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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 20h

I give myself gentleness and grace while my poems take shape.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 20h

"The success of a novel or short story depends as much on the reader's imagination as the writer's." --Joe Hill

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Every part of your query helps me fully consider. In a synopsis, I'm checking to see if there are large plot holes, thin character arcs, etc. This helps me understand the level of work your manuscript might need before going on submission.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

My words carry weight, truth, and emotional resonance.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice." --Octavia Butler

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

he poet I aspire to be already exists within me.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart." ~Maya Angelou

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Jennifer Ruth Jackson @jenruthjackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

50 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2026 authorspublish.com/50-themed-su... #SubOp

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» 50 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2026

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I do not need to rush my truth; my poems arrive in their own right time.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My ideas are valuable, and I have a unique perspective to share.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"I could always imagine more interesting places to be than where I was. And more interesting people than me being there. Eventually this led to making up stories and writing things down." --Susanna Clarke

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My writing reflects the unique and beautiful person that I am.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Poetry is a life-cherishing force. For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.~ Mary Oliver

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Emily Keyes @esckeyes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Political groups challenge hundreds of books at a time. Read some other absurd reasons books were challenged. researchguides.gonzaga.edu/BannedBooksW... #bannedbooksweek

The cover of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? with a [censored] bar over it.

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Emily Keyes @esckeyes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I like to use this example because it's funny. But for the most part, book banners know exactly who they are targeting: marginalized groups, people of color, LGBTQIA+ authors, and feminists. pen.org/report/book-...

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A Spotlight on School Book Bans

Nearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’m brave enough to share my work for all to read.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The writer in the midst of writing finds the self falling away. Or getting out of the way. Only when we slip out of our writer bodies do we truly don the skin of the story. We become one with the piece we are creating." ~ Jane Yolen

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Lynnette Novak, Literary Agent @lynnettenovak.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Check this out! Join my LIVE Q&A on Monday, October19, 2026 at 5 pm CST. Literary agent Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong (Marsal Lyon) will be with me to discuss querying & the publishing industry on my YouTube channel @Lynnette-Novak. Submit your questions here: www.novel-advice.com/live-q-a-form

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Writer’s anxiety is normal, and I manage it positively.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm working on becoming a 'true novelist' 😊 "The bad novelist constructs his characters; he directs them and makes them speak. The true novelist listens to them and watches them act; he hears their voices even before he knows them." --Andre Gide

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

💫 THE NEW CAT has received a Kirkus starred review! Congratulations, Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic and Chris Park! Read the full review from Kirkus here. This tender story comes out on October 6 and available for preorder now! 📚 @grubreport.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social

THE NEW CAT has received a starred review!

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That's exciting that your verse novel is going out on sub soon! WoW about your 90 !!! published poems! My writing is going well -- I'm trying to write at least 1 verse each day for the verse novel I worked on at that workshop we were at. I'm easily distracted by new ideas *wink* - it' a challenge!

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I learn from any feedback from my readers and use it to improve my writing.

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I used to write my book and 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 write the pitch/comps/synopsis. Now, I do it backwards! Here's why: vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/why-i-writ...

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Why I Write My Pitch Before I Write My Book

The first time I tried to write a synopsis after finishing a manuscript, I genuinely blanked.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am a builder of stories, and my ideas are the foundation.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” — Louis L'Amour

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I loved meeting you there! How's your writing going? I won't be going this year.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am an artist, and words are my medium.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"To overcome writer's block I try to imagine: What's the worst thing that can happen to my protagonist within the context of this story? Then I do it. Characters should have goals, and my job as the author is to make it difficult for them to reach those goals." --JA Konrath

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So, you've finished your manuscript and are eager to share your work with literary agents. How do you write the perfect pitch letter to a literary agent? 🤔 Here are CBC founder Anna Davis' top tips on how to make your submission pitch letter stand out from the pack:

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How to write the perfect pitch letter to an agent

How do you write the perfect pitch-letter to a literary agent? Follow our 15 top tips on how to make your letter stand out from the pack.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I love that wonderful feeling of having written.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Writing for me is a way of understanding what is happening to me, of thinking hard things out. I have never written a book that wasn't born out of a question I needed to answer for myself." --May Sarton

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in.” ~~ Henry Green

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"A voice, not merely recognizable, but original, unique, engaging and above all derived from, reflecting, and advancing the meaning of the story itself, is necessary to good and worthwhile literature." --Michael Chabon

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Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m recovering from a cold right now and will probably go nap in a minute, but will anyone be around tomorrow that we could do an Ask An Agent or some other kind of bookish chat? I’m up for anything. But I would like to do something community-wise to get things started, esp with #dvpit this week.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I breathe love into the worlds that I create with my words.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious. When you're conscious and writing from a place of insight and simplicity and real caring about the truth, you have the ability to throw the lights on for your reader. He or she will recognize his or her life and truth in what you say..." ― Anne Lamott

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Creating stories is where I have decided to make meaning in my life.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself." --Truman Capote

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Words and ideas are always flowing out of me.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“If someone wanted to be a runner, you don't tell them to think about running, you tell them to run. And the same simple idea applies to writing, I hope.” ― Markus Zusak

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I fully immerse myself in telling the story.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Writing poetry is a passion, ignited by thoughts, fueled by ink. A way to travel through another mind, where souvenirs of tears are tucked away inside your soul. Or leave you with smiles for miles, depending on which route you go.” ― Renee Dixon

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Cheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A thing I think about a lot when considering submissions, a revision, a designer’s work, etc. is CHOICES. - Does this person have a vision for what this project is trying to do? - Does that vision also serve the audience & its needs? (If not, we need to make different CHOICES from the outset.) +

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today the blank page and me are collaborators on something amazing!

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"One shortcoming of so many writers today is that they do not take pains; they do not recast their flawed sentences; they do not edit their copy for the sense of it; and they wind up with what I have come to call mangles and dangles." --James J. Kilpatrick

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am strong and talented and creative enough to be a successful writer.

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don't remove it -- I might be writing in my dreams." --Danzae Pace

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In all of its ups and downs, writing is a beautiful adventure. #Amwriting #NIV #VerseNovelist

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