Hot take: we're too quick to want characters to be redeemed. Sometimes a person can't, or shouldn't, be. (Also, confession time, but I often prefer it this way!) #bookishthoughts #hottake #booksky #readerconfession

You might need this little soapstone carving of a whale today… (1200-1600 CE, Chumash culture, California, held at Musée des Beaux Arts, Montreal)

"As I’ve limped and rested and brain-fogged my way toward some new version of normal again, I keep coming back to a single image. One that’s followed me through more than one collapse in my life. The Tower." #writingcommunity #tarot #witchy #disability #chronicillness #myastheniagravis #indieauthor

They say books won’t change the world. Tell that to every colonizer who burned them. To every enslaved person who was punished for reading. Literacy is resistance. Literacy is liberation. The library is a battlefield.

I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

It was a busy week! I secured funding, got my audiobook narrator hired, and just finished meeting with part of my creative team. 🥰 That means we're on track for the October release. AND they're all queer, disabled, or both! It was a great week. #queerwriters #writingcommunity #indieauthor

Somebody (Rebecca Onion) didn't read the books. If they read the books, they would know the Black doctor is in the books. He nurses the Ingalls family through malaria. He's based on a real Black doctor who lived near the Ingalls family in Independence, KS, REBECCA ONION slate.com/culture/2026...

Do you think people can have a coming-of-age moment at 40? At 60? Is there an expiration date on that kind of growth?

What's a book that wrecked you in the best way? I'm building a list. #booksky #reader #recommendedreads

And I know I'm not alone! I recently received a recommendation for a local place I have to check out. @brickroadcoffee.bsky.social looks amazing, and like the perfect place to visit soon!

"I want to champion the power of books to connect us and make us feel like we belong" @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social, our new Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate 2026-28, speaking powerfully about the role of stories to build connection and community - and how this will be the focus of her Laureateship.

I love Libro.fm! It's how I listen to audiobooks.

Recommended Read: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, for anyone who has ever wondered about memory and identity. ***What book got stuck in your head, or inspired you to think about something in a new or deeper way? 📚 #booksky #readersky #recommendedreads #booksforthought

Reader confession: I love unlikeable characters. Give me the mess and contradictions. The more complicated the character, the better! #booksky #bookishthoughts #reader #readerconfession

Do you believe people can change? Or do you think we're fundamentally the same underneath everything we've been through?

My grandmother had dementia for years before she died in 2025. Watching someone you love lose their memories changes the way you think about identity. Who are we, really, without what we remember?

I write most of my best work while my body tries to convince me to stay in bed. Some days it wins. Some days I write anyway. Some days I stay in bed, and write there. Chronic illness has a way of teaching which things are actually worth the energy. #writersky #booksky #chronicillness #disability

If you lost your memories tomorrow, do you think you'd still be… you? I've been sitting with this question for years. I'd love to hear where you land.

I'll never give up my em dashes, even if that means you think I'm AI #writing #ai #emdash

Another great manuscript! There are so many talented writers out there, and I'm really loving the genre bending risks people are taking. They're paying off! #writersky #writingcommunity #writer #betareader ✍️🏼📚

Just finished "There Is No Antimemetics Division" and will be taking some time before writing my review. Initial impression: compelling premise, well-written, mind-bending, and thought provoking. It was a quick read and had a very different feel than other sci-fi work I've read recently. #booksky 📚

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

Who has read I Who Have Never Known Men? I'd love to hear your thoughts! #reading #booksky #bookreview 📚

I'm welcoming the emerging light and warmth of Imbolc with a candle I recently purchased while on a family trip to Sedona. It's hand carved, and I knew immediately it would be this year's candle. May this season bring gentle reflection and inspiration. 🕯💜 #imbolc #blessing

As an autistic person, I've always been fascinated by humanity, in large part because I didn't know how I fit into it. I've masked pretty effectively in the past, for sure, but it's been an adjustment figuring out my place since unmasking. I'm getting there. #writing #writingcommunity #audhd #autism

