Kevin Foy
@kevinfoyauthor.bsky.social
A Pennsylvania yankee In King Charles’ London. I’m a teller of stories: corporate stories (corporate communicator); historical stories (historian); fictional stories (SFF novelist); ridiculous stories (dad).
TFW you realize your main character needs to do something that will make your readers think they’re a dick and hope the payoff will be worth it!
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January 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
TFW you realize your main character needs to do something that will make your readers think they’re a dick and hope the payoff will be worth it!
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Shout out to DreamForge magazine for one of the kindest rejection letters I’ve seen—encouraging and including a suggestion for another place to submit my piece and their deadline.
Publishing is HARD, but a human touch make such a difference.
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Publishing is HARD, but a human touch make such a difference.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Shout out to DreamForge magazine for one of the kindest rejection letters I’ve seen—encouraging and including a suggestion for another place to submit my piece and their deadline.
Publishing is HARD, but a human touch make such a difference.
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Publishing is HARD, but a human touch make such a difference.
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#WritersLife
#Publishing
Received a rejection on a short story I submitted to a lit mag, but it came with feedback! That alone was worth the price of admission (figuratively speaking, the submission was free)
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January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Received a rejection on a short story I submitted to a lit mag, but it came with feedback! That alone was worth the price of admission (figuratively speaking, the submission was free)
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I’ve come to the conclusion that query letters were invented by the devil to keep authors humble. Joke’s on him though, because I’ve already got imposter syndrome! 🤪
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Alt: GIF from the show Brooklyn 99. One character points to another and says “Ooh, Self Burn! Those are rare!”
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January 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I’ve come to the conclusion that query letters were invented by the devil to keep authors humble. Joke’s on him though, because I’ve already got imposter syndrome! 🤪
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Happy New Year! And to all those writers out there—whether drafting, querying, on sub, doing the self-pub hustle or just swimming in a dream yet to be committed to paper—May 2026 bring you whatever creative fulfillment you seek.
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January 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Happy New Year! And to all those writers out there—whether drafting, querying, on sub, doing the self-pub hustle or just swimming in a dream yet to be committed to paper—May 2026 bring you whatever creative fulfillment you seek.
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For anyone looking for real, unvarnished insights into the publishing industry, check out the Publishing Rodeo podcast by @sunyidean.com and @scottdrakeford.com. Their “saying the quiet part out loud” ethos, is the best “insider” content I’ve seen by far.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
For anyone looking for real, unvarnished insights into the publishing industry, check out the Publishing Rodeo podcast by @sunyidean.com and @scottdrakeford.com. Their “saying the quiet part out loud” ethos, is the best “insider” content I’ve seen by far.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I write dialog the way I have conversations in real life: rambling and hard to off-ramp.
Just land the plane, dude!
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Just land the plane, dude!
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December 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I write dialog the way I have conversations in real life: rambling and hard to off-ramp.
Just land the plane, dude!
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Just land the plane, dude!
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Writing over the holidays
Expectation: Rest, reflection, and the creative space to advance that work in progress living rent free in your head…
Reality: Chaos, drama, and the never ending quest to entertain the kids.
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Expectation: Rest, reflection, and the creative space to advance that work in progress living rent free in your head…
Reality: Chaos, drama, and the never ending quest to entertain the kids.
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a woman in a white wig is sitting in a green chair with the words how mercurial is life written below her
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December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Writing over the holidays
Expectation: Rest, reflection, and the creative space to advance that work in progress living rent free in your head…
Reality: Chaos, drama, and the never ending quest to entertain the kids.
#WritingWithKids
#ParentingAndProse
#WritersWithKids
#HolidayWritingStruggles
Expectation: Rest, reflection, and the creative space to advance that work in progress living rent free in your head…
Reality: Chaos, drama, and the never ending quest to entertain the kids.
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#ParentingAndProse
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#HolidayWritingStruggles
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (20/20)
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February 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (20/20)
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (18/20)
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February 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (18/20)
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20)
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January 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20)
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#bookchallenge
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Good advice for the soul…
When the going gets tough, go to the bookshop ❤️
January 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Good advice for the soul…
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#books
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January 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#books
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (16/20)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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January 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (16/20)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (15/20)
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January 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (15/20)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20)
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January 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (13/20)
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January 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (13/20)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (12/20)
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January 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (12/20)
#booksky
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (11/20)
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January 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (11/20)
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (10/20)
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“Whooooah we’re half way there!”
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“Whooooah we’re half way there!”
January 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (10/20)
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“Whooooah we’re half way there!”
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“Whooooah we’re half way there!”
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
December 3, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (9/20)
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January 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (9/20)
#booksky
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (8/20)
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January 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (8/20)
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (7/20)
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January 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (7/20)
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