The Literary Consultancy
@thelitconsultancy.bsky.social
The UK's longest-standing editorial consultancy. Offering editing, mentoring and events. Home of Being A Writer. #ACEsupported. Official BlueSky account.
Our mentoring programme includes our in-person Industry Day, a day to be in a space with other writers, and one that our mentees consistently tell us is one of their favourite aspects of the programme.
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Our mentoring programme includes our in-person Industry Day, a day to be in a space with other writers, and one that our mentees consistently tell us is one of their favourite aspects of the programme.
It’s been a wonderful five weeks.
🍂 To all our amazing speakers, our thanks for wonderful workshops, enthusiastic discussions and engaging sessions.
🍂 Thank you to you, our writers. We hope you enjoyed the last few weeks, that there were highlights and inspiring nuggets for you to take away
🍂 To all our amazing speakers, our thanks for wonderful workshops, enthusiastic discussions and engaging sessions.
🍂 Thank you to you, our writers. We hope you enjoyed the last few weeks, that there were highlights and inspiring nuggets for you to take away
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It’s been a wonderful five weeks.
🍂 To all our amazing speakers, our thanks for wonderful workshops, enthusiastic discussions and engaging sessions.
🍂 Thank you to you, our writers. We hope you enjoyed the last few weeks, that there were highlights and inspiring nuggets for you to take away
🍂 To all our amazing speakers, our thanks for wonderful workshops, enthusiastic discussions and engaging sessions.
🍂 Thank you to you, our writers. We hope you enjoyed the last few weeks, that there were highlights and inspiring nuggets for you to take away
Have a gift all sorted before December comes around with a TLC Christmas voucher! And you've until noon this Sun 30 Nov to get a 10% a discount.
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Have a gift all sorted before December comes around with a TLC Christmas voucher! And you've until noon this Sun 30 Nov to get a 10% a discount.
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
How can you know when to take a step back from your writing, or to keep going?
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social about first seeing what is telling you to stop and slow down.
Read the interview here🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social about first seeing what is telling you to stop and slow down.
Read the interview here🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How can you know when to take a step back from your writing, or to keep going?
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social about first seeing what is telling you to stop and slow down.
Read the interview here🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social about first seeing what is telling you to stop and slow down.
Read the interview here🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
On the look-out for a gift for the writer in your life?
Give them professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher before noon on Sun 30 Nov, and get a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Give them professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher before noon on Sun 30 Nov, and get a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
On the look-out for a gift for the writer in your life?
Give them professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher before noon on Sun 30 Nov, and get a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Give them professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher before noon on Sun 30 Nov, and get a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass! Your special bonus #ConsciousWritingMonth webinar is tonight, Tue 25 Nov, at 6pm GMT
Our Director Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social will guide your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
Our Director Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social will guide your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass! Your special bonus #ConsciousWritingMonth webinar is tonight, Tue 25 Nov, at 6pm GMT
Our Director Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social will guide your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
Our Director Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social will guide your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
#ConsciousWritingMonth winds down this week with a special guided meditation tomorrow, Tue 25 Nov
Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social guides your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members & VIP Pass holders
Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social guides your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members & VIP Pass holders
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#ConsciousWritingMonth winds down this week with a special guided meditation tomorrow, Tue 25 Nov
Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social guides your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members & VIP Pass holders
Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social guides your vision to help overcome blocks and find confidence and clarity as you aim for agent success.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members & VIP Pass holders
☕Good morning!
Those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass, this is your 1-hour reminder. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
Thank you to everyone who has come along to early morning writing this #ConsciousWritingMonth. We'll see you there at 7am!
Those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass, this is your 1-hour reminder. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
Thank you to everyone who has come along to early morning writing this #ConsciousWritingMonth. We'll see you there at 7am!
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
☕Good morning!
Those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass, this is your 1-hour reminder. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
Thank you to everyone who has come along to early morning writing this #ConsciousWritingMonth. We'll see you there at 7am!
Those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass, this is your 1-hour reminder. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
Thank you to everyone who has come along to early morning writing this #ConsciousWritingMonth. We'll see you there at 7am!
From manuscript assessment to one-to-one mentoring, reward the writer in your life this Christmas with a TLC Christmas voucher.
And what's more, with our Christmas voucher offer this month, you can secure a 10% discount on your purchase.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
And what's more, with our Christmas voucher offer this month, you can secure a 10% discount on your purchase.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
From manuscript assessment to one-to-one mentoring, reward the writer in your life this Christmas with a TLC Christmas voucher.
