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Marjorie Brimer

@marjoriebrimer.bsky.social
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Creative Writing and Humanities instructor|MSc Psychology|If you need me, I'm either writing something or playing D&D

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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My husband just compared the way information is watered down and distorted as AI scrapes and recycles it to the movie Multilplicity and said, "soon we're all going to be stuck with Steve."
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Maybe I've been writing for so long that I see plots where they don't exist, but I wonder if this whole AI Witch Hunt might be for the purpose of fatiguing writers so deeply that we all just quit fighting it. IF writers were fatigued to this point it wouldn't be their fault.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This AI scandal is a sign to the rest of us to be vigilant about protecting yourself by documenting the previous versions of your MS with time stamps. There are also free (with character limits) tools that record you typing in real time & show if you've used AI. What a time to be an artist.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
These are the DND, MTG, comic con, story-loving folks I'd call if I got good news. They'd celebrate the hardest. They'd hide me in the soft protection of their love if I needed to heal. For decades, they've listened to me dream out loud about being published & never shamed me for continuing to try.
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Elissa Grossell Dickey @elissadickey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I’m so excited to share the beautiful cover for my new book, Across the Earth and Sky! 🥳😍📚 It is absolutely gorgeous and I’m so thrilled! A huge thank you to designer Erica Lucke Dean and Red Adept Publishing! ✨ Coming September 8, 2026! ✨ redadeptpublishing.com/product/acro...
Cover reveal for across the Earth and Sky coming September 8 with cover image of Starry sky and moon and trees
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I have a four-hour flight in two days. I'm good on books. What's a movie that knocked your socks off recently? Thoughts on Disclosure Day?
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Circe's scene was chef's kiss. Circe's justification for turning the men is key to enlightening Odysseus to the source of societal collapse: men using "the quest" as permission to act out their true desires.
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Abdalla Moussa @abudmosa.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
before you even think about moving, your brain has already started adjusting your balance.🏅🤸🧘 #movement #humanbody #balance
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I just finished a big MS revision then turned around and wrote my first ever screenplay while building a house and selling another and I just wanted someone to know about it.
Me, feeling proud after completing and submitting my first ever screenplay, finishing revisions on my adult thriller and sending out my first batch of queries. Me getting ready to self level our floors myself after our contract botched them and ran off with the money.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We got our ultrasound today. It's a girl.
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Andrew McPherson @theandrewmcp.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Up against a scene where the easy way out is an exposition dump. But we are writers. Easy is for everyone else. 🫠 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FantasyWriter
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Here are a few things I've made recently. It made my heart lighter to make them, and I hope it makes your eyes happy to view them.
Painting of a purple and red eye looking through a tear in paper with flowers painted around it. A purple and pink chandelier with flowers stuffed into the candle holders
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Kit Author @kitauthor.com · 31/07/2025
Worked up the courage to dive into a novel I wrote more than 10 years ago, and I am half way through edits and OMG this is so dang good, y'all. Don't give up on those drawer books. They may just need time for you to grow and believe in yourself!
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Them: Are you ready for school to start? Me: ⬇️
My fuzzy white Persian cat, Carl, making a grumpy face.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Guys. I'm making something.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I'm repurposing a canvas I painted for my classroom 7 yrs ago. Stay tuned to see the finished product.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Hey friends, don't forget to stretch, drink water (however you can get it down) sleep guilt-free when you need it, get sunlight, belly breath (just try it; you won't regret it), and do something good for your body every day. We need to stay strong in order to be the good.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I received an email from a former Creative Writing student saying she'd self published. I GUSHED with praise. Then they followed up to say they "wrote" it with AI & are selling it on Amazon. They were my student long before the potential of AI was realized. I was gentle, but I had to be honest.
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a man is standing in a dark room with the words `` i 'm not mad ... just disappointed '' written on it .
ALT: a man is standing in a dark room with the words `` i 'm not mad ... just disappointed '' written on it .
