A short novella (with a brand-new book cover) 😁
get it HERE: books2read.com/u/4jWgjl
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A personal and life changing experience of universal love written as an epic narrative poem based on tales by Ovid, Virgil and others
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
amazon.com/dp/B09KXR6XV2
If you're a writer, even if you don't have a current manuscript, you should check this out. #BSKYwriters
Digital art of a circle of orange-red sky with a couple fluffy clouds. Over the sky art are the words "GENRE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT" in glowing letters along with blue doodles of a pencil, paintbrush, and books.
Digital art of a circle of purple sky with a couple fluffy white clouds. Over the sky art are the words "GENRE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT" in glowing letters along with green doodles of a pencil, paintbrush, and books. The art is themed to the purple, green, and white of the genderqueer flag.
Digital art of a circle of pink sky with a couple fluffy white clouds. Over the sky art are the words "GENRE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT" in glowing letters along with blue doodles of a pencil, paintbrush, and books. The art is themed to the blue, pink, and white of the trans flag.
Digital art of a circle of purple-black sky with a couple fluffy white clouds. Over the sky art are the words "GENRE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT" in glowing letters along with yellow and purple doodles of a pencil, paintbrush, and books. The art is themed to the purple, black, yellow, and white of the nonbinary flag.
Genre Is A Social Construct
I’m making writing themed art in Procreate to add to Redbubble! This one has pride flag variations~
#genre #genreisasocialcontruct #genrepun #genderpun #queerwriters #transwriters #genderqueer #nonbinary #writing #writersky #bskywriters #artsky #smallwriter #smallartist
I'd love to know what other #bskywriters think of the new Pages, if you're a Mac user. I've always thought it's like a blank and inviting page, without constant intrusion from the software. But with my new Mac, Pages has changed so much I think it's trying to grow up to be Windows. Not happy.
Black to bronze ombre background. Text: My dream as a writer is not so much to be a best selling author on the NYTimes best selling list - through that would still be pretty sweet, but is to have people bawling their eyes out because I wrote something that struck so deep inside of them or tore their heart out, they are weeping uncontrollably. Or they want to throttle me because I wrote an evil cliffhanger that has them crawling the walls, waiting for the next installment. Affecting people that much with one’s writing is such the power trip.
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"2025" at bottom of background with a little top hat on the "5", with some blurred sparkles. Text: My writing year in review 1 completed manuscript 7 WIP manuscripts 25 Microfiction & Short Stories (10 to 2,486 words each) 1 pitch acceptance for an 8-15K fantasy novelette due May 2026 20 query letters 19 query rejections 1 full submission (pending) 1 fake literary agent scam Hosted 1 pitch event: #CastPit 322,626 words written
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A simple corn husk doll Text: Forest & Fawn's "Vampire & Werewolf Challenge" Uncrossing the Stars The story must contain the prompts: 1) Vampire and/or werewolf 2) A family recipe 3) A cursed object 4) A character who signs a contract Summary: Under threat, a witch must do a vampire’s bidding. Links to story in comments.
Here is my entry in Forest & Fawn Writers Vampires & Werewolves Challenge they had in October.
Uncrossing the Stars:
www.elisebetzbooks.com/post/uncross...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#shortstory #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritingContest #BskyWriters #vampire #werewolves #witch
Reviewing my editor’s comments — while she gives me side‑eye and laughs at my trauma — I’m reminded that being a writer is just weaponizing decade‑old humiliation and calling it a career.
#Memoir #WritingCommunity #bskywriters
In this stark nocturne, grief is rendered with such restraint that its enormity becomes almost unbearable. The poem turns a winter room into a cosmos of ache, where even the drifting stars seem powerless to guide a life undone by absence.
#poetry #poems #lit #writing #poetrycommunity #bskywriters
Whipped cream forming stiff peaks in a stand mixer with the whisks lifted.
A pumpkin pie and a chess cake cooling on red rubber trivets, on a black-and-white checked tablecloth.
My son asked for pumpkin pie with homemade whipped cream, so I made a QUART of whipped cream. Because if it's not overkill, I'm not doing it right.