And what's more, with our Christmas voucher offer this month, you can secure a 10% discount on your purchase.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
And what's more, with our Christmas voucher offer this month, you can secure a 10% discount on your purchase.
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Thank you to everyone who has joined us for our #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclasses over the last four week. It has been so good to see so many of you.
Next week, we start the week with our last early morning retreat at 7am. Start your week off with some writing, together with TLC.
Next week, we start the week with our last early morning retreat at 7am. Start your week off with some writing, together with TLC.
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Thank you to everyone who has joined us for our #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclasses over the last four week. It has been so good to see so many of you.
Next week, we start the week with our last early morning retreat at 7am. Start your week off with some writing, together with TLC.
Next week, we start the week with our last early morning retreat at 7am. Start your week off with some writing, together with TLC.
What does an emerging writer need to be able to build a successful writing career?
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with Caro Clarke about barriers, persistence and talking about writing to writers.
Read the full interview here 🗻 bit.ly/Portobello-L...
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with Caro Clarke about barriers, persistence and talking about writing to writers.
Read the full interview here 🗻 bit.ly/Portobello-L...
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What does an emerging writer need to be able to build a successful writing career?
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with Caro Clarke about barriers, persistence and talking about writing to writers.
Read the full interview here 🗻 bit.ly/Portobello-L...
Our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social spoke with Caro Clarke about barriers, persistence and talking about writing to writers.
Read the full interview here 🗻 bit.ly/Portobello-L...
Looking for gifts for the writer in your life?
Give them the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Give them the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Looking for gifts for the writer in your life?
Give them the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Give them the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Our final #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclass is tonight, Tuesday 18 Nov at 7pm GMT!
Don't miss Just Write It with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social. Come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself and your writing voice.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Don't miss Just Write It with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social. Come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself and your writing voice.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Our final #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclass is tonight, Tuesday 18 Nov at 7pm GMT!
Don't miss Just Write It with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social. Come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself and your writing voice.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Don't miss Just Write It with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social. Come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself and your writing voice.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Want to join us for our last #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclass?
Secure your spot today for Just Write It with a £15 ticket, available until this evening.
More here 🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Join our #BeingAWriter community & come along live, plus access all recordings
Details here 🍂 bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
Secure your spot today for Just Write It with a £15 ticket, available until this evening.
More here 🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Join our #BeingAWriter community & come along live, plus access all recordings
Details here 🍂 bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Want to join us for our last #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclass?
Secure your spot today for Just Write It with a £15 ticket, available until this evening.
More here 🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Join our #BeingAWriter community & come along live, plus access all recordings
Details here 🍂 bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
Secure your spot today for Just Write It with a £15 ticket, available until this evening.
More here 🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Join our #BeingAWriter community & come along live, plus access all recordings
Details here 🍂 bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
☕ Good morning!
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
☕ Good morning!
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth
Just like that, our final #ConsciousWritingMonth is next week. Time really does fly!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Just like that, our final #ConsciousWritingMonth is next week. Time really does fly!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
In a recent interview, author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social and our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social discussed struggling with writing, why it is important to keep going - and to understand why you write.
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In a recent interview, author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social and our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social discussed struggling with writing, why it is important to keep going - and to understand why you write.
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, Changing the Canon.
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, Changing the Canon.
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Want to join us for #ConsciousWritingMonth? You can secure your spot for our last two Masterclasses with a £15 ticket, available to purchase until the evening before.
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Want to join us for #ConsciousWritingMonth? You can secure your spot for our last two Masterclasses with a £15 ticket, available to purchase until the evening before.
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Our Christmas voucher offer is back!
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our Christmas voucher offer is back!
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
🍂Just Write It, with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social
Find the full programme & tickets on our website ▶️ bit.ly/CWM-2025
Find the full programme & tickets on our website ▶️ bit.ly/CWM-2025
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🍂Just Write It, with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social
Find the full programme & tickets on our website ▶️ bit.ly/CWM-2025
Find the full programme & tickets on our website ▶️ bit.ly/CWM-2025
We've two #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclasses remaining this month. Do join us, with individual Masterclass tickets available for £15.Still to come...
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We've two #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclasses remaining this month. Do join us, with individual Masterclass tickets available for £15.Still to come...
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
And just like that, we're over halfway into #ConsciousWritingMonth.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
And just like that, we're over halfway into #ConsciousWritingMonth.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, we have Writing with Grief led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, we have Writing with Grief led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Have you considered mentoring with TLC?
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Have you considered mentoring with TLC?
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse