#CreativeWriting
For this week's #PoemsAbout #Haunted, I'm thinking about the things that have outlived their usefulness but still demand a place in our lives.

@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk

#prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #creativewriting
October 31, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The arrows began to fly from the enemy lines, most falling short, others too close for comfort.

“Best we run,” said my brother with a smile. “Run as if our lives depended on it…”

#WritingAdviceToMyself: Let the context speak for itself. #WritingTips #CreativeWriting
October 31, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Why being overflown by Droopies is know to be unpopular with the fuzzie-wuzzies (in the worlds of Corporal Jones).

#sciencefiction #booksky #indieauthor #scifi #sf #militarysf #booksky #worldbuilding #creativewriting #godotengine #openscad #blender #spaceship #speculativefiction
October 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Join us! We are hiring two tenure stream faculty: (1) Assistant/Associate Professor in Poetry and Editor of Cold Mountain Review (2) Assistant Professor of Screenwriting and Film Studies

#academicjobs #creativewriting #poetry #screenwriting #filmstudies

english.appstate.edu/news/we-are-...
We Are Hiring Two Tenure-Track Faculty in Creative Writing
english.appstate.edu
October 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
In February 2025, I gave myself permission to GO FOR IT with my #CreativeWriting & to see what would happen if I just embraced the whole process… and now I’m sharing how I finally heard “yes, we want to publish your book.”

wheredaisiesgrow.substack.com/p/how-i-ende...

#WriteSky #SmallPress
October 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Thinking about coming to our #Writer Development day in #Shrewsbury in Feb but feeling worried people will be further ahead than you? We've designed the day to be suitable for all levels of experience. FULL DETAILS: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-writer... #writingcommunity #creativewriting
October 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Read more from "Home" by Yasmeen Narayan in our Fall 2026 issue, now on our website - link in bio.

#litmag #literaryjournal #fiction #creativewriting #literature #shortstory
October 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“It's a very excruciating life facing that blank piece of paper every day and having to reach up somewhere into the clouds and bring something down out of them.”

#BookSky #Books #WritingProcess #CreativeWriting #LiteraryMemoir
October 30, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Reminder: Scholarship applications for our Writer's Studio creative writing program close Oct 31 at midnight, while non-scholarship applications close Nov 5 at midnight. Selected candidates will learn under renowned authors—apply now: https://ow.ly/xQFc50ZZqKi

#SFU #CreativeWriting #WritingProgram
October 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
My first time posting organically on Substack!
Everything else was imported from Wordpress...but I really like how simple SS is. I'll probably use both going forward. I'd appreciate any views and thoughtful comments 🫣

#substack #writing #creativewriting #creativewriter
What AI Taught Me About Being Vulnerable Online
It is late morning and I have been awake for a couple of hours.
notesbyry.substack.com
October 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A year writing my first book. Then the proofs arrived, and I discovered dreadful sentences, clumsy paragraphs and a blizzard of commas. A disaster? Perhaps not. It turns out writing a book may have taught me how to write.

denhamtales.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

#CreativeWriting #WritingJourney
Welcome to Denham. Bringing A Village to Life. Part 5: A Debacle or The Book That Taught Me How to Write?
When the proof copies of my first book arrived, I expected a moment of triumph. Instead, I discovered dreadful sentences, clumsy paragraphs and a blizzard of commas.by
denhamtales.substack.com
October 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Come in person in Hartford (lunch included) or watch the livestream. Educators and students get discounted tickets.

Creative Writing in the Age of AI Symposium
Tickets: www.marktwainaward.org

#CreativeWriting #MarkTwain #Publishing #Writers #Hartford #AI #Literature
October 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
#CreativeWriting

The last "new" Buddhist fables about the story of how the Buddha actually DID return to his wife who threw a FIT when he returned (imagine, Bollywood Indian actress freaking out!). However, she WAS OUTNUMBERED, and so she "became" a monk herself! These fables are fun and enriching.
October 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#CreativeWriting

More "new" Buddhist fables about the story of how the Buddha actually DID return to his wife who threw a FIT when he returned (imagine, Bollywood Indian actress freaking out!). However, she WAS OUTNUMBERED, and so she "became" a monk herself! These fables are fun and enriching.
October 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM