A word: if you plug your manuscript into ChatGPT and prompt it to let you know how you can improve it in various areas, your ms will be in the digital ether forever, and might one day be flagged by your pub house's AI-detection software. If you wish to trad publish, use human editors!(*raises hand*)

Passing along this info on a fun (free!) event this Sunday. I can't think of a better way to spend a rainy Memorial Weekend Sunday than with fellow authors and books!!! 📚🤓 #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #mainewriters

Some writing advice from author Heid Erdrich on this hot & lazy day: Write before you wake. The dreaming drafter "never gets carpal tunnel, never stops for coffee, a walk, to talk." It powers thru to conclude. Not too sure about the no coffee part... 🤔☕ #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

Spent Saturday exploring the old mills in Biddeford (Maine), finding inspiration for my new #WIP speculative fiction. So many eerie possibilities... can't wait to dive in! 🌊🌲🏭 #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

Love this quote from TJ Klune's amazing book, The House in the Cerulean Sea: 🌊🏠 "...those of us who dream of impossible things know just how far we can go when pushed to do so." #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky

I'm so excited that my Maine-based upmarket/suspense novel, THE FRAGILITY OF SEASHELLS, is once again ready for the querying trenches! 🐚🌲 A huge shout-out to my incredible Writing Groups for their support!👭🖊️ #amquerying #writingcommunity #agentsguide #smallpress

Happy Wednesday #writingcommunity! 🐫 Passing along the info on this workshop from #MWPA. 🌲Looks timely for any of us navigating the #querying trenches. #amquerying #amwriting 🖊️💻

Writers, with most 2026 dates confirmed, here's my Bsky Pitch Party Calendar. It links party websites & separates #AmQuerying Only from parties Also For WIPs & Indie Authors. Note: #SFFPit (tbc) & #LatinxPitch (Sept) still exist! Upcoming #Wippit May 23 #SEAsianPitch May 30 #QueerPit July 1st

Sunday Slowdown. Take some time today to check in with yourself and make sure you're okay. Watch a good movie. Read a cozy book. Do some journaling. Whatever helps you slow down and take care of yourself. #books #booktok #booklovers #library #bookstagram

A huge shout-out this morning to all the amazing women who support us on our writing journeys. 🛣️🖊️ Thank you for allowing us the space and courage to create and to dream! 🥰💐 #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting #writesky

I want to remind #querying authors out there that people posting that they queried for two weeks and got an offer of rep is NOT the norm. Wonderful for those people. But for so many of us, we're querying for months or years with maybe hundreds of rejections. KEEP 👏🏻 GOING

Congrats to the amazing authors selected as the 2026 Finalists for #MWPA Maine Literary Awards! 🌲🎉 I can't wait to add all these amazing books to my own bookshelves! 📚 #amquerying #mainewriters #amwriting #writesky

Happy Cinco de Mayo #writingcommunity! 🪅🎉 I tried to think of something witty to say to mark the occasion, but I guess I haven't had enough caffeine this morning for my brain to fully engage. So, I'm off to make an espresso (or 2)... and find some inspiration! ☕🖊️ #amquerying #amwriting

Happy Star Wars Day #writingcommunity! ⚔️🛰️ May the Fourth be with us... and fill our blank pages with creativity & our inboxes with positivity! 😀💻 #amquerying #amwriting #writesky

A perfect day yesterday... rode up the coast gathering inspiration for my next WIP, then picked up my new soprano sax! 🌲🌊 So, do I start writing, 🖊️🤓 Or do I goof off?? 🎷🎶 I hope your day is filled with great choices! #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writesky

So impressed with all the #QuestPit posts yesterday! 🥳 🎉I'm so lucky to be part of such an amazing #writingcommunity. I can't wait to see everyone's books in the library (and on my bookshelves)! 📚 📖 🤓 #amquerying #amwriting #writesky

Happy #QuestPit afternoon! As the Creature’s countdown accelerates, Nan must find a way to save her friends and escape Rose Bluff Island’s curse before evil’s game reaches its cataclysmic climax. 🌊 ✨THE SEA CURSER✨ a contemporary #speculative novel #Q #A #S #F #amquerying #writingcommunity

