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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What's the next mountain I'm gonna climb? This was a dream come true! My talk focused on the necessity of treating artists as workers and paying them a living wage.

Amy Bernstein on stage at TEDx Logan Circle. Washington, DC, August 11, 2026.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Hey, I'm inviting complete strangers to my party! Fortunately, it's virtual so you can't steal my silverware. But seriously: Let's have some fun! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #fiction #writers #authors #booksky #newfiction #speculative #dystopian #booklaunch

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The truth about writing #memoir is packed into this single question. #cnf #booksky

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Signing copies of my award-winning WRANGLING THE DOUBT MONSTER on Friday at the Women's National Book Assn. Booth 236. 1 pm. Stop by to chat about creative self-doubt! We're in this together! #AWP #AWP26 #writerscommunity #Baltimore

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

#AWP26 - Excited to have such dynamic writers join my virtual offsite, Is My Nonfiction Book/Memoir on Track? Wed 3/4 at 4:00PM. It's FREE! Sunday, Mar. 1 -- last day to submit pages for feedback. See AWP offsite pg for sign-up details! #CNF #Memoir

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

If you're heading to #AWP26 or coming to #Baltimore just for the conference offsites...we've got the lowdown on submitting to the best zines! #authorsandwriters #booksky #fiction #cnf

Secrets of the Editors: The Fine Art of Literary Submission & Rejection.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Took 7 years to find a publisher for this dark tale about an economic apocalypse. TENT CITY A striving family. A collapsing economy. A tragic death. In Tent City, everyone must confront their demons in the struggle to survive. PRE-ORDER: www.open-bks.com/library/mode... #booksky #speculative

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I'm going to be that obnoxious writer who answers, "My book deserves more hype." Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration is resonating with self-doubting creatives and has won multiple awards. It's highly original and makes a big impact. There, I said it, #AWP.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

News Flash for #AWP 2026 in #Baltimore! I'm offering a FREE off-site meeting room less then 10 mins' walk from Convention Ctr. Seats up to 48. Kitchen. Food & bev. allowed. Meets ADA. Ping me.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

#CNF writers new to #essay writing: Come to my fast-paced mini-workshop on discovering your voice through essay. Free. Fun. Online. Sept. 19. 10:30 a.m. Eastern. #MediumDay medium.com/blog/medium-...

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Do you devour #books about #writing, #inspiration, or #creativity? Seeking honest #reviews of my award-winning but under-read book for self-doubting artists. Hint: It's not what you expect. #nonfiction #CNF #booksky #newreleases

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

➡️Persistence and grit will see you through prolonged bouts of self-doubt. ➡️Believe in your own work: you’re always your truest champion. ➡️Rejection is not a judgment—more like a phase. ➡️Every time you hear “no,” that’s not replacing a “yes” coming your way.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Huge thanks to #AWP @awpwriter.bsky.social for hosting such a special writers' conference last week! I was thrilled to read from WRANGLING THE DOUBT MONSTER--and engage with a packed audience! #writers #booksky #authors #fiction #nonfiction #inspiration

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

#Authors #Writers #Fiction #Nonfiction #Memoir #sfwc Should you work with a book coach? What does that mean? Will it help or hurt your writing process? Are you even coachable?? Get answers on March 21. www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-me-any...

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Here's a fun distraction. Ever wondered how much doubt affects your life, your decisions, your plans, and especially your creativity? Take the DOUBT DECODER QUIZ and find out! submit.jotform.com/250468635432...

Screen shot from the online quiz (totally anonymous).

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We don’t create from a place of fear. We create from passion, empathy, and connection. #booksky #authors #writers #creatives #artists

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Writer friends at #sfwc, learn to tame your doubt monsters!

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

BOOK LAUNCH DAY! "When you create, you will doubt. Accepting that is your gift to yourself." Vital support for self-doubters everywhere. "Transformative," "empowering," "accessible." #books #Booksky #Blueskybooks #newrelease #creativenonfiction #inspiration #self-help

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I'll be there helping writers to wrangle their doubt monsters!

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Little bit of book swag. For fun. (Certainly not profit!) It's a fridge magnet, in case you can't tell. Do you give away book swag? How? And to whom? Under what circumstances? bit.ly/Wranglingthe... #newbook #authors #writers #creativenonfiction #booksky

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

The lost art of diagramming sentences. If only...

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

You don't need a bigger TBR pile. I get it. But if you're a writer or any type of creator, you need all the support and understanding you can get. So I AM putting something on your TBR pile. bit.ly/Wranglingthe... #creatives #fiction #nonfiction #booksky #author #writer #artist #editor #self-love

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

#Authors and #Writers, I wrote the little book every self-doubting #creative needs in the new year. Feel seen, inspired, encouraged, and know you're not alone on this journey. bit.ly/Wranglingthe...

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Google One's new "Magic Editor" feature is deeply disturbing. It lets you effortlessly "improve" (read: falsify) photographs. The easier this gets, the more truth slips through our fingers. Note how the gray sky turns blue. A total lie.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I think Albert got this one wrong. Maybe he should stick to E=MC2.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Our culture excels at trapping creatives into seeking definitive measures, values, and endpoints in their work. Stop doing that, please.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Progress and the Artist: Frenemies for Life. This one will resonate. See yourself? amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/progress-a...

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Traditional publishing is the last slooowwww industry. Finally, 18 months later, THIS is going to be a reality on Jan. 14, 2025. "Worth the wait," she said. The little book every self-doubting creative needs. Find it at bit.ly/Wranglingthe... #booksky #newbookreleases

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

That feeling when you know you're going to help a bunch of #artists feel better about themselves and their creative destiny? Priceless.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

When you run out of room for #books on your traditional bookshelves...you find the perfect solution at IKEA! This is what we actually installed: book cubes! #booksky #booklovers #readers

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

On Doubt Monster, I explore troubling questions about creativity, productivity, and self-confidence that we're often afraid to say out loud. Here's the latest. amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/creativity...

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Doubting is not failing. Doubting is not succeeding. Doubting is not about getting ahead or falling behind; stopping or starting. Doubting exists in that liminal space where every aspect of art-making is a shade of effort—an embryo of creation. Hold space for doubt without imposing labels.

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Do you write #nonfiction? Or want to? Have an inkling of an idea for a #nonfictionbook or #memoir? TONIGHT at 7:30 PM EASTERN (US): ASK ME ANYTHING ABOUT NONFICTION Loads of good info...Ask and ye shall receive. Or try to stump me! Your choice! Request Zoom Link: info@wordfirstbookcoach.com

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

What Elvis Presley has to teach us: He surrendered his deeply personal creative soul to market forces (not entirely by choice). Art and commerce often make terrible bedfellows. Don't chase the market. Chase your muse. #writers #authors #artists #creatives #elvis

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

For those of us feeling stuck...or perhaps the better word is paralyzed. #writers #authors #creatives #indieauthors #artists

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Amy Slays Doubt Monsters @amylbernstein.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

FIRST POST. Here to support, encourage, inspire, and empathize with all creators and dreamers. #Writers, #Authors, #Artists #Creatives

Illustrated book cover for Wrangling the Doubt Monster.

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