Branding And Designing Your Book Covers – Part 2 By AmberStarfire Continuing on from Part 1, here’s some more tips for establishing your author brand and designing your book covers.   7. Try to use a maximum of three fonts per cover and ensure those fonts work well together.…

By AmberStarfire Continuing on from Part 1, here’s some more tips for establishing your author brand and designing your book covers.   7. Try to use a maximum of three fonts per cover and ensure those fonts work well together.…

Dear Auntie DD Dear Auntie DD I’ve had a huge crush on a woman for years, unbeknownst to her. Lately, she’s been acting as if she might like me back. Unfortunately, I don’t deserve her. Should I repel her with cruelty? SincerelyI’m Not…

Dear Auntie DD I’ve had a huge crush on a woman for years, unbeknownst to her. Lately, she’s been acting as if she might like me back. Unfortunately, I don’t deserve her. Should I repel her with cruelty? SincerelyI’m Not…

Branding And Designing Your Book Covers – Part 1 By AmberStarfireThere are a number of guidelines you can follow that put you on the right course with creating your book covers. I’m approaching this topic with broad strokes, because there are similarities across genres. On a specific level, what…

By AmberStarfireThere are a number of guidelines you can follow that put you on the right course with creating your book covers. I’m approaching this topic with broad strokes, because there are similarities across genres. On a specific level, what…

Community Blog Post – How Do You Pick A Great Title? We’ve been asking the amazing Dirty Discourse community all your pressing writing questions! This month it’s: How do you pick a great title? Hermia – 1) Check to see if it’s a title already being used. Having the same or…

We’ve been asking the amazing Dirty Discourse community all your pressing writing questions! This month it’s: How do you pick a great title? Hermia – 1) Check to see if it’s a title already being used. Having the same or…

When You’re Burned Out, There ARE Smart Choices You Can Make! By Christopher Downing Burnout isn’t laziness.It isn’t a lack of discipline.It isn’t proof that you don’t “want it badly enough.”Buuut it sure feels like that, doesn’t it? Most of the time, burnout is what happens when two forces collide.1) Relentless…

By Christopher Downing Burnout isn’t laziness.It isn’t a lack of discipline.It isn’t proof that you don’t “want it badly enough.”Buuut it sure feels like that, doesn’t it? Most of the time, burnout is what happens when two forces collide.1) Relentless…

How I Learned to Self Publish (A Cautionary Tale) By KimBoo York It’s such a loaded question: “how did you learn to self-publish?” People want easy answers to that question, something like, “Well, Jan, I pushed a button, my book appeared, and then I raked in money!” That was…

By KimBoo York It’s such a loaded question: “how did you learn to self-publish?” People want easy answers to that question, something like, “Well, Jan, I pushed a button, my book appeared, and then I raked in money!” That was…

Dear Auntie DD Dear Auntie DD, I’m in the Caribbean for two weeks celebrating my sister’s destination wedding. Since my family is always pressuring me to get married, and I’m incapable of setting boundaries, I brought my best friend along to pretend to…

Dear Auntie DD, I’m in the Caribbean for two weeks celebrating my sister’s destination wedding. Since my family is always pressuring me to get married, and I’m incapable of setting boundaries, I brought my best friend along to pretend to…

Community Blog Post – How Do You Handle Writer’s Block? We’ve been asking the amazing Dirty Discourse community all your pressing writing questions! This month it’s: How do you handle writer’s block? Comment below with any writing related questions you’d like to ask our fabulous Dirty Discourse community!

We’ve been asking the amazing Dirty Discourse community all your pressing writing questions! This month it’s: How do you handle writer’s block? Comment below with any writing related questions you’d like to ask our fabulous Dirty Discourse community!

Step Away From The Website Builder (Until You Answer This One Question) By KimBoo York It is a tale as old as the internet: a writer finishes a manuscript (or just starts one!) and immediately panics about building “The Author Website.” Next thing you know, you’ve spent three weeks researching plugins, color…

By KimBoo York It is a tale as old as the internet: a writer finishes a manuscript (or just starts one!) and immediately panics about building “The Author Website.” Next thing you know, you’ve spent three weeks researching plugins, color…

Dear Auntie DD Dear Auntie DD I moved back to my hometown after my job and relationship blew up. My high school crush is renovating my parents’ house, and he actually asked me out on a date! The problem is, he doesn’t know…

Dear Auntie DD I moved back to my hometown after my job and relationship blew up. My high school crush is renovating my parents’ house, and he actually asked me out on a date! The problem is, he doesn’t know…

Just Keep Writing… By Rowlf At the time of writing this, the world is about to change in the most fundamental way. Again. World leaders continue to make decisions over which we have no control but affect us all deeply. As artists and…

