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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Aug 4

Social Media For Writers - New Opportunities, New Directions - video up on YouTube with Lindsay Johnstone and Elle Nash, looking at the state of play for writers using social media, especially Substack. It’s full of very useful hands-on advice, insights and guidance.

youtu.be/PT_PCxwGAuM?...

Social Media For Writers - New Directions & New Opportunities in 2025

YouTube video by Peter Urpeth

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Jun 5

new blog - Beating The Bounds - a project I started last year that explores our deep psychological relationships to the physical world and the evocative places and spaces in our early lives.
www.peterurpeth.com/beatingthebo...

Beating The Bounds — Peter Urpeth

www.peterurpeth.com

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · May 5

Done!

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Apr 22

Made a start on the peats…

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Apr 17

“How can we lead if we don’t know how to grieve” closing lines of Aurora Brachman’s vital and timely documentary on the Black Panther Cubs -
Full vid here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

When the revolution doesn’t come documentary

They are the children of the Black Panther party – the self-styled Panther cubs. Born into the 1970s revolutionary movement for Black equality and self-determination, they have lived in the shadows of...

www.theguardian.com

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Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · Apr 7

We are pleased to announce the new @booksource.bsky.social Go See Fund; launched today to support Scottish-based publishers/agents to attend national and international book trade fairs. Applications open until 7 May.
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/anno...

Announcing the BookSource Go-See Fund | Publishing Scotland

We are delighted to announce a new fund, administered by Publishing Scotland, on behalf of BookSource, who are sponsoring the Fund. We are inviting applications for round one of this fund for the year...

www.publishingscotland.org

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Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · Apr 4

Yesterday Publishing Scotland sent a letter to the UK Country Director of Meta, following revelations in The Atlantic that Meta used pirated works sourced from LibGen to train its Generative AI.

Read the letter here:
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/publ...

Publishing Scotland Letter to Meta | Publishing Scotland

Read the letter Publishing Scotland sent sent yesterday to the UK Country Director of Meta, following revelations in The Atlantic that Meta used pirated works sourced from LibGen to train its Generati...

www.publishingscotland.org

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

It has, such a lovely day full of writing and writers

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

That’s a wrap for #scotwriterpitch2025
A huge thank you to all our BSky pioneers! To everyone who pitched / read / liked / shared today. I think we’ve found our new home here on Bluesky! Good luck to all who pitched, and keep an eye on those DMs! My thanks to partners - ASLA and HIE.

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

Sure has!

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

9pm Vee!

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Vikki Reilly @bookyvikki.bsky.social · Mar 28

Writers!
Keep them pitches coming!
Publishers & Agents!
Follow the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025 for some very good book ideas!

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

Remember to enable ‘everyone’ in your chat settings so that agents or publishers can contact you. #scotwriterpitch2025

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BooksfromScotland.com @booksfromscotland.bsky.social · Mar 28

Listen to Ross and good luck with your pitching! #scotwriterpitch2025

Ross Sayers @rosssayers.bsky.social · Mar 27

Good luck to everyone doing #scotwriterpitch2025 tomorrow! Might be worth checking your chat settings, I think default for new messages is 'users I follow', change that to 'Everyone' so publishers/agents can get straight through to you.

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

My pleasure! Love its diversity, and the bravery of those who put their work out there!

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

And we’re off! Good luck with your pitch - #scotwriterpitch2025

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

Good luck to all writers pitching their work today in the Bluesky Writers’ Pitch 2025 - don’t forget to include the all important tag: #scotwriterpitch2025

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 28

Hi Kara - looking forward to today! Just for clarity, the event is run by Emergents Digital, funding by HIE. Publishing Scotland very kindly circulate the details on their channels.

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Jenny Brown Associates @jennybrownagency.bsky.social · Mar 27

Happening tomorrow! 🦋📝

Jenny Brown Associates @jennybrownagency.bsky.social · Feb 26

On Friday 28th March, Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event will take place here on BlueSky!

Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.

We can’t wait to read your pitches!

More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....

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Highlands and Islands Enterprise @hiescotland.bsky.social · Mar 19

📢 Our annual Writers' Pitch is back on 28 March and is now taking place on Bluesky!

This year, the pitch is supported by two webinars:
🌟 Preparing to pitch - 20 March, 2 - 3.30pm
🌟 Social media for writers - 4 April, 2 - 3pm

Find out more: ow.ly/X4xw50Vjh1Z

#scotwriterpitch2025

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Mar 20

SoA members in Scotland wanting to pitch your books to agents 📢 On 28 March 9am-9pm take part in Scotland’s BlueSky Writers’ Pitch for a chance to pitch works of unpublished original trade & commercial work. AI content is ineligible. 👇 www.publishingscotland.org/event/bluesk... #scotwriterpitch2025

Bluesky Writers' Pitch (Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event) | Publishing Scotland

10th annual event for writers to reach publishers and literary agents with a maximum 280 character pitch on Bluesky.

www.publishingscotland.org

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 21

I made a Starter pack of Scottish Writers. If you’d like to be included, msg me.
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 24

I made a Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts for Scotland’s publishing industry. This is a wide-ranging list covering publishers, literary agents, publishing services, and publishing, writing and other literature support agencies. Msg me to be included. go.bsky.app/3niPF4E

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 26

As far as I know there are no built-in schedulers on Bluesky, but apps such as Buffer do the job.

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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hi Susan - that is the plan. Pete

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