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Dishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy follow friday! Here’s a few mags that are currently OPEN for FREE subs :) @lespritlit.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social @oneart.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social @chestnutreview.bsky.social @dipitylitmag.bsky.social @paranoidxtree.bsky.social @voidspacezine.bsky.social
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I love this piece from #AuthorsPublish by Ratika Deshpande. There's so much pressure on authors to do our craft a certain way. I love how this article deals with this misconception! Be true to yourself, wonderful authors! 🖊️😀 #smallpress #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
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» Some Myths about Writing Practice and Talent
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, but you can support your library all year long. 📚️ How do you use your library? 📖
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am SO excited... I am officially under contract with The Wild Rose Press for my debut novel, The Fragility of Seashells! I can't wait to work with TWRP's amazing team to bring this story to life! 🐚🌊 #writingcommunity #writesky #smallpress #amwriting
The Wild Rose Press- Best Print/Electronic Book Publisher/Critters Annual Readers Poll 2025
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great news from Wild Hunt Books! 📚 #amwriting #smallpress
wildhuntbooks.co.uk
Opening Soon for Submissions (12th-26th October) — wild hunt books
Soon we will open to unagented submissions from 12th-26th October! It’s a fun time to read new manuscripts. At Wild Hunt Books, we are a literary publisher that is gripped by excellent writing and cha...
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hello #writingcommunity! An interesting free webinar coming up this week from #AuthorsPublish: authorspublish.com/lectures/fre... #amwriting #smallpress #writesky
authorspublish.com
» Free Talk: Providing Room for the Reader — Striking the Balance of Mystery and Clarity
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Coffee House Press @coffeehousepress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join us next month for our Virtual "Prose-etry Event" with an amazing array of authors with new and forthcoming books. Free to all! Link below🔗
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can't wait for the #MWPA Mix & Mingle event tonight with four #smallpress publishers on the beautiful coast of southern Maine! 🌊🌲 #amwriting #writingcommunity #Mainewriters #writesky
Mix and Mingle event poster. Doors open at 4:00. The event takes place at Lambs in South Portland, Maine.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's Lobster Week in Maine! 🦞 (Yes, that's actually a thing here) I'm celebrating with two of my all-time favorite #kidlit books. Happy reading/writing... 😀📚🖊️ #MaineWriters #amwriting #writingcommunity #amquerying #booksky
Photo of two book covers: Leory the Lobster and Crabby Crab, and Burt Dow Deep-Water Man
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As the news continues to be filled w/ the imminent takeover of our AI overlords, it makes me wonder what can be done to protect the work of all authors/creators/artists. 🤖 I'm hoping for some answers at this upcoming webinar through the #AuthorsGuild. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
authorsguild.org
Copyright & AI: Best Practices for Authors & Narrators
How are authors and audiobook narrators navigating the AI landscape—and how might they collaborate better with each other? The Authors Guild and the National Association of Voice Actors invite you to ...
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Met last week with a new in-person writing group as part of a collaboration with #MWPA and the amazing Dyer Library in Saco. I am always grateful for every #writingcommunity and the gifted writers I've met. The support of other writers is so inspirational! 🙏🖊️ #amwriting #writesky #amquerying
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Novelicious @novelicious.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The scariest moment is always just before you start. ~ Stephen King #amwriting #writersblock
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Atlanta Writers Club @atlantawritersclub.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#amwriting #writetip #WritingCommunity #writerslife #amquerying
Procrastination can wait, you should be writing, repeated multiple times.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Happy #Caturday! 🐱🐾 My feline Editorial Assistant has her weekend books picked out... Katabasis is her favorite (mine, too). 📚 Enjoy whatever your weekend holds for you! #amwriting #amreading #writingcommunity #booksky
Photo of my feline Editorial Assistant, sitting with a stack of three books.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So much can be gained as a writer through an amazing and supportive writing group (I'm blessed to be part of two!). I'm passing along this info from Poets & Writers on identifying a community of writers. 👨‍💻👩‍💻📚 #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #writesky groups.pw.org
groups.pw.org
Homepage | Poets & Writers
Welcome to Poets & Writers Groups (“Groups”), a community-building and collaboration platform for writers looking for a writers group to take their writing to the next level. Find critique groups, dis...
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happy September #writingcommunity! It's officially National Library Card Month. Can't think of a more perfect way to kick off the fall! 🍂📚 #booksky #writesky #amwriting #amquerying
National Library Card Month poster, showing bookworms, musical notes, and books coming from the horn of an antique victrola. Text reads: A Library Card Hits All the Right Notes!
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Though it's technically still August...this Halloween retreat looks like it'd be a blast! 🧙‍♀️👻🐈‍⬛ inkandalchemy.kit.com/products/wit... #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
Retreat poster for The Witching Hour, A Halloween Writing Retreat, October 30-31
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Bob Eckstein's great cartoon speaks volumes...
