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Some Monday mid-day motivation for our fellow creatives.

#writingprompt #towrite
November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
- Disco -
Energy output
Limited, but functioning
Shake it when able.

#Haiku #monday #poem
November 18, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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A gentle reminder that review scores mean nothing. They exist solely because boring people like numbers.

Read the words. Figure out whether the writer's ideals align with yours and for what reasons they enjoyed a work. A lot of my favourite games of all time, most would consider 6 or 7/10 material.
November 17, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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I know there's been a lot of talk about not buying books from Amazon, but also how that would hurt so many indie authors who rely on Amazon and KU.

One thing you can do to counter that is request your favorite indie book at your local bookstore and library! Make noise about those books!
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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We're only halfway through Native American Heritage Month, so there's still plenty of time for you to read one of our many titles by and about indigenous people, including @sgj.bsky.social, @morgantalty.bsky.social, Joy Harjo, and Ned Blackhawk. Not that you shouldn't be doing that every month.
November 20, 2024 at 8:20 PM
"I'm going on a solo writer's retreat...." - and other lies we tell ourselves.
The backstory to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein puts unrealistic expectations on how much work you can accomplish in a vacation house.
November 16, 2024 at 10:49 PM
- Horizon -
Through the fevered muck
Resilience. Refreshed. Restored.
Now, on to new things.

#haiku #poetry
November 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
A little Saturday nudge...
November 16, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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The number one advice any & every writing professional can & will give you is this:

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SUCK.

You have spent years reading books, watching movies & TV, developing taste to know good from bad. NO ONE GETS TO READ YOUR WRITING UNTIL YOU LET THEM. Trust your taste & write fearlessly.
November 15, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.
November 15, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 1:08 PM