Bothersome Words

Awwww!!! I love this.

(Shout-out to the person who is reading and listening to all the backlists of two specific authors that I am also reading. We’ve exchanged holds multiple times in the past few weeks 🤣)

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Tinder but for making friends via library loans. Lender?

Helps you find and friend the people from your local library who are going through the same reading binge as you.

Me, emailing: I hope you have a lovely break planned for the festive season.

Autocorrect: Wait! I know I said this was fine but how about we just quickly change that before you send -

“I hope you have a lovely break-up planned for the festive season”…

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Petition for an app that lets your phone identify the cooking smells coming from your neighbour’s house and then give you the recipe.

Coles finally confirms $6 cult British snack is coming in days: 'Giving millions of Aussies a chance' — Yahoo Lifestyle Australia British expats in Australia will no doubt go wild over this.

Never mind crumpets and Percy Pig, when is someone going to start importing Hula Hoops on a regular, easily accessible basis?

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My fellow indoctrinated left-handers, do any of you find you sometimes forget which hand you use for stuff?

Frequently I’ll pick up a gadget in the kitchen and have a mental blank and both ways feel wrong. 😑

WHY is my phone email reminding me of a job deadline from July LAST year? I am worried enough about CURRENT deadlines. 😩

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I would be a rubbish Cinderella for many reasons, not least of which is that having lost one slipper, I’ve now misplaced its pair as well.

😬

I will go hunting!

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It has taken me MONTHS since the Great Email Disaster to track down various folders and emails. Still not complete.

Spent some time yesterday re-setting up email rules to try and get things back in order.

Friends, I have… regrets.

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Bloops, is it just me and my admittedly shocking eyesight, or is the font on Amazon Prime (TV) impossible to read?

I’m having to either guess or Google based on titles coz I can’t for the life of me read the blurbs.

Confused about publishing?
Not sure what to do with your manuscript next?
Wondering how and to whom you should pitch or submit your manuscript?
Curious about self-publishing?

I’m an editor and literary agent - maybe I can help. Book a 1hr chat and ask me anything: tidycal.com/bothersomewo...

Confused about publishing?
Not sure what to do with your manuscript next?
Wondering how and to whom you should pitch or submit your manuscript?
Curious about self-publishing?

I’m an editor and literary agent - maybe I can help. Book a 1hr chat and ask me anything: tidycal.com/bothersomewo...

Good folk of Melbourne: come holler at me at Readings Carlton! 👇

Thanks so much for the call out ❤️

Can anyone recommend trustworthy, miracle-working IT expert who works in the Sydney area?

OneDrive and Outlook got into a secret relationship behind my back and after I made them get divorced everything completely broke and every single one of my emails from the past 20years has run away from home.

Just a heads-up to anyone waiting for things from me:

1. I am deep in the throes of vertigo, which means not much work or reading is getting done.

2. My email has died and at the moment I have lost every single email and calendar item I have ever sent or received or set up.

Please bear with me

Royal blue book cover that looks kind of magical, with illustrated stars and an old house lit up at night, with gates and old lamps, a dog and a horse and other random squiggles. Title Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond, silver sticker "aurealis awards winner"

Winner of the Aurealis Awards for Best Fantasy Novel 2024, Thoroughly Disenchanted is a cosy romantic fantasy about four friends, a magical country manor and a weekend away that has lasted a century.

Available in bookstores now or online: www.harpercollins.com.au/978146076604...

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Beyond grateful to see I'm closing in on 10,000 followers. Amazing! Thank you all. How about a giveaway to help me get there? If you dig what I do, please repost this to help me spread the word about my work. I'll pick one random share for a signed copy of their book of choice once I pass 10k. 🖤

Congratulations to AAL’s very own @alexandraalmond.bsky.social for winning an Aurealis Award for Thoroughly Disenchanted! ❤️

I am absolutely stoked that Thoroughly Disenchanted won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel 😊

Thanks to all involved at @aurealisawards.bsky.social , to my agent @bothersomewords.bsky.social, and the team at HC including @shannonkelly.bsky.social

#booksky #romancelandia #aurealisawards

I’m wearing a Batman T-shirt here, but the Caped Crusader actually doesn’t feature in this book.

You do get Star Trek, ballet, Black Sabbath, Gundam, and so much more.

I clearly need to introduce you to my little ratbag 🤣❤️

That’s not sleeping on the job. That’s the very important Thought Marinating Process. Her hindbrain is concentrating VERY HARD. ❤️

2024 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement Now in its 30th year, the 2024 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 830 entries across 15 categories, including 34 nominations in the tri-annual…

So, umm, Thoroughly Disenchanted is shortlisted for best fantasy novel in the Aurealis Awards. 😮🫢😊
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Congratulations! ❤️

Congratulations! ❤️

2024 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement Now in its 30th year, the 2024 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 830 entries across 15 categories, including 34 nominations in the tri-annual…

Congratulations to all the shortlistees for the 2024 Aurealis Awards! Special shout-out to Alex Adsett Literary’s very own @alexandraalmond.bsky.social, whose debut novel, Thoroughly Disenchanted, is in stellar company on the fantasy novel list ❤️

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