Emma Donoghue
@emmadonoghue.bsky.social
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writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
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emmadonoghue.bsky.social
the invaluable @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social explains the nuts and bolts of writing that many of us who've been working with those nuts and bolts all our lives have never understood (or maybe it's jut me)
emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social
Quick heads up that I've taken down the paywall on my Itch of Writing post about which way round speech tags might go. It's usually a supporters-only post, but it's in use in our current Self-Editing course, so I thought others might find it useful: buff.ly/Jj9Ehgf
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nuimerrionsq.bsky.social
📢 The Denis Donoghue Award 2025 is now open for applications!

🎓 For NUI undergrads (FT/PT) from under-represented groups
💶 €2,000–€5,000 available
⏰ Deadline: 24 Oct 2025

Generously funded by author Emma Donoghue in memory of her father, Denis.

Apply now 👉 www.nui.ie/awards/Grant...
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countmystars.bsky.social
Apple is sneaking AI into everything. Turn off enhanced visual search on your photos:
Apple opts everyone into having their Photos analyzed by Al

Settings -> Apps -> Photos -> Enhanced Visual
Search (all the way at the bottom)
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
Back in Dublin to celebrate the launch of The Correction of Taste, and learning yet another lesson from my beloved dad: death is no reason to stop publishing.
lilliputpress.bsky.social
💛 JUST LANDED 💛 We're very excited to have finished copies of THE CORRECTION OF TASTE by DENIS DONOGHUE, with a gorgeous foreword from Colm Tóibín ✨

Stunning book design from the brilliant Sarah McCoy Design 📙
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
I so enjoyed this erudite and immersive response to #TheParisExpress.
theseaboardreview.ca
Did you catch the Michael Greenstein review of the new Emma Donoghue novel, THE PARIS EXPRESS? “More than a day trip, the novel explores fin-de-siècle culture and politics, the passage of time itself...” www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/train-and-...
Train & Terrain: The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Reviewed by Michael Greenstein
www.theseaboardreview.ca
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
Hey Toronto, come chat with me on 8 June
photos of Emma Donoghue and Natalie Davey and Rebecca Davey of Ceres Productions
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
I couldn't be happier to be heading to Dublin to see his last book launched. Like Henry James in this beautiful cover design, my father continues to cast a long shadow.
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Oh hey, NYT, is it men they want barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen? So hard to determine.....
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
Flawless script, #TheBalladofWallisIsland made me laugh and cry simultaneously for an hour and a half
stlkirk.bsky.social
The Ballad of Wallis Island is also a masterclass in small, yet deeply effective, filmmaking.

It is a must see for screenwriters and filmmakers working the low-budget space. Limited cast and locations, the filmmakers maximize everything.

A triumph in every respect.

#filmmaking #screenwriting
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mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social
Okay, here is why I HATE AI. I'm trying to research poems about going into space, or famous quotes about escaping gravity. As the FIRST RESULT, Google gives me this SHITTY poem IT'S WRITTEN ITSELF, like it's fucking Adrian Mole and I'm John Tydeman at the BBC. HATE HATE HATE.
The worst poem ever
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harrywallop.co.uk
I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
I need to read the one with the human-sized moth!
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
91 results. That's every book I've published since 1993, in multiple languages, scraped without permission to train AI. They're robbing us in hopes of replacing us.
screenshot of search for 'Emma Donoghue' in LibGen
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
best habit I formed in Covid!
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hanvanderhart.bsky.social
Remember that a character saying something is not exactly the author saying it.

It’s always bothered me when a character quote is posted like an interview quote. Uh, that was Satan, not Milton.
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pronounced-ing.bsky.social
TODAY. ONE DAY ONLY. Don't buy anything today if you can--wait until tomorrow (or if you must, buy from a small business and use cash). Send a message. 👇👇👇
martharichart.bsky.social
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
Thanks for suggestions, it could indeed be Manitoba as the subject enlisted there although born in the US...
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
hey can anyone tell me what this place name (probably in Virginia or Pennsylvania) on a 1915 military attestation might be? click for full view
image of a word on a 1915 form
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pronounced-ing.bsky.social
If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
rider33414.bsky.social
If they won't put it in writing yourself. Send an email (bcc yourself?): "Following our conversation on x date at x time regarding x, I am writing to clarify your directives. According to my notes, you instructed me to A, B, and C. If any of this is incorrect, please advise. I have some concerns."
emmadonoghue.bsky.social
'Puff' (used for cover quote since the early C.18) is a more honest metaphor that always makes me think of inflating an air mattress by mouth for an unexpected guest.