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Adam Jarvis 🇨🇦 @nemacocy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

MGHub's pitch party is back! Last year 50 agents and editors joined us. 66% of our 282 authors received at least one request. All #kidlit genres are accepted! Plus, you can join a critique group to polish your materials! Full details and links to sign-up are on our site: mghubpitch.com

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Paul Foxcroft @paulfoxcroft.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

NEW GAME ALERT! I made a thing! My new silly little game #Frostholme is out now! Play an adorable festive horror game, where you're cute little guys - trapped in an endless, wintery forest full of dangers! With art by Ben Hollands (benhollands.com) Lookit - misterspidergod.itch.io/frostholme

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Frostholme - A Little RPG by misterspidergod

An adorable festive horror rpg

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Last night I completed my latest #amwriting draft!! 51k words and I'm so much happier with this draft. Have many next steps, but enjoying the glow of it being done before the year's end.

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ALT: a cartoon of spongebob giving a thumbs up with the word done underneath him

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I didn't realize the rain cloud icon went above 3 rain drops

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Sam and Bilbo were good sports about wearing their hobbit costume 😘 #halloween

Dark grey cat wearing a hobbit red vest and green cape with a small necklace with the One Ring from lord of the rings, and an earring of the leaf broach. The kitty's tong is sticking out.

Close up of a cat in a hobbit costume to see he is wearing a necklace with a gold ring on it and an earring of the LOTR leaf broach

Chonk green eyed grey tabby cat wearing a red vest and green cape styled like a hobbit. He has a small tongue blep as he licks his lips

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Reached a point in my #amwriting that I've been looking forward to since starting this new draft. Now just need to get the right playlist to "properly enjoy" this writing. #kidlit #fantasy

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Autumn decor completed. I have two goblins inside me: one absolutely refuses to store tons of seasonal stuff, and the other loves feeling festive. This is my compromise to myself.

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

@heatherlee.bsky.social and @angelarosehartman.bsky.social We are going to be accountable through Halloween for revisions and word count! We got this! My goal is at least 1k words/day...every day (on top of where I started). My end goal is to come in a little under 65k words by the end. And you?

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I did not have 'random summer storm with loads of thunder' on my bingo list, especially when the sky looks like this. But I love it!! (It doesn't look it in the picture but it's definitely raining). Pippen says hi.

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Attended the @highlightsfound.bsky.social Whole Novel writing retreat last week in Pennsylvania, and it was LIFE CHANGING! #amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting you need to check this out for next fall (scholarships available)! The braintrust groups and mentors are amazing! (blog post to follow!)

Small, individual cabin in a verdant, misty setting for writing

Interior of a very large, rustic "barn" made for meetings and writing

Two empty green chairs facing a small creek, surrounded by lush greenery

View from inside a tall lodge building looking through many windows onto a lovely porch setting surrounded by trees and greenery

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

In this edit I've learned that I have an #amwriting tick/phrase that I (apparently) use A LOT. Current draft has it 13x, but I know I've already changed at least 3 other uses earlier in this edit. #amediting #writingcommunity All my characters: purse their lips in a thin line.

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Continuing the novel word purge before a writing workshop deadline in July. I needed to remove 11,508 words, and I'm down 6,508 with 5,000 to go! Over halfway there! Slowly but surely it's gonna get there! #writingcommunity #amediting #amwriting

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 05/05/2025

Now that we have kittens coming in, it’s a good time to remind you that we still have several good, deserving and lovely older kittens from last year who are still looking for their homes. Meet them at crits4cats.petfinder.com and apply to adopt! Located in Elkton, MD.

JJ, short for Jorts Junior, a honey colored orange tabby cat, lounging in a cat tree with his front paws hanging over.

Chicory, a leggy black cat with tall ears and yellow eyes, meowing with a smile as he stretches in a heated cat bed.

Baby Ruth, a handsome silvery grey cat, relaxing with his favorite stuffed croissant toy.

Jimson, a stout grey and white ex-tomcat looking up at the camera while wearing a cute onesie.

