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Darcy Conaty @dconaty.bsky.social · 1h

If you prefer your books in audio format, Copper Script is on sale at Chirp for only $3.99!

Also on sale: "Death in the Spires" ($2.99), "The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen", & "A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel" ($4.99 each)

www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/c...

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Son of Raum @sonofraucous.bsky.social · 1h

This made me laugh way more than I probably should have.

A flooded toby carvery show from the outside. The water looks very brown.
The caption reads, tell me when to stop with the gravy.

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 1d

Fancy a trip to France with no Corona virus risk?

Why not accompany Ellie on That Holiday In France - a light hearted rom com set in sunny France (with a little bit in Yorkshire).

https://books2read.com/THIFrance

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 1d

Book Review: The Monday Night Heartbreak Club by Jane Lovering

I always snap up Jane Lovering's books when I see them on Netgalley. I've read nearly all the books she's written and this one is my second favourite (the favourite is always The Boys of Christmas).Fee is failing at pretty much every…

Book Review: The Monday Night Heartbreak Club by Jane Lovering

I always snap up Jane Lovering's books when I see them on Netgalley. I've read nearly all the books she's written and this one is my second favourite (the favourite is always The Boys of Christmas).Fee is failing at pretty much every metric. She ends up drunk, dumped and very unhappy in the bar across the street from where she lives, where she stumbles upon the Monday Night Heartbreak Club.

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Ria Cheyne @riacheyne.bsky.social · 2d

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UK HE News @ukhenews.bsky.social · 2d

In fairness, UK HE was dismantled so rapidly, new PhDs can hardly be blamed for assuming universities would still exist as academic research institutions in the near future.

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 2d

The tighter researchers’ identities are bound to the university, the less prepared they often feel for life beyond it. Embracing both depth and outbound modes of working can help bridge the employability gap, says Alys Kay: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-e... #EduSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 2d

‘Amazing!!!! This book was literally the best thing I’ve ever read.’
NetGalley reviewer.

Can't ask for a better review than that!
https://books2read.com/PPerfect

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 2d

A thread on structure with a nuanced, subtle (hot) take. Nuance? Subtlety? On the INTERNET? I know, I know...but enjoy.

Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 2d

My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.

Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.

3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.

You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 4d

So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?

Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?

Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?

Something else?

What have you got?

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 2d

She's a secret millionaire, hoping for some peace and quiet. He's just been dumped (after he bought the ring). The last thing either of them wants this Christmas is company.
- Cozy Yorkshire pub
- Cinnamon rolls
- Snow. Lots of it.
Buy SNOWED IN:
https://books2read.com/u/meK9xr

Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 3d

I enjoyed it a lot, but was a bit disappointed that Hikaru ended up in permanent 'boy mode' (albeit quite a glam version). His choice, obviously, (Haruka was clear that she loved him in either gender), but it seemed odd when the fluidity was so important to him at the start. #CinderellaCloset

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 3d

I know people whose lives are already affected by this. Please write to your MP

Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 3d

Here we go! 📝📝📝
🚽 Scrap the Bathroom Ban🚨🏳️‍⚧️

Our work so far is already working (see here: archive.ph/gaCN4)

Now we’re demanding that any new Code must outline how providers can lawfully *include* trans folk in their services.

✍️ Write to your MP with our easy tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...

Scrap the Bathroom Ban

🚨This is urgent🚨 Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 3d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Matthew Parkinson-Bennett @matthewpb.bsky.social · 3d

Returns from a chain bookshop have reduced our sales to a minus figure in the most important sales month of the year.

Please support independent bookshops this Christmas.

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Hobeck Books @hobeckbooks.bsky.social · 3d

After a bit of a break, the podcast is back in action! We will catch up so sorry to all our recent guests. This week we chat with the lovely Jeev @jeevanicharika.bsky.social about smart heroines, nice guys, and how to write under two names shows.acast.com/the-hobcast-... #podcast

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 3d

I had SO much fun recording this. Talked FAR too much about steam trains and the wrongness of chili in cheese.

Hobeck Books @hobeckbooks.bsky.social · 3d

After a bit of a break, the podcast is back in action! We will catch up so sorry to all our recent guests. This week we chat with the lovely Jeev @jeevanicharika.bsky.social about smart heroines, nice guys, and how to write under two names shows.acast.com/the-hobcast-... #podcast

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 3d

Terrible performance on Duolingo today. I'll do better tomorrow.

Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 4d

Using a wordsearch is a fun and interactive way to promote your book. Here's how to make one in Canva.

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 5d

Don't worry. I won't blow my 87p all at once!

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 5d

Holy smoke! I sold a book on Draft2Digital.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 6d

Just bc a book contains a protagonist between 10 and 30, especially a female protagnoist, doesn't mean it's YA. Just bc the book is written by a woman (or someone you incorrectly assume is a woman), doesn't make it YA. Just bc a book is fun, written colloquially, or has romance doesn't make it YA.

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · 5d

Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/10/11/p...
Congratulations to @jennikeer.bsky.social on publication day. Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for the heads up. 💙📚#booksky

Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks

I’m delighted to wish Jenni Keer ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of her latest novel The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House. Jenni writes historical romances often with …

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 5d

Today is Bookshop Day, a day to celebrate ALL bookshops on our high streets.

Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise.

Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support.

#bookshopday

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 5d

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 6d

Today's newsletter is about the patterns in fake book club and other scam emails sent to authors.

How to spot an author scam email

I’ve grumbled enough on social media about the rise in AI-generated scam emails that now, more than one of my author friends has sent an email to me, asking...

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 6d

Nominated for the RoNA Romantic Comedy award 2023!

- Secret identities
- A love square with only 2 people
- entrepreneur heroine
- soft nerdy hero
- computer game shenanigans

PLAYING FOR LOVE
https://books2read.com/PFL

Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 6d

I'm sorry. Hope you're both okay.

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