Final novel on the @womensprize 2026 shortlist. Wonderboy is a violent womaniser, protected by his father - a well-connected priest - his mother & his girlfriend. Set in Mississippi. Unusual voice.
Sally Bromley
@sallybromley.bsky.social
Writer, reader, runner, renovating an 18th century fisherman's cottage on the Sussex coast.
Editor's Guide to: 'Beauty is a Brittle Glass'. BLUE SISTERS X THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY X THE SUBSTANCE A sister always has your back until she sticks a knife in it. 🔪 On sub soon! #Editors #Publishers please reach out to my agent @virtuallyleslie.bsky.social @prentisliterary.bsky.social
Walked in a bluebell wood this morning, so beautiful. Inspiration for a romantic scene from my WIP between Ted and Evaline. #spring #writingcommunity
READER, I SIGNED A CONTRACT!!! I'm delighted to announce my agent is Leslie Varney @virtuallyleslie.bsky.social @prentisliterary.bsky.social I'm in awe of Leslie's editorial expertise & knowledge of publishing. She's also a fabulous human & I'm sooo excited to work with her!!! #writingcommunity
If you loved The List of Suspicious Things, I can recommend The BBQ at No 9, Jennie Godfrey's latest release. Set on a Wimpey housing estate in 1987 during Live Aid, secrets simmer beneath the surface of a neighbourhood BBQ. For everyone who owned a Walkman or made a mixed tape. #bookpost
If you enjoyed The Names by Florence Knapp, you'll love Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell. Challenging themes of domestic abuse and coercive control, set in contemporary Dublin. Intense, emotional, compulsive. Loved it!!! #bookpost
Happy #internationalwomansday to all the fabulous women in my life past, present & yet to be & the women I'll never meet, but admire from afar. Here are some of my favourite women writers to celebrate the day. #bookpost
'The Night I Borrowed Time' by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social, warm, funny, perfect for 8-12 Yrs,I loved it! Covers challenging subjects like parental separation & impact of partition. Zubair's parents are heading for divorce, can he travel back in time & change the course of history? #books
Woke up, turned on the news, turned off the news, went for a run. 🏃♀️ Salty cool, herring gulls surfing the sky. Wishing you a peaceful & productive week 🙏 #writingcommunity
I finished this last night & now I'm a firm Colm Toibin fan. In 1950s Ireland, Eilis has the opportunity to move to NY, with accommodation & a job arranged by the local priest. Eventually she settles in her new world, until the death of her sister pulls her home. #bookpost
Controversial, but I recommend reading Emily Bronte's novel, watching Emereld Fennell's film, and deciding for yourself. 🙏 (I loved it 🩷). #WutheringHeights
Finished 'Frank & Red' by Matt Coyne on audio. Funny & tender relationship between 6yr old Red who moves next door to recently widowed, curmudgeonly pensioner Frank, who talks to his dead wife. Vibes of 'A Man Called Otto.' #bookpost
London bound. Free time to read 'Wild Dark Shore' by Charlotte McConaghy & plotted my WIP, currently at 60k. Can't wait to launch it at #pitchWME on Thursday. 👀 #writingcommunity
To celebrate reaching 2000 followers, I'll be offering a query letter critique, or a beta read of a first chapter, to 3 of my #amquerying friends. Comment 'query' or 'chapter' below & I'll choose at random on Monday! 😁🧡 #writingcommunity
a man in a number 21 jersey is surrounded by other soccer players
Alt: Ted Lasso dancing surrounded by celebrating football players
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Lots of controversy over the latest film of Wuthering Heights. We accept varying interpretations of Shakespeare's plays & his life, as with Hamnet, but we're precious about classic novels. I read WH age 11, 18 & recently. I prefer Charlotte's Jane Eyre tbh! 😁 #bookpost
Esther, Maggie & Pru wish you a happy Thursday. 🐔🐔🐔 If you're #querying or in the #WritingCommunity, I'll be offering a free query letter critique or beta read of your first chapter when I reach 2000 followers. 🙂🙏
I've been a @julianbarnes.bsky.social fan since I read 'A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters' in the 90s. 'The Sense of an Ending' has my heart. 'Departure(s)' is Barnes's last, focusing on memory and friendship. #bookpost
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two men are standing next to each other and one of them is wearing a tie
Alt: Dorian Gray inspecting his portrait. Victorian jacket and tie, shoulder length dark hair, pale.face, wide set eyes
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AJ Van Belle (they/them)@ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 6mo agoIf you see this, post a character that starts with a G
Thread of #questpit pitches. #Q #W #NA #YA My YA Contemporary Fine Means Stop Asking. Currently revising.
Michelle Ogilvy@michelleogilvy.bsky.social · 6mo agoFirst year university. Add in: -A not-so-secret crush -Housing that's never quiet, empty or drama-free -BFF’s toxic ex that hates her -A drunken confession she can’t take back -Her first sapphic date/dating disaster. All on an anxiety overloaded brain. Lucy’s fine. Stop asking. #questpit #W #YA
Querying now! Virtuoso organist Lor plans to dazzle noble society with her musical skill—and win back Veren, the noblewoman who broke her heart four years ago. But Lor doesn't realize that Veren is at the center of a deadly political conspiracy. THE RAVEN SCHOLAR x THE UNBROKEN #questpit #Q #F #LGBT