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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 11

I appreciate the vote of confidence! Thank you!

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · Feb 11

#OtD 10 Feb 1960, Black students began using sit-ins to demonstrate against whites-only lunch counters at drugstores across Raleigh, North Carolina; the drugstores responded by closing the counters. Read a few contemporary accounts here: stories.workingclasshistory.c...

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 10

When your best friend is your beta and an incredible writer 🥺🫶 @essiepinebooks.bsky.social

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 9

I appreciate you so, so much. Thank you. 💜

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 9

I love you so much. I can’t thank you enough for all your support. 💜 #WritingSky #WritingCommunity #Writer

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Samantha Maich @samanthamaich.bsky.social · Feb 8

In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊

A middle aged man helplessly holds an alligator’s tail as it steals his hat

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Marlon West @marlonweststl.bsky.social · Feb 8

Daisy Bates was a civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer. She became a household name in 1957, when she fought for the right of nine black students to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 7

Did I just get a day’s work done in 20 minutes? It is entirely possible…
Guess that #ADHD diagnosis had some merit 👉👈

MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 7

I guess I’m back to working on a WWII romance? Not what I intended but here I am. #Writer #AmWriting #historicalromance #TooManyIdeas

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · Feb 7

At Xitter and Facebook, scammers claiming to offer “marketing services” to writers are rampant – and like vermin sneaking aboard a ship they're following us here. Let’s stop ‘em with this handy moderation list!
#AmEditing #AmQuerying #AmWriting #Author #Bookish
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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 7

I need to edit my #finishedmanuscript but that involves, like, editing. Do I have to…? #Writer #AmWriting #historicalromance

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“We’ve Been Hiding Our Buttocks For Too Long.” Josephine Baker Arrives in Paris, 1925

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Feb 7

Josephine Baker recounts her first rainy days in Paris.

It was cold. It had been too hot in New York. All I had was a little coat that was barely there. I caught a bad cold. In the port, there was our huge boat among lots of little ones. Around the city…

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 7

Sleepwalker is amazing and I’m so thankful you continued it!

MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 7

The beginning of the climax of @essiepinebooks.bsky.social’s book is so freaking good. So much tension, and it’s so palpable. #Writers #Beta #WritingCommunity

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Miranda Darrow (she/her) @miranda-darrow.bsky.social · Feb 7

Editing tip: Swap out excess dialogue tags for action beats to show tone and movement. Instead of 'she said angrily,' try 'She slammed the book shut.' Action brings your scenes to life! #EditingTip #AmEditing

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 6

It was my pleasure! It was super fun 🫶

MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 6

London, 1934. A police detective with a dark history, and a journalist who’s keeping her past hidden away, decide to team up when one of the wealthiest men in the city is murdered. #RevPit #RevPitPrompts #Mystery #History #Writer

Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hey #writersofbluesky ! Introduce your latest WIP. What are you working on? #RevPit #RevPitPrompts

Blue image with torn notebook paper reads: Hey writers! Introduce your WIP! What are you working on? #RevPitPrompts

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 6

👀 I’m on standby for brainstorming.

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 6

I’ve never smoked but I need a cigarette after that idea you just told me about. #Writing #Writers #RomanceNovels

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 6

Update: She did it 😂

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 6

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Michael Jortner @themichaeljortner.bsky.social · Feb 5

Yes, I did a lot of research to come up with my quarry letter and I definitely noticed the contradictions in advice from editors, agents and writers… So thank you for this

Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · Feb 5

If you've done much research into the "art" of the query letter, you may have noticed many (often conflicting) recommendations. However, if you look at some successful query samples, you’ll find many of them break a “rule” or two.

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~B🇿🇼 @beatonm5.bsky.social · Feb 5

Why are you awake? 🤣🙃

#writingcommunity #writersky

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MM Tilton Is Querying @mmtilton.bsky.social · Feb 6

Sounds wild, I’m in 😂🫶 Just as long as there’s WiFi and heat.