The Write Advice
@thewriteadvice.bsky.social
We are the authors & editors Anna Stephens, Stephen Aryan, and Thomas D Lee.
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+, antifascist, no to GenAI. Big nerds.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+, antifascist, no to GenAI. Big nerds.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
Our very own Tom's next book is nearly with us, available to preorder, AND with 25% off at Waterstones!!
Behold, the beautiful cover of THE KNIGHT WATCH, which is now available to pre-order!
February 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Our very own Tom's next book is nearly with us, available to preorder, AND with 25% off at Waterstones!!
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this hasn't personally happened to me, but i've seen other artists here talking about it intermittently. so here's an infographic about a handy feature i think a lot of people are overlooking! #artsky #artistsonbsky
June 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
this hasn't personally happened to me, but i've seen other artists here talking about it intermittently. so here's an infographic about a handy feature i think a lot of people are overlooking! #artsky #artistsonbsky
Heartening to see the resounding "Hell, No's" in response here.
Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity
February 17, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Heartening to see the resounding "Hell, No's" in response here.
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Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity
February 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity
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I’ve decided that this is the year I release BLACK DOE into the wild. I still have a couple of irons in the fire, but if they fizzle out, she is ready to go. I’ve done loads of work on this book with @annasmithwrites.bsky.social at @thewriteadvice.bsky.social and I want you to be able to read it.
February 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I’ve decided that this is the year I release BLACK DOE into the wild. I still have a couple of irons in the fire, but if they fizzle out, she is ready to go. I’ve done loads of work on this book with @annasmithwrites.bsky.social at @thewriteadvice.bsky.social and I want you to be able to read it.
Full day of mentoring today, with 5 of my clients. We covered A LOT.
From the motivations of a weakened god battling a power-mad magic-wielding emperor to the travails of a bunch of ordinary dinosaur-riding folk facing off against pirates and their Drowned god, it was all about ideas ~ Anna
From the motivations of a weakened god battling a power-mad magic-wielding emperor to the travails of a bunch of ordinary dinosaur-riding folk facing off against pirates and their Drowned god, it was all about ideas ~ Anna
a picture of a woman with the words my imagination has become on the bottom
Alt: Catherine O'Hara in Schitts Creek saying, my imagination has become rather unbridled
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February 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Full day of mentoring today, with 5 of my clients. We covered A LOT.
From the motivations of a weakened god battling a power-mad magic-wielding emperor to the travails of a bunch of ordinary dinosaur-riding folk facing off against pirates and their Drowned god, it was all about ideas ~ Anna
From the motivations of a weakened god battling a power-mad magic-wielding emperor to the travails of a bunch of ordinary dinosaur-riding folk facing off against pirates and their Drowned god, it was all about ideas ~ Anna
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The popular blogging platform Substack – used by numerous British comic creators to promote their work – has suffered a data breach. The company is warning users to take extra caution with any emails or text messages you receive…
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
February 5, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The popular blogging platform Substack – used by numerous British comic creators to promote their work – has suffered a data breach. The company is warning users to take extra caution with any emails or text messages you receive…
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
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The Fantasy Hive has returned to SPFBO! Our resident SPFBO super-fan Theo has put together a team for SPFBO 11 - eleven?! Where has the time gone??
Meet this year's team and learn about the Hive's process here: tinyurl.com/mrab3mrk
#SPFBO
Meet this year's team and learn about the Hive's process here: tinyurl.com/mrab3mrk
#SPFBO
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The Fantasy Hive has returned to SPFBO! Our resident SPFBO super-fan Theo has put together a team for SPFBO 11 - eleven?! Where has the time gone??
Meet this year's team and learn about the Hive's process here: tinyurl.com/mrab3mrk
#SPFBO
Meet this year's team and learn about the Hive's process here: tinyurl.com/mrab3mrk
#SPFBO
WOOOHOOOOOOO! The biggest congratulations to our editorial and mentoring client, Jess, whose gaslamp fantasy horror novella is not only shortlisted in #SFINCS3, but also now in @aurealisawards.bsky.social, only Australia's biggest spec fic awards!
