Join me live this Thursday to talk about publishing industry trends. Always love doing this with the folks from @draft2digital.bsky.social. 🤓

6 authors, 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite #speculativefiction read by #womenauthors and #nonbinaryauthors with us! #books, #sciencefiction, #Fantasy, #Horror, #EnbyAuthors #AuthorReading **FREE* tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n

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I finally managed to buy new glasses (yay!) so I'm updating my goal. Still accepting donations to help me buy a laptop and continue writing 😊 I also offer query letter/manuscript critiques on a pay-what-you-can basis! ko-fi.com/kateduarte/g... #WritingCommunity

The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on! Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com

If you’re worried about putting a post in a genre feed because it might not get as much traction as it would on BookSky, you can just add the 💙 after the 📚. Then the post goes into both the genre feed & BookSky. A horror book post with the 🩸📚💙 emojis would go to the horror feed & the BookSky feed.

Understanding the main types of foreshadowing is the foundation for executing it well in your novel. Tiffany Yates Martin discusses 7 types here, both direct and indirect methods.

I used to get caught up in writing the same plot elements in all my stories (as I think many of us are prone to doing). Mine were always feelings of worthlessness and a redemption arc. What were/are yours?

I never made an introduction post, but I'd love to make more friends! Below are some of my interests/hobbies. Comment if we have anything in common. #writing #reading (getting back into it) #tarot #anime #bass and cozy #gaming

Not to open this can of worms, but is an MFA in Creative Writing worth the hype? #writing #publishing #MFA amycarrino.substack.com/p/is-a-creat...

ANNOUNCEMENT: With all of the social media changes for the #writingcommunity , this winter we are going to do something different! There will be a #YouDeservepIt pitch event day on X and a separate day on 🦋(the next day). Dates and information below! (🧵) #writers #agents #editors

🔊 The #writingcommunity voted & we’re Announcing Path2pub’s 2025 Pitch Event: #P2Ppit 2025’s first pitch event!! #P2Ppit stands for Path to Publication Pitch. It’s a Twitter/Bluesky pitch event for writers to post pitches of their books either for industry participation or 🧵

📖 Yeehaw!Supernatural Morn's chased her fair share of outlaws across the desert, but a hellcritter cult creates a threat unlike any she's ever seen. To save her city, she has to place her trust in a pair of renegade brothers and find an absent god. #W #A #R #F #Dis #OV #BluePit (looking for betas)

Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win x Fates And Furies Amber was raised to be the perfect wife, but her fiance breaks things off on their wedding day. Vowing revenge, she'll discover more than retribution along the way: she'll uncover her voice. #BluePit #W #A #WF

THE OFFICE X GOOD OMENS Virgil Mora, Hell's consultant, must restore Heaven's faith in Hell to save the angel he's fallen for. Feat. ❤️‍🔥 Grumpy X Sunshine ✍️ Magical Contracts 🦋 AuDHD Rep 🖤🐘🤍💜 Ace Romance 👨‍💼 Cosmic Power, Imposter Syndrome #BluePit 📖 #W #A #F #LGBT #Hu

An agent's guide to FOLIE DU CORPS, my BLACK SWAN X HILL HOUSE horror (with Big 5+ editor interest)! I now officially #amquerying so if you've liked a pitch for this project, check your inbox! And if you'd like to see it too, let me know👀🖤🩰 #writingcommunity

📖 Demigod Bonnie’s attempted jump to 1969 leaves her stranded in 1464 where she forges an unlikely alliance with Gil, an ambitious knight, on her quest to find a new portal while evading monster hunters and the wrath of her mother. #OS #A #R #F #Dis #OV #BluePit

👽🌸 FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN 🌸👽 Liam fled. Duncan stayed. 10 years later, a reunion makes sparks fly. But Duncan doesn't recognize Liam post-transition, and Liam isn't talking. As grief sweeps their small town, can they put their pasts behind them? 📖 #BluePit #A #R #LGBTQ #OS

Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win x Fates And Furies Amber was raised to be the perfect wife, but her fiance breaks things off on their wedding day. Vowing revenge, she'll discover more than retribution along the way: she'll uncover her voice. #BluePit #W #A #WF

Amber Lynn Martin is going to be the perfect bride: she dresses in pure white, memorizes her vows, and radiates positivity. That's all ruined when her fiance, Kyle, breaks up with her through text message the day of their wedding. Instead of dealing with her emotions, she vows revenge. #meetmymcs

Hello my fellow writers, teachers, and/or neurodivergents! I'm happy to announce that I have opened a Substack and intend to post weekly about writing, teaching, and mental health. #writing open.substack.com/pub/amycarri...

I have overhauled my cornerstone article/handout on key book publishing paths. For the last 10 years, it's been 1 page. Now it's 2 pages. It better covers the finer distinctions writers now encounter in the market. Free to use/share/distribute, no permission required. Link below.