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Todays #RevPitWaiting prompt is Resource Share. I’m assuming it means writer resources? If so, I have endless resources, and I’ll add them into my comments. First, @ginad129.bsky.social iykyk Those who don’t know, follow her on every social platform she’s on—thank me later #revpit

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#RevPitWaiting begins today! Please save our full schedule so you can prep your responses if you'd like. And please share with fellow revelers! Today (3/16) is in this thread. The following days will be posted on their own. 1/3

Today is one of the most important days of my career. I am publishing my debut novel this September. A Broken Heart of Blackened Stone is the first book in the Pirate Queen Chronicles, a trilogy about a shapeshifting princess who runs from grief but lands on the wrong side of the law.

Tomorrow begins the @/thirty30writingchallenge in place of #NaNoWriMo I created a group but am sort of flying by the seat of my pants here (shocking) Join! Let's encourage each other!!! thirty30k.com/groups/6904d...

Any time I work with a nonfiction client, I ALWAYS refer them to Eric’s resources. If you’re writing nonfiction, this workshop is absolutely sure to be gold.

Eric Smith@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · last yr.

Since my summer query one went so well, I’m doing another workshop in the winter. Come hang! The goal is to help get a nonfiction book proposal wrangled up and polished. These workshops will help fund my free events in the New Year. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/9/...

“Agents can’t possibly tell if they’re gonna love the book in just the first five pages!!!” Right. But they can tell if it’s not right for them in that amount of time. Sample pages are a filtering tool, and if the agent isn’t hooked, then they’re never gonna fall in love the way they need to.

Today I told A Man what I do for a living and in the course of that conversation he laughed at the phrase “self published rapid release romances” So, in case you need some spite and rage to fuel your work today 🫡

Literary agents are paid on commission. When you receive money from a publisher, your agent takes a 15% cut. They do not charge reading fees or submission fees or maintenance fees. Do not pay for representation up front.

I don’t know why the pro-book-pirating crowd keeps popping up in my algorithm but I don’t support piracy. Use your library. Shop used. Borrow from your friends. Ask for books/bookstore gift cards as gifts. Unless you live in a place where the book is literally illegal: Don’t. Steal. Books.

I’ve been doing “premise and plot” chats with authors, helping them work through stories that are giving them trouble and it has to be some of the most rewarding work I’ve done. There’s always one question that the author hadn’t thought of that unlocks the whole story. It’s like magic.

Absolutely love when someone asks for advice and I give advice to that person and basically the advice is “that’s gonna be hard to sell and here’s why” and dudes come from all over to tell me I’m wrong because their favorite something something whatever did it forty years ago so I must be stupid

1. Scam alert thread! 🧵 Watch out for out-of- the-blue emails from supposed marketing experts claiming they just happened on your book & are eager to promote it. This is something I'm seeing more and more of. Marketing scams aren't new, but this is a new twist.

I’m just an editor, standing in front of your manuscript, begging you to stop making your characters wink every couple pages

If you think traditional publishing doesn’t do *any* marketing, you might just not understand what marketing is. They can and should do more, especially for their marginalized authors and mid list authors. But they are never doing “nothing”.

If you start writing a new wonderfully weird idea, but you run into trouble executing that wonderfully weird idea, there are two possible causes: 1. it’s a dumb idea that won’t work 2. you’re a visionary genius & the only person who can pull it off The only way to know? Keep writing.

Woke up to lots of A.I. and… em dash discourse? If you’re a new writer getting stressed over that, please know using the beloved em dash, en dash, or just a regular ol’ dash is normal and perfectly fine. Don’t let social media twist you into knots over here.

My ten-year-old is playing Fortnite in his Homer Simpson slippers with headphones on, singing along to Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack at the top of his lungs and it’s the cutest thing to happen in my house in a long time

I don’t know what to do. I voted. I volunteered. I called my reps (though they all voted against it from the start). I donated. I had hard conversations, so many that I lost friends and lost contact with family. I’m raising my children to do the right thing. But I’m at a loss. What else is there?

Does anybody remember that Adam Sandler movie where he gets a remote control so he can skip over all the fun parts of his life and get back to work? No reason.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last yr.

Zuck of 2025 is telling Zuck of 2004 to hold his beer.

Considering the AI summary of my text messages routinely tells me the exact opposite of what the 12-word text message actually says… It’s gonna be a hard “no” from me on this. Do not ever under any circumstances trust an AI summary of your contract.

KJ Charles@kjcharleswriter.com · last yr.

I just received a contract on Docusign for review and signing, and it offered to give me an AI-generated summary that I could read instead to save time. That's AN AI-GENERATED SUMMARY ***OF A CONTRACT***, in case you need to let that sink in.

Popping in on this Friday afternoon to tell every aspiring writer on #Bluesky what a wealth of expertise @ginad129.bsky.social is. Seriously—her TikTok, Patreon, editing/pitch services are all exceptional. A treasure! #writersofbluesky #querying #WIP

I did not summon the Star Wars guys to my comment section. I never summon Star Wars guys to my comment section. And yet they have arrived anyway.

Today I learned that Carla Gugino has a brother AND a father named Carl Gugino

There is no such thing as “just” self publishing. Trad pub is not impossible. Both paths are difficult for different reasons, both paths can be the right path for you for different reasons.

Writing is an art. Publishing is a business. Your desire to pursue artistic expression does not require you to pursue the business of publishing. You are under no obligation to monetize your joy.

If a literary agent is saying they only take clients who are easy to work with because the book-to-film adaptation process is stressful… run. That person has no idea what it means to actually be a literary agent.

There is a site obviously created by AI that is pretending to be a continuation of Pitch Wars. It is not, has nothing to do with anyone involved in #pitchwars, and looks quite scammy. Please beware & tell your friends. @brendadrake.bsky.social @kellyekell.bsky.social @authorsoniahartl.bsky.social

“As a writer who is also a reader—“ Babes. I’m gonna stop you right there because if you’re not a reader, you’re not a writer.

Called out by a Green brother wasn’t on my list of things to get done today but here we are

John Green@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · last yr.

I seriously think the Social Internet is 21st century cigarettes. Complete with secondary smoke causing a lot of harm in nonusers.