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07.03.2025 06:00 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@shelleymotz.bsky.social
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Looking for compassionate, creative, and curious readers for my newsletter Sift. Shift. Lift. Come check it out. Itโs always free. SiftShiftLift.Substack.com
07.03.2025 06:00 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Oops, I took an unplanned social media sabbatical. But I am back, and here is book 9.
I am sharing 20 books that have had a lasting impact on me. No explanations, just covers.
Ooh, I am going to check that out. I love the violin.
04.02.2025 00:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Who makes music playlists to help them get into flow when writing? I do! Hereโs the one I created for the literary historical fiction novel I am writing. Would love to hear yours if you feel like sharing.
#writingcommunity #writingplaylist
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (08/20) #bookchallenge
03.02.2025 16:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (07/20) #bookchallenge
03.02.2025 02:17 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Starting draft 6. But first: coffee. #writinglife #amwriting
01.02.2025 23:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (06/20) #bookchallenge
01.02.2025 22:57 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (05/20) #bookchallenge
31.01.2025 15:25 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I absolutely love her.
30.01.2025 23:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ready to pitch your work to a literary agent?
Mslexia's Agent Extravaganza takes place 3-4 February in the Salon. Post your 100-word pitch and gain valuable feedback from top agents across fiction, children's fiction and memoir
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And, your art is as beautiful and evocative as your music.
30.01.2025 16:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Tackling draft 6 of my novel-in-progress set in Stalinist Ukraine, which explores how people react under extreme circumstances and the extraordinary choices they must make.
30.01.2025 16:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0That looks fascinating!
30.01.2025 16:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I love this!
30.01.2025 15:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Nope!
30.01.2025 15:42 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (04/20) #bookchallenge
30.01.2025 15:42 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yes!
30.01.2025 15:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (03/20) #bookchallenge
29.01.2025 22:10 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yes! Giving voice to the voiceless parts of myself. Bringing attention to stories too seldom told.
29.01.2025 22:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Today is a good day to reach out to trans kids and anyone you know who helps trans kids stay safe and offer your support. It is needed.
29.01.2025 01:16 โ ๐ 110 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Why do you write? In the fabulous @mslexia.bsky.social 2025 journal, a quote from Joanne Harris speaks to a compulsion, a strong intrinsic need to repair or revive something in us or in our world. Do you agree? I do. #writinglife
28.01.2025 16:43 โ ๐ 31 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (02/20) #bookchallenge
28.01.2025 15:34 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Hello! Happy to be here. Reminding myself that there is beauty in this world. Sharing this shot taken of Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite National Park last summer in case you, too, need a reminder.
27.01.2025 01:21 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1