Cartoon of a large truck with "AI Slop" on its side, pumping into a storefront. Cartoon by Bob Eckstein.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It's almost time... for the #MWPA Maine Lit Festival! 🌲🌊 So many events and amazing authors... how does one choose?? 🤔 www.mainewriters.org/maine-lit-fe...
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
From this Human to the Bluesky #writingcommunity... passing along an article from The Authors Guild on how it's confronting AI. 😀🖊️ www.pw.org/content/the_... #amwriting #writesky #amquerying
pw.org
The Authors Guild Confronts AI
The Human Authored Certification Mark seeks to restore trust between readers and writers.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Happy Monday #writingcommunity! ☕ I found some great treasures (and resources for my WIP) this weekend at my local library's annual Book Sale. It's easy to get lost in old books! 📚 #amwriting #amquerying #booksky
Photo collage of seven books, including Legends of Cape Neddick, Ghosts of New England, The Cities of the Saco, And Old Town by the Sea, Pepperell's Progress, and The Complete Guide of Mark Twain's Sketches.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Can't believe that the #Worldshift conference is over! 🛰️🖊️ I just got off from a session with an incredible panel of agents, and I'm even more energized now to create, draft, and (even) query! 😀 #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #speculative
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Ig Publishing @igpublishing.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We published Abraham’s amazing book on Cuba, The Hidden Island, last year. Congrats to him on another journalism award—he has won several, and is one of the most important journalists in the world today! www.igpub.com/the-hidden-i... #booksky #cuba #journalism
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Passing along this info on the Writing Contest now open for the 2027 San Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary Festival. Categories include poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction/memoir. 🖊️ Good Luck! 😀🤞 #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writesky
sanmiguelwritersconference.org
San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival
Feb. 10–14, 2027 | A bilingual and multi-cultural event bringing together the literary communities of Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and beyond.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Day 2 of #Worldshift (a virtual conference for speculative writers)! Today's schedule includes talks on moral tension, querying, heroes, tension-filled scenes, magic, monsters, obsessive fans... I need more caffeine... 😃☕ #amwriting #speculative #amquerying #writingcommunity
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
So excited for the #Worldshift conference... just two days away! I'm looking forward to learning from my fellow #speculative authors. 👻🖊️ #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #smallpress
worldshift2026.manyworldswriting.com
Worldshift 2026: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Conference
Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit
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Lee Burton - Author | Editor @leeburton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If you're querying an editor for your book, never, ever use ChatGpt or whatever to write your email, no matter how "professional" you think you sound. Authors/editors get a dozen AI spam emails a day. You just sound like all the rest, & get exiled to the Phantom Zone. #writingcommunity #amwriting
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#writers #authors #authorslife #writercommunity #selfpublishing #novella
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Great piece from #JulieArtz on opening pages. Three Myths: 🖊️You must get it right before you move on 🖊️You must start w/ high-stakes action 🖊️You must include ALL the things Advice? Introduce your character & their challenges, and evoke your genre. #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It's almost time for... #MWPA Maine Lit Fest! (Sept 30-Oct 9)🎉 🥳 Come on up to Maine and check it out! 🌲🌊 #writingcommunity #mainewriters #amwriting #amquerying
mainewriters.org
2026 Authors and Speakers — Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
These are the authors and speakers who will be featured at events at the 2026 Maine Lit Fest
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It's International Cat Day! 🐈‍⬛🐾 My Editorial Assistant is taking advantage of the holiday to engage in a prolonged nap. I may soon follow her lead... 😸 Happy International #Caturday! #amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Last night's concert was across the street from the long-abandoned Trull Hospital in Biddeford, Maine. There's nothing like old buildings to inspire a great story! If you look closely, you can make out the shadows of those souls still trapped within this haunted space... #amwriting #amquerying
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Writers With Wrinkles Podcast @bethandlisapod.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Need a little inspiration? 🤗 For 10 years, Wendelin Van Draanen collected rejection letters while happily writing the next Sammy Keyes mystery anyway. Eventually, one editor said yes. Sometimes persistence pays off. #amquerying #writingcommunity www.writerswithwrinkles.net/10-years-of-...
writerswithwrinkles.net
10 Years of Rejection, 40 Books Later
Wendelin Van Draanen spent 10 years collecting rejections before anyone said yes to her Sammy Keyes mystery series — she just kept writing the next one anyway. Now,…
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
My feline Editorial Assistant insisted I repost this. (But who wouldn't want to read an entire issue dedicated to cats???) 🐱🐾🐈 #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I've heard that today is National Coloring Book Day. So, I wonder... did those of us who colored outside of the lines become pantsers as writers? 🤔🖍️ #amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The list of fall workshops offered by #MWPA is out! So many great options to choose from... 😀🖊️ #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #writesky www.mainewriters.org/workshops
mainewriters.org
Workshops — Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
Workshops across the state of Maine and online. Open to writers of all levels, spanning a wide array of genres and topics.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This #ManuscriptAcademy Summer Academy is great! I've participated twice and have not only learned a lot about my craft, but I've also met wonderful fellow authors. #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity summer.manuscriptacademy.com?mc_cid=9077a...
