Kathy Giuffre
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90 Writing Contests in February 2026 - No entry fees. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/01/87-w...
90 Writing Contests in February 2026 - No entry fees
This February there are more than seven dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes ra...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
90 Writing Contests in February 2026 - No entry fees. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/01/87-w...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
The Lantern of Lost Memories by #SanakaHiiragi. What one memory image from your entire past life would be the final moment you would want to re-visit? A beautiful and thought-provoking meditation on the passage from life to death. TW: instances of child abuse in the second half. #litfic 💙📚
January 19, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The Lantern of Lost Memories by #SanakaHiiragi. What one memory image from your entire past life would be the final moment you would want to re-visit? A beautiful and thought-provoking meditation on the passage from life to death. TW: instances of child abuse in the second half. #litfic 💙📚
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Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers. Don’t click on their email; do send it to spam:
Peace Jacob Ojo [email protected]
Sophia Langford [email protected]
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing
Peace Jacob Ojo [email protected]
Sophia Langford [email protected]
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers. Don’t click on their email; do send it to spam:
Peace Jacob Ojo [email protected]
Sophia Langford [email protected]
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing
Peace Jacob Ojo [email protected]
Sophia Langford [email protected]
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing
The Festival of San Biagio is coming & today, despite the incessant drizzle, workers started installing the rides for the Luna Park. Setting up a carnival in the rain -- a metaphor for our lives in these times. #Italy #SanBiagio #Carnevale #Pietrasanta
January 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The Festival of San Biagio is coming & today, despite the incessant drizzle, workers started installing the rides for the Luna Park. Setting up a carnival in the rain -- a metaphor for our lives in these times. #Italy #SanBiagio #Carnevale #Pietrasanta
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I have ADHD. The doctors say that is why I have so many half-finished projects. They say I get distracted and side-tracked. They are right. Yesterday, for ex, I got distracted and side-tracked by making cookies. They say that I can be medicated out of my condition. I hope not. #ADHD #Cookies #Xmas
December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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#ArtWork: The 18th-century Baroque marble sculpture “Il Disinganno” [Translation: Release from Disillusionment], carved by the Genoese artist Francesco Queirolo.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
#ArtWork: The 18th-century Baroque marble sculpture “Il Disinganno” [Translation: Release from Disillusionment], carved by the Genoese artist Francesco Queirolo.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
My brother just texted me this. I think we can all agree now that the end of civilization as we know it is not immanent, but is here. It has arrived. #GetSmart #MaxwellSmart #Agent99 #Enshitification #EndOfCivilization #AIslop #AI
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My brother just texted me this. I think we can all agree now that the end of civilization as we know it is not immanent, but is here. It has arrived. #GetSmart #MaxwellSmart #Agent99 #Enshitification #EndOfCivilization #AIslop #AI
New book trailer for Armadillo Massacre Number Three 💙📚 #FriedCatfish #Armadillos #Arkansas #SouthernLiterature #SouthernHumor #LitFic #CozyMystery #MurderMystery #Recipe #Cooking #SouthernFood #DarkComedy
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New book trailer for Armadillo Massacre Number Three 💙📚 #FriedCatfish #Armadillos #Arkansas #SouthernLiterature #SouthernHumor #LitFic #CozyMystery #MurderMystery #Recipe #Cooking #SouthernFood #DarkComedy
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The December Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Literary agents, submission calls, writing contests, and more! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
December 2025 Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter
Literary Agents, Free Writing Contests, Submission Calls & more
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December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The December Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Literary agents, submission calls, writing contests, and more! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
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36 Magazines that Publish Freelance Book Reviews - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/12/22-m...
36 Magazines that Publish Freelance Book Reviews - Paying markets
Public Domain - Piqsels Updated 11/21/25 The best tip anyone can give a writer is to read. Much of the craft of writing is absorbed uncon...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
36 Magazines that Publish Freelance Book Reviews - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/12/22-m...
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17 Podcasts Accepting (Mostly) Speculative Short Stories - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/12/10-p...
17 Podcasts Accepting (Mostly) Speculative Short Stories - Paying markets
Pixabay Updated 11/27/25 People enjoy listening to stories - whether it's in person through author readings, on the radio, or on the net....
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December 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
17 Podcasts Accepting (Mostly) Speculative Short Stories - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/12/10-p...
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2 Literary Agents Seeking Memoir, Nonfiction, YA, Graphic Novels and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/12/2-ne...
2 Literary Agents Seeking Memoir, Nonfiction, YA, Graphic Novels and more
Updated 11/19/25 Here are two agents seeking clients. Iris Blasi is currently seeking nonfiction as well as commercial and literary fiction....
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November 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
2 Literary Agents Seeking Memoir, Nonfiction, YA, Graphic Novels and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/12/2-ne...
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They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
So excited that this is really happening! I feel like I'm Jo March -- at last! #booksky #southernlit #Arkansas #armadillos #southernhumor #bookdeal #litfic #cozymystery 💙📚
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
So excited that this is really happening! I feel like I'm Jo March -- at last! #booksky #southernlit #Arkansas #armadillos #southernhumor #bookdeal #litfic #cozymystery 💙📚
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7 New Literary Agencies Actively Building Their Client Lists. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/11/7-ne...
7 New Literary Agencies Actively Building Their Client Lists
New literary agencies are started by established agents with considerable experience in the publishing industry. They have reliable contacts...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
7 New Literary Agencies Actively Building Their Client Lists. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/11/7-ne...
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57 Writing Contests in November 2025 - No entry fees. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/10/52-w...
57 Writing Contests in November 2025 - No entry fees
This November there are more than four dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes ran...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
57 Writing Contests in November 2025 - No entry fees. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/10/52-w...
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3 Established Agents Actively Seeking Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Kidlit, Memoirs, Fantasy & more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/07/4-ne...
3 Established Agents Actively Seeking Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Kidlit, Memoirs, Fantasy & more
Updated 10/26/25 Here are three established agents actively building their client lists. Joseph Perry is actively acquiring nonfiction and...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
3 Established Agents Actively Seeking Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Kidlit, Memoirs, Fantasy & more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/07/4-ne...
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83 Calls for Submissions in November 2025 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/10/69-c...
83 Calls for Submissions in November 2025 - Paying markets
This November there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alwa...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
83 Calls for Submissions in November 2025 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/10/69-c...
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21 Notable Writing Conferences and Workshops in November 2025. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/10/21-n...
21 Notable Writing Conferences and Workshops in November 2025
This November there are more than a dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wi...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
21 Notable Writing Conferences and Workshops in November 2025. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/10/21-n...
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Best Pixies cover I’ve ever heard
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Best Pixies cover I’ve ever heard
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HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
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10 Literary Journals That Publish Multiple Genres - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/08/12-l...
10 Literary Journals That Publish Multiple Genres - Paying markets
You’re all jealous of my Jetpack — Graphic Novel by Tom Gauld Updated 11/5/25 If you write genre fiction, here are ten literary magazi...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
10 Literary Journals That Publish Multiple Genres - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/08/12-l...