Deborah Sword
@deborahsword.bsky.social
Conflict manager, writer, Podcast @ Conflict Owner’s Manual.
I'm either reading, writing or walking a Westie named Zephyr.
I'm either reading, writing or walking a Westie named Zephyr.
Five years ago I signed up to podcast. Six months ago I started. I don't often take four and a half years to act on impulse. I built #Conflict Owner's Manual #conflictcompetence and they came. So far, 100+ subscribers, >1000 downloads. I hope you listen & enjoy it.
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Conflict Owner's Manual
Indispensable conflict competence tips so you can do conflict better
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May 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Five years ago I signed up to podcast. Six months ago I started. I don't often take four and a half years to act on impulse. I built #Conflict Owner's Manual #conflictcompetence and they came. So far, 100+ subscribers, >1000 downloads. I hope you listen & enjoy it.
www.youtube.com/@conflict-ow...
www.youtube.com/@conflict-ow...
But is this search info still true in the new USA?
"The cultural economy...is a growing sector that significantly impacts GDP, employment, and community development... The cultural sector contributes billions of dollars to GDP and supports millions of jobs."
"The cultural economy...is a growing sector that significantly impacts GDP, employment, and community development... The cultural sector contributes billions of dollars to GDP and supports millions of jobs."
May 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
But is this search info still true in the new USA?
"The cultural economy...is a growing sector that significantly impacts GDP, employment, and community development... The cultural sector contributes billions of dollars to GDP and supports millions of jobs."
"The cultural economy...is a growing sector that significantly impacts GDP, employment, and community development... The cultural sector contributes billions of dollars to GDP and supports millions of jobs."
Imagine the melding of politics and #conflictmanagement. Marsha Lederman and I share a dream.
May 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Imagine the melding of politics and #conflictmanagement. Marsha Lederman and I share a dream.
#Nonfiction writing.
Authors Guild webinars are SO good and helpful. On May 9, AG will be hosting Nonfiction Proposals: What Agents and Editors Want. It's free. Register here: authorsguild.org/event/nonfic.... @authorsguild.bsky.social #booksky
Nonfiction Proposals: What Agents & Editors Want - The Authors Guild
What are agents and editors looking for in a nonfiction proposal these days? Join us for a discussion about the current trends, the elements that matter most, and the common weak spots that can lead t...
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May 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
#Nonfiction writing.
If you took what you learned, you miss deepening the quality of your relationships.
If you've taken a conflict competency course, and used the information once and quit because it didn't work the first time, you miss opportunities to build #trust.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0lS...
If you've taken a conflict competency course, and used the information once and quit because it didn't work the first time, you miss opportunities to build #trust.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0lS...
52 When conflict competence doesn't 'work' for you
YouTube video by Conflict Owner's Manual
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April 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If you took what you learned, you miss deepening the quality of your relationships.
If you've taken a conflict competency course, and used the information once and quit because it didn't work the first time, you miss opportunities to build #trust.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0lS...
If you've taken a conflict competency course, and used the information once and quit because it didn't work the first time, you miss opportunities to build #trust.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0lS...
Misunderstanding causes conflict, for example, how people relate differently to past experience, present context, and future possibilities. Tyson and I discuss decision making across "time zones" in our Conflict Owner's Manual podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLF5...
#conflict #conflictmanagement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLF5...
#conflict #conflictmanagement
49 What to do with conflicts stuck in past experiences, present anxieties, or future fears
YouTube video by Conflict Owner's Manual
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March 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Misunderstanding causes conflict, for example, how people relate differently to past experience, present context, and future possibilities. Tyson and I discuss decision making across "time zones" in our Conflict Owner's Manual podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLF5...
#conflict #conflictmanagement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLF5...
#conflict #conflictmanagement
No wonder Trump wants Canada: longer lives, natural resources, democracy, universal health-ok-scratch the last two because then being rich loses benefit.
Trump doesn't understand our values, cultures or interests. He claims master negotiator status but he hasn't offered anything we want.
Trump doesn't understand our values, cultures or interests. He claims master negotiator status but he hasn't offered anything we want.
Why We Want to Keep Our Health Care Services in Canada
It's not perfect, but compared to the US system, we are superior in important ways
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March 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
No wonder Trump wants Canada: longer lives, natural resources, democracy, universal health-ok-scratch the last two because then being rich loses benefit.
Trump doesn't understand our values, cultures or interests. He claims master negotiator status but he hasn't offered anything we want.
Trump doesn't understand our values, cultures or interests. He claims master negotiator status but he hasn't offered anything we want.
This is such an interesting story of accidental #conflict #diplomacy. Many thanks to U of Virginia for resurfacing the history.
March 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is such an interesting story of accidental #conflict #diplomacy. Many thanks to U of Virginia for resurfacing the history.
@alyssamatesic.bsky.social offers helpful tips for #querying #writers Read the whole thread for more insights.
Your query letter is your first (and in some cases only) chance to catch agents' attention. If it doesn’t hook them, they might reject you before they even read your pages.
But what to include?
Here's the foolproof query letter formula I've used to help authors get top agents:
But what to include?
Here's the foolproof query letter formula I've used to help authors get top agents:
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
@alyssamatesic.bsky.social offers helpful tips for #querying #writers Read the whole thread for more insights.
Zephyr's idea of helping.
February 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Zephyr's idea of helping.
When you want better choices, you can make the choices better.
#conflict, #conflictresolution
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#conflict, #conflictresolution
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37 What if you are given an "either this or that" forced choice?
YouTube video by Conflict Owner's Manual
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February 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
When you want better choices, you can make the choices better.
#conflict, #conflictresolution
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWAM...
#conflict, #conflictresolution
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWAM...
If you aren't yet following Dr. Loretta J. Ross, now is the time because her book, Calling In, is now available and her training courses are great.
February 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you aren't yet following Dr. Loretta J. Ross, now is the time because her book, Calling In, is now available and her training courses are great.
If you struggle at the #query stage, Alyssa Matesic's step by step guide is great.
www.queryacademy.com/courses?utm_...
www.queryacademy.com/courses?utm_...
Courses — QueryAcademy
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February 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
If you struggle at the #query stage, Alyssa Matesic's step by step guide is great.
www.queryacademy.com/courses?utm_...
www.queryacademy.com/courses?utm_...
#writing contests to enter: publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/01/80-f...
80 Free Writing Contests in February 2025 - No entry fees
This February there are more than six dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes rang...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#writing contests to enter: publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/01/80-f...
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Are you a #conflict avoider? Would you rather agree to disagree than discuss what you disagree about? There's just one small problem with that kind of agreement.
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28 Is there a problem with agreeing to disagree?
YouTube video by Conflict Owner's Manual
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January 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Are you a #conflict avoider? Would you rather agree to disagree than discuss what you disagree about? There's just one small problem with that kind of agreement.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQho...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQho...
#writing is an article of faith that the future will have #readers.
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"We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours"
Or: the most beautiful writing advice ever to drift through interstellar space.
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January 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#writing is an article of faith that the future will have #readers.
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open.substack.com/pub/neonlite...
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