Alice Blanchard
@alicebooks333.bsky.social
Award-winning author of suspense thrillers, NYT Notable Book awards
"Blanchard is a superb storyteller." ― Mystery & Suspense Magazine
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"Blanchard is a superb storyteller." ― Mystery & Suspense Magazine
amazon.com/author/alice-blanchard
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All the self-doubt / imposter-syndrome / exhausting late nights / deadline worries / major revisions are worth it. Keep writing. Get your stories out into the world. Don't let anything stop you.
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#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Great advice for authors:
"Come into the story as late as possible,
and tell it as fast as you can."
― John le Carré
#5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #booksky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art
"Come into the story as late as possible,
and tell it as fast as you can."
― John le Carré
#5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #booksky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art
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September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Great advice for authors:
"Come into the story as late as possible,
and tell it as fast as you can."
― John le Carré
#5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #booksky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art
"Come into the story as late as possible,
and tell it as fast as you can."
― John le Carré
#5amwritersclub #Writingcommunity #books #amwriting #booksky #poetry #Bookchallenge #writers #art
Reposted by Alice Blanchard
"In three words
I can sum up
everything I've learned about life:
It goes on."
— Robert Frost
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I can sum up
everything I've learned about life:
It goes on."
— Robert Frost
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"In three words
I can sum up
everything I've learned about life:
It goes on."
— Robert Frost
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
I can sum up
everything I've learned about life:
It goes on."
— Robert Frost
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Reposted by Alice Blanchard
My psychological thriller is on sale on Amazon until the end of March - IT'S ME VIOLET
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
March 26, 2026 at 10:24 AM
My psychological thriller is on sale on Amazon until the end of March - IT'S ME VIOLET
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
Reposted by Alice Blanchard
Forgive yourself if:
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
April 30, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Forgive yourself if:
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
My new post-apocalyptic scifi thriller is out on Amazon today!
Link in bio or you can read a sample here:
www.amazon.com/WORLD-BELOW-...
#bookchat #booklovers #bookworm #bookboost #amreading #goodreads #bookbloggers #booknerd #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #writingcommunity
Link in bio or you can read a sample here:
www.amazon.com/WORLD-BELOW-...
#bookchat #booklovers #bookworm #bookboost #amreading #goodreads #bookbloggers #booknerd #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #writingcommunity
August 13, 2026 at 10:36 AM
My new post-apocalyptic scifi thriller is out on Amazon today!
Link in bio or you can read a sample here:
www.amazon.com/WORLD-BELOW-...
#bookchat #booklovers #bookworm #bookboost #amreading #goodreads #bookbloggers #booknerd #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #writingcommunity
Link in bio or you can read a sample here:
www.amazon.com/WORLD-BELOW-...
#bookchat #booklovers #bookworm #bookboost #amreading #goodreads #bookbloggers #booknerd #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #writingcommunity
Reposted by Alice Blanchard
If a book wants to be written, it will haunt you until you write it.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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May 4, 2026 at 9:11 AM
If a book wants to be written, it will haunt you until you write it.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
“i paint flowers so they will not die”
― Frida Kahlo
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
― Frida Kahlo
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
May 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
“i paint flowers so they will not die”
― Frida Kahlo
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
― Frida Kahlo
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
There's a good reason not to tell people you're a writer in the beginning. It gives you time and space to hone your craft. It prevents people from asking - are you published yet?
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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May 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
There's a good reason not to tell people you're a writer in the beginning. It gives you time and space to hone your craft. It prevents people from asking - are you published yet?
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
If a book wants to be written, it will haunt you until you write it.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
a blue bird mascot walking with a woman
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May 4, 2026 at 9:11 AM
If a book wants to be written, it will haunt you until you write it.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Reposted by Alice Blanchard
“Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
February 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Reposted by Alice Blanchard
I’m excited to bring you the 8th issue of Furious Pure.
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The cover art is a photograph by Rachel Winslow, which she describes as “a fragment of a dream.”
Enjoy.
DH Dowling
Editor-In-Chief
#furiouspure #eight #furiouspuremagazine #arts #art
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The cover art is a photograph by Rachel Winslow, which she describes as “a fragment of a dream.”
Enjoy.
DH Dowling
Editor-In-Chief
#furiouspure #eight #furiouspuremagazine #arts #art
May 1, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I’m excited to bring you the 8th issue of Furious Pure.
furious_pure_magazine_001.aflip.in/9a676f717c.h...