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I'm finally working on another revision of my #amwriting book & I need to remove 10k words. I was line editing to reaquaint myself with the story & realized a chapter was missing at the end. A VERY important chapter. Now I'm back up 271 words above what I started at. #amediting #writingcommunity

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Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

When an idea comes along You must WIP it Before other book edits come along You must WIP it When the story’s going strong You must WIP it Now WIP it Into shape Shape it up Get straight No foreword Move ahead Start to regret it It's getting super late To WIP it

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Me: Going to a writing reatreat this year, yay! I Need to delete 11k words before the retreat. Me: reads through 40 pages, making some edits as I read. Computer: You've added 289 words #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Been plugging away #amwriting our recent #dnd vacation game, but every so often the procrastination bug hits, so I find other ways to be productive...like testing out the amazing commissioned art by @eurephora.bsky.social as chapter header images in my pre-formatting draft 😊 (for personal use only)

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Rebecca Weber 🙂🐈‍⬛📰 @rweberwrites.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'm nearing the end of @jaimeformato.bsky.social's Roll For Initiative, and may I just say...I'VE BEEN GEEKING OUT SINCE THE VERY FIRST PAGE! If you're an adventurous nerd at heart, do yourself a favor and add this book to your TBR! 🎲😍💜 #middlegradebooks #readers #writers #kidlit

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The rest of the dark lord gents in our @dndinacastle.bsky.social #dnd weekends game. Amazing art by @eurephora.bsky.social. Leo -draconic sorcerer Xylos - drow illrigger Cad - conquest paladin

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Getting some @dndinacastle.bsky.social #dnd weekend characters drawn up! Valkora, my half orc echo knight/ancestral barbarian, Elroe, our gnome pact blade warlock, and Bahd the Bard-- starter pack for our group of dark lords seeking(ish) redemption ☺️

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Some cute cat pics to brighten your day

Two silver boy tabby cats who don't often snuggle are snuggling together on a window perch, their heads next to each other like lovebirds

Me on a couch with an adorable silver tabby kitty who is laying on my side, his back feet on my face and he is peeking at the camera with a coy kitty face, belly to the camera. He's really cute.

Grey kitty in a wool cubby biting a sweatshirt sleeve playfully. He has pretty hazel eye color

Silver chonky kitty konked out on a heating pad on the floor

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Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

are you a hard drive because it looks like all you want to do is read/write

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LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Sitting down for a con heroes’ feast. [ #art #dnd ]

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🦋daria•anako🦋 artist @anako.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Tomb Raider is one of my most beloved series. It sparked my passion for archaeology and ancient civilizations. Although TR4 was my fav, I decided to draw classic Lara Croft with a T-rex because it's such an iconic combination! 🏺🦖 Done in Procreate. @tombraider.com #procreateart #tombraider

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David Frasheski @davidfrasheski.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Coastline storm

chunky digital painting of an island coast

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Jenna Vincent @lightcrush.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

A little bit of happy dragon valentine's energy for everyone

A painting of a pink and a black dragon flying in pink and blue clouds.

A painting of a red and a blue dragon playing between the ocean and the sunset

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apofiss @apofiss.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

/ᐠ˵- ⩊ -˵マ🌸✿⋆.˚⋆₊ ⊹

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Danil 🌱 - Comms : Open @danilluzin.com · 14/02/2025

This is brilliant! Btw I also have an ever expanding block filter for Google images. It consist of domains/domain keywords that pollute results with Ai slop. It works with uBlock. you can get it here: github.com/danilluzin/u...

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GitHub - danilluzin/uBlock-Ai-Filters: Useful Ublock filters

Useful Ublock filters. Contribute to danilluzin/uBlock-Ai-Filters development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Devin Elle Kurtz @devinellekurtz.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Our little dragon is getting a SERIES!!! This has been quite the secret to keep! "The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake" comes out 10/7 of this year! 🍰

The cover of "The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake" by Devin Elle Kurtz. A little red dragon wearing a white baker's hat stirs cake batter in a glass bowl with a purple spoon. He's looking at a little pink and green fairy with a turnip for a head! She is shaking sprinkles into the mixing bowl and smiling back at the dragon. Behind them is a big blue wall of lavishly decorated cakes!

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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Yesterday I had someone ask about finding good artists (who don't use AI) to design book covers. Since I make my own, I didn't have a good answer. So... Cover artists: Post below to help authors find you. Authors: Have a great cover artist? Shout them out! Everyone else: repost and boost.

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

My freebies have been downloaded over 27k times in total! 😱 Have you grabbed one yet? ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...

A full page of black and white page dividers.

12 adventure themed character token borders.

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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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Ann Rose @annmrose.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The world is a dumpster fire and I’m trying to do what I can about it, but I’m still here working to get needed books into the world and shout about them. ❤️ It’s okay to do two things simultaneously — so authors do not feel bad for promoting your books right now! ❤️ Reading is resistance

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Hanley Brady @hanleybrady.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Some pics of Bilbo being menace (and Pippen) to brighten your day

8month old tabby kitten holding a red plastic spoon in his mouth

8month old tabby kitten holding some clear plastic trash in his mouth like a toy

8month old tabby kitten standing on hindquarters while he opens a filing cabinet drawer with his front paws like a menace

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Selina @sesart.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Here is a starter pack with book cover artists from Europe. If you are one of them, let me know so I can add you go.bsky.app/Q7og7oT

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