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I write fantasy & speculative fiction for kids. 📚 My blog about Paris & published short stories 👉 https://www.maykenbruenings.com/ Trilingual swimmer 🏊🏻‍♀️ and SCBWI member. I love cows and Brittany.
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💛-BREAKING NEWS: Schockierende Zustände in Ställen, die #Edeka beliefern. Von wegen “Wir lieben Lebensmittel”: 📹 Aufnahmen, die Greenpeace Deutschland zugespielt wurden, zeichnen ein anderes Bild. 👇 (1/4) #wirliebenlebensmittel

Sometimes, the world gives us beautiful examples of why copy editors are necessary.

hey can you come back later, i'm defragging my tulip fields

Okay writers. Let’s for a moment attempt to talk about pitching a series. There is limited space here and I’m on the elliptical so I’m going to do my best… #querytip

Another thing with pacing is that you don't want every chapter to be the same length in novels or to all end on cliffhangers. I remember reading The Da Vinci Code and being EXHAUSTED after because the pace never let up with a cliffhanger every chapter. Vary the pacing throughout. #kidlitchat

I’ve seen two authors post about being done with publishing this week and it breaks my heart. And I know I’ve certainly been struggling to sell books with everything of late - most of us have. So please, if you’d like, tell us about your book in this thread and let’s get some traction going! ⬇️ 📚💙

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 11 Quentin wants very much to change (his personal) history to stop a tragedy, namely doggo Maddy's accident. And if Mom hadn't reminded him how that messes with the timeline, he might have done it. As it is, he has to find another way to save Maddy. (A SWEET DEAL)

I'm just going to put out there in the ether, querying #booksky authors, that I'd love to see more space opera and secondary world Sci Fi in my box. Especially if it's sapphic. #agenting #mswl

Someone is impersonating me as a means to request material from writers in various online communities. All my requests are sent from a P.S. Literary email address (maria@psliterary or submissions@psliterary).

Forget taxi drivers or cyclists or scooters. The most dangerous category on Paris streets is two-wheeled delivery guys (yes always guys). They don't respect a single traffic rule, not even the very basic "drive on the right" one. I've had so many near-accidents in my lunch breaks. #LifeInParis

I'm in sudden dire need of remote employment. Anyone out there need a business software developer or junior nodejs developer. Or wants training in programming or JavaScript/nodejs/express/modern web? #Ottawa

I love this! Reminds me of @dankoboldt.bsky.social's Domesticating Dragons. 🐲

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there! p.s. Yes, I already posted a #MothersDay comic earlier today. But I keep finding more!

“I asked ChatGPT-“ okay well I asked the big oak tree at the center of the woods and she said you’re a lazy dork

Carpe momentum - das #Zitat des Augenblicks: "Huhu! Ein Baum, der sprechen kann und nach frischem Seefisch riecht. Herrlich! Ich geh' nie mehr weg!" Eule in Der Kampf der Häuptlinge, Seite 23.

A cartoon reminder that it’s probably Mother’s Day tomorrow unless you are in the UK.

Rue de la Paix got an enlarged street sign. #MyPicsFromParis

To celebrate reaching 6000 followers, I am going to give away a free copy of my book The Road to Mons Graupius, which charts my journey along a Roman road through Scotland! To enter, follow me, then like and repost this post. I will choose a winner at random on Friday 16th May... #RomanSiteSaturday

COVER REVEAL!! My YA cozy romantasy about a fairy and an agent of misfortune competing for a magical mentorship, Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, comes out 2/3/2026 from Feiwel & Friends. Art by peach.pod, design by Meg Sayre! Preorder now!! bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

“I asked chatGPT-“ ok, and I asked Tinsel, and she said you’re an uninspired, vapid dork who needs a computer to think for them.

This is version 8.52 of my blurb. Took quite a while to get it to this point. #IndieAuthor #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks

Jessica is open to queries! 🎉 #mswl @jsinsheim.bsky.social

A late in the day but good one for #FindsFriday A pig dressed as Athena, from the Archaeological museum in Palermo.

Happy 99th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough! Attenborough has been an inspiration to so many people, sharing his love for the planet and advocating to protect it. Check out his new documentary, #OceanFilm - which brings a VITAL message about the need for ocean protection. 🎥 Silverback Films

Happy Europe Day!

🇪🇺 United in Diversity. Europe, our home. 🌍 Today, we celebrate the European dream and the values that bring us together. Europe Day is your day! 💙 Enjoy the feeling with the new digital merch 👉 europa.eu/!VWYmRc

🇪🇺 75 Years of the Schuman Declaration 🇪🇺 On 9 May 1950, Robert Schuman put forward a bold idea: unite Europe by pooling coal and steel production to make war ‘not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible.’

‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, released today on his 99th birthday, and reminds us that ocean protection is about safeguarding the heart of the planet. Watch the groundbreaking new documentary, in cinemas now Coming to National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu from June 8. #OceanFilm

Heute ist Europatag der Europäischen Union. #Europa war über 2000 Jahre ein Kontinent der Kriege. Die Jahre seit 1945 sind die längste, ununterbrochene Friedensperiode in der Europäischen Union. #Einigkeit #Asterix