Calling all scientists and academics and researchers who want to raise money to fight voter suppression! Have you got a professional special interest? We have nerds willing to bid to pick your brain about it! form.romancingthevot...

If we struggle to write an uncomfortable scene, it might help to keep in mind what we want readers to take away from it: jamigold.com/2026/03/what...

What Makes a Sex Scene Good?

It's time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we're exploring how storytelling can make sex scenes matter.

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If you struggle with writing uncomfortable scenes, here's how getting deep into our character's point of view might help: jamigold.com/2026/03/what... #amwriting #writetip

What Makes a Sex Scene Good?

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Struggling to write an uncomfortable scene? (like a sex scene?) These steps can help you through the discomfort. 👇 jamigold.com/2026/03/what...

What Makes a Sex Scene Good?

It's time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we're exploring how storytelling can make sex scenes matter.

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This thread illustrates the weird scam landscape authors are dealing with. Since AI was illegally trained on our stolen work, it's distinctly surreal to have elaborate scams use our plagiarized words against us...and it's getting more advanced at mimicking legitimacy.

KJ Charles@kjcharleswriter.com · 7mo ago

The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1

New writers often get frustrated when agents or editors can't define "voice" sufficiently for them to understand. Voice is very "you know it when you see it" and seeing it often comes from having seen so much that you know when something feels distinct. LLMs produce the opposite of voice by design.

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Enter for the chance to win feedback from amazing guest editors that can help take your story from good to great.

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Really interesting thread 🧵 on how a class structured their AI policies when given rein to make informed choices.

C. Thi Nguyen@add-hawk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out. As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class. Here's what happened:

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

Merry Christmas! I know this can be a difficult time for many, so I hope everyone has the best day they can. ❤️🎄🎁 Here, have a virtual cookie! (We have a marathon baking session every year, and this year we made about 875 cookies. 😁)

Which writing craft skills are most important for great storytelling? jamigold.com/2025/12/what...

What Creates Great Storytelling?

It's time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we're exploring storytelling and how to improve our skills.

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Can great storytelling save a story with imperfect craft? If so, how can we improve those skills? jamigold.com/2025/12/what...

What Creates Great Storytelling?

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Given how hard it is to define "good storytelling," how can we improve our skills? jamigold.com/2025/12/what...

What Creates Great Storytelling?

It's time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we're exploring storytelling and how to improve our skills.

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Everyone talks about improving our writing craft skills but what about our *storytelling* skills? Are we just stuck with our level of "talent", or can we improve those skills too? jamigold.com/2025/12/what...

What Creates Great Storytelling?

It's time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we're exploring storytelling and how to improve our skills.

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This whole thread, and what it means for real writing vs AI. 👇❤️

KJ Charles@kjcharleswriter.com · 9mo ago

I am not aware of a single author who has a shortage of book ideas. Words, yes. Ways to make the ideas become a book, yes. But I've never met an author who doesn't have ideas just raining down all the damn time.

100% this. If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer. The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.

Samantha (Sam) Mills@samtasticbooks.com · 10mo ago

Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.

Halloween weather was perfect here, and it was a Friday night, so we got... *drum roll* 1500 kids -- not a typo 😆 We ran out of candy despite spending a lot. Only neighbor I saw that *didn't* run out had bought 17 Costco bags of candy. 17!

Okay, the skeletons and I are ready for Halloween! 😁 ☠️ #Halloween #Skeletons

Just had to explain to our vet that "No, Sugar can't come in for teeth cleaning surgery next Friday because Halloween is her favorite holiday." 🤷‍♀️ Yes, our dog has a favorite holiday. This formerly abandoned dog loves all the pets and attention from the trick-or-treating kids (and their parents). 😍

Yay me! I got my Covid (and flu) shot today at Costco, and I rewarded myself with their new Chocolate Caramel Brownie sundae. 😆😋

Okay, I can agree with this.

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Just noticed that one of my favorite books is on sale at Amazon! 😍 The Fifth Season by @nkjemisin.bsky.social www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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@wendysparrow.bsky.social Do you have this already? I saw it and thought of you. 😆 www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCZY2N9V

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Important info on scams for authors here.

Jason Sanford@jasonsanford.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My new Genre Grapevine dives into the book club scams targeting authors. These scams now include creating fake Discord communities filled with AI slop and chatbots. Artificial intelligence circles every level of this scam like water down the toilet. www.patreon.com/posts/139940...

Dessert mode ACTIVATE: Best pie: pecan Best ice cream: chocolate moose tracks Best donut: chocolate creme-filled, chocolate frosted, yeast donut Best bar: 100Grand candy Best cake: Costco's old recipe for 7 pound All-American chocolate cake Best other: baklava Look, it's not *all* chocolate! 🤣

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 12mo ago

Dessert mode ACTIVATE: Best pie: apple Best ice cream: yes Best donut: no Best bar: something with oats, dried cherries, pecans, and chocolate Best cake: hummingbird Best other: lebkuchen

Hello I have a late Monday (standing friend time) and so I am just getting around to reading about the Anthropic settlement. There have been no orders filed and the transcript isn’t available so I have to go by what the reporters said.

Quick Tip: You can control who replies to your post on Bluesky. Just tap the 🌐 icon on your post to choose: everyone, followers, people you follow, mentioned users - or turn off replies entirely ✨

Even though I don't post much on any social media right now, I do lurk-read. And Bree is one of my favorite follows because she's never lost sight of the *social* aspect of social media. This thread summarizes what keeps me here even on my bad days. 👇😍

Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 12mo ago

the thing that always baffles me about the bubblesky™️ discourse is that it just makes me feel so sad for the kind of person who has only ever seen social media as a place you must extract tangible value from--political clout, or clicks for your hot takes, or idek what they're doing. I like people.