That went fast! Thank you to everyone who came tonight and shared your wonderful insights on #Writing the Messy Middle! Also, thanks to my fantastic co-host, @annehamilton.bsky.social, and the rest of the #WomenWritersNet team for putting together tonight's chat!

I think it evolves over the course of writing a novel. It evolves draft by draft. Get from beginning to end first, and a mess is fine. Later drafts pick it apart, reframe it, explore it. I use a draft to nail structure, another to get to the root of what each phase really means. #WomenWritersNet

Q3 How has your approach to writing the middle of a piece evolved over time? Tell us how and why your process has changed. #WomenWritersNet

Welcome to Women Writers Chat! Please use the hashtag #WomenWritersNet in each of your posts so everyone can see your contributions.

TONIGHT at 6 pm GMT: We’re hosting our monthly @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #SkyChat on #WomenWriters and #Writing the Messy Middle. It’s a great opportunity to share your knowledge and learn a few things while meeting with other #Writers! #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WomenWritersNet

Are YOU ready for tonight's #WomenWritersNet #SkyChat on #WomenWriters & #Writing the Messy Middle (19 March, 6pm GMT)? If you're new to live chats or you'd like some tips on participating in one, why not check out our website for some tips at link below? www.womenwritersnetwork.com/blueskychats...

'Love this... Compulsory reading for anyone moving from a cherished home' Turn Right At The Rainbow www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-... #humour #househunting #memoir

Fancy meeting our supportive network of fellow #WomenWriters? We're meeting up tonight (19 March at 6pm GMT) for a live chat on Women Writers and #Writing the Messy Middle. Do come along and join the fun! #WomenWritersNet #SkyChat #WritingTips

Only 1 hour to go till our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #SkyChat on #WomenWriters and #Writing the Messy Middle! Come join us! Meet and discuss with fellow #WomenWriters! #Writing Community #AmWriting #WomenWritersNet

Why do #Writers feel like the middle of a #WIP is tough? April Davila breaks it down here and shares a few #WritingTips to help you keep on #Writing that draft. aprildavila.com/messy-middle/

It’s TOMORROW! At 6pm GMT here on @womenwritersnet.bsky.social, we’re hosting a #SkyChat on #WomenWriters and #Writing the Messy Middle! Helpful to your writing? An opportunity to network? A chance to contribute to & learn from others at the same time? Join us and find out! #WomenWritersNet

Morning! Monday! Turn Right At The Rainbow is four days old and the to-do list is neverending. Also this week I'll once again be working on my client's memoir, and on Wed I'll be on an expert panel at @indieauthoralli.bsky.social indie author lab #LondonBookFair . How's your week looking?

Authentic Child Characters: Really Useful Links by Lucy O’Callaghan Writing authentic child characters requires more than simply shrinking an adult perspective into a smaller body. Children experience the world with intensity, immediacy, and a developing sense of logic that shapes how they speak,…

Make sure you get our next #skychat in your diary. Thursday 19th March, 6pm GMT we will be talking all things #womenwriters and Writing the Messy Middle. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Does your writing take you down fascinating research rabbit holes? My desk is scattered with books about fungi, radium, botanic gardens and a more than one about our planet being in crisis. Do share what is feeding your writing just now. #amwriting #womenwriters

Morning! Monday! Launch week for Turn Right At The Rainbow, so lots of prep to do. One of those tasks is writing names on scraps of paper and putting them in a cake tin for the prize draw. Also I'm deep in the developmental edit of a client's memoir. How does your week look?

What was the last book event you got to? I was delighted to hear @annehamilton.bsky.social interview @sunisamara11.bsky.social about her novel The Invisible Cage in Glasgow last week. #WomenWriters

Great news! @cymerafestival.co.uk Early Bird weekend passes went on sale today! www.cymerafestival.co.uk Scotland’s Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing will be on 5th to 7th June 2026 and many of its events are both an inperson and you and online.

Good morning from Edinburgh. @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social is your host for all your #amwriting and #womenwriters content this week. I spent the weekend at community gardening events in the rain, how about you? Any writing, or soul feeding activities?

Well, that's me signing out of #WomenWritersNet after a great week. But we're staying not only in Scotland but in Edinburgh as I pass the baton to my wonderful friend and writer @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social Thanks for your company! #womenwriters #writingcommunity

Caroline Bingley is, as ever, her own worst enemy. Find out how in THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY, a sapphic historical romance that will have you giggling and swooning over our mostly-intentioned, obnoxious heroine! (cover and link in nest post)

A6 #WomensWritersNet All information on my upcoming books and The Crucifix can be found via X or Bluesky. I try to keep things simple so my username is @NCashmanFiction on both. I'm working on a website at the moment, and once that is done, it'll be announced via social media as well.

If you didn't manage to join last night's #AuthorInterview with @ncashmanfiction.bsky.social and #WomenWritersNet you can follow back in the thread. Naomi is talking about her novel, The Crucifix. Thanks to @ritakitty.bsky.social for hosting

Thank you, @ritakitty.bsky.social and @nastasyaparker.bsky.social for hosting yesterday's riveting #skychat about women writing romance and intimacy! For those who couldn’t join us then: check out our hashtag #WomenWritersNet to catch up on the discussion, and see you next time!

