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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 17h

I love that I can take a walk and see the scenes from my novel. #amquerying #historicalfiction #historicalromance #Ireland #unitedirishrebellion

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh man I tried drawing cover art. I think I'm going to commission my 7 year old 🤣

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 1d

I can't believe no one has picked up my niche Irish historical fiction/romance set in 1798 which was the last time Protestants & Catholics united against tyranny & before the crown & other groups were able to create division that eventually led to the Troubles yet.

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 2d

If someone handed you £100 & you wanted to invest in yourself as an unpublished writer...what would you spend it on? It's not really a lot but it's more than I had to invest in myself yesterday!

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 2d

#WIPsnips word: Hope. There is a lot of hope in mine 🙈😅 I refuse to remove it. Here's a snip from A Solemn Silhouette, #fantasy #inspiration #hope

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 2d

Ooof that must be hard to watch!

I'm a part of a largely unrecognised minority...survivor of exploitation. The barriers I face are immense & mostly tied up in my own trauma.

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

Dear #WriterCommunity. I know everyone is trying to show their best & impress potential editors & literary agents. But what's actually going on in your lives? Community can't be built on false pretenses. We need to be real & support each other through thick & thin. Tell me what you're facing. 🙏❤️

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

Do you know what I never hear mentioned when it comes to underrepresented authors? Survivors of modern slavery & human trafficking, child s*xual abuse, domestic violence, s*xual exploitation. I'm here for this group. I'm a survivor & I want to stand by others trying to navigate getting published ❤️

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

May the odds be in your favour 🤣🥰 we can hold hands together!!!

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

Why do I feel like I've just had my name drawn for the hunger games 🤣👀🙈💀

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

Me awaiting the feedback...

🤣 I jest!!! I'm actually turning to moosh right now 🙈💀😬

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

So glad I check my junk mail! I've been picked. I am chosen. 🤣 #RevPit #10queries editor feedback will be like....

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

Same!

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

First copy of my poetry book I released & never marketed sold. With the royalties I'll be able to get a trolley next time I go shopping 🤣 Here's to thankfulness! 🥰

S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

#WIPsnips All leaders promise to be benevolent. But well, power corrupts & benevolence becomes...subjective. #Fantasy #amquerying

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

#WIPsnips "Welcome" Upper-class English-woman's first experience of an Irish pub...with her new friends #HistoricalFiction #Irishfiction #Ireland

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

I think it would make great fan fiction for the amquerying crowd 🤔🤣

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

Watching what's happening to Christianity in UK&USA makes me thankful that in recent years I've watched LOTR more times than I've been to church.

S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

7 years ago my husband & I bought a 250 year old house full of books which came with the sale. There were so many it took me a week to sort through them all & we donated many to charity. There still aren't enough book cases for them & there's random book piles in every room. I'm book wealthy 🤣

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning from Ireland!

I had a dream a while ago... that all the literary agents had been abducted & replaced by AI, and the AI was just full on gaslighting authors & making us go through a digital/psychological battle royale & sometimes I think about that. 🤔

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 4d

My best move is hyping up a movie for everyone in the evening & 5 minutes in when everyone is focused, watching, hooked...I whip out my novel 🤣💅 We're a close knit family and it's the only way to keep them all quiet 🤫 Follow me for more reading hacks.

S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 4d

You got it 🤣

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 4d

Loved reading your bio! I sent in my historical fiction based on the 1798 rebellion 🥰🇮🇪

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 4d

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages

Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · Sep 12

🎉We're baaacckk!!!🎉

RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10!

#amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky

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S J Pomeroy @sjpomeroy.bsky.social · 4d

Im thinking personally, if Im not getting paid more frequently im going to be less motivated to market.

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