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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Apr 5

Very excited to contribute my poem, "Morrigan," to the White Winged Doves anthology! @whitewingeddoves.bsky.social

White Winged Doves: A Stevie Nicks Poetry Anthology @whitewingeddoves.bsky.social · Apr 4

Meet the poets who will be featured in White Winged Doves: A Stevie Nicks Poetry Anthology.

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bachoochi @bachoochi.bsky.social · Feb 25

FanExpo Vancouver 2025 went well :) So happy!

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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Feb 26

I just backed An Apothecary Ita Bag on #Kickstarter

kck.st/4h058Pg

An Apothecary Ita Bag

A window to your treasured pins

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · Feb 12

Good news! You can search Bluesky #MSWL just as well as Twitter Advanced Search.

We recommend searching #MSWL with:

* Your genre

* Possible comp titles

* Date range (if you do frequent searches)

* Keywords related to your book

Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE

How To Search #MSWL On Bluesky: Genre, Comps, Date, Keywords

YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · Feb 12

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉

This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!

Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106

Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...

#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features

This is "#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features" by The Manuscript Academy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you're voting for Nebulas or Hugos, I hope you'll consider my 2024 works. Spread the Word is free to read on the Apex site and is on the 2024 Locus Recommended Reading list. So, please: spread the word!

A pink and purple, kinda scif-fi spacey hippie design lists the awards-eligible 2024 works of Delilah S. Dawson, including
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment
Horror Novel, Del Rey

Guillotine
Horror Novella, Titan

Spread the Word
Short Story, Apex Magazine

Gorgeous
Short Story, Weird Tales

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Longreads @longreads.com · Jan 29

This is your periodic reminder that we're actively seeking pitches: essays of all types, reading lists, and reported features (oh my)! Details here: longreads.com/submissions/

Submissions - Longreads

Thank you for considering Longreads for your work! Please read these guidelines on submitting and pitching to us. Nominate a story as an editor’s pick To recommend an already published story at anothe...

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VVBG Comics @vvbgcomics.bsky.social · Jan 22

Hiya! We're on Bluesky now <3

Illustration of AJ on a blue background, holding a skateboard

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VVBG Comics @vvbgcomics.bsky.social · Jan 23

Artemiy <3
art for a keychain

Illustration of Mr. Sharpe, holding a gun, against a snowy mountainous background

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VVBG Comics @vvbgcomics.bsky.social · Jan 27

We will be at Emerald City Comic Con at Seattle in March 💚

Illustration of AJ showing information: Emerald City Comic Con, March 6-9 2026, Artist Alley Table N25, we will bring books prints merch and more!

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · Jan 27

That year, I grew from a lil writer to a writer who knew a little bit more. (2)

Anyway, justice for fic writers. This is a great essay by @ceruleancynic.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

The Breathtaking Condescension Tango - Uncanny Magazine

Every year or so an article gets published in a mainstream magazine with some variant on “this hitherto unexplored phenomenon of Fan Fiction”—always two words, always capitalized—which covers the exac...

www.uncannymagazine.com

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Max @madebymaxdesigns.bsky.social · Jan 22

My Kickstarter is soooo close to 100 backers. This is a new record for me! 🥹

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...

#genderaffirmingcaresaveslives #transrights #transhealthcare #lgbtq #transgender #protecttransfolks #transartist

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Bob / S.R. Appavu @bob-artist.bsky.social · Jan 21

DO NOT feel guilty or inadequate for sharing your queer art and creative works right now. This is one of many things we need to keep doing.

Our art is our voice, our medicine, our community, our progress, our mark on our world. Don't silence yourself when your voice is needed more than ever.

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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Jan 21

gofund.me/9376df2e

Donate to Empower Tonia: A Single Mom's Quest for a Stable New Career, organized by Tonia Ransom

Hi! I'm Tonia. I'm a single mom with PTSD and ADHD, and an un… Tonia Ransom needs your support for Empower Tonia: A Single Mom's Quest for a Stable New Career

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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Jan 21

These books are sooooooo good!

Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · Jan 21

Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Beauty & The Beast, with a contemporary cowboy twist! Check out my Cowboys of California trilogy today! 🤠💖📚 #blackbooksky
🌵 https://amzn.to/4cYLaUd
🌵 www.kobo.com/us/en/s...

#blackbooksky #blackbooktok

Cowboys of California trilogy by rebekah weatherspoon. Jesse seems to be everyone's favorite.

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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Jan 17

Will! ❤️

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · Jan 17

Alt text (fixed typos).

OPEN SUBMISSIONS
ARE YOU A
NATIVE AUTHOR?
WRITING GENRE
Fiction?
BOOZHOO BOOKS IS CURRENTLY SEEKING NOVEL LENGTH GENRE FICTION.
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AGENTS AND UNAGENTED AUTHORS CAN SUBMIT DIRECTLY THROUGH LINK IN BIO @FROMTHEMIXEDUPDESK
UNAGENTED AUTHORS CAN SUBMIT BY VISITING
BOOZHOO.BINDERYBOOKS.COM AND SCROLLING TO THE BOTTOM AND CLICKING SUBMIT

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Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · Jan 15

A fake dating pact with your bestie’s ex? What could go wrong?
My young adult rom com, HER GOOD SIDE is out now in paperback and audiobook!
🥪💖🛹
🌞 www.therippedbodice....
🌞www.penguinteen.com/...

her good side by rebekah weatherspoon. a young adult rom com; Jacob is a lanky Korean American skater and Bethany is a plus size black girl who plays basketball. cuties!

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Geo Ghoul goes to White Castle @geogantart.com · Nov 12

I guess I should introduce myself properly...

I'm George, and I draw a Sunday comic strip about a stay-at-home dad and his two-year-old called Beware of Toddler. I also draw the comic strip Angel Face Investigates for The Beano as well.

Nice to meet you!

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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Jan 12

Thank you for checking! I thought it was weird too.

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indiaduncan.bsky.social @indiaduncan.bsky.social · Jan 9

Squirrel by Pensacola Bay.

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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Jan 9

Thank you! Your books are popular and I want to add them to our digital collection too.

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Melanie C Duncan @melaniecduncan.bsky.social · Jan 9

Hi, I saw the ebook is up for preorder for libraries in the U.S. on Overdrive / Libby, but they don't have the whole series available. Do you know if they'll become available in the future?

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Anthony Breznican @brezwrites.bsky.social · Jan 8

This book is both beautiful and frightening. Elegant, emotional horror that hits hard and never lets up.

THE REFORMATORY, by @tananarivedue.bsky.social

Do yourself a favor. Get it.

Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · Jan 7

THE REFORMATORY is out in paperback today!!!

I have been so floored and grateful after the response to this story of Robert and Gloria Stephens — inspired by my family history.

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