Mary Lindsey/Marissa Clarke

Story vs. Plot vs. Premise: The Core Differences Every Writer Should Know The three narrative pillars that work together to make or break a film.

A good need to know for all writers. nofilmschool.com/difference-b...

Invisible

Nothing has changed at all, but there’s a lot of disinformation out there that it has. Like people saying you have to have 100,000 followers to get published. It’s all bullshit. Just stick with what you know and you will get it right

It is a completely different world, isn’t it? And so full of disinformation and wrong answers about Publishing.

Hi! Of course I remember you! How have you been? 

I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.

Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.

A thread.

Happy new year!

Great job, Rachel! Good morning America’s December book club pick. www.goodmorningamerica.com/Culture/vide...

Gorgeous

Bluesky is built to make social more like the Web again, so we will never suppress links. Link to your writing, your art, your personal site — this is the social internet, designed from the ground up to be open and interoperable.

Blond cairn terrier burrowing in pillows.

Bonnie says goodnight. 🩷

PW’s 2023 People of the Year: Valerie Koehler and Charley Rejsek 'Publishers Weekly' is proud to recognize Valerie Koehler, owner of Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, and Charley Rejsek, CEO of BookPeople in Austin, as our 2023 People of the Year.

Congrats to BookPeople owner, Charley Rejsek & Blue Willow owner, Valerie Koehler on being named Publishers Weekly People of the Year!
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Just your all-too-regular reminder that the deadline to nominate indie booksellers for a James Patterson Holiday Bonus is WEDNESDAY! You can nominate as many as you like & every indie bookseller is both deserving & needful.
www.bookweb.org/james-patter...

My supernatural thriller, HAVEN, is on sale for 99 cents in all e-book formats right now. Buy links are on this page: marissaclarke.com/books-for-yo...

If you are doing NaNoWriMo, I would love some buddies. I am marylindsey over there.

Don't forget to nominate your favorite indie booksellers for a James Patterson Holiday Bonus between now and November 15. There's no limit on the number of nominations you can submit, so you have the potential to make a LOT of people happy. www.bookweb.org/james-patter...

I just added my name to this petition. My work has been used. 😡

COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.

🚨IMPORTANT🚨

Today is the day that you can order free COVID tests!

Every US household can place an order for 4 free COVID tests, which will ship starting next week.

I just submitted my order, so GET YOURS NOW! :)

Help Donna Afford Life-Changing Treatment, organized by Kit Rocha Hi, my name is Bree, and I'm one-half of the dynamic duo behind the author Kit Ro… Kit Rocha needs your support for Help Donna Afford Life-Changing Treatment

gofund.me/a3dee7ee

#romancelandia. Donna needs our help. Please donate if you’re able and boost this so we can get the word out. Thanks in advance.

Horrifying

Made it here. Thank you, @amitha.bsky.social!

Sample DMCA generator for authors - SFWA This sample DMCA form generates an email which authors may use as a model when sending a DMCA notice to a site infringing upon their copyrighted material.

Alert from Writer Beware: There seems to be a lot of book piracy on Soundcloud; I just found two of my books there, listed by several obviously fake accounts. Definitely worth checking out. SFWA provides this handy DMCA notice generator: www.sfwa.org/2010/07/27/s...