We love you, Jess! Go get 'em! ~ Anna
We love you, Jess! Go get 'em! ~ Anna
Holy shit guys, Aurealis is like the top SFF award in Australia. To receive two finalist berths is just 🤯🤯🤯🤯
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
WOOOHOOOOOOO! The biggest congratulations to our editorial and mentoring client, Jess, whose gaslamp fantasy horror novella is not only shortlisted in #SFINCS3, but also now in @aurealisawards.bsky.social, only Australia's biggest spec fic awards!
We love you, Jess! Go get 'em! ~ Anna
We love you, Jess! Go get 'em! ~ Anna
First editing client of the year up and running. An excellent, gritty, low fantasy story about justice and loss and community.
I did the dev edit on this, so I'm excited to see how it's turned out. Results are positive so far ~ Anna
I did the dev edit on this, so I'm excited to see how it's turned out. Results are positive so far ~ Anna
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
First editing client of the year up and running. An excellent, gritty, low fantasy story about justice and loss and community.
I did the dev edit on this, so I'm excited to see how it's turned out. Results are positive so far ~ Anna
I did the dev edit on this, so I'm excited to see how it's turned out. Results are positive so far ~ Anna
The biggest of congratulations to mentee and editorial client Jessica A McMinn on reaching the finals of #SFINCS3 with her novella, Parasitic Omens!
Fingers crossed for the win! ~ Anna 🍾
Fingers crossed for the win! ~ Anna 🍾
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A huge thank you to the team @grimoireinkreviews.bsky.social for selecting Parasitc Omens as a finalist in this year's #SFINCS3 competition.
I am beyond stoked that you enjoyed it! 🤗 Congratulations to fellow finalist @bengalley.bsky.social and the semifinalists for making it this far ❤️
A huge thank you to the team @grimoireinkreviews.bsky.social for selecting Parasitc Omens as a finalist in this year's #SFINCS3 competition.
I am beyond stoked that you enjoyed it! 🤗 Congratulations to fellow finalist @bengalley.bsky.social and the semifinalists for making it this far ❤️
From five novellas down to two.
We are delighted to share our #SFINC3 finalists.
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Congratulations to @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social and @bengalley.bsky.social!
We are delighted to share our #SFINC3 finalists.
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Congratulations to @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social and @bengalley.bsky.social!
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The biggest of congratulations to mentee and editorial client Jessica A McMinn on reaching the finals of #SFINCS3 with her novella, Parasitic Omens!
Fingers crossed for the win! ~ Anna 🍾
Fingers crossed for the win! ~ Anna 🍾
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New blog: my 2026 word of the year, and what I hope it'll help me achieve: anna-stephens.com/2026/01/27/c...
“Commit”
That’s my 2026 word of the year. I started doing this last year, and 2025’s word was “Joy”. It’s safe to say that one was a mixed bag of results, with multiple family …
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January 27, 2026 at 10:38 AM
New blog: my 2026 word of the year, and what I hope it'll help me achieve: anna-stephens.com/2026/01/27/c...
This looks like a great day!
So far, we've announced a lot of love - but what about the death? Thankfully, that's in the able hands of paranormal historian and fan of the spooky stuff @katecherrell.bsky.social.
Tickets now on sale, and more speaker announcements to come! Get the details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
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Tickets now on sale, and more speaker announcements to come! Get the details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
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January 23, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This looks like a great day!
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This is your ongoing reminder to get weirder with your writing. Yes, I'm going to keep saying it. Weird is where cool lives and rule of cool makes stories alive.
January 23, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is your ongoing reminder to get weirder with your writing. Yes, I'm going to keep saying it. Weird is where cool lives and rule of cool makes stories alive.
Who's writing this weekend? I'm at 48k on the WIP and hoping to get some good forward progress over the next couple of days.
But I also need to finalise the encounter(s) for next week's DnD session, and, you know, I have players to kill *cough* wound, I meant wound.
What are you goals? ~ Anna
But I also need to finalise the encounter(s) for next week's DnD session, and, you know, I have players to kill *cough* wound, I meant wound.
