Spoonie Authors Network
@spoonieauthnet.bsky.social
A community initiative for authors and publishing professionals who manage spoons. Founded by Cait Gordon. (Logo is a grey spoon in the center of an open book of light purple and dark grey pages.)
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I’d love to build on this starter pack of talented authors! Let me know if you’re interested in joining! To me, there’s nothing like encouraging and supportive disabled creatives! Also we can learn about their books and other cool things! #Disability #WritingCommunity
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Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 11, 2025:
How would you like to see yourself improve as an author?
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How would you like to see yourself improve as an author?
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November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 11, 2025:
How would you like to see yourself improve as an author?
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How would you like to see yourself improve as an author?
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In a flare right now & I can’t write/draw/paint like I want. So, it’s nap time for me and riding this coaster, hoping it slows down & evens out soon enough. Time to rest/rejuvenate & grateful for my family’s support. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 10, 2025:
It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In a flare right now & I can’t write/draw/paint like I want. So, it’s nap time for me and riding this coaster, hoping it slows down & evens out soon enough. Time to rest/rejuvenate & grateful for my family’s support. #SpoonieAuthChat
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I’m more frustrated because my body is chaos, external factors in my life are chaotic, and I just want a few hours a week to polish up my first draft. But my writing keeps being the lowest priority right now.
So, GRRRR! #SpoonieAuthChat
So, GRRRR! #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 10, 2025:
It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’m more frustrated because my body is chaos, external factors in my life are chaotic, and I just want a few hours a week to polish up my first draft. But my writing keeps being the lowest priority right now.
So, GRRRR! #SpoonieAuthChat
So, GRRRR! #SpoonieAuthChat
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My irrational pantser self not wanting to outline by default but having to do it because I know it’s going to save me later 😩
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 10, 2025:
It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My irrational pantser self not wanting to outline by default but having to do it because I know it’s going to save me later 😩
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 10, 2025:
It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 10, 2025:
It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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It's healthy to vent! What's frustrating you right now about writing?
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Hey, #SpoonieAuthChat folks, I have an anti-ageism short story that’s up for an Indieverse Award! To read “Bev the Hacker Does Time” FREE and vote for it, please visit wp.me/p5J2LK-4wR. (My ma loves this story, and she’s 81 now!) Thanks for considering!
VOTING ENDS TODAY NOV 10 AT 11:59 PM EST!
VOTING ENDS TODAY NOV 10 AT 11:59 PM EST!
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Hey, #SpoonieAuthChat folks, I have an anti-ageism short story that’s up for an Indieverse Award! To read “Bev the Hacker Does Time” FREE and vote for it, please visit wp.me/p5J2LK-4wR. (My ma loves this story, and she’s 81 now!) Thanks for considering!
VOTING ENDS TODAY NOV 10 AT 11:59 PM EST!
VOTING ENDS TODAY NOV 10 AT 11:59 PM EST!
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#SpoonieAuthChat I haven't promo'd Memories of Enaros in a hot minute so here's the link!
Did you know? All the main cast members in my whole series, Fate of Enaros, are spoonies themselves? Yep! And Memories of Enaros features Fibromyalgia and Lupus flares.
books2read.com/fateofenaros
Did you know? All the main cast members in my whole series, Fate of Enaros, are spoonies themselves? Yep! And Memories of Enaros features Fibromyalgia and Lupus flares.
books2read.com/fateofenaros
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#SpoonieAuthChat I haven't promo'd Memories of Enaros in a hot minute so here's the link!
Did you know? All the main cast members in my whole series, Fate of Enaros, are spoonies themselves? Yep! And Memories of Enaros features Fibromyalgia and Lupus flares.
books2read.com/fateofenaros
Did you know? All the main cast members in my whole series, Fate of Enaros, are spoonies themselves? Yep! And Memories of Enaros features Fibromyalgia and Lupus flares.
books2read.com/fateofenaros
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Don't forget:
Using code SHOPWIDE20 takes 20% off EVERYTHING in the Antihero Kreative Threadless Shop!
Code expires November 13th!
