Camp Moxie is coming!
The writing challenge begins on 1st April and ends at midnight on 30th April. If you’re looking for an active and supportive writing group, come check us out. For more info see link below.
www.virtualwriters.org/camp-moxie-2...
A competition open to worldwide entries of YA novel or graphic novels! #ukkidlit #ukkidlitnews
www.scottishartstrust.org/young-adult-...
Yes, Emz had to postpone. Lizzie is hosting the sprint to cover the workshop, though.
This Sunday (24th Nov) at 4pm UK time/8am PST, author (& HorrorAddicts.net hostess) Emerian Rich will lead an interactive workshop on productivity and maintaining a healthy work-life-writing balance. See link for details. #moxiemadness virtualwriters.org/events/
This Saturday (23rd Nov) at 4pm UK time/8am PST, crime novelist Susan Agatha Davis will lead an insightful writing workshop on character discovery & creation. Scroll down to "Upcoming Online Workshops" to see the full schedule with url links. #moxiemadness virtualwriters.org/events/
"Disability justice allowed me to understand that me writing from my sickbed wasn't me being weak or uncool or not a real writer but a time-honored crip creative practice."
- Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
📣We’re building a starter pack for #disabled #voiceactors!
♿We welcome anyone who identifies as disabled, including those with physical, mental or neurodivergent conditions!
💬To be added, reply below - no disclosure of disability required!
🔁Let’s build a community!🔁
go.bsky.app/LyTunko
Hi! There's a lot of new people following today.
If you're a storyteller, @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social and I have started a pitch event coming up in January @bluepit.bsky.social (open to books, comics, games, and ttrpgs)
We've also created a starterpack for pitch events: go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV
Alright! Started working on a literary agent starter pack on here, for all my writer friends out there!
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
It does. Glad we went with TrackBear this year. Do you think you’ll continue using it after November?
You’re doing amazing, Shamera! There’s no beating you on the leaderboard. x
Both your profile pic and banner are blurred. Weird.
How’s #MoxieMadness going for you? #writingcommunity #amwriting #virtualwriters
Me too! 🥰
Neurodiversity affirming language is SO important - I read so many referral forms which describe traits with an unintentionally problematic lens.
LANGUAGE IS EVERYTHING!
Thank you!
Since a load more people seem to have wandered over here this weekend, here's my small-but-growing starter pack for #DisabledStudents, #DisabledStaff, #DisabilityPractitioners and general #DisabilityAllies in #UKHE. Please post below if you'd like adding ⬇️
go.bsky.app/SzRGzk4
Hi Harriet, great list. Would you be able to add me, pls?
100 Children's Books to help talk about Racism & Discrimination
buff.ly/3YISxZt via @ColoursofUs
#ReadYourWorld #Racism #KidLit
True.
Top tip to everyone pilling over from Twitter, use the Sky Follower Bridge to rebuild your network here on BlueSky, but keep running it every few days as more and more come over.
Please share and help everyone re-connect and keep re-connecting.
Two “feral and not trained” emus named Thelma and Louise are on the loose in South Carolina about three hours from the 43 monkey escape that happened days earlier
Waves…👋
It really is quite lovely in here. Makes me wonder why we put up with all that silly nonsense at the other place.
Lots of great search tips👇
But…I often want to find a specific phrase
The guide states, “Use quotes around keywords, like "hello world". Results include posts that use the phrase in its alt text on images as well.”
But that doesn’t work for me + results include the words anywhere in the posts 🤷♂️
Now I have more followers, I'm going to shout about this again:
I am developing a TTRPG for use in corporate-type training on disability and accessibility. Basically a game that gives the players a 'lived' experience of the medical v social models of disability, and how adaptations/adjustments-
Hello! Great to see so much #kidlitUK activity. I suspect quite a few more may join this weekend. Welcome! If you are wondering how to find UK children’s book people here is a thread of some starter packs.
These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv
go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
Starter pack: UK disability
Organisations, charities and individuals involved in the UK disabled community
Please let me know of any suggestions to add, including yourself if you’d like
#starterpack #UK #disability
go.bsky.app/VesYzi6
That adorable, unassuming little clock is the Milk Wood 30-Minute #writingsprints timer! When we make it to 30 minutes, we each get to ring that gorgeous bell to celebrate!
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