My ND brain went AWOL during #QuestPit. I read the posts then promptly forgot. AND I'm in the wrong time zone, so it was always going to be interesting. Here it is, fashionably late! #MG #OwnVoice #Dis #AmQuerying #disabledwriters #Q #MY

#WriteCBC task from @jessicabull.bsky.social: Write an exchange in which a character says one thing but communicates something else entirely. Allow your narrator to draw their own conclusions as to what is really being said. Extra points if you make it festive!

I’m a mentor again for WriteHive! I had so much fun with last year’s mentee and I’m excited to find another amazing manuscript this year. Swipe for my #mswl and to view important dates. The link in my bio will take you to all mentors ✨🐝📚 #HiveMentor

My latest vision: The Agent Rehoming Trust™ “Matching under-loved agents with kind, patient authors who promise not to email twice in one day.” Because every agent deserves a loving author and every author deserves an agent who doesn’t vanish mid-submission. Let's make it happen! #amquerying #mglit

I've just entered a short story to this for the first time ever. Probably the best thing I've ever written. Fingers crossed they like it, even if it doesn't get anywhere. #disabledwriters #amquerying #amwriting

Received my e-mail this afternoon. Such helpful and detailed feedback from @kelleyeditorial.bsky.social , which will absolutely help in the future. I see a revision of The Parent Stealers coming on. Huge thanks to Hannah and to the Organisers of #RevPit and #10Queries.

This week, I've started sending Lumi (early MG) out to agents. It's a cosy detective mystery in a typical English village, starring 2 ND MCs, including one who lives in a treehouse with a cockatoo and a talking umbrella. Keep everything crossed! #mg #amquerying #kidlit # #disabledwriters

Waiting for my #revpit query to show. The bad news is it's 9pm in the UK, so I won't find out till tomorrow! Learning loads from all the pitch critiques though, so thanks to all the editors for their hard work. #10Queries

Every now and then, a line lands that reminds me why I write. This one’s from an unpublished children’s story I’ve been working on and I hope one day it finds its way to readers. ##amquerying #disabledwriters #MGlit #kidlit

Absolutely buzzing! Had a great Zoom course today with CBC on Pitching Your Novel. Feeling a lot more confident about querying agents about Lumi after input from Lauren Pearson & Catriona Paget. Thanks to everyone at CBC for a positive, inspiring course!

Scholarship reminder! Our Breakthrough Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers with Low Income closes soon. This scholarship will award one talented writer with limited financial means a place on our three-month online Writing Your Novel course with Andrew Michael Hurley ✍️ 🗓️ Apply by 26 Oct:

We created a newsletter to share #DVpit news! We will mainly use it to share important information and updates! If you'd like to be updated about future DVpit events, then sign up here: dvpit.substack.com/subscribe?pa... #writersky #artistsky #booksky #newsletter

Sorry I’m late; hope it’s ok to post! Harriet the Spy meets Isadora Moon in this cosy mystery about Lumi, a secretive girl in a treehouse and Bugsy, a bug-mad boy. Together, they form the Sleuthhounds & solve a string of pet thefts. EarlyMG,7–10,18k. #DVpit #MG #Neurodivergent #amquerying #OwnVoices

I am so lucky to have a family of eagle-eyed readers who enjoy finding little issues with my manuscripts, so I can query it. Shout out to my family! 🥰 #MGlit #disabledwriters #amquerying #kidlit

Nail your one-line pitch and learn how to write a great query letter on our day-long Zoom course, Pitching Your Novel! Join former Curtis Brown agent and author Lauren Pearson on 21 Oct to learn how to master the art of pitching 📑 Enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/pitch...

🦔 Meet Humphrey! This little hedgehog has now been rescued five times by my very determined dog. Tonight, he joined me on the sofa for a snack as he's underweight for the safe hibernation weight. He’s now safely roaming free again, until next time! #hedgehog #writinglife #disabledwriters #MGlit

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!

If anyone didn’t know, this is on Zoom tonight 6-7.30pm BST: the Blue Pencil Agency’s Ask an Agent: Competition Submissions session with Liza DeBlock: she’s the judge for this year’s BPA Pitch Prize. Perfect if you want an insider’s take on what makes a story stand out. #disabledwriters #amquerying

I just finished the first draft of my chapter book Lumi and the Manor Tree Mysteries! It’s for 7–11-year-olds & full of mystery, mischief and a girl who lives in a treehouse with a talking umbrella and a cheeky cockatoo. Editing starts tomorrow…then off to agents. #amquerying #disabledwriters #MGlit

Over the moon that my pitch was selected for the October #RevPit #10Queries event! Can’t wait to see the feed on 24 Oct and find out which one’s mine. Huge thanks to the Revise & Resub editors for the chance! 💙

#DVpit inspired me to reopen to queries sooner than I'd planned... Starting Nov 2025, I'll be open to unsolicited queries the first week of every month! Still just YA + MG fiction... Really hungry for 🤩 debut voices... You'll be able to submit here: querytracker.net/querybeth #mswl

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages!

I’ve just received my very first issue of Mslexia magazine and can’t wait to curl later with a cup of tea & a biscuit. I feel like a proper writer! If you subscribe too, what's your favourite bit? Have you been published in it? #Mslexia #WritersLife #AmWriting #disabledwriters #MGlit #WomenWhoWrite

Just took part in my first ever #DVpit and wow! What an incredible whirlwind! I’m still reeling (in the best way) from the support, the community, and… yes, a like from an agent I admire, who I hope will 'get' The Parent Stealers! 🥰

#DVPit #MG #Dis On Ben’s 12th birthday, his parents vanish, thanks to his brother’s joke letter to the Parent Removal Organisation. With a surreal logic and dark charm echoing Lemony Snicket & Coraline, The Parent Stealers follows Ben, Charlie & Milo in a race to rescue them before they're archived.