Love the posts today for #QuestPit! 😀🖊️ Sharing my movie poster #agentsguide for the #speculative novel ✨THE SEA CURSER✨ Nan arrived on Maine's remote Rose Bluff Island to unite with her half-sister. 🌲 But will both survive The Creature’s curse… 🌊 #A #F #Q #S #amquerying #writingcommunity

Hooray! It's #QuestPit Day! 😀🎉 Excited to share this #agentsguide for my contemporary #speculative novel ✨THE SEA CURSER✨ 🌲Remote Maine Island ⚓Folklore & Myths 🧜‍♀️Mythical Sea Creatures 👹Ancient Curses 🙏Loss & Reconciliation 👭Women’s Retreat #Q #A #F #S #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

It's almost time... for #QuestPit! 😃 (Info reposted below) Can't wait to connect with you and everyone in our amazing #writingcommunity to share what we're working on! 🖊️ #amquerying #amwriting #writesky questpit.carrd.co#about

Good morning #writingcommunity! 😎 ☕ It's almost time for... #QuestPit! 🥳 Can't wait to connect with everyone & see your amazing pitches on April 29th! 🖊️ I'll be pitching my speculative adult novel, THE SEA CURSER. An ancient evil resides off Maine's iconic coastline.... 🌲🌊 #amquerying #writesky

Good morning #writingcommunity! ☕ It's Independent Bookstore Day! 📚 I'm heading out soon to fill up on books at Sherman's here in Saco. 😀🛍️ #writesky #booksky #amquerying #amwriting www.bookweb.org/independent-...

Happy Seaweed Week! (Yes, that's actually a thing in Maine) 🌲⛵ Not only is seaweed nutritious (so they say... I don't eat it), it plays a major role in my speculative novel, THE SEA CURSER, when demonic kelp attempts to drown my MC... 😱🌊 TGIF #writingcommunity! #amquerying #amwriting

A huge shoutout to all librarians during #NationalLibraryWeek! 😀🎉 Sending a special "thanks" to everyone at the Dyer Library in Saco. You are all amazing! 🙏 #amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting

Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! In celebration of the many roles libraries play in our communities, I'm passing along this great link from the #ALA related to banned books. As an educator & writer, I've used their resources often. 🍎🖊️ Happy reading #writingcommunity! 🤓📖 #amwriting #amquerying

It's #NationalLibraryWeek! 📚 I will definitely be celebrating with a tall stack of books and an equally tall mug of coffee. 😃☕ #amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity #amquerying

Congrats to everyone on your fantastic posters during yesterday's #PostPit! 🎥 I can't wait to see your amazing stories in print. 📚 And kudos to the organizers--thanks for making this event possible. 🥂 Next up... #QuestPit on April 29th! 🗓️😀 #amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting

✨Now querying✨ THE SEA CURSER An ancient evil resides off Maine's iconic coastline... 🌲🌊 As the Creature’s countdown accelerates, Nan must find a way to save her friends and escape Rose Bluff Island’s curse before evil’s game reaches its cataclysmic climax. #PosterPit #A #SPF #Q #C #amquerying

Hooray! It's #PosterPit Day! 🎥 Sharing my poster for THE SEA CURSER, a contemporary speculative novel set on a remote island off the coast of my home state of Maine. 🌲🌊 Can't wait to see everyone's creative works today! 😀 #A #Q #C #SPF #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

It's almost time for... #PosterPit! 🎥 I can't wait to see everyone's amazing movie posters of their creative works tomorrow. 😀📚 Popcorn's ready... 🍿 #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

Feeling so invigorated this morning... Had a great session last night with my wonderful writing group (40% critique & 60% laughter). 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 🖊️ I learn so much from each amazing #writingcommunity meeting, and can't wait to see my group's books in print! 😀📚 #amquerying #amwriting

It's April 15th #writingcommunity! 💰💸 I tried to find a witty literary quote about taxes fitting for the day. I failed.😐 Whatever you're doing today (Frantically filling out obtuse forms? Stuck in traffic on your way to the post office?), I hope you find time for joy. #amwriting #amquerying

Hi #writingcommunity! Only a few days left to enter the WDW's "First Page Contest" for Romance and Women's fiction (due April 20th). 😜💻 Fingers crossed... and good luck! 🍀 #amwriting #amquerying #writesky

