Radical thought. Procrastination isn't wrong or bad. It just means your energy is off doing something else. What is that? Inquire within. The within is your Self.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/u-...

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

M 3.5 - 8 km E of Clayton, CA Did you feel it? Report it! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

I spoke with screenwriter and novelist @colehaddon.bsky.social about the links between politics and pop culture, the entangled history of humans and monsters, and (in a second episode) an iconic double episode of #StarTrek #TNG. 1/ 💙📚 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #politics #HAMH 🧵

I just backed Publishing is Broken, But it Doesn't Have to Break Us on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/rus...

Our next Book for Thriving Creatives is this imaginative and wise book by my KMCC teacher, @jbeansky.bsky.social - Nine Modern Day Muses and a Bodyguard! Plus, a new opportunity from @bethbarany.bsky.social and an announcement of a new direction for this newsletter. See you after the click!

I've got a writing book problem: When I have a book writing problem, I pick up a writing book, and since writing is hard I've read dozens of writing books in the last decade. This is my attempt to make sense of them. #writing #booksky 💙📚

Stop waiting for the perfect moment + start building your creative career! Launching the Creative Entrepreneurship Apprenticeship: 12 weeks to turn your love of writing into a sustainable business as a book coach, editor etc. Enrollment closes Sept 12. bethbarany.thrivecart.com/creative-wri...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/wn...

THE PROMISED QUEEN is out today! If you like fantasy, romance, romantasy, adventure, action, thievery, double crossing and sexytimes… you might like it. You can buy it here: mybook.to/TPQ

“They called Sigrid Schultz ‘the dragon from Chicago.’ She called it doing her job. I spent years digging into her story—an American reporter who told the truth about Nazi Germany long before anyone wanted to hear it.  Now, The Dragon from Chicago comes out in paperback Aug 26th. www.PamelaToler.com

Deadline to apply is tonight to the Next Step Critique group Fall 2025 cycle.

Yes, this. The world needs our light and joy.

For writers ready for feedback in a peer group, supported by an instructor and fellow fiction writer. Deadline to apply: this Friday, Aug. 22nd. writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/08... #amwriting #amediting

Editing my podcast ep with the fab illustrator @pkpaintings.bsky.social

You can always grab a copy of this… just sayin

All these old grumpy White dudes on cable news outraged at what’s happening in this country but they empowered this man. This is what happens when you only consider yourself. Signed, A Black woman who cares about people outside of my community

Be in solidarity with DC Communities! QUICK SIGNATURE: action.momsrising.org/sign/DCFeder... via @momsrising.org #Democracy

As a proud UC grad (UCB), I know @UCLA is a global leader in research, innovation, education, and healthcare. A $1B federal demand would devastate the nation’s top public research university, cut off life-saving care, and halt economic growth. #StandUpForUC ucal.us/standupforuc

I'm working in our creative entrepreneur apprenticeship program for creative writers who serve other writers and getting ready to join the grant giveaway by Skip here: tryskip.co/r/BETHB8

I just backed The Artisan Author: Escape the Self-Publishing Rat Race on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh...

Melbourne horror people, you'll definitely want this on your radar: MIFF is showing the 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR doc inspired by @horrornonna.com's book! miff.com.au/program/film...

SF East Bay Filmmakers! Come to our in-person meet + greet. Oakland location. Connect, share, schmooze + make new filmmaking friends! Open to all: WIF members + non-members. Tues Jul 15 6:30pm. RSVP please! www.wifsfba.org/programs/loc... #filmmakers #WIFSFBA

Two Indigenous creators who have inspired millions by sharing their culture and stories online, Shina Novalinga and James Jones (Notorious Cree), have been named to TIME magazine’s inaugural TIME100 Creators list. redpopnews.com/indigenous-c...

Bonus post: here are Freya Marske and Zen Cho talking about romance, romantasy etc on the Literary Hub and touching on some of those questions of how subgenres are tied to marketing. (18/-)

I got to have a lovely email conversation with @neuranne.bsky.social of Ness Labs about her new book, Tiny Experiments. Click through to read the review and Q&A shared by Writers Fun Zone! Thanks @bethbarany.bsky.social! writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/06...

While the world is distracted by events in the Middle East, Russia has seized the opportunity to hammer Kyiv again: 352 drones and 16 missiles in a single night. Do not forget what is happening on the EU's doorstep.

Lovely.

The 1 place I like to market: my newsletter. Cool resources here: listgadget.com/ref/BJgE3g Thread: (1/3)

Excited to share my new article, 'The Exclusive Making of Space Law', just published in Leiden Journal of International Law. This article took 3 weeks to write the first draft, but 3 years to finalise, and I'm grateful to everyone who helped me along the way. doi.org/10.1017/S0922156524000554

Trump denying women emergency health care is not "pro-life" –– it's regressive and dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

If Donald Trump gets away with deploying the National Guard and Marines into LA without clear authority or justification, he won’t stop there. This isn’t just an attack on Los Angeles — it’s a test run for using the military against any American city he chooses.

California is home to the most immigrants out of any state in the nation. We also have the strongest economy out of any state in the nation. Not despite our immigrant population –– but because of it.

In Huntington Beach, the message from the community is loud and clear: libraries belong to the people, not to politicians. www.everylibrary.org/huntingtonwin via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬

I just need 2 more people to follow me on Youtube to get to 400! How about it? Thanks! www.youtube.com/@BethBarany

Lost In your eyes depths I search for souls joining, your Laugh lines revealing the map #haikufeels #poetry #writing #senryu

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WWW Wednesday 11th June 2025: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations portobellobookblog.com/2025/06/11/w...

'Sumption is an intellectual powerhouse …Notwithstanding its timeless themes, this is a timely book' A brilliant @newhumanist.bsky.social review for Jonathan Sumption's #TheChallengesOfDemocracy! newhumanist.org.uk/articles/642...

Looks great! BTW, I signed up for your newsletter and look forward to reading your book!!!!

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Thanks for all the follows! Comment on one of my posts for me to follow you back. thanks!

Thank you!!!! Loved talking to Pamela!

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Friends, there;s no good way to give you this news (and I still so much watt to believe it's a terrible nightmare: but it's not.) Briefly: gone now, untimely, unexpectedly, and already so very much missed: @peter.petermorwood.com www.tumblr.com/dduane/78306...