The Write Advice
@thewriteadvice.bsky.social
We are the authors & editors Anna Stephens, Justin Lee Anderson, and Stephen Aryan.
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+ friendly, antifascist, no to AI.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+ friendly, antifascist, no to AI.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
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I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
Have needle. Have thread. Have scraps of paper. Have free will. Have made a notebook.
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
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Just want to put out feelers for a TTRPG writer/dev or two who would be interested in collaborating on a pulpy scifi/fantasy project in 2026 with myself and another artist/writer. Ideally someone who'd fuck with "Frank Frazetta but queer" as an aesthetic. Would love 2 chat if this sounds interesting
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just want to put out feelers for a TTRPG writer/dev or two who would be interested in collaborating on a pulpy scifi/fantasy project in 2026 with myself and another artist/writer. Ideally someone who'd fuck with "Frank Frazetta but queer" as an aesthetic. Would love 2 chat if this sounds interesting
The Write Advice elves are officially on holiday until 2026! We hope you get gifted lots of books, fancy pens and notebooks, and a wealth of new story ideas! Have a good one. ~ Anna
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Write Advice elves are officially on holiday until 2026! We hope you get gifted lots of books, fancy pens and notebooks, and a wealth of new story ideas! Have a good one. ~ Anna
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18 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Big breakthrough for sexually-active/high-risk trans ppl: study of longest-acting injectable PrEP (lenacapavir) finds NO interaction with GAMT. Trans adults have long avoided PrEP for fear it impacts their hormone therapy with just 20% using it.
Groundbreaking HIV-prevention med won't harm trans people's hormone therapy - LGBTQ Nation
Lenacapavir, approved in June, is a twice-yearly injectable.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
18 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Big breakthrough for sexually-active/high-risk trans ppl: study of longest-acting injectable PrEP (lenacapavir) finds NO interaction with GAMT. Trans adults have long avoided PrEP for fear it impacts their hormone therapy with just 20% using it.
And the stats are in! Phew, it's been a busy one. Looking forward to doing it all again next year. Got manuscripts? Send them my way! Got writing questions? Over here! ~ Anna
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And the stats are in! Phew, it's been a busy one. Looking forward to doing it all again next year. Got manuscripts? Send them my way! Got writing questions? Over here! ~ Anna
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And ffs get a sensitivity reader. Don't presume to know a community you aren't part of! Always, ALWAYS hire a sensitivity reader if writing about a culture/background foreign to you. It's not difficult, you'll learn cool facts, & it's just the right thing to do.
If you are a cis woman in m/m romance you should at least make it your business to be in community with queer men. And I don't think that is too much to ask.
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
And ffs get a sensitivity reader. Don't presume to know a community you aren't part of! Always, ALWAYS hire a sensitivity reader if writing about a culture/background foreign to you. It's not difficult, you'll learn cool facts, & it's just the right thing to do.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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Five days to go! Come and explore the world of the strange and monstrous with WRITING THE OCCULT's look at CRYPTIDS AND CREATURES! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-th... #monsters #creatures #cryptids #writing #writers #authors #fiction
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Five days to go! Come and explore the world of the strange and monstrous with WRITING THE OCCULT's look at CRYPTIDS AND CREATURES! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-th... #monsters #creatures #cryptids #writing #writers #authors #fiction
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
Can confirm I now have a USB stick permanently attached to my laptop. Save to hard drive, copy to stick, every damn day.
Losing 1.5 novels to a catastrophic hard drive failure radicalised me. ~ Anna
Losing 1.5 novels to a catastrophic hard drive failure radicalised me. ~ Anna
Unsolicited artist advice of the day: if you're a freelancer with no back up devices or storage, remember to pick a few things up in the black Friday sales. Even a pen drive to back up your projects so if you have a catastrophic hard drive failure you wont lose everything..learn from my mistakes. 😅
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Can confirm I now have a USB stick permanently attached to my laptop. Save to hard drive, copy to stick, every damn day.
