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Alice Blanchard

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Award-winning author of suspense thrillers, NYT Notable Book awards "Blanchard is a superb storyteller." ― Mystery & Suspense Magazine amazon.com/author/alice-blanchard

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 13h
Them: So tell us a little about your new book? What's it about? Me: #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks so much, writercommunity, for your support! My new thriller is out on Amazon today! #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity Check it out here, read a sample! Or use link in bio 💕 www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJRXB6G...
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My new thriller is out on Amazon today! #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity Check it out here, read a sample! Or use link in bio 💕 www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJRXB6G...
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. Persistence.” — Octavia E. Butler #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Writer. Coffee. Blank page. Good morning! #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writingcommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My mystery thrillers are now on sale for 99-cents on Amazon! Go here, or click on link in bio: amazon.com/author/alice-blanchard #amreading #BookSky #Bookchallenge #mustread #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity #BookRecommendations #Bookstagram #ReadersOfBluesky #BookAddict #5amwritersclub
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." ― George Eliot #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When it's chilly and rainy outside, & you want to curl up with a good book, try these by Mary Ellen Taylor, Kristin Hannah, Noelle W. Ihli and Gregg Hurwitz. Each one is a gem. 🍂🍁 ¸.•*' '*•.¸ 🍂🍁 ¸.•*' '*•.¸ 🍂🍁 ¸.•*' '*•.¸🍂🍁🍂🍁 ¸.•*' '*•.¸ 🍂🍁 #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writingcommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mornings are the best time for writing. #5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #booksky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When that plot hole you were going to tackle becomes a bit more of an issue... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My new post-apocalyptic scifi thriller is out on Amazon today! Link in bio or you can read a sample here: www.amazon.com/WORLD-BELOW-... #bookchat #booklovers #bookworm #bookboost #amreading #goodreads #bookbloggers #booknerd #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #writingcommunity
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DH Dowling @furiouspure.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"Color 224, 72 and 128" Photographs by DH Dowling #color #shadows #architecture #buildings #stores #street #primitiveart #photo #artzine #dhdowling #furiouspuremagazine #fineartphotography #photography #b&w #streetphotography #lens #filmphotography #textures #vintage #nyc #newhaven#ny #daylight
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great advice for authors: "Come into the story as late as possible, and tell it as fast as you can." ― John le Carré #5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #booksky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My psychological thriller is on sale on Amazon until the end of March - IT'S ME VIOLET ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!" “Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE... #amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Forgive yourself if: you hate your writing today, you skipped getting up early to write, you missed your self-imposed deadline, you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't. You only fail if you give up. Keep going! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My new post-apocalyptic scifi thriller is out on Amazon today! Link in bio or you can read a sample here: www.amazon.com/WORLD-BELOW-... #bookchat #booklovers #bookworm #bookboost #amreading #goodreads #bookbloggers #booknerd #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #writingcommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If a book wants to be written, it will haunt you until you write it. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“i paint flowers so they will not die” ― Frida Kahlo #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
There's a good reason not to tell people you're a writer in the beginning. It gives you time and space to hone your craft. It prevents people from asking - are you published yet? #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If a book wants to be written, it will haunt you until you write it. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ― George Bernard Shaw #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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DH Dowling @furiouspure.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I’m excited to bring you the 8th issue of Furious Pure. furious_pure_magazine_001.aflip.in/9a676f717c.h... The cover art is a photograph by Rachel Winslow, which she describes as “a fragment of a dream.” Enjoy. DH Dowling Editor-In-Chief #furiouspure #eight #furiouspuremagazine #arts #art
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Forgive yourself if: you hate your writing today, you skipped getting up early to write, you missed your self-imposed deadline, you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't. You only fail if you give up. Keep going! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
“Writing is about capturing the small moments that make life feel big.” — Anthony Doerr #5amwritersclub #amwriting #thrillers #mystery #writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #amquerying #poetry #WIP #amediting #indieauthor
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
All the self-doubt / imposter-syndrome / exhausting late nights / deadline worries / major revisions are worth it. Keep writing. Get your stories out into the world. Don't let anything stop you. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
No matter how difficult it is, if you love to write, you won't stop writing. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
You know you're a writer when you're stuck on a plot point, and cleaning your closet helps you figure it out. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My psychological thriller is on sale on Amazon until the end of March - IT'S ME VIOLET ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!" “Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE... #amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“Write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them — without a thought about publication — and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside.” — Anne Tyler #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe." — Mark Twain #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Interesting advice - what do you think? "Figure out the heart of the story after your first draft." — author Brenda Peynado #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ― George Bernard Shaw #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“Ideas are cheap. It’s the execution that is all important.” — George R.R. Martin #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
When you need to go back and insert major changes to your "final draft"... #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #amquerying
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Writing is fun. Writing is hard. Writing is emotional. Writing is frustrating. Writing is like conquering worlds. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” — Robert Frost #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can.” ― Nicholas Sparks #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"The secret of writing is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one." —Mark Twain #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
"Write the kind of story you would like to read.” —Meg Cabot #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
"Life always offers you a second chance. It is called tomorrow." — Dylan Thomas #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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DH Dowling @furiouspure.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
3 images from “Bubbles Carrying Mirrors Across The River Styx" by DH Dowling and poet Holaday Mason. furious_pure_magazine_001.aflip.in/6522664b53.h... As always, downloading the zine gets you the best quality. DH Dowling Editor-in-chief #poetrycommunity #bubbles #gift #experiment #artist #art
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
You will have 0 books if you don't try. Rejection is part of the bargain. Never give up. Tell those stories. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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DH Dowling @furiouspure.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
"Lottery Kiss" Photograph by DH Dowling #lotterykiss #street #photo #artzine #dhdowling #furiouspuremagazine #fineartphotography #photography #streetphotography #lens #filmphotography #textures #vintage #nyc #ny #takeout
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DH Dowling @furiouspure.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Merry Christmas from Furious Pure Magazine. Thank you for appreciating my crazy little zine. Working on 8 as we speak. ❤️ Best regards, DH Dowling Editor-In-Chief #christmastimeishere #artist #artists #hybridphotography #design #furiouspuremagazine #furiouspure
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
"Snowflakes in the air Carols everywhere Olden times and ancient rhymes of love and dreams to share." ― Charlie Brown's Christmas song #5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Being a writer - published or unpublished - can be lonely and isolating. Just remember, the writing community understands, & you aren't alone. We've all had similar ups & downs. Just keep going! #5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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