My 8th grader just read The Outsiders. These are all her annotations, and her class absolutely loved it! Teenagers still love books. Write on, friends!

Gourd-geous 🎃

“Writing takes you on adventures you wouldn't normally have had without it, to worlds you may have never had the chance to see.” - Wrtr #amwriting #author #writing

I’m reading a few poems by Emily Dickinson each day this month. What do you think she would have thought about social media? Would she have used it to share her words or avoided it entirely?

Happy World Mental Health Day! Wishing everyone all the big and small things that bring you peace!

Writers! Do you have a masterpiece handy? ...

For the next month, we're open to submissions from women writers. For more information, head here:

www.galleybeggar.co.uk/submissions

(We'll be very grateful if you could share widely!)

My TBR continues to grow!

I’d say I’m between Mountains of Distraction and Comfort Zone. Definitely NOT Sudden Urge to Do Laundry Valley! Never that!

Blue Sky indeed. I may not be writing today, but I am at least thinking about my book! #amwriting #amquerying

I just got here, and I can’t believe how much more positivity and chatter there is. I was really beginning to think I was doing something wrong on Twitter!

I have so many! I recently read and loved The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble and An American Beauty by Shana Abe. Also, I really hope the novel I’m querying makes your stack one day! It’s the incredible story of Henry Flagler’s three wives!

I was lamenting getting my 11th rejection from an agent this morning, and my 8th grade daughter assured me it was fine. Then she told me S.E. Hinton received 84 rejections before publishing The Outsiders. I feel better. And I know she’s paying attention in class! #amquerying

Hello fellow writers and book lovers! I’m new here. Looking forward to navigating this new space with you!