Carol Waterkeyn
@carolwater.bsky.social
Former feature writer and editor, now writing fiction - women's and children's novels, and short stories. Loves travel, gardening, crafts, the coast and countryside. Cat owner. Married. UK-based.
Oh dear, have got my first one-star review on Amazon. Thankfully I wasn't the only author to be given this rating by this reader! I guess it was bound to happen at some point. Thank goodness for the other 4 and 5 star reviews. 🙄
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Oh dear, have got my first one-star review on Amazon. Thankfully I wasn't the only author to be given this rating by this reader! I guess it was bound to happen at some point. Thank goodness for the other 4 and 5 star reviews. 🙄
A very close family member has an unusual mass on the brain and is undergoing all sorts of tests over the next few days. Hoping and praying that it is not life-threatening. I would be grateful for positive thoughts and prayers x
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
A very close family member has an unusual mass on the brain and is undergoing all sorts of tests over the next few days. Hoping and praying that it is not life-threatening. I would be grateful for positive thoughts and prayers x
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For #RobertLouisStevensonDay (I'm running late I grant you) I give you D E Stevenson, 2nd cousin of RLS whose father disapproved of her writing so she did so in the attic of their Edinburgh house. She sold 7 million copies of her 40 novels. Yes, more than RLS. Gaun Dorothy. Where are the Women tho?
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
For #RobertLouisStevensonDay (I'm running late I grant you) I give you D E Stevenson, 2nd cousin of RLS whose father disapproved of her writing so she did so in the attic of their Edinburgh house. She sold 7 million copies of her 40 novels. Yes, more than RLS. Gaun Dorothy. Where are the Women tho?
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Somehow missed this in the news: Australia has denied AI companies the copyright loophole they requested!
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Somehow missed this in the news: Australia has denied AI companies the copyright loophole they requested!
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🌿🌻🌿 #BookReviews #BookRecommendations from @zeamee1.bsky.social
'The colors of the various onions are used as a symbolism of the transformation.'
🌻 'THE ONION AND THE PEARL' by Kamon
BUY HERE: www.amazon.com/-/es/Kamon-e...
#booksky #childrensbook #readers #writingcommunity #educators
'The colors of the various onions are used as a symbolism of the transformation.'
🌻 'THE ONION AND THE PEARL' by Kamon
BUY HERE: www.amazon.com/-/es/Kamon-e...
#booksky #childrensbook #readers #writingcommunity #educators
May 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🌿🌻🌿 #BookReviews #BookRecommendations from @zeamee1.bsky.social
'The colors of the various onions are used as a symbolism of the transformation.'
🌻 'THE ONION AND THE PEARL' by Kamon
BUY HERE: www.amazon.com/-/es/Kamon-e...
#booksky #childrensbook #readers #writingcommunity #educators
'The colors of the various onions are used as a symbolism of the transformation.'
🌻 'THE ONION AND THE PEARL' by Kamon
BUY HERE: www.amazon.com/-/es/Kamon-e...
#booksky #childrensbook #readers #writingcommunity #educators
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I'm terrible at remembering to promote my own books. Time for a little plug 😊
June 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I'm terrible at remembering to promote my own books. Time for a little plug 😊
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I assume this is a fishing attempt.
I don't know if anyone would fall for it as it requires the mark believe their account is actually suspended, which is easy to verify.
But might be a good idea to block the account. (at securitytrust dot bsky dot social)
#scamalert
I don't know if anyone would fall for it as it requires the mark believe their account is actually suspended, which is easy to verify.
But might be a good idea to block the account. (at securitytrust dot bsky dot social)
#scamalert
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I assume this is a fishing attempt.
I don't know if anyone would fall for it as it requires the mark believe their account is actually suspended, which is easy to verify.
But might be a good idea to block the account. (at securitytrust dot bsky dot social)
#scamalert
I don't know if anyone would fall for it as it requires the mark believe their account is actually suspended, which is easy to verify.
But might be a good idea to block the account. (at securitytrust dot bsky dot social)
#scamalert
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Warning to the #WritingCommunity
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
a fraud alert sign with a red light on it
Alt: a fraud alert sign with a red light on it
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Warning to the #WritingCommunity
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
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Short story collections, now available.
Footprints are found on Callisto. Who left them & when?
Heaven’s most dysfunctional angels in new adventures
And what’s happened to Mr Jenkins this time?
www.amazon.com/stores/Brian...
