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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Missouri Romance Writers of America and SLCL - Fiction Writing Workshop 10am to 4pm at the St. Louis Public Library Central Branch, 1301 Olive St.

SLICEXPO is also today! St. Louis Independent Comics Expo 10am to 5pm at The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Ave.

Both are free to attend.
#writers

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 4d

The deadline for the 2025 Young Writers Awards is October 15th!

4th-8th grade first line, "A strange noise..."
250-500 words

9th-12th grade theme, "Noise"
500-1500 Words

Free to enter!

Submission guidelines at www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #youngwriters #contest #writingcontest

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 4d

The deadline for the 2025 Young Writers Awards is October 15th!

4th-8th grade first line, "A strange noise..."
250-500 words

9th-12th grade theme, "Noise"
500-1500 Words

Free to enter!

Submission guidelines at www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #youngwriters #contest #writingcontest

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 12d

I worked on 3 books today.
One of them was mine.
All three will be in the world soon.
Now that I'm done for the day, I'm thinking about opening the file of a fourth book and seeing if it's worth working on.
I had some thoughts about it at the convention this weekend.

#books #booksky #author

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 14d

Hanging out at Archon 48, day 2! Spent the morning at the SLWG's Workshops for Writers and then the rest of the day at Archon selling books and talking about the writers guild. I will be back at Archon tomorrow - drop by and say hi!

#Archon #archon48 #archonstl #writers #booksky #slwg #steampunk

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 15d

I'll be at Archon most of the weekend. If you're looking for a sci-fi/fantasy convention, drop by the SLWG table and say hi!
Archon 48 is in Collinsville, IL.

#Archon #archon48 #convention #scifi #fantasy

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 21d

This looks awesome!
Please let Genndy make The Black Knight!

#TheBlackKnight #GenndyTartakovsky #movies

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 22d

Animation test for Genndy Tartakovsky's 'The Black Knight' ⚔️

• Follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor in the 14th century

• Tartakovsky released the footage to convince Sony to make the film — the studio is unsure if there’s an audience for it

Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · 29d

Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!
☠️ ☠️ ☠️

or in my case, it be Talk Like A Sky Pirate Day!

#TalkLikeAPirateDay #pirates

a picture of a pirate ship with the words happy talk like a pirate day on it

ALT: a picture of a pirate ship with the words happy talk like a pirate day on it

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 19

Aircities are slipping from the clouds, dragons have returned to the land, and Anderax just wants to climb his first tree!

The Airdrainium Adventures
Book Three coming soon!

An illustrated middle grade fantasy.

Paperback and ebook
www.bradrcook.com/steamtree

#books #booksky #fantasy #dragons

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 18

The Writer's Room is Tonight!
7pm CT.
Online, free, and open to all.

Bring your writing questions, and we'll discuss writing topics.

Writers helping writers.

Click one of the Join Event Buttons at www.stlwritersguild.org

#booksky #writers #amwriting #slwg #stlwritersguild #writingcommunity

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 13

Today at 10am CT.
#writers #writingcommunity
#Publicity

Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 12

St. Louis Writers Guild's Workshops for Writers is tomorrow. Sat, Sept 13! 10am to Noon.

"Publicity 101: Tips to get noticed & land media coverage for your book" with Kaitlyn Kennedy of Kaye Publicity

www.stlwritersguild.org for more information or to join the online event.

#writers #Publicity

Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 12

St. Louis Writers Guild's Workshops for Writers is tomorrow. Sat, Sept 13! 10am to Noon.

"Publicity 101: Tips to get noticed & land media coverage for your book" with Kaitlyn Kennedy of Kaye Publicity

www.stlwritersguild.org for more information or to join the online event.

#writers #Publicity

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 10

New Short Story!
I dropped my latest short story yesterday.
St. Louis Writers Guild's 1st Picnic - it tells the story of SLWG 1st members picnic.

Step back into the 1920s.

Available on Kindle Unlimited
The paperback contains a bonus - photos!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQDSKYNK/

#booksky #book

Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 4

This Saturday, St. Louis Writers Guild will be selling 1764 at Main Street Books in St. Charles from 2-4pm.
Drop by and get a copy!
We'll also have the other SLWG Anthologies like Weird STL, The Members Showcase, Where Rivers Meet, and more.

1764 can also be ordered online!
#booksky #books

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 2

Venus Williams! Such fun to watch you this open.
You and Fernandez were awesome.
Congratulations to Siniakova/Townsend!
Can't wait for the semi-final!

#tennis #USOpen #Williams #Townsend

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 2

More of my short stories are on Kindle Unlimited!
The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack - Horror/Thriller
www.amazon.com/Legend-Sprin...

Battle of Salga - Historical Fiction
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3JTV42D/

Enjoy these stories for a limited time on Kindle Unlimited.

#booksky #books #historicalfiction

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Sep 1

Between Schway, Frell, and Frak, I use schway the most, but I always wished they were more widely used.

Also, shout out to Noy Jitat, Whelmed, Gorrum, and of course Nerf Herder.

#words #expletives #batmanbeyond #farscape #battlestargalactica #piratesofdarkwater #teentitans #firefly #starwars

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 27

Calling all Young Writers!
The St. Louis Writers Guild's 2025 Young Writers Awards is currently open to submissions!

Deadline is October 15
Free to enter
Winners are published in a collection!

www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #contest #youngwriters #slwg #stlwritersguild

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 27

Calling all Young Writers!
The St. Louis Writers Guild's 2025 Young Writers Awards is currently open to submissions!

Deadline is October 15
Free to enter
Winners are published in a collection!

www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #contest #youngwriters #slwg #stlwritersguild

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 26

Venus Williams at the USOpen!
That was awesome.

#usopen #tennis #VenusWilliams

Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'll be adding two more short stories to KU in September.
These two are available now.

The Grove - Detective Thriller Story
www.amazon.com/Grove-short-...

1904: The Weirdest Olympic Marathon - historical fiction
www.amazon.com/1904-Weirdes...

#booksky #shortstory #KU #Kindle #reading

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 21

Agassi back on the court!
#usopen

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 21

Shout out to all the late-night writers getting in a few more words before tomorrow.
#writers #writing

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 19

Lately, when I get ready to read, I hear, "Book! Book! Book!"
In Mira's and Zoey's voices.
I am reading on a couch.

#books #book #reading #read #KPDH #Mira #Zoey

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Brad R. Cook @bradrcook.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Writer's Notes are common advice for writers that SLWG often shares. This is another one that is brought up every year at the SLWG Summer Writers Camp.

Passive Verbs and other words to watch out for.

Find more Writer's Notes at www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #writingtip #slwg

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