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Nephele Tempest

@nepheletempest.bsky.social
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Literary agent at The Knight Agency, writer, and unapologetic bookworm. 📚 She/her. Pasadena, CA. linktr.ee/nepheletempest

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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As the end of the year barrels down on us, sort through those unfinished goals you set back in January and pick one to see through in the time that remains: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/one-true-f...
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One True Focus
Finding a Project for the Rest of the Year
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trading your vacation for a staycation this year? Chatting about my plans and how to make sure you actually take that break, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/staycation...
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Staycation Summer
A Seasonal Reset in Your Own Backyard
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 30/06/2026
Re-upping this:
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trading your vacation for a staycation this year? Chatting about my plans and how to make sure you actually take that break, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/staycation...
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Staycation Summer
A Seasonal Reset in Your Own Backyard
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Quick tips and tricks to master the art of writing a synopsis, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/how-to-wri...
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How to Write a Synopsis
Without Tossing Your Computer Out the Window
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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 07/05/2026
We lost Liza Palmer yesterday to cancer. She was an absolutely brilliant writer. She was smart and casually insightful. You should pick up Family Reservations, or any of her books, really. But I also have this video of her talking about the book. It's the closest I can come to letting you meet her
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Video: Book Club with Liza Palmer on "Family Reservations" | Mary Robinette Kowal
Video: Book Club with Liza Palmer on "Family Reservations" by Mary Robinette Kowal on Patreon. Join Mary Robinette Kowal's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A quick catch-up, including what's coming in the next few weeks, where to pitch me, and an update on queries, in today's newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/springing-...
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Springing into May
A brief catch-up
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Do you go back and reread your favorite books? Do you reread new books to focus on their structure? Or do you reject rereading in favor of working through an ever-growing TBR pile? Discussing the act of rereading, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/on-the-mer...
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On the Merits of Rereading
I’ve been thinking about rereading quite a lot lately.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Do you go back and reread your favorite books? Do you reread new books to focus on their structure? Or do you reject rereading in favor of working through an ever-growing TBR pile? Discussing the act of rereading, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/on-the-mer...
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On the Merits of Rereading
I’ve been thinking about rereading quite a lot lately.
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Mia Tsai says buy her books @itsamia.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Hey all. Piper Drake, a friend and a fellow romance author, needs some help funding her cancer treatment. It's been a long, tough road, but she's got one more story in her and we'd like to buy her a little more time to get it out. www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho...
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Donate to Help Author Fight Cancer so she can finish her book, organized by Matthew Beckerleg
Hello all, I’m Matthew. I am fundraising for my wife, Lalana (wh… Matthew Beckerleg needs your support for Help Author Fight Cancer so she can finish her book
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Time sensitive: this is the last day to submit comments opposing the Bureau of Land Management's clearcutting of Oregon's ancient forests. This is a tool that educates you on just how diabolical it is, and it helps you submit your comment. morethanjustparks.com/oregon-old-g...
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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
There's a kind of forest in western Oregon that you feel before you understand. The BLM just gave the timber industry permission to tear it all down.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A little querying PSA: When you're pitching a novel, your comp titles should be novels. Yeah, it's fine to throw in a movie or TV series in addition, if you're pointing toward a trend in audience interest, but no book comps in your actual genre makes it looks like you can't find any.
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 23/03/2026
Class counsel in the Anthropic copyright case have lowered their fee percentages (which originally included 3 other firms not appointed to rep the class) by millions, responding to pushback from the court www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Lawyers behind $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement slash fee bid after pushback from judge
Lawyers representing authors and publishers in a landmark $1.5 billion copyright settlement with artificial intelligence company Anthropic have lowered their bid for attorney fees in the case by hundr...
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
So interesting. Worth every minute.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Is it happening again?
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Azul = Blue @azulequalsblue.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Taking care of business. We need to do this and move on.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I always feel behind with my reading, but things get especially bad when an intriguing book-award longlist comes out: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/attack-of-...
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Attack of the Lists
When Book-Award Longlists Send You Scrambling
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/03/2026
Ernie Anastos, the longtime TV anchor and talk show host whose Everyman personality and sturdy voice defined how New Yorkers received their news for over four decades, has died at 82.
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Ernie Anastos, New York’s Everyman Newscaster, Dies at 82
A television journalist for four decades with 30 Emmy Awards, Mr. Anastos especially enjoyed delivering good news.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Mostly I hope and dream I can find more time to read all the books...
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Diana Gill @dianagilleditorial.com · 11/03/2026
Email to optout: expertoptout@superhuman.com
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
If anyone with access to Grammarly's Expert Review bullshit can tell me if they've appropriated me, please let me know.
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
You may have heard that the (Federal) House of Reps introduced a national book banning bill recently, specifically targeting books w/ trans people. Some states are passing laws to protect the freedom to read--let's make Massachusetts one of them. Ask your rep to bring H.3594 to the floor.👇
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Protect the Freedom to Read in Massachusetts!
The Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee is currently reviewing a bill that will protect against book bans in public schools and libraries and we need your help ensuring it passes!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The Trump administration is gearing up to kick an estimated six million more people off of food assistance programs — including nearly two million children. The move would save just $1 billion a year, while Trump spends upwards of $1 billion per *day* on his new forever war. Priorities.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Once your characters start behaving and you've perfected your plot, it's type to clean up your actual prose. Taking a look at line edits and what to check for, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/line-by-line
