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Indie Book Promo @indiebookpromo.bsky.social · 12h

The State of Social Media for Authors in 2025: The Good, The Bad, and The WTF | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack vist.ly/4afar

Social media for authors is still a wild, unpredictable beast in 2025.

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Indie Book Promo @indiebookpromo.bsky.social · 23h

The Writing Tip That Helped Me Publish - Learn How It Can Transform Your Writing Journey! | Daryl C. Rothman via @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social on Substack vist.ly/4acdr

How Advice From One of my Favorite Writers Helped Me Become an Author: It Can Help You, Too

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Dr. Alexandria Szeman @dralexandriasz.bsky.social · 1d

The Lies Our Parents Tell Us | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/47mgw

The lies our parents tell us begin in childhood... and we swallow the lies because we’re so hungry, because the lies are all we have...

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Dr. Alexandria Szeman @dralexandriasz.bsky.social · 1d

Should, Should Not (a poem) | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/47n9p

A woman should not love a man, but if she does, she should keep the child of their breath close to her heart. A man, when he loves a woman, should not use words that are dear to her...

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MondayBlogs - use #MondayBlogs to share posts on Mondays! @mondayblogs.bsky.social · 1d

The Worst Mother on the Planet | @MonaAndrei.bsky.social aka MoxieDude via Substack vist.ly/4aaw7

(Spoiler: It's not you!)

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Jennifer Kindera, CHSP, TICC, CLC @jenniferkindera.bsky.social · 1d

Narcissism & Codependency — Shame, the Missing Puzzle Piece | @JenniferKindera.bsky.social vist.ly/49gra

As the family rules and mottos get passed from generation to generation, we are groomed to fulfill our role, and because shame rises up to protect us.

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Erica Verrillo @ericaverrillo.bsky.social · 1d

62 Writing Contests in October 2025 - No entry fees. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/09/51-w...

62 Writing Contests in October 2025 - No entry fees

This October there are more than five dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes rang...

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MondayBlogs - use #MondayBlogs to share posts on Mondays! @mondayblogs.bsky.social · 1d

Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social https://buff.ly/wQeAi78

In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited.

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Field of Gold | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social https://ow.ly/mBQe50Wx1pR

The first occupant I saw in Julia's conservation studio was a nine-foot-tall Madonna. She was a fright - her face flaking, her oversized halo full of cracks, her dull white gown ripped and stained.

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Jim Katzaman - Persevering Writer @jkatzaman.bsky.social · 1d

“What do your best customers have in common? That’s your goldmine."
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featuring @diymarketers.bsky.social

Stand Out With Niche Marketing

Focused audiences boost loyalty, drive sales and clarify branding

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Jann Alexander @jannalextx.bsky.social · 1d

A memorable woman of influence, born in October in 1884, whose actions reverberate today
#mondayblogs #history #blogshare

Jann Alexander @jannalextx.bsky.social · 3d

#OnThisDay
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884, on October 11. She became an icon for her social advocacy during her husband's presidency, when she traveled as his eyes and ears because he could not. #NewDeal #womenshistory

The Dust Storm That Stopped A First Lady

When First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt met a Texas dust storm in 1939, her encounter gave me an idea for my historical novel, Unspoken

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Jann Alexander @jannalextx.bsky.social · 1d

Can we learn from our mistakes?

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#mondayblogs #history #environment #dustbowl

Can the Dust Bowl Happen Again?

With new research showing the world's fresh water supply is quickly disappearing, it's not a leap for an author to plot a dystopian waterless future — and another novel in The Dust Series

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Erica Verrillo @ericaverrillo.bsky.social · 1d

40 Outstanding Writing Conferences and Workshops in October 2025. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/09/40-o...

41 Outstanding Writing Conferences and Workshops in October 2025

This October there are more than three dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most...

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MondayBlogs - use #MondayBlogs to share posts on Mondays! @mondayblogs.bsky.social · 1d

"Last night I dreamt of you, after all these years, and you were lying in my arms... and it was like something out of a romance novel only better because, at last, you were mine."