By Rowlf At the time of writing this, the world is about to change in the most fundamental way. Again. World leaders continue to make decisions over which we have no control but affect us all deeply. As artists and…

Community Blog Post – Writing Advice To Live By We’ve been asking the amazing Dirty Discourse community all your pressing writing questions! This month: What is the one piece of writing advice that you live by? Comment below with any writing related questions you’d like to ask our fabulous…

We’ve been asking the amazing Dirty Discourse community all your pressing writing questions! This month: What is the one piece of writing advice that you live by? Comment below with any writing related questions you’d like to ask our fabulous…

Reject The All-Or-Nothing Fallacy By Christopher Downing Somewhere along the way, a sneaky little lie made its way into our creative lives. Like, almost everyone’s.It whispers,“If I can’t write a lot, there’s no point in writing at all.” It plays out like this. You…

By Christopher Downing Somewhere along the way, a sneaky little lie made its way into our creative lives. Like, almost everyone’s.It whispers,“If I can’t write a lot, there’s no point in writing at all.” It plays out like this. You…

Dear Auntie DD Dear Auntie DD, I am honourably escorting an innocent young lady across England so she can escape an arranged marriage. The posting inn where we’re staying has one room left, and there’s only one bed. I was of course planning…

Dear Auntie DD, I am honourably escorting an innocent young lady across England so she can escape an arranged marriage. The posting inn where we’re staying has one room left, and there’s only one bed. I was of course planning…

Diversity, DEI And You – Part 1 – What Is It And Why Do We Care? By L Loryn If you’ve been online in the past decade, you’ve probably seen “diversity” and “DEI” thrown around. These two words have certainly become important, especially for authors, but do you know what they mean? And further, do you…

By L Loryn If you’ve been online in the past decade, you’ve probably seen “diversity” and “DEI” thrown around. These two words have certainly become important, especially for authors, but do you know what they mean? And further, do you…

Recipe for a great Saturday afternoon: Hang with other authors and learn the craft and business of writing. For more info on our monthly meetings, join our mailing list at atlantawritersclub.org/contact/. #amwriting #writetip #WritingCommunity #writerslife #amquerying

Authors are the latest target of flattering AI-driven scams “I have an exciting idea that could help your book gain some serious traction,” the email read. But it wasn’t what it at first seemed.

Though the article is about Australia, the writing scams are global – Be aware of them!
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Stacking The Shelves #230 – January 10th 2026 Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Marlene @ Reading Reality and is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you bu…

Stacking The Shelves #230 – January 10th 2026 via @yvoaboutbooks.bsky.social #booksky

The Rift – 3.7 For the rest of the trip, Kaye avoided the wasteful herd huntings. Providing for the party was an exhaustive job, but one which proved she could keep up with others. She spent her days hunting and …

Chapter 3.7 is out!

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#BluePitHype last one for today ee and it's an easy one

Brooke: Azra.
Azra: He says he's in love with the world, and it is unfortunately true.

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Each chapter of my novel works through the major arcana of the #tarot. I started off with colorful pastel collages, but realized I'd need to do black & white for the chapter art. The cards embed elements from my story.

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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

What's your character's weird meter like?

Do they encounter strange (for their world) things? Is ordinary for them very different from ordinary for those around them?

What's the weirdest thing they've seen?

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#BluePitHype Q & A JANUARY 8th Introductions Tell us about yourself ahead of #BluePit! What inspires you, what genres do you write in, how did you become a writer? Pitch contests are also a great way to make/reconnect with friends. Remember to us the #BluePitHype tag! 5 DAYS TO #BLUEPIT ON JAN 13TH! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL

Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on January 13th! So, join us for our Q&A!

DAY ONE: Introductions

Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!

We can't wait to meet you and your stories!

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MULTI-AWARDED HIGHLY RATED SPACE SAGA 'SAVING PALUDIS'
A remote planet. A groundbreaking discovery. A tension that could ignite a cosmic war.
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Cephelopod romantasy!

“A gentleman holds my hand. A man pulls my hair. A soulmate will do both.” ― Alessandra Torre Visit the post for more.

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A small army of devoted readers of the Dream Merchant Saga say it's like The Princess Bride meets Ella Enchanted! A #YAFantasy with a twist! Try before you buy. Check out FREE sample chapters: www.imagochronicles.com She's definitely not a Disney princess!  #BookSky #Readersky 📚🪐⚔️💙

Time for a #writerslift

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Share your #art #books #Blogs #comics #music #ttrpgs #poetry below & support each other!

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Our mistake was trying to guess which dystopian future we'd be trapped in. We could have never guessed that it would be all of them at once.

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