#booksky 📚💙 #booksky 🪐📚 #booksky 🤏📚 #sciencefiction #kindleunlimited
Footprints are found on Callisto. Who left them & when?
Heaven’s most dysfunctional angels in new adventures
And what’s happened to Mr Jenkins this time?
www.amazon.com/stores/Brian...
#booksky 📚💙 #booksky 🪐📚 #booksky 🤏📚 #sciencefiction #kindleunlimited
September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Short story collections, now available.
Footprints are found on Callisto. Who left them & when?
Heaven’s most dysfunctional angels in new adventures
And what’s happened to Mr Jenkins this time?
www.amazon.com/stores/Brian...
#booksky 📚💙 #booksky 🪐📚 #booksky 🤏📚 #sciencefiction #kindleunlimited
Footprints are found on Callisto. Who left them & when?
Heaven’s most dysfunctional angels in new adventures
And what’s happened to Mr Jenkins this time?
www.amazon.com/stores/Brian...
#booksky 📚💙 #booksky 🪐📚 #booksky 🤏📚 #sciencefiction #kindleunlimited
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Independent writers - are you getting emails like sound a little too good to be true? Read this article to be up to date on the latest AI scams. 📚💙
#amreading #writing #writer #authors #independentartist #ScamAlert
#scam #ScamAwareness
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#amreading #writing #writer #authors #independentartist #ScamAlert
#scam #ScamAwareness
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Invited to a Book Club? Reviewers Ready to Boost Your Book? Have (A)I Got News For You
By Allison K Williams Oh I’m so excited! “William Susan” runs a community of 3,000+ readers and reviewers and they found a play I wrote and REALLY LIKED IT! Allison, your The…
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November 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Independent writers - are you getting emails like sound a little too good to be true? Read this article to be up to date on the latest AI scams. 📚💙
#amreading #writing #writer #authors #independentartist #ScamAlert
#scam #ScamAwareness
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#amreading #writing #writer #authors #independentartist #ScamAlert
#scam #ScamAwareness
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Have you used a xerox?
If so, you know that your original is the first thing copied.
Later, copies are often copied.
Each copy of a copy degrades the appearance.
The ai that scraped original content, is now scraping ai content. In the process writing declines.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
If so, you know that your original is the first thing copied.
Later, copies are often copied.
Each copy of a copy degrades the appearance.
The ai that scraped original content, is now scraping ai content. In the process writing declines.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Have you used a xerox?
If so, you know that your original is the first thing copied.
Later, copies are often copied.
Each copy of a copy degrades the appearance.
The ai that scraped original content, is now scraping ai content. In the process writing declines.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
If so, you know that your original is the first thing copied.
Later, copies are often copied.
Each copy of a copy degrades the appearance.
The ai that scraped original content, is now scraping ai content. In the process writing declines.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
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Remain strong. Remain certain that your original writing is valuable. Ignore the greedy bastards trying to sell the world paste as gem. It's just another in an endless chain of scams.
Focus on what you are creating, on the magic inside the worlds you imagine.
#writingcommunity #booksky #create
Focus on what you are creating, on the magic inside the worlds you imagine.
#writingcommunity #booksky #create
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Remain strong. Remain certain that your original writing is valuable. Ignore the greedy bastards trying to sell the world paste as gem. It's just another in an endless chain of scams.
Focus on what you are creating, on the magic inside the worlds you imagine.
#writingcommunity #booksky #create
Focus on what you are creating, on the magic inside the worlds you imagine.
#writingcommunity #booksky #create
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📣 Job alert!
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📣 Job alert!
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
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My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down.
He’s struggling to find any work at the moment.
He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more…
If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Thank you
He’s struggling to find any work at the moment.
He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more…
If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Thank you
Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services.
Get in touch!
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down.
He’s struggling to find any work at the moment.
He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more…
If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Thank you
He’s struggling to find any work at the moment.
He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more…
If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Thank you
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Possible new AI-driven impersonation scam spinning up: someone contacts you out of the blue w/ praise for your work, recommends you contact a (real) literary agent & provides an email addy--but of course it's fake & results in a referral for editing or marketing. Example below 1/2
![Hi [redacted]
I’ve had the opportunity to review your work, and it’s clear you have a strong command of storytelling and a distinctive voice. Your writing shows real potential for a broader audience.
For this reason, I’m recommending you reach out to [agent name redacted], an independent literary agent known for her discerning eye and commitment to helping authors build lasting careers. [agent name reacted] represents a wide range of genres in both fiction and non-fiction, and has collaborated with authors such as [redacted] and [redacted].
