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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Anechoic Chamber by Will Wiles. Great if you want something creepy for October in the vein of Roal Dahl or Inside N.9 Weather is not playing along, but seems like that will change soon. #BookSky #Fiction #ShortStories

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Temptation of Adam and Eve Mikhail Golubev

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can’t believe I’m just learning what his first name was now!

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Had the realisation that I need to delete one of my main characters. Scary, but I this could also make the next edit a lot more fun! #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #UKWriters #Novelists #Fiction #Querying

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That's why people always write 'gg' on twitch

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’ve already given it to beta readers. I’m more asking which of the two approaches is better in general

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Is one approach closer to the truth than the other? Or does it vary per agent or depend on genre?

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

2. The agent will be most interested in the concept and hook, and whether the book will appeal to the audience they market to. You still need to submit a polished manuscript, but don’t waste time/money/effort on developmental or line edits, since your agent may request major changes anyway.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1. Only start querying agents when your manuscript is 100% ready. This will include multiple rounds of beta readers, re-drafting, and ideally a professional developmental and line edit. Agents won’t look at the same manuscript twice, so make sure it’s as close to perfect as possible.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As a first-time querying author, I’m wondering which of these is closer to the truth, as I’ve heard the process described both ways. ⬇️ #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #UKWriters #Novelists #Fiction #Querying

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Works by Jean-Georges Cornélius

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Have you read the comic? I think this show is best when doing its own thing and not messing with the old characters.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Weapons (2025) Dir. Zach Cregger

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So many sighs, so many swigs

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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The most extraordinary book. "You reached Unthank on the 3rd day of the 10th month of the 1956th solar year of the Nazarene calendar. Calling yourself Lanark you attended the central social security office, were registered as a dragon and awarded 8 pounds, 19 shillings and 6 pence."

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you joined the thread late, calc is short for calculator, guys

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Calc is short for calculator

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Next he’ll need his PIN number

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I was so obsessed with Reuben! Haven’t watched these videos in years youtu.be/Bg3-MO9L2Ss

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Reuben - Lets Stop Hanging Out

YouTube video by ZroLimit

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A great sequence from a really great, really important Movie — which premiered 11yrs ago today. SPOTLIGHT (2015) #MarkRuffalo #MichaelKeaton #TomMcCarthy

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

writing tip: when in doubt, read

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

They’re first three albums are foundational texts for me! Saw them live back then with another favourite Reuben supporting.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Truly! The director has had a really varied career.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favourite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?

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Tom Hardy as Bronson Nods

ALT: Tom Hardy as Bronson Nods

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It felt like a burden at the time, but now I miss it! And as you say, I don't want to lose the urgency of working on this novel when I come back to it. My plan is to work on some short stories in quite different genres as a palette cleanser!

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I also miss the feeling of being obsessed with it and turning it round in my mind every day. I probably should work on a few other projects and try to reset. #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #UKWriters #Novelists #Fiction #Querying

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Pressing the Reset Button

ALT: Pressing the Reset Button

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A little update after the summer: - I finished my second draft (70K words) - Sent it to a few friends for beta reading, but not had any feedback yet - Started making a shortlist of agents It’s funny since the novel feels ‘finished’ but I will be working on it a lot more soon.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The recent game is pretty good too

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Fish’s swimming directions hinge on where old shell used to be

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Dory Finding

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One of the best job applications ever written came from the hands of Robert Pirosh in 1934. MGM loved it, took him on and in 1949 he won an Oscar for ‘Battleground’.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I loved this! If it’s your cup of tea, it’s hard to fault.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I never saw it as a kid so had no nostalgia-goggles but I get why people love/fear it!

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

All pretty great too! Feel like I was harsh on NIMH since it’s so beautiful but the story is a mess…

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Quite a paranoid week! 🐕Under the Silver Lake 🫩Insomnia 🐀The Secret of NIMH ⛵️The Truman Show Me: boxd.it/2ZapL #LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I like how they never seem to explain the premise of the episode to Rich beforehand

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/08/2026

Why are so many Millennial novels so boring? Hillary Kelly on a new novel that encapsulates the trap of her generation’s fiction:

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Why So Much Millennial Fiction Is Boring

The generation’s novels tend to focus on the flatness of modern life—but alienation doesn’t have to be dull.

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Luke P @owenleftchat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Started 2666 by Bolaño about a week ago. Getting through it with an online reading group. All quite genteel so far but I’ve heard that changes dramatically.

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