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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I started playing silver-flute 3 days ago. Very different/harder than recordian I used to play. Have no teacher so listened to tutorials on the tube. Lots about posture. Today I played my first full scale, figuring out 2nd octave, but i found 3rd too!! Got nobody to celebrate with, so 🎉 pls. #music

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Happy Birthday, @gio-peters-author.bsky.social !! 🍰🍰🍰 My awesome #queer #author friend! Why not try one of his books? ^_^ Cheers for another year, procrastinating and writing! #authorSky #writing community

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Hello lovelies, happy Tuesday! ❤️ I'm on my read-through for book 1, so ofc I basically rewrote most of chapter 1... But, now when I read that through again... I get REALLY suspicious when my brain has no complaints throughout a paragraph. Is that normal? 😵‍💫 #writingCommunity #writerSky

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

All right. So, what do you call the entrance/lowest-floor of an apartment building? Say one with three storeys, no basement? Bottom floor? First floor? I kind of used both, but want a word Most will associate with the ground-floor. #writerSky #amWriting #authors

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Amelia ✨is Querying✨ @reinhardtwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🚨Seeking Advice 🚨 Where have you had luck finding credible beta readers? Has anyone had positive experiences with individuals on Fiverr? #writingcommunity #YAlit #writesky

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

All right, so the past few days I have shortened my script with about... 100 words. Of which 1/3rd consisted of the word 'just'. Someone, pls clap and tell me I'm a good girl 😢 #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Hello lovelies! I just wanted to tell you I haven't left, I don't ignore you! I just have serious troubles with my eyes + trouble reading/writing. I hope to get better. I can never be well, but I like my measly 5-8%, which I barely have right now. Thinking of you, guys! ❤️ #writingcommunity

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Hrm. I just want to make sure; It is not Only me that after having to rewrite a sentence and then read the new, finding it absolutely perfect, utter a happy squeal worthy of Gabriel Iglesias as he sees cake? Right? 🤔 #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

*flops on bed* How come that although I Want to write, get further in the rewrite, find and evict those pesky typoes... I find about 100 other things to do instead? 🤔 Can someone just tell me to face that pc, plug in the pad and get on with it? *worms off to do dishes* #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I get a weekly mail with (sometimes) writing-advice. Some weeks I read them, some not. The reason for this is because I tend to take said advice as critique on my own writing. A sharp poke saying I write 'the wrong way'. I know it is not. The one/s... 🧵 #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Help! My brain is porrigeing! I am looking for a word. Something that means 'doing something' due to instinct. my sentence: '...deepened his kiss,<following> an instinctive hunger.' I need to exchange folliwing. o.o #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

What do one do, about that feeling of failure? When you wonder if what you try to write is worth all that? I still believe in my books, since I read them through more times than I can count and still curiously turn the pages. But what if it is just me? #AuthorSky #amWriting #feelingAlone

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B. F. Galligan @bfgalligan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Trying to leave Amazon. So, for March, use this code for 100% off on all my eBooks at B&N. BNPByeAZN100 ...Or I am glad to email out copies now until April: bfgalligan@protonmail.com. Plz tell me which you'd like. #booksky #dystopian #sciencefiction www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22B.%20F....

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This is very true. It is also as true that there are Always others who like the things you do, they may just be hard to find, if your tastes are not mainstream. Be You, be unique. You have greatness at your fingertips. 🤗 ❤️

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

#amwriting #editorialPains After about 300 read-throughs (No, seriously! At least 72!), edits and revisions, I just spotted a(nother) plot-hole in ch.2 while reading through chapter 1. It is now fixed, to the delight of mc's best ftiend and great irritation of the mc, BWAHAHAHA! #writingcommunity

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

#amwriting #writingCommunity Ok, so... today's quedtion: Can one use 'Blessed be' as eqvivalent to 'Praise the gods' or even 'Horrah!'? I got the sentence, 'Blessed be, the gods smiled at him this night!' Which might sound odd out of context... Does it feel weird? Thoughts? Suggestions?