She’s currently open to queries and can be reached at submission.[agentname]@gmail.com. When you contact her, mention that I referred you this will help ensure your work receives proper consideration.
Best regards,
Chiara
Chiara Bianchi
chiaraforauthors@gmail.com
ChiaraForAuthors
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October 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Possible new AI-driven impersonation scam spinning up: someone contacts you out of the blue w/ praise for your work, recommends you contact a (real) literary agent & provides an email addy--but of course it's fake & results in a referral for editing or marketing. Example below 1/2
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October 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Eight women arrest CEO of Anglian Water
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/police-calle...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/police-calle...
Police called after activists attempt ‘citizen’s arrest’ of Anglian Water CEO - Bedford Independent
Police were called after environmental activists attempted a citizen’s arrest of Anglian Water CEO Mark Thurston during a protest...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Eight women arrest CEO of Anglian Water
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/police-calle...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/police-calle...
Today I'm meeting up with the small writing group I created from the ashes of another. I find it invaluable. Some good advice here:
If you are feeling like the world is falling down, others are too. Any act of creation and community joy right now is resistance. Start small, meet your neighbors, make something beautiful together.
How to start (and keep) a writers group
If you are looking to start your own writers group, for whatever reason, these are my notes on what I would do if I had to start a new group today.
www.writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Today I'm meeting up with the small writing group I created from the ashes of another. I find it invaluable. Some good advice here:
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I'm a follower short of 2000 followers here. Here's hoping they'll be a real person and not a bot. 🤞
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I'm a follower short of 2000 followers here. Here's hoping they'll be a real person and not a bot. 🤞
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I'm seeing an increasing number of scams like the one below, leveraging the widespread problem of publishing scams w/ a faux service promising to fix problems author is having w/ the original scam but really to hit them up for more $$ (note the "Amazon partner agency" claim: there's no such thing)
![From: Blaire Andrews <bandrews@royaltypilots.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Subject: Your royalties on Amazon
To: [redacted]
Hi [redacted]
I’m Blaire from Amazon Partners – Royalty Pilots.
We’re an Amazon agency commissioned to help authors migrate their books from third-party publishers to their own Amazon KDP accounts.
I’m reaching out because we’ve spoken with many authors who recently shared frustrations that you might also be experiencing while being published through a third-party service provider—such as:
Royalties that never seem to arrive or come with little to no explanation.
No visibility or control over how many copies have been sold or where those sales are happening.
Endless upsells and new charges every time you want to make even a small change to your book.
Through Amazon KDP, authors are now publishing their books directly with Amazon — with no middlemen involved.
This means:
Royalties are sent straight to your bank account every month.
You can track real-time sales data through your own KDP dashboard.
You have full ownership and control over your books, including the freedom to make revisions free of charge.
If you’d like to explore how this can work for you, I’d love to schedule a quick call. Please let me know your best contact number and the most convenient time to reach you.
Blaire Andrews
Senior Marketing Manager – Partners, Authors
Royalty Pilots, an Amazon partner agency
Phone: 315-325-9099
Email: bandrews@royaltypilots.com
Website: https://royaltypilots.com/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uy6mloyr37qtcdml3bq6a6o4/bafkreicgjux54fugm4ufqpsfauvymoshgn7d24rtig7vzxa7ynjhfuwoxm@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm seeing an increasing number of scams like the one below, leveraging the widespread problem of publishing scams w/ a faux service promising to fix problems author is having w/ the original scam but really to hit them up for more $$ (note the "Amazon partner agency" claim: there's no such thing)
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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October 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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For all the hopes you cannot yet say aloud — may you find your footing, and may your heart grow bold.
Sometimes, taking a chance changes everything. So ask the question. Make the offer. See what shakes out. See who shows up, who meets you halfway.
Sometimes, taking a chance changes everything. So ask the question. Make the offer. See what shakes out. See who shows up, who meets you halfway.
October 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
For all the hopes you cannot yet say aloud — may you find your footing, and may your heart grow bold.
Sometimes, taking a chance changes everything. So ask the question. Make the offer. See what shakes out. See who shows up, who meets you halfway.
Sometimes, taking a chance changes everything. So ask the question. Make the offer. See what shakes out. See who shows up, who meets you halfway.
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All my #ghosts have gone.
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#writing #writercommunity
#mpprompt
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#writing #writercommunity
#mpprompt
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM