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Shut up, this is important. There's a type of caterpillar called the Gum-leaf Skeletonizer and it wears a stack of its own heads-from previous moltings-on its head. It is also called the Mad Haterpillar.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
December 4, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Shut up, this is important. There's a type of caterpillar called the Gum-leaf Skeletonizer and it wears a stack of its own heads-from previous moltings-on its head. It is also called the Mad Haterpillar.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
Two magnificent new baubles on the tree this year. On balance I'd say the Green Lady bears slightly more resemblance to the real thing than Harry Styles...
December 20, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Two magnificent new baubles on the tree this year. On balance I'd say the Green Lady bears slightly more resemblance to the real thing than Harry Styles...
One of the (many) terrifying aspects of the Gisele Pelicot rapists is how many cite porn as a factor in allowing them to see women as objects. On the whole these men grew up before porn was widely available to young boys on the internet. How much worse is it going to get?
December 20, 2024 at 12:32 PM
One of the (many) terrifying aspects of the Gisele Pelicot rapists is how many cite porn as a factor in allowing them to see women as objects. On the whole these men grew up before porn was widely available to young boys on the internet. How much worse is it going to get?
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We are calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, and calling for evidence from members with experiences of ghostwriting.
Read more and take our short survey here👇
societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...
Read more and take our short survey here👇
societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...
Call to acknowledge all writers behind celebrity books - The Society of Authors
The Society of Authors is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children
societyofauthors.org
December 10, 2024 at 10:11 AM
We are calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, and calling for evidence from members with experiences of ghostwriting.
Read more and take our short survey here👇
societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...
Read more and take our short survey here👇
societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...
Ho ho ho! Apparently my very dark, 'batshit' Christmas thriller, #DyingForChristmas is just 99p on kindle for the whole of December. Rude not to really. www.amazon.co.uk/Dying-Christ...
December 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Ho ho ho! Apparently my very dark, 'batshit' Christmas thriller, #DyingForChristmas is just 99p on kindle for the whole of December. Rude not to really. www.amazon.co.uk/Dying-Christ...
I know it’s wrong to want a fur lined cape like Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall but I really really do
November 30, 2024 at 11:22 PM
I know it’s wrong to want a fur lined cape like Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall but I really really do
At that stage of everything-going-wrong-at-once where I'm now convinced it has to be the precursor to some amazing stroke of fortune. I know how this narrative works. Expecting my Lottery win any second now!
November 27, 2024 at 4:20 PM
At that stage of everything-going-wrong-at-once where I'm now convinced it has to be the precursor to some amazing stroke of fortune. I know how this narrative works. Expecting my Lottery win any second now!
If anyone was thinking of giving me some good news, now would be a great time
November 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM
If anyone was thinking of giving me some good news, now would be a great time
Tips on how to coax a stubborn dog into her brand new deluxe basket? I fear we are in for a repeat of The Great Doggy Paddling Pool Fiasco of 2019
November 25, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Tips on how to coax a stubborn dog into her brand new deluxe basket? I fear we are in for a repeat of The Great Doggy Paddling Pool Fiasco of 2019
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Edinburgh Young adult Fiction Prize — Scottish Arts Trust
For writers and illustrators of novels and graphic novels created for readers aged 12 years and older. All genres including humour, romance, drama, horror, queer, contemporary, realist, speculative f...
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November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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Brilliant writing advice from the talented @laurasrobinson.bsky.social. I've written 17 novels and still have so much to learn!
Thought I'd do a thread on writing tips that I might add to from time to time...
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
November 23, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Brilliant writing advice from the talented @laurasrobinson.bsky.social. I've written 17 novels and still have so much to learn!
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November 22, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Local Whatsapp Chat buzzing with news of break in 2 doors down at 11.25 pm. French doors at back smashed while owner slept upstairs. Have just remembered I heard 3 big bangs at around that time (I was still up) & thought 'wonder what that is' & then WENT TO BED! Neighbour of the Year!
November 23, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Local Whatsapp Chat buzzing with news of break in 2 doors down at 11.25 pm. French doors at back smashed while owner slept upstairs. Have just remembered I heard 3 big bangs at around that time (I was still up) & thought 'wonder what that is' & then WENT TO BED! Neighbour of the Year!
I have been making a conscious effort not to start emails with the word 'Just...' ('just wondering if''just a quick message''just in case you didn't see my last email') but it is SUCH a hard habit to break
November 21, 2024 at 1:48 PM
I have been making a conscious effort not to start emails with the word 'Just...' ('just wondering if''just a quick message''just in case you didn't see my last email') but it is SUCH a hard habit to break
*Useful Starter Pack Alert*
November 21, 2024 at 9:42 AM
*Useful Starter Pack Alert*
And right on cue, the boiler packs up on the coldest day of the year. No worries though. All totally fine.
a statue of a person wrapped in a blanket standing on a stage .