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

#amwriting Could someone tell me the right phrasing? '...was a privilege for the noble classes to...' '...was a privilege of the noble classes to...' The privilege here being to send for a certain something, which the less fortunate classes were not allowed.🤗 #writingCommunity #writers

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I'm sketching my book-cover. It's an ongoing project last 2 yrs since I pick it up when my eyes are too poo for text-work, but not totally broken. The other day I had the bright idea to add a city crest resulting in me entering a 1 week heraldry rabbithole. Is it just me? #writingcommunity #authors

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Revising/editing status of today: Attempted to cut down on words in chapter 2. After much work and nearly at the end... +12 words! (It was more but succeeded to crop around 20) Mind you, the text flows beautifully now, but it's not Shorter... Is it just me? #WritingCommunity #amwriting

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

As for me. None really. Generally they tend to get fleshed out, refined, cut down, added to, tweaked and shuffled etc. Though, even chopped off bits get reused elsewhere. ^_^ Iy's still in there, though.

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

#amwriting #writingcommunity I ask, in case I'm slowly being sucked into my own universe... 2 years ago I wrote 1 Merfolk scene where mmc has just seen the lady he wish to bond with and exclaims this to his cousin. Now this expression sneak in whenever Merfolk hint of love 🤔 Anyone else get this?

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Brianna Heath | Author @briannahwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

All right, let's do this, #WritingCommunity! Next Saturday (Feb 8), I'm hosting #CritPit, an event for #writers to find critique partners and alpha/beta readers. The event is open to all writers! Please share widely!

#CritPit
What is it? A bsky event to help writers find new alpha readers, beta readers, and/or critique partners!
When is it happening? 8 February 2025. No time zone restrictions. As long as it’s Feb 8 somewhere, #CritPit is happening!
Who can participate? All writers who have something for which they’d like to find a reader/partner! This includes novels, novellas, short stories, etc.

How to participate
1. Create a short (single post-length) pitch to describe your work. Your pitch doesn’t need to be perfect, but it should tell people what your writing is about!

2. Post up to 3 works, 1 post per work

3. Include the #CritPit hashtag!

4. To help people find you, include an age category tag and at least 1 genre tag (see bit.ly/CritPit for a list of tags)

5. If a pitch interests you, leave a comment to let the writer know!

FAQ
Am I allowed to like pitches? Yes! Anyone can like, comment, and/or repost! Go wild!
Are agents/editors participating? This is NOT an event for pitching to agents/editors. This is for writers to find other writers. Agents/editors who are also writers may participate, but do so as writers only.
Can I include a moodboard/graphic? Do I HAVE to include a moodboard/graphic? Graphics (moodboards, “a guide to,” etc.) are not required but they are allowed. Do include alt text for all images. Do not use AI-generated content.

Finding a match
You do not have to work with everyone to comments/volunteers as a reader!
Recommended first steps for a potential match:
1. Discuss whether you’ll be swapping (reading for each other) or just 1 person will read for the other.
2. Share a slightly longer blurb + any content/trigger warnings.
3. Share a sample (like first 1-2 chapters) so you can see if you vibe (reader is interested/engaged & writer feels the feedback style of the reader works for them).
4. Always notify someone if you don’t think you’ll be a good fit, can’t make the time commitment, or can’t finish once you start.

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Some months ago I read a tweet where a writer said they had basically changed one word, moved a comma and felt absolutely awesome. I giggled at the time. Now, I'm exchanging one word for another, switch places of two sentences, move a comma... and feel absolutely awesome XD #amWriting #editing

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chordprogression.bsky.social @chordprogression.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Please Bluesky— connect me with other #substack #writers and #contentcreators who want to promote their #writing. Much obliged 🙏 #writingcommunity #amwriting #lookingfor #needhelp

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

How does everyone else do editing & rewriting to keep your energy? o.O I have reworked my first 9 chapters on my pad and my brain is pooped. I just did spellcheck of chapter 1 on my pc (including reinstall of Libre), plus smoothing it out. I want to sleep for a week. 🧸🫖 #writing #editing #needSleep

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Is there a word? Ok, so I'm looking for a word to explain a gesture. The gesture I think of is that a waiter uses to show your table, or a nobleman that presents someone to a friend... usually open hand, palm up. Like indicating/showing something. But, is there a word for it? #WritingCommunity

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CB Majors @cbmajors.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I've always believed that adjacent things kinda almost count as writing, right? I don't really have any socials, so instead of actually writing, decided to setup a Bluesky account for myself. Who all should I be following here for writing-related chit-chat? #writing #romance #procrastination

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Weekend ruminations. I know not all believe in rebirth or that we might have lived before, but let's play with thr thought? Question: What life do you think the earlier you lived, and what 'I wish I were' did they make, to become You? #WritingCommunity #Life My thoughts below 🧵

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Editing advice? I'm trying to find a way to indicate an abrup halt to an inner monologue or thought. Google refuse to show any options but em-dash and although I can see the benefit of that in a spoken dialogue, it looks weird as the end of an unquoted sentence.🧵

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Gio Peters @gio-peters-author.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVJ3VKPC Niamh is supposed to receive a #fae power on his 16th birthday, but instead gets sent to a dreary reform school. What are the penetrating sensations he feels on his neck in the evenings? #queer #gay #faeries #witches #wizards #gothic #ghosts #vampires

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Victor S Dale @victorsdale.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

5 good reasons to read Thereafter 1: It's about the wonder of childhood and the weight of adulthood 2: It's set in a vivid jigsaw puzzle city 3: Messy mspecs save the world 4: Post-apocalyptic Fantasy Reconstruction 5: It's FREE buttondown.com/VictorSDale

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Where do you put “Saved the world as a tween” on your resume? The year he turned 13, Michael Sørstrand saved the world of the Molefolk from the tyranny of the Lightlord and his armies. It’s been mostl...

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Some people are just not photogenic... Or he was checking if my phone wasn't Actually a carrot in disguise. Because... you never know.

Close-up photo of a red horse's face, peering curiously into the camera. Are you perchance a carrot?

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Good morning, Blue! So, I woke up this rather inclement morning and one of the first things I said was a very Shakespearian "Why dost thou poketh my nose?", which was, in fairness, a valid question. What was one of the first things You said today? #WritingCommunity

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Pixies a/k/a Map Nerd @mcburnellauthor.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

PSA Everyone who uses Canva: they have opted you in to training AI, you will need to get into your privacy settings to stop these assholes scraping your stuff. #WritingCommunity

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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 17/11/2024

Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Good morning, all ye rays of sunshine! Just letting you know that even if you don't write a single word today, you are amazing. ✨️❤️ Sometimes you just need to flop somewhere, or stroll somewhere and think, or touch grass. Have a beautifull day #WritingCommunity !

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Where did my weekend go? I had planned to spend HOURS editing and revising, but somehow it did not happen. o.o Can I get a reverse cluedo thingy from my friendly #WritingCommunity ? A Who/what where ,with what/or genre - to get me started with a microfiction to get the creative juices flowing! ✨️🤗

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Alison @ajmillernow.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Good morning. Making the move from the other place and would love to reconnect with my writer friends. Where are my #5amwritersclub writing buddies? #WritingCommunity #writers #amwriting

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

If you're part of the writing community, could you please holla and RT so we can find each other? I want to build up what we once had on Twitter (but better) #writers #writing

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

This is a question probably mainly to #indie #authors When you figure out some detail for your cover that you're really pleased with, do you happily squeak 'Oh! Oh! Yes!' and feel all exhilerated? Or is that just me? 🤔🤗 #WritingCommunity

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✨💜 king 💜✨ @king-reinhardt.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Question! Do pitch events ever happen here? 👀 #writingcommunity

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

This might sound weird, but I'd either locate the goblins, since they have the strongest magic second only to dragons or demons, and ask for a major heal/regen spell. Or, chase down a vampire and try to grt turned - since they can regenerate rather well. THEN I'd go party!!

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Hello #WritingCommunity I just updated and jumped in to find my ftiends again! If you're a writer, please follow me, I'll follow back! Let's recreate the best community here. ✨️❤️ #Writers #authors

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Lexi Heathermoor @lexiheathermoor.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Hi everyone! I’m a neurodivergent romance writer looking to connect with other people in the #writingcommunity that are querying, writing, reading, really doing anything at all with publishing. Let’s be friends! 🤗

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Hi! I'm Celia Roan. I am trying to finish my fantasy romance/mystery duology with regency vibes, set in a changed world, among vampires, merfolk, elves, goblins and all things mythical or folkloric!

Moodboard depicting a dark misry city, regency balls, two moons, a sniling vampire and the text 'Bloodbound, part one, When you make a wish, you better be sure who's listening....

A moodboard depicting a dark misty old victorian city, a gothic bedchamber, a wineglass containing something red, a wet cobbled street, lurching possibly zombified humans with glowing eyes. Text says 'Bloodbound, part 2, His cousin is in danger, beasts eat their humans, Someone is to blame... ...and then there is Her...'

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Celia Roan - fighting to regain sight @celiaroan.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Hello! Any authors or writers hanging around here? I'd love to find yooouuuu! ✨️🤕

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