Rita E. Gould
@ritakitty.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Editor. Blogger. Frustrated cat owner. (She/her) #womenwritersnet Founder member of @womenwritersnet on Twitter. (Instagram: @ ritakitty.8; Twitter: @ritakitty8) Blog: anartfulsequenceofwords.com
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Thanks, @literaryhub.bsky.social 👏👏👏 for your "100 notable small press books": "a thriving ecosystem of books from publishers taking risks, publishing from the margins, operating on few resources, with small distribution and even smaller marketing budgets." lithub.com/100-notable-... #Booksky
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thanks, @literaryhub.bsky.social 👏👏👏 for your "100 notable small press books": "a thriving ecosystem of books from publishers taking risks, publishing from the margins, operating on few resources, with small distribution and even smaller marketing budgets." lithub.com/100-notable-... #Booksky
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Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three in the Alps in 2026: in March, June and September. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #holidays #writingcourse #writersretreat #writingadvice #writingtips #writerslife
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three in the Alps in 2026: in March, June and September. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #holidays #writingcourse #writersretreat #writingadvice #writingtips #writerslife
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Is giving yourself a justified compliment, or seeing others doing so online, "squirm-inducing"? I'm aware from experience how hard this can be for #womenwriters on social media. An interesting opinion piece in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @womenwritersnet.bsky.social
If toxic humility is a thing, I definitely have it. But perhaps there’s another way | Emma Beddington
We’re taught that modesty is good and pride is bad. This ignores the fact that telling ourselves we’re OK is actually beneficial, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Is giving yourself a justified compliment, or seeing others doing so online, "squirm-inducing"? I'm aware from experience how hard this can be for #womenwriters on social media. An interesting opinion piece in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @womenwritersnet.bsky.social
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Amber Halls's final page for '25 Includes prose + an extract from WIP by Mirabel Lavelle, a refection on her time in the army reserves from Sarah Frideswide &a fab seasonal shape poem by Hongwei Bao. Way to go Amber!
pentoprint.org/monday-momen...
#mondaymotivation #Mondaythoughts #writingcommunity
pentoprint.org/monday-momen...
#mondaymotivation #Mondaythoughts #writingcommunity
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Amber Halls's final page for '25 Includes prose + an extract from WIP by Mirabel Lavelle, a refection on her time in the army reserves from Sarah Frideswide &a fab seasonal shape poem by Hongwei Bao. Way to go Amber!
pentoprint.org/monday-momen...
#mondaymotivation #Mondaythoughts #writingcommunity
pentoprint.org/monday-momen...
#mondaymotivation #Mondaythoughts #writingcommunity
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My Bookish Month of November 2025 frombelgiumwithbooklove.com/my-bookish-m... - via @kellyvandamme.bsky.social 💙📚
My Bookish Month of November 2025
Hi and welcome to another monthly overview! After a rough September and an even rougher October, I really needed November to be kind to me, and fortunately, it was. My dad received the best news re…
frombelgiumwithbooklove.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
My Bookish Month of November 2025 frombelgiumwithbooklove.com/my-bookish-m... - via @kellyvandamme.bsky.social 💙📚
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The Magpie Way to Becoming a Writer booksbywomen.org/the-magpie-w... by @ninaschuyler.bsky.social @sibyllinepress.bsky.social
The Magpie Way to Becoming a Writer - Women Writers, Women's Books
By Nina Schuyler There’s my desk. Here is a jar of my favorite pens, Pilot, Precise, V5, black ink. I keep a thesaurus here. While it’s not a room of my own (I wish, Virginia), it is a corner of the b...
booksbywomen.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Magpie Way to Becoming a Writer booksbywomen.org/the-magpie-w... by @ninaschuyler.bsky.social @sibyllinepress.bsky.social
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Starting to think, or even panic about, the Christmas shopping?
