Gotta get me a (fictional) love-horror combo to celebrate Friday the 13th and Valentine's Day! #booksky #authorsky www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

#writesky #writersky #authorsky

❤️Sending love to Tumbler Ridge.❤️

Looking for the best new writing in Canada? We now have 70 literary magazines listed in the LMCC directory! litmags.ca/directory/

There, there…

just to be clear, this also means that huge numbers of romance titles are now functionally out of print. and sure, romance has always been an ephemeral genre, but this decimates the genre in a very real way. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...

How Much Do Authors Make is often reduced to a single discouraging number. But verified author income statistics tell a more nuanced story. We analyzed industry surveys and broke down what the numbers really mean. Read the full analysis here: writestats.com/how-much-do-... #PublishingInsights

I was waiting for someone to write this article ... #booksky #writesky www.vogue.com/article/wuth...

Tell the teachers in your life about Writers in the Classroom! This popular Vancouver Writers Fest program will provide 13 FREE author visits (in-person and online) to schools in BC between April and June 2026. Apply by Friday, February 27: writersfest.bc.ca/youth#writer...

Well, this is interesting: men are more willing to read stories with female main character than women are to read stories with male main character. I confess I would have predicted the opposite. #booksky #authorsky news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

Still trying to gauge how many posts about Heated Rivalry is too many ... #booksky #writesky #heatedrivalry www.vulture.com/article/rach...

Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”

Writing a story with a dual timeline, when I struggle through a sticky plot point, I jump timelines. Engaging with the characters at a different point in their lives nearly always gives me the perspective to go back and tackle the problem. #writesky #authorlife

Advice to unstick writer's block: dive into dialogue; use your senses; jump ahead; interview your characters; double check POV; be pessimistic (think worst case for your characters); and get up and move. #writesky shewrites.com/how-to-keep-...

They are having some fun over on Threads with a very long chain of "Don't ask me how I know this but Mark Carney..." posts. Some samples:

Who is going to be my 1000th follower? No prize but you’ll make me smile 😊.

Millennial domestic repression novels "explore new relationship models, with polyamory...as a...fix-all for the problem of monogamy that ends up creating problems of its own...also tends to centre women and allows them to be fallible, funny and dynamic." #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid has 5 books on the Canadian bestseller list this week #Canada www.cbc.ca/books/canada...

Some of these covers are VERY cool. (I know, lame descriptor from someone who calls herself a writer.) #booksky #writesky lithub.com/the-best-boo...

Blue Monday. Dry January. Authoritarianism south of the 49th. NATO in jeopardy. And now the Canucks have traded Kiefer Sherwood?! Hoping something good happens in the world tomorrow.

Curious if any writers out there have seen/contemplated such opt-out clauses? Seems like a no-brainer (unless your target market is tech firms!) #writesky #booksky www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

This little hockey romance from Nova Scotian author Rachel Reid sure is blowing up screens and bookshelves! #booksky #hockeyromance #hockeyfiction www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...

The longlist is here! Any favourite(s)? “The collection of titles for 2026 showcase the power storytelling has to inspire, connect and grow — together.” #CanadaReads2026 #CanadaReads #CanLit #Booksky 📚💙

What I found most interesting here is not Dragons, Sex, or the Bible, but a casual line near the end about audiobooks not replacing print book sales--that they reach new audiences (more sales) and that some consumers buy both. #booksky www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...

The ten books I enjoyed the most this year (not all from this year, but read this year). #booksky #writesky #goodreads

Just finished reading Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel) so had Shakespeare on the brain ... then stumbled on this article about women authors retelling his tales. Given synchronicity, I expect a full day of dost thou coming my way. #booksky #writesky #shakespeare shewrites.com/10-female-au...

Peace to all this holiday season.

Lipstick index, seeking happy endings in hard times, hope in tackling life's problems, connection, transformation -- the Guardian's take on the popularity of romance novels. #romance #booksky #writesky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

#hockeyromance #writesky #romancelandia www.wsj.com/lifestyle/he...

My good boy.

This is interesting for anyone in the query trenches. Study suggests even after research, writers query wrong agents 66% of the time! #amquerying #amwriting #writesky www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

The Wild Talk chapbook sprouts today! Copies available at the Torn Edges show, Lunenburg Art Gallery. Also via [email protected]. Wild Strawberry linocut shown here is by the inimitable @vanessamckiel.bsky.social. #chapbook #bookbinding #nativeplants #novascotia #handmadebooks #naturewriting

Sick of giving Bezos money? 👎 Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍 Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒 #BookSky #HolidayShopping

Happy #caturday

VANCOUVER RISE FC ARE THE INAUGURAL #NSL CHAMPIONS 🏆👏

Today was a good #WIPSnips word choice--helped me to cull the overuse of "building" in my current #WIP (Paper Guitar). #WritingPrompts #writesky #amwriting

How nice could a romcom be without the word nice? Well, this instance unfortunately comes from the cut chapter I'm still weeping over ... so "less nice." #amwriting #Wipsnips #writingprompts #writesky

Didn't think I had any #WIPSnips for scary week, but I found one in a #WIP I've placed on the back burner for a while. #amwriting #writesky #Writingprompts

A take on the emotional depth that maintains hockey romances' popularity (perhaps not unbiased as written by a hockey romance author...) #booksky #writesky #hockeyromance #romancelandia shewrites.com/writing-hock...

Hats off to another snip from a chapter cut. RIP until the day I can figure out how to work you into another book. #WIPSnips #writesky #amwriting #writingprompts

One instance of lottery that I could find--in my current #WIP (Paper Guitar). #WIPSnips #Writesky #amwriting

A snip from the #WIP I #amwriting, tentatively titled PAPER GUITAR. #WIPSnips #Writesky #Writingprompts

I really just wanted to use the RC car idea here, but I had to justify it. A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙

A SECOND chance for a snip that didn't survive the chopping block during edits on This Is Not A Hockey Romance. #amwriting #Wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts

#WIPSnips from the novel I #amwriting (currently titled PAPER GUITARS). #writesky #writingprompts

For "dodge" I had to go with a synonym, "escape" and some "dodging the subject" vibes. (More from cut scenes from THIS IS NOT A HOCKEY ROMANCE.) #WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky

Been so caught up in a rewrite, haven't played #WIPSnips in a while. Thought I "might" get back in the game. This is from material cut from THIS IS NOT A HOCKEY ROMANCE #amwriting #writingprompts #writesky

I finished pre-submission edits today! Fingers crossed my agent says it's ready. I need to reclaim head space from these characters. I literally want to think of anything except hockey and romance. Dishwasher repairs and a run to the dump and recycling depot top my list. #writinglife #writesky

Working on this rewrite has been tough today. Made myself cry during the characters' post-break-up chat. I guess that's a good thing? Hitting the emotional beats. Or have I become too invested in my characters lives? At least I didn't put on mascara this morning. #amwriting #writesky #romance

Good recommendations in this CBC Radio show discussing books for those who want to be better writers, including one about querying. #amwriting #amquerying #writesky The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...