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1y

I mean, would it kill you to let Cathy tell you about her ferrets?

#library #libraries #reader #readers #books #book #writingcommunity #ferrets #humor #humour

Three signs -- one says Library Book Return and is on a book drop return slot.
Drop box is broken! Please visit Cathy inside to return books
Update!
Drop box is NOT BROKEN! Cathy is just super lonely and wants to talk to you about her nine ferrets.

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1y

Listen to the dogman, folks. The dogman sees all.

#AmReading #Bookstodon #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Bestsellers #WritingCommunity #IndyPublishing

https://www.amazon.com/Dent-Universe-W-Doc-Parris-ebook/dp/B0BWK3KHFJ/

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read !
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
Verified Purchase
This should be a candidate for one or more Sci-Fi awards. A mind- bending story filled with unexpected twists and turns, with enough science to give one pause regarding the plausibility of such events. Given the propensity of current AI's to be far less reliable than predicted, it is quite likely that advanced AI will slip its tether for reasons its developers never even considered . . .

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1y

I have three new writing workshops coming up in June and July! Building on the success of Design-A-Ghost, I'd like to invite you to join me to explore some more familiar characters from #SFF and #horror by reading extracts from classic and contemporary authors together, and then using writing prompts and exercises to create your own unique monsters, aliens, and robots! 👹👽🤖

#Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #WritingWorkshop

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Want to chat with other members of the #WritingCommunity about the challenges around creating diverse, representative fiction? Join our Tumblr Community, a place for respectful discussion and sharing resources.

https://www.tumblr.com/communities/writingtheothercommunity

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1y

🚨 Please, Help: Need Remote Work!

It happens in cycles & is happening again. Despite 11 books to my name & 25 years varied work experience: United Nations, HBO, Pearson, etc

If you know of any creative, meaningful work—communications, copywriting, even marketing—kindly, reach out🙏🏼

🐺 is @ the🚪

CV, below:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yahialababidi?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

#work #jobs #Fediverse #Mastodon #help #boost #writing #creativity #WritingCommunity #CreativeToots #literature #peace #culture #life #help #books #palestine

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1y

Y'ALL.
FINALLY.

MY NEWEST BOOK IS OUT. 😃🥳🎶💃😁

THE ACCURSED is my first ever solidly YA fantasy novel & I am SO excited to share this adventure with you!

Teen heroine Elfled is the only "unBlessed" member of her family--never a problem until they flee political persecution. Without magical skills to see her through, Elfled has only wits & hopes in her fight to resist the forces driving her squarely into Evil's lair.

https://www.amazon.com/Accursed-Courtney-Cantrell-ebook/dp/B0CVSKRTP2/

#fantasy
#WritingCommunity
#indie
#bookstodon
#YA

The front cover of THE ACCURSED by Courtney Cantrell:
We see a deep forest of dark greens and muted blues, populated by tall, straight trees. Patches of light reveal a mossy forest floor and tree roots. A bumpy, earthen path extends from the bottom left corner generally toward the center and is lost among the trees.
In the lower half of the image, a girl with long, frizzy, reddish hair stands on the path. She is wearing a long-sleeved off-white blouse and a long maroon skirt. She has her back to the viewer. In the top right corner of the image shines an impossible yellow star that illuminates only the girl.
The title is in off-white Canto Brush font, located near the top of the image. The author's name is in off-white P22 Mackinac Pro font, located at the bottom of the image.

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1y

My eBook Things dipped in gold can’t grow, is now available in a second version on my website!

This version contains only my writing and the text is larger, and I tried to make it more accessible for those who need larger text.

If you want the eBook as an ePub file, send me an email or a DM and I will send it to you!

https://marialivgallery.com/2024/06/12/things-dipped-in-gold-cant-grow-version2/

#MastoArt #Art #FediArt #Poetry #Writing #writingcommunity

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341d

Sniff
Baking
Cookie smell
Grandma's cooking
Unmistakable -
Rich tantalising scents
Resistance impossible
Heaven - a moment on that tray
Fingers poised, waiting for approval
Once we have seized the day, all that's left - crumbs!

