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If you're in the UK, and you were planning to buy any last-minute book gifts for friends or family, maybe consider using @thebookishtype.bsky.social, in light of the below?
Sorry to say we're closed today (Tuesday) 😔
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶
All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open
Merry bloody Christmas 😥
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶
All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open
Merry bloody Christmas 😥
December 17, 2024 at 2:48 PM
If you're in the UK, and you were planning to buy any last-minute book gifts for friends or family, maybe consider using @thebookishtype.bsky.social, in light of the below?
hey 🦋 writers! I'm giving away 5️⃣ #FREE copies of my literary zine! How?
1. like this thread
2. give me a quick follow!
I'm hoping to connect with fellow writers on this new platform now that we've landed here. 🤗 1/3
#giveaway #writingcommunity #BookSky #WritersLife
1. like this thread
2. give me a quick follow!
I'm hoping to connect with fellow writers on this new platform now that we've landed here. 🤗 1/3
#giveaway #writingcommunity #BookSky #WritersLife
December 12, 2024 at 2:50 AM
hey 🦋 writers! I'm giving away 5️⃣ #FREE copies of my literary zine! How?
1. like this thread
2. give me a quick follow!
I'm hoping to connect with fellow writers on this new platform now that we've landed here. 🤗 1/3
#giveaway #writingcommunity #BookSky #WritersLife
1. like this thread
2. give me a quick follow!
I'm hoping to connect with fellow writers on this new platform now that we've landed here. 🤗 1/3
#giveaway #writingcommunity #BookSky #WritersLife
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Prose, too, is like this: “Cinema is not just about telling stories. Everybody clings to this. Telling stories, telling stories, telling stories! It’s about light. It’s about space. It’s about tone. It’s about color.…” www.vulture.com/article/will...
Willem Dafoe on the Art of Surrender
Four decades into the actor’s career, he is more curious about his craft than ever.
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December 7, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Prose, too, is like this: “Cinema is not just about telling stories. Everybody clings to this. Telling stories, telling stories, telling stories! It’s about light. It’s about space. It’s about tone. It’s about color.…” www.vulture.com/article/will...
I'm releasing a zine!! Spanning surreal landscapes and time, FLUENCY transports readers to dystopian futures, haunted houses, and the intimate life of a baby-snatching fae. Released at the Scribes & Vibes Zine Fest on November 23. Can be purchased online after the event. #writingcommunity
November 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM
I'm releasing a zine!! Spanning surreal landscapes and time, FLUENCY transports readers to dystopian futures, haunted houses, and the intimate life of a baby-snatching fae. Released at the Scribes & Vibes Zine Fest on November 23. Can be purchased online after the event. #writingcommunity
Hi #writingcommunity, I’m Haley!
💀#amquerying HAG—horror w/ haunted forest, cursed bloodline, & sapphic relationship
💀#amwriting dystopian horror w/ fundamentalist polygamist Mormons
💀Taught English in Mongolia, South Korea, and UK
💀MA Creative Writing Uni of Manchester
💀Lover of flower crowns
💀#amquerying HAG—horror w/ haunted forest, cursed bloodline, & sapphic relationship
💀#amwriting dystopian horror w/ fundamentalist polygamist Mormons
💀Taught English in Mongolia, South Korea, and UK
💀MA Creative Writing Uni of Manchester
💀Lover of flower crowns
July 8, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Hi #writingcommunity, I’m Haley!
💀#amquerying HAG—horror w/ haunted forest, cursed bloodline, & sapphic relationship
💀#amwriting dystopian horror w/ fundamentalist polygamist Mormons
💀Taught English in Mongolia, South Korea, and UK
💀MA Creative Writing Uni of Manchester
💀Lover of flower crowns
💀#amquerying HAG—horror w/ haunted forest, cursed bloodline, & sapphic relationship
💀#amwriting dystopian horror w/ fundamentalist polygamist Mormons
💀Taught English in Mongolia, South Korea, and UK
💀MA Creative Writing Uni of Manchester
💀Lover of flower crowns
Happy Solstice!
June 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Happy Solstice!
Where I ramble about full rejections and query stats in my most vulnerable post yet...
#amquerying #WritingCommunity
www.hmlswann.com/post/my-most...
#amquerying #WritingCommunity
www.hmlswann.com/post/my-most...
My Most Vulnerable Post Yet...
This is the story of how Book Z and I got a full rejection, how much that full rejection hurt, and where there is still hope.
www.hmlswann.com
March 30, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Where I ramble about full rejections and query stats in my most vulnerable post yet...
#amquerying #WritingCommunity
www.hmlswann.com/post/my-most...
#amquerying #WritingCommunity
www.hmlswann.com/post/my-most...
🌼New Class Dates added for the spring! 🌼
Finding Your FLASH May 15
Finding Your VIEW May 29
More details www.hmlswann.com/writingcourses
#WritingCommunity
Finding Your FLASH May 15
Finding Your VIEW May 29
More details www.hmlswann.com/writingcourses
#WritingCommunity
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EVERYTHING. I loved the two example stories, the instructor was FANTASTIC, I loved being able to interact and work with my classmates, and the environment was so supportive. As a first-time Folk School student, the entire experience was wonderful. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and made me feel like I was in the right place.
It was lively. I got what I'd hoped: a jump start on a writing project.
[The Instructor was] supportive and knowledgeable! Her teaching style is relaxed which I LOVE — I never felt like she was talking down to us. I also love the opportunity for feedback and that she provided prompts that can be used to submit stories now — very thoughtful approach!
Very supportive and made the writing accessible. The handout and slides were nice. Lots of examples from pop culture and whatnot. Great overview of what makes a story a story. Approachable and easy to ask questions. Good facilitator.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rnvgucwmayogsmtmnv7kurg7/bafkreidrglnkgvurv6q3lc2u6igyeiumlw2rr7sjwby7ihmzvgoya6fxia@jpeg)
March 13, 2024 at 2:05 PM
🌼New Class Dates added for the spring! 🌼
Finding Your FLASH May 15
Finding Your VIEW May 29
More details www.hmlswann.com/writingcourses
#WritingCommunity
Finding Your FLASH May 15
Finding Your VIEW May 29
More details www.hmlswann.com/writingcourses
#WritingCommunity
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Good morning a thing I would encourage you all to do is look into your kettles before boiling them in case there is a spider inside, this message brought to you by having quite narrowly avoided making spider tea
March 6, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Good morning a thing I would encourage you all to do is look into your kettles before boiling them in case there is a spider inside, this message brought to you by having quite narrowly avoided making spider tea
✨ FREE EDITS up to 1,000 words ✨
To Enter:
🖤 Like this post
🖤 Tag a fellow writer in the comments
🖤 Sign up for the newsletter between March 5 and March 18. Link in Bio!
The winner will be contacted before the next newsletter goes out on March 19! Happy Spring ✨
#giveaway #giveawayalert
To Enter:
🖤 Like this post
🖤 Tag a fellow writer in the comments
🖤 Sign up for the newsletter between March 5 and March 18. Link in Bio!
The winner will be contacted before the next newsletter goes out on March 19! Happy Spring ✨
#giveaway #giveawayalert
March 5, 2024 at 2:25 PM
✨ FREE EDITS up to 1,000 words ✨
To Enter:
🖤 Like this post
🖤 Tag a fellow writer in the comments
🖤 Sign up for the newsletter between March 5 and March 18. Link in Bio!
The winner will be contacted before the next newsletter goes out on March 19! Happy Spring ✨
#giveaway #giveawayalert
To Enter:
🖤 Like this post
🖤 Tag a fellow writer in the comments
🖤 Sign up for the newsletter between March 5 and March 18. Link in Bio!
The winner will be contacted before the next newsletter goes out on March 19! Happy Spring ✨
#giveaway #giveawayalert
Excited to be leading this workshop focused on point of view! This Wednesday! Register here duluthfolkschool.com/events/findi...
February 25, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Excited to be leading this workshop focused on point of view! This Wednesday! Register here duluthfolkschool.com/events/findi...
Attended the most beautiful Ojibwe storytelling night with an Indigenous Storyteller at our local uni. Grateful there's still snow on the ground ❄️
February 21, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Attended the most beautiful Ojibwe storytelling night with an Indigenous Storyteller at our local uni. Grateful there's still snow on the ground ❄️
February 19, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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From a marketing perspective, how important is it (do you think) that your title is easy to pronounce / is a familar word?
February 16, 2024 at 3:07 PM
From a marketing perspective, how important is it (do you think) that your title is easy to pronounce / is a familar word?
February 16, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Huge thanks to everyone that registered! Can't wait for the Finding Your Flash class at the Duluth Folk Scool this Wednesday!
January 29, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Huge thanks to everyone that registered! Can't wait for the Finding Your Flash class at the Duluth Folk Scool this Wednesday!
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This is tonight! We'll be up to shenanigans with some other lovely authors.