#DVPit #MG #Disability On Ben’s 12th birthday, his parents vanish, thanks to his brother’s “joke” letter to the Parent Removal Organisation. Now it’s down to two brothers, one oddball agent, and their dog Milo to outwit a surreal bureaucracy before they’re all archived for good.

#DVpit #Dis When Ben’s parents vanish one night, he discovers a surreal agency that removes ‘unsuitable’ parents. To get them back, he, his little brother and their dog must outwit corrupt agents with an army of enforcers, a sentient organisation, and a system that doesn’t make mistakes. Or does it?

#DVpit #MG #Disability Ben’s parents vanish on his 12th birthday, after his brother’s “joke” letter to a mysterious Parent Removal Organisation. Racing against time, the brothers, an odd agent, and their dog, Milo, must outwit a sentient bureaucracy to rescue their family before they are 'archived'.

#dvpit #disability #mg One joke letter, two brothers, two missing parents. On his 12th birthday, Ben experiences just that, leaving him, his little brother and their dog to fight the might of the Parent Removal Organisation and, hopefully, save their parents before they are all 'archived' for good.

I was thinking today how much I've always loved reading children's books; they're fun, there are no limits to where they can take you and there are so many great writers to choose from. These were/are my favourites. #mglit #disabledwriters #amquerying #kidlit

2pm (BST) tomorrow! Who's excited? #WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction

Anyone else joining the Reedsy Novel Sprint? If you've ever wanted to write a book, this challenge aims for you to write 50,000 words in November. I've signed up today. ##amquerying #disabledwriters #mglit

Early Christmas present from my husband: a beautiful HP Omnibook so I can finally do it properly. No more battling tiny keyboards and lost files… time to write in style. #AmWriting #amquerying #DisabledWriters #mglit

Querying feels like building a Franken-agent: one loves the voice, one loves the concept, one loves the read. Now, if only I could stitch them together and shout IT’S ALIVE! #amquerying #disabledwriters #kidlit

Thrilled to share that my flash Into the Storm made it into the Top 10% at the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize 2025 🌪️ Not longlisted this time, but I'll take top 10% of a big, national competition any day! #OxfordFlashFiction #FlashFiction #AmWriting #DisabledWriters

The 2026 Prize cycle is about to begin! Join us at 2pm (BST) next Wednesday 8 October as we reveal the 10 brilliant women that make up the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction and Women's Prize for Non-Fiction judging panels🤩 #WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction

Kindness in the query trenches means the world on a low day. Today I received the warmest rejection yet - proof that agents do read, do care, and sometimes send words that lift you back up. 💌 #AmQuerying #DisabledWriters #KidLit #WritingCommunity

Glowing a little today ✨ Lemon Jelly Press gave me such generous feedback on my flash The Morning Never Comes and invited me to perform it at their Poetry by Candlelight event at Monkton Arts on 1st Nov. Very honoured to be part of this. #AmWriting #FlashFiction #IsleOfWightWriters #DisabledWriters

Meet Bugsy: bug-obsessed, note-taking, and not at all ready for Lumi’s chaos. Drafting his adventures today has been the highlight of my week. Apologies for the AI illustrations, but I draw like a dead slug. #AmWriting #IllustrationbyAI #MGBooks #disabledwriters

Just entered one of my favourite stories into The London Magazine Short Story Prize. I don’t know if this story will place, but I do know it deserves to be read. Every time I enter, it’s an act of belief in myself and my words. Patience is a virtue. 😂 #amwriting #disabledwriters #writerscommunity

It's time for the October #WriteCBC guest reveal 🥁 Next month's tip and task come from Ally Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social, former student and Stoker award-nominated author of #AllTheWhiteSpaces & #WhereTheDeadWait. Join us next Thurs! Learn more: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecb...

Sent my story into the world again. It came back with a polite “not for me.” So I did what any serious writer would do: I made soup. With wontons. Rejections aren’t stop signs. They’re just little nudges saying keep going, this isn’t your door. #AmQuerying #MGfiction #SoupHelps #DisabledWriters

I've just entered Lumi & the Manor Tree Mysteries into the @chickenhousekids Open Coop opportunity! Early MG with a wild girl in a hidden treehouse, a boy who loves bugs, and a cockatoo called Sidney who steals books.🐾 #AmWriting #OpenCoop #KidLit #EarlyMG #DisabledWriters #WritingCommunity

Today’s Writing Life Bingo: ☑️ Survived a horrid gastric flare ☑️ Entered my chapter book into a major open call ☑️ Submitted romcom to the Mslexia Fiction Competition ☑️ Wrestled a hedgehog from the jaws of my Clumber Spaniel (hedgehog, dog and I all fine)! #DisabledWriters #Mslexia #ClumberSpaniels

This morning, I decided to cut loose and write a chapter book! Funny how stepping out of your comfort zone can challenge your entire style! #amquerying #disabledwriters

#Discoveries2026 is now open for submissions! We've partnered with @womensprize.bsky.social, Curtis Brown literary agency and Audible to run this development programme and prize for unpublished women writers in the UK and Ireland. Enter by 12 Jan 2026: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-...

#Discoveries2026 is opening for entries TOMORROW! Make sure you’re signed up to our Writers’ Room newsletter to be the first to learn who’s on our 2026 judging panel and more: womensprize.com/sign-up-to-o... #writers #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Sometimes, the best things in life appear when you step away from the laptop. 🥰

Well done all #WriteCBC entrants! I really enjoyed reading all of your entries! @cbcreative.bsky.social Hope to see some of you on the Romantic and Commercial fiction course in October! ⬇️⬇️⬇️