#Cookie #MastoPrompt #Etheree #Poem #Poetry #MicroPoems #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity

Toffee and Chocolate chip cookies cooling on a wire rack

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338d

It's time for a few #WalrusTech series announcements.
The 2nd book in the series, The Aurora's Pale Light, will be launching on November 29th, 2024.

If you'd like to get a glimpse at the cover, watch this space! The cover art will be revealed on September 11th, 2024, with pre-orders announced shortly thereafter.

Tell all your #bookreader friends and lovers of dark #sciencefiction.

#WritingCommunity #Bookstodon #AmReading #SecretSciFiNetwork
@bookstodon

The Aurora's Pale Light: Book 2 of the epic walrustech series cover reveal will take place on 9-11-2024

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I'm not above a cheap meme to remind y'all that the cover reveal for THE AURORA'S PALE LIGHT: Book Two of the Epic WalrusTech Universe is happening in just 3 weeks!
(Also to let you know that the GoodReads page is up and you can add it to your "To read" shelf right NOW! https://goodreads.com/book/show/217566673-the-aurora-s-pale-light)
#Bookstodon #BookReaders #amReading #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing

Mallory McMorrow holds up a giant book announcing the cover reveal for The Aurora's Pale Light.

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166d

A tip others might find helpful.

During editing, I noticed I wrote clunky sentences whenever my POV character saw or heard something. e.g.

“Adam saw the moonlight filter through the bare trees. Somewhere ahead, he heard a vixen scream.”

As someone who writes 1st person or deep 3rd, it’s usually bloody obvious which POV we’re in.

“Moonlight filtered through the bare trees. Ahead, a vixen screamed.”

This works because the reader knows who is doing the seeing and hearing.

#WritingCommunity

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#authors, #writers, #writingcommunity, #gamedevs, #gamedevelopers #gamingcommunity, #artists #contentcreators! Is there anyone here who is on #substack? I'd be more than happy to #connect!
https://substack.com/@myhauger

#writing #creativewriting

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283d

❗❗❗ INCOMING: a book announcement ❗❗❗

This is going to turn out either frabjously amazeballs or utterly disastrous.

https://courtcan.com/2024/09/26/incoming-a-book-announcement/

#AppetiteForParadox #WIP #PeterRollins #pyrotheology #WritingCommunity #nonfiction #MyNextRead #philosophy #theology #DeathOfGodTheology #AtheismForLent #theism #atheism #christianity #faith #doubt

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294d

#WritersCoffeeClub
Name-check your cover artist, even if it's yourself. Share your best cover.

Well, yes, that is me.

Picking the "best" is a little difficult. I like each cover I make for different reasons.

I am currently considering making all the covers black and white. I really like the film noir meets fantasy style—it's a good mix of cinematic, gloomy, and aesthetic. 🖤

#art #illustration #BookCoverArt #writingcommunity

Book cover for book ten in the Ethereal series. A silhouette of a woman covered in an organic structure standing in a dark forest being guided out by little moths.

Title: Ethereal
Lydia Vvinters

Book Ten
The Promise

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218d

Was once again reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin's daily schedule, and why this woman was an icon on every single level.

#UrsulaKLeguin #Books #Bookstodon #book #Writing #WritingCommunity

Ursula Le Guin‘s daily schedule

5:30 a.m. - wake up and lie there and think.
6:15 a.m. - get up and eat breakfast (lots).
7.15 a.m. - get to work writing, writing, writing.
Noon - lunch.
1:00-3:00 p.m. - reading, music.
3:00-5:00 p.m. correspondence, maybe house cleaning.
5:00-8:00 p.m. make dinner and eat it.
After 8:00 p.m. - I tend to be very stupid and we won't talk about this.

This was Le Guin's daily schedule first appeared in an interview she gave in 1988 (and more recently reappeared in Ursula Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations).

