Oh wow, hello! I’m still here (sort of) but a lot has happened since I last logged on. Won an award, wrote another novel, and I’m neck deep in planning 2026 Black Pens Retreat for my Black womxn 🥰

We are delighted to announce that @onyiwrites.bsky.social's Allow Me to Introduce Myself has been longlisted for the Jhalak Prose Prize 2025! Huge congratulations to Onyi and the other nominees! ✨🥳

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I’ve been alternating between writing and chapter outlining. I do not recommend it. My brain is so angry at me

📞 #blackbooksky black owned indie bookstore, resist booksellers, launched their black friday sale online early. starting at midnight EST. everything is 20% off 👀 black indie books, black fantasy books, black romance books, candles, etc they also ship FAST, like 2-3 days ✨ resistbooksellers.com

I’m not even a sci-fi or spy thriller girl usually. Not at all. But from the first page, The Ministry of Time had me hooked. I loved it. Omg.

Loving #blackbooksky for introducing me to tons of new authors

Here’s a new project: The Unofficial Debutiful Short Story Reader, featuring 24 stories from debut collections between 2019-2024! debutiful.net/short-story-...

"Disrupting" publishing by setting up yet another vanity publisher offering writers the 'chance' to have their work proofed (scraped), produced, published and distributed for a mere $5000 fee. Golly boys, you've struck a goldmine of fresh ideas there. Elon Musk-levels of innovation

I have created a new starter pack of Black comic book creators. Of course, I don’t know everyone who has joined Bluesky so please let me know if there are names that need to be added. go.bsky.app/HxYy1gf

I wonder if you have a novel on the go…that you’ve been nurturing for a while. I wonder if you’re a bit stuck and need a new strategy. If so, my Novel Surgery month might be of use to you. Runs online, Saturdays, Jan 16-Feb 9, 4-7pm UK time. Open to anyone in the world. Email me: [email protected]

Doing research and it’s like many readers need explanations and context for speculative/sci-fi elements in a novel, and other readers don’t care

We’re back & hosting a supper club with a 4-course meal inspired by foods from all over the African Diaspora! We’ll be hosted by @johnpaulk01.bsky.social who’ll be interviewing Chimeka Garricks, author of “A Broken People’s Playlist”! Grab a ticket! 🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/melange-ch...

Completed character profiles for my two main protagonists. Written two synopses and a plot outline and now moving into chapter by chapter outline. I like feeling excited about a new project 🤭 #WriterSky

Thinking about my book nonstop is the same as writing it, right? #WriterSky

It’s exactly the same 😭

Has anyone made a feed for Black authors yet?

Encourage your children to start a banned book club 📕 💙 ❤️

Truly outstanding

When you’re writing a character you know is a fool and you get angry with that character because they’re a fool but you’re the one who made them a fool

Have we all written anything today?