So we’re doing this free thing in a bit, come check it out… www.writersworkout.net/conference

Historical romance authors: "the ballroom was full of brightly-colored silk gowns." Actual regency fashion? White muslin is all the rage! (Embroidered white muslin gown from 1800.) collections.lacma.org/node/214595

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. ‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

New year and we launched three open calls on day one. Writing is happening this year!! mailchi.mp/18fb184ddae9...

Authors: DO NOT. EVER. 😱 This author got lucky in that Emily was kind/professional enough to not include their name. Do this to a lot of reviewers on TikTok or Threads and you would get publicly, mercilessly dragged for your audacity and blacklisted by reviewers. Ratings aren’t for you!!

😍🫶🏻 thank you so much for the nominations!!

This is amazing!!! 😻

Freaking out!!! All 3 of my books were nominated!!

I always add chapter numbers at the very end of the revision process. I got to add those today. 42 chapters and she finally feels like a real book 🤩 #WritingCommunity

SO EXCITED to share this amazing piece about a dark secret and a great friend!

"Something Broken, Something Blue," is now available in Tales from the Kitchen from @writersworkout.bsky.social on Kindle and in print! Many thanks to editor @kuzitiz.bsky.social for your TLC for our work! #ReleaseDay #WritingJourney www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DN...

At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.

Did you see our beautiful conference lineup? Look how awesome and there’s still time to volunteer!! It’s free and virtual and we can’t wait till March! #conference #publishing #writinghelp www.writersworkout.net/conference

Reposting because this looks AWESOME, not for the giveaway

I’ve got some copies of The Sinister Secrets of Singe to #giveaway. Like and repost this post to enter! I’ll randomly select five to get the hardcover. #middlegradebooks

Sent off the #PushcartPrize nominations today. I always get a bit giddy about nominating writers for their amazing work. It’s so cool. 14/10

Muito feliz por ter um conto meu nesta revista!!

6-7 days and we get to share who’s presenting at the 2025 conference! NGL we’re still working out details. Hit us up

We launched preorders for Tales from the Kitchen yesterday. This morning, we hit #1 in new releases. With how personal this book is to me, I’m speechless. #publicationday #publishing #shortstories #poetry www.writersworkout.net/tales

It's official! My next short story will be published online and in print by @writersworkout.bsky.social as part of the Tales Anthologies series. Tales from the Kitchen, including my short story, "Something Broken, Something Blue," will be available on December 3rd. www.writersworkout.net/tales

This is a very common scam these days—scammer poses as real author, makes friendly approach, then refers to their “agent” or marketer. I wrote about it a few weeks ago writerbeware.blog/2024/09/20/w...

Y’all. I’ve ignored this millions of times and it’s not getting better. #justdoit

If you ever need to hire an attorney for a copyright suit, the Copyright Alliance has some tips on things to avoid—such as a lack of relevant experience copyrightalliance.org/hiring-an-at...

Once again this December, over on my FB community page, we're doing #GhostStoryAdvent. Every day a different member of the community posts a ghost story recommendation and review. It's really fun and a great way to discover some new ghostly tales. Want to join in? www.facebook.com/groups/AZRev...

This is a great list.

My book was nominated for multiple awards in the Indie Ink Awards!! What an honor 😭❤️🤩

Book Promo Tour signups for THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN (by me as J. Dianne Dotson)! This is so cool, jump on it fast! mtmctours.com/2023/11/16/b... #books #YAbooks

Sent out Pushcart nominations today and it’s so exciting to have this opportunity to support writers 🥰

She’s moving up! Go, Gen, go! The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern is at number 11 in new release Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy on Amazon! Comes out this Tuesday the 24th!

Still working through Tales of the Strange subs. My, they are weird. I love it. #amediting

Them: Damn. Another cold, rainy weekend! Writers: <sips tea & smiles> #amwriting #authors

I keep forgetting to promote my newsletter, but here’s the latest one! If you like free, short personal essays that come to you only once a month, please subscribe. tinyletter.com/SarahWrites/...

The US Copyright Office is seeking comment on AI as it affects writers and other artists! If multibillion-dollar corporations want to use YOUR labor and skill to benefit their shareholders, you probably have an opinion about that! Comment here (link at bottom): www.copyright.gov/policy/artif...

Conference HYPE!! Look what I’m working on! www.writersworkout.net/post/conference-24

I have arrived