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YouTube video by Peter Urpeth Social Media For Writers - New Directions & New Opportunities in 2025

Social Media For Writers - New Opportunities, New Directions - video up on YouTube with Lindsay Johnstone and Elle Nash, looking at the state of play for writers using social media, especially Substack. It’s full of very useful hands-on advice, insights and guidance.

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new blog - Beating The Bounds - a project I started last year that explores our deep psychological relationships to the physical world and the evocative places and spaces in our early lives.
www.peterurpeth.com/beatingthebo...

Done!

Made a start on the peats…

When the revolution doesn’t come documentary They are the children of the Black Panther party – the self-styled Panther cubs. Born into the 1970s revolutionary movement for Black equality and self-determination, they have lived in the shadows of...

“How can we lead if we don’t know how to grieve” closing lines of Aurora Brachman’s vital and timely documentary on the Black Panther Cubs -
Full vid here:
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Announcing the BookSource Go-See Fund | Publishing Scotland We are delighted to announce a new fund, administered by Publishing Scotland, on behalf of BookSource, who are sponsoring the Fund. We are inviting applications for round one of this fund for the year...

We are pleased to announce the new @booksource.bsky.social Go See Fund; launched today to support Scottish-based publishers/agents to attend national and international book trade fairs. Applications open until 7 May.
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/anno...

Publishing Scotland Letter to Meta | Publishing Scotland Read the letter Publishing Scotland sent sent yesterday to the UK Country Director of Meta, following revelations in The Atlantic that Meta used pirated works sourced from LibGen to train its Generati...

Yesterday Publishing Scotland sent a letter to the UK Country Director of Meta, following revelations in The Atlantic that Meta used pirated works sourced from LibGen to train its Generative AI.

Read the letter here:
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/publ...

It has, such a lovely day full of writing and writers

That’s a wrap for #scotwriterpitch2025
A huge thank you to all our BSky pioneers! To everyone who pitched / read / liked / shared today. I think we’ve found our new home here on Bluesky! Good luck to all who pitched, and keep an eye on those DMs! My thanks to partners - ASLA and HIE.

Sure has!

9pm Vee!

Writers!
Keep them pitches coming!
Publishers & Agents!
Follow the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025 for some very good book ideas!

Remember to enable ‘everyone’ in your chat settings so that agents or publishers can contact you. #scotwriterpitch2025

Listen to Ross and good luck with your pitching! #scotwriterpitch2025

My pleasure! Love its diversity, and the bravery of those who put their work out there!

And we’re off! Good luck with your pitch - #scotwriterpitch2025

Good luck to all writers pitching their work today in the Bluesky Writers’ Pitch 2025 - don’t forget to include the all important tag: #scotwriterpitch2025

Hi Kara - looking forward to today! Just for clarity, the event is run by Emergents Digital, funding by HIE. Publishing Scotland very kindly circulate the details on their channels.

Happening tomorrow! 🦋📝

📢 Our annual Writers' Pitch is back on 28 March and is now taking place on Bluesky!

This year, the pitch is supported by two webinars:
🌟 Preparing to pitch - 20 March, 2 - 3.30pm
🌟 Social media for writers - 4 April, 2 - 3pm

Find out more: ow.ly/X4xw50Vjh1Z

#scotwriterpitch2025

Bluesky Writers' Pitch (Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event) | Publishing Scotland 10th annual event for writers to reach publishers and literary agents with a maximum 280 character pitch on Bluesky.

SoA members in Scotland wanting to pitch your books to agents 📢 On 28 March 9am-9pm take part in Scotland’s BlueSky Writers’ Pitch for a chance to pitch works of unpublished original trade & commercial work. AI content is ineligible. 👇 www.publishingscotland.org/event/bluesk... #scotwriterpitch2025

I made a Starter pack of Scottish Writers. If you’d like to be included, msg me.
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA

I made a Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts for Scotland’s publishing industry. This is a wide-ranging list covering publishers, literary agents, publishing services, and publishing, writing and other literature support agencies. Msg me to be included. go.bsky.app/3niPF4E

As far as I know there are no built-in schedulers on Bluesky, but apps such as Buffer do the job.

Hi Susan - that is the plan. Pete

R.D. McLean in Conversation with James Oswald | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about R.D. McLean in Conversation with James Oswald today.

This Thursday - @waterstones.bsky.social in Dundee! With the ace @sirbenfro.bsky.social! Join us at 6pm talking Crime, Scotland, Dundee, Edinburgh, coos, cats, & so much more! Plus its actual launch day for James's new book - & trust me, you want to read it! www.waterstones.com/events/r-d-m...

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Social Media for Writers - Opportunities and new directions in 2025 Explore the current landscape of social media for writers (Substack etc) and with ideas on how to make the most of current opportunities

Social Media for Writers

Opportunities and new directions 2025

with Elle Nash (saderotica.bsky.social) and Lindsay Johnstone

Friday 4 April 2025, 2pm - online - registration required - free

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1248204526...

If you are a book blogger or Book Tok-er based in Scotland do msg me to be included!

I made a Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts for Scotland’s publishing industry. This is a wide-ranging list covering publishers, literary agents, publishing services, and publishing, writing and other literature support agencies. Msg me to be included. go.bsky.app/3niPF4E