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I'm in Margate for a writing retreat with my mighty writing group. We'll be doing exercises, workshops and putting the world to right ✍️💪 #writingcommunity

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Mood: I want a haunted house that’s probably a metaphor for trauma: @chuckwendig.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social

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RIP Beer Gardens #Margate

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I have plunged back into the world of #amquerying and am reminded of how important and lovely having an online #writingcommunity really is. For those in the trenches like me, this is a valuable read www.alyssamatesic.com/free-writing... @alyssamatesic.bsky.social

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I have plunged back into the world of #amquerying and am reminded of how important and lovely having an online #writingcommunity really is. For those in the trenches like me, this is a valuable read www.alyssamatesic.com/free-writing... @alyssamatesic.bsky.social

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Black Mirror S7 opens with "Common People" about a couple who face a medical emergency that ultimately costs more than they can afford. This is a devastatingly bleak look at the price of healthcare. My heart went into the fetal position and broke.Chris O'Dowd & Rashida Jones are captivating

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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

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Today turned out to be a two-rejection day for me, bringing my 2025 total to 18, which I tell you so you're aware we're all bozos on this bus, and in this together. Never give up! Never surrender!

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“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.” – Vincent Van Gogh #writingcommunity #booksky #writing

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“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.” – Vincent Van Gogh #writingcommunity #booksky #writing

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you really do go through the five stages of grief when you revise a book

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No one tells you that so much of writing will be admin, not least submissions. But then no one tells you how much of your adult life will be spent removing mould from walls and window frames. It's essential to keep writing for real amid the administrative monotony, to remind yourself of your purpose

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So it begins. One of the very few things I treat myself to are UK editions of books that I buy from @blackwells.bsky.social and now, I don’t even have that to comfort me during dark times. 😭 and maybe my small business that ships books all over the globe will be impacted too. SO NOT GREAT AGAIN

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Want to feel old?

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@susanalyce.bsky.social thanks for being my 1000th follower 😀

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I guess it's sad to see an end of an era with the demise of NaNoWriMo, but I always had the creeping suspicion it encouraged quantity over quality, felt counter-productive in the long-term. #NaNoWriMo

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I love that life just seems to be getting progressively worse for most, and it’s just taken as standard now. "You have to treat water as an expensive resource," is bleak reading on a planet of 70% water. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Guilford is great for a sunny hike 🚶‍♂️ 😎

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Finished season 2 of Severance! There's criticism out there that it went a bit too weird... but I liked it! Did a decent job of answering all the questions set up thoughout. I'm obsessed with Ms Cobel's backstory. Spin-off series? #Severance #mscobel

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U is for the Unquiet Grave in my #folkhorroralphabet inspired by the traditional folk ballad. 💀 More info tomorrow.

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Classic Ghost Photos 👻 A 1919 pic shows a face behind the airman—top row, 4th from left. It’s said to be Freddy Jackson, a mechanic who was accidentally killed by an airplane propeller 2 days earlier. The other men easily recognized the face as Jackson's. #opeaghost #podcast #paranormal #ghostphoto

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I watched London druids welcome the Spring Equinox in Tower Hill. Spring has sprung 🥳🌸🐝🪻 #spring #springequinox

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I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist

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Yes to more of this! Everyone has a story...

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In a verrry long queue to get into Galleria Accademia to see Michaelangelo's David in Florence. Hope it's worth it!! The rain has been Biblical...

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Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social

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*who like to be each other’s excuse to not go to parties.

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Fascinating interview. And terrifying youtube.com/watch?v=YsIn...

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The hard truth: You can write an incredible book & still not land an agent. And even if you get an agent, your book can “die” on submission. When so much of publishing is out of your control, how can you stay motivated? Here’s what I tell authors who are facing setbacks: 🧵

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Write with reckless abandon. Edit like you’re trying to erase any evidence you ever wrote the first draft. #5amwritingclub #writingcommunity

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Just scraping by like the rest of us who live on a 26-acre farm in Gloucestershire and have had to take on extra jobs (at Classic FM)

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Happy Pancake Day to all who celebrate youtu.be/lS9J4vJ5K78?...

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ICYMI youtu.be/CUpOMSJ1MdU

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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

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I came second place in a writing contest! Writers' Hour Magazine ran a comp on the best query letter, you can read my letter here: writershour.substack.com/p/query-lett... 🤩✒️📚 Thank you to judge @jamesspackman73.bsky.social #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting #booksky

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I came second place in a writing contest! Writers' Hour Magazine ran a comp on the best query letter, you can read my letter here: writershour.substack.com/p/query-lett... 🤩✒️📚 Thank you to judge @jamesspackman73.bsky.social #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting #booksky

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No shit >> Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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If you're on the journey of trying to get an agent, then this is a great way to get support from others 👇 #writingcommunity

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An unexpected life event (a positive one, I think), totally distracted me from writing (or even thinking about writing) for the last two weeks. It happens, it's normal! Remember, your writing habits & hopes are always there when you're ready to go back after a break x #writingcommunity #amwriting

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