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Marin Takikawa @marintakikawa.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I'm late for #MSWL day but better late than never? 👀 I represent YA and adult across literary, upmarket, and speculative spaces, and am hungry to find my next obsession that I just can't put down! (1/4)

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Krista Van Dolzer @kristavandolzer.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Got an email about the Anthropic settlement this morning. If you're a traditionally published author whose book came out before 2023 (I think), you may be eligible to file a claim. More information here: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com And here: authorsguild.org/advocacy/art...

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Sometimes I think that my dogs are trying to stop any potential for a writing career. Then I remember that they can't #read, but it gives me an interesting #shortstory premise. #PetsofBlueSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Fantasy

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

#TIL that I've been calling #ContemporaryFantasy books Urban Fantasies. I had no clue the genre existed. It's my own fault for not learning ALL the #Fantasy Genres. Now I'm rethinking how indescribe My Brother's Inheritance. At least there's time before I enter the query trenches. #WritingCommunity

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

BREAKING: Trump said protesters at his little military cosplay parade will be met with “very heavy force.” That’s dictatorship talk. Protesting is your RIGHT. Don’t flinch. Don’t fold. Also, NO KINGS PROTEST is Saturday—not Sunday. Pull up.

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Just got back from #Portland! While there, I learned it was the start of #PortlandBookWeek. Wish I was there longer to visit more #indiebookstores. Oh well, there's always next year! 💙📚 #BookishTravel #BookSky #Reader

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I don't usually reread books, but this is making a compelling case.

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Paula Weiman @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

There are a few spaces left for the talk I'm giving tonight about what authors can do to help their career before signing an agent or landing a book deal. It's free to attend (even if you're not part of the Orange County Library System) but you have to register: attend.ocls.org/event/13350654

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Career Development for Pre-Published Authors

Literary agent Paula Weiman will discuss how to best prepare for a career as an author before landing the first book deal.

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

7 reviews up on IG for May. Sure, I posted 2 today, but still. June snuck up on me. 📚💙 #BookSky #Bookish #Booksta #BookReview #BookReviewer

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 28/04/2025

Deadline Jun 15: Novel Excerpt Prize Send an excerpt from your unpublished novel or manuscript in progress up to 5,000 words. Fee: $20. Three winners will each receive $1,000 and publication. Guest judge: Cynthia Pelayo. uncharted.submittable.com/submit/a20ae... via @unchartedmag.bsky.social

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Make that 7 books. I finished one last night so that's cool. Lot of reviews coming this week on IG! 💙📚 #BookSky #BookReviews #BookReviewer #Bookstagram #Reader

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The first 11 chapters of My Brother's Inheritance are feeling pretty good for this draft. But, 12 is where things start to get muddled and need a lot more work... characters to expand on, parts of scenes to cut, and stake sto become clearer. It'll be fun. Right? #WriteSky #Writer #Fantasy #Revising

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Ugh, how is it already the end of the month? Now I need to rapid-fire book reviews again. 6 incoming this week (maybe 7 if I finish my current read). 📚💙 #BookSky #Booksta #Reader #Fantasy #BookReview #BookReviewer

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I have not been paying attention to the Pitch events lol. I literally just learned about the current one an hour ago. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

My Brother's Inheritance His brother died. Now he has magic he never asked for, enemies he doesn’t understand, and a legacy that could kill him. Can Orlando survive college, grief, and the supernatural world his brother left behind? #YA #U #F #UF #WIPPit #FBW #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Are you an emerging writer or artist? We have just the contest for you! Cash prizes and no submission fees. Don't self reject! Submit before June 2. Please spread the word! Writers: dreamfoundry.org/wri... Artists: dreamfoundry.org/art...

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Hit 100%! There's still a lot of work to do now that I've reread the story, but it was a fun ride reading through My Brother's Inheritance. Tomorrow, #revision planning starts. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Fantasy

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I have 4 book to review on IG. Ugh, why must I choose between working on WiP and Social Media? #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #ReadingCommunity #BookSky 💙📚

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Good morning !