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Here's Edna and Carl's reaction when I told them that I finished writing my 21st book today. (I should probably leave the house more often.) #writing #writersofbluesky
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Rory | Author *₊˚☕୧ @rabauthor.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Am I the only one #wickedpit has disappeared for? Was it canceled?
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Guys. I'm 48 pages away from finishing this revision, and is it okay to say I love it so much?
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Help!! Our new Sphinx kitten scurried under the wall and is hiding under the tub. We can't reach her. How do we get her out?
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Just saw Superman in IMAX and loved it! The parallels. The message. The theme of empathy. Chef's 💋!
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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
For the literary agents following us, we have a new feed for Querying writers for #BluePit tomorrow! Feeds don't require a BlueSky account to view, so if others at your agency are not on BlueSky they can check out the pitches too! bsky.app/profile/did:... #LitAgents #LiteraryAgent #AmAgenting
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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Yes, we also have a Starter Pack of them here: go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV So caught up in the pre-event we're running we missed UnhingedPit's announcement. But we try. 😅
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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
What readers didn’t say about this #Q #A #R: – No plot or stakes (+ implausible) – Can’t connect with the MCs (+ zero chemistry) – 🌶️ is mild (+ cringe & boring) – No sense of time/place (+ Berlin is dull) – Terrible writing (esp. stiff dialogue & flat descriptions) #UnhingedPit
Quotes from beta readers and judges, displayed inside Berlin-style street signs: "so hard to put this down"; "perfect blend of emotional and sexy"; "the desire is so real"; "the dialogue feels so natural"; "they have such great spark!"; "the writing is top-notch"; "lots of humor"; "I found myself rooting for them from the beginning"; "this was the hottest scene and I am DYING that this happened, haha"; "I feel like I'm there"; "I liked how the history was interwoven"; "THROWBACK! Loved those"; "so vivid!"; "I was on the edge of my seat"; "their goodbye is heart-wrenching"; "makes me want to visit"; "a really heart-tugging story … great plot and great writing! … a wonderful job of creating [] characters that I care very much about and am sure other readers will, too"
Background: panoramic view of Berlin at sunset; photo by Jonas Tebbe on Unsplash
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Dawn Berkoski @dawnberkoski.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
If my heroes and I were cats.😻 *Agent guide on profile* #UnhingedPit #PR #amquerying #Writing 💙📚
Photo of three cats. One is dressed as a CEO, another as a bartender, and the third is reading a book. The first two represent Alex and Jason from the paranormal romance, I Am Chosen. The one reading a book represents the writer, Dawn Berkoski
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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
#unhingedpit #a #lgbt A good portion of the lesbian experience in one meme.
Squidward order meme. Caption: I'll have a double dose of mommy wounds with a fall in love with a straight girl and can't tell my crush I like her because reasons with vampires, but make them butch
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Tiff @tiff-d.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🧃Anti-Pitch🧃 Not for agents who want closure, kindness, or knowing who the villain is. If you want healing, hope, or heroines—turn back. This one’s for the voyeurs. The ones who celebrate friendship curdling. No one calls for help as the soft horror unfolds. It doesn’t end well. #unhingedpit #T #Q
A minimalist graphic featuring a bold red “do not” symbol (a circle with a diagonal slash) placed above the words “EVERYTHING I GAVE HER” in all-caps black text. The background is off-white with a slight textured effect, giving it a stark and unsettling tone.
