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Just watched this beneficial video on submitting to the BBC 📚🎬 I'm following every piece of advice as I get my manuscript ready—feeling inspired, focused, and (finally) organised! Highly recommend to any writer aiming for the BBC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6sI... #WritingCommunity #BBCWriters

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These are always just the longest posts ever but everyone always has so many questions. I hope this covers it all! Good luck everyone! Starts May 31! 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/1000wordso...

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Polishing my pitch for a book award—does this resonate? A young girl’s escape from revolutionary Iran to America forces her to confront the secrets of her fractured past, her mother’s unravelling mind, and the true cost of freedom. #BookPitch #HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #OwnVoices

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“The glove grows softer from playing catch with your father in the yard, and sometimes, when you sleep, you tuck it under the mattress to help its pliability.” -from "First Glove," this week's Beautiful Things essay by Peter DeMarco Read the rest: riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-th...

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“With Danger, Opportunity: Virabhadrasana, Warrior Pose” by Jacqueline Lyons explores complex emotions and themes of transformation while braiding together different life experiences. You can read this River Teeth essay digitally through Project Muse. #RiverTeeth #CreativeNonfiction

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Curious to hear your thoughts! Do you think omniscient POV still works well in modern storytelling, or has it become outdated? Some of my critique group members feel it's not as effective, but I'm still on the fence. What do you think? #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersOfTwitter

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Today, we’re sharing our favorite translated reads of the year (and some of the books we’re most excited about in 2025). How many of these WWB staff favorites have you read? https://buff.ly/3VAKcXk🧵

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Dress, Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, 1958 This is super cute, and the cut of it sort of predicts some of the styles to come in the 60s. Designed by YSL early in his career, when he worked for Dior. From Kyoto Costume institute #dresshistory #fashionhistory #ootd #ysl #dior

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Be kind to yourselves. Boundaries matter more than ever. Protect your peace, find your joy, love those that truly love you. Stop wasting energy on those that do not deserve it.

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Today's #FolkloreThursday theme is plants! In Scottish folklore, Bog Myrtle can be used as a ward to keep mischievous fairy folk away - by placing under pillows or a sprig behind an ear. This one appears briefly in Dark Crescent, an omen-hunter that uses them in her tonics to keep omens at bay...! 🌿

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The world needs more strong, gentle characters. And people.

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Spain’s literary scene is booming—and Reyes Vargas is at the heart of it. Her new thriller Feria de Sombras drops May 8 via Penguin Random House. Meet her in Seville on May 13 at #LetrasEnOff #SpanishLiterature #FeriaDeSombras laylasabourian.substack.com/p/i-only-had...

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Just handed my teen daughter Starfish by @AkemiDawnBowman and watched her devour it in 2 days. Raw, real, and healing. If your girl’s ever felt invisible or misunderstood—this one’s a must. 💫💙 #StarfishBook #TeenReads #MomRec #BooksForTeens #MentalHealthMatters #OwnVoices #YAbooks #BookTok

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Looking for a fashion design summer camp in the Great Neck area for teens this summer—any locals have recommendations? #GreatNeck #LongIsland #NYParents #GreatNeckMoms #LongIslandTeens

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obsessed with the “A Province in Italy Will Pay You €100k To Move There - But There’s a Catch” scam making the rounds again, some pr/social media manager in a little mountain town in trentino is working their ass off and i love it

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@madelinemiller.bsky.social Reading Circe felt like walking barefoot through an ancient myth, only to find that the stones had turned to wildflowers. I adored how you bent the mythic arc just enough to let in a sliver of light—a glimmer of hope and a future of her choosing.

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In A Jewish Girl in Paris, Melanie Levensohn paints a portrait of a Jewish woman’s journey through love and war. What part of her journey left the biggest impact on you? #BookClub #HistoricalFiction

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Struggling to juggle writing with marketing? Online Marketing for Busy Authors by Fauzia Burke is the perfect guide! Learn time-saving strategies to build your online presence, connect with readers, & promote your books without the overwhelm. #AmWriting #BookMarketing #AuthorTips

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Discover the hidden past in The Secrets of the Notebook—a captivating journey of family secrets, royal intrigue, and personal discovery. A woman's quest to uncover her ancestral legacy will leave you spellbound. #FamilySecrets #RoyalHistory #HistoricalFiction #MustRead

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Just discovered The Crystal Monkey by Patrick Nohrden—an intriguing start to the Min Li story from Sweetwater Books! Nohrden left behind a law career in Las Vegas to teach in China, where this story was born. #DebutAuthor #BookRec #TheCrystalMonkey #PatrickNohrden #AsianSetFiction BlueSkyReads

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Fill in the Blank Guys!

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Should Your Books Have Content Warnings? Authors Weigh In, by Howard Lovy for IndieALLi and featuring @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social https://vist.ly/3mwd9bs A good disclaimer serves multiple purposes, allowing readers to decide if they’re ready to engage with the content. #MondayBlogs

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I want to do this, but even if I went with the secondary story in my WIP--which I considered--I feel like the number of spoilers would be insane 😭 Really fun idea, though!

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Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

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Terrarium 01 🌱

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Music, novels, children's picture books & now cosmology! @juliangough.bsky.social's extraordinary career takes a fascinating turn & this Irish Times piece recognises his foresight & how his 2022 predictions have been proved correct. www.irishtimes.com/science/spac...

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A week and a half before we welcome Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social to talk about one of Britain's newest indy publishers, Slab Press. Join us online for free at 7pm on Wed 8th Mar. #writingcommunity #amwritng www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1321672651...

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Hello, we host weekly zoom meetings on Tuesdays at 7pm (CET). If you'd like to join us, sign up to receive our meeting updates here: brusselswriterscircle.wordpress.com

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Here's me pontificating about the 1918 pandemic, the vaccines made by a brilliant virologist (and terrible poet) and other matters influenzal . Many thanks to @rmatheists.bsky.social for hosting it.

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Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

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Happy Independent Bookstore Day from Resist Booksellers in Petersburg, VA, USA! 🎉🥳🎉 #BookSky

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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 43 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

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