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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

I have shared a ton of publishing advice over the years, but I think my number one recommendation is to find a way to separate the art from the business in your mind, and to hold on tight to that distinction.

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

Writers! This is a heads up thay I will be closing to queries on 11/20/23 and won’t reopen until 2024! Please RT, and check out my Pub Marketplace page for wishlist, sub instructions, recent deals, and more! www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/lspi...

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Dahlia Adler 📚 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com · 05/10/2023

Anyone happen to know anyone into cardistry who can let me pick their brain for five minutes for a scene in my book?

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

I’ve been reading a lot of smutty fantasy and romance lately and it is so freaking fun! 10/10 would recommend to combat modern malaise!

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

I am probably going to close to queries again sometime in November, so get those manuscripts in! I am looking for a ton of different things, but at the top of my list right now: —Adult Suspense —Adult Bookclub Fiction —YA & Adult Romantasy —MG Graphic novel from author/illustrator

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

I read it and didn’t see the words “royalty rate” anywhere 😒

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

It is impossible to dress nicely in hot, rainy weather.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

This is the single best piece I've seen about the Biden administration working to reduce administrative burdens in government. It is not flashy work, but if we want to see more effort to fix public services, we should acknowledge it when it occurs www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...

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Biden Is Getting Rid Of One Thing Most People Hate About The Government

The effort to reduce the “time tax” spent on accessing government benefits aims to make them more accessible and reduce inequality.

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

I was supposed to see Messi play today and instead he’s not coming and I am VERKLEMPT

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

Like clockwork, a week before a trip I always have the thought “what if I just didn’t go??”

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

What do you do on Sundays to prepare for the week ahead?

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

Psst. I am opening to queries this coming week. Pass it on.

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

Sharing a screenshot from Twitter because reading this made me think about how we might utilize “doorknob moments” in storytelling

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Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 06/08/2023

This thread

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

WRITERS! I’m giving away a FREE query critique to 1 random follower! I’ll be choosing Monday at noon ET! Follow me here to enter!

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

WRITERS! I’m giving away a FREE query critique to 1 random follower! I’ll be choosing Monday at noon ET! Follow me here to enter!

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

Someone signed me up to their author newsletter under the name “Laurisa” 😆

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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social · 06/07/2023

Hi Everyone! I’m not planning on using this platform unless/until I absolutely have to! In the meantime, here’s a Fun Fact: apparently tweets on here are called skeets! So I guess that means a quote skeet will be a…skeet skeet? Okay bye!

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