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Emma Pass

@emmapassauthor.bsky.social

Award winning author of children's, YA & adult fiction. WW2 romance THE GIRL FROM NORWAY out now. Reader/editor w/The Literary Consultancy. Lead Writer w/@writingem.bsky.social's Beyond the Spectrum. AuDHD/ME/CP. Owned by a greyhound. Knitter. No DMs plz!

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Richard Littler@richardlittler.bsky.social · last yr.

It really is time we lost the term 'disorder' when describing autism/ADHD etc. It leads to faulty reasoning & prejudice. Neurodivergence is just a different cognitive makeup. It'd be like saying someone with fair hair who burns more easily has a 'skin disorder'. We don't; we just say it's genetics.

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · last yr.

Dear #r4today, Autism is not a "mental health disorder", it is a form of neurodivergence, different thing. Yes autistic individuals do tend to be more likely to be trans or non-binary, that doesn't mean autistic, trans or non-binary individuals have mental health issues, get your reporting sorted.

Emma Pass@emmapassauthor.bsky.social · last yr.

Movie you’ve watched more than 6 times, using gifs. (“Hard mode” = no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR) Well OBVIOUSLY it has to be

a woman is sitting in a car with her mouth open and a man is driving behind her .

ALT: a woman is sitting in a car with her mouth open and a man is driving behind her .

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Lisa Shambrook@lisashambrook.bsky.social · last yr.

Movie you’ve watched more than 6 times, using gifs. (“Hard mode” = no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

Shirley-Anne McMillan@shirleyannemcm.bsky.social · 2y ago

Really disturbed by an ad I've just seen for a 'service' promising a pathway to publishing run by someone whose website is littered with spelling errors. The books on their site have AI covers and blurbs, maybe the content too, who knows. I am not against indie publishing but this grift is not cool.

Kevin Boniface@kevinboniface.bsky.social · 2y ago

In January 2021, during the third national lockdown, I pulled into this deserted pub car park to turn the van round and found a lamppost and a bin engaged in lively conversation while they thought no one was looking. Incredible.

A photograph of a deserted pub car park surrounded by bare trees on a murky day: wet asphalt, grey sky. In the centre, next to a flumpy yellow cypress tree, are a litter bin and an ornamental lamppost who appear to be sharing a joke together. The head of the lamp is bent at an angle so it appears to be looking down at the bin whose lid has broken given it the appearance of a laughing face.
Emma Pass@emmapassauthor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Excited to share that my story THE GHOSTS OF HOLLY HALL is being launched this Friday with Fiction Express! Every week, readers will vote for where they want the story to go next. And isn't the cover great? My MC, Lauren, has mild cerebral palsy like I do – I'm thrilled this has been represented!

Image shows the cover of The Ghosts of Holly Hall by Emma Pass. The cover is illustrated in a cartoon style and shows a white girl with shoulder-length brown hair, standing with her back to the viewer and looking over her right shoulder. She is wearing a red hoody, jeans and red trainers, and wears a brace on her right leg. Behind her is a sinister-looking, ramshackle old house with a pointy roof and tall chimneys. There are lights showing in some of the windows and a flight of steps leading to the front door. Behind the house the sky is filled with tall white clouds. The cover has the title across the middle in bold white lettering with the author's name in smaller letters underneath and the Fiction Express logo, made to look like a stylised stack of books with "Fiction Express" next to them, in the bottom left-hand corner.
Emma Pass@emmapassauthor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Been a bit quiet on here because of life/work stuff, but popping up to wish everyone a Merry Christmas/holiday season and a Happy New Year! Auburn has already been at the gin, as you can see… 😂

Image shows the head of a black greyhound who is asleep with her mouth open and teeth showing, looking like she's drunk. She is lying on a furry blanket. At the top of the image is a graphic of Christmas decorations. At the bottom is "Merry Christmas" in a white calligraphy font.
Emma Pass@emmapassauthor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Reposting for the evening (or perhaps it's morning where you are, or somewhere in between!) crowd. A stunning collection from a brilliant poet that's well worth a read. 🖤 #BookSky #BookAdvent

Emma Pass@emmapassauthor.bsky.social · 2y ago

#BookSky #BookAdvent Day 3! Here is the wonderful SURRENDER, a poetry collection by the equally wonderful Cathy Grindrod, which explores how we connect and disconnect with the past, place, work, nature, the animal world and ultimately, with others. Available from @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social 🍃📚

Image shows the cover of SURRENDER by Cathy Grindrod. The cover is black, with the text in white, and a black horse's head, face on, in the middle. The horse has a brownish tint to its mane and around its muzzle.
Caroline Carlson@carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm thrilled to see WICKED MARIGOLD on this list of best middle grade novels of 2024 from Imagination Soup! There are lots of great titles here for your young (and not-so-young) readers: imaginationsoup.net/best-middle-... @imaginationsoup.bsky.social #kidlit #mglit

The Best Middle Grade Books, 2024 - Imagination Soup

Discover the best middle grade books of 2024 curated by a former educator and parent who read over 200 books this year.

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Kit de Waal@kitdewaal.com · 2y ago

Rather than the town square, treat BlueSky like your favourite bar, pub or community. Just like you would avoid or silence snarky, argumentative fascist baiters, avoid them here. Block and don’t engage. Move on to the next cool interesting person. The trolls will eventually leave. Cheers!

Diverse group of people in a pub raising their glasses to say cheers
Emma Pass@emmapassauthor.bsky.social · 2y ago

I got horribly tangled up with my WIP's plot yesterday (the "messy middle" is my nemesis!) but thanks to brilliant pals @sheenawriter.bsky.social and @rachelwardbooks.bsky.social it's all sorted now. Just shows how important it is to find like-minded writer friends – thank you, ladies! 🥰

a cartoon character from courage the cowardly dog

Alt: GIF shows a pink cartoon dog with long brown ears tangled up in some red yarn, looking worried. The dog appears to be in some sort of basement with a concrete floor, with a brick wall and the bottom of some wooden steps showing behind them.

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