Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Sep 17

I turned down a top NYC literary agent over sushi. Embarrassing? Yes. Heroic? Also yes. Here's why. aliceorr.substack.com/p/you-are-th... #YourWritersStory

1

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Sep 17

You Are the Hero of Your Writer's Life Story. Find out how and why and what to do about it. aliceorr.substack.com/p/you-are-th... #MyWritersStory #WriterHero #HeroicWriting #WritingJourney #writerslife #writingcommunity #writingwisdom

2

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Sometimes anger energy is what we need to get through a prickly patch or a bad day. Learn more here. aliceorr.substack.com/p/write-it-r... #writingcommmunity #MentalHealth #writerslife #authenticwriting #expressivewriting

Write It Right About Anger

Joy Writing with Alice Orr

aliceorr.substack.com

1 2

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Jul 30

Lifelong Creativity – Never Too Late to Write www.aliceorrbooks.com/lifelong-cre... #WritingCommunity #WritingCareerAdvice #KeepWriting #WritingTips #JoyWriting #WritingWithAliceOrr

Lifelong Creativity - Never Too Late to Write - Alice Orr Books

Lifelong Creativity - Never Too Late to Write. Prompts and exercises guide you from struggle and silence to story. Never Stop Writing.

www.aliceorrbooks.com

1

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Jul 4

Alice Orr aliceorr.substack.com/subscribe?pa... My Joy Writing messages are on Substack. Everything I know about writing and how to get your writing published. Do not miss a single gust of these Brainstorms. Subscribe for free now.

Subscribe to Alice Orr

Alice Orr. Teacher. Storyteller. Former Literary Agent. Author of 15 novels, 2 novellas, a memoir and No More Rejections: 50 Secrets to Writing a Manuscript that Sells. Click to read Alice Orr, a Subs...

aliceorr.substack.com

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Jul 3

Seashells to Story Pages – Make Summertime Writing Time. Set your summer storytelling on fire. Try the writing prompts and exercises at www.aliceorrbooks.com #WritingCommunity #writingtip #storytelling

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just in time. Great writing advice at www.aliceorrbooks.com

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Jun 25

Never Too Late – Joy Writing. Never Too Late – Joy Writing Hey Writer. When your well of creativity empties out. Get back to the page. www.aliceorrbooks.com/never-too-la... #WritingCommunity #WritersOfX #Storyteller www.aliceorrbooks.com/never-too-la...

Never Too Late - Joy Writing - Alice Orr Books

Never Too Late - Joy Writing - Time is limited. Imagination is not. Get creative. Stay creative. Let your imagination fly.

www.aliceorrbooks.com

1

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Jun 20

Excellent real life story. Still very timely today. Give it a read.

Sonny Vukic (he/him) @svukic.bsky.social · Jun 20

LGBTQ Pride.
Radclyffe Hall and her master work “The Well of Loneliness”, a lesbian novel, 1928.
#LGBTQHistory #GayBooks #BookSky

1

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · May 1

Family Fuels Fiction – Joy Writing. Storytelling bounty begins at home. Mine those nuggets. Then fictionalize - fictionalize - fictionalize. This post tells you how. #writers #writingcommunity #writersoflinkedin #writingtip www.aliceorrbooks.com/family-fasci...

Family Fuels Fiction - Joy Writing - Alice Orr Books

Family Fuels Fiction - Joy Writing. My family was conflicted. Is your family conflicted too? Turn that struggle into powerful fiction.

www.aliceorrbooks.com

1 3

Reposted by Alice Orr

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Apr 22

Yes, this has been the Meta plan since at least 2020, as @monikab.bsky.social and I reported www.motherjones.com/media/2020/1...

12 89 210

Reposted by Alice Orr

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · Apr 22

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who was killed in 2021 after his Tesla crashed and caught fire near Dayton, Ohio reut.rs/3GmgksP

6 7

Reposted by Alice Orr

Khan Wong @khanwong.bsky.social · Apr 22

It’s publication day and the blog tour begins!

