It's World Lake Day and we're reflecting on how Indigenous Peoples remind us that water is sacred. And we have a responsibility to care for it. Sign our action alert to urge the government to protect more water and land here: ontarionature.good.do/protected-ar... #lakeontario #ontarionature
Ivy T. Woods
@ivytwoods.bsky.social
Romantic Fantasy Author | She/her Canadian 🩷💜💙 Co-host of the With Series Potential Podcast Repped by Kira Watson of Janklow & Nesbit Associates Free Palestine 🍉 https://linktr.ee/IvyTWoods
BODY FARM is published! If you want to read my short story about a dying scientist seeking solace in a dead man, you can find it here in Inlandia’s Speculative Issue ☺️ inlandiajournal.net/summer-2026-...
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Day of the Dead by Terry Brinkman Body Farm Seven months to live. Surely, Beth had heard wrong. Seven was the number of abundance: seven continents, seven wonders of the world, seven lives with two…
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If you are a Canadian that fucking hates AI, please fill out this federal survey on “Have your say on advancing AI transparency in Canada” ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...
Have your say on advancing AI transparency in Canada
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Attention, writers of every level: We want your bad beta stories! @zillawrites.bsky.social, @ivytwoods.bsky.social and I are hunting for cautionary tales to feature on an upcoming episode of our podcast, With Series Potential (@withseriespotential on IG). DM one of us if you want to share!
Second book has been sent to my agent, so it’s time to catch up on media and marinate on book 3 🎉
The real millennial song is JG WENTWORTH 877 CASH NOW
New episode of WITH SERIES POTENTIAL is out today! Planning on querying after RevPit? Make sure you vet your list! withseriespotential.substack.com/p/s1e4-vetti...
S1E4 Vetting Literary Agents
This week on the pod, we’re diving into everything you need to know about vetting literary agents both before and after receiving an offer of representation!
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When my beta readers and CPs are appropriately traumatized by the book #amwriting #amediting
mr. burns from the simpsons says excellent
Alt: mr. burns from the simpsons taps his finger together and says excellent
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SCREECHING NOISES
I'm thrilled to announce that I'm now officially repped by @hhandrade.bsky.social at Bradford Literary Agency! I'm so grateful for her support and her long-term vision for my career. I can't wait to get started working on GUMIHO and future written projects with her. ❤️ #writingcommunity #agented
NEW: A new pre-print study offers the first causal evidence that outsourcing reasoning tasks to AI can rapidly erode users' independent performance AND their will to persist despite difficulty. "People’s persistence drops... they’re also not willing to try without AI.” futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Use Appears to Have a "Boiling Frog" Effect on Human Cognition, New Study Warns
A new study claims to offer the first causal link between AI dependency and cognitive erosion. Researchers warn of long-term implications.
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Pitch events with the experts!!! Not me, but Zilla and @annahirsch.bsky.social definitely qualify
Two new things I've been working on: SUBSTACK - zillawrites.substack.com/p/the-thing-... Podcast - withseriespotential.substack.com/p/episode-2-... (all about pitch events!)
@zillawrites.bsky.social never pulls her punches. This is a bit of tough love of what it takes to be a writer. To break in. To succeed. And her last line? "It’s whether you’re willing to keep going after you find out how much further there is to go." 🔥 #booksky #writingcommunity #querying
The Thing Nobody In Your Discord Will Say To Your Face
On why most querying writers stay stuck—and the moment I realized I almost was one of them
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I just finished my first year as a First Reader for #RevPit! Two years ago I was on the other side. Entering, not getting shortlisted, not getting in. And again in 2025. Two times a "loser". Here's what I want every writer who didn't get in to know: 🧵
First article from my series, The Life That Didn’t Happen, is live!!! It’s all true, all authentically me, and may include some cringe and humor in it depending on the reader. #writingcommunity #writers #writesky open.substack.com/pub/jademaso...
Many Shades of Jade
Green, lavender, white, black—I contain multitudes, and apparently, a full color palette
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@annahirsch.bsky.social @zillawrites.bsky.social and I started a podcast! Join us for Episode 1 on Substack, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube! #writing #tradpub #querying #amquerying
Querying Rules and How (Not) To Break Them
Join us as we discuss the nitty gritty of getting into trad pub and your first step after finishing the book, querying!
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I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."
'According to an October study by the BBC, even the most advanced AI chatbots gave wrong answers a whopping 45 percent of the time.' USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN USE YOUR BRAIN
We're shockingly prone to "cognitive surrender."
Three chapters left in the big edit. Then a line edit. Then this book can be my CPs problem for a while 😂
a man is laying on his stomach on the ground
Alt: a man is army crawling on his stomach on the ground beside a pool
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While we're all waiting for results of the contest, let's play! Fill out this form for your novel's title to potentially throw down! The form will be open till end of day Tuesday. (This is just for fun. Winner gets bragging rights.) forms.gle/QcoBAePTgXLJ... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting
#RevPitWaiting Title Bracket
While we wait for RevPit editors to choose their winners, we're sending your novel titles into the ring! If you would like your novel's title (the one you submitted to this year's RevPit) to be…
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