#SpoonieAuthChat
Using code SHOPWIDE20 takes 20% off EVERYTHING in the Antihero Kreative Threadless Shop!
Code expires November 13th!
#SpoonieAuthChat
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Don't forget:
Using code SHOPWIDE20 takes 20% off EVERYTHING in the Antihero Kreative Threadless Shop!
Code expires November 13th!
#SpoonieAuthChat
Using code SHOPWIDE20 takes 20% off EVERYTHING in the Antihero Kreative Threadless Shop!
Code expires November 13th!
#SpoonieAuthChat
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Recently I rated the 2024 & 2025 films from the Superfest Disability Film Festival
It’s a hybrid festival & the films are made by and/or feature disabled people
Synopsis, a link to content warnings, and access to (some of) the films are included
#SpoonieAuthChat
It’s a hybrid festival & the films are made by and/or feature disabled people
Synopsis, a link to content warnings, and access to (some of) the films are included
#SpoonieAuthChat
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Recently I rated the 2024 & 2025 films from the Superfest Disability Film Festival
It’s a hybrid festival & the films are made by and/or feature disabled people
Synopsis, a link to content warnings, and access to (some of) the films are included
#SpoonieAuthChat
It’s a hybrid festival & the films are made by and/or feature disabled people
Synopsis, a link to content warnings, and access to (some of) the films are included
#SpoonieAuthChat
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I wrote a book about a "tradcon" white man coming to grips with his and America's bigotry while in prison therapy. Why? Because no one else has, and people struggling to unlearn hatred need relatable characters to show them the way.
#SpoonieAuthChat #ShamelessPromoFriday #Booksky
#SpoonieAuthChat #ShamelessPromoFriday #Booksky
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I wrote a book about a "tradcon" white man coming to grips with his and America's bigotry while in prison therapy. Why? Because no one else has, and people struggling to unlearn hatred need relatable characters to show them the way.
#SpoonieAuthChat #ShamelessPromoFriday #Booksky
#SpoonieAuthChat #ShamelessPromoFriday #Booksky
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VOTING OPEN UNTIL NOV 10! My anti-ageist, humorous story with heart, “Bev the Hacker Does Time,” is a 2025 Indieverse Award nominee for Best Anthology, Collection of Short Stories, and Short Fiction. Read it free on my website! Learn more here: wp.me/p5J2LK-4wR #SpoonieAuthChat #WeeknightWriters
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
VOTING OPEN UNTIL NOV 10! My anti-ageist, humorous story with heart, “Bev the Hacker Does Time,” is a 2025 Indieverse Award nominee for Best Anthology, Collection of Short Stories, and Short Fiction. Read it free on my website! Learn more here: wp.me/p5J2LK-4wR #SpoonieAuthChat #WeeknightWriters
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 7, 2025:
ARE YOU FEELING SHAMELESS?
Because it's #ShamelessPromoFriday!
Share with us all the awesome things!
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ARE YOU FEELING SHAMELESS?
Because it's #ShamelessPromoFriday!
Share with us all the awesome things!
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November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 7, 2025:
ARE YOU FEELING SHAMELESS?
Because it's #ShamelessPromoFriday!
Share with us all the awesome things!
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ARE YOU FEELING SHAMELESS?
Because it's #ShamelessPromoFriday!
Share with us all the awesome things!
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Is this a trick question because I’m also an editor? Like, is the answer technically, “Yes?” Am I the inception??? 😝
No, I haven’t worked with developmental editors for my works. But they’re great for folks who need help during that phase of writing. #SpoonieAuthChat
No, I haven’t worked with developmental editors for my works. But they’re great for folks who need help during that phase of writing. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 6, 2025:
Have you ever worked with an editor during the development phase of your book?
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Have you ever worked with an editor during the development phase of your book?
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Is this a trick question because I’m also an editor? Like, is the answer technically, “Yes?” Am I the inception??? 😝
No, I haven’t worked with developmental editors for my works. But they’re great for folks who need help during that phase of writing. #SpoonieAuthChat
No, I haven’t worked with developmental editors for my works. But they’re great for folks who need help during that phase of writing. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 6, 2025:
Have you ever worked with an editor during the development phase of your book?