ALT: a statue of a person wrapped in a blanket standing on a stage .
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November 19, 2024 at 9:04 PM
And right on cue, the boiler packs up on the coldest day of the year. No worries though. All totally fine.
'Pssst, wanna be in my Starter Pack?'
November 18, 2024 at 7:10 PM
'Pssst, wanna be in my Starter Pack?'
Yesterday I didn't know what a Starter Pack was. Today I'm in a perpetual state of outrage that I'm not in more of them. Is there a Starter Pack for Insecure Neurotic Writers?*
(*Trick question obviously - the entire internet wouldn't be big enough for THAT)
(*Trick question obviously - the entire internet wouldn't be big enough for THAT)
November 18, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday I didn't know what a Starter Pack was. Today I'm in a perpetual state of outrage that I'm not in more of them. Is there a Starter Pack for Insecure Neurotic Writers?*
(*Trick question obviously - the entire internet wouldn't be big enough for THAT)
(*Trick question obviously - the entire internet wouldn't be big enough for THAT)
I need to write a new novel really quickly so I've been reading '2000 to 10,000' (recommended by @janecasey.bsky.social) hoping to improve my productivity (yes, that is 10K words PER DAY). So far today I've written a 150 word description of my dog for a dog sitter site, but determined to crack this!
November 18, 2024 at 10:53 AM
I need to write a new novel really quickly so I've been reading '2000 to 10,000' (recommended by @janecasey.bsky.social) hoping to improve my productivity (yes, that is 10K words PER DAY). So far today I've written a 150 word description of my dog for a dog sitter site, but determined to crack this!
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Did you know that in the UK & Ireland authors get a small stipend each time their books are borrowed from a public library?
The PLR scheme is a godsend to many authors.
The PLR scheme is a godsend to many authors.
Public Libraries can be wonderful places where children and adults can find books that they can see themselves reflected in, no matter who they are, and books that can introduce them to entire other lived experiences. Both are so valuable!
November 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Did you know that in the UK & Ireland authors get a small stipend each time their books are borrowed from a public library?
The PLR scheme is a godsend to many authors.
The PLR scheme is a godsend to many authors.
Everyone seems to be introducing their pets, so here is Doris. She is a bonkers rescue dog. Half jack russell, half friesian cow, wholly neurotic. Loves people, suspects all other dogs. On this morning's walk she lay down outside our front door and refused to go further. Shoe fetishist.
November 16, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Everyone seems to be introducing their pets, so here is Doris. She is a bonkers rescue dog. Half jack russell, half friesian cow, wholly neurotic. Loves people, suspects all other dogs. On this morning's walk she lay down outside our front door and refused to go further. Shoe fetishist.
Since watching Until I Kill you, I have had the Anna Maxwell Martin character's voice in my head delivering my inner monologue. It's disturbing. But fitting.
November 15, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Since watching Until I Kill you, I have had the Anna Maxwell Martin character's voice in my head delivering my inner monologue. It's disturbing. But fitting.
I've got that 'first day at new job' feeling. Going to lurk around in the office kitchen with a half-smile pretending I'm totally at ease and just watch what you guys do and then copy it
November 15, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I've got that 'first day at new job' feeling. Going to lurk around in the office kitchen with a half-smile pretending I'm totally at ease and just watch what you guys do and then copy it
How is it that each and every day I swallow hundreds of times without even noticing it, but as soon as I see the hygienist's assistant reach for that sucky thing I become literally incapable of swallowing at all?
November 23, 2023 at 3:34 PM
How is it that each and every day I swallow hundreds of times without even noticing it, but as soon as I see the hygienist's assistant reach for that sucky thing I become literally incapable of swallowing at all?
My first post on here, and it's a good one! Made my day to see #MurderUnderTheTuscanSun getting some book love courtesy of Kate at #thequickandtheread & Emma at @damppebbles.bsky.social
✨ #R3COMM3ND3D2023 Day 13 ✨
Today I am delighted to welcome #BookBlogger Kate of #thequickandtheread to #damppebbles to share 3 favourite books published in 2023
3⃣📚🩷
Find out which 3 books Kate chose here
➡️ buff.ly/3MCvuKE
@bridgetwalsh.bsky.social @mstamarcohen.bsky.social #anitafrank
Today I am delighted to welcome #BookBlogger Kate of #thequickandtheread to #damppebbles to share 3 favourite books published in 2023
3⃣📚🩷
Find out which 3 books Kate chose here
➡️ buff.ly/3MCvuKE
@bridgetwalsh.bsky.social @mstamarcohen.bsky.social #anitafrank
November 13, 2023 at 2:32 PM
My first post on here, and it's a good one! Made my day to see #MurderUnderTheTuscanSun getting some book love courtesy of Kate at #thequickandtheread & Emma at @damppebbles.bsky.social