summer.manuscriptacademy.com
Summer Academy Workshop 2026 | The Manuscript Academy
Summer School for Writers: July 28–31, 2026. Join agents, editors, and authors for daily writing sessions, live panels, and workshops.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Discovered a new favorite library during my research expedition for my WIP... the historic (and very quaint) Berry Library in Buxton, Maine. The perfect spot for quiet inspiration! 📚🌲 #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky
Photo of the Berry Library, a small one-story brick building surrounded by trees.The interior of the Berry Library, showing wooden bookcases and narrow aisles.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Hello #writingcommunity! 😎 This looks like an amazing virtual event (and it has a free option!). Passing along the info. 🖊️ #amwriting #amquerying 🙌 worldshift2026.manyworldswriting.com
worldshift2026.manyworldswriting.com
Worldshift 2026: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Conference
Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
So great to see everyone's posts during yesterday's #QuestPit. Congratulations on your creative pitches! 🥳 My Editorial Assistant is ready to hit the bookstore as soon as your stories are in print! 🐱📚 #Caturday #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting
Photo of my feline Editorial Assistant in a blue canvas bag.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Loving all the creative #QuestPit posts today! Welcome to Rose Bluff Island, home of THE SEA CURSER. I dare you to stay awhile. 🌲Closed Setting 🌊Remote Island 👹Ancient Curses 🪸Folklore & Coastal Mythologies 👭Loss & Reconciliation #agentsgude #amquerying #amwriting #Q #A #F #S #WF
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Happy #QuestPit Day #writingcommunity! Sharing my #agentsgude for THE SEA CURSER, an adult speculative novel. 🌲🌊 Nan arrived on Maine's remote Rose Bluff Island to unite with her half-sister. Will both survive The Creature’s curse… #Q #F #A #S #WF #amquerying #amwriting
Agent’s Guide for The Sea Curser by Bette Bergeron (Speculative/Adult, 84,000 words).

Background photo of angry waves over dark rocks.

Themes and Tropes: Closed-Setting, Folklore, Contemporary, Mythical Creatures, Loss & Reconciliation, Remote Island, Maine, Women’s Retreat, Ancient Curses

Pitch: Compelled by a mysterious invitation from Celofaye, who claims to be her half-sister, Nan agrees to meet during a retreat held at an idyllic Maine inn. As she struggles to navigate her relationship with Celofaye—and the back-stabbing antics of the retreat’s other women—a series of sinister events turns her focus to one of survival. When guests vanish, and a beast brutally attacks Celofaye, Nan learns of a cursed Creature of the sea intent on destroying them all. But the Creature is not the only one on the island who is cursed…
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'm excited for #questpit this Friday!! 😀🖊️📚 I can't wait to see everyone's pitches. I am always awed by the creativity and talent in our #writingcommunity. #amwriting #amquerying #writesky
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I've been attending the four-day virtual Story Premise Summit through Daniel David Wallace which has a free option (my favorite!). 😍 Though some sessions are vendor ads, most are presented by editors/agents/authors. Lots of freebies, and a great summer "retreat." #amquerying #summerofstories
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Manuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Summer querying tip from agent Eric Smith: "If an agency is open to query letters, you should just be pitching them. My inbox gets really quiet in the summertime." 📬
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Liana Brooks @lianabrooks.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If you've queried a publisher or literary agent and they say they want to acquire your book, but that there's a small editing fee or publishing fee... RUN. That's 100% a scam. Legitimate literary agents or publishers do not charge the authors anything. #LianaEdits #PubTip #Publishing
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Happy Saturday #writingcommunity! 🌞 Passing along this info on what looks like a great (virtual) event on July 23rd celebrating authors of some of this summer’s best debut fiction. 📚 #amquerying #amwriting www.pw.org/live/events/...
Poster celebrating First Fiction 2026 event on July 23rd.
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's tough to focus on writing here in southern Maine right now. 🌊🙏 So proud of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance- #MWPA and its advocacy with the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition. For more info, MIRC has launched a new resource hub: lighthouseme.org. #amquerying #writingcommunity
lighthouseme.org
LighthouseME — Maine Immigrant Defense Hub
LighthouseME is a statewide platform for Mainers to find trusted information, connect to resources, explore data, and understand the issues impacting Maine.
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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Thank you everyone for a wonderful #BluePit yesterday! The next pitch event we're aware is coming up is is #QuestPit on JULY 24TH! Follow @questpit.bsky.social for rules and announcements! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #LitAgents #AmAgenting
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bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Kudos to all amazing creators who shared their #BluePit pitches yesterday! What an amazing, diverse array of talent. 📚 I'm toasting your success with an extra-shot espresso this morning! (Though that might not be such a great idea if I'm to get any writing done today...) ☕😃 #amquerying #amwriting
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