Good morning #writingcommunity! 🌄☕ Looking forward to #PosterPit on Saturday! Can't wait to see all the creativity from everyone in the #amquerying community, and I'm looking forward to sharing my revised poster for my speculative novel, THE SEA CURSER. 🌲🌊 Enjoy today! 😃🖊️ #writesky #amwriting

Happy #Caturday! 🐱 According to my Editorial Assistant, it's time to head to our wonderful Dyer Library to hunt for comps for my speculative novel THE SEA CURSER. (Or... maybe she's hoping to find some mice!) 🐭 Whatever your quest is today--happy hunting! #amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting

Good morning #writingcommunity! 🖊️☕ @writingdaywksp.bsky.social is offering a new FREE contest for writers of Romance and Women's Fiction — tinyurl.com/wdwcon9 — Judged by Agent Rachel Beck of Liza Dawson Associates. Winners will receive an agent critique of their work. 😀📝 #amquerying #amwriting

Congrats to the #MWPA 2026 Maine Lit Fest Fellows! 🌲 Maine's Lit Fest is held between October 1-9 as a state-wide celebration of books and stories. 📖📚 Can't wait to share with this wonderful #writingcommunity! 😀🖊️ #amwriting #writesky #amquerying

Happy Monday #writingcommunity ☕☕ I came across Jane Yolen's handy 4 #writing rules: 1. Eschew the ! (as in, avoid screamers) 😱 2. Go easy on adverbs (easily?) 🤔 3. Don't let characters float on the page- unless they're fairies or birds 🐦 🧚 4. Have fun writing 😀🖊️ #amquerying #amwriting

Editorial Asst: It's #amquerying #ChaosPit Day! 🐱 Me: What's that? 🤔 E.A.: Promote 🌊SEA CURSER🌊 in a funny way Me: But it's speculative & parts are scary 🫣 E.A. Like what? Me: Remote island, curses, Maine myths, people vanishing, ancient sea creatures 👹 E.A. Ancient like you? Me: Ha ha #amwriting

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ Not everyone can be safely "loud and proud" so remember to be understanding of people's situations, and keep standing up so that someday everyone can be visible without fear 💙🩷🤍

It's Monday #writingcommunity! 😵‍💫☕☕☕ I was checking out the new books posted in the #MWPA newsletter (kudos to Victoria Hood!) and came across reference to Girl Noise Press. Love their mission--and their name! #writesky #amwriting #amquerying www.girlnoise.press

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein #Quotes #Opportunity #BookObsessed #WritingTipsDaily #CurrentlyWatching #CozyReading #Querying #AIArt #Writesky

Good morning #writingcommunity! ☕ Just a quick PSA regarding the Anthropic settlement, and a reminder that the deadline to file a claim is this coming Monday (3/30). 🗓️✔️ #amquerying #writesky #amwriting

Query letter check! Hand your query to a friend, set a 60-second timer ⏱️, then ask: Who's the protagonist? What do they want? What's stopping them? What are the stakes? If they can't answer, REVISE. 🚨 manuscriptacademy.com/query-letter-pop-quiz-test-clarity #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #QueryTips

Good morning #writingcommunity 🖊️ Today is... International Day for Achievers! 😀 Perfect for a "Full Request Monday," right? 📝 If that doesn't work out, it's also National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day and National Cocktail Day... 🍹🍫 #amquerying #amwriting

APRIL - Pitch Events! April 1st, we start the month off with #ChaosPit (chaospit.org)! April 18th, #PosterPit (@posterpitevent.bsky.social)! Then, on April 29th, we close out the month #QuestPit (@questpit.bsky.social)! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmQuerying #AmWriting

#PosterPit is coming up this April 18th! So, get your posters and pitches ready! There are a even PRIZES this year! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmAgenting #LitAgents

✨Currently #Querying✨.... THE SEA CURSER A contemporary speculative novel grounded in Maine's coastal mythology 🌲🌊 #agentsguide #amquerying

Sending out gratitude today for my amazing critique group. 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Thank you for your support, and for helping me become a better writer. 🙏 🖊️ Wishing everyone the support of a #writingcommunity (& sunshine) on this first day of spring! 🌹 #amquerying #amwriting

Good morning #writingcommunity! 🔅 This link provides some amazing tips for writing the dreaded/hated/much-maligned synopsis. A great resource! 📝 Off to caffeinate myself... then polishing up THE SEA CURSER for querying! ☕ #amwriting #amquerying