Losing 1.5 novels to a catastrophic hard drive failure radicalised me. ~ Anna
Losing 1.5 novels to a catastrophic hard drive failure radicalised me. ~ Anna
ANNA'S EDITORIAL CAPACITY:
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
ANNA'S EDITORIAL CAPACITY:
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
Lovely one-off mentoring session with a writer, and a new editorial client in the books as a result! ~ Anna
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Lovely one-off mentoring session with a writer, and a new editorial client in the books as a result! ~ Anna
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Anna, Justin, and Stephen are all superlative editors who can make your book publishing- and querying-ready because they know how publishing works. Get them to edit your books right. fucking. now.
Editing slots are filling up for 2026 already!!!
Now booking for June onwards. If you'll have a manuscript ready for developmental or line editing next summer or later, get in touch at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com to secure your slot.
Prices at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
Now booking for June onwards. If you'll have a manuscript ready for developmental or line editing next summer or later, get in touch at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com to secure your slot.
Prices at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
The Write Advice
Editorial Services from Experienced Authors
www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Anna, Justin, and Stephen are all superlative editors who can make your book publishing- and querying-ready because they know how publishing works. Get them to edit your books right. fucking. now.
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all right, big news time:
ALL THREE OF MY PROJECTS EARNED OUT
this is probably the first time in my life I've felt anything like success and accomplishment, and I'm blessedly too tired to have my eyes on what's next
I wrote 1.8K about what I learned
jowritesfantasy.me/2025/11/04/a...
ALL THREE OF MY PROJECTS EARNED OUT
this is probably the first time in my life I've felt anything like success and accomplishment, and I'm blessedly too tired to have my eyes on what's next
I wrote 1.8K about what I learned
jowritesfantasy.me/2025/11/04/a...
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
all right, big news time:
ALL THREE OF MY PROJECTS EARNED OUT
this is probably the first time in my life I've felt anything like success and accomplishment, and I'm blessedly too tired to have my eyes on what's next
I wrote 1.8K about what I learned
jowritesfantasy.me/2025/11/04/a...
ALL THREE OF MY PROJECTS EARNED OUT
this is probably the first time in my life I've felt anything like success and accomplishment, and I'm blessedly too tired to have my eyes on what's next
I wrote 1.8K about what I learned
jowritesfantasy.me/2025/11/04/a...
Editing slots are filling up for 2026 already!!!
Now booking for June onwards. If you'll have a manuscript ready for developmental or line editing next summer or later, get in touch at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com to secure your slot.
Prices at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
Now booking for June onwards. If you'll have a manuscript ready for developmental or line editing next summer or later, get in touch at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com to secure your slot.
Prices at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
The Write Advice
Editorial Services from Experienced Authors
www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Editing slots are filling up for 2026 already!!!
Now booking for June onwards. If you'll have a manuscript ready for developmental or line editing next summer or later, get in touch at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com to secure your slot.
Prices at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
Now booking for June onwards. If you'll have a manuscript ready for developmental or line editing next summer or later, get in touch at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com to secure your slot.
Prices at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
Almost finished working on the copy edit for @angelacleland.co.uk and, guys, it is SO GOOD.
It has such a unique rhythm and style that I'm having to adapt my feedback and not be The Grammar Guy, so it fits.
But look out for it, and give her a follow, too! ~ Anna
It has such a unique rhythm and style that I'm having to adapt my feedback and not be The Grammar Guy, so it fits.
But look out for it, and give her a follow, too! ~ Anna
October 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Almost finished working on the copy edit for @angelacleland.co.uk and, guys, it is SO GOOD.
It has such a unique rhythm and style that I'm having to adapt my feedback and not be The Grammar Guy, so it fits.
But look out for it, and give her a follow, too! ~ Anna
It has such a unique rhythm and style that I'm having to adapt my feedback and not be The Grammar Guy, so it fits.
But look out for it, and give her a follow, too! ~ Anna
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Here, have some Hiroshi Yoshimura.
Something blue
YouTube video by Hiroshi Yoshimura - Topic
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Here, have some Hiroshi Yoshimura.
