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Lauren Writes @writerlauren.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Highly recommend Cherry Baby! And, if you haven't read it, @rainbowrowell.bsky.social 's Attachments is one of my all-time favorite books. I've read it four times and it holds up.

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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 22/08/2025

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The Constitution does say that war powers belong to Congress. But there are important exceptions, like if the president really, really wants to go to war. Or it’s the weekend. Or it’s January. Or he thought he saw a spider. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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President Trump Totally Meant to Ask Congress Before Attacking Venezuela

Oops!

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

“Never have so few done so much to so many.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?

An exit interview

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 18/11/2025

"When I would get interviewed and then rejected, it was annoying. When I received a form rejection, it was annoying. When I received no response, it was annoying. But nothing stalled me for one minute." —Libby James

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How a 100 Rejections Challenge Prepared Me for Life’s Biggest Rejection | Jane Friedman

A slew of literary rejections helped one writer develop the perseverance needed when a failed marriage left her urgently seeking a new job.

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Lauren Writes @writerlauren.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

In the querying trenches and it's brutal. To the agent who just gave me a compliment in the rejection email instead of another form rejection: you will never know how much that meant! Thank you! #AmQuerying

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of … complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Some advertising you just can't buy

MAGA Congresswoman: Bad Bunnys super bowl halftime show a demonic sexual performance

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The government shut down last night and House Republicans were on vacation.

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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Your book might not sell right now. Not because it’s bad. But because timing, trend, and list-building matter more than most authors realize. Don’t bury your belief in your story just because the market isn’t ready yet.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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A Beautiful Day for Saying Nothing

That chill in the air isn’t Jimmy Kimmel’s show being suspended. It’s just autumn!

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

This is such a great ongoing opportunity for funny writers to be published in a legendary institution!!!

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Clara Chuiton @literaryclara.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I’m reopening to queries today! I’m still looking for adult fiction, queer romance and romcoms, commercial and upmarket SFF and horror, and anything genre-blend-y set on a spaceship. Link to my query form below! #MSWL querytracker.net/query/ClaraC...

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Query Clara Chuiton at The Rights Factory

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Morgan Wilson @authormorganw.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Heads up! I will be open for queries my usual first week of the month in October and then I will be closed the rest of the year (November and December). I will reopen January 1st! I will still be participating in pitch events, but those will get special links to use for while I am closed.

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Morgan Wilson – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Just because something didn’t sell doesn’t mean it wasn’t good. Publishing is a weird mix of timing, trend, and vibe. Put that manuscript in the drawer if you need to. But don’t bury your belief in it there too. #WritingCommunity

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.” Listen to the survivors.

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richard scott larson @richardscottlarson.com · 22/08/2025

I just threw up in my mouth while reading the email to NEA fellowship applicants informing us of its cancellation and wish I could deposit my vomit directly onto the White House lawn

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Lauren Writes @writerlauren.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

We can fight fascism and have creative lives at the same time.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I just finished fixing the tours at all the national parks and now they’re redoing the smithsonian history too? www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... m

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The National-Park Tours of Trump’s Dreams

The rule: Only mention the good parts of American history.

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Seth Fishman @sethasfishman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Hi Everyone. I'm Becky's agent and can verify that this is NOT Becky. Please do not fall for scams like this.

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I tell my clients this all the time: Rejection doesn’t mean your book is bad. It means that it wasn’t right for that moment, that list, or that person. But someone else is still looking for your story. Don’t stop.

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P.S. Literary Agency @psliterary.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

"First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice." —Octavia E. Butler

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Ann Rose @annmrose.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

"Republicans in Texas tend to get roughly 55% of the vote but end up with roughly two-thirds of the state’s U.S. House delegation." This is why the state is forked. They are NOT the majority, but they get to rule like they are.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18/07/2025

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

irony has been dead a while but I’m still appalled that the DHS had the temerity to suggest that it’s fine they caged more than 250 people with no criminal records because those people were probably secretly “human rights abusers” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Just a Tiny, Minuscule Technicality About the People Held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

How to tell if someone is a criminal, according to the Department of Homeland Security

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The Deputy Director’s chair at the FBI is probably the worst place or the second-worst place to find out what’s really going on. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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I Must Leave The FBI At Once To Solve The Epstein Conspiracy!

What good is being in a position of power when you could be podcasting?

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Millie Sun @milliesun.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Cunning prankster + resourceful lord = a marriage of chaos. Threaten them and force them to unite against their common enemies, and all hell breaks loose in this fantasy romcom version of A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS X HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS. #BluePit 📖 #R #F #POC #OV #W (soon #Q)

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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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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

🚨NEW: When ICE raided a Californian farm yesterday, they snatched & disappeared a disabled US veteran who was in his car. They smashed his window, peppered sprayed him & dragged him to the floor. Listen to his wife & sister here, distraught. No-one will tell them where he is. (🎥 ABC 7 News)

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Lauren Writes @writerlauren.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Pro Tip: If you're struggling to revise your rom-com WIP, and it's all sounding like garbage, DON'T take a break to reread your favorite Emily Henry book. It will not make you feel better. #emilyhenry #booklovers #amwriting

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a man wearing headphones and a beanie says so demoralized

ALT: a man wearing headphones and a beanie says so demoralized

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