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Picture Book Summit

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Pop Quiz! Don't worry—you'll pass this one with flying colors.
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What types of #picturebooks *should* you write? We've got the answer. Just take this quick quiz, and we'll send you #writingtips to match your style!⁠
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Should You Write High Concept, Lyrical, or Combination Picture Books?

Concept can be king, but not always. Lyrical can be just as compelling, and some people prefer a combination. Which are you? Take the quiz and find out!

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December 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM

Picture Book Summit

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Writers! Pick up a little something for yourself at the Picture Book Summit 40% OFF SALE! Save on past Summit presentations!⁠
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Expires 12/1/25.⁠

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November 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM

Picture Book Summit

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BLACK FRIDAY FOR PICTURE BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS! ⁠
Get 40% off past Summit presentations this weekend only! ⁠
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November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Open Book

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Check out the latest and greatest column from Manahil Bandukwala (@manahil.bsky.social), where she talks about tropes in writing and when to embrace them!
#AmReading #AmWriting #WritingTips #CanLit
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Embracing Tropes

A lot of my summer reading list involved beachy romance novels like Leanne Toshiko Simpson’s Never Been Better and Carley Fortune’s Every Summer After, ...

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November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM

@authormariacox

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Whenever I feel stuck, I go back to reading. It reminds me why I write in the first place — to connect, to feel, and to create something that stays long after the last page. 📚❤️
What book has inspired you lately?

#MariaCox #WritersRead #BookLovers #WritingTips #AmReading #WritingMotivation

November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM

C. C. King

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Learned SO MUCH from this novel... had to share!
#writinglessons #writingtips #learnfromfiction #amwriting #amreading

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Book Review of All the Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan: Fiction Writing Lessons in Suspense and Trauma

Book review for writers: What Mia Sheridan’s All the Little Raindrops reveals about suspense writing, from atmosphere and trauma to emotional stakes.

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November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Katie Klein

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Reading good writing will help you with the rhythm and pacing of your own stories.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Open Book

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Columnist Samantha Garner (@samanthakgarner.bsky.social) talks about the best ways to create a space where you can write and flex all of your best artistic muscles. Check it out right here on Open Book!
#AmReading #CanLit #WritingLife #WritingTips
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Creating a Writing Space That Inspires Your Imagination

I’m not one for a set writing routine, but finding other ways to be consistent has helped me feel more connected to my practice and my creativity. My ...

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November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM

Open Book

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Our grant writing guru Lindsay Zier-Vogel is back with a timely and bafflement-relieving guide to the new Canada Council granting portal! Check out her wise takes on how to navigate the system right here!
#AmReading #Grants #CanLit #WritingTips
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Grant Writing 101: The New Canada Council Portal

The Canada Council for the Arts has a new portal and truth be told, it’s going to take us all a while to get used to it, but I’ve gathered up all ...

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November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Open Book

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In her latest column, acclaimed author @samanthakgarner.bsky.social discusses how to write unlikeable protagonists, and still make these characters jump off the page. Check it out right here on Open Book! #AmReading #Columns #AmWriting #WritingTips open-book.ca/Columnists/W...

Writing Protagonists Who Don’t Care If You Like Them

As writers, we want our readers to connect with our protagonists, to root for them and relate to them. It makes sense – human connection is at the heart ...

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October 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM

Faux Firuta

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#Pavlovianpanic #Anxiety #Panic #Therapy #writerslife #editing #amediting #amateurwriter #substacker #selfpub #writing #Scriptsky #Booksky #freshwriter #author #WIP #Readsky #selftaught #amwriting #writingtips #writingprompt #Screensky #writingcommunity #amreading #Writesky #WIPwarmup #Justwrite 🖖

Pavlovian Panic for Writers

Stop your nervous system from hijacking your newsletter, your manuscript, and your joy

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September 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Faux Firuta

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#voice #fiction #WIPwarmup #poetry #writerslife #Booksky #editing #shortstories #selfpub #fantasy #selftaught #freshwriter #novel #shortstory #author #quotes #Readsky #writingcommunity #Writesky #writingtips #typewriters #journaling #writing #amediting #amwriting #amreading #Justwrite 🖖

Stumbling Toward Voice

Why missteps are the only choreography that actually teaches you to write

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September 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM

R.K.Simpkins

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Someone forgot to tell @jimmykimmel that we live in a "Love Big Brother or Else" world today.
#amwriting #amreading #author #writingtips #writerslife #FellowWriters #WritersCommunity #books #authorslife #Writers #WritersCafe #WritingCommunity #writing #writerslift #Writer #BookTwitter

September 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM

Open Book

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Columnist and author Manahil Bandukwala (@manahil.bsky.social) defends the age-old writer's pastime of procrastination in her latest column. Check it out right here, on Open Book!
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In Defense of Procrastination

The procrastinating author is a time-honoured trope. For me personally, I’m at my most productive with other tasks (vacuuming, crocheting, washing dishes, ...

