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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 8d

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 189:
There are many different ways to be a writer. Being a professional writer is only one of them. All are valid.

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hell yes

James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · Aug 30

Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Aug 27

Great to see the large print edition of THE THRILL OF IT now out. How cool!

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Jul 4

I read an early copy of this book and it is astonishing.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 3

Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and other infamous figures lived in and around Tacoma in the 60s. Did their psychopathy have a common cause?

Did Lead Poisoning Create a Generation of Serial Killers?

Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and many other notorious figures lived in and around Tacoma in the sixties. A new book argues that there was something in the water.

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · Jun 13

Just finished this engrossing, powerful and yes, thrilling novel. I could not put it down. Loved the level of research that went into this book. Of centering the North Shore in a place & time. The women are so well-written and fleshed out. A must-read! Thanks @mandybeaumont.bsky.social.

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Jun 14

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

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tom @tomwalker.bsky.social · Jun 13

Just walkmogged some waitcucks at a traffic light’s pedestrian crossing. Enjoy the cold, dears - I’ll be over here, fifteen steps ahead of you and in touch with my city’s heartbeat

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Jun 13

“I think is the most important thing a writer can have: the ability to live with constant loneliness and a strong sense of revulsion for the banalities of everyday socializing.”
Hunter S. Thompson

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · Jun 12

Today's read: The Thrill of It by @mandybeaumont.bsky.social #nowreading

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · May 16

It is so tragic and highly embarrassing that someone so vile, petty, and bereft of decency is the president. I will never understand or have peace with it.

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Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · May 5

#johnwaters

We have to make it cool to be poor again. When I was young, we wanted to kill the rich.

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NPR @npr.org · May 1

May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on Thursday, regardless.

May Day protesters will rally nationwide against the 'war on working people'

May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on T...

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · May 1

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · May 1

Pure evil

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Apr 30

The US and Ukraine have signed a deal to share revenues from future sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths. Follow live updates

US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after months of strained negotiations – Europe live

US treasury department announces agreement after reports of last-minute obstacles apparently overcome

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · Apr 30

Nice to finally meet you in person @fionathehardy.bsky.social. So grateful to Sisters in Crime and Realm Library, Ringwood for this event. Lots of great & interesting insights about crime, writing & these amazing women of course. Vikki Petraitis, Christine Keighery and Mandy Beaumont.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Apr 28

Liverpool win Premier League title after 5-1 rout of Tottenham – as it happened

All the reaction on a famous day at Anfield, where Liverpool became champions of England for the 20th time

www.theguardian.com

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · Apr 28

Going to this on Wednesday night (April 30) at the Realm Library in Ringwood. A @sistersincrimeaust.bsky.social event with Vikki Petraitis, @mandybeaumont.bsky.social, @fionathehardy.bsky.social & Christine Keighery. See you then! 📚
events.yourlibrary.com.au/event?id=66970

Sisters in Crime

Crime and Mystery Unveiled with Vikki PetraitisJoin award-winning author and podcaster Vikki Petraitis as she interviews three of Melbourne’s top crime writers about their latest novels. Discover how ...

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Apr 27

Today's writing inspiration www.google.com/search?clien...

rocky horror pciture show dont dream it be it - Google Search

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Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · Apr 26

"In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight. We know that she is with the angels." 💔 CW Suicide

'Deeply loving, wise, and funny': Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has died

"It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia," the family said in a statement.

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Apr 25

Today's writing inspiration. Mario Savio.
"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part."
#newbook #nightswimming #dropout #resist

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · Apr 24

Labor has run a disciplined if dispiriting campaign, its highest ambition survival; the Coalition has run the worst campaign in living memory, potentially gifting Labor another majority government term it's done the bare minimum to earn. Inspiring stuff.

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Apr 24

Next Wednesday at 6pm at the Ringwood Library for Sisters in Crime, join me, @vikkipetraitis, @fionathehardy and @chrissiekeighery as we all chat about our new crime books! I'm REALLY looking forward to this event. It's free to come along but you need to book.

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Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social · Apr 24

Powerhouse true crime writer and podcaster, journo and fiction writer, Matt Condon is an author whose work I revere. He had this to say about THE THRILL OF IT. Clearly I'm blown away by this. What a legend.

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