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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The first draft of my synopsis is 3 pages longer than my novel. That went well. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #amquerying

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Okay, that's 23 pages of chapter notes completed ready for the #synopsis. Now what the hell am I supposed to do? 😅 I'm thinking of sacrificing a goat... #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #amquerying

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Beta readers are invaluable, but they are offering an opinion and not the only solution. Get rid if they tell you different!! #WritingCommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Was struggling to see how I could compress 16 pages of chapter bullet notes into a 2 page synopsis. Currently I'm thinking Times New Roman, 3 point, and single line spacing...😅 #synopsis #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #writerslife #WritingCommunity

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

What I wouldn't give to be able to be objective about my own prose. But I am sure no one really is. It's why I'm always happy to read the opening chapters for other writers. We all need honest critique. #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Halfway through my novel, making ultra-condensed bullet notes for each chapter. They run to eight pages... So, how long does a synopsis have to be?😒 #synopsis #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #WritingCommunity

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L just L @propagandaministry.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

#goodmorning What if our larger and stronger wild neighbors — our bobcats, our coyotes, our elk, our alligators and cane corsos and horses and macaws — decide that human flesh is the most delicious? What if they've finally had enough of our büllshît?* #writersky #booksky #amwriting

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Is it possible - ever - to read a book you've written and not feel the urge to change something? I guess novels are never finished, just finished 'enough'. #amwriting #amediting #writerslife #WritingCommunity

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

No matter how awesome I think my writing is, there does come a point where I get a little tired of reading it again and again and a-bloody-gain! #amwriting #amediting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofBSky

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Ready to level up your birdwatching? 😎 Here’s another 10 birds to keep an eye out for this #BigGardenBirdwatch... From colourful Jays to stealthy Sparrowhawks, who have you spotted on your patch before? PS - Don't forget to sign up: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Illustrations of 10 less common garden birds: Tree Sparrow (brown with a black cheek spot), Pied Wagtail (black and white with a long tail), Rook (glossy black with a pale beak), Fieldfare (grey head, brown back, speckled chest), Blackcap (male: grey with a black cap, female: brown with a chestnut cap), Common Gull (grey wings, white body), Stock Dove (blue-grey), Jay (pinkish with blue wing patch

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Sarah B. Elisa 🌈✒️ @sarahbelisa.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🌈📚💙📚 Only on Smashwords for the month of July: Red, like my bleeding heart in your hand is FREE 📕 Prequel novella 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Best friends to 💔 almost lovers Blue, like don't forget about me is 50% off! 💑 #MMRomance #romancelandia 👨‍🦽 #DisabledCharacters 🥈 #2ndChance tinyurl.com/ymt986hu #selfpub #queer

Red, like my bleeding heart in your hand. A Wildflowers of Deliverance Novella by Sarah B. Elisa.

Blue, like don't forget about me. A Wildflowers of Deliverance Novel by Sarah B. Elisa.

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Swati @swati2610.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

An excerpt from an old article published in Stonecrop Review, and later republished by Sugar Sugar Salt. On a memory trail - swati2610.wordpress.com/2020/11/07/o... #writingcommunity #nature

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I've just finished the first draft of my #WIP. 🥳 The final 2k took me about as long as the first 70+k! Gonna celebrate with a decaf coffee, and then think about edits before seeking a fresh #betareader or two. #amwritingfantasy #writerslife #WritingCommunity

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I'm a few hundred words away from finishing my #WIP, the 10th novel I've written and the 1st one I feel is perfect for querying. Took me 16 years (and 10 novels) to reach a point where I feel I'm in with a great chance of wooing an agent. #amquerying #amwriting #Writer

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

When Persephone 'Queen of the Underworld' met Lucifer (who is female in this story.) #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Still early in my #WIP, and Theemol is just letting her sense of humour be known... #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

From chapter 3 of my #WIP where 'barbecue for one' Ryan is trying hard to come to terms with Theemol's unexpected appearance... #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

When Persephone 'Queen of the Underworld' met Lucifer (who is female in this story.) #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Still early in my #WIP, and Theemol is just letting her sense of humour be known... #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

From chapter 3 of my #WIP where 'barbecue for one' Ryan is trying hard to come to terms with Theemol's unexpected appearance... #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

LOL, I've just been checking my #WIP, ready for #WIPsnips later today (Tuesday) and see the word is 'wait'. I couldn't choose which one to use, so there's gonna be 4 or 5 of 'em incoming... Sorry! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

My active #WIP didn't have a single 'mission' in it so this is from my other one, Harvester 'V', a high fantasy. #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

This is from the opening chapter of my #WIP - the event that is the catalyst for the story. The 'It's' looks like bad grammar, but I promise it's not!!! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

From midway through my #WIP, the Reluctant Goddess. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts Religious themes...

