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Immigrant Strong by Vesna Jaksic Lowe | Substack Writing by—and children of—immigrants and refugees. The struggles, the triumphs, and the quirks. Click to read Immigrant Strong by Vesna Jaksic Lowe, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribe...

hello bluesky! i’m a former newspaper reporter now writing creative nonfiction, mostly abt my immigrant experience. i also work for nonprofits in human rights/social justice space. i’m a parent, live outside NYC and run a free monthly newsletter on immigrant literature: immigrantstrong.substack.com

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Tending, nonfiction book by Amy Henderson of TendLab

Ah! Finishing a great book is like taking a deep breath of sea air after a 7AM hike. I read this lovely/important #book by Amy Henderson and enjoyed every moment. It's about the duality of being a working parent of young children + the distinct tension in seeking to show up fully in all directions.

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"Perfection is not the goal when you're writing. Excellence is." - #RoxaneGay

#writers #writing #inspo

How 1 piece of content becomes 16: The 1-3-5 Method | Justin Welsh Learn the 1-3-5 method for efficient content creation. Turn one pillar piece into 15 diverse content items, maintaining consistency while meeting audience preferences.

Content is only as powerful as its distribution plan. This piece sums up how to think about taking video and long-form content and republishing in ubiquitous directions:

#content #contentstrategy #startups #contentmarketing

The best, quick #glutenfree meals I've had in the past month for anti-inflammatory eating:
1. Chicken lettuce wraps with gluten-free teriyaki.
2. Smashed avocado + fried egg on a brown rice cake with everything bagel seasoning.
3. My husband's chicken adobo with tamari instead of soy sauce.

How to Find Followers on BlueSky With the Xodus from Xitter underway, those new to BlueSky find themselves with the arduous task of rebuilding their community of followers. Exactly how to do that is a common question in BlueSky po…

How Writers can Find Followers on BlueSky
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Smashing, from Goodreads' co-founder, curates the best of the web using AI and human recommendations | TechCrunch Smashing is an AI and community-powered content recommendation app, now launching into an invite-only beta.

Everyone knows the internet is increasingly full of noise. But it’s also filled with so, so many good reads (pun intended!).

I’m thrilled to announce Smashing, a new app that helps you find the gems. Check it out at Smashing.xyz!

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I've been wondering how to take non-boring photos of #books I'm reading to share on Instagram and I've gotta say - hats off to the use of glow-in-the-dark stars.

Morning world. What's your favorite #AI tool of the moment? Mine is OpusClip for dicing long-form #video into super-short social clips curated by topic and with automated captions. Other tools #content creators are using? Would love to hear what you love. 💛

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Honestly, I have no idea what to post on Bluesky yet because it feels different to me in audience than X/Twitter, but you tell me: What communities are you engaging with? Your professional network, your personal network, people you don't know/want to? I'm so curious. @bsky.app #curiosity #tellme

Incredible #internship opportunity for college students looking to pave their ways in the #tech and #venturecapital ecosystems:

“Valencia is not afraid to dip a toe—hell, her whole foot—into the speculative uncanny."

@redbook names Mystery Lights by @lenavee a Best Horror Book of 2024!🛸🌵⚡

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Creative #writing is just rearranging the items on your desk until you recall a childhood memory and rediscover its meaning as a squirrel pushes a bird off your bird feeder but the bird flies away unharmed and suddenly you’ve written a flash #nonfiction essay. #poets get it ✨

Writing update: just swept my basement

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Quick #writing tip: "Based off of" -> "Based on"

#Copywriting tip: When writing calls to action, if you're ever tempted to write "Learn more here" always cut the word "here." If you've written the rest of the copy effectively, you can drop it. "Watch video" (not "Watch video here"). (Real estate on the screen is precious.)

What a Debut Author Can Expect After Their Book Is Published by an Indie Press Plus 9 recently added indie presses on Chill Subs!

What a Debut Author Can Expect After Their Book Is Published by an Indie Press #publishing #poetry #nonfiction

Uncurated: The Case for a New Term of Art Lit mag editor re-thinks what it means to be "previously published"

I love this take on how literary journals and presses could focus on #publishing 'uncurated' versus 'unpublished' work as a new standard to put less limitations on where artists share their work prior to print. "Uncurated: The Case for a New Term of Art" t.co/gztprpNCwb #poetry #litjournals

“It's hell writing and it's hell not writing. The only tolerable state is having just written.” ― Robert Hass

#writing #poets #reality