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David Edwards

@dredwards2810.bsky.social

Writers I know and appreciate...✍️

@raellelogan.bsky.social
@jordanagreene.bsky.social
@emmeklama.bsky.social
@mquigley1963.bsky.social
@harrisonwriter.bsky.social
@jasmith-1.bsky.social
@kaceykells.bsky.social
@laylahawke2.bsky.social
@jtatkinson666.bsky.social
@authorlsuzuki.bsky.social

a person is typing on an old typewriter that says " grateful for the #writingcommunity i support writers "

ALT: a person is typing on an old typewriter that says " grateful for the #writingcommunity i support writers "

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January 22, 2026 at 12:48 AM

Rebecca Weber 🙂🐈‍⬛📰

@rweberwrites.bsky.social

Finish this sentence:
You know you're a writer if... 🤔✍️

#WritingCommunity #writers #authors

January 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

A day in the #life… ✍️
( #Philly Girl Edition) 🥨🦅⚾️🏒🤝❤️

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#art 🎨🖌️
#swag 🛍️

White mug, with red and blue print describing Philadelphia colloquialisms.

January 24, 2026 at 12:02 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

A day in the #life… ✍️
#Reading = #Rewarding❣️🧠📓🗣️

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#art 🎨🖌️🕹️

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 7d

#booksky

January 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Comma Press

@commapress.bsky.social

GREENE DOOR MENTORING SCHEME

@greeneandheaton.bsky.social is delighted to be bringing back its Greene Door mentoring scheme for writers from underrepresented backgrounds✍️

📜Completed manuscript not required.

🗓️Closing date is 27 Mar 2026.

More Info: greeneheaton.co.uk/the-greene-d...

January 22, 2026 at 11:19 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

A day in the #life… ✍️
#OnARoll Edition 🥐🧻🪶

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#PulpitSky😇
#MedievalSky🕯️
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#art 🎨🖌️

Comic of a medieval scribe at his lectern writing from a mounted role of what appears to be toilet paper.

January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

*The #Writing ✍️ #Vortex 🌀😧
(*any day🗓️ that ends in “Y”)

#BlueSky🦋
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📗
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky📝
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌇
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#WIP📑🖊️
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#indieauthor👨🏽‍💻
#MemeSky🌠

Meme of a colonial writer at his desk:
When you added a sub-plot that seemed vital and now you have no idea what to do with it.

January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

“ #ThePitchLife “📨📖🫠

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#LitFic🏛️
#SciFiSky👽
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#comic🫟
#art🎨
#funny💀

January 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

“ #ThePitchLife “📨📖🫠

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#LitFic🏛️
#SciFiSky👽
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#comic🫟
#art🎨
#funny💀

January 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

*The #Writing ✍️ #Vortex 🌀🫩
(*any day 🗓️ that ends in “Y”)

#BlueSky🦋
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📗
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky📝
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌇
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#indieauthor👨🏽‍💻
#art🎨🖌️🕹️

Woman in room, hoarding books and manuscripts: “ become a writer, they said. It will be fun, they said..”

January 22, 2026 at 2:33 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

*The #Writing ✍️ #Vortex 🌀😧
(*any day🗓️ that ends in “Y”)

#BlueSky🦋
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📗
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky📝
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌇
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#WIP📑🖊️❓
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#indieauthor👨🏽‍💻
#MemeSky🌠

Meme about a writer who comes back to his work after a break with Paul Rudd’s confused face in the photo captioned “What the hell happened here?”

January 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

The Art of the #Edit✂️✨
#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#LitFic🏛️
#SciFiSky👽
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#funny💀
#manuscript📑

Comic with writer and publisher conversing: “ I read your manuscript with interest. We just to change need a couple of things. What you said and how you said it.”

January 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

“ #ThePitchLife “📨📖🦴🔩⚡️

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#HorrorLit🧌
#SpecLit🛸
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#webcomics🫟
#art🎨

Comic:
Publisher in office speaking to author about first draft of Frankenstein: “Don’t get me wrong Miss Shelley, potentially you have the nuts and bolts of a good novel here.”

