I didn’t make the longlist, but was genuinely thrilled (and a bit stunned) to learn my novel reached the Top 100 out of 2,901 entries in the most competitive year of the Bath Novel Award to date. Thanks so much to everyone who’s cheered me on 💛 #amwriting #writingcommunity #BathNovelAward

So happy to be shortlisted for The Letter Review Prize for unpublished books! Just the pick‑me‑up I needed. Congratulations to everyone else listed. 🌟 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Shortlisted

#BluePit is back for the summer! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects! #BluePit will be taking place again on July 13th, 2025! And #BluePitHype starts July 8th! #WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents

The Easter holidays are over, and I'm diving into revisions. I was picked for #RevPit #10queries by two editors, and their feedback has been invaluable. Thank you so much, @joelbrigham.bsky.social and @hannaneier.bsky.social, for your encouragement 🤗 #writercommunity

"I called her name once, twice – but something stopped me from calling a third time. It was her eyes – blank, fixed on the pale sky above, like twin mirrors." #WIPSnips

THE DEPARTURE OF BLOOD (Wip title) Rosalie Mills returns to the city of her birth, to bring her siblings home to say bye to their dying mother. Only to find herself embroiled in the mystery and politics not only the city but her interesting new friends hide. #YouDeservepIt #WIP #A

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ “it begins with a murmur drifting upon the wind.” seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #1stLinePit #A #LF #M (almost) #Q

"I’m never making it to seventeen. That’s the thought that keeps drilling into my head as I sit in the Afterlife Terminal, squeezed between two Peace Corps." #1stLinePit #WIP #YA #SF

Purple stained the lips of the girl paled by death. As if she had taken a sumptuous bite of a delectable fruit before drowning. 𝒶𝒹𝓊𝓁𝓉 𝓂𝒾𝒹𝓌𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓁𝓀 𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑜𝓇 🍂 #1stLinePit #WIP #A #H 🍂

#1stlinepit #YA #F #LGBT #WIP

Here is my list for #1stLinePit #CMe 1. We Were Students 2. The Girl Within 3. Rutello: Maya, Warrior Queen 4. Find Me 5. The Compass 6. The Adventures of Marigold and Daisy: Beautiful Butterflies 7. Luna and the Golden Owl 8. Ghosts of Our Past 9. Kingdom of Treasures

"My fingernails bit into my skin as I gripped the hilt of my dagger." #Q #A #RF #1stLinePit

"Fuck me, Troy." “That’s a bit inappropriate, Dave, considering the situation.” #1stlinepit #A co(s)mic #Horror #WIP Query ready this summer at approx. 75k words!

Cinderella x Carrie x Dexter. The egg slides down my forehead in slow, slimy trails. The sulfuric smell hits the back of my throat and my stomach turns, but I swallow hard and force myself to breathe steadily. If I gag, they’ll laugh harder. If I cry, they’ll win. #A #H #1stlinepit

"I’m not a bad person. But if you saw me now, in your garden, listening to your sickly podcast while my mud-caked fingers trembling against your dewy windowsill, I doubt you’d say I was good." YOU x Big Little Lies ft unhinged stalker *With agent & publisher interest #1stLinePit #agentguide

She’s always been pale, but now her fingers are almost translucent, dangling from beneath the blanket thrown on her. My hands ache with the need to touch her, but I keep them curled in my lap. #1stLinePit #Q #A #SPF #agentsguide #CON

One of them smacks the eight-ball, which spins off and ricochets straight into the corner pocket. Bollocks. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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I wanted to read this as soon as I read the tagline. What a fantastic premise!

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OMG! I feel this!!

I am so nearly booked up for the rest of the year, I can't believe how my little business is growing! I'm so proud of #ElspellsWritingFeedback, I really believe in the service I offer. Might be able to squeeze one more in for Dec & am takings bookings for Jan! www.elspells.com

What's just one more social media platform, eh? 😅

And this…this is from this week. My first ever writing first… flash500.com/flash-fictio...