Don’t forget books make wonderful presents! And for a thought-provoking, award-winning, fictional thrill-ride for the bookworms in your life, look no further…
#booksky #giftsforbookworms
@breakthroughbook.bsky.social
Don’t forget books make wonderful presents! And for a thought-provoking, award-winning, fictional thrill-ride for the bookworms in your life, look no further…
#booksky #giftsforbookworms
@breakthroughbook.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Starting to think, or even panic about, the Christmas shopping?
Don’t forget books make wonderful presents! And for a thought-provoking, award-winning, fictional thrill-ride for the bookworms in your life, look no further…
#booksky #giftsforbookworms
@breakthroughbook.bsky.social
Don’t forget books make wonderful presents! And for a thought-provoking, award-winning, fictional thrill-ride for the bookworms in your life, look no further…
#booksky #giftsforbookworms
@breakthroughbook.bsky.social
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Applications for the 2026 TSF Poetry Workshop are open and close on Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish time.
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Applications for the 2026 TSF Poetry Workshop are open and close on Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish time.
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
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What a wonderful showcase of our very own @nastasyaparker.bsky.social's work! Thank you, Lou, for introducing your blog readers to these powerful short stories and interview! #WritingCommunity #booksky
Thanks to fellow writer Lou for showcasing me on her blog! louviewsnewscues.blogspot.com Check out my reflections on the writing process, and my bonus story Centuries, in Burnt Sienna.
'My sister devoured all history, beginning in the summer vacation when she was six...' #WritingCommunity #BookSky
'My sister devoured all history, beginning in the summer vacation when she was six...' #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Lou's Writing News, Cues and Reviews
louviewsnewscues.blogspot.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
What a wonderful showcase of our very own @nastasyaparker.bsky.social's work! Thank you, Lou, for introducing your blog readers to these powerful short stories and interview! #WritingCommunity #booksky
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I could really relate to this article by @abielongstaff.bsky.social. abielongstaff.substack.com/p/what-do-yo... Have a read, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! #writerslife #writinglife #writing
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I could really relate to this article by @abielongstaff.bsky.social. abielongstaff.substack.com/p/what-do-yo... Have a read, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! #writerslife #writinglife #writing
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Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! What tips would you give fellow authors on how to make space for #writing in your day? #writerslife #writingadvice #writingtips
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! What tips would you give fellow authors on how to make space for #writing in your day? #writerslife #writingadvice #writingtips
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From @katenashagent.bsky.social: "As an agency specialising in popular commercial fiction, we’re constantly asked which genres are currently selling..." slushpilemountaineering.substack.com/p/what-ficti... #WritingCommunity #womenwriters
What fiction editors are buying right now
An advanced sneak peek at some fiction deals
slushpilemountaineering.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
From @katenashagent.bsky.social: "As an agency specialising in popular commercial fiction, we’re constantly asked which genres are currently selling..." slushpilemountaineering.substack.com/p/what-ficti... #WritingCommunity #womenwriters
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This article about "show vs tell", from @angelackerman.bsky.social, has such good examples of various effects that can be achieved! writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/how-... #WritingCommunity #writingtips
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This article about "show vs tell", from @angelackerman.bsky.social, has such good examples of various effects that can be achieved! writershelpingwriters.net/2025/03/how-... #WritingCommunity #writingtips
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
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Mark Kelly knows exactly what political violence looks like. The fact that the Pentagon is investigating him for urging troops to refuse illegal orders, even as Trump calls for political enemies to be punished, shows how dangerous this administration has become.
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Mark Kelly knows exactly what political violence looks like. The fact that the Pentagon is investigating him for urging troops to refuse illegal orders, even as Trump calls for political enemies to be punished, shows how dangerous this administration has become.
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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We're reprinting another Bitch mag classic today and celebrating @scarleteen.com, the internet's best sex-ed site.
Red Letter Day
The enduring legacy of Scarleteen, the internet’s best sex-ed site.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We're reprinting another Bitch mag classic today and celebrating @scarleteen.com, the internet's best sex-ed site.
