Kerry Burnett Writer
@kerryburnetty.bsky.social
She/her #Author of pox-and-all #histfic women's fiction, repd by www.greeneheaton.co.uk
Bath Novel Award LL Specialist Tutor in FE and HE. Hypnotherapist. Poet '5of9' Potty-mouthed lover of 📚 🐈⬛ #Trekkie 🖖
#writingcommunity
http://writehead.medium.com
Bath Novel Award LL Specialist Tutor in FE and HE. Hypnotherapist. Poet '5of9' Potty-mouthed lover of 📚 🐈⬛ #Trekkie 🖖
#writingcommunity
http://writehead.medium.com
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How to get your head right so you can write.
We are a strange tribe, us writers. Misfit, nerd, neurotic, quirky, eccentric, introvert, voyeur, neuro divergent, genius, whatever you…
writehead.medium.com
It occurred to me that there is a plethora of helpful advice concerning the techniques and processes of being a writer, but not so much on how to cope with being inside the head of a writer.
I've cobbled together some helpful resources and advice.
writehead.medium.com/how-to-get-y...
I've cobbled together some helpful resources and advice.
writehead.medium.com/how-to-get-y...
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The pressure to publish more and faster was one of the most frustrating things about working in publishing. If I could say ONE thing to the publishing industry about how to make things better, it would be this: do not publish anything you are not going to support well with marketing.
I think a simple solution to making the publishing industry better, in lots of ways, would be for the big publishers to just publish fewer books and give more care and attention to the ones they do publish. It’s probably why authors with small publishers often feel better treated (not always).
March 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The pressure to publish more and faster was one of the most frustrating things about working in publishing. If I could say ONE thing to the publishing industry about how to make things better, it would be this: do not publish anything you are not going to support well with marketing.
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At Daunt Books in Marylebone, London, just named the most popular bookshop in the world www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
@headofzeus.bsky.social
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
@headofzeus.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
At Daunt Books in Marylebone, London, just named the most popular bookshop in the world www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
@headofzeus.bsky.social
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
@headofzeus.bsky.social
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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I'm not an agent. I know very little about selling books.
But I AM a lifelong #reader, and I know a heck of a lot about what makes a good story. 📖
Readers are the end goal and you know them (because you are one). Stop doubting yourself! You can do this writing thing! 😘
#writers #authors #books
But I AM a lifelong #reader, and I know a heck of a lot about what makes a good story. 📖
Readers are the end goal and you know them (because you are one). Stop doubting yourself! You can do this writing thing! 😘
#writers #authors #books
March 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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All Rights Reserved.
It couldn’t be clearer.
Book piracy is theft.
Training your AI models on stolen books is theft.
It couldn’t be clearer.
Book piracy is theft.
Training your AI models on stolen books is theft.
March 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
All Rights Reserved.
It couldn’t be clearer.
Book piracy is theft.
Training your AI models on stolen books is theft.
It couldn’t be clearer.
Book piracy is theft.
Training your AI models on stolen books is theft.
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Nerds to the rescue. Saving important data from being 'disappeared'. Digital #book burning is ongoing.
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
Resources
There are many individuals, organizations, and community-based resources that document and assist with rescuing efforts. Below is the list of tools, data sources, library guides, and articles we are a...
www.datarescueproject.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Nerds to the rescue. Saving important data from being 'disappeared'. Digital #book burning is ongoing.
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
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A publisher saying ‘we’re going to have to borrow author royalties’ to cover costs is really not okay?? Authors are entitled to royalties for their books. Why is this even a conversation? It’s a business CONTRACT. That is not your money. It’s AUTHOR royalties.
March 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A publisher saying ‘we’re going to have to borrow author royalties’ to cover costs is really not okay?? Authors are entitled to royalties for their books. Why is this even a conversation? It’s a business CONTRACT. That is not your money. It’s AUTHOR royalties.
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Confuse a british person by saying "brian cox" and watching them try to work out which one from context clues.
March 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Confuse a british person by saying "brian cox" and watching them try to work out which one from context clues.
Nerds to the rescue. Saving important data from being 'disappeared'. Digital #book burning is ongoing.
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
Resources
There are many individuals, organizations, and community-based resources that document and assist with rescuing efforts. Below is the list of tools, data sources, library guides, and articles we are a...
www.datarescueproject.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Nerds to the rescue. Saving important data from being 'disappeared'. Digital #book burning is ongoing.