And for those who are curious - our first recording session for Season 2 is scheduled for end of this week 🤓 Still wrangling schedules with lots of people over the next few months to pin down more!
And for those who are curious - our first recording session for Season 2 is scheduled for end of this week 🤓 Still wrangling schedules with lots of people over the next few months to pin down more!
January 24, 2024 at 3:08 PM
This is tonight! We'll be up to shenanigans with some other lovely authors.
And for those who are curious - our first recording session for Season 2 is scheduled for end of this week 🤓 Still wrangling schedules with lots of people over the next few months to pin down more!
And for those who are curious - our first recording session for Season 2 is scheduled for end of this week 🤓 Still wrangling schedules with lots of people over the next few months to pin down more!
Two Dates. Two Classes. Find more here: www.hmlswann.com/writingcourses
January 19, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Two Dates. Two Classes. Find more here: www.hmlswann.com/writingcourses
When you work from home but also talk with ur hands thus making ur digital background glitch in and out
Your boss: Is that a skeleton behind you?
Me: yes. Yes it is...
Your boss: Is that a skeleton behind you?
Me: yes. Yes it is...
January 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM
When you work from home but also talk with ur hands thus making ur digital background glitch in and out
Your boss: Is that a skeleton behind you?
Me: yes. Yes it is...
Your boss: Is that a skeleton behind you?
Me: yes. Yes it is...
I'm just going to say it... Google sheets is better than Excel
January 11, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I'm just going to say it... Google sheets is better than Excel
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just when you buckaroos thought 2024 would be a break from book drama, here comes chuck tingle in the mix. recently i was asked to be a featured speaker for the TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION conference. a few days ago they rescinded my invitation. here is what happened.
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January 9, 2024 at 7:17 PM
just when you buckaroos thought 2024 would be a break from book drama, here comes chuck tingle in the mix. recently i was asked to be a featured speaker for the TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION conference. a few days ago they rescinded my invitation. here is what happened.
tumblr.com/drchucktingl...
tumblr.com/drchucktingl...
27/30 books this year!
It’s silly to track reading amounts and yet I always seem to do it. Each year I set a goal that suits me — typically I average a couple of books a month. I’ve never been one to read hundreds in a year — I’m just not that fast a reader and I never have been. But that’s okay!
It’s silly to track reading amounts and yet I always seem to do it. Each year I set a goal that suits me — typically I average a couple of books a month. I’ve never been one to read hundreds in a year — I’m just not that fast a reader and I never have been. But that’s okay!
January 1, 2024 at 8:54 PM
27/30 books this year!
It’s silly to track reading amounts and yet I always seem to do it. Each year I set a goal that suits me — typically I average a couple of books a month. I’ve never been one to read hundreds in a year — I’m just not that fast a reader and I never have been. But that’s okay!
It’s silly to track reading amounts and yet I always seem to do it. Each year I set a goal that suits me — typically I average a couple of books a month. I’ve never been one to read hundreds in a year — I’m just not that fast a reader and I never have been. But that’s okay!
📣Class Date Announcements 📣 I'm thrilled to be hosting two more writing workshop classes this winter with the Duluth Folk School. Registration with the 🔗 in bio!
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EVERYTHING. I loved the two example stories, the instructor was FANTASTIC, I loved being able to interact and work with my classmates, and the environment was so supportive. As a first-time Folk School student, the entire experience was wonderful. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and made me feel like I was in the right place.
Just a phenomenal class. The Folk School is a fabulous resource in our community. I have a big mouth and will definitely recommend that people check it out!!
[The Instructor was] supportive and knowledgeable! Her teaching style is relaxed which I LOVE -- I never felt like she was talking down to us. I also love the opportunity for feedback and that she provided prompts that can be used to submit stories now -- very thoughtful approach!
Fantastic instructor. She was super-effective!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rnvgucwmayogsmtmnv7kurg7/bafkreig6iaonpdh4q2terlbnd5gmr2kig5mpnsere3xp5tt7iteasvbfca@jpeg)
December 17, 2023 at 7:07 PM
📣Class Date Announcements 📣 I'm thrilled to be hosting two more writing workshop classes this winter with the Duluth Folk School. Registration with the 🔗 in bio!
xox
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xox
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Dear Spotify, I'm sorry I can't listen to my year wrap up because I'm too busy listening to audio books at 2x the speed in my library app at a desperate attempt to reach my Goodreads goal this December.
December 13, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Dear Spotify, I'm sorry I can't listen to my year wrap up because I'm too busy listening to audio books at 2x the speed in my library app at a desperate attempt to reach my Goodreads goal this December.