In the Thin Places | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/4aaej

#Divorce #MondayBlogs #Love

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Jennifer Kindera, CHSP, TICC, CLC @jenniferkindera.bsky.social · 1d

Untangling Emotions: Toxic Positivity, Self-Care, & Shame | @JenniferKindera.bsky.social vist.ly/49fyc

Toxic positivity is a deeply embedded part of our culture, and it can infiltrate into our mindset and affect our emotional and relational self-care.

#MondayBlogs #Trauma

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JK Geekly @jkgeekly.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, hey, Geekly Gang! We're in the middle of Spooky Season. Kyra Kyle shares their thoughts on Dark Walking Simulator video games. These games have some of the best stories. #Horror #VideoGames #MondayBlogs

Dark Walking Simulators

Hey, hey, Geekly Gang! Kyra Kyle here. We're keeping the theme of Spooky Season alive with today's post, but we'll be taking horror or dark themes in a different direction. I'll be up front, this post may meander more than usual. I didn't know what to call these types of video games at first. Some of these video games could fall under the term "empathy games." I mentioned some of these games in a previous post, but the prevailing term for the type of video game we'll cover today is Walking Simulator.

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Jim Katzaman - Persevering Writer @jkatzaman.bsky.social · 1d

"Be aware of your surroundings while out shopping. Guard your wallet.”
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featuring @experian-us.bsky.social

Plan for Travel Hoping for Fun While Being Ready for Anything

Navigating in tough times takes good skills to spread happiness

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 1d

"we look well enough to be a ‘#capable’ person, yet we’re feeling just the opposite on the inside. Pain, fatigue and a boatload of other heavy feels weigh you down, yet no one else can see them.": buff.ly/W5IaDuj #InvisibleIllness #ChronicPain #spoonie #MondayBlogs

Are You a Capable Person? What Does That Even Mean? (A woman with multiple hands hold onto different productivity items, such as gadgets, a coffee cup and an alarm clock.)

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MondayBlogs - use #MondayBlogs to share posts on Mondays! @mondayblogs.bsky.social · 1d

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 : The hidden inspirations behind a novelist’s heroine | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social https://buff.ly/AFJeGUl

"I should have known sooner. Or at least suspected."

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BadRedhead Media, LLC / Rachel Thompson / RachelintheOC @badredheadmedia.bsky.social · 1d

Should Your Books Have Content Warnings? Authors Weigh In, by Howard Lovy for IndieALLi and featuring @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social https://buff.ly/42gzGbK

A good disclaimer serves multiple purposes, allowing readers to decide if they’re ready to engage with the content.

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Erica Verrillo @ericaverrillo.bsky.social · 1d

The October Publishing & Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Literary Agents, Calls for Submissions (Paying markets!), No-Fee Writing Contests, & more. (It's free!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

October 2025 Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter

Literary Agents, Free Writing Contests, Submission Calls & more

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Jim Katzaman - Persevering Writer @jkatzaman.bsky.social · 1d

“Addressing the root issue of the consumer’s debt is important after declaring bankruptcy."
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featuring @experian-us.bsky.social @lesliehtayne.bsky.social

Bankruptcy Setback Offers a Fresh Start

Knowing the basics helps turn financial stress into recovery

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Erica Verrillo @ericaverrillo.bsky.social · 1d

44 Paying Markets for Poetry - No submission fees. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/04/27-p...

44 Paying Markets for Poetry - No submission fees

Lady Reading Poetry by Ishibashi Kazunori (Wikimedia) Updated 10/9/25 Rise and shine, poets! Here are more than three dozen literary ...

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MondayBlogs - use #MondayBlogs to share posts on Mondays! @mondayblogs.bsky.social · 1d

Why single moms should embrace life's bloopers | @MonaAndrei.bsky.social aka Moxie-Dude via Substack vist.ly/4a9p6

“Mommy, do we still have eggs in our hair?”

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Amy Henry @amylh.bsky.social · 1d

How much in life do we miss because we engage in discussions to talk but not to listen? Or simply close our eyes to what is inconvenient to see or disturbing to consider? amyhenrybooks.com/2025/10/01/a... #MondayBlogs

A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Close

(NOTE: As I’m due for another “sanity break,” I’m leaving you with a post I wrote in September 2022, when I thought I knew what disaster looked like. Apropos of the ideas expressed in this month’s …

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