The Write Advice
@thewriteadvice.bsky.social
We are the authors & editors Anna Stephens, Stephen Aryan, and Thomas D Lee.
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+, antifascist, no to GenAI. Big nerds.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+, antifascist, no to GenAI. Big nerds.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
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Remembering Bolaji Badejo, the 7'2" Nigerian actor and artist who entered cinematic history by playing the Xenomorph in 1979's ALIEN. He was only 39 when sickle cell anemia claimed his life.
August 23, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Remembering Bolaji Badejo, the 7'2" Nigerian actor and artist who entered cinematic history by playing the Xenomorph in 1979's ALIEN. He was only 39 when sickle cell anemia claimed his life.
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Up to 5, nearly half way!
August 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Up to 5, nearly half way!
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Fear of the first page? Exasperated by edits? Confused by craft? Let me help!
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
July 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Fear of the first page? Exasperated by edits? Confused by craft? Let me help!
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
What a great repository for US folks!
Wow, hi new followers, hey! We’re Queer Liberation Library.
QLL is a digital library of queer ebooks & audiobooks available FOR FREE to anyone in the US. Our collection’s in Libby so you can read to your heart's content on your e-reader, phone, etc.
membership details downthread~
QLL is a digital library of queer ebooks & audiobooks available FOR FREE to anyone in the US. Our collection’s in Libby so you can read to your heart's content on your e-reader, phone, etc.
membership details downthread~
August 13, 2026 at 9:29 AM
What a great repository for US folks!
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Bro. People are cool as fuck.
August 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Bro. People are cool as fuck.
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You did it!
10,000 of you have signed the petition calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI. This means the Government will be required to respond.
Next target is 100,000 signatures, when it will be considered for a debate in Parliament.
10,000 of you have signed the petition calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI. This means the Government will be required to respond.
Next target is 100,000 signatures, when it will be considered for a debate in Parliament.
August 13, 2026 at 9:24 AM
You did it!
10,000 of you have signed the petition calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI. This means the Government will be required to respond.
Next target is 100,000 signatures, when it will be considered for a debate in Parliament.
10,000 of you have signed the petition calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI. This means the Government will be required to respond.
Next target is 100,000 signatures, when it will be considered for a debate in Parliament.
Editorial slots are starting to fill up for 2027. If you can hit a specific deadline and want developmental or copy editing, manuscript evaluation, or proofreading, get in touch and I'll check my availability ~ Anna
BoJack Horseman: I Want You To Be My Partner In Crime
Alt: BoJack Horseman: I Want You To Be My Partner In Crime
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August 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Editorial slots are starting to fill up for 2027. If you can hit a specific deadline and want developmental or copy editing, manuscript evaluation, or proofreading, get in touch and I'll check my availability ~ Anna
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GOOGLE DOCS USES AI THAT TRAINS ON ANYTHING YOU WRITE IN IT, EVEN IF ITS A “PRIVATE” DOCUMENT.
It’s now possible for users to get Google Docs’ AI to share information that is otherwise not publicly accessible, if it was written in Google Docs at some point.
You CANNOT trust it w/ confidential info
It’s now possible for users to get Google Docs’ AI to share information that is otherwise not publicly accessible, if it was written in Google Docs at some point.
You CANNOT trust it w/ confidential info
August 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
GOOGLE DOCS USES AI THAT TRAINS ON ANYTHING YOU WRITE IN IT, EVEN IF ITS A “PRIVATE” DOCUMENT.
It’s now possible for users to get Google Docs’ AI to share information that is otherwise not publicly accessible, if it was written in Google Docs at some point.
You CANNOT trust it w/ confidential info
It’s now possible for users to get Google Docs’ AI to share information that is otherwise not publicly accessible, if it was written in Google Docs at some point.
You CANNOT trust it w/ confidential info
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If you're wanting to build on your crime and thriller writing, then our mix of workshops and interviews at MAKE CRIME PAY could be just the thing! It all runs online on the 12th September... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #thriller #crimefiction #thrillerfiction #writing #writers
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
If you're wanting to build on your crime and thriller writing, then our mix of workshops and interviews at MAKE CRIME PAY could be just the thing! It all runs online on the 12th September... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #thriller #crimefiction #thrillerfiction #writing #writers
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NION has hit 110,000 signatures in just 3 DAYS!
Is the recent EHRC ‘guidance’ finally showing that we are in an anti trans campaign that offers women nothing in the way of protection?
So they’re showing solidarity with trans people by signing.
Have you signed?
Notinourname.org.uk
Is the recent EHRC ‘guidance’ finally showing that we are in an anti trans campaign that offers women nothing in the way of protection?
