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debialper.bsky.social
Author, freelance editor, creative writing tutor and fearless slayer of Doubt Demons. Also interested in mudlarking, singing with my choir, micro gardening, working class peeps and radical Jewish voices. Owned by my cat. She/her.
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Russia's response to Trump's tantrum says it all really:

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

This course is fantastic. Can’t recommend it enough.

A little Work in Progress vid from our Wednesday in-person session. Guided by the excellent Dan Maitland, we're working on Paul Kelly's classic Meet Me in the Middle of the Air.

In case it helps to know, today's the last day of the 56th course and someone has just described it as the Rolls Royce of courses! 🥰

Community Fibre users ... this fix worked for me. www.zdnet.com/article/how-...

It’s Friday! Subs to our anthology & micro comp close tomorrow, Saturday 15 Feb at 23:59 GMT. Thank you so much to everyone who has already entered! If you haven’t done it yet, here are the details you need: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...

Bursary applications welcome for the Self-Edit Your Novel course I run with @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social for @jerichowriters.bsky.social. jerichowriters.com/jericho-writ... Closing date 14 March. As the March course is full, the bursary will be the only way to join us. Pls spread the word. Tx.

My choir! 👇 See eazypeazymusic.com for deets. 🎶🎶

Ooh, look! My choir is on Bluesky! Join us 🎶🎶🎶

Ooh, look! My choir is on Bluesky! Join us 🎶🎶🎶

This invitation is always open, but especially today if you have a marginalized identity, particularly QT/BIPOC (or rep an author who does) and have a YA or adult SFF book coming this year, please reach out to me for potential coverage. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Hi you don’t have to post it. And you don’t have to re-post it. And you can think about the fact that Jewish people are gonna be traumatized every single time you make us see it over and over and over and over. You can just not post it.

Sure enough... Look at that perfect alignment.

An author wanted to pay me for sending an email and I refused to charge them, so they sent me these. So nice to be appreciated.

Elon Musk is amplifying far-right figures, spreading harmful disinformation, and meddling in UK politics. Let’s stop billionaire interference—join me and sign this @hopenothate.org.uk petition today: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/...

Oooh, I'm on 999 followers! Hello, you lovely people. 👋

My first 'cat on a manuscript' photo for 2025. There will be more, no doubt.

🌈 📚 🛒 I’m looking for more LGBTQIA+ bookshops to add to my Starter Pack. That’s online shops and ones with doors and windows and walls and things. That’s shops focussed on LGBTQIA+ stories and/or LGBTQIA+ owned. Welcoming suggestions worldwide. Thanks for sharing! go.bsky.app/G321HCf

If you enjoy flash fiction, please follow National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social — at present we have 889 followers. I will pick someone at random out of our next 50 followers to receive 3 free entries to our micro comp!

The #ChronicallyIll and #Disabled #Writers starter pack is almost full: 24 places left. Should you be in it? Any other #CIAD writers missing? Which other #disability starter packs do you recommend? Any for CIAD illustrators, editors, agents or anyone else disabled involved with writing & publishing?

Two hundred entries already!!! And it hasn't been a week yet 😬😁!!! Thank you so much to everyone who has already sent in a story. For everyone else, all the details can be found here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

Those ears! Those eyes! Those whiskers! Happy #Caturday.

This course changed my writing and was a key part of getting published. Do apply! 🔥

Deadline today! Enter for your chance to join our 645 alumni and earn a spot in our Hall of Fame.

Deadline to apply for the bursary is 6 Dec! 👇

This is why I’m here: 🧵Trigger warning: suicide I am the proud mum of a trans woman, Alice. Alice came out to her best friend, Lucy when she was sixteen, to her sister, Kate a few months later. She didn’t come out to me. Why not? Probably because I’d absorbed media transphobia 1/10

Starter Pack for independent bookshops some of who also run lots of local events go.bsky.app/DopYboe

Stop trying to work when I need attention. 😼

Here's the latest version of our @jerichowriters.bsky.social Hall of Fame. debialper.blogspot.com/2016/05/self...

Brilliant news for one of our @jerichowriters.bsky.social self-edit alumni and a bursary winner, winner of the 2024 @joffebooks.bsky.social prize. joffebooks.com/blog-1/rupa-...

currently adding more bookshops to the lists and maps over at www.indiebookshops.com Remember, I'm not a bookshop, this is just a directory

Worth its weight in gold!