make submissions simpler & the guidelines easier to follow. If this writing prompt inspires you ⬇️ feel free to check in at www.annatizard.com/submit to have your story or poem read out in the next show. Not an interview, just a shout-out. 😉

I love it when prompts coincide with suitable poetry fodder! #PromptCombo #Nightfall #Footprint #WildWalkPrompt #SnowboundPath #BlueSkyPoetry

I'm absolutely thrilled to have a piece published in Issue 7. Thank you so much.

Have you set your #writing goals for 2026? Great! But what happens when it starts to feel like a grind? In today's Brainstoryum #podcast I discuss how to keep the positive vibes going over time & prevent burnout using a simple, practical solution. Check the Brainstoryum page 👀⬇️✍️

Thank you! They reprinted it in this month's @scifansat.bsky.social best of the year compilation too, so feeling very grateful to the #scifansat community

I posted the entire prologue to my ongoing BlueSky WritingPromt story on my blog. you van check it out here. I'll post chapters there as they complete based on the day-to-day writing on here. chrissolbooks.com/blog/bill-an...