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#WriteStuff is a weekly chat for writers, poets, graphic novelists, & lovers of writing every Tuesday at 9 ET | 8 CT | 7 MT | 6 PT. Our co-hosts ask the Qs, & encourage others to respond & exchange ideas. Started on Twitter; migrated to Bluesky in 2023.

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 13h

No argument ... that's why it's easier for famous people to sell books. The rest of us will never get 10K followers until *after* the book is sold.

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, *please* don't think social media followers are a requirement to get a literary agent ... fame follows publication if it comes at all.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1d

#WriteStuff #Shameless #SelfPromo
Leveling up on the road

The Long Road To Florida

The Last Florida Odyssey For someone who lived in Florida for much of her adulthood, my additional addresses frequently took me out of the Sunshine State. During two of those times, I made epic jou…

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Who's up for a card game? Everyone! #WriteStuff

Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 1d

Card games are back in stock! Order yours at www.adventuresoflollipop.com #writestuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Let's share a poet @februarygrace.bsky.social loves! #WriteStuff

February Grace @februarygrace.bsky.social · 1d

I’d like to share a poet I love. I highly recommend following @josephfasano.bsky.social for the most incredible, moving poetry out there today. His books are masterpieces. #WriteStuff

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for joining us tonight #WriteStuff!
Please share this chat w/ new members of the #WritingCommunity.

We'll be back at it again next Tuesday at 9 pm ET. Until then, happy writing!

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Shameless Self-Promotions!
Show off your links to #WriteStuff or share a link to a poem you love!

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Create away! #WriteStuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff
IDEA LINK: Let someone read the Desiderata to you, and you’re welcome!

Desiderata - A Life Changing Poem for Hard Times

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

And it's something you've been true to for a long and wonderful time! #WriteStuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely! #WriteStuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

So different, but both so wonderful! #WritStuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #WritingCommunity, how about a #WriteStuff shout out to @priyajsridhar.bsky.social?!

Priya Sridhar @priyajsridhar.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know about greatest, but here are my top three including writing:
1. Publishing a work-for-hire and writing four 15 k books in four to five months.
2. Maintaining a regular writing and freelance publishing schedule.
3. Helping transition writestuff when we had to leave Twitter. #writestuff

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff Q6: ‘With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.’

What brings you cheer and happiness like nothing else in this lifetime?

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

No, it sometimes is based on the standards we set for ourselves, and that's what's important for each of us. #WriteStuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, not so much with the typing skills, even after all the levels of tonight's host. #WriteStuff

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Cori Palladium @coripalladium.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff
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A chunish woman and an elf woman standing in front of a model T truck. Cover for a book, "Where Flowers Grow From Stone."

Two Chunish women are in the seat of an open cab truck in a snow covered desert. Book titled, "The Ninth Drift."

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Huzzah to you! #WriteStuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

So glad you could make it! #WriteStuff

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Priya Sridhar @priyajsridhar.bsky.social · 1d

Aloha! My name is Priya Sridhar. I think my favorite poem is Ray Bradbury’s take on Byzantium. #writestuff

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff Q5: ‘You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.’

If you were a non-human part of nature, what would you want to be? [This Q totally has Barbara Walters vibes.]

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Cori Palladium @coripalladium.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff
My dad has taught me a lot of things, words about manhood, pride, the gods, and women.

His wisest words were, "Just because you have a 4x4, doesn't mean you don't have to be careful in the snow." This is a phrase that has a lot of deeper meaning and has guided me through many things.

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

#WriteStuff Q2: ‘Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.’

What is an important life lesson you have learned? (Bonus points if it is about your writing!)

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WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

That's a good plan. #WriteStuff

WriteStuff @writestuff.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps a full-length book that is a collection of smaller pieces? #WriteStuff

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