Shelley Marie Motz
@shelleymotz.bsky.social
Writer. Sifting fact from fiction, shifting narratives, and lifting up people and organizations bringing about positive change. SiftShiftLift.Substack.com https://www.shelleymariemotz.com
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March 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Oops, I took an unplanned social media sabbatical. But I am back, and here is book 9.
I am sharing 20 books that have had a lasting impact on me. No explanations, just covers.
I am sharing 20 books that have had a lasting impact on me. No explanations, just covers.
March 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Oops, I took an unplanned social media sabbatical. But I am back, and here is book 9.
I am sharing 20 books that have had a lasting impact on me. No explanations, just covers.
I am sharing 20 books that have had a lasting impact on me. No explanations, just covers.
Who makes music playlists to help them get into flow when writing? I do! Here’s the one I created for the literary historical fiction novel I am writing. Would love to hear yours if you feel like sharing.
#writingcommunity #writingplaylist
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#writingcommunity #writingplaylist
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A Benediction of Snow by Shelley Motz on Apple Music
Playlist · 10 Songs
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February 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Who makes music playlists to help them get into flow when writing? I do! Here’s the one I created for the literary historical fiction novel I am writing. Would love to hear yours if you feel like sharing.
#writingcommunity #writingplaylist
music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
#writingcommunity #writingplaylist
music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
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. (08/20) #bookchallenge
February 3, 2025 at 4:18 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. (08/20) #bookchallenge
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. (07/20) #bookchallenge
February 3, 2025 at 2:17 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. (07/20) #bookchallenge
Starting draft 6. But first: coffee. #writinglife #amwriting
February 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Starting draft 6. But first: coffee. #writinglife #amwriting
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. (06/20) #bookchallenge
February 1, 2025 at 10:57 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. (06/20) #bookchallenge
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. (05/20) #bookchallenge
January 31, 2025 at 3:25 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. (05/20) #bookchallenge
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Ready to pitch your work to a literary agent?
Mslexia's Agent Extravaganza takes place 3-4 February in the Salon. Post your 100-word pitch and gain valuable feedback from top agents across fiction, children's fiction and memoir
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Mslexia's Agent Extravaganza takes place 3-4 February in the Salon. Post your 100-word pitch and gain valuable feedback from top agents across fiction, children's fiction and memoir
mslexia.co.uk/salon/
Mslexia Salon a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Online events, writing surgeries and workshops for women writers. Join our vibrant online community.
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January 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Ready to pitch your work to a literary agent?
Mslexia's Agent Extravaganza takes place 3-4 February in the Salon. Post your 100-word pitch and gain valuable feedback from top agents across fiction, children's fiction and memoir
mslexia.co.uk/salon/
Mslexia's Agent Extravaganza takes place 3-4 February in the Salon. Post your 100-word pitch and gain valuable feedback from top agents across fiction, children's fiction and memoir
mslexia.co.uk/salon/
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. (04/20) #bookchallenge
January 30, 2025 at 3:42 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. (04/20) #bookchallenge
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. (03/20) #bookchallenge
January 29, 2025 at 10:10 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. (03/20) #bookchallenge
Reposted by Shelley Marie Motz
Today is a good day to reach out to trans kids and anyone you know who helps trans kids stay safe and offer your support. It is needed.
January 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Today is a good day to reach out to trans kids and anyone you know who helps trans kids stay safe and offer your support. It is needed.
Why do you write? In the fabulous @mslexia.bsky.social 2025 journal, a quote from Joanne Harris speaks to a compulsion, a strong intrinsic need to repair or revive something in us or in our world. Do you agree? I do. #writinglife
January 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Why do you write? In the fabulous @mslexia.bsky.social 2025 journal, a quote from Joanne Harris speaks to a compulsion, a strong intrinsic need to repair or revive something in us or in our world. Do you agree? I do. #writinglife
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. (02/20) #bookchallenge
January 28, 2025 at 3:34 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. (02/20) #bookchallenge
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!
1/20
1/20
January 27, 2025 at 1:33 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!
1/20
1/20
Hello! Happy to be here. Reminding myself that there is beauty in this world. Sharing this shot taken of Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite National Park last summer in case you, too, need a reminder.
January 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Hello! Happy to be here. Reminding myself that there is beauty in this world. Sharing this shot taken of Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite National Park last summer in case you, too, need a reminder.