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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 3d

Comp titles are so hard!

Stuck in research and panic?

We can help.

📖Day One: Live Class with Agent Jessica Sinsheimer
📝Day Two: Workshop Comps with fellow writers + agent guests
📚Day Three: Comp Title Feedback Panel with Agent John Cusick (he's amazing!)

incomparable.manuscriptacademy.com

InCOMParable - Master Your Comp Titles

A new way to use comps to control the conversation around your book. Interactive workshopping, focused classes, and nostalgic 2000s quiz.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 7d

Undated "Hills Outside of Fairbanks, Alaska," oil on canvas by Magnus Colcord "Rusty" Heurlin (1895-1986). Via Bonhams. #alaskahistory #alaska

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IdahoLark @idaholark.bsky.social · 17d

Don't forget to vote! Fat Bear Week matches 5 & 6.: explore.org/fat-bear-wee...

Fat Bear Week 2025

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · 24d

I also read and enjoy a lot of horror in general though 🥰

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 25d

To help other authors brace for reality in publishing better than I did, I’m dishing the DIRT: 80+ ways you can get rejected in publishing after getting an offer for a book deal open.substack.com/pub/dianaurb...

80+ ways you can get rejected in publishing after getting an offer for a book deal

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · 25d

I'll admit, I really enjoyed this one - the abrupt horror/thriller pivot delighted me. but I could see how it wouldn't speak to everyone.

Kate.Therapist.Author @katetherapistautho.bsky.social · 25d

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

What a weird book 🤣

First half was really engaging suspense with the backdrop of a friendship that ended quickly

Second half became horror, action, adventure

Idk it’s not for me but if you like horror and weird surprises than you might love this book!

#books

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · 25d

It’s such an easy community to stay positive in - we’re all working hard toward the same goal 🥰 but also I know so many of the other writers now, it’s a lot less scary! 🫣

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 25d

No matter how painful, always speak the truth and stand up for what’s right.

That’s “punk.”

Beatghoul ⑆⑇⑈⑉ @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 25d

‘This country’s gonna fall on its face. There’s nobody coming to save us’: Boston punks Dropkick Murphys take on MAGA

‘This country’s gonna fall on its face. There’s nobody coming to save us’: Boston punks Dropkick Murphys take on Maga

Videos of frontman Ken Casey confronting rightwing provocateurs at the band’s gigs have gone viral, attracting new fans and new safety worries. He wants to lower the temperature – and see other bands ...

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · 25d

I always love the @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social classes - tonight's class on hooks had so much good information in it! Really glad to see so many other Alaskans in the chat, too! What a great night :)

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Sep 12

There's a lot I could say about my grandmother. The important part is, she always seemed to genuinely like me. Even though I wasn't an affectionate kid, and I was cross-eyed, and I loved books more than people.

She didn't mind. I think she liked books better than most people, too.

Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Sep 12

The last thing my grandmother wanted was to go home. Transportation from the hospital had been arranged, but she died first. In the hospital, where she didn't want to be.

Her ashes were picked up today, and tomorrow, she finally gets to go home. Not the way she wanted. But home, nonetheless.

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Brigid Barr-ied Secrets 👻 @brigidbarryme.bsky.social · Aug 20

It came to my attention today that spooky season is right around the corner. For deep chills and never trusting a darkened window again, check out Straw Girl! books2read.com/u/3JB1zK

Going to do a reading October TBD at the Shapleigh library. Maybe have some flickering lights. 😈👻

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Straw Girl by Brigid Barry

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Aug 20

It's not a career. It's not a calling. It's a terminal hobby. You will die doing this. Become a writer.

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Aug 15

Today started with one coffee cup breaking, pouring the coffee into a second cup, and then that one also immediately breaking. Different cup styles/brands. Said to heck with it, had an energy drink, but y'all. The tears I am crying inside right now. #firstdayofschool #welcomebackteachers #coffeefail

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Stand UP Alaska | Alaska Civics Channel @standupalaska.bsky.social · Aug 14

The largest Ukrainian flag in the world is on its way to Anchorage and we need your help to set it up! 1:30 pm | Park Strip (H Street) | Friday afternoon.

#AlaskaStandsWithUkraine #SlavaUkraine #AlaskaVisit

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · Aug 13

If you're a storymap kind of person, here's one that nicely explains what's happening & why with the glacial lake outburst flooding now underway on the Mendenhall River near Juneau. #akwx #ClimateChange #Flood #Glacier @spiraledu.bsky.social @alaska.bsky.social

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Glacier Outburst Floods: Mendenhall Glacier

Every year since 2011, Juneau, Alaska, has been impacted by a unique type of flood that can only occur near places with glaciers.

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สุพรรณิกาทร์ Supanika Ordoñez @spiraledu.bsky.social · Aug 11

Love the Lupine! 😍

Scott Elyard (1/2 of CubelightGFX) @cgfx.bsky.social · Aug 11

Mural for 2025’s Alaska State Fair is done.

Large mural of three musk oxen with a large red barn and mountains in the background, lupine and dandelions in the foreground.

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Aug 11

Bullied a friend into joining me for the @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social summer workshop and I am beyond excited for it to start! Also for school, which ALSO start, also tomorrow!

...good thing I like to stay busy!

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Aug 11

Ooh, that's legitimate. I always go back to Janet Reid's advice, honestly - I know it's old school but to me, it's classic for a reason. It's direct, specific, and snappy.

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Brigid Barr-ied Secrets 👻 @brigidbarryme.bsky.social · Aug 10

The EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) featured in Straw Girl are based on very real investigations. Sometimes the spirits have a sense of humor.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=CytV...

#horror #paranormal #hauntedhouse

books2read.com/u/3JB1zK

Straw Girl EVP 3

YouTube video by Brigid Barry

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Aug 11

I'm doing the same - sent a few queries, didn't pan out, -- now to rework and try again. I hope it goes well for you!!

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Aug 11

I am forever perplexed at how you are not on MORE people's favorite authors list. I know some of it was odd timing what with the world, you're so transparent about how things have played out, but... estranged besties, college-at-sea, and murder!? Like, yes! Murder, catacomb, and cults!? Awed.

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Aug 10

Oooh this is one of my favorite authors, and her most recent book -- it's really fun! If you haven't read it, now is the time!!

Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · Aug 9

So this is happening now and I have no idea how long it will last so snap it upppppppppppp IT’S ABOUT A GIRL WHO GOES MISSING IN THE PARIS CATACOMBS AND IF YOU DON’T CRY WHILE READING THIS IDK WHAT TO TELL YOU

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Bri Maresh @brimaresh.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hey, writer friends, did I ask if any of y'all are also attending #DragonCon this year?

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Clay Sheldon @claysheldon.bsky.social · Aug 9

Writing Tip:
No matter how much you edit something, eventually you have to stop and send it off. That's the scary part. It's like sending your kid off to college. You don't know if it's going to turn out well, but you've prepared them the best you can. Be confident.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky

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