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Amanda
@akscotland.bsky.social
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Co-host of the @NQWpodcast and judge of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction. Writes in the tiny spaces in between.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 8h
I wish we had more time so we could get them out in the world NOW
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks for sharing your story with us @monicalane.bsky.social!

Can't wait to see what you deliver next. This is assuming you survive the daredevil experience...
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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 1d
Our fifth and final Daredevil episode for the July round is up - just in time to snag all that feedback for yourself before the next round!

Huge thanks to Marina R. M. Lane for taking this critique for the team!

Tune into the Not Quite Write Podcast to listen now 😈
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 1d
I have read some delightfully publishable FLESH Fiction entries. Can’t wait to bring them to the world!
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 1d
Foolproof.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 3d
Fun little activity I do NOT recommend is unearthing a novel you half finished years ago and re-reading it.

Nice to know how much I've grown as a writer since then, but tragic to realise how much work it still needs 😫
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 5d
I suspect (based on experience) that a lot of these AI entries will be coming from specific countries where this practice is par for the course.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 5d
You’re welcome! So glad it was helpful! ❤️
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 5d
“Smut” is generous. It was about as spicy as a bowl of weetbix.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 6d
It definitely would have been better than what I just read.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 6d
Sadly, I just "hit" on a "miss". These AI stories are so bland.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 6d
Ooof... more #FLESHfiction reading and I just uncovered yet another AI-generated story.

It's just so... BORING.

Give me human imperfection any day!
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 6d
I’m back after a pause too, and it’s all hits so far!
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 6d
Kicking off with several very funny takes on the "unsexy" theme. I am SO GLAD we issued this challenge. It's changing my outlook on sooooo many seemingly mundane things!
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 6d
After a couple of weeks' hiatus, I am back on the FLESH Fiction train!
When we started this comp, I didn't appreciate the huge time commitment that would come with judging these stories!
Behold as my mind re-enters the gutter for the next X number of weeks...
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 6d
After a couple of weeks' hiatus, I am back on the FLESH Fiction train!
When we started this comp, I didn't appreciate the huge time commitment that would come with judging these stories!
Behold as my mind re-enters the gutter for the next X number of weeks...
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 7d
Glad to hear it! You deserve it.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 7d
Sounds like someone needs to schedule in some “me” time!
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 7d
Listening to the demands of the teapot…. This is not reassuring.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 7d
What are all my Aussie friends doing for the long weekend?
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 8d
Starting to think we might need to do a welfare check at @eyelash93.bsky.social’s place…
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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 8d
Repeat Daredevil, eyelash93.bsky.social, is our next all-too-willing victim as we deep dive into ‘The Teapot is Haunted’!

Search Not Quite Write wherever you get your podcasts to hear our full critique of this 500-word story.

Warning: we had a LOT to say 😈
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 9d
Just returned from a lifelong dream holiday, and my cup is SO full! I haven’t felt contentment like this in so long, I barely recognise myself.

Turns out I’m not a massive bitch after all… I’m just a regular sized bitch who’s been experiencing deep burnout for years.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 10d
There’d be a slight problem if you weren’t!
Looking forward to its inevitable publication!
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 15d
What did you all think of Natalie’s story?
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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 15d
@nataliewriteson.bsky.social you’re up!

Grab that soju & settle in for the *least* relaxing cocktail hour of your life, as we critique your July #NotQuiteWritePrize for Flash Fiction entry for listeners around the world! 🍹 😈

Search Not Quite Write Podcast or hit the link in our bio to listen now!
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 16d
Thanks for having us @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social!
Shadow Zen is easily the coolest escape room I’ve ever done, and it was so lovely to meet you in person! ❤️
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 16d
Woohoo! 🙌🏻
Will be great to have you there. Let me know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to cover.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 16d
Yep! The second one will get into some of the higher order skills that make stories stand out from the pack ☺️
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