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Have you ever worked with an editor during the development phase of your book?
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 6, 2025:
Have you ever worked with an editor during the development phase of your book?
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Have you ever worked with an editor during the development phase of your book?
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Usually when they grab it from me & shout, “It’s time! Let it go!”
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Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 5, 2025:
When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Usually when they grab it from me & shout, “It’s time! Let it go!”
#spoonieauthchat
#spoonieauthchat
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Usually I want to pass it off to someone else when I think there's a problem but I can't entirely see the shape of it. I like having someone I can ask questions, to see if what I was trying to do actually worked. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 5, 2025:
When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Usually I want to pass it off to someone else when I think there's a problem but I can't entirely see the shape of it. I like having someone I can ask questions, to see if what I was trying to do actually worked. #SpoonieAuthChat
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My critique partners are typically my alpha readers, so sometimes I just read or send a draft in progress to them. For beta readers, I want something much better than a first draft. Often for me, that’s the draft before a submittable draft. If that makes sense. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 5, 2025:
When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My critique partners are typically my alpha readers, so sometimes I just read or send a draft in progress to them. For beta readers, I want something much better than a first draft. Often for me, that’s the draft before a submittable draft. If that makes sense. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 5, 2025:
When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 5, 2025:
When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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When do you feel a work is ready to share with beta reviewers and/or critique partners?
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To paraphrase Terry Pratchett: it's telling myself the story. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 4, 2025:
What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
To paraphrase Terry Pratchett: it's telling myself the story. #SpoonieAuthChat
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I really subscribe to Terry Pratchett’s idea of it: “The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
Once I started embracing that notion, I became way easier on myself when writing first drafts. #SpoonieAuthChat
Once I started embracing that notion, I became way easier on myself when writing first drafts. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 4, 2025:
What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I really subscribe to Terry Pratchett’s idea of it: “The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
Once I started embracing that notion, I became way easier on myself when writing first drafts. #SpoonieAuthChat
Once I started embracing that notion, I became way easier on myself when writing first drafts. #SpoonieAuthChat
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First Draft: Getting all of the ideas out of my head, hopefully in some kind of logical order, with at least enough details to remember what I wrote the next day.
AKA - accomplishing none of that and staring at weird mumbles of sentences, half with characters I didn't create.
#SpoonieAuthChat
AKA - accomplishing none of that and staring at weird mumbles of sentences, half with characters I didn't create.
#SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 4, 2025:
What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
First Draft: Getting all of the ideas out of my head, hopefully in some kind of logical order, with at least enough details to remember what I wrote the next day.
AKA - accomplishing none of that and staring at weird mumbles of sentences, half with characters I didn't create.
#SpoonieAuthChat
AKA - accomplishing none of that and staring at weird mumbles of sentences, half with characters I didn't create.
#SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 4, 2025:
What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 4, 2025:
What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
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Okay, so fun fact: I play bass guitar, drums, and sing! I have been a musician all my life! #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 3, 2025:
Let's start the week by sharing a fun fact (or two about ourselves!
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Let's start the week by sharing a fun fact (or two about ourselves!
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Okay, so fun fact: I play bass guitar, drums, and sing! I have been a musician all my life! #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 3, 2025:
Let's start the week by sharing a fun fact (or two about ourselves!
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Let's start the week by sharing a fun fact (or two about ourselves!
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November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 3, 2025:
Let's start the week by sharing a fun fact (or two about ourselves!
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Let's start the week by sharing a fun fact (or two about ourselves!
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Spooky Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons, October 30, 2025:
Besides you (because you should also be your favourite author), what authors of scary stuff do you admire?
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Besides you (because you should also be your favourite author), what authors of scary stuff do you admire?
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October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Spooky Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons, October 30, 2025:
Besides you (because you should also be your favourite author), what authors of scary stuff do you admire?
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Besides you (because you should also be your favourite author), what authors of scary stuff do you admire?
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