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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Aug 17

💥People always ask me how I got started as a #writer & what it's been like since. This interview in Bold Journey magazine shares my story--as well as my thoughts on the #creative process.🌀

#writing #story #books #creativity

boldjourney.com/meet-laurie-...

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Jun 30

🔥These words from Anton Chekhov ring 1000 times true every time I read them: "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." #writerlife #writer #writing

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Jun 17

🔥 It was wonderful to hit the streets last Saturday to protest Trump's cruelty. We saw many signs like this one! ❤️
#writers #NoKings #protest #indivisible

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Jun 13

I'm thrilled to be introducing poet & playwright Paul S. Flores TOMORROW 6/14 at Babylon Salon. Pls join us at The Sycamore in the Mission at 5:30pm. As always, free! www.babylonsalon.com

#writing #books #reading

Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌀What do we do when life throws us curveballs? Artist & poet Paul S. Flores explores this question in his book WE STILL BE.

Listen to this gorgeous clip of Paul reading his work, then get excited to hear him perform at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 @The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 🍻📚

Paul Flores poetry collection tackles life’s unexpected turns

San Francisco author Paul Flores reads from his new book, "We Still Be.”

www.kalw.org

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · May 24

🔥On Sat, 6/14, Babylon Salon proudly presents #authors Kate Folk [Sky Daddy], Paul S Flores [We Still Be], Duane Horton [No Hero Alone], S.G. Browne [Lost Creatures] & Lauren Parker [Spells for Success]! Come out to The SycamoreSF for drinks at 5pm! Reading, 5:30. Free! Deets: www.babylonsalon.com 💜

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · May 19

It was great to be part of the Page St. Writers' event at Sebastopol's Lit Crawl on Sat 5/17! I read about my family's roots in Healdsburg, CA - a first for me!

#writer #books #authors #reading

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · May 13

🌿Please join us this Sat 5/17 @ LitCamp's #reading at Sebastopol's #Litcrawl when 15 #writers-- including me--share short takes on a having a super bad attitude! 5pm, 186 N. Main Street. FREE. It'd be great to see you! 💜

#writer #writing #books

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · May 9

It was a stupendous evening Lori!

Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · May 9

Happiness abounds! Wishing a wonderful launch to @loriostlund.bsky.social whose new story collection ARE YOU HAPPY? will astound & delight you! I highly recommend this book! loriostlund.com

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks so much, Julia! So glad to be with you all, says me the typo queen!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thanks so much, Cody!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks very much, Olga! 🌿

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thank you, Ange!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks, Erin! 💕

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks, Grace! ❤️

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 28

🌠VeRRy VERRRY happy to say I just signed w/Sibylline Press, who'll publish my historical #novel LIGHT AND ASH--which takes place during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake--in Spring, 2027. Many thanks to Vicki DeArmon & @juliaparktracey.bsky.social, who, among others, made this happen! 💜📖 💚

#writers

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yes!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 23

Excited to be reading w/ Brandy Collins & Leslie Kirk Campbell! Please join us! 📖💥

@thewritersgrotto.bsky.social #writers #fiction #writing #reading

The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · Apr 23

Join us for Words & Stories: Prose! 📚 Live readings by Brandy Collins, Leslie Kirk Campbell & Laurie Ann Doyle.

🗓 Fri, Apr 25 | 🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Salesforce Park, SF

Take a midday break with stories that inspire and connect. Free and open to all! #WordsAndStories #LitEvent #BayAreaWriters #WritersGrotto

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 8

💥I've been demonstrating since my 20s & I'm not about to stop now! So heartening to see that tens of thousands of protesters hit in the streets Saturday! Here's what we looked like in Berkeley, CA! 💜

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Apr 7

I obsess about ,,, commas!

Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · Apr 7

Good morning.

Here is our editorial director, Lin Webb, limbering up for

Another week of comma replacement activity.

Toodlemoose.

@thebookseller.com
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@thetimes.com
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Mar 31

🌠 I had a wonderful time #reading at Lit Nights on Friday! My fellow #authors were awesome, as was the Prosecco! ⭐

#writers #books #novels

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Mar 27

💖 Friends! I'm excited to be offering "Great Writers Steal: How the Work of Master Writers Can Inform & Inspire You" starting Th, 4/10 online @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social! We’ll study the stories of Baldwin & others to get insights for yr own work. Details:

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Mar 26

I love this! ♥️

Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Mar 26

Not headed to LA? Feeling AWP FOMO? Here are 5 things to do instead:

1. Go to a local reading, concert, or play
2. Write a story or poem about FOMO
3. Hang out at your local library
4. Take care of yourself; you can't do everything
5. Read! Check out our archives for recs: buff.ly/4Wq8WbG

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Mar 25

We'll miss you, Erin!

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Mar 22

I'm excited to be sharing some of my forthcoming novel LIGHT AND ASH at "Lit Nights" on Fri 3/28 @ 6:30pm @Page Street in SF! The amazing Janis Cooke Newman will be MCing! 💖 Free & open to the public! Pls join us! www.litcampwriters.org/our-events
#books #writers #reading

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