Oh, and I'm up to 7 rejections! Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
#bskywriters #thanksgiving #baking
Unplug your earbuds when you're out in the world.
Live in the world. Good things will happen. Or double your money back. #businessintelligence #BSKYwriters
dstanley.substack.com/p/unplug-you...
Handsome man in a suit, black and white photo Text: Professor Edmund Percekay: Master Locksmith by Elise Betz 4 X 100 word drabble
Links:
www.elisebetzbooks.com/post/profess...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Summary: Professor Percekay helps the new librarian with a sticky situation
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Bskywriters #writing #shortstory #shortstories #drabble
#amquerying #queryingnow #romantasy #heartbreakquotes #angst #pining #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #bskywriters
Projector film on a light table. Text: 1 day until #castpit #Castpit question countdown Question #4 Where would you want the premiere of your book brought to screen to be held? The city in which your book is located? Local hometown movie theater? TCL (Mann’s) Chinese in Hollywood?
Less than 24 hours until the premiere of #CastPit
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Projector film on a light table Text: 2 Days until #CastPit #CastPit question countdown Question #3 Script Adaptation: Would you want someone else to do it? Collaborate? Or do it yourself? If you pick someone else or collaborate, any script writers in mind that you want to bring your book to screen?
#CastPit Soon...
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Projection film on a light table Text: 3 Days until #CastPit #CastPit Question Countdown Question #2 Would your book be a TV series or a movie? If you say TV series, would you agree if it was turned into a one-shot 2-hour movie with hopes of a sequel? Or would you hold out for a TV deal? And vise versa: movie to series?
#CastPit premieres November 13, Thursday at 6am Pacific Standard Time
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Film negatives on a light table in background. Text: 4 days until #castpit #CastPit Question Countdown Question #1 It takes more than just a director and actors to make a movie or TV show. Any special picks for certain production roles? Cinematography, Costume Design, Composer, etc? Who, for what role, and what have they done to make you pick them?
#CastPit is coming up soon, this Thursday, Nov. 13th.
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The cover reveal for my sophomore poetry collection, Poems I Shouldn't Write, is coming up on December 6th.
Excited to show off the photography of Sadie Randall and my own design work.
Tell me about a time when you’ve written something that felt “too much.”
#bskybooks #bskyauthors #bskywriters
Hourglass on a table. Text: 12 days until the launch of #CastPit November 13, 2025 Start casting your characters, prepping those posts, and building those swap and support lists
#CastPit
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What makes an editor excited about a writer's work, even if their manuscript is rough? Love this piece by @JennieNash. jennienash.substack.com/p/the-5-minu... #writinglife #publishing #booklife #workingwriters #bskywriters
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#amwriting #spookyseason #writingchallenge #halloweenstories #amwriting #monsters #halloween #horror #monsterlove #aphrodisiac #lovepotion #speeddating
If I hear 'never do...' I want to do it. Eg the common writing advice never to use a prologue. Sometimes a prologue is just right, and here are examples from @marykabiaggio.bsky.social on @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/prologues-th... #WritingCommunity #writingtips #authorlife #bskywriters
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#amwriting #spookyseason #writingchallenge #halloweenstories #amwriting #monsters #halloween #horror #ghosts #poltergeist #haunting
Abandoned-desolate house in the barren desert. Text: Don't Whistle Writer's Weekly 24-Hour Fall Short Story Contest Entry Trigger warning: implied child neglect and drug manufacturing link in comments
Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Author's website: www.elisebetzbooks.com/post/don-t-w...
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Two glowing lanterns with Fall decor: leaves, berries, mini pumpkins. 31 Days of Spooky Season Writing Prompts Day 29 A real witch from the 1500s is magically transported to a modern day Renaissance Faire.
No reel today, having problems downloading on Canva.
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#amwriting #spookyseason #writingchallenge #halloweenstories #amwriting #monsters #halloween #horror #witch #timetravel #RenaissanceFaire
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In some sort of vicious experiment, Margaret ripped limb from limb her dolly, and was disappointed to find fluff in the place of blood and guts... She hypothesised the outcome would be different for her baby brother. #VSS365 #Experiment #MicroFiction #BskyWriters #Horror