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Cathy Yardley

@cathyyardley.bsky.social

Romance author and writing coach. She/her. www.cathyyardley.com www.rockyourwriting.com

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Palm Springs Writers Guild - "Getting Your Writing Unstuck" with Cathy Yardley

I am giving a workshop on "Getting Your Writing Unstuck" on 10/17.

If you've found yourself unable to write, due to creative block, lack of energy and focus, or the world being on fire, this workshop can help. (Very neurodivergent friendly!)

palmspringswritersguild.org/event-6351130

06.10.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

05.06.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5711    πŸ” 1546    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 90
A muted rainbow spilling down the page with "Pride" in the pride flag colors in the middle. "Reading guide to my queer novels and stories" text surrounded by 3D book covers for Tarnished are the Stars, Fire Becomes her, Life is Strange: Steph's Story, Dead & Breakfast, The Meaning of Pride, Why on Earth, Fiery Deeps, The House Where Death Lives, Common Bonds, This is How We Roll, Being Ace, and Lofty Mountains

A muted rainbow spilling down the page with "Pride" in the pride flag colors in the middle. "Reading guide to my queer novels and stories" text surrounded by 3D book covers for Tarnished are the Stars, Fire Becomes her, Life is Strange: Steph's Story, Dead & Breakfast, The Meaning of Pride, Why on Earth, Fiery Deeps, The House Where Death Lives, Common Bonds, This is How We Roll, Being Ace, and Lofty Mountains

Happy pride!!! It's me, your resident AAAA* reminding you that I have lots of queer books with lots of rep in them!

rosieethor.com/books

*Asexual Aromantic Agender Author**
**I like this acronym because it's both accurate and feels like a feral scream, which is the vibe up in here

04.06.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I had the same thought!

24.05.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crimson Peak?

24.05.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The May 2025 Sale - Rock Your Writing

For the month of May, I'm running a coaching sale, 30% off! I can help you figure out your storyline or get unstuck, or you can use hours for accountability. See my site for more options! www.rockyourwriting.com/may-2025-sale/

22.05.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's remote! If I had these skills I'd be all over it.

12.05.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

08.05.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 28793    πŸ” 8102    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 761

Goals, right there.

30.04.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rayanne and her golden retriever Poppy in front of a pink truck with bookshelves on the back full of romance books a smutty merch!

Rayanne and her golden retriever Poppy in front of a pink truck with bookshelves on the back full of romance books a smutty merch!

Whelp, I have some big news! My good friend Rayanne has been running a mobile romance book truck for the last year, and she’s done so well that it’s time to open a brick and mortar. And that’s where I come in! I’m going into business with her to bring Good Girl Books THE STORE to Knoxville!

30.04.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
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Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…

28.04.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 44374    πŸ” 13847    πŸ’¬ 988    πŸ“Œ 986
a closeup of mushrooms showing a dim green light coming from their stalks

a closeup of mushrooms showing a dim green light coming from their stalks

a shot taken in complete darkness, lit only by dozens of little green glows

a shot taken in complete darkness, lit only by dozens of little green glows

for centuries there have been stories by Māori about a green glow from the forest floor, which were written off as superstition because no Europeans ever saw them ...

it turns out there's a bioluminescent fungi, mycena roseoflava, whose dim glow can't usually be seen due to light pollution.

29.04.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1105    πŸ” 304    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 13
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Karen Attiah on Substack Hello! I’m hiring ASAP!!! Hiring: Part-Time Operations Manager (Washington, D.C. Based) Resistance Summer School is scaling fast. I'm looking for a sharp, fast-moving, highly organized operator b...

Alright, Bluesky, do your thing!

I need a part-time, DC-based operations manager to come work with me ASAP.

Email assistant@resistancesummerschool.com.

29.04.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 344    πŸ” 210    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 6

Canadian friends:

27.04.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸŽ‰ We’re thrilled to unveil the official lineup for the 28th Annual Asian American Showcase in Chicago! 🎬✨
May 16-22,2025

πŸ”— Full schedule -> faaim.org

#faaim #asianamericanshowcase #aapi #aanhpi #filmfest #comedy #chicago #improv #filmfestival

21.04.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.

Overwhelmed 😭❀️ with the response to our DIY charity auction Genre Creators for Trans Rights. 4 hours in and we're already over £500, on top of the £500 from my rare book sales and the brilliant @EasterconUK Belfast just threw in an extra £500, so it's already £1500! www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans

21.04.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

I live in a town like this. Farms are going to take a beating. People will be losing their healthcar, and medical providers are going to flee. A huge # of kids rely on free lunches and will go hungry. But by god, at least they're still "superior" (said with the shrillest of dog whistles.)