Left on the Shelf Book Blog @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · Apr 22

On the blog today is my book review of Down in the Sea of Angels by #author @khanwong.bsky.social

@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social #booksky

Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong - #bookreview

Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

leftontheshelfbookblog.blogspot.com

9 15 40

Reposted by Alice Orr

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · Apr 22

Well, here's a listicle we all know I cannot resist.
www.mentalfloss.com/...

Explore these breathtaking literary spaces, from the State Library Victoria in Australia to Powell’s Books in Oregon.

www.mentalfloss.com

1 2 4

Reposted by Alice Orr

Capitol Hill Books @capitolhillbooks.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy Pub Day to @mjerkins.bsky.social!

9 33

Reposted by Alice Orr

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · Apr 3

Oh come ON. Laura Loomer, the racist conspiracy theorist, is dictating who should be on Trump's national security team open.substack.com/pub/wonkette... @doktorzoom.bsky.social on @wonkettemedia.bsky.social

Oh, Laura Loomer Is Now Running The National Security Council. IS THAT FINE?

Why wouldn't it be fine? It's TrumpWorld! Anything goes!

open.substack.com

23 31 140

Reposted by Alice Orr

alohamax.bsky.social @alohamax.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thread.

For your friends/former coworkers/soon to be former coworkers/neighbors-Research local resources they may be unaware of / distraught to think about (food banks /job opportunities/free activities for children/elders in their lives etc)
Offer w kindness/dignity if they are open to hearing.

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · Apr 3

A lot of great people doing important work just lost their jobs because the most destructive, bigoted, willfully ignorant people in the world have targeted them. Here's what you can do to support yourself or anyone you know who lost a job. Please add your own advice at the end of the thread <1/n>

2 14 32

Reposted by Alice Orr

Dr. Jane Zelikova @jzeli.bsky.social · Apr 3

Folks who are still employed, welcome coffee chats and be ready to make some connections for folks who lost their jobs, harness your network. Now is not the time to hoard connections.

2 11 66

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Apr 3

Amen to all of that. Not your fault. These dudes are monsters. You deserve better. Give yourself time and heart space to grieve. The day to come back resilient will come and you will do so.

Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · Apr 3

i have a whole series of conversations with folks who have been fired, but i think the big thing to keep in mind is that it's REALLY NOT YOUR FAULT. workers deserve WAY better. take a hot minute, allow yourself the grief, it's real. and do not blame yourself, certainly not with THESE monsters.

Canned: Conversations about Getting Fired

It's time to think differently about getting fired.

cannedpodcast.com

2

Reposted by Alice Orr

JS @jsplaceholder.bsky.social · Apr 3

3. Create 1-2 independent/volunteer projects in your field to keep your skills sharp. Open-source analysis, community science, tutoring, whatever
4. If you are fortunate enough not to need a survival job, get a leave-the-house job
5. Professional fellowships can provide a lot of needed community

2 5 25

Reposted by Alice Orr

Andrea Vaghy @avaghy.bsky.social · Apr 3

I would also add that every county or city across the country has free employment services for unemployed individuals. They likely can’t place folks in specialized jobs but they may be able to help people find work to tide them over. Look for WIOA career centers or One Stops.

1 4 18

Reposted by Alice Orr

Geoff Palmer @geoff-palmer.bsky.social · Apr 3

Foot... gun... shoot! Ouch!!

www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...

1 1 2

Alice Orr @aliceorr.bsky.social · Apr 3

Do it. If you are serious about creating such a resource. Do it. Find out how to make it accessible to those who need it. If somebody says all of that's too much to do consider that you might... Do It Anyway.

1

Reposted by Alice Orr

JS @jsplaceholder.bsky.social · Apr 3

I've been meaning to write a "So You're an Unemployed Scientist" guide for early-career folks right now. Big ones:
1. Survival job & unemployment filing, ASAP. It's a means toward freedom even if it doesn't use your brain
2. Take contract work where you can get it. Hold those self-employment taxes!

3 14 48

Reposted by Alice Orr

Kit’s ancestors want better than this @littlefreekit.bsky.social · Apr 3

Librarian here: for now, at least, your library still has resources. They may include resume help, networking opportunities, study guides, programs for your kids, etc. If nothing else, you can get some books or movies.

3 19 67