So they’re showing solidarity with trans people by signing.
Have you signed?
Notinourname.org.uk
August 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
NION has hit 110,000 signatures in just 3 DAYS!
Is the recent EHRC ‘guidance’ finally showing that we are in an anti trans campaign that offers women nothing in the way of protection?
So they’re showing solidarity with trans people by signing.
Have you signed?
Notinourname.org.uk
Is the recent EHRC ‘guidance’ finally showing that we are in an anti trans campaign that offers women nothing in the way of protection?
So they’re showing solidarity with trans people by signing.
Have you signed?
Notinourname.org.uk
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Cover reveal! The Crooked Medium's Guide to Terror
London 1882.True terror is a murderer you can’t stop.
A carpenter murdered, a family threatened. Flamboyant spiritualist Mrs Ashton and sapphic partner Braddie seek justice – and face a reckoning from beyond the grave.
Preorder now
#books #read
London 1882.True terror is a murderer you can’t stop.
A carpenter murdered, a family threatened. Flamboyant spiritualist Mrs Ashton and sapphic partner Braddie seek justice – and face a reckoning from beyond the grave.
Preorder now
#books #read
August 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Fear of the first page? Exasperated by edits? Confused by craft? Let me help!
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
July 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Fear of the first page? Exasperated by edits? Confused by craft? Let me help!
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
I have one monthly and one quarterly mentoring spot open, with all the details at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk ~ Anna
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Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)
July 15, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)
Reminder that there are open mentoring spaces at The Write Advice. If you're a SFFH writer looking for advice, accountability, or someone to rein in your wilder impulses, get in touch ~ Anna
I have two new open spaces in my mentoring schedule - one monthly (£40/session) and one quarterly (£50/session).
Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna
Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna
July 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Reminder that there are open mentoring spaces at The Write Advice. If you're a SFFH writer looking for advice, accountability, or someone to rein in your wilder impulses, get in touch ~ Anna
I have two new open spaces in my mentoring schedule - one monthly (£40/session) and one quarterly (£50/session).
Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna
Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna
July 5, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I have two new open spaces in my mentoring schedule - one monthly (£40/session) and one quarterly (£50/session).
Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna
Whether you're new to writing, need help finishing your first novel, or accountability to hit a deadline, I'll be your biggest cheerleader and brainstorming buddy. ~ Anna
Huge congratulations to returning editorial client, Rick Brindle, on publication of his new, satirical novel: Charlie Scudsen, An American President. Available in ebook and paperback right now! ~ Anna
Charlie Scudsen, An American President
Charlie Scudsen, An American President eBook : Brindle, Rick: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
June 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Huge congratulations to returning editorial client, Rick Brindle, on publication of his new, satirical novel: Charlie Scudsen, An American President. Available in ebook and paperback right now! ~ Anna
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Remember the scene in LOTR where Saruman tears up Isengard to support the Mordor war machine?
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
June 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Remember the scene in LOTR where Saruman tears up Isengard to support the Mordor war machine?
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
Thats what a fuckin data center construction site feels like.
Copy edits for two clients sent back this month. Completely different novels - one a contemporary satire, the other comic fantasy.
Now a few days' breather before the next developmental edit comes in.
If you're looking for mentoring or editing, check us out at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
Now a few days' breather before the next developmental edit comes in.
If you're looking for mentoring or editing, check us out at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
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Editorial Services from Experienced Authors
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May 28, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Copy edits for two clients sent back this month. Completely different novels - one a contemporary satire, the other comic fantasy.
Now a few days' breather before the next developmental edit comes in.
If you're looking for mentoring or editing, check us out at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
Now a few days' breather before the next developmental edit comes in.
If you're looking for mentoring or editing, check us out at www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
~ Anna
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TWO WEEKS TODAY! Come join us for our first live Actual Play show @cymerafestival.co.uk on Friday 5 June at 5pm! Free to attend!
Come watch some of your favourite authors be driven to madness as they try to solve the mystery... Stay tuned over the next week to find out who is playing...
Come watch some of your favourite authors be driven to madness as they try to solve the mystery... Stay tuned over the next week to find out who is playing...
May 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
TWO WEEKS TODAY! Come join us for our first live Actual Play show @cymerafestival.co.uk on Friday 5 June at 5pm! Free to attend!
Come watch some of your favourite authors be driven to madness as they try to solve the mystery... Stay tuned over the next week to find out who is playing...
Come watch some of your favourite authors be driven to madness as they try to solve the mystery... Stay tuned over the next week to find out who is playing...
A confirmation email exchange that I'm going to be editing the next @angelacleland.co.uk novel VERY SOON.
This is spectacular news for me personally, and for all you readers of excellent fiction.
