New #WriterBeware blog post: Not sure of the authenticity of an email you just received? You may not need to look beyond the address. A primer on the email formats used by publishing scammers & how to identify them, w/ many examples from Writer Beware's files writerbeware.blog/2026/06/30/t...

This stray cat asks this boy with his paw if he's trustworthy. When he feels safe, he lies down on his lap. Original post

I have an update on Betty, the only person I’ve ever posted a GFM for because I know her so well. She desperately needs our help. If you can lend a hand, it would be greatly appreciate it. If not, I completely understand. A repost reaches far and wide, and it’s free. gofund.me/c20d8437e

Idk who needs to hear this but if you want to make a game and you're holding yourself back because you think it's not unique/special enough to stand out... just make it. If it's an idea you're passionate about, it doesn't matter. Just make the game. Make it and be proud you made it. It's yours.

Dead Poets Society (1989) Director: Peter Weir

Shout out to all to all of the #literaryagents out here on social media connecting to us #writers. We are chasing dreams and working on our craft. Your words of encouragement, tips, advice, and candor are very appreciated 🙌🏽 #amquerying

I read somewhere that webrings were coming back and I was like “nah “, but look here…

Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.

Change.org Save Stargate petition c.org/DGKzFwDf2Q #SaveStargate #Stargate

Amazon MGM Studios has cancelled the new Stargate revival ... but fans aren't taking it lying down! Join Darren and David to catch up on the latest on the #SaveStargate campaign that kicked off this week. LIVE Friday, June 12 at 3pm PT (6pm ET, 11pm BT): youtube.com/live/7BK...

@amazonmgmstudios.bsky.social: Please revive Martin Gero's new Stargate series. Keep the gate open. #SaveStargate @primevideouk.bsky.social @primevideo.bsky.social Share and go to savestargate.com to help save Stargate.

I had some bad words in my mind when I learned Amazon cancelled the new #stargate show but it looks like people are more organized now in their response and I want to support them. So please check this out […]

As a fan of Stargate, when I heard there was going to be a reboot, I was ECSTATIC. Then Amazon dropped a bomb on fans by cancelling the project. Here's a livestream from today (that I missed) about what fans can do to let them know we want Stargate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAzM... #SaveStargate

My friend: And over here are my very expensive Stephen King first editions. Me: Oh cool. I’ve got some first editions, too. My friend? Oh? You collect books? Me: No, I’m just old. I bought them at B. Dalton the first time around.

Daily bunny no.3340 is sick of communal living

Fake agent "Jade Alvarez" w/ obvious AI-generated photo is soliciting writers, posing as an agent with Writers House jadealvarez.com

Egregiously fake agency alert (this "person" is part of the Nigerian AI marketing scam industry) www.mcdonaldgroup.company

Is it just me, or does anyone else immensely enjoy early #TerryPratchett interviews? Half the time he sounds like a man accidentally visiting our dimension from #Discworld... :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4VS... #WritingCommunity #BookSky #amreading #amwriting #ReadingCommunity

#writingtip #writingtips #BraveWrite #AuthorLife#writers inventingrealityediting.com/2...

New Writer Beware blog post: A quick reminder that the deadline for filing a claim in the Anthropic copyright settlement is fast approaching writerbeware.blog/2026/03/13/d...

ANNOUNCING the 2026 RevPit Participating Editors! reviseresub.com/editors

Losing our words is a writer’s worst nightmare. Don’t forget to backup your work. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub

Note also the "marketing companies" mentioned in first para of the left-hand email. Both are Philippine publishing scams. Either one or the other is trying a new tactic to squeeze more $$ out of a client, or an unrelated scammer has gotten access to their customer lists.

daily rejection inspiration: "I had immediate success in the sense that I sold something right off the bat. I thought it was going to be a piece of cake and it really wasn’t. I have drawers full ofor I did havedrawers full of rejection slips" #writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying

Um, wow.

Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3

Hideous licensing agreement from Red Ogre Review, but what really jumps out at me is the moral rights waiver

13 revisions... 13 revisions on chapter 1. #writingcommunity

So... I just found this awesome dark fantasy romance that I wrote most of and for some reason just abandoned. #writingcommuntiy

My #smallpitch has been pitched!

I am so ready for #smallpitch that I have even done my pitch. 😁 #writingcommunity

My urban fantasy is done and has had all the editing. 😁

SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊 This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike. Check our website for more details ⬇️

My heart forever breaks for Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions

Indie publishers, small press owners: if you're interested in taking part in #SmallPitch, please fill out the form below! In July, authors pitched almost 1,000 books across genres and audiences. This is your chance to find your next acquisitions 👀 All info on our website (link in bio!) 🌊

Since literary agents won't be open until next year, I'm taking the time to obsess over my chapters. #writingcommunity #writers

I have green!!! #WritingCommunity

I got a request!!!! My first request on query tracker!!! #WritingCommunity

chng.it/mgHZ7VHnSY #netflix #narnia

Love, Death, and other Melbourne Mishaps (88k) is a mixture of a romantic comedy and an urban romantasy set in Melbourne Australia. Think what we do in the shadows meets Notting Hill. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #popuppita

The most audacious territorial acquisition plan you've never heard of... denmarkification.com?utm=.share.b...