I got to visit the Goodest Lake (Superior obvs) for a few days and remember how lucky I am to have randomly ended up in Minnesota ❤️

a very important part of the process

Thank you, garden, for impromptu lunches filled with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers and basil ❤️

(It's also worth considering whether you're just not noticing teens unless they irk you and are missing the rest. Once my therapist assigned me a project of thinking one nice thing about everyone I saw. One of the side effects was realizing how many people I normally wasn't even seeing.)

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June Mini-Retreat

This Friday–Saturday event offers 2 full days of programming and interaction on Zoom and in Slack, plus an additional two days to connect in the Slack space.* Join us to spark some fun and new...

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@sonyahuber.bsky.social is a wonderful writer, teacher and essayist. She'll be leading a workshop on voice. If you’ve ever wondered what it means to “have a unique voice” in your writing or have struggled with what “voice” even means, come join us! wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com/june-mini-re...

Working (as an editor) on an absolute delight of a novel at my little corner of genre-weird and hopeful, layered and soft. It's magic that these writers and projects and I sometimes find each other in a world where there's not great language for these distinctions 💖

@henrylienauthor.bsky.social is an author & teacher who is joining us at Wholehearted Writers Mini-Retreat to discuss the radical four-act Eastern storytelling structure. If you’ve ever wondered about how stories, ya know, actually work, come join us: wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com/june-mini-re...

A5: I’d also say: Don’t let that fear of “I don’t know the perfect way to suggest inclusive language” be a barrier to you suggesting inclusive edits. Often, a shortcut is to find a good online resource that outlines why the language is problematic and what a more inclusive option is. #StetChat

Last chance to join a lovely generative writers' group focused on sustainable writing practices and what works for your brain, body, & life! Registration closes today. www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou...

Want to keep writing--or get back to your writing life--this summer? We'd love to help you meet goals + grow a healthier & happier practice in community 💖 Register by 6/3. Meeting 8 Wednesday evenings starting 6/10 on Zoom. www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou... #WritingCommunity #Writers 🌈💜

Now is the time to make your thing. Stop motion with LEGO, webcomic, walking sim game, weird Halloween costume, backyard water feature, container garden. This is your sign. Make your thing. Stop waiting. Do it.

I've been drinking my morning coffee from a beautiful mug I made with my own two hands, full of sense memories of the clay at every stage, and wow is that a pleasure.

Want to keep writing--or get back to your writing life--this summer? We'd love to help you meet goals + grow a healthier & happier practice in community 💖 Register by 6/3. Meeting 8 Wednesday evenings starting 6/10 on Zoom. www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou... #WritingCommunity #Writers 🌈💜

Registration is now open for our June Mini-Retreat, a small-group writer community & learning experience with awesome speakers Henry Lien & Sonya Huber, workshops on sustainable writing practices, & much more! wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com/june-mini-re... #WritingCommunity #Writers #QueerWriters

June Mini-Retreat

This Friday–Saturday event offers 2 full days of programming and interaction on Zoom and in Slack, plus an additional two days to connect in the Slack space.* Join us to spark some fun and new...

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Really neat piece on how people gender nonhuman animals in picture books and in life! pudding.cool/2025/07/kids...

Bears Will Be Boys

A data analysis of animal gender in children’s books

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The kiln gods have absolutely blessed me upon this day 😭 [ #pottery #potterysky #ceramics ]

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I'm almost finished with my current pottery class and have to shepherd final projects through all the stages on time, so I was looking at my notes and uh it appears I have made well over fifty objects this term. I have learned so much! Where...are they going to go?? 😬

Writers, would you like an energy & community boost this June? Check out what's on offer at the (fully online, Fri/Sat) Wholehearted Writers June Mini-Retreat wholeheartedwriters.beehiiv.com/p/june-mini-... #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #WritingCraft

All about the June Mini-Retreat (speaker reveal! and more!)

Sonya Huber and Henry Lien will be joining us! Read about our awesome June programming.

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A wholesome story for nerds: On Saturday, I was signing books at a local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day. The store had a signing-palooza with new authors every hour; toward the end of my hour, a woman came up and asked what my book was about. "Dictionaries," I said, and she lit up. 1/n

I've had a sneak peek at this very kind & practical resource and think you should check it out!

Literary Laura@literarylaura.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If you: -Struggle with when to say no. -Keep asking yourself "what can I do more"? -Never ask "what can I do less"? The Boundaries and Burnout Journal is here. This PDF is a guided resource for you to reflect on and learn about your own patterns in life. literarylaura.com/boundaries-b...

read it, it's so good! (This post is for nerds who like magic and queer stuff and love.)

E. H. Lupton@pretensesoup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Renaissance is out today! I didn't send it out early enough to get any pull quotes or blurbs. Oh well. It's a good book. Also here is an artwork I commissioned from LIS Photoart on Instagram. (I don't think he's on Bluesky.) Special thanks to @eliotedits.bsky.social. #booksky #romancelandia

I'm not like SUPER enthusiastic about the return of winter over here in MN this week 😬

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Tell me your favorite writing games and other fun exercises to do solo or with buddies! I'm facilitating creative writing programming at a summer camp (for adults) this year and am keen to add some new-to-me ideas to the mix :) #Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity

This. TBC, the reason my family won't support anything HP-related is NOT because I have some grand moral view that it's only acceptable to support work created by good people. It's because she is literally, publicly using the $ from her books/show/games/etc to do bad things that hurt people I love.

Alan Baxter@alanbaxter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

You absolutely cannot separate the artist and the art without contributing to the persecution of trans people. Boycott everything Potter.

Four seats available, starts tomorrow, come do fiction with me :) loft.org/classes/goal...

Eliot@eliotedits.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Dive deep into a super useful craft cool for fictions writers! STARTS THIS COMING TUES 3/24. Zoom, 4 Tuesdays, 7–9 p.m. Central, we're gonna have a great time. loft.org/classes/goal... , #WritingCraft, #FictionWriting, #WritingCommunity, #Writers, #Romancelandia, #QueerWriters

Dive deep into a super useful craft cool for fictions writers! STARTS THIS COMING TUES 3/24. Zoom, 4 Tuesdays, 7–9 p.m. Central, we're gonna have a great time. loft.org/classes/goal... , #WritingCraft, #FictionWriting, #WritingCommunity, #Writers, #Romancelandia, #QueerWriters

Fiction writers, join me for a fun & practical 4-week online class on goal, motivation, conflict and stakes! Starts in 2 weeks, Tuesdays 7–9 p.m. Central, come get energized :) loft.org/classes/goal... #AmWriting #WritingCraft #FictionWriting #Writers #QueerWriters