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September 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM

Faux Firuta

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#Relationships #Couples #Balinese #Writesky #fiction #novel #freshwriter #fantasy #selfpub #wordcraft #editing #shortstories #amwriting #author #WIP #selftaught #Booksky #indiepub #Scriptsky #Readsky #poetry #6amwritersclub #amateurwriter #shortstory #amreading #writing #writingtips #Justwrite 🖖

An Alphabet Story VIII

The Taste of Tempeh and Memory

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September 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM

☁️Now🤖Breezing💨

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Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x32 - usf
💨x32 - clemson
💨x29 - gators
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x20 - mizzou
💨x20 - hanks
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
💨x16 - usmnt
💨x14 - コミティア
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)

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Word Cloud; its top words (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): gaza*, usf, clemson, gators, democracy*, mizzou, hanks, ukraine*, usmnt, コミティア, irmãos, broadcasters, halftime, boquete, sabalenka, powerball, ku, usta, punt, napier, grambling, pulisic, puck, miz, koreans, jamal, declaring, m-i-z, lance, griffey, dixon, bombers, aryna, anisimova, 15-9, uf, troy, tammy, squat, saskatchewan, o'leary, mortgages, molto, maru, governador, dodger, censor, bulls, buckeyes, booing, banjo, 9/7, 70-0, 1﹐541, 月食, 日曜日, yards, trouvé, summertime, sow, smite, putrid, nsw, nordeste, negra, moxxie, l'article, jarmusch, hornet, gêmeos, gud, gainesville, folate, eos, colonel, col, boosted, blunder, bak, alumni, @sickoscommittee.org, 감사합니다, 首相, 閉じ, 脱出, 皆既, 朝日, 慌て, 愛さ, 届か, 専用, 下ろし, べく, در, такое, zendejas, withstand, wc, waging, viaje, verstappen, unstable, undersea, twists, số, stroking, stoops, stitches, socal, soberano, snapper, smooches, serbia, sep, segments, secures, saturday's, roughriders, rgb, residences, reshaping, ream, rayner, qb, psoe, psicologia, polio, poch, pistachios, penance, peay, pathways, paralysis, oregon, operators, oltre, mushy, mondo, mason, margarita, marched, mantle, leipold, koala, kilgore, kanye, kansas, juries, jonas, jesuits, informant, inadvertently, iceberg, hyundai, hk, handouts, gundy, geriatric, garnish, forsaken, foes, flee, fishermen, ez, ds9, dracula, doubtfire, doomer, demean, dedos, dabo, cyborg, creations, cositas, converting, conseguido, conquista, coaching, cheeseburger, cfb, celeb, caturday, buyer, brushed, bonespurs, berhalter, bende, barrett, bahia, assembleia, armani, apocalypse, ait, acetaminophen, a+m, 9/6/2025, 6/9, 24h, 1947, 1935

Hashtag Cloud; its hashtagged words/phrases (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): caturday, usmnt, chicago, silksong, summer, cfl, gaysex, forthew, cute, blueskyartshow, アニメ, video, reading, nowwatching, manga, halloween, gooning, adoptable, 819, 漫画, webcomic, watercolor, uncut, synthart, riders, photographer, mothernaturesong, mizzou, marvel, lego, goonette, cosplay, colloquialsongs, chudai, bareback, xmen, wearealldc, wataa, valetudo, tiff50, svengoolie, sports, spooky, randomgamesaturday, pawg, nascar, kufball, gators, fallout76, dungeonsanddragons, cfb, banjobowl, badgers, aoc, amreading, aewcollision, 552, 인천, 進撃の巨人, 短歌#短歌, 東方project, 少年漫画, 創作, 写真, ブルー, チャックび～んず, チャック, ジャンププラス, ジャンプ, アウラ, どう, รับงานรามอินทรา, yqr, ynwa, writingtips, womensart, wolverine, wisconsin, wetpussy, weirdcore, wednesday, weather, war, vancouver, vampire, uspoli, trumppedofiles, transnsfw, totp, tiff2025, thriller, tesla, terror, teasky, tattoos, swordtember, startrektng, standup, spwalkofame, spookyseason, spnchi, splatoon, sony, sketches, sismo, semanistia, scs, saturday, riseup, rfkjr, realitytv, readers, rawislaw, raw, radioapple, python, ps5, protests, popular, polytrix, playstation, pixel, pedophile, pc, originalcharacterart, original, ocean, nvidia, nudes, nsl, nowlistening, nonbinary, nfsw, ncaaf, mystery, mylittlepony, muscles, monster, monkiekid, moma, miz, mistress, missouri, military, mikejohnson, mcu, marvelcomics, macro, machinelearning, lookandsee, lgbtqia, legomonkiekid, knight, kick, karma, jazzsunday, jail, indiegamedev, indieartist, india, impeachtrump, illinois, horrorart, handmade, hairychest, goducks, godot, gobulls, genreroulette, genart, gap, gamergirl, future, futanari, fun, ftm, freedc, foodsky, fnaf, fitnesssky, firenapier, ffxivart, feelthebern, fascist, fantasyindiesseptember, fallout, f1, eurobasket, entertainment, ebonydomme, drums, drummer, dragonage, diy, disability, dilf, crossstitch, crossdressing, covid, coupon