The latest Substack post from our very own @lizchampion.bsky.social, with the three books she's about to start reading. #bookrecs #booksky lizchampion.substack.com/p/three-new-...

Q2 What challenges and opportunities do romantic tropes provide? How do you keep your romance writing fresh? #WomenWritersNet

Q1 Have you written or are you writing anything (any genre/length) that features romance and/or intimacy? Tell us a bit about it and share a link or quote from your work. #WomenWritersNet

Pleeeeze note: our #skychat THIS EVENING is at 6 pm GMT as always, NOT at 6:30 pm GMT as in some of my posts earlier in the week. Abject apologies for any confusion! 🤦‍♀️

It’s TODAY at 6:00 pm GMT: our monthly @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #skychat will be on writing romance and intimacy in all literary genres. Come and meet fellow #womenwriters over a fun and helpful discussion! #WritingCommunity #amwriting #WritingLife

I'm looking forward to co-hosting tonight's #WomenWritersNet chat on Women #Writing #Romance and Intimacy with @nastasyaparker.bsky.social! Looking fowrad to chatting with everyone in about 45 minutes!

Happy publication day to @zainrishi.bsky.social! I can’t wait to dive into world and you words. #EmmaPress

Looking forward to tomorrow nights @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #skychat. We will be talking #Womenwriters #romance and Intimacy. Do come and join us Thursday 19th Feb, 6pm GMT.

It’s TOMORROW, Thursday 19 Feb, at 6:30 pm GMT: our monthly @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #skychat. Come and meet fellow #womenwriters as we discuss writing romance and intimacy in all literary genres! #writingcommunity #booksky

Save the date: our #AuthorInterview this month will be on Thursday 26 February with @ncashmanfiction.bsky.social!

My new memoir, Turn Right At The Rainbow, explores ideas of #home and belonging. Our home is as unique as our handwriting, and so are the adventures that take us there. To celebrate, I'm creating an artwork .... Take part! If you're curious about the book books2read.com/rightrainbow

Really looking forward to this, I'll be helping the designers run it on the day, ably assisting the players in their mythical journies. Will it be Valhalla style with mead flowing for our heroes or more like Ragnarok... come join us in a legendary game and decide your own fate!

Charity shopping win for the day- I found book that had been missing from my Hugh Howey trilogy! I have them on my ebook, but I’m delighted to now have the paperbacks. The purchase was a slight gamble as I couldn’t remember which one I was missing… but the speculative purchase paid off. #amreading

Turn Right At The Rainbow: my new memoir is out 5 March — will you help me make a ‘home’ collage? I'm publishing a sequel to Not Quite Lost! Join my possibly bonkers art project to celebrate the launch of Turn Right At The Rainbow. Share your version of 'home' and you could win signed books and a…

**PLEASE REPOST!** GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG IS NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! Back here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thr... This is a game built around the power that comes from solidarity and community, that stands up against power. We'd love it if you'd stand alongside us today.

The synopsis is a short, lively overview of your novel. It sits alongside the opening of your novel and your agent pitch letter in your pitch package, and it lays out the complete narrative arc of your plot 📈 Follow our top tips on how to write a really good one-page synopsis of your novel:

My last @backlisted.bsky.social (for the moment!) and I think it’s an absolute belter. Ian Patterson is just incredible; I could listen to him talk about books all day. The rest of us are pretty good too.

The @creativefutureuk.bsky.social Writers’ Award #WritingCompetition for underrepresented writers is officially open! ✍️ It’s free to enter & 15 winners will receive £25k of prizes 🌟 The theme this year is 'Material'. Find out more, including how to enter:

This book is now a British Science Fiction Association awards longlister! Get it while it's hot! (it's always hot)

Thanks so much to @LilyDunn.bsky.social for sharing insights from her #memoir #IntoBeing in last nights #AuthorInterview. For upcoming events you can follow her Substack at lilydunn.substack.com (We are happy to confirm that the dog is real!) Catch up on the interview on the thread below

'Great novels are made in the rewrite' – Anna Davis, Edit & Pitch Your Novel Tutor If you’ve written a novel and are looking for advice on how to polish it and pitch it to agents, our online Edit & Pitch Your Novel course is for you! Starts 29 Jan: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/edit-...

How many words do you write a day? Is it enough? nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/h... #writinglife #writingcommunity #authorlife

Are you writing this morning? @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social and @lizchampion.bsky.social are having a cuppa break on our co-writing session. Keeping ourselves accountable and hydrated! #amwriting

Fear can be contagious. How do we make sure it doesn't stifle us? Blog post below about appreciating art and staying creative even when the world feels inhospitable. #WritingCommunity

For anyone not able to join us live for our #AuthorInterview with @lilydunn.bsky.social here is the thread. #IntoBeing #memoir #WomenWriters @ @manchesterup.bsky.social

What are your Friday wins? Do share your big and small #writing wins for the week so we can cheer each other on. #WomenWriters #AmWriting #WritingCommunity