What are you goals? ~ Anna
a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them
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January 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Who's writing this weekend? I'm at 48k on the WIP and hoping to get some good forward progress over the next couple of days.
But I also need to finalise the encounter(s) for next week's DnD session, and, you know, I have players to kill *cough* wound, I meant wound.
What are you goals? ~ Anna
But I also need to finalise the encounter(s) for next week's DnD session, and, you know, I have players to kill *cough* wound, I meant wound.
What are you goals? ~ Anna
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Absolutely delighted to announce that I'm joining the team at @thewriteadvice.bsky.social where I'll be offering my mentoring services to budding writers. Click through to the website to read my introductory blog post (and, if you're interested, to have a look at our rates and services).
Things are AFOOT at The Write Advice HQ. @justinleeanderson.com is stepping down - BOOO! - but @thomasdlee.bsky.social is stepping up. Hurrah!
All change at The Write Advice
Well, not ‘all’. A third is changing, to be precise. After two years of hard work, Justin Lee Anderson is stepping back from the business to concentrate on other commitments. While his …
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January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Absolutely delighted to announce that I'm joining the team at @thewriteadvice.bsky.social where I'll be offering my mentoring services to budding writers. Click through to the website to read my introductory blog post (and, if you're interested, to have a look at our rates and services).
Things are AFOOT at The Write Advice HQ. @justinleeanderson.com is stepping down - BOOO! - but @thomasdlee.bsky.social is stepping up. Hurrah!
All change at The Write Advice
Well, not ‘all’. A third is changing, to be precise. After two years of hard work, Justin Lee Anderson is stepping back from the business to concentrate on other commitments. While his …
thewriteadvice.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Things are AFOOT at The Write Advice HQ. @justinleeanderson.com is stepping down - BOOO! - but @thomasdlee.bsky.social is stepping up. Hurrah!
Hello #writesky, I have an opening for one monthly and one quarterly mentee in 2026.
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Hello #writesky, I have an opening for one monthly and one quarterly mentee in 2026.
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
If you're looking for support as a writer, whatever your level, contact me at [email protected] ~ Anna
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I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
Have needle. Have thread. Have scraps of paper. Have free will. Have made a notebook.
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
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Just want to put out feelers for a TTRPG writer/dev or two who would be interested in collaborating on a pulpy scifi/fantasy project in 2026 with myself and another artist/writer. Ideally someone who'd fuck with "Frank Frazetta but queer" as an aesthetic. Would love 2 chat if this sounds interesting
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just want to put out feelers for a TTRPG writer/dev or two who would be interested in collaborating on a pulpy scifi/fantasy project in 2026 with myself and another artist/writer. Ideally someone who'd fuck with "Frank Frazetta but queer" as an aesthetic. Would love 2 chat if this sounds interesting
The Write Advice elves are officially on holiday until 2026! We hope you get gifted lots of books, fancy pens and notebooks, and a wealth of new story ideas! Have a good one. ~ Anna
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Write Advice elves are officially on holiday until 2026! We hope you get gifted lots of books, fancy pens and notebooks, and a wealth of new story ideas! Have a good one. ~ Anna
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18 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Big breakthrough for sexually-active/high-risk trans ppl: study of longest-acting injectable PrEP (lenacapavir) finds NO interaction with GAMT. Trans adults have long avoided PrEP for fear it impacts their hormone therapy with just 20% using it.
Groundbreaking HIV-prevention med won't harm trans people's hormone therapy - LGBTQ Nation
Lenacapavir, approved in June, is a twice-yearly injectable.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
18 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Big breakthrough for sexually-active/high-risk trans ppl: study of longest-acting injectable PrEP (lenacapavir) finds NO interaction with GAMT. Trans adults have long avoided PrEP for fear it impacts their hormone therapy with just 20% using it.
And the stats are in! Phew, it's been a busy one. Looking forward to doing it all again next year. Got manuscripts? Send them my way! Got writing questions? Over here! ~ Anna
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And the stats are in! Phew, it's been a busy one. Looking forward to doing it all again next year. Got manuscripts? Send them my way! Got writing questions? Over here! ~ Anna