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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Aug 21

I need help logging into my @xbox.com account and the company has no customer service. Like, at all.

They have an AI helper that is noted gives inaccurate information and cycles through the same answer circle.

I need actual help from an actual human.

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Katie Ferriello is querying! @katieferrie1.bsky.social · Aug 16

The Parent Trap x Good Omens x Wednesday

When the god of the Underworld’s daughter switches places with an angelic doppelgänger, she uncovers a sister plot to overthrow her beloved underworld.

#posterpit #q #f #h #mg

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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · Aug 16

🧹 EARLY MAGIC - When a cocksure witch loses her magic to a cunning daemon, she hatches a plan to steal it back—though it means betraying a grieving classmate who’s only just discovered the world of magic.
#posterpit #PosterPitQ #F #YA

Silhouettes of two young women, one holding a surfboard and one on a broom, both in witches hats. Early Magic In Query Boxes Now, A novel by Jessica Fisher Riches

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 29

When I was born I received a welcome card from Jimmy Carter. Now that he has died, I feel a certain part of America's humanity and decency has gone with him. I hope I'm wrong. I hope the world he worked toward is one we will realize one day.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 27

I work at an institution that uses Augustine's quotes/wisdom a lot. I was excited to find one I hadn't seen before, so that's why I was verifying the source.

Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 27

It's been a while since I saw an outlet that had what I can safely call journalists with ethical standards. The Times is hit or miss, and same for The Post. I'm impressed with the pedigree of PP's writers so far.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 27

And with @propublica.org, you have a better investigative publication without the Post's compronised ethics.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 27

I love researching for writing a novel. A thin thread can lead to many strange and wonderful spiders.

#amwriting #writing #author #novel

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 27

Did a search and I'm not sure whether he or Francis Bacon coined the phrase.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 27

That's a cool quote. What does it mean?

Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 27

Still holding you accountable for failing to endorse someone this election. Democracy dies in the darkness-- just some pretty words to you all, with Besos running the show.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · Dec 18

Libraries are so cute. Please get the Libby and Hoopla app on your phone and the Kanopy app for your TV. It makes the libraries so happy and you can access books, movies, magazines, audiobooks, tv shows, and joy. YOU GET FREE JOY

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 16

Flood was an anthem of my teen years.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 10

Been churning out 1500 words a day and just reached 20K in my new middle grade book draft. The bad news: I have big plot holes coming up. Don't know whether I can tap dance across this chasm, but dammit, I'm gonna try.

#writerslife #author #mg #novel

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 10

I'm not sure I understand what they're talking about. (Is this a post from Blue Sky or somewhere else?)

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 5

Really disappointed to see people across the social platforms I follow dunking on someone, regardless of their faults or whether they had family, being murdered.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Dec 3

@aimee-bender.bsky.social Glad to see you on this platform now! Hope you grow your followers on here too!

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Rosina O @techysaavy.bsky.social · Nov 27

#clearthelist
Please retweet. I am a fourth grade nyc teacher in a title I school. I would love some help with our wishlist with school supplies, books, and more. I appreciate you and any help you can provide. Thank you www.donorschoose.org/classroom/23... www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

eeyore and winnie the pooh hugging each other with the words " big hearts deserve big hugs "

ALT: eeyore and winnie the pooh hugging each other with the words " big hearts deserve big hugs "

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Nov 30

Eric, I am skeptical that journalism in this form still works. Powerful liars have too many willing accomplices in the media now. However, I am hoping that Murrow's vision for journalist is not dead if enough people will speak truth to power.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Nov 30

At this point, with Bezos owning the WAPO, the last strongholds of journalism have lost credibility. In a critical moment in America's history, WAPO made sure journalism and democracy could die in the darkness.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Nov 30

You owe your readers an explanation of your failings during the 2024 election. If democracy dies in the darkness, you at WAPO are all doing your part to create more shade in which for it to wither.

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Nov 30

I'm doing 1500 words a day on the 2.0 version of the new book. If you haven't tried an accountability partner, it's so helpful to create a mental deadline and push to reach the finish.

#writerslife #author #writing #novel

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The Onion @theonion.com · Nov 29

Teen’s Eyes Begin Glowing Red While Reciting Forbidden Knowledge From Book On Critical Race Theory

FORT MYERS, FL—His bedroom walls quivering and cracking the moment he opened the secret tome, local teen Charlie Donnell reportedly found his eyes beginning to glow red Thursday as he recited forbidde...

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Philadelphia Flyers @philadelphiaflyers.bsky.social · Nov 28

Facing the Rangers tomorrow #nhl #hockey #flyers #LetsGoFlyers #NewYork #Rangers #NYRangers #NewYorkRangers #sports #news #sportsnews #bluesky

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Shawn Proctor #middlegradeauthor #author @shawnproctor.bsky.social · Nov 28

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! Everyone else, happy almost-Friday!

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