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
Once again, archivists and #librarians are the heroes.
www.datarescueproject.org/resources/
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Are you a fan of thrillers and murder mysteries?🔍🔪📖 From classic whodunits to mind-bending psychological thrillers, these reads will keep you guessing and entertained for hours.😱 #MurderMysteryMadness #Bookworm #PageTurner 🕵️♀️🔎📚 www.petercbradbury.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Are you a fan of thrillers and murder mysteries?🔍🔪📖 From classic whodunits to mind-bending psychological thrillers, these reads will keep you guessing and entertained for hours.😱 #MurderMysteryMadness #Bookworm #PageTurner 🕵️♀️🔎📚 www.petercbradbury.com
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March 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Anyone who would like to add the DEI international days and months removed from Google calendars, there's one you can add on www.cooleaf.com/blog/workpla...
Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Holiday Calendar for 2024 | Cooleaf
Looking to build a more inclusive workplace in 2024 and beyond? Use this list of holidays and national events to plan your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion engagement calendar.
www.cooleaf.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Anyone who would like to add the DEI international days and months removed from Google calendars, there's one you can add on www.cooleaf.com/blog/workpla...
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What an excellent longlist of books for the @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction 2025 - congratulations to all the writers🥂
We have a page featuring all 16 books plus a code to receive ⭐️15% off⭐️
Please support an indie (we are also a woman-owned indie ) 🧡🦊📙
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/women-s-priz...
We have a page featuring all 16 books plus a code to receive ⭐️15% off⭐️
Please support an indie (we are also a woman-owned indie ) 🧡🦊📙
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/women-s-priz...
March 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What an excellent longlist of books for the @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction 2025 - congratulations to all the writers🥂
We have a page featuring all 16 books plus a code to receive ⭐️15% off⭐️
Please support an indie (we are also a woman-owned indie ) 🧡🦊📙
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/women-s-priz...
We have a page featuring all 16 books plus a code to receive ⭐️15% off⭐️
Please support an indie (we are also a woman-owned indie ) 🧡🦊📙
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/women-s-priz...
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I’m still in the phase of seeing references to “King Charles III” and thinking “Who?”
March 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I’m still in the phase of seeing references to “King Charles III” and thinking “Who?”
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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If someone does this for my funeral I will haunt them forever and I will NOT be a friendly ghost
I just attended (virtually) a funeral where there was a full AI generated and performed song about the person who died and I want you to know now that if someone tries to do that for me, please ensure that there is another funeral immediately after for the person who suggests it.
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If someone does this for my funeral I will haunt them forever and I will NOT be a friendly ghost
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The extreme loop between "I am a monster for talking about my art right now" and "People need art to get through these times."
My fellow authors with books out soon—god, I’m so very sorry.
February 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The extreme loop between "I am a monster for talking about my art right now" and "People need art to get through these times."
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Never feel bad about reposting your stuff on here because for the first year of this website we had an entirety of 20 daily posts that we all had to share and reheat like a communal soup
January 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Never feel bad about reposting your stuff on here because for the first year of this website we had an entirety of 20 daily posts that we all had to share and reheat like a communal soup
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Somebody yelled at me for posting about Ganymede instead of /the state of things/ last night.
I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.
I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.
January 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Somebody yelled at me for posting about Ganymede instead of /the state of things/ last night.
I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.
I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.
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Great to see BookSky now has several sub-genres and you can sandwich the book emoji between two others to combine two groups 🙌
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BookSky Feeds! 🔁 for visibility
booksky.club/main 📚💙
booksky.club/romance 📚🌶️
booksky.club/SFF 📚🪐
booksky.club/horror 📚🩸
booksky.club/nonfiction 📚💡
booksky.club/litfic 📚🖋️
booksky.club/histfic 📚⏳
booksky.club/mystery 📚⚡️
🆕 booksky.club/booktok 📚⏰
🆕 booksky.club/audio 📚🎧
vids 🔥👉🏻 booksky.club/vids
booksky.club/main 📚💙
booksky.club/romance 📚🌶️
booksky.club/SFF 📚🪐
booksky.club/horror 📚🩸
booksky.club/nonfiction 📚💡
booksky.club/litfic 📚🖋️
booksky.club/histfic 📚⏳
booksky.club/mystery 📚⚡️
🆕 booksky.club/booktok 📚⏰
🆕 booksky.club/audio 📚🎧
vids 🔥👉🏻 booksky.club/vids
January 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Great to see BookSky now has several sub-genres and you can sandwich the book emoji between two others to combine two groups 🙌
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CAT IN TESCO, THERE IS A CAT IN TESCO, THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE
January 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
CAT IN TESCO, THERE IS A CAT IN TESCO, THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE
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The beautiful cover of my new novel THE ART OF A LIE 💚🍍🍦
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...
January 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The beautiful cover of my new novel THE ART OF A LIE 💚🍍🍦
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...