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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

“What your process in 2026?”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/08/2026

Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My first search engine.

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Jon Adcock @jonadcock.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

#SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic 🪐📚 #SFF #SFFWriting/Writers 🔱 #writingcommunity

I love writing because it combines my two favorite hobbies: sitting and self-doubt.

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Rik @rikohare.com · 28/06/2026

That's a frighteningly insightful article. If we're lucky, in the next couple of decades we'll get to ask what the heck we thought we were doing.

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"The more I think about it, the more I realize this is the ultimate expression of what began in the social media era, when media manipulation became the primary currency instead of authenticity. We all created curated, and often false, lifestyles..." - Om Malik om.co/2026/05/26/t...

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The Copy and the Guru

“CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis because they’re sufficiently distant from the last mile of work that still has to happen to generate most value with AI.” Aaron Levie, CEO, Box …

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hanlon’s Razor states: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Or, I might add, indifference.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4a7l1TR

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Andie Holman - author @authorandie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I finished The Lion Women of Tehran and cried so hard the cat came to check on me. Written by Marjan Kamali, it's a fierce and tender story about women and surviving the world of men.

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Alyssa Matesic @alyssamatesic.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

You can't control: 👉 How many rejections you'll get 👉 How much $$ a publisher will offer you 👉 How many copies you'll sell (at least directly) 👉 How many reviews or ads you'll get 👉 If you'll win an award or reach bestseller status What you CAN control is writing the best book you possibly can.

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

If you are new to my channel today, go to my profile and scroll down. You will find 100s of FREE posts talking about writing, marketing and all things publishing. I'm not selling you anything here. If you have a question, answer a post or ask me here. #writingcommunity #booksky #writinglife #info

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

"One of the most difficult skills to develop as a writer is patience. And figuring out [your] controlling idea/theme requires it in abundance." ~ Shawn Coyne, The Story Grid (c) 2015, p. 137 HOW ARE YOU DOING SO FAR? 😜 #writing #writingcommunity #storygrid

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A dozen words. 12. 👊🏻👏

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🇨🇦 l.faraday 🇨🇦 @mizati.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I think most people would prefer this. #Science

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Out of context, but somehow still relevant: "Are we heading towards ecological disaster or technological paradise? [...] In a few decades, people will look back and think that the answers to all of these questions were obvious." ~ Sapiens, (p. 239), Yuval Noah Harari, © 2015 <---💥

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

“More than any other single invention, writing has transformed human consciousness.” - Walter J. Ong #writing #writingcommunity

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Andie Holman - author @authorandie.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Here's a taster of my eco-fantasy books. A mermaid has a slight altercation with a pod of orcas.

Excerpt from Andie Holman's third book, The Unbearable Melt. Shows a picture of an orca and the author's website www.andieholman.com
"My magic scattered as I winged through their spray, somersaulting head over tail. I bounced off another before being tossed to a third.
Fun times.
Knowing death loomed before me, I distracted myself with orca facts.
They didn’t get the moniker of ‘killer’ by accident. Ancient Spanish sailors initally called them ballena asesina, or “whale killer,” but somewhere it got flipped. And technically, they were dolphins.
Crazy smart thirty-foot dolphins with fifty interlocking teeth, each one conical and three inches long, used for ripping and tearing.
But they didn’t chew their food. They swallowed it in chunks.
Ask me how I knew."

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"How did Homo sapiens [...] found cities comprising tens of thousands of inhabitants and empires ruling hundred of millions? The secret was probably the appearance of fiction." ~ Sapiens, (Ch 2, p 27), Yuval Noah Harari #writing #writingcommunity #fiction

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

“At the heart of quantum mechanics is a rule that sometimes governs politicians or CEOs - as long as no one is watching, anything goes.” ― Lawrence M. Krauss

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Rex Masters @mastersrex.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I went and saw Project Hail Mary. A guy came in with his service dog and the dog sat there the whole time just concentrating on the movie. Afterwards I told the guy I was amazed your dog watched the movie like that. He replied, me too especially because he hated the book.

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Or silently steal your data (the pulp version). TRY.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2026

Artemis II lifts off

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Theme Summary: Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) "If you want to save the world, you have to make a friend." #writingcommunity

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

"I don't want to sound like a spoilsport, old chum-- but there really is no substitute for reading. What's the matter: don't you like it?" - Frank (Alan's father), to Alan ~ Equus, Act I, Scene 6, by Peter Shaffer

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Andie Holman - author @authorandie.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I'm starting something new on my Substack newsletter, Eco fantasy with Andie. andieholman.substack.com I'll write short stories using the cast of characters from my books, highlighting different animals to raise awareness for those that need our help. #conservation #turtles #writing #shortstories

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

When drafting or editing, consider: YOU (the writer/editor) are not the problem. The PROBLEM (the issue in the prose) is the problem. YOU can find and fix the PROBLEM(s). It's the job. That's the work. ~ adapted from The Story Grid, (Shawn Coyne, 2015) #writing #editing #story

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Connections Puzzle #952 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Under a minute with an assistant (human) 🤷‍♂️

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Taylor Tracy 🌊✨🍝 @tayberryjelly.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I think in a world filled with AI, hatred, and violence that stories and art made by real people in the service of community ARE the antidote.

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Consider exposing the world as the characters engage with it, using it, battling it, puzzling over it. Trust the reader above all. 💪😎

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

💯 First, write. Then consider “pace”; it can emerge from actually writing. 💪

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Looking back, I met my 2025 goal of a Novel Per Week (plus a handful of non-fiction books). Here are the authors that filled my head. I appreciate every single one of them. Jane Austen T. W. Bristol Katherine Center Becky Chambers Shawn Coyne Elizabeth Davis Camille Di Maio Michael Grumley (cont)

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

"Amazing Grace" Hopper died #OTD in 1992. +PhD in #Mathematics, Yale +Rear Admiral, US Navy +Invented the first computer compiler, foundational to modern software +Co-developed COBOL, one of the earliest standardized computer languages #WomenInSTEM #legend

A formal color portrait of Grace Hopper in her later years, standing with arms confidently crossed. She wears the full dress blue uniform of a U.S. Navy rear admiral, complete with gold shoulder boards bearing stars, a combination cap with elaborate gold embroidery and eagle insignia, ribbon bars, and a name tag reading "COMO HOPPER." Her short white hair is neatly styled, and she wears large glasses, gazing directly at the camera with a serious, resolute expression. A large American flag with gold fringe and tassels hangs prominently behind her against a plain backdrop.

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

And don't forget the author of the source (book), Thomas Harris. Who only defined (if not minted) the subgenre. PS. In the book it's not Chianti -- what was it? 😝😎

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Not everything in 2025 went sideways. This, friends, is proof. 🎊🔥

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Ink Radio @inkradio.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

“Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.”

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Clay Sheldon @claysheldon.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Writing Tip: When you're done the first draft, reread, reread, reread. Just read it over and over again until you get sick of it. Edit as you go, like polishing a precious jewel. The quality of the work often depends on how many times you can reread it before you get sick of looking at it.

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Fiction sometimes as well… 🤷‍♂️

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Take up the challenge soonish:

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Clay Sheldon @claysheldon.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Writing Tip: Is your villain doing that terrible thing because they want to? Or are they doing it because it moves the plot around? It's an important question. So many villains are seen as idiotic because of this simple writing error, as it often causes their own end. #writing #writingtips #Booksky

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KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

"Pretty much any sport can be fun, except golf..." ~ Jason Gay "Do Sports Need to Be 'Fun'?" WSJ, 21-Nov-2025 I assume he's speaking of his lived experience. 😝🏌️💩

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