EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1hOh, honey, it's okay. You be proud of who you are. And you post those brownie recipes 😌 I'm sure they're delicious. 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1hI've been comparing them and they're typically fairly similar 👀 at some point I'm going to have a testing and rating day 😅 It's fun to have hobbies 😌 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1hGot my first bluesky brownie, fy ffrinds 👀 I also think the account may have restricted me or something bc I stopped getting notifications mid way through, but if I went to the account she was still talking to me 😂 040
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1hThank you ever so much for that, Patience 🙏 I do strongly recommend posting this recipe on every writer's post you encounter today. You'll see their are a lot of recommendations to do this online, but no-one ever follows through. I hope you'll be the one 💙 Happy botting! 130
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1hThe recipe is now available 😌 This is number 6 and my first from Bluesky 😅 Yes I am working on a super secret project idea that is probably quite obvious 😂 110
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1hI write something different every time 😅 it's a nightmare. I have a few folks that I consider firm friends now and will read pretty much anything I hand them, but it really is something you work on all the time as a writer! Whether in person or online. 010
Reposted by EM HardingLaura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 1hWatching @em-writing.bsky.social in the comments batting around the AI bot beta scammer like a cat toy is comedy gold.💀 221
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1h😂 "like it's a cat toy" I love that descriptionstatic.klipy.comTom and Jerry: Jerry Bowing Thank YouALT: Tom and Jerry: Jerry Bowing Thank You 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 1hOh, actually, before you continue on, could you include a full ingredients list with measurments, please? A recipe is not complete without them 😉 120
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 2hApologies for flooding you notifs with me trying to get a brownie recipe out of this bot we've attracted 😅 It's a bit I do and I'm trying to hit 10 recipes (currently have 5). 110
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 2hOh you absolutely should. In fact, why dont you drop a brownie recipe below? You never know who might be looking! It's great advertising 😉 120
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 2h100% this^^^ I've had someone tell me "not everyone has that sort of network". Neither did I! We build it!! And your beta readers often end up being the first people to yell about your book when it comes out, too 😅 110
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 2hOh a bot 👋 hiiii. You can help by giving brownie recipes to every writer you encounter. It's a great way to support the writing community AND sell your services. 120
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 2hYuuuup (thanks for the quote post!). I put something similar on threads and already have an editor justifying why they offer it. "Some people dont have that kind of network", neither did I! I built it. Beta-reading is the life blood of the writing community and absolutely should not be commodified. 130
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 5hBeta-readers are people you trust. They're friends, they're family, they're specifically people who enjoy reading and can tell you what they liked/didn't like about your book. You want honest reactions from an everyday reader. "Paying a professional" is fundamentally not what beta-reading is. 2/2 180
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 5hI'm seeing too many people get scammed, so I'm going to say it, and people can be pressed: You do not pay for beta-readers. Ever. 1/2 #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity 1111
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 13/10/2026What's this? A snippet from Labours of Stone, that book I published in 2021? WHO AUTHORISED THIS??? DON'T LOOK! 🫣 #booksky #authorsky 081
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Writers! I have a weird ask today 👀 If you’re willing to share, I’d like to hear your love stories. Not your fictional ones, your real ones! How did you meet your partner, or even the last person you loved? When did you know you were in trouble? 😜 #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunitystatic.klipy.comALT: 040
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026💙 this is so real. In my first job I dyed my hair pink partly bc I wanted to, but also so the students would know I was safe. In my latest, I started wearing pride pins to support a colleague, and as a result had a group of nervous students come up to ask questions and tell me they liked my pins 🥹 010
Reposted by EM HardingBeth W @doodlebeth.com · 06/10/2026I haven’t been able to invest in new Christmas stuff as much as usual but these new decorations just arrived :D 2172
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026#queerwriters #LGBTwriteathon My aim for Queer Welsh Gothicky Thingy is the same: plan up to the midpoint. I thought I was going to make it last week, but I needed to rifle through the old draft and make a list of bits to keep first 😢 The plan has gone from 10k to 14k… he’s gonna be THICCCCC 👀static.klipy.comSimpsons: It's So ThickALT: Simpsons: It's So Thick 050
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Yissss the tiny leggies 🦐🦐🦐 No worries 😊 i've realised I've accidentally become the guy who knows a guy when it comes to invertebrates 😅 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The golden shramp 😌 (golden crossbacks) Ffrind said if you have questions she might be able to help 😅 I think she has like 3 generations living in there now. 110
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Dis is shrimp tank animation person - www.instagram.com/reel/DUvP-Bz... I have asked if I can send pictures of SHRAMP 😌instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Ooooo that sounds like such a cool week! I'll take two please 😌 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026So 1) have you seen the what's happening in the shrimp tank today animations? And 2) my friend has a BUNCH of yellow shramp 😌 110
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026What’s the plan this week, fy ffrinds? For me it’s: 3 trips to the nurse, a little trip out by myself at some point, finishing the new Carrie adaptation, and more work on Queer Welsh Gothicky Thingy. Who knows 👀 maybe I’ll be able to write stuff soon 👀👀👀 #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunitystatic.klipy.comKermit The Frog TypingALT: Kermit The Frog Typing 140
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 11/10/2026As it should 😌 it's a certain day and I wanted to give ffrinds who can't be loud about it a very unmarked post 😅 almost tacked on a "pass it on" but resisted. 110
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🕯 This candle is for you, my lovelies. Whether you can celebrate today loudly or quietly, blow it out, make a wish, and know that you are loved. 131
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Submitted Cool Thing ™️to another cool place this morning 😬 Send stress leaves 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 #writingcommunity #writersky 260
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In an extraordinary turn of events...I think I'm gonna back away from my laptop and curl up in bed with a coffee and some Mike Flannigan 😌 Leave myself wanting more 😉 #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunitystatic.klipy.comCute Cartoon Character Using LaptopALT: Cute Cartoon Character Using Laptop 030
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026You know things have gotten a little out of control with the planning when it's no longer happening in the Word document you started in, but across 5 different digital sticky notes 🥲 #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity 070
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026😂 absolutely something Idris would do during a brain malfunction. 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I love the idea that Caradog is like "Goodbye, my friend." And Idris goes "G-O-O-D-B-Y-E". 110
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Cooowassants 🥸☕️🥐 #writersky #authorsky #writingcommunity 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026sut double-u why tea? 🤔 I think that might be 3 new syllables!!! 😂 020
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sut w y t KILLS me 😂 and the complete change in voice. It doesnt help that it's meant to be spoken by a well built, but mostly quite soft spoken farmer guy. The accent they've chosen is giving tracksuit 🥲 010
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Late last night, I had Word reading bits of my old Queer Welsh Gothicky Thingy draft to me and HOH BOY 👀 I was not expecting the switch to Welsh for one sentence and then back for the next 😂 270
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The vibe today is: I'm just a lil guy 🥺 Please, be gentle 💙 020
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026😮💨 I promised myself I was gonna plan to the midpoint of Queer Welsh Gothicky Thingy this week, but I was dead Monday and Tuesday, had the dentist yesterday and therapy today, and rn I'm falling asleep on my nose every time I pull up to my desk 🫠 #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity 140
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Pssssssssst! You should absolutely-tootley-dootley TALK ABOUT YOUR DAMN BOOKS 📯📯📯 #authorsky #booksky #scifi #writingcommunity 090
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I recently discovered that when an axolotl has a genetic predisposition, it can suddenly start producing too much thyroid hormone and turn from a semi-tadpoley dude into a more land-capable little salamanderish guy. So, as a person with Graves, this means: I AM AN AXOLOTL IN DISTRESS.static.klipy.comALT: 070
EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Haha, yeah 😅 bit of research for a cool thing I want to try to put together at some point 😊 I also have the book The Thing was based on my TBR 👀 000