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Dawn Berkoski @dawnberkoski.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
When you bring a pizza box to a sword fight. *Agent guide on profile* #UnhingedPit #PR #amquerying #Writing 💙📚
Photo of a katana buried into the lid of a pizza box. From I Am Chosen, Paranormal Romance by Dawn Berkoski
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
3 preacher’s daughters.1 dies. While confronting the cause they must decide between betraying 1another in the name of faith, or a blasphemous path that brings them together APPLES NEVER FALL+HELLO BEAUTIFUL A story of toxic Christianity & 3 sisters' power to destroy or heal 1another #unhingedpit
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
A sleepover turns bloody when Nikki & sleepwalking friends wake to a body. 12yrs later, remains wash ashore the lake. They have 1 last sleepover. No 1 leaves until they find the killer. But the lake reveals truths closer to Nikki than anyone can imagine. WITCHELM + LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE #unhingedpit
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Peri-menopausal, burnt-out teacher Birdie is 🔪 & 47yo Jen & Sam con their way out of their ties to her murder & into successful lives.But when the truth about Birdie risks their facade they must murder her all over again or lose the lives they fabricated NIGHT BITCH+GOOD NIGHT BEAUTIFUL #unhingedpit
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Have any of you read After Taste yet? Omg!
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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
New pitch event coming up on July 31st! Check out and follow @wickedpit.bsky.social for rules and updates!
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I'm going to enjoy family today. Hope you are doing something that brings you peace and joy.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 03/07/2025
Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans. This is Washington at its worst. We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I've made 100+ new friends this week so here's a bit about me. I teach English, Humanities, & Creative Writing. I have my master's in psych & I've written over 20 books. I had an agent for nearly a decade & I'm freshly back in the query trenches. Oh! & I play DND & have my motorcycle license.
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#PitBLK @pitblk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
In honor of Juneteenth, it's our pleasure to announce pitch dates! #Pitblk will take place Sept 21st- Sept 24th on our pitchsite. Agents and Editors will review pitches Sept 29th-Oct 2nd. For more info about the event, visit www.pitchpitblk.com #writersky #booksy #writingcommunity #amquerying
Top: Coming Soon above four white stars surrounding pink and yellow circle
Middle: Search engine with www.pitchpitblk.com in the middle
Bottom: Participants can submit pitches from Sept 21st-24th 8am EST to 8pm EST

Agents/Editors will review pitches Sept 29th-Oct 2nd

If you are a publishing professional and would like to participate, complete the following form:  https://forms.gle/DQE243Z6Gj5U2CKZ7
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Ever just sit there and wonder how you went from not celebrating Halloween to playing DND every weekend?
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Today, I finished the 1st draft of a thriller I'm excited about. I miss having folks to celebrate with. I left Meta due to oppressive policies & Twitter (no explanation needed) & lost a rich interactive community of artists. I don't regret the decisions, but I long for the community I left behind.
Lap top with a finished first draft that says, "THE END" on the screen
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R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
we love you @booksmith.bsky.social 💌💌💌💌 & by the way they'll ship books anywhere, you can find them at www.booksmith.com
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
One thing about being a teacher in the summer is realizing how much daily maintenance actually makes a difference when you walk by a mirror and see a pale, greying, hunchback and realize it's not a goblin, it's just you after weeks without the routine of making yourself presentable each day.
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Sarah Hollowell @sarahhollowell.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I've talked about this before but I still can't find the balance between "not being on social media makes me less miserable" and "not being on social media also makes me feel desperately isolated from the few communities I'd tricked into liking me"
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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 21/06/2025
KC Current's tifo celebrating Black joy, today and everyday 🫶
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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
New blog post is up! www.athomeauthor.com/post/why-it-... #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #publishingtips
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Why It’s So Hard to Get a Literary Agent Right Now—And What’s Changed
If you’ve been querying literary agents lately and feel like you’re shouting into a void, you’re not alone. It’s not your imagination—getting a literary agent has always been tough, but in today’s pub...
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Marjorie Brimer @marjoriebrimer.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Please fill my comments with the thing or things you're doing to bring yourself joy right now. What is keeping your soul afloat? Photography, painting, your pets, your swimming pool, writing, reading? Bonus points for a photo example. Thanks in advance.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
“well that was fun! so what time are we voting for the mypillow guy as fbi director?” - dem leadership last sunday
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