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Writing The Occult's day of talks and workshops themed around hauntology is taking place online on Sat 30 November!

I'll be there, discussing ghost stories and trauma 💔👻

Find out more and get your tickets here: https://writingtheoccult.carrd.co/

#Writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Hauntology #LiteraryTheory #LitTheory #LiteraryCriticism #Literature

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236d

Adept at touch typing? Want to go insane? Try the latest toggle switch "keyboard."

#typing #writing #writingcommunity #humor #humour

A qwerty keyboard but all the keys are replaced with switches

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Join me as we explore the anguish of lost futures and hidden pasts at Writing The Occult: Hauntology, a day of talks and workshops on Sat 30 Nov, starting 1pm UK time. Early bird tickets are £35.

https://writingtheoccult.carrd.co/

I'm really happy to be part of this amazing line up, thanks to @spookygirl for pulling this all together 👻

#Hauntology #GhostStories #Ghosts #HorrorCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #LitTheory #LiteraryTheory

Black and white photo of a plain wooden chair wreathed in ghostly white vapour. Overlaid text reads Writing The Occult: Hauntology, It's Here, A virtual event for writers and readers

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Want to chat with other members of the #WritingCommunity about the challenges around creating diverse, representative fiction? Join our Tumblr Community, a place for respectful discussion and sharing resources.

https://www.tumblr.com/communities/writingtheothercommunity

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Wrote a new blog about #Office culture. Have a read and I'll blow you a kiss. #writer #writingcommunity

https://medium.com/@bLaneJenna3/office-monotony-52b3e81d2179

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Exciting news: German artist @KarenKasparArt and I have been working on a project together, combining her art with my haiku.
The first results are online in the webshop for Europe, varying from (Christmas) cards to sweatshirts. We hope you like our work, which you can find through this link: 👇🏽

https://www.redbubble.com/de/i/grußkarte/Moon-viewing-cats-haiku-english-handmade-watercolor-painting-von-KarenKaspar/166036794.5MT14

P.S. Info for orders outside of Europe will follow soon.

#art #artist #poetry #poetrycommunity #haiku #writing #writingcommunity

@poetry

@haiku

@writingcommunity

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Calling All Authors - The 2024 Winter Blogfest Is Open for Submissions! https://lydiaschoch.com/calling-all-authors-the-2024-winter-blogfest-is-open-for-submissions/

#WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #GuestPost #Bookstodon #Author #Blogging #Winter #LongAndShortReviews #AuthorsOfMastodon

A dark blue banner with white snowflakes gently falling from the top portion of it. The blue gradually grows lighter, too, as your eye scans to the bottom of the banner. The text reads” Long and Short Reviews Winter Blogfest. A Prize on Every Post. December 23-27, 2024. www.longandshortreviews.com

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Bookish and blogging friends, The 2025 Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge blog hop topics have been released. The first one came out today.

I made a post to transcribe all 50 topics as the original didn’t have alt-text. Hope to see you all around at Long and Short Reviews this year: https://lydiaschoch.com/the-2025-wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-topics/

#WritingCommunity #Blogging #Writing #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #BlogHop #Bookstodon #LongAndShortReviews #Books #Bookstagram

@bookstodon

A graphic that shares all 50 Wednesday Weekly Blogging challenge topics for 2025. I wrote them all out in the post as there isn’t space here to list all 50 without possibly annoying the heck out of friends with screen readers.

Above the list in this image you can see an opened laptop on a wooden table.

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#ScribesAndMakers Tell us about yourself and your creative work.

I am a profoundly eclectic artist. Went to art school, had a moderately successful art career, burned out, decided to embrace the varied nature of creativity. Now I make digital art, illustrations, design, make spells, do photography, curate shows, do some amateur botany and philosophy, write a strange fantasy series called Ethereal, and whatever else takes my fancy.💜

#writing #fediart #mastoart #art #writingcommunity #artist