Rita E. Gould
@ritakitty.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Editor. Blogger. Frustrated cat owner. (She/her) #womenwritersnet Founder member of @womenwritersnet on Twitter. (Instagram: @ ritakitty.8; Twitter: @ritakitty8) Blog: anartfulsequenceofwords.com
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This short article will interest you if you've ever wondered what #writingretreats are actually like, how they differ from one another and why they enable leaps forward for #writers at every level of experience: valeriavescina.com/2022/07/25/t... Happy reading! #WritingCommunity
Top 10 reasons to go on a writing retreat
A view from Flüeli-Ranft Writing away Ever wondered what a writing retreat is all about and whether it would benefit you? There are at least 10 reasons why writing retreats are invaluable. You̵…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This short article will interest you if you've ever wondered what #writingretreats are actually like, how they differ from one another and why they enable leaps forward for #writers at every level of experience: valeriavescina.com/2022/07/25/t... Happy reading! #WritingCommunity
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Are you a morning writer? Or does your creativity come to life after dark? Whatever works for you I hope you are carving out time for yourself to write, plot and read this week. P.S I am absolutely a morning person.
the sun is setting over a body of water
ALT: the sun is setting over a body of water
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November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Are you a morning writer? Or does your creativity come to life after dark? Whatever works for you I hope you are carving out time for yourself to write, plot and read this week. P.S I am absolutely a morning person.
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Look out for a week of events from @societyofauthors.bsky.social about #authorcare! bsky.app/profile/soci... #writerslife #writing #WritingCommunity #booksky
The Society of Authors (@societyofauthors.bsky.social)
Don't miss The Big Conversation, on 17 November, 11am to Noon. Join us for a week of activities focused on Author Care. We kick off with our #SoAatHome Big Conversation, chaired by SoA’s Chief…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Look out for a week of events from @societyofauthors.bsky.social about #authorcare! bsky.app/profile/soci... #writerslife #writing #WritingCommunity #booksky
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Welcome to #Bookvember Day 8!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 8!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
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Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three next year: in March, June and Sept. Holidays leave us with great memories. Retreats do that AND leave us with #writing skills for life. valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #creativewriting #writingholiday
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three next year: in March, June and Sept. Holidays leave us with great memories. Retreats do that AND leave us with #writing skills for life. valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #creativewriting #writingholiday
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How might you win long-term fans for your books? @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize... #bookmarketing #authorlife #writinglife #writingcommunity
The Importance of Author Promo Instead of Book Promo – Elizabeth Spann Craig
Why author promotion creates lasting success while book promotion has a limited shelf life.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
How might you win long-term fans for your books? @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize... #bookmarketing #authorlife #writinglife #writingcommunity
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Life is full of ups and downs. I kind of love it that way! But I prefer books to have a somewhat orderly trajectory. How about you? #BookTwitter #WritingCommunity nastasyaparker.com/the-writing-...
All Over the Place
This Week’s Bit of String: Expanding brackets Back in school for the Christmas term, I spent 40 minutes working with a student on algebraic practice expanding brackets. Guiding him to multipl…
nastasyaparker.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Life is full of ups and downs. I kind of love it that way! But I prefer books to have a somewhat orderly trajectory. How about you? #BookTwitter #WritingCommunity nastasyaparker.com/the-writing-...
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Your host this week is @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social - I’ve been deep in rainbows, audio books and a writing deadline- what is swirling around your head today?
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Your host this week is @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social - I’ve been deep in rainbows, audio books and a writing deadline- what is swirling around your head today?
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An emotional and thought-provoking read from @nastasyaparker.bsky.social. “I can read about real, sometimes harrowing issues, but give me some kind of actual trajectory through it.” #WritingCommunity
Life is full of ups and downs. I kind of love it that way! But I prefer books to have a somewhat orderly trajectory. How about you? #BookTwitter #WritingCommunity nastasyaparker.com/the-writing-...
All Over the Place
This Week’s Bit of String: Expanding brackets Back in school for the Christmas term, I spent 40 minutes working with a student on algebraic practice expanding brackets. Guiding him to multipl…
nastasyaparker.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
An emotional and thought-provoking read from @nastasyaparker.bsky.social. “I can read about real, sometimes harrowing issues, but give me some kind of actual trajectory through it.” #WritingCommunity
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 50:
Not all dialogue has to be verbal. What a character does (or not) matters as much as what they say. Rather than fill up your dialogue with descriptions of *how* your characters say their lines, try including some actions too. Looking away; fidgeting; being silent.
Not all dialogue has to be verbal. What a character does (or not) matters as much as what they say. Rather than fill up your dialogue with descriptions of *how* your characters say their lines, try including some actions too. Looking away; fidgeting; being silent.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 50:
Not all dialogue has to be verbal. What a character does (or not) matters as much as what they say. Rather than fill up your dialogue with descriptions of *how* your characters say their lines, try including some actions too. Looking away; fidgeting; being silent.
Not all dialogue has to be verbal. What a character does (or not) matters as much as what they say. Rather than fill up your dialogue with descriptions of *how* your characters say their lines, try including some actions too. Looking away; fidgeting; being silent.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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#WritingCommunity in the Barking area, here's a lovely event from @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social on finding your voice on the page! Hope you can check it out. #BookSky #WritersLife www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-pri...