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Heather Ivatt @hemivatt.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Calling all writers and readers! #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Right at the start of chapter 2 on MY #WIP, introducing the second character, 'barbecue for one' Ryan... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPsnips

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E.J. Wilde @ejwilde.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Trying to get back into the habit of a bit of writing before work and Pumpkin decided he absolutely had to be involved. #writing #amwriting #writersky #catsky #cat

A very close up picture of a ginger and white cat's face. His face is mostly ginger with white on his nose and a little stripe up his forehead. His neck and chest which are out of focus in the background are white. His eyes are green. His face take up most of the frame. Blurry in the background is a tablet with a keyboard and a room with a cabinet and standing folk harp.

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I'm around 3K from completing my #WIP and it's a struggle. It'll take as long as it takes, and it'll come to me eventually. In the meantime, I'd love feedback on the opening. (OneDrive link below) 1drv.ms/w/c/2bd6f34c... #amwriting #writerscommunity #writers #betareaders #readers #urbanfantasy

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Some writers cannot tolerate rejection and they quit submitting. I guarantee that if you don't submit your work you won't sell your work. If you are a fragile person - enlist a family member or friend to run your submissions for you. You keep writing. #writingcommunity #booksky #submissions

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Maha al-sanabani @mahaalsanabani.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Do what you love. Succeed when you're ready. The train never leaves without you. Every day is a new chance. Every day is yours. 𝓜𝓪𝓱𝓪 𝓐𝓵-𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓫𝓪𝓷𝓲. ❥For the full post, visit my blog: mahaalsanabani.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/n... #motivation #inspiration #words #writings #writer #photo #life #article

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I'm about 3,000 words away from finishing my WIP, 'The Reluctant Goddess'. I was 3,000 words away last year too... 🤭 Next update in 2026...😆 #amwriting #writerslife #writerofbsky #writingcommunity

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Revisiting an 'almost finished' novel, shelved a year ago, and after rereading the first two chapters, I thought it read very well. Would be happy for someone to tell me otherwise to bring me back down to earth!🙂 It's urban fantasy. #amwriting #writersofBSky #writers #writingcommunity

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I've never once started writing a novel with more than the vaguest clue of what it's about. Also, my 1st drafts are pretty terrifying beasts... But I love it, I love being the first reader of a newly-birthed story. #amwriting #writerscommunity #writersofbsky

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I got ridiculously excited over a new ultra energy efficient washing machine I've just ordered. I think that's a clean sweep of old man achievements unlocked now... #oldman #unlocked #shoot_me_now

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

'Don't worry, it tastes like chicken, just a little gooier.' Now there's a sentence I never expected to write. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #wip #writersofBSky

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Any fool can achieve the temporary illusion of peace by appeasing the aggressor. Fact check: Putin started the war, not the democratically elected leader of Ukraine!!!

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J Giordano - Writer @jgiordano.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Some friends and I are signing up for the 100-word microfiction challenge that’s starting in March! Keeping writing fun can never hurt 💕 the entry fee goes up in less than 2 weeks in case anyone’s interested

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It feels great to have betas who say you're awesome, but it won't improve your prose, just your self-esteem. Now a beta who points out your faults, as they see it, will improve your prose but not your self-esteem. It's easy to spot writers who prefer the former. #amwriting

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Word of the day is ‘cumber-world’ (14th century): a person or thing that encumbers the planet.

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Gary Rutherford @gavrushka.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Who'd be a writer? We spend our clueless days brimful of self-belief... And when we grow proficient we spontaneously erupt in an explosion of self-disbelief.😢 #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #writers

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Abby Sundeen ✍️📚🔮🐉 @sunnydwrites.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

UNDER SHATTERED SKIES In the aftermath of unprecedented global tragedy, Amaya has her own magical problems to deal with. Mainly: a teleportation away from the point of impact that day. With other sky islands trembling, she must learn what happened before another one falls. #QuestPit #W #YA #F

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