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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 16h

Hubris, it seems, never goes out of style

Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 16h

"Thousands of men, it is true, will have to pay for my happiness with their lives - but what is that to me?"

- The Duke of Buckingham, The Three Musketeers

#booksky #writingCommunity #inequality

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 16h

Yes!!

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 22h

Left shark encourages us to break the chains of expectation and dance to the beat of our dreams 💃

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Woo

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Not Left Shark!

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Yum!

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

I hope the best for you!!

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

How long is the flight?

2 game-changers for me: nasal spray and eye drops (separate things, don't mix up your bottles 😝)

You don't actually realize just how dry airplane air is... or how much of the discomfort you feel after flying is due to being all dried up

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Do you want your dog to eat your child's homework?

Because this is how you get dogs to eat kids' homework 😝

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 2d

I want everyone to the think of the poor production teams having to act on increasingly unhinged requests. They didn't ask for this. They don't deserve this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me? | David Barnett

With the rise of TikTok and two-tier marketing budgets, something’s off in the world of publishing (and it’s not just the aroma), says author David Barnett

www.theguardian.com

Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Oh gosh absolutely. Im sure theyre parched!

I've already seen my neighborhood spring back to green

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Well - at least it's "authentic"

People like that, right?

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

To feed the world, we don't need to plow over every garden and smash every flower pot

Neither, to be good and caring people, do we need to sacrifice the gardens of our minds and hearts

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Oh gosh -- sounds uncomfortable indeed!

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Love this 😀

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Great advice.

I'd add to this: don't overthink "cover letters" for most publications. It's okay to just send a salutation, a request that they consider your work (with, maybe, a word count), and a closing

#writingCommunity

Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 1d

"How long should a query letter be?"

Short and sweet is generally best. Aim for around 250-350 words. It should be a succinct, engaging introduction to your manuscript and your writing background.

#writingcommunity #amquerying #FAQ

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Heck yeah!

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · 5d

The Colored Lens is looking for a First Reader to join our team.
If you are interested, first send us an email at [email protected] giving a short overview of your writing experience and attach a writing sample. If you have submitted to us previously, you can direct us to your submission.

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 1d

"Reading is both a virtue and a duty." Ma Bibliothèque is the London-based imprint of artist, writer and editor Sharon Kivland, publishing essays, experimental fiction, poetry, critical writing and writing about reading. Discover the library at #smallpublishersfair25, London, Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 2d

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 3d

The problem with “virtue signaling” as a rhetorical framework was always that it pressed you not toward deeper and more sincere acts of virtue, but away from goodness as a goal at all.

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

That's a handy way of tracking things for yourself!

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

It's okay

to have places

that are just beautiful -- no

politics no crisis just

beautiful

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! my flowers love it.

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