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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Thanks Sally! Yes T1D author here with T1D characters in my stories - and many more to come!

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Beth @f33lthesun.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Skyfleet: March of the Mutabugs by @strangelymagic.bsky.social I Am Wolf/Raven by @alastairc.com Ghosts of Mars by @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social Toby and the Silver Blood Witches series by @sallywrites.bsky.social The Mystery of the Colour Thief by Ewa Jozefkowicz

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Does anyone get their own books printed offset in bulk? And if so, who you use? Looking for ideas beyond the likes of Clays and BookVault who both look fine but would work with a smaller, local printer who had the capacity or even a bigger one. Looking for a thousand or so books.

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

£2 PAPERBACK! If you want a MG Sc-Fi adventure for the younger readers in your life, the Ghosts of Mars paperback is currently only £2 on Amazon! Literally never been cheaper for a physical book! amzn.eu/d/348S5f5

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Writers, if you ever feel bad about querying your book, and getting rejections, just remember I once put down my genre as male.

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

The sweetest 2 words to type! I’ve spent this weekend away from home to finish this book and I’m so pleased I’m finally there - it’s taken a long time and it’s been the hardest book to write and finish (maybe because it’s a sequel?) but it’s done! 🙌 Now the dreaded editing and rewrites! 😭

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

My latest entry on the A-Z of self-publishing from my perspective: G is for Goodreads, by @StuartWhiteWM open.substack.com/pub/stuartwh...

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Awww thanks Rachel, I hope she enjoys! ❤️

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

And the trilogy is complete! Congratulations @sallywrites.bsky.social what an achievement! 🎉

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Ghosts of Mars is only £3! for the paperback - they must have some excess stock or something that they're trying to clear out, so now's a good time to buy! (PS I still get the same royalties as a £7.99 sale, so it's only the Zon missing out!)

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Katina Wright @wrightstory.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The @write-mentor.bsky.social #newsletter today is full of exciting #writing opportunities. But FW by @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social 'When the Well Runs Dry' resonated most. Last week was busy with family & needed rest. This morn I'm unusually lacking in inspiration. open.substack.com/pub/writemen...

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When the well runs dry…

…and your creativity has turned to dust.

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Awwwe this is incredible news! Well done Anna! ❤️🎉

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Anna Horroridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Name something accomplished. My novella’s out on pre-order! That’s more my publisher than me, but y’know. Tagging (if they fancy it) @marisanoelle.bsky.social @sallywrites.bsky.social @markeccleston.bsky.social @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social @transgirlsurf.bsky.social (who has reason to celebrate)

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Tea And Books (Kelly P) @teaandbooks90.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - BOOK TOUR REVIEW - The Nameless - Stuart White. @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social @bbnya.bsky.social #yafiction #dystopian #bbnyafinalist2024

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

POV: Ever so occasionally you write a right peach of a page and you wonder where that came from and why the other 249 pages are nowhere near as good! That’s tonight’s vibe.

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WriteMentor @write-mentor.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

We have seen a huge number of people moving social media platforms recently. We may have a (partial) solution to all of your social media worries. Check out our newsletter (link below) tomorrow morning for more! open.substack.com/pub/writemen...

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WriteMentor Newsletter | Stuart White | Substack

A weekly newsletter packed with writing opportunities, content, and inspiration. Click to read WriteMentor Newsletter, by Stuart White, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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WriteMentor @write-mentor.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Our first newsletter of the year is out today - have you read it yet? Inside, we've got our January & February Hub calendar, news about our Novel & Picture Book Awards, and a Final Word from founder @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social Subscribe for free ➡️ writementor.substack.com

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Always love to unbox physical copies of my books! Makes it even more real to hold them after they’ve existed only in digital form for so long! 🎉

Box with copies of Storm Rising, a book with a light cover, and the female main character depicted on the front.

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Thanks to Rio Bagoes Nugroho, for a great cover and @keslupo.bsky.social for all your editing wisdom. ❤️ And to my lovely group of ARC readers who have been reading this over the last couple of weeks! ❤️ You can buy it on the usual places, including ordering from your local bookstore!

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy Publication Day to me! And Happy New Year to everyone else! I decided to do a 'silent launch' for this book, but now it's launched, I hope people will begin to buy it and enjoy it! Think Frostblood or like a dark, older version of Frozen!