Emoji Cloud; its emojis (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): 🏈, 🫖, 🧂, 🤌🏻, 🙌🏼, 🕺, 👽, 👎, 👊🏽, 🎲, 🌕, ℹ️, 🪻, 🪩, 🪡, 🪓, 🩶, 🧼, 🧸, 🧤, 🦑, 🦐, 🤷🏽‍♂️, 🤦🏽‍♂️, 🤞🏽, 🤚, 🤓, 🟤, 🛰️, 🚿, 🚬, 🚓, 🙏🏿, 🙋🏻, 🙋‍♂️, 🙆, 😶‍🌫️, 🗑️, 🖖, 🖌️, 🕷️, 🔽, 🔝, 🔄, 📼, 📎, 📀, 💟, 👾, 👕, 👏🏿, 👌🏻, 👇🏻, 🐯, 🐧, 🐦‍⬛, 🐑, 🐄, 🐁, 🏹, 🎺, 🎪, 🍩, 🍕, 🌰, 🌜, 🌒, 🌄, 🇾🇪, 🇨🇳, 🆔, ⛓️, ⚰️, ♍, ☝🏼, ▫️

Emoji Legend
💨x# | "Increased Trending Rate" for a Word (meaningful value; "💨x8 - burger" will mean "burger" is trending at 8 times its own normal rate for this time of day)
🔓 | "Unlocked" Ongoing Emergency Word (such words are not weighted down by their own previous usage; their *ongoing* increased usage--weeks, months, years--would otherwise move them down the list.)

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⚠️💨# | "Trend Strength Rating"
⚠️🌀💨 | "Trend Strength Rating" (see above)
⚠️🌀 CAT. # | [same; "CAT." = Category, like hurricane]
💬# | 10min Post Count
🆎# | 10min Word Count
🙂# | 10min Emoji Count

September 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Open Book

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Our fantastic columnist Samantha Garner is back with a savvy piece on how to receive useful writing feedback! Check out some thoughtful writing advice from this acclaimed novelist!
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How to Receive Useful Writing Feedback

For many writers, giving and receiving feedback can feel like the most difficult part. It engages a part of our writerly brains that exists a bit outside ...

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September 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Ali Bacon

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Up today on the History Quill: my take on letters in historical fiction ✍️ #amwriting #amreading #writingtips
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Signed, sealed, delivered: using letters in historical fiction

Letters can be a powerful tool in your novel. Here's how to use them effectively.

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August 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM

Ridley Park

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A beta reader isn’t your editor. Their job is not to fix commas or rewrite your book. It’s to tell you if the story tasted like what you meant to cook.

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What You Should Ask a Beta Reader (and What You Shouldn’t)

You’ve finished the draft, but you’re not done. Beta readers aren’t there to fix commas or tell you the book they would have written. They’re there to tell you what it feels like to read yours. The…

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August 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM

Faux Firuta

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Krspeace (@krspeace)

A Discourse on the New Week's Dawn The noble person hears the cock's crow & rises; the petty person sighs and pulls the blanket closer. Does not each week unfold as the moon renews? I have observed...

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August 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM

The Independent Author Network

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🚨 Don't miss this opportunity to become an award-winning #author!

▶️ The 2025 IAN Book of the Year Awards is Closing August 16!

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August 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Kellie Schorr

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👻🎢 “Your story isn’t just words—it’s a ride. Give readers twists, turns, and maybe a harmless scream or two.” Make them line up for the next ticket. 📖💨#writingtips #amwriting #writerslife #storytelling #readerengagement #amreading #plotdevelopment #writingcommunity

August 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM

☁️Now🤖Breezing💨

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Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x24 - pirro
💨x16 - habibi
💨x15 - benny
💨x12 - incendios
💨x11 - perplexity
💨x11 - antoni
💨x11 - 1﹐515
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)

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