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Line by Line
The Act of Editorial Housecleaning
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Looking forward to taking one-on-one pitches at the 2026 (Online) Texas Writing Workshop on March 6-7. Join me! Anyone from anywhere can attend. Learn more about the virtual writers conference here: texaswritingworkshop.com
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The 2026 Online Texas Writing Workshop
Get Your Writing Published: March 6-7, 2026
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Sharing tips on how to write a query letter, step by step, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/crafting-a...
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Crafting a Query Letter
How to Stand Out with a Personalized, Professional Pitch
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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is so needed. Thank you for the post.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Sharing tips on how to write a query letter, step by step, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/crafting-a...
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Crafting a Query Letter
How to Stand Out with a Personalized, Professional Pitch
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Looking forward to taking one-on-one pitches at the 2026 (Online) Texas Writing Workshop on March 6-7. Join me! Anyone from anywhere can attend. Learn more about the virtual writers conference here: texaswritingworkshop.com
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The 2026 Online Texas Writing Workshop
Get Your Writing Published: March 6-7, 2026
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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Well this seems bad! If only someone had thought to make a movie warning about this very thing. You know, in the 80's. Starring Ferris Bueller.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Journaling the old fashioned way—by hand, in a notebook—appears to be enjoying a resurgence. Ironically, much of this increased chatter has been happening on social media. Discussing the art of journaling, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/journaling...
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Journaling in the Show-and-Tell Age
Analog journaling has taken over the internet—or at least discussing it has.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Journaling the old fashioned way—by hand, in a notebook—appears to be enjoying a resurgence. Ironically, much of this increased chatter has been happening on social media. Discussing the art of journaling, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/journaling...
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Journaling in the Show-and-Tell Age
Analog journaling has taken over the internet—or at least discussing it has.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/02/2026
Duvall appeared in over 90 films over the course of his career, imbuing stock Hollywood types — cowboys, cops, soldiers — with a nuanced sense of vulnerability. n.pr/4rUDvwW
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Actor Robert Duvall has died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles
Duvall appeared in over 90 films over the course of his career, imbuing stock Hollywood types — cowboys, cops, soldiers — with a nuanced sense of vulnerability.
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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Fun little companion piece to the SAVE Act www.frommers.com/tips/news/pu...
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U.S. Public Libraries Forced to End Passport Services Today. Can They…
Starting Feb. 13, you won't be able to apply for a U.S. passport at public libraries—unless a bipartisan effort to extend the deadline succeeds.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Once your characters start behaving and you've perfected your plot, it's type to clean up your actual prose. Taking a look at line edits and what to check for, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/line-by-line
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Line by Line
The Act of Editorial Housecleaning
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Very excited to take one-on-one pitches at the 2026 (Online) Texas Writing Workshop on March 6-7. Join me! Anyone from anywhere can attend. Learn more about the virtual writers conference here: texaswritingworkshop.com
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The 2026 Online Texas Writing Workshop
Get Your Writing Published: March 6-7, 2026
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Considering the role of place in the artistic process, whatever the medium, in my latest newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/the-room-w...
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The Room Where It Happens
What Do We Mean By Creative Space?
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
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Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A little late, but the world sucks, so this is a fun trend to continue. Also, I'm old and had to look up course titles. Tell me 5 classes you took in college: Greek Thought & Lit Arthurian Romances The Little Red Schoolhouse (Academic & Professional Writing) The 18th Century Novel Feminist Theory
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
You might have the most captivating idea, but if your novel is poorly paced, readers will stop turning pages. Discussing how to master pacing to do your story justice, in today's newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/im-running...
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I'm Running as Fast as I Should
Pace Your Novel to Keep Pages Turning
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Bob Mayer @bobmayer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm. Essential reading, now more than ever.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 31/01/2026
If you're watching this, the government is shut down. Reporter Jacob Bogage breaks down which services are open and which are closed during the shutdown. wapo.st/4alk8qJ
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE: CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely! “I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.” This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
You might have the most captivating idea, but if your novel is poorly paced, readers will stop turning pages. Discussing how to master pacing to do your story justice, in today's newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/im-running...
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I'm Running as Fast as I Should
Pace Your Novel to Keep Pages Turning
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Writer's block isn't always about you. Sometimes it's just a natural byproduct of life. Talking about the struggle to find clarity, in today's newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/writing-li...
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Writing Limbo
When Words Flow but Meaning Won’t
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Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Writer's block isn't always about you. Sometimes it's just a natural byproduct of life. Talking about the struggle to find clarity, in today's newsletter: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/writing-li...
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Writing Limbo
When Words Flow but Meaning Won’t
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally." In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
Tweet from Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun: "Ignorance like this cheapens the horror of the Holocaust. Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally and abided by Dutch law. She was hauled off to a death camp because of her race and religion. Her story has nothing to do with the illegal immigration, fraud, and lawlessness plaguing Minnesota today.

Our brave law enforcement should be commended, not tarred with this historically illiterate and antisemitic comparison."
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Liana Brooks @lianabrooks.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
How can you tell the difference between Writer's Block and Depression? Mary Robinette Kowal has your answer! maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/some... #LianaEdits #AmWriting
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Sometimes Writers Block is really Depression
Last year, I stopped writing. Previously, I’ve always looked at Writers Block as a way of diagnosing that something has gone wrong with my story. I found that I could examine my reactions to …
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