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Here’s your gentle reminder: 👉Your worth is not defined by book deals, sales numbers, or TikTok engagement. If you’re showing up, learning, and writing honestly…you’re already doing the brave thing. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

In at 84% now (yes, I'll keep working on it today), but the amount of sighing my characters do, you'd think they're all in a world of oberstimulated pugs. Also, I need a better word that contorted for faces, lol. This is the only project where I use that so often (I'm 90% sure of that). #Writesky

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Words written this week? 15. But! I've read over half of Project UD aka My Brother's Inheritance (formerly My Brother's Keeper). My plan is to edit it and start Querying it no later than Octiber 1. Is it an ambitious goal? Yes, but it's one I'm up for. #writesky #amwriting #writerlypost

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not seeing the appeal of the #Drizzt novels... I'm reading Homeland because of a friend's suggestion, and after 20% of the book, I'm still not having fun. I might have to #DNF. Can someone explain the appeal? 💙📚 #Fantasy #Booksky

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

April Reading Progress - Wind and Truth - Oathbound - Sunrise on the Reaping Suzanne Collins - Hero's Equinox - Fire and Song - The Sunbearer Trials That puts me at 16/50 for 2025. All 6 were reviewed this week. Find them on my IG (linked in comments) #ReadingGoal #BookSky 📚💙

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I hit 50k on Project AB today! It's officially "book length," but there's still a good amount to go. #WritingJourney #WriteSky #WriterlyPost

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.

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José Orta @orta69.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Thank you Greyhound!

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Trying to get back into a regular posting cadence. With the month almost over, I need to post my #BookReviews. Just put up reviews for Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele and Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson. They're in my IG if interested! 💙📚 #Fantasy #BookReview #BookSky #AmReading #ReadFantasy

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Hit 49k on Project AB. Maybe a little under halfway through my original #outline, so rethinking the ending and debating on whether to split this into two books otherwise I'll have something close to 200k for a #FirstDraft (and I'm usually an #underwriter). Or I just go for it. #WritingCommunity

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I'm trying to get back into #Webtoon comics. Right now I'm reading #DigimonLiberator and #OddGirlOut. Any other suggestions? 💙📚 #BookSky #Reader

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

My dogs (and I) would be greatly appreciative of that last one

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Trying to get back into posting consistently is TOUGH. Made a post for IG and will co ti years to post stuff there for the time being. 💙📚 #bookstagram #booksky

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Michael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

We are trying to reach 1,000 pre-sales for Cry, Voidbringer. Which is a tall order! But doable! So do me a favor: (1) pre-order now. But also (2) spread the word! Thank you!! For a limited time only, you can pre-order for 15% with discount code: lovebooksellers 👇🏾 bookshop.org/a/87137/9781...

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

#Writing has been tough this month. I'm only at 38k words on Project AM and I have barely edited The Last of the Chosen Ones. I could blame the #DigimonTCG, but really I just need to get back into the habit and not let my new obsession take too much time away. #WriterLife #WriteSky #WriterProblems

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Happy Book Birthday to TJ Young and the Orishas 3: Hero's Equinox. This series is great. I'm over a third done with the E-Arc. It's great and very long. Congrats @antoinebandele.bsky.social Are you going to check it out? #BookRelease #ReadIndie #DiverseReads #ReadBlackBooks #BookSky 📚💙

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Yeah, so I bit the bullet and bought #DigimonTCG cards. Players, what decks do you play? #Digimon #DigimonTCG2020 #Digimon2020 #CardGame #TradingCardGame

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Finished a short story that is #YuGiOh meets #WorldofWarcraft and other #MMOs. It was a fun and right now it satisfied my desire to start a whole other book. But, I made no progress on #editing Last of the Chosen Ones or #writing Project Animus. Tomorrow's another day I guess. #writingcommunity

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Is the #DigimonTCG fun? It looks fun. I just learned about it and though I have no time to play, a ton of #YGO a day #Magic cards I don't use anymore (various reasons) and I play too much #MarvelSnap, I'm still drawn to the game (probably because of #Nostalgia)

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I'm looking forward to reading it later this month! I just have some other stuff to get through first.

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Finished Ted Chiang's Exhalation today. Such a great Sci-Fi compilation. Of course, it gave me #inspiration for another #bookidea that's basically #YuGiOh meets #WorldofWarcraft and other #MORPG meets #Digimon. To satiate that idea, I even started a short story, but we'll see what comes of it.

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Do I write my book? Work on a short story? Read? Or edit? These are the choices I must make, and I basically only get to do 1. #Writesky #Booksky #Editing #Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Books I finished in February 1. The Posions We Drink by Bethany Baptiste 2. Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun 3. The Rules of Fortune by Danielle Prescod 4. Dread Nation by Justine Ireland What did you read? 💙📚 #DiverseReads #ReadBlackBooks #FebruaryReads #Booksky

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Azeem Duran @azeemduran.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The third book (The Hero's Equinox) comes out on Marxh 25th! There's 2 book, 2 short stories (free), and a novella (also free) of you want to catch up and diversify your #2025ReadingList 📚💙 #Fantasy #DiverseReads #YA

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