Trump is America’s Brexit. I expect economic decline and an increased turning in as people can less afford to travel and the US becomes less attractive for business and tourism.
Absolutely. If not for yourself, block for others so gradually trolls realize this is not X and that Musky behavior is not welcome here.
While we’re here, following each other & being nice can I tell you about my podcast, ‘The Conversation’ 😁 Every week I’m in conversation with one of your favourite authors, talking about their journey, books & everything in between. 🎧
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I'm excited!
We live in an age of free information and what is considered outrageously and offensively ‘woke’ is actually just understanding where we are at as a society, that it’s not okay to write about marginalized people without some self-interrogating. Being a writer is literally self-interrogation.
The Jamie Oliver debacle is being hotly debated in my writers WhatsApp group with some furious about publishers giving deals to celebrities without a second thought for what they are writing and and others furious at the censorship.
Personally, I’m annoyed at Oliver for his myopic writing.
When things get hard off the page, I try to write about a thousand words a day. It’s not about quality, but staying on track, keeping a focus on writing, commitment and consistency. I call it a shitty 1000 words a day, for perspective. I’m not trying to be Wole Soyinka, just get down the page.
FREE, FRIENDLY spaces for you to get some words in and feel supported in building your writing practice and community.
Any form/genre and no commitment necessary.
We go together 🔥
It IS going to get harder, but in these times of feeling unsafe, please remember my free writing channel over on my IG. Writing is Hell-Take a Seat where I post content to keep you from giving up.
I also run a FREE Tuesday workshop at 3.30pm over on Clubhouse. Sundays with @harooncreates
Hi BlueSky! I'm an author of literary fiction and creative non-fiction, scholar, recovering academic, part-time anti-racism/justice consultant, astrologer, and down for the inevitable revolution✊🏼. Check out my debut short fiction collection Suite as Sugar (Dundurn Press). 🇹🇹🇨🇦
For the algorithm:Caribbean literature, BIPOC literature, Caribbean books and writers,artists,creatives!
BOOKS! Read 'em while you can! Reading is resistance.
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We will create the vibe. All we need is us. 💛
#WritersofBsky
I post about writing, books, being published etc. Currently in the trenches of the next novel and always looking to expand my virtual writing community!
Just had a visit from @VanessaWalters with a proof of her novel “The Lagos Wife”.
A suspenseful crime novel set in Nigeria revolving around the disappearance of a wealthy expat…
My POV in a cafe. A cup of coffee next to a proof copy of “The Lagos Wife”, whose cover features an illustration of a Black woman swimming
Perfect start to a day off, I feel.
"The Lagos Wife" on the Crime Fiction Lover radar
#WritingGoals #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors
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The TripFiction Book of the Month - March 2024
The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters
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Jumping for joy on #LeapDay! Good morning and happy publication day to @vanessawalters.bsky.social (THE LAGOS WIFE), Lesley MacDowell (CLAIRMONT) and all the other inspiring #authors with new books coming out today.
The Lagos Wife is out today in the UK! It's even in Sainsbury’s! 😀
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Thanks for sharing!
The Guardian Books' crime and thrillers of the month: Nightwatching by by Tracy Sierra; The Lagos Wife by @vanessawalters.bsky.social; Anna O by Matthew Blake; Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French. tinyurl.com/24jyb7yu
I spoke to You Magazine about the Lagos life that inspired THE LAGOS WIFE. My novel is available to preorder now from the usual suspects! www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/art...
Who do I have to F**k to get off this boat?