Reminder that her Scottish historical fantasy BLACK DOE is out in August - mark your calendars ~ Anna
This is spectacular news for me personally, and for all you readers of excellent fiction.
Reminder that her Scottish historical fantasy BLACK DOE is out in August - mark your calendars ~ Anna
Stephen Colbert: Give It To Me Now
ALT: Stephen Colbert: Give It To Me Now
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May 22, 2026 at 7:48 AM
A confirmation email exchange that I'm going to be editing the next @angelacleland.co.uk novel VERY SOON.
This is spectacular news for me personally, and for all you readers of excellent fiction.
Reminder that her Scottish historical fantasy BLACK DOE is out in August - mark your calendars ~ Anna
This is spectacular news for me personally, and for all you readers of excellent fiction.
Reminder that her Scottish historical fantasy BLACK DOE is out in August - mark your calendars ~ Anna
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I loved this one so much! Please, word of mouth, happen - it's a stunning read. It's a long book, which I personally adore - I love a chonker - but made it difficult for me to take further, but I want as many people as possible to read this gorgeousness.
Black Doe is now live for ARC downloads on Booksirens.
If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤
booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....
If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤
booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....
Black Doe by Cleland Smith - Review Copy | BookSirens
Join the review team for Black Doe. Read it for free before the rest of the world does. Share your honest review. Discover hundreds of other books in your favorite genres.
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May 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I loved this one so much! Please, word of mouth, happen - it's a stunning read. It's a long book, which I personally adore - I love a chonker - but made it difficult for me to take further, but I want as many people as possible to read this gorgeousness.
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Morning Womble. Just finished Black Doe by Cleland Smith. It's a beautiful blend of Scottish history and mythology, revenge, sacrifice and motherhood, all told with wonderful authenticity and *beautiful* prose. (The pine marten is the star!)
One of the best Scottish fantasies I've ever read.
One of the best Scottish fantasies I've ever read.
Black Doe is now live for ARC downloads on Booksirens.
If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤
booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....
If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤
booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....
Black Doe by Cleland Smith - Review Copy | BookSirens
Join the review team for Black Doe. Read it for free before the rest of the world does. Share your honest review. Discover hundreds of other books in your favorite genres.
booksirens.com
May 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Morning Womble. Just finished Black Doe by Cleland Smith. It's a beautiful blend of Scottish history and mythology, revenge, sacrifice and motherhood, all told with wonderful authenticity and *beautiful* prose. (The pine marten is the star!)
One of the best Scottish fantasies I've ever read.
One of the best Scottish fantasies I've ever read.
I'm so delighted that this fierce, haunting, lyrical story is getting the attention and reviews it deserves.
If the Queen of Grimdark herself loved it, then why haven't you preordered or got an ARC to review yet? ~ Anna
If the Queen of Grimdark herself loved it, then why haven't you preordered or got an ARC to review yet? ~ Anna
Edited by the wonderful @annasmithwrites.bsky.social and endorsed by the Queen of Grimdark, @annasmithspark.bsky.social who called it:
"Hauntingly beautiful, an exceptional book."
Black Doe is up on BookSirens now, and preorders go live soon. Not just for people called Anna... #ARCsky #booksky
"Hauntingly beautiful, an exceptional book."
Black Doe is up on BookSirens now, and preorders go live soon. Not just for people called Anna... #ARCsky #booksky
Black Doe is now live for ARC downloads on Booksirens.
If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤
booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....
If you love #historicalfantasy featuring female assassins, fierce mothers, warlords, clan politics, kelpies, and bloodythirsty faerie pine martens, go have a look and read a sample now! 📚 🖤
booksirens.com/book/I033FFT....
May 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I'm so delighted that this fierce, haunting, lyrical story is getting the attention and reviews it deserves.
If the Queen of Grimdark herself loved it, then why haven't you preordered or got an ARC to review yet? ~ Anna
If the Queen of Grimdark herself loved it, then why haven't you preordered or got an ARC to review yet? ~ Anna
The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championships, #SFINCS3, seeks out the very best shorter fiction the indie community has to offer, and that now officially includes our very own editorial client @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social who has won with her novella, Parasitic Omens!!
Huge congrats! ~ Anna
Huge congrats! ~ Anna
SFINCS3 Champion: Parasitic Omens by Jessica A McMinn
Congratulations Parasitic Omens by Jessica A McMinn!!
www.sfincscompetition.com
April 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championships, #SFINCS3, seeks out the very best shorter fiction the indie community has to offer, and that now officially includes our very own editorial client @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social who has won with her novella, Parasitic Omens!!
Huge congrats! ~ Anna
Huge congrats! ~ Anna