I've been away from here for six months, basically the winter. Creative hibernation, I guess. Is creative Blue Sky still thriving? Are the aspiring writers still aspiring? Hope so 😀 ✍️ #writingcommunity #booksky
old picture?
Sign that says, ‘Coming soon ROME’ Contractor holding the deadline that says, ‘A DAY’ Contractor to the guard and other construction workers, ‘I'll tell you right now there's no way we're hitting this deadline...’
‘Rome wasn't built in a day but they were laying bricks every hour. You don't have to build everything you want today, just lay a brick.’ - John Heywood
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I've been cat-sitting for a friend - I treated it like a writing retreat, with lovely garden and library/study! Creative battery has gone from 30% to 70% 🐱✒️ #writingcommunity #booksky #authorsky
The BBC axing Between The Covers is insane
Book cover with blue motiff and a sun in the centre of the world
"Bluesky doesn't help you sell books."
I just bought this because of a post by @hutchinsondave.bsky.social a few days ago.
Finished 'Question 7' by Richard Flanagan - an unusual memoir covering HG Wells' life, the Hiroshima bombing, Tasmanian history, and a near-death experience. The wonderful writing takes you on a unique journey. And it won the Baillie Gifford Prize ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Hand writing in notebook
‘The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.’
— Lee Iacocca
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4.5⭐️💫#NoSafePlace by #HannahBrennan @avonbooks.bsky.social is the first in a new detective series & wow is it good!😍The investigation of a murder case links to a study of OCD & it’s a race against time to avoid more victims…👀
Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpsewvpu
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A Rose O'Neill pen and ink drawing, featuring a giant humanoid embracing a smaller one. It is captioned "Man and the Earth."
A Rose O'Neill pen and ink drawing, featuring a giant female satyr embracing a small human male. She appears to be nuzzling him.
A Rose O'Neill pen and ink drawing, featuring a giant female humanoid nuzzling a tiny male humanoid. It is titled "Besieging the lips of the Earth."
This is your occasional reminder that Rose O'Neill, creator of the Kewpies, first published female cartoonist in the United States, and among the first cartoonists to build a merchandising empire on their work, turned out some absolutely baller, romantic-feeling size-difference monster art.
Finished 'The Day After Roswell' by Philip Corso. Fascinating "non-fiction" from a military insider, who claims the Roswell crash was real, & we've been reverse-engineering alien tech since the early 60s. Bizarre, but a must-read for any ufologist ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #booksky #authorsky #ufos #writingcommunity
#FridayRead Question 7 by Richard Flanagan, moving memoir #booksky #writingcommunity #authorsky
That's it, summer is over
A second NOVELIST starter pack, inc @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social @angelshartz.bsky.social & many more. If you’re a novelist & I follow you, chances are you’re in one of the two packs. If not, then let me know & I’ll add you. Everyone else, please follow the packs & repost #booksky #writingcommunity
NOVELIST starter pack featuring @kitdewaal.com @regretteruane.bsky.social @susannacrossman.bsky.social @drewgum.bsky.social @salmanshaheen.bsky.social @anna-orridge.bsky.social @jendiagammon.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social & many more. Please follow & repost the pack #booksky #writingcommunity
Had a fun time at the launch of Hannah Brennan's debut novel 'No Safe Place' - cupcakes featuring little books were a highlight! Out today! www.amazon.co.uk/No-Safe-Plac... #writingcommunity #booksky #authorsky
I want to tell you something about my Doctor Who book.
If you open it, you'll find it's dedicated to Katrina.
Katrina was a friend of mine with profound intellectual disability, which came bundled with a whole bunch of physical disabilities.
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Finished 'I Who Have Never Known Men' by Jacqueline Harpman - a 1995 novel that has recently become wildly popular. It's beautifully written & presents the human experience in a unique angle - a thought experiment on finding meaning in life. But oh my, it's depressing... #booksky #writingcommunity
Keep going!
How far did you get with it?!
Time to repost my packs of BRILLIANT PEOPLE ON BLUESKY. This first (FULL) starter pack contains a miscellany of writers, activists and all-round good eggs including @liamthorp.bsky.social @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social & @adamjfarrer.bsky.social Please follow these great people and repost the pack 🙏
Oh! Sorry, I was thinking this was referencing a literary agency.... totally misunderstood.
I've not heard of this, which agencies do this?
I am proud to say, I got this
I came third place in a writing contest - a short piece of fiction about solitude: writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-tr... ✍️😊
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Look forward to the next one!
Finished Hagstone by @sineadgleeson.bsky.social - a literary page turner with mystery, nature, island gossip, art, steamy affairs, and a hint of witchcraft. I recommend! #booksky #writingcommunity
beautiful haiku
What a champ
The prolific author Ray Bradbury knows what he’s talking about!
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