I'm #betareading a manuscript for a new client and it's SO GOOD! One of the best I've read in a while. I really hope we get to see this story published and on bookshelves one day! #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #writing 📚✍️🏼

Things taste better in beautiful/fun containers #ceramic #handmade ☕️🫖🍁

I am becoming water. This is a short reflection on lessons learned in 2025, and what I'm carrying with me into 2026. 💧 #newyear #lifelessons

Happy Winter Solstice! May we be grateful, and welcome the returning light ❄️✨️

I miss this view! I've been back home for a couple days now, and today I'll be opening up ECHO for the first time in weeks. I'm so thankful for the rest and rejuvenation our family trip brought. Mark my words, though: one day, I'll live where I can write with a view like this! #writingcommunity #AZ

The kids and I enjoyed outside time today. We even had some snow flurries! ❄️🌲 This week is for resting, recharging and spending time with family so I can hit the ground running on drafting ECHO when we get home. #AZ #Arizona #snowday #creativity

We don't get nearly as much rain as I'd like here in AZ, but when we do, I always stop to take photos. I've loved my walks this past week 🌧 #AZ #Arizona #rain

Are you a #betareader? Or a #writer, wondering what kind of feedback to request from your beta readers? I share some of my own process, and there's a free beta reader checklist at the end! #writersky #betareading #betareading #booksky #writingcommunity 📚✍️🏼

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Vivian would absolutely say this about her and Bea. #fifrevpit #writingcommunity #writersky

sometimes to read a book of poetry is to be reminded that another person is much funnier and better at expressing their pain than you are

I've had wonderful experiences, both as a sensitivity reader and as a writer who's worked with sensitivity readers on my own projects. What are your thoughts on sensitivity reading? #writer #writing #sensitivityread #writersky ✍️🏼📚

I'm officially querying again! #amquerying #querying #writer ✍️🏼📚

Good morning. You're a writer even if you don't write today, tomorrow, this entire month. You're a writer because of the stories in your heart, even if you can't get them down for now. 💜

I received my #10queries feedback email from @kelleyeditorial.bsky.social and it's so helpful!! I'm eager to get to this revision over the coming week so I can send out some queries. Thank you Hannah!! And thank you #RevPit for all you do to support writers 😘💜

Starting the day with chana masala, rice, eggs, and tea. I'm pretty sure that means today is gonna be a good one 🤤 I'm usually more of a rice, egg, nori, fish, and miso for breakfast person, but this is a close second. What was breakfast for you today?

I've never met a good person who went out of their way to belittle waiters

A reminder for the nationalists out there

Let's spin visions of hope & resilience! 🌞🌱 We hope you can JOIN US Nov 9 for #Hopepit, uplifting all types of media under the big #hopepunk & #clifi ⛱️ umbrellas. Here on 🦋. #solarpunk #permaculture #hopecore #hope #WritingCommunity #GameDev #IndieDev #TTRPG #Comic #WriteSky #Writers #MusicSky

It was so fun to get this congratulations email from #revpit this weekend! I'm excited to see all the #10queries posts. There's always lots to learn from them all ✍️🏼

Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚 Really thankful you decided to stay, my friend! You are enough ✨ bet.com/article/nx0qbf/taking-a-page-from-reading-rainbow-how-mychal-the-librarian-threets-turned-his-pain-into-purposeisekouend

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages! 📚✍️ #RevPit #10queries #amquerying #amwriting #writersky

TOMORROW!! Who's ready to enter to win? Take the opportunity to get feedback. Even if you don't win, you'll be able to see feedback and tips from our experienced editors on querying and starting off your story strong! #writingcommunity #10Queries #RevPit #amquerying #writersky

42-year-old Bea is rebuilding her life after waking from a coma with no memories, but everything takes a dark turn when she befriends Vivian. They share a magical gift, but they also share a deadly secret, and someone else may die of Bea can't remember. #DVpit #A #up #specfic #own #lgbtq #dis