January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

#YouKnowYou’reAWriterWhen… ✍️

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers ✍️
#authors📖
#readers 👀
#WeeknightWriters 🌘🖥️
#booklovers💕📘
#readingcommunity👀📖🏘️
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub 🌄
#6amwritersclub 🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#wip👩🏻‍💻
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#MusicSky 🎶🎸🥁
#MusicCommunity 🎧🏘️

January 19, 2026 at 11:44 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

A day in the #life… ✍️
( #Classy #Caffeine Edition)☕️🫖🫨

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#art 🎨🖌️
#swag 🛍️

January 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

✨On The #Writing ✍️ Process✨😉

#BlueSky🦋
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authorquotes🗣️📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📗
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky📝
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌇
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#indieauthor👨🏽‍💻
#WIP📑🖊️
#publishing 📰📚✍️🌐
#fairytales🧚‍♀️🪄📖

Young girl, speaking to her fairy godmother:
“I do appreciate the offer of a party dress, but any chance of getting a published book contract instead?”

January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

A day in the #life… ✍️

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers🧱
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#LitFic🏛️
#SciFiSky👽
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#funny💀
#videogames🕹️

Literary agent sits behind her desk, and addresses an author: “ beautiful book. However, I’m afraid it lacks video game potential.”

January 21, 2026 at 2:35 AM

SPOP Big Bang

@spopbigbang.bsky.social

✍️ Sign-up for Writers (deadline Feb 28th): form.jotform.com/260181821893...
🎨 Sign-Up for Artists (deadline March 31st): form.jotform.com/260178572337...
👩‍⚖️ Full list of rules: spopbigbang.tumblr.com/rules
🗓️ Event Timeline: spopbigbang.tumblr.com/timeline

spopbigbang.tumblr.com

January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

*The #Writing ✍️ #Vortex 🌀🫩
(*any day 🗓️ that ends in “Y”)

#BlueSky🦋
#BookSky📚
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📗
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky📝
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌇
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#indieauthor👨🏽‍💻
#art🎨🖌️🕹️
#Peanuts🥜

Charlie Brown and Snoopy:
Snoopy ears are standing straight up and Charlie Brown says: “He gone into rejection- slip shock!”

January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

“ #ThePitchLife “📨📖🫠

#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#LitFic🏛️
#SciFiSky👽
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#funny💀
#amquerying🌪️

Literary agent behind his desk to author: “ I’m afraid we only accept manuscripts through an agent, except spy novels, which we only accept through a double agent.”

January 21, 2026 at 2:56 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

A day in the #life… ✍️
( #Plot Hole Edition)😵‍💫🕳️🪏
#BlueSky🦋
#writing 💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#writers✍️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#WIP📑
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#art 🎨🖌️🕹️

Plot hole meme: author at teetering at the edge of a mountain gorge. Where they stand: the thousands of words I’ve written so far. The gorge says plot. The other side of the mountain says the one scene I’m trying to get to that inspired the whole thing.

January 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM

Robert Fairhead

@tallandtrue.bsky.social

Doing my little bit to promote this weekend's #NotQuiteWritePrize run by the @notquitewrite.com podcast hosts on my #roadtrip from #Sydney to #Perth and back in time to write my #shortstory. Have you registered for the challenge? ✍️ #writers #writesky #writing #flashfiction

Road trip stop stickers on my van with the Not Quite Write sticker in the middle.

January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨

@kaygoodstadt.bsky.social

THIS‼️👏✨

⬇️Same 4 ALL #Writers✍️

#BlueSky🦋
#writing💻
#BookSky📚
#bookchallenge🔎📙
#writingcommunity🏘️
#authors📖
#readers👀
#WeeknightWriters🌘
#booklovers📘
#readingcommunity👀
#writersky🌠
#5amwritersclub🌄
#6amwritersclub🌅
#writerscoffeeclub🧋
#gamedev 🎮
#indiedev 🛠️
#LitFic🏛️
#foodies🍽️
#SciComm🔬
#SciFiSky🧙🏼

Ularis Badler @ubadler.bsky.social · 6d

The reason for this post is that I often see the “start small” advice given to beginners. I’m not against it, not at all, but it’s simply something that wouldn’t have worked for me. In fact, I got to where I am precisely because I dismissed a lot of the advice I was given.

#gamedev #indiegamedev