I love this piece from #AuthorsPublish by Ratika Deshpande. There's so much pressure on authors to do our craft a certain way. I love how this article deals with this misconception! Be true to yourself, wonderful authors! 🖊️😀 #smallpress #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
» Some Myths about Writing Practice and Talent
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, but you can support your library all year long. 📚️ How do you use your library? 📖
I am SO excited... I am officially under contract with The Wild Rose Press for my debut novel, The Fragility of Seashells! I can't wait to work with TWRP's amazing team to bring this story to life! 🐚🌊 #writingcommunity #writesky #smallpress #amwriting
Great news from Wild Hunt Books! 📚 #amwriting #smallpress
Opening Soon for Submissions (12th-26th October) — wild hunt books
Soon we will open to unagented submissions from 12th-26th October! It’s a fun time to read new manuscripts. At Wild Hunt Books, we are a literary publisher that is gripped by excellent writing and cha...
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Hello #writingcommunity! An interesting free webinar coming up this week from #AuthorsPublish: authorspublish.com/lectures/fre... #amwriting #smallpress #writesky
» Free Talk: Providing Room for the Reader — Striking the Balance of Mystery and Clarity
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Join us next month for our Virtual "Prose-etry Event" with an amazing array of authors with new and forthcoming books. Free to all! Link below🔗
Can't wait for the #MWPA Mix & Mingle event tonight with four #smallpress publishers on the beautiful coast of southern Maine! 🌊🌲 #amwriting #writingcommunity #Mainewriters #writesky
It's Lobster Week in Maine! 🦞 (Yes, that's actually a thing here) I'm celebrating with two of my all-time favorite #kidlit books. Happy reading/writing... 😀📚🖊️ #MaineWriters #amwriting #writingcommunity #amquerying #booksky
As the news continues to be filled w/ the imminent takeover of our AI overlords, it makes me wonder what can be done to protect the work of all authors/creators/artists. 🤖 I'm hoping for some answers at this upcoming webinar through the #AuthorsGuild. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
Copyright & AI: Best Practices for Authors & Narrators
How are authors and audiobook narrators navigating the AI landscape—and how might they collaborate better with each other? The Authors Guild and the National Association of Voice Actors invite you to ...
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Met last week with a new in-person writing group as part of a collaboration with #MWPA and the amazing Dyer Library in Saco. I am always grateful for every #writingcommunity and the gifted writers I've met. The support of other writers is so inspirational! 🙏🖊️ #amwriting #writesky #amquerying
Happy #Caturday! 🐱🐾 My feline Editorial Assistant has her weekend books picked out... Katabasis is her favorite (mine, too). 📚 Enjoy whatever your weekend holds for you! #amwriting #amreading #writingcommunity #booksky
So much can be gained as a writer through an amazing and supportive writing group (I'm blessed to be part of two!). I'm passing along this info from Poets & Writers on identifying a community of writers. 👨💻👩💻📚 #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #writesky groups.pw.org
Homepage | Poets & Writers
Welcome to Poets & Writers Groups (“Groups”), a community-building and collaboration platform for writers looking for a writers group to take their writing to the next level. Find critique groups, dis...
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Happy September #writingcommunity! It's officially National Library Card Month. Can't think of a more perfect way to kick off the fall! 🍂📚 #booksky #writesky #amwriting #amquerying
Though it's technically still August...this Halloween retreat looks like it'd be a blast! 🧙♀️👻🐈⬛ inkandalchemy.kit.com/products/wit... #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
Bob Eckstein's great cartoon speaks volumes...
It's almost time... for the #MWPA Maine Lit Festival! 🌲🌊 So many events and amazing authors... how does one choose?? 🤔 www.mainewriters.org/maine-lit-fe...
From this Human to the Bluesky #writingcommunity... passing along an article from The Authors Guild on how it's confronting AI. 😀🖊️ www.pw.org/content/the_... #amwriting #writesky #amquerying
The Authors Guild Confronts AI
The Human Authored Certification Mark seeks to restore trust between readers and writers.
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Happy Monday #writingcommunity! ☕ I found some great treasures (and resources for my WIP) this weekend at my local library's annual Book Sale. It's easy to get lost in old books! 📚 #amwriting #amquerying #booksky
Can't believe that the #Worldshift conference is over! 🛰️🖊️ I just got off from a session with an incredible panel of agents, and I'm even more energized now to create, draft, and (even) query! 😀 #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #speculative
We published Abraham’s amazing book on Cuba, The Hidden Island, last year. Congrats to him on another journalism award—he has won several, and is one of the most important journalists in the world today! www.igpub.com/the-hidden-i... #booksky #cuba #journalism
Passing along this info on the Writing Contest now open for the 2027 San Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary Festival. Categories include poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction/memoir. 🖊️ Good Luck! 😀🤞 #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writesky
San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival
Feb. 10–14, 2027 | A bilingual and multi-cultural event bringing together the literary communities of Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and beyond.
sanmiguelwritersconference.org
Day 2 of #Worldshift (a virtual conference for speculative writers)! Today's schedule includes talks on moral tension, querying, heroes, tension-filled scenes, magic, monsters, obsessive fans... I need more caffeine... 😃☕ #amwriting #speculative #amquerying #writingcommunity
So excited for the #Worldshift conference... just two days away! I'm looking forward to learning from my fellow #speculative authors. 👻🖊️ #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #smallpress
Worldshift 2026: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Conference
Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit
worldshift2026.manyworldswriting.com
If you're querying an editor for your book, never, ever use ChatGpt or whatever to write your email, no matter how "professional" you think you sound. Authors/editors get a dozen AI spam emails a day. You just sound like all the rest, & get exiled to the Phantom Zone. #writingcommunity #amwriting
Great piece from #JulieArtz on opening pages. Three Myths: 🖊️You must get it right before you move on 🖊️You must start w/ high-stakes action 🖊️You must include ALL the things Advice? Introduce your character & their challenges, and evoke your genre. #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity
It's almost time for... #MWPA Maine Lit Fest! (Sept 30-Oct 9)🎉 🥳 Come on up to Maine and check it out! 🌲🌊 #writingcommunity #mainewriters #amwriting #amquerying
2026 Authors and Speakers — Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
These are the authors and speakers who will be featured at events at the 2026 Maine Lit Fest
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It's International Cat Day! 🐈⬛🐾 My Editorial Assistant is taking advantage of the holiday to engage in a prolonged nap. I may soon follow her lead... 😸 Happy International #Caturday! #amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting
