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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 16h

Writing is so strange. You sit alone inventing people and somehow discover more about yourself in the process. It's a playground for introspection.

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 2d

✨BOOK CLUB✨

Our November #book picks:

📚 The Lilac People by Todd

In 1930s Berlin a trans man and his partner must escape a world determined to erase them.

📚 One Dark Window by Gillig

A woman bound to a demon joins a highwayman's quest as she fights for her freedom and his heart.

Happy reading!

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 2d

Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions.

To manually turn off go to:

Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 2d

CAUTION: there's a chance that tiny throwaway plot twist you added for fun becomes the entire emotional core of your book, and now you're rewriting 40k words to make it make sense.

A.D.🍀🦩 @adwills.bsky.social · 3d

CAUTION: There's a chance that small side character you just created becomes way more important to the story than you had originally planned because you keep daydreaming cool things about them, and you end up liking them too much

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 5d

It's a bit more chaotic than that... I have a book rec from my therapist, a book rec from my husband, and two books about to lapse on libby 😅

Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 5d

I'm doing the ADHD reader thing where I try to read 4 books at once. Is it a sign of dysregulation or is my TBR pile staging a coup?

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 11d

Reading feels sacred in autumn. The air cools, the earth softens, and the smallest story becomes a comfort. Books and blankets were made for this season 🍂

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 13d

I tried waking up early to write today. Turns out my muses don't clock in until 10AM.

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks, friend 🥴

a cartoon character from the movie monsters inc is looking at the camera and saying `` me right now '' .

ALT: a cartoon character from the movie monsters inc is looking at the camera and saying `` me right now '' .

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 13d

Okay guys... I'm up at 5am doing the thing. Am I a writer now? Because if this is what it takes idk if I'm down 🫩

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 16d

Oh hey, people-pleasing eldest daughter with ADHD who reads a lot of fantasy #books and loves the Mr. Darcy hand-flex in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice... Do you want to be friends?

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 15d

Went to my local scarecrow competition yesterday and was not disappointed.

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A guy scarecrow in a grey shirt and black pants. His skin is made of sparkling sequins and he's holding an apple in both hands.

A title card is at the scarecrow's feet that reads, "This is the scarecrow of a killer, Bella"

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 15d

a woman wearing sunglasses and a black dress is saying i have to have my moment

ALT: a woman wearing sunglasses and a black dress is saying i have to have my moment

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 15d

Me: rage crying after therapy because someone integral in my life is being a butthead.

Me later: 😭😠😐🤔🤓✍️
Oh, all this pain? Just put it in the book!

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🏳️‍🌈Mandy Olivieri, Writer~ is editing AF🌈📚 @mandyolivieri.bsky.social · 15d

Me earlier: The person I think is so stinking neat has never bothered to message me first in 20+ years. I'm so sad for me right now.

Me hours later:
😐😠😒🤔😀🤓✍️
Chapter 1...
(it's ALL fodder!)
#writerswrite #lesbianauthors #booksky

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 15d

Went to my local scarecrow competition yesterday and was not disappointed.

#booksky #writingcommunity #books

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 16d

Oh hey, people-pleasing eldest daughter with ADHD who reads a lot of fantasy #books and loves the Mr. Darcy hand-flex in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice... Do you want to be friends?

#booksky #writingcommunity

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 17d

I heard someone say that a book with 5k reviews was a rare find. Social media numbers have become harder to contextualize. One thousand doesn't look like a lot on paper, but you put those same people in a room and it's staggering!

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 17d

Writing can feel daunting right up until it doesn't. Getting down one good sentence can make you believe in yourself again. Every draft I chase that moment.

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 19d

I saw this headline and had to take in a big breath because WHY IS THIS TRUE??

share.google/JPbstFvT1kQz...

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When Is a Horror Book a Thriller? When a Woman Writes It

There's a thin line between horror and thriller, but why does one gender seem to always be categorized one way?

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 18d

✨BOOK CLUB✨

Between Two Fires is equal parts brutal and beautiful. It reads like folklore mixed with scripture, using parable-like encounters to explore themes of sin and redemption. It’s grim, captivating, and kept me thinking well past the last page. Easily my fav read this year.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 24d

I asked my brother to borrow a banned #book through his library for me and found out he's NEVER had a library card. He's in his mid-thirties...

He's getting one to help me and, somewhere, a librarian got her wings 🧚🏼‍♀️

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 19d

I saw this headline and had to take in a big breath because WHY IS THIS TRUE??

share.google/JPbstFvT1kQz...

#booksky #writingcommunity

When Is a Horror Book a Thriller? When a Woman Writes It

There's a thin line between horror and thriller, but why does one gender seem to always be categorized one way?

share.google

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 21d

A blessing and a curse 😎

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 22d

Me: Even as a kid, I wondered why Hogwarts students didn't die more. They let kids carry and train with the equivalent of guns. Also, you're telling me a school with moving staircases doesn't have daily instances of accidental murder?
Interviewer: I meant questions about the job...

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Rachel Wight @rachelwight.bsky.social · 22d

I was able to predict a significant call back in a show my husband and I were watching last night. He said, "How'd you know that would happen?" I shrugged and said, "It's good writing..." Then, after a beat, we both said in unison, "Or it's the ADHD."

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