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What to Eat When You Read annerallen.com/2026/07/what... #booksky

What to Eat When You Read

Melodie Campbell has a light-hearted post about what people should eat when reading various fiction genres.

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What Writers Should Do During the Dead Month publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2014/08/when...

What Writers Should Do During the Dead Month

August is affectionately known as the "dead month" in the publishing industry. During August all work comes to a virtual halt as editors, ...

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The Speed of Time and What Counts as ”Historical Fiction” Today writerunboxed.com/2026/07/31/t...

The Speed of Time and What Counts as ”Historical Fiction” Today

Historical fiction, as defined by the Historical Novel Society, is any story written at least fifty years after the events described or written by someone not alive at the time of the story. The au…

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Let the messages emerge from characters and story – how journalist Alice Wright switched to novels nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/l...

Let the messages emerge from characters and story – how journalist Alice Wright switched to novels

Alice Wright’s usual writing was entertainment columns until one day her imagination took an unexpected swerve. A beautiful day, a spooky song in the headphones, and she found she needed to write a…

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What’s a scene? What’s a chapter? How do we use them to keep the reader hooked? nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/w...

What’s a scene? What’s a chapter? How do we use them to keep the reader hooked?

I’ve had this interesting question from Tom Austin. Could you please tell me the difference between a scene and a chapter, and define what they are? How long should a chapter be? To some of us, the…

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The Long, Unremarkable History of Drag Before It Became a Culture War. medium.com/@taoist_hawk...

Men in Wigs, Boys in Skirts

The Long, Unremarkable History of Drag Before It Became a Culture War

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Women of that era possessed diverse forms of beauty

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Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, and Jack Lemmon for Some Like It Hot by Billy Wilder (1959)

𝐊𝐨𝐛𝐨, 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞, 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞, & 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 “Kathy provides … examples of overused words … why these confuse, … alternatives, … and … makes you feel you're being spoken to, not lectured at. I learned much here.” T Kerr kathysteinemann.com/lex #WritingCommunity #KathySWriter

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Lorraine Carey@lalawriter71.bsky.social · 4d ago

Last Rites is the final book in the Women of the Willow Wood Trilogy, but is also a stand-alone read. One Sister from the clan will ask for redemption and be granted it, but it may mean the end of her time in this realm. #trilogy #occult #paranormal #Supernatural www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Misinterpretation of careless utterances begets calamities untold... 😆😂🤣

𝐊𝐨𝐛𝐨, 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞, 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞, & 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 “I ordered all three … If you're a writer struggling to improve your writing, The Writer's Lexicon is a great addition to your reference library. Highly recommended.” M Parten kathysteinemann.com/lex #WritingCommunity #KathySWriter

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Every science fiction novel begins with a question. Mine began with: 'What happens when an entire civilization realizes its world may no longer be enough?' #BookSky #SciFiDiscussion

Keep a trash can close by as you work on your written pages. Let the threat be implied. Your WIP will know the risk of misbehavior. #writing

#ourworldiswonderful; I leave you tonight with a shot from the Forest of Dean. This path leads down a steep valley that ends at the Beaver Enclosure. It's generally a peaceful walk down, but the climb up it is pretty steep.

The Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) is one of the only armadillo species capable of rolling into a completely sealed sphere: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

On my blog today, a little of this and that, including an AI clause for authors to insert in their contracts, promo stuff & recommended reads. #booksky #writingcommunity #writerslife #https://debrapurdykong.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/whats-going-on-in-my-world/

What’s Going On in My World

Gosh, I’m enjoying this summer. The weather’s been great here in Metro Vancouver. The FIFA games played in our city went off without a hitch, and overall the city had a great time partying. And, as…

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Author Stephenson & Kitbrick Stop-mo.@authorstephenson.bsky.social · 3d ago

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Eoin McDonald@eoin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

Surfieron is a fictional world located in the W26 area of space. 2017: Astronomers first detect the planet's water signatures. 2095: Earth disintegrates, forcing the final "Oneway" colony ships to flee. 2150: The colony ships arrive and settle on Surfieron. www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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Panel detail from the graphic novel 'The Vanishing Village' a tribute to the 60's Avengers TV series. #Avengers #Sixties_TV #Agatha_Christie #Mousetrap #British_Comic_Art

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Trump is now selling early access to his Truth Social posts for $100,000 a month!!!!! “It's insane," said a Wall Street executive, “I can say for those of us in finance, we're not getting anywhere near this. In another administration, this would be considered criminal." www.npr.org/2026/08/01/n...

For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts

The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.

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