19.04.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So Google's latest consent violation is them generating "AI" audio of your voice in YouTube as an opt-out "service."

Here's how to turn it off (original images reposted with alt text):

19.04.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2629    πŸ” 2077    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 55

Fantastic! I haven't crocheted in so long, but it was really great for (then undiagnosed and unrecognized) ADHD brain.

19.04.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paid opportunity for erotica authors!

19.04.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So Sticker Mule scrubbed all their pro-trump posts from their insta and they’re deleting comments that bring it up fast af. This is ur reminder they had a 100+ foot pro-trump sign installed on their building just 6 months ago. NO TAKE BACKS, ANTHONY. WE MEMBA.

08.04.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7538    πŸ” 3459    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 151
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The Griffin List A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...

If you voted for Allison Riggs in the 2024 NC election check here to see if your ballot is being challenged. If so, then you have 15 business days from whenever they mail the notices to cure your ballot, but best to check now & cure yours as soon as possible, even if this ruling might get overturned

05.04.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1131    πŸ” 896    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 37

periodically we see a brand new food invention

usually it is clear that the inventor should be sent to The Hague, but on rare occasions we encounter one whose inventor should be immediately canonized for their contribution to humanity

this is such an invention

05.04.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1308    πŸ” 239    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 8

Get it out of your head that we are having free and fair elections in 2026. Texas is the model. This right here is tyranny. That's not an exaggeration.

They won't do this everywhere, but they'll do it in enough places to ensure they win a majority.

05.04.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 612    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 12
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Feeling overwhelmed by writing & life? ✍️😰
Our April workshop led by author, Cathy Yardley, will help you create simple, sustainable systems that actually work for YOU!

πŸ“… Saturday April 5th | πŸ“ via Zoom
πŸ”— More info: buff.ly/l9zhCof

#WritingWorkshop #WriterLife

02.04.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

03.04.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 28809    πŸ” 7038    πŸ’¬ 553    πŸ“Œ 339

People are saying that there looks to be a turnout surge in Wisconsin for the judicial election so just remember that if you're in line by 8:00 pm, STAY IN LINE.

Get out there and show Elon that your vote is not for sale. :)

01.04.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2467    πŸ” 571    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 19
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Regarding the Duke: A Steamy Marriage of Convenience Victorian Romance (Game of Dukes Book 3)

8yrs into a boring marriage he gets amnesia, forgetting why he only has appointment sex with his wife
Now awestruck he's married to the most beautiful woman, he is determined to woo her into his bed & heart; 2nd chance, SO bonkers & hot

only .99

amzn.to/4l2jOR0

#romancelandia #booksky

31.03.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
A book deal announcement on a green background with the aromantic flag in the corner. Text reads:

Editor of BEING ACE Madeline Dyer and author of TARNISHED ARE THE STARS and FIRE BECOMES HER Rosiee Thor's BEING ARO, an anthology of short stories in multiple genres from contemporary to fantasy to science fiction that celebrate and explore the sub-identities of the aromantic spectrum from a mixture of established and emerging YA writers, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2026, by Saba Sulaiman and Amy A. Collins at Talcott Notch Literary Services (world English). Translation: Amy A. Collins
acollins@talcottnotch.net

A book deal announcement on a green background with the aromantic flag in the corner. Text reads: Editor of BEING ACE Madeline Dyer and author of TARNISHED ARE THE STARS and FIRE BECOMES HER Rosiee Thor's BEING ARO, an anthology of short stories in multiple genres from contemporary to fantasy to science fiction that celebrate and explore the sub-identities of the aromantic spectrum from a mixture of established and emerging YA writers, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2026, by Saba Sulaiman and Amy A. Collins at Talcott Notch Literary Services (world English). Translation: Amy A. Collins acollins@talcottnotch.net

White text on a green background reads: open call for submissions for new and emerging writers open March 31-April 28. More details to follow. This will be a paid opportunity

White text on a green background reads: open call for submissions for new and emerging writers open March 31-April 28. More details to follow. This will be a paid opportunity

OH HEY IVE GOT SOME NEWS!

After having an absolute blast as a contributor for BEING ACE I am thrilled to tag along as a co-editor for its sequel, BEING ARO! @madelinedyer.bsky.social and I will announce the full lineup sometime after our open submissions period next month! Stay tuned for details!

28.03.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5
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Hi all~
I’ve made a brand new website! It’s filled with *most* of the work I’ve done over the last five years since I started working in LA. It was a long overdue overhaul, but it helped me reflect on all the work I’ve been really lucky to do.

Thank you for visiting β™₯️

asiaellington.com

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