How has it taken me twenty years to realize that my daily word count goal and the word count I need per day to finish a book cannot be the same number? The first one needs to be significantly higher than the second or I will wind up behind schedule and miserable and frantic. OH.

✨ Editorial Thread ✨ After editing tons of manuscripts for Amethyst Ink clients, I’ve noticed five things I comment on the most. I hope you find this thread helpful, and let’s hope there are no typos. Ready? Let’s go! 1/?

If you want to be held accountable to your writing/editing goals but can't find anyone, we have a solution: Writers' Accountability Session #1. TONIGHT (online - first session is FREE!) from 6:30pm to 8pm. More info: meetup.com/londonwritersc… #writingcommunity #ghosts #noexcuses

Our writers after attending our first accountability session on Monday

If you feel hemmed in, you’re not alone. Margaret E Atwood The Paris Review

We must go > The wine bar where you’re encouraged to pass secret notes to strangers based inside Charles Dickens’ former #publishing house: secretldn.com/plume-wine-bar… insta: @plumewinebar

The 2024/25 Theatre503 International #Playwriting Award aims to identify and champion debut/early career playwrights. Submissions close June 30th. See more: theatre503.com/503-twp/award2…

Are you heading to Edinburgh Fringe? Want to preview your show in London first? I can help with that. I can super help with that. Drop me an email [email protected] x

Real talk—I’ve been in a funk for 3 days now after losing an author I deeply wanted to another agent. This one hit me hard, guys. This book made me weep at the park as I read the full on my Kindle. I will always be obsessed with it and I’m really struggling to move on emotionally

Lovely authors going to bookshops and asking to sign here are my top tips as an author and ex-bookseller. 1. If it’s a Waterstones, you can use the click & collect feature to find out which shops have actual stock in.

Neat idea to post notices for writers - 'If you have a news story or writer opportunity for the blog, please send us no more than 100 words, including an external link' > writingwestmidlands.org/contact-us/

When you realise you missed our latest accountability session

Hilarious. I'd bet £100 no writer has ever been to any of these > THE 10 BEST Writing Retreats in England for 2024/2025 bookretreats.com/s/other-retrea…

Incredibly helpful and astute list > UK litmags great for new writers internationalwriterscollective.com/uk-literary-ma…

If anyone is writing a book that gives the same vibes as this picture, PLEASE send it to me! #amquerying

1 star reviews are the best!

Want to win expert writing feedback on up to 2,000 words? Enter our first ever competition here: bookmarktype.com/blog/win-exper… T&Cs apply. #writing#writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting

Everyone’s a critic

Writers workshopping up a storm last night. It makes all the hard work better than worthwhile #amwriting