Pen to Print: Finding Your Voice on the Page with Jenny Mitchell
Explore daring poetry, challenge blocks and write freely in a supportive space with prompts to unlock your poetic voice.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#WritingCommunity in the Barking area, here's a lovely event from @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social on finding your voice on the page! Hope you can check it out. #BookSky #WritersLife www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-pri...
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Good morning, #WomenWriters! This week it's @nastasyaparker.bsky.social hosting the channel from Gloucestershire, Old England while little sleep-deprived from visiting my family in New England over the half-term week. Plenty of writing tasks to catch up on, how about you? #WritingCommunity
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Good morning, #WomenWriters! This week it's @nastasyaparker.bsky.social hosting the channel from Gloucestershire, Old England while little sleep-deprived from visiting my family in New England over the half-term week. Plenty of writing tasks to catch up on, how about you? #WritingCommunity
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Are you participating in any November writing challenges? Here's one from @writershq.bsky.social: Write what makes you feel good! What makes you happiest while writing? #WritingCommunity #WritersLife writershq.co.uk/write-novemb...
Write November
We're writing whatever makes us feel good in November
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November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Are you participating in any November writing challenges? Here's one from @writershq.bsky.social: Write what makes you feel good! What makes you happiest while writing? #WritingCommunity #WritersLife writershq.co.uk/write-novemb...
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Do you struggle with a pest complex, feeling anxious whenever you have to draw attention to yourself and your creative endeavours? Here's a fun example of why we should advocate for our work. booksbywomen.org/the-pest-com...
The Pest Complex: A Cautionary Tale For The Author Who's Afraid To Ask - Women Writers, Women's Books
By Rachel Stone As far back as I recall, I’ve suffered from what I call the Pest Complex: a paralyzing fear of being a bother, asking for too much (or anything, ever), or taking someone else’s preciou...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Do you struggle with a pest complex, feeling anxious whenever you have to draw attention to yourself and your creative endeavours? Here's a fun example of why we should advocate for our work. booksbywomen.org/the-pest-com...
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A glimpse into my #writingretreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #writers #authorcommunity #writingtips
A writing retreat in the Swiss Alps
Here’s a post to give you a flavour of the writing retreats in the Bernese Oberland. I’ve run several retreats in this spectacular corner of the world, and it’s where I’ll be hosting future ones. T…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A glimpse into my #writingretreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #writers #authorcommunity #writingtips
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
The best recent poetry – review roundup from @betarish.bsky.social
The best recent poetry – review roundup from @betarish.bsky.social
The best recent poetry – review roundup
Namanlagh by Tom Paulin; Foretokens by Sarah Howe; Maryville by Joelle Taylor; Hekate by Nikita Gill; Goatsong by Phoebe Giannisi
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October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The best recent poetry – review roundup from @betarish.bsky.social
The best recent poetry – review roundup from @betarish.bsky.social
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Morning all, this is @gailaldwin.bsky.social signing off from #womenwritersnet. Thanks for your company! Expect some great posts from @nastasyaparker.bsky.social who takes over the account from Monday 3 November.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Morning all, this is @gailaldwin.bsky.social signing off from #womenwritersnet. Thanks for your company! Expect some great posts from @nastasyaparker.bsky.social who takes over the account from Monday 3 November.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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We've reached the halfway point to the week. How is your writing going? Any milestones reached? Projects completed?
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We've reached the halfway point to the week. How is your writing going? Any milestones reached? Projects completed?
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Morning all! This is @gailaldwin.bsky.social managing the #womenwritersnet account this week. My focus atm is preparing for a trip to New Zealand. I've already done a trial pack. I once wrote a piece of flash fiction based on a packing list. Have you found inspiration in preparing for a holiday?
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Morning all! This is @gailaldwin.bsky.social managing the #womenwritersnet account this week. My focus atm is preparing for a trip to New Zealand. I've already done a trial pack. I once wrote a piece of flash fiction based on a packing list. Have you found inspiration in preparing for a holiday?
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Don't you just love this photo of an old map #womenwritersnet? Great inspiration for a piece of short fiction or poetry perhaps.
October 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Don't you just love this photo of an old map #womenwritersnet? Great inspiration for a piece of short fiction or poetry perhaps.
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Q6 Where can we find out more about you and “The Fire In Their Eyes”?
#WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @brethertonwords.bsky.social @breakthroughbook.bsky.social
#WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @brethertonwords.bsky.social @breakthroughbook.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Q6 Where can we find out more about you and “The Fire In Their Eyes”?
#WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @brethertonwords.bsky.social @breakthroughbook.bsky.social
#WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview @brethertonwords.bsky.social @breakthroughbook.bsky.social
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Well, I’m a bit speechless! But also absolutely thrilled, grateful and honoured, to have won an #NYCBigBookAward for The Fire In Their Eyes! Makes me wonder if I might actually be doing something right and all love, sweat, tears and years are properly worthwhile?
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction
September 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Well, I’m a bit speechless! But also absolutely thrilled, grateful and honoured, to have won an #NYCBigBookAward for The Fire In Their Eyes! Makes me wonder if I might actually be doing something right and all love, sweat, tears and years are properly worthwhile?
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction