Nastasya Parker

Stretching the Span This Week’s Bit of String: A stand-up concert On Thursday, we ventured to Bristol for a concert. Out on a schoolnight! Our future daughter-in-law recommended Leith Ross, a Canadian alternative, fol…

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How's your attention span? It has come to my attention (see what I did there) that mine could be improved. As it happens, attending a concert with 200 or so twentysomethings was just the wake-up call I needed. Blog post (and #music #recommendation) below. #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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BOOK LAUNCH announcement! 📢
Bristol folks - please join me for the launch of THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE
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Mon 30th March, Bookhaus (Wapping Wharf)
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Of course, very understandable :)

Excellent, congratulations on the rough draft! Do you have a standard 'brewing' time?

Hi Anne, I'm trying to wind up this section of my novel (the 2nd of 10 sections) and also rewrite and polish a gothic short story for a competition. It's a lot to fit in but I'm psyched for it and enjoying it! How about you?

Another great #AuthorInterview coming from #WomenWritersNet this week with @ncashmanfiction.bsky.social Thursday 26th Feb at 6pm. Tune in then !

The Wow Factor This Week’s Bit of String: First fireworks When my little Bear was 2.5 years old, my best friend and I took them to the 4th of July fireworks in the biggest local town. The Outing Club rocketed the…

Start your Sunday with a read of this glorious blog post by our very own @nastasyaparker.bsky.social about why and how we mustn't lose our capacity for wonder! "There’s excitement and beauty to be found all over—maybe we just need a little break." nastasyaparker.com/art-and-lite...

The Wow Factor This Week’s Bit of String: First fireworks When my little Bear was 2.5 years old, my best friend and I took them to the 4th of July fireworks in the biggest local town. The Outing Club rocketed the…

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As my half-term week off ends, I'm sharing what inspiration powered my writing, cleaning, weeding, and reading: hikes and art, of course! Have you treated yourself to anything with Wow Factor lately? Blog post below #WritingCommunity #Art #BookSky

Looking to submit #shortstories, #flashfiction, #microfiction, or #translations? @fictivedream.bsky.social are having a #callforsubmissions!
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Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

I thoroughly enjoyed Taylor Jenkins Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I always pause before my next read to write favourite quotes in my notebook. Do you have book-honouring rituals when you finish one? #BookSky #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #Literature

If you missed our discussion on #romance last night, you can check out thoughts, strategies, and recommendations from other women writers on #WomenWritersNet! #WritingCommunity

Very true! Maybe it's a mix of both :)

A6 Sarah Waters writes intimacy beautifully and so movingly, in scenes which happen to be between women. I’ve just finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and it was so interesting to see how intimacy unfolds (or doesn’t) in the different relationships. #WomenWritersNet

A4 And the 'rawness,' as @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social says. Much is revealed in those moments of vulnerability. #WomenWritersNet

A5 Intimacy bridges ethnicity and sexuality. It must be allowed to develop organically though, so comes back to knowing your characters, and being open to diverse ones in the first place. #WomenWritersNet

A4 Moments of intimacy are often moments of revelation. They can bring back the past, and forge the future through a new depth of connection. Often I tend to skim over the physical details, looking for the psychological #WomenWritersNet

A1 Very relatable! It's fun to hear this line because it's so different from the other excerpts I've heard. It seems a great idea to show these contrasts. #WomenWritersNet

A2 Knowing your characters well as individuals helps keep it fresh. Background and beliefs and current circumstances inform a character’s approach to sexual relationships, so every combination will be different. #WomenWritersNet

A1 The more universal aspect of it is how much the story of Adam and Eve could diminish choice in relationships as opposed to divine will. I think we still deal with those questions in any relationship: Fate or choice? #WomenWritersNet

I feel like that is often unportrayed but such a part of all of our lives! Looking forward to seeing how that turns out. #WomenWritersNet

A1 Both are part of certain relationships, so yes! Particularly in my novel about Eve, imagining the first generations of women, there are various couples (straight and otherwise) with different chemistry. #WomenWritersNet

I'm looking forward to co-hosting tonight's #WomenWritersNet chat on Women #Writing #Romance and Intimacy with @nastasyaparker.bsky.social! Looking fowrad to chatting with everyone in about 45 minutes!

It’s TODAY at 6:00 pm GMT: our monthly @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #skychat will be on writing romance and intimacy in all literary genres. Come and meet fellow #womenwriters over a fun and helpful discussion! #WritingCommunity #amwriting #WritingLife

Got a few minutes to spare? Check out my very short story!

Snippets #50: McBeth

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#fiction #shortstory #flashfiction
#wordpress #storytelling #writingcommunity #macbeth #shakespeare

I've never heard of The Leopard. Thank you for the recommendation!

Save the date: our #AuthorInterview this month will be on Thursday 26 February with @ncashmanfiction.bsky.social!

Rounding Out Characters This Week’s Bit of String: A sunset softening When they were in infant school and then through most of junior school, my little Bear had a rather questionable friend. I’ll call the friend Jack. Jac…

What a wonderful post by friend and @womenwritersnet.bsky.social colleague @nastasyaparker.bsky.social! How fully rounded can we make our fictional characters? How easy is it to grasp the complexity of real people, ourselves included? nastasyaparker.com/the-writing-... #booksky #writingcommunity

This Thursday at 6 p.m. GMT, follow #WomenWritersNet to join our discussion on writing about romance and intimacy. Sometimes those are the hardest scenes! I'm looking forward to hearing your recommendations and ideas. #WritingCommunity #Romance