Cover for Storm Rising, a new YA Fantasy from author Stuart White.
The cover has a cold, frosted texture for the background with ice-shards covered in red blood. Beneath the title, the tagline says '…blood will freeze'. There is a snowflake design, with some fantasy runs behind it, and a cloaked, hooded, dark figure striding towards the reader, an ice-shard projecting from her hand.
Back blurb reads:Eighteen-year-old Corena Storm, feared and cast out by her own parents for her Ice-Witch powers, is sent to the merciless Kurikon—an extremist religious order determined to strip her of magic, believing only the gods should wield such power.

But Corena refuses to be broken. Escaping their clutches, she’s thrust into a deadly game of survival, pursued by the relentless Kurikon and the Queen’s elite killing squad. As she fights to stay ahead, she’s forced to rely on unlikely allies—some old enemies, others new friends.

When she falls for someone unexpected, Corena’s quest for vengeance beco

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

You can't let outcomes dictate the wisdom of your decisions. Sometimes you make the right call but it still doesn't go your way. Just knock it off as experience and double down. Failure is an important part of progression and you can never improve unless you're willing to fall.

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

The scene I wrote today was set in space - actual space - and sometimes when writing fiction we can become a bit complacent about awe and wonder of such things - but a timely reminder from @emmaread.bsky.social made me write about today it in a childlike, awed way and it was magical!

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I was, in fact, like a kid on xmas morning! So excited to work on something new…I'm sure loads of you can relate!

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

So that's a wrap on my next book, which will publish next month. You know the best bit about this stage is knowing tomorrow I can wake up and work on something else - I can WRITE again after lots of editing these last 6 weeks! I'll be like a kid on Christmas morning...

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Finally finished the endless edit on my newest novel! 🙌 Thanks to @keslupo.bsky.social for so many great insights and suggestions which have taken this long to implement but have made it so much stronger! One more read through and then out to ARC readers! 🎉

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It is friday! Therefore it is time for the weekly good news thread! What's your good news from the week? What's made you smile? What's brought some light into your life?

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

That's fab to hear! It's what this thing is all about - helping each other to keep going in a tough, tough environment!

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

As long as it's helped! I think way too much about way too much, so sometimes I am best ignored and sometimes just watching a film is what you need - but if you're writing, we'll call that a win! Well done!

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A. M. Dassu (Az) @amdassu.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This year’s @theclpe.bsky.social #ReflectingRealities report is out today and it’s a must read for anyone in publishing. Sad to see that after much progress over the last few years, there’s a significant decrease in representation in children’s books. Publishers really need to stay engaged on this.

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Maisie Chan 🐼 CHI CHI THE PANDA out now! 🎋 @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

One of my favourite books of 2025! The debut of @lui-land.bsky.social LAND OF THE LAST WILDCAT and it has a wonderful main character called PUFFIN. You have to meet her! Out in May with @panmacmillan.bsky.social www.panmacmillan.com/authors/lui-...

girl with flashlight followed by a cat in a jungle

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Wonderland Bookshop @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Fixed the headline. Patrick Ness is absolutely right. Until books for children and YA are included in notable lists, we think they should be referred to as lists for adults/grown-ups. Children's books are notable too and deserve to stand alongside others on round ups. #KidLitUk

Screenshot of New York Times headline. It says "100 Notable Books of 2024. Here are the year's notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

A red arrow has been added to the end of" 2024" which is pointing to text that has been edited on saying "written for adults."

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Sad but unsurprising to see that the 7th CLPE #ReflectingRealities report shows a significant drop in racially minoritised characters in UK children’s books in 2023. Making books truly representative requires long-term commitment, investment and deep structural change. clpe.org.uk/research/clp...

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Amber Caraveo @ambercaraveo.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

To all querying authors, PLEASE don’t get paralysed trying to write a perfect synopsis/covering email. These help, but speaking as an agent, it’s the manuscript itself that’s all-important. Querying can be nerve-wracking, so please don’t stress over the details. We are all human! 😊 #kidlit #kidlituk

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Ellie Lock @elliel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Nothing to see here, just a scientist discovering a new plant and naming it after DARTH VADER. Strong Millennium Falcon vibes at Wakehurst Millennium Seedbank @kewgardens.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social #StarWars #Wakehurst #KewGardens

Picture of a begonia named after Darth Vader

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Ghosts of Mars is £3 again - perfect Christmas present for the space-lover in your family or for kids with type 1 diabetes looking for positive representation! 🚀 t.co/MlfjJWYXUd

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https://amzn.eu/d/6XpL3t0

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Stuart White @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

What one thought gets your bum on the writing chair?

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