Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 3hThis Halloween blanket is my cat's favorite place to sleep. Instant biscuit factory when she steps on it. I have nobidea what we're gonna do in a month when Halloween gets packed up. #cats #catmom #catlife 141
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 22hAnyone else have a cave-diving cat? I learned the hard way this weekend that my dishwasher has approx. 4 inches if clearance and no kickplate. #cats #catmom #catlife 050
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I just drove 3 hours to work this morning. If that ain't the most American thing I've ever done lol 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Opened a can of tuna for lunch and my cat woke up from a DEAD SLEEP on her heating pad to beg. Love my greedy lard of a cat. 001
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Recording and editing b-roll footage for Bookstagram (Authorgram?) is very annoying. Honestly, the need for a strong social media presence is probably my least favorite part of being an author. 3/10 ⭐️ 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Today marks 4 months of querying my debut novel!! I've only sent out ~40 submissions—I'm trying to be picky and only submit to folks I think would actually rep my work. Here's to, hopefully, not another 4 months 😂🥂 010
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I refuse to believe any propaganda against these cookies 🍪 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Why are you on Bluesky and not reading your book? 000
Reposted by Sam ToaleTed Jackins (They/Them) @killthethingyouluv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Something that I have been seeing a lot recently that makes me happy is people in public reading books. As a writer myself I love to see it. 1128615
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Grandma would like to know what you're making for dinner and if she can have any? 100
Reposted by Sam ToaleRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yep, I'm up for that! Anybody else want to join me? #BookSky 881043125
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm not usually one for sprayed edges or anything, but this little detail on the pages of Yolk is SO GOOD 👏👏👏 I love when artists know what they're doing. (Pardon the mess; we just moved and are still unpacking.) 000
Reposted by Sam ToaleScott with Silent T @silenttscott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I don’t know. Maybe if they made a Reece’s cup the size of a pot pie people would finally be satisfied. 3027723
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The hubs and I moved 10 days ago, so I've been using that as an excuse to avoid my TBR pile. But I just finished The Last Thing He Told Me! Pretty good book, I'm glad I clawed out of my reading slump long enough to pick it up. 4 ⭐️📚 000
Reposted by Sam ToaleMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We really did lose one of the best advocates for books that there ever was. 91482170
Reposted by Sam ToaleSuleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I am aware that at least a quarter of this opinion comes from being a bitter hag, but many of the deluxe edition books coming out these days do not warrant a deluxe edition. Especially when publishers are deluxing books that don’t even have a regular edition. 8542
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Just finished reading Soul of the Deep by Natasha Bowen and y'all. 5 ⭐️ I dont usually read YA these days, but it was so good. 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I was recently reminded of this fabulous advice: When you fail (because you will at some point), be sure to *fail forward.* No rejection or mistake is a waste of time or potential if you choose to learn from it. 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I feel like, in recent years, reading has become "trendy" and sensationalized. Which is great!! Buy books, loan books, read books!!! But as someone writing non-smutty, non-tropey fiction, I feel like I'm being left behind. #writing #authorlife #reading 010
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Just got my first pair of fabric scissors. I feel like a proper adult now. Forget that I've been, y'know, married for almost 2 years. The scissors are the real deal. #adulting #genz 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Querying a book is really great exposure therapy for people who hate to be perceived. But not me, I'm thriving. #writing #author 050
Reposted by Sam ToaleRawry Pach🦖💫 @rawrypach.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Make more art. I don’t care if you think it’s bad. I don’t care if you’ve been drawing for 20 years or 20 minutes. I don’t care if you choose to share it or keep it to yourself. I don’t even care if it’s literally just scribbling on paper in anger. Just make art. Don’t let anything stop you. 4254105
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Artists, what side hobby do you use to avoid your main hobby? I'm teaching myself embroidery so I don't have to work on draft 5 of my book. #writing #crafts 070
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Any other writers or creatives hate that you basically have to be a professional social media manager and digital marketer for anyone to notice or care about your work? I have an English degree, gosh darn it 😭 #writing #author 250
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Sometimes you just have to look at your beta reader's feedback and move on; she said one of the love interests is a "Wattpad boyfriend" 😭 Gutted and devastated 010
Reposted by Sam ToaleQuill @quillloop.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I want to live on your desk and judge your word count in person. One writer wins the full kit - a handmade plush, notebook, and mug. Follow + repost for entries. Full details at quillloop.com/win 🦔 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Giveawayquillloop.comWin Quill - QuillLoop GiveawayEnter to win a handmade Quill plush, a branded notebook, and a mug. Free for writers. 041
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Having to do hours of reading for grad school really kills my desire to read for leisure. I just want to stare at my phone, not consume so many words! 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026How soon do y'all DNF a book? I'm only 20 pages in and haven't picked it up in over a week. I can't get into the story but fear I haven't given the author a fair shot. Should I just cut bait and move on? Probably. Will I? Probably not until I agonize over it for another 2 weeks. 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Thank you cat YouTube for keeping her busy while I work on my writing ✍️ 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026As a writer, New Adult is such a new and interesting genre to navigate. My FMC isn't in college, and she already has a job. "Georgia" is about mother-daughter drama and establishing healthy boundaries with family members in your 20s. Is there an audience for that? 000
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Here's an excerpt from my short story "Broken Chapels," published in the Fall 2024 issue of Austur. This story is an allegory for failing marriages and is a personal favorite—let me know what you think :) 010
Reposted by Sam ToaleJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Not all books are meant to survive their generation. Times change, social attitudes change; aesthetics change. Editing and re-editing a book to keep it palatable for modern readers is like trying to keep a person alive long after their body has given up. Let books die when their time is over. 6475694
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Anyone else's TBR out of control? I still have books on mine that I bought pre-pandemic. And yet I keep swiping my library card 🤷♀️ 010
Sam Toale @s-toale-writes.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I have no idea what to post yet, so here's a picture of my little reading buddy 🐈 3233
