Claire Sandys
@clairesandys.bsky.social
Reader. Writer. The Silent Why Podcast host.
Not sure why I do it to myself! Brutal listening to the short list of @notquitewrite.com on the podcast when you're silently hopeful and don't make it! 🤣 Really should have looked at the website at 4am like my husband and @rachelgreenwriting.bsky.social 😉. When will I learn?!
Back to the washing...
Back to the washing...
a woman hangs clothes on a clothes line with the words la guarimba film festival written above her
ALT: a woman hangs clothes on a clothes line with the words la guarimba film festival written above her
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September 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Not sure why I do it to myself! Brutal listening to the short list of @notquitewrite.com on the podcast when you're silently hopeful and don't make it! 🤣 Really should have looked at the website at 4am like my husband and @rachelgreenwriting.bsky.social 😉. When will I learn?!
Back to the washing...
Back to the washing...
What are the chances of this?
- I'm in two writing competitions at the same time - rare for me (@notquitewrite.com & @writingbattle.bsky.social).
- Results for both come out tomorrow.
- And I've just spotted there's a very high chance I'm going to get beaten by a story about a paper crane in both!
- I'm in two writing competitions at the same time - rare for me (@notquitewrite.com & @writingbattle.bsky.social).
- Results for both come out tomorrow.
- And I've just spotted there's a very high chance I'm going to get beaten by a story about a paper crane in both!
two men are sitting at a desk with the words look origami on the screen
ALT: two men are sitting at a desk with the words look origami on the screen
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September 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What are the chances of this?
- I'm in two writing competitions at the same time - rare for me (@notquitewrite.com & @writingbattle.bsky.social).
- Results for both come out tomorrow.
- And I've just spotted there's a very high chance I'm going to get beaten by a story about a paper crane in both!
- I'm in two writing competitions at the same time - rare for me (@notquitewrite.com & @writingbattle.bsky.social).
- Results for both come out tomorrow.
- And I've just spotted there's a very high chance I'm going to get beaten by a story about a paper crane in both!
My husband is aghast that I would want to get up tomorrow morning (at a normal hour, not 3am when it might go live?) and listen to the whole @notquitewrite.com podcast to see if I was short-listed for the prize! 🤣 He can't believe I won't just get up and look at the website!
a woman in a plaid shirt is sitting on a couch and saying `` but why though ? ''
ALT: a woman in a plaid shirt is sitting on a couch and saying `` but why though ? ''
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September 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My husband is aghast that I would want to get up tomorrow morning (at a normal hour, not 3am when it might go live?) and listen to the whole @notquitewrite.com podcast to see if I was short-listed for the prize! 🤣 He can't believe I won't just get up and look at the website!
This @notquitewrite.com story shout-out was for "You and Me Versus the World" by Claire Sandys -- with the two characters from You(Kraine) and Me(xico), plus 'half' a character in the form of the librarian! And yes, it made the LL! #vaguetweets
Okay, the first @notquitewrite.com story I have read today is a banger. I've marked it as a "favourite" -- great title, clever use of the word and anti-prompt. Well done to this author, if A&E agree, it's at least Long List bound. As for clues, it features just two (and a half) characters. 🤔
September 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So excited (especially as a newbie) to be longlisted for the @notquitewrite.com prize!
Thank you @akscotland.bsky.social, @quitewriteed.bsky.social & @deankoorey.bsky.social ❤️ - made my day 😁.
Well, week.
Ok, let's be honest... month! 🤣
Thank you @akscotland.bsky.social, @quitewriteed.bsky.social & @deankoorey.bsky.social ❤️ - made my day 😁.
Well, week.
Ok, let's be honest... month! 🤣
August 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
So excited (especially as a newbie) to be longlisted for the @notquitewrite.com prize!
Thank you @akscotland.bsky.social, @quitewriteed.bsky.social & @deankoorey.bsky.social ❤️ - made my day 😁.
Well, week.
Ok, let's be honest... month! 🤣
Thank you @akscotland.bsky.social, @quitewriteed.bsky.social & @deankoorey.bsky.social ❤️ - made my day 😁.
Well, week.
Ok, let's be honest... month! 🤣