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So stoked for the beginning of @spotlightindie.bsky.social 's Big Indie Weekend!
Look at all these amazing guests!!
Look at all these amazing guests!!
Want to know what's coming up today? ⬇️
1pm BST: Predicting the Future
3pm BST: War, Wounds and Battlescenes
6pm BST: Realm Raiders
7pm: No Such Thing as a Stupid Question
8.30pm: Interview: Graham Austin King
9.00pm: Live Launch Party: Phil Parker
1pm BST: Predicting the Future
3pm BST: War, Wounds and Battlescenes
6pm BST: Realm Raiders
7pm: No Such Thing as a Stupid Question
8.30pm: Interview: Graham Austin King
9.00pm: Live Launch Party: Phil Parker
October 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
So stoked for the beginning of @spotlightindie.bsky.social 's Big Indie Weekend!
Look at all these amazing guests!!
Look at all these amazing guests!!
Spotlight Indie's Big Weekend kicks off soon! Follow them @spotlightindie.bsky.social to get all the goods!
Great people doing great work writing great books and supporting each other ... greatly. ~ Anna
Great people doing great work writing great books and supporting each other ... greatly. ~ Anna
Our Big Indie Weekend takes place 3rd to 5th October with online panels, workshops and giveaways across three days. We're officially kicking things off on Wednesday 01st October with our first giveaway. Don't miss out - it's going to be an amazing weekend of epic indie awesomeness!
October 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Spotlight Indie's Big Weekend kicks off soon! Follow them @spotlightindie.bsky.social to get all the goods!
Great people doing great work writing great books and supporting each other ... greatly. ~ Anna
Great people doing great work writing great books and supporting each other ... greatly. ~ Anna
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I've been fortunate to receive mentoring from @annasmithwrites.bsky.social who's 1/3 of TWA. She's extremely patient, comes up with brilliant insights, and really wants to make the story better. I'd to leave because of some life issues, but will resume early next year.
Get in touch for next year, though! Email us at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com or check out www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
The Write Advice
Editorial Services from Experienced Authors
www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I've been fortunate to receive mentoring from @annasmithwrites.bsky.social who's 1/3 of TWA. She's extremely patient, comes up with brilliant insights, and really wants to make the story better. I'd to leave because of some life issues, but will resume early next year.
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Anna has been helping me rework an old manuscript this year and it’s been awesome. She revitalised my enthusiasm for the book with her insightful feedback and suggestions. It’s not just improved the ms - it’s improved my writing overall. Stop swithering! Get yourself in TWA’s diary for 2026.
Get in touch for next year, though! Email us at thewritingadvisors@gmail.com or check out www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
The Write Advice
Editorial Services from Experienced Authors
www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Anna has been helping me rework an old manuscript this year and it’s been awesome. She revitalised my enthusiasm for the book with her insightful feedback and suggestions. It’s not just improved the ms - it’s improved my writing overall. Stop swithering! Get yourself in TWA’s diary for 2026.
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Winter Haunts returns this November, and what a line-up of authors and speakers taking part once again! If you're a lover of ghost stories and Gothic fiction, then this could be the event for you... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #gothic #gothicfiction #ghoststories #ghoststory
September 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Winter Haunts returns this November, and what a line-up of authors and speakers taking part once again! If you're a lover of ghost stories and Gothic fiction, then this could be the event for you... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #gothic #gothicfiction #ghoststories #ghoststory
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Small Publishers Fair returns to London's Conway Hall
next month, with 66 UK & international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks. More details soon.
Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL smallpublishersfair.co.uk
next month, with 66 UK & international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks. More details soon.
Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL smallpublishersfair.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Small Publishers Fair returns to London's Conway Hall
next month, with 66 UK & international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks. More details soon.
Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL smallpublishersfair.co.uk
next month, with 66 UK & international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks. More details soon.
Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL smallpublishersfair.co.uk
I've worked on 8 editorial projects this year, both novels and novellas at developmental and copy/line.
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!
September 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I've worked on 8 editorial projects this year, both novels and novellas at developmental and copy/line.
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!