The cover art is a photograph by Rachel Winslow, which she describes as “a fragment of a dream.”
Enjoy.
DH Dowling
Editor-In-Chief
#furiouspure #eight #furiouspuremagazine #arts #art
furious_pure_magazine_001.aflip.in/9a676f717c.h...
The cover art is a photograph by Rachel Winslow, which she describes as “a fragment of a dream.”
Enjoy.
DH Dowling
Editor-In-Chief
#furiouspure #eight #furiouspuremagazine #arts #art
Forgive yourself if:
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
April 30, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Forgive yourself if:
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
you hate your writing today,
you skipped getting up early to write,
you missed your self-imposed deadline,
you wonder why someone else is published and you aren't.
You only fail if you give up. Keep going!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #writerscommunity
“Writing is about capturing the small moments that make life feel big.” — Anthony Doerr
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #thrillers #mystery #writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #amquerying #poetry #WIP #amediting #indieauthor
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #thrillers #mystery #writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #amquerying #poetry #WIP #amediting #indieauthor
April 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“Writing is about capturing the small moments that make life feel big.” — Anthony Doerr
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #thrillers #mystery #writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #amquerying #poetry #WIP #amediting #indieauthor
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #thrillers #mystery #writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #amquerying #poetry #WIP #amediting #indieauthor
All the self-doubt / imposter-syndrome / exhausting late nights / deadline worries / major revisions are worth it. Keep writing. Get your stories out into the world. Don't let anything stop you.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
April 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
All the self-doubt / imposter-syndrome / exhausting late nights / deadline worries / major revisions are worth it. Keep writing. Get your stories out into the world. Don't let anything stop you.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Reposted by Alice Blanchard
No matter how difficult it is, if you love to write, you won't stop writing.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
No matter how difficult it is, if you love to write, you won't stop writing.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #WIP #poetry #wattpad #amreading #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
You know you're a writer
when you're stuck on a plot point,
and cleaning your closet helps you figure it out.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
when you're stuck on a plot point,
and cleaning your closet helps you figure it out.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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April 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
You know you're a writer
when you're stuck on a plot point,
and cleaning your closet helps you figure it out.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
when you're stuck on a plot point,
and cleaning your closet helps you figure it out.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
My psychological thriller is on sale on Amazon until the end of March - IT'S ME VIOLET
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
March 26, 2026 at 10:24 AM
My psychological thriller is on sale on Amazon until the end of March - IT'S ME VIOLET
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!"
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic." — Publisher’s Weekly
www.amazon.com/ITS-ME-VIOLE...
#amreading #BookSky #BookWorm #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity
“Write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them — without a thought about publication — and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside.” — Anne Tyler
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
March 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
“Write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them — without a thought about publication — and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside.” — Anne Tyler
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
"Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe."
— Mark Twain
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
— Mark Twain
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
February 27, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe."
— Mark Twain
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
— Mark Twain
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Interesting advice - what do you think?
"Figure out the heart of the story after your first draft."
— author Brenda Peynado
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
"Figure out the heart of the story after your first draft."
— author Brenda Peynado
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
February 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Interesting advice - what do you think?
"Figure out the heart of the story after your first draft."
— author Brenda Peynado
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
"Figure out the heart of the story after your first draft."
— author Brenda Peynado
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
“Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
February 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
“Ideas are cheap. It’s the execution that is all important.”
— George R.R. Martin
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
— George R.R. Martin
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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February 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM
“Ideas are cheap. It’s the execution that is all important.”
— George R.R. Martin
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
— George R.R. Martin
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
When you need to go back and insert major changes to your "final draft"...
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #amquerying
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #amquerying
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February 19, 2026 at 11:23 AM
When you need to go back and insert major changes to your "final draft"...
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #amquerying
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #wattpad #mustread #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WIP #amquerying
Writing is fun.
Writing is hard.
Writing is emotional.
Writing is frustrating.
Writing is like conquering worlds.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Writing is hard.
Writing is emotional.
Writing is frustrating.
Writing is like conquering worlds.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
February 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Writing is fun.
Writing is hard.
Writing is emotional.
Writing is frustrating.
Writing is like conquering worlds.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Writing is hard.
Writing is emotional.
Writing is frustrating.
Writing is like conquering worlds.
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #booksky #writersky #authorsky #WIP #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity