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The Write Advice

@thewriteadvice.bsky.social

We are the authors & editors Anna Stephens, Stephen Aryan, and Thomas D Lee. We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication. LGBTQ+, antifascist, no to GenAI. Big nerds. Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk

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The Society of Authors@societyofauthors.bsky.social · last mo.

You did it! 10,000 of you have signed the petition calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI. This means the Government will be required to respond. Next target is 100,000 signatures, when it will be considered for a debate in Parliament.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@stephaniejane.bsky.social · last mo.

NION has hit 110,000 signatures in just 3 DAYS! Is the recent EHRC ‘guidance’ finally showing that we are in an anti trans campaign that offers women nothing in the way of protection? So they’re showing solidarity with trans people by signing. Have you signed? Notinourname.org.uk

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Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@stephaniejane.bsky.social · last mo.

On today of all days, we have some good news: This has reached 109,000 signatures. Cis women are still continuing to say ‘No!’ to the marginalisation of trans people in society. If you haven’t already signed, please do and join the voices of women who are standing up for us.👇 Notinourname.org.uk

Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of: improved recognition changing help-seeking behaviour institutional incentives pressures within existing service pathways Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including: real increases in distress in some groups improved recognition of previously unmet need changing expectations about support systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services. The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
The Write Advice@thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Reminder that there are open mentoring spaces at The Write Advice. If you're a SFFH writer looking for advice, accountability, or someone to rein in your wilder impulses, get in touch ~ Anna

The Write Advice@thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I have two new open spaces in my mentoring schedule - one monthly (£40/session) and one quarterly (£50/session). Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna

The Write Advice@thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I have two new open spaces in my mentoring schedule - one monthly (£40/session) and one quarterly (£50/session). Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna

Amanda Rutter@alrutter.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I loved this one so much! Please, word of mouth, happen - it's a stunning read. It's a long book, which I personally adore - I love a chonker - but made it difficult for me to take further, but I want as many people as possible to read this gorgeousness.

Angela Cleland / Cleland Smith@angelacleland.co.uk · 6mo ago

Black Doe is now live for ARC downloads on Booksirens. If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤 booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....

Neil Williamson@neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Morning Womble. Just finished Black Doe by Cleland Smith. It's a beautiful blend of Scottish history and mythology, revenge, sacrifice and motherhood, all told with wonderful authenticity and *beautiful* prose. (The pine marten is the star!) One of the best Scottish fantasies I've ever read.

Angela Cleland / Cleland Smith@angelacleland.co.uk · 6mo ago

Black Doe is now live for ARC downloads on Booksirens. If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤 booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....

The Write Advice@thewriteadvice.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm so delighted that this fierce, haunting, lyrical story is getting the attention and reviews it deserves. If the Queen of Grimdark herself loved it, then why haven't you preordered or got an ARC to review yet? ~ Anna

Angela Cleland / Cleland Smith@angelacleland.co.uk · 4mo ago

Edited by the wonderful @annasmithwrites.bsky.social and endorsed by the Queen of Grimdark, @annasmithspark.bsky.social who called it: "Hauntingly beautiful, an exceptional book." Black Doe is up on BookSirens now, and preorders go live soon. Not just for people called Anna... #ARCsky #booksky