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Want to join me for this Showing Up for Racial Justice event? mobilize.us/s/CYNNSF/n #resist #boycott #crushice #weaintbuyingit
We Ain't Buying It! Pledge to Boycott with SURJ · Showing Up for Racial Justice
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### SURJ is joining forces with the _We Ain't Buying It!_ Campaign to send a clear message to corporate America and the ...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Want to join me for this Showing Up for Racial Justice event? mobilize.us/s/CYNNSF/n #resist #boycott #crushice #weaintbuyingit
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Excited to have a sly micro posted @paragraphplanet.bsky.social today ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Excited to have a sly micro posted @paragraphplanet.bsky.social today ❤️
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Nov's Write On! and Friends, guess episode: 'Where Writers Go' – from Kathryn Georghiou who focusses on places and how they inspire our writing. Fascinating!
open.spotify.com/episode/34J2...
#writingcommunity #adventurewriting #Tuesdaythoughts #podcast #PodernFamily #britpodscene #PodcastHQ
open.spotify.com/episode/34J2...
#writingcommunity #adventurewriting #Tuesdaythoughts #podcast #PodernFamily #britpodscene #PodcastHQ
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nov's Write On! and Friends, guess episode: 'Where Writers Go' – from Kathryn Georghiou who focusses on places and how they inspire our writing. Fascinating!
open.spotify.com/episode/34J2...
#writingcommunity #adventurewriting #Tuesdaythoughts #podcast #PodernFamily #britpodscene #PodcastHQ
open.spotify.com/episode/34J2...
#writingcommunity #adventurewriting #Tuesdaythoughts #podcast #PodernFamily #britpodscene #PodcastHQ
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#WriteStuff tonight
#WriteStuff Genuinely surprised I haven't done this one before, but for better or worse, the holidays are upon us.
Let's talk.
Let's talk.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#WriteStuff tonight
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Great article from @felipedlh.bsky.social about a rarely-acknowledged vibe among recent immigrants: disappointment in the United States. Especially among people who believed they could succeed here by working hard. Only on Flaming Hydra!
TODAY: @felipedlh.bsky.social tracks a sad trend; “a deep-seated regret, among immigrants, for having come to the United States at all.” flaminghydra.com/r/fc898c29?m... r
Bill of goods / Feline fame
Felipe De La Hoz on immigrants’ regrets; Ace and Jack on Hollywood cats
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November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Great article from @felipedlh.bsky.social about a rarely-acknowledged vibe among recent immigrants: disappointment in the United States. Especially among people who believed they could succeed here by working hard. Only on Flaming Hydra!
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Our friends at @mslexia have an interesting submissions slot. Take a look! bsky.app/profile/msle...
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Our friends at @mslexia have an interesting submissions slot. Take a look! bsky.app/profile/msle...
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Thank you, @ritakitty.bsky.social, for a wonderful week on the @womenwritersnet.bsky.social channel, and hello from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland on a freezing day! What are your #writing plans this week, #womenwriters? Share your goals and news with our supportive #WritingCommunity!
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Thank you, @ritakitty.bsky.social, for a wonderful week on the @womenwritersnet.bsky.social channel, and hello from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland on a freezing day! What are your #writing plans this week, #womenwriters? Share your goals and news with our supportive #WritingCommunity!
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This is so interesting, @brethertonwords.bsky.social! Thanks for posting. "Prehistoric artists deliberately painted in places where echoes, resonance and sound transmission created otherworldly sonic effects." #history #prehistory #science #booksky
Oh, I love this, and yes I kind of hint at such things in my books and yes, I can completely imagine my prehistoric characters enjoying both their art and music in such sacred spaces…
#booksky
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#booksky
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age
Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric rituals to life
www.newscientist.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is so interesting, @brethertonwords.bsky.social! Thanks for posting. "Prehistoric artists deliberately painted in places where echoes, resonance and sound transmission created otherworldly sonic effects." #history #prehistory #science #booksky