Taylor Swift Accepts The Artist Of The Year Award At The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards YouTube video by iHeartRadio

Every Artist Should Watch This. You don't have to be a Swiftie to hear the wisdom in what Taylor says.

#artistlife #writingcommunity

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The Psychology Of Gen X (Raised Without Applause) YouTube video by Big Brain Explains

I'm sure this has been talked about a bunch since it went live, but damned if it didn't hit me in the feels. Some of the observations were a little too spot on. Any other #GenX ers feel the same?

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Congrats Gareth! Best of luck! 👍

Learning To Be Read - Ric Perrott Ric talks about the interesting difference between writing for yourself and writing to be read by someone else.

New Blog Post! - Learning To Be Read

#BookSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorsLife

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A brilliant actor and by all accounts a great human being. A tremendous loss. Godspeed Bob.

#RobertDuVall

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Sending my sincere condolences to the family and friends of James Van Der Beek. A tragic loss of a wonderfully talented man.

And a reminder to everyone to schedule a colonoscopy as soon as you can. Take care of yourselves.

I will be joining the National General Strike on Friday, January 30, 2026. In solidarity with others who have reached the moment where 'Enough is Enough."

nationalshutdown.org

#NationalProtest #GeneralStrike #ShutItDown

It’s a nice feeling right? Knowing that something you’ve created connects with someone else. Makes you want to keep going.

Sad news I just saw. Actor Richard Dimitri passed away last month. "Johnny Dangerously" was--and still is--one of my favorite movies, and his performance as Roman Moroni was pure comedic genius. Godspeed.

#RIP #Movies

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A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it wa...

This is so sad. I have nothing against Ingram at all but no competition is never a good thing. B&T were essential for libraries, this just sucks on all counts.

#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Libraries #Sad

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Why My Stories Start As Screenplays - Ric Perrott Ric Perrott explains his Five Draft Process and why he chooses to write his stories as scripts first before moving on to prose.

I always create my true first drafts as screenplays. I wrote about it here (ricperrott.com/stories-as-s...). But one of my big issues is has always been trying to sound "writerly" and that's usually when I get into trouble!

I don't know if I am paraphrasing this, or stealing it outright, or if I came up with it myself, but I think about this a lot whenever I begin something new:

"Writing is just thinking out loud, and then removing the parts where you're trying too hard."

#BookSky #WritingCommunity

Looking Behind, Looking Ahead - Ric Perrott Ric reflects on the successes of 2025, and looks ahead to what's on the horizon for 2026 with his next novel and more stories.

A new year, a new blog post. 🥂

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#BookSky #WritersCommunity #Writing #NewYearsResolutions

Happy New Year Everyone!

May all your wishes, in writing and in life come true!
🎇✨🌟

#BookSky #WritersCommunity #Writing #HappyNewYear

A Small Moment in the Sun - Ric Perrott On Christmas Eve, Ric Perrott checked his Amazon listing page and got quite a surprise. Read about the experience on his blog.

I hope those who celebrate had a wonderful Christmas!

New Blog post on the website...

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#WritersCommunity #BookSky #Grateful

An amazing Christmas present! My novel The Family is the #1 New Release on Amazon for Conspiracy Thrillers!

Thanks Everyone!

#BookSky #WritersCommunity #WritersJourney

Women's Fiction ARCs You'll Love

My novel "The Family" is featured in BookSirens December ARC Bundle! Grab a copy to read over the holidays!

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Happy holidays to all. 🎁

If the world feels heavy right now, remember that art exists to carry us somewhere else for a bit. A book, a song, a story. Give yourself permission to escape. Peace to all of you. 🕊️

#HappyHolidays #Peace #Art #BookSky #WritersCommunity

The Wolf's Appeal - by Ric Perrott

New Short Fiction posted to my website!

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#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Reedsy

There are two goats that live near me and they're completely adorable. 😍

Just a little something I wrote to help me deal with the last few days. I call it "Numb"

#WritingCommunity #Healing #ProsePoem

What the hell is going on in the world? No more hate. 😢

Seriously one of the best thrillers ever written! 😱

Please tell me they had a "Hot Patootie!" 😆

As I writer, if you've gotten a poor review and you are fretting over it. Don't. I just read a one-star review of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar" in which the reviewer called it an "AI Book."

So, I don't place much stock in book reviews anymore. 😉

#BookSky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

If anyone asks I’ll be listening to the new #TaylorSwift Atmos mixes on Apple Music all day.

New reputation lyrics! 🤡

#Swiftie #Clowning

I'd take a half million! 😂

Even a kind word or mention helps. One of the real eye openers for me entering this industry was that the writing and editing wouldn't be the hardest part. It would be getting anyone to care.

Congratulations! 👍

Ingrid's blog is like stepping into a time machine and going back ten years. A more peaceful time. I miss it.