Betsy Sharp

Writer. Living off-grid on a small and thorny island. Work in @strangehorizons, @cnfonline, @TheSunMagazine, @HeavyFeatherRev, and others.

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We only have until Nov 10 to submit comments on the Public Lands Rule. Protection for 245 million acres of public land is at stake. Read more and comment here:
https://t.co/jrt21G9aTN

#Conservation #nature #publiclands

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"We work in the dark—we do what we can—we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” - William James

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@typishly I'm so happy to see my story in @typishly -- with your clean graphic layout and perfect image!

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@JennMcDermott I've been looking for a code, would love it if you DM me.

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I'm opening up submissions this month 😬😲😊

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@CrystalAHill @thedavidhill I was about to post this exact same black-out poem. We must have been rejected by the same agent!

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@BrandonMorehous Time travel cookery, straight back to 1962.

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@ItsMusicMommy I don't know the story from childhood, but 6 years ago, Carmen Maria Machado published "The Husband Stitch," which sounds like a version of the same story. It's in her 2017 anthology, Her Body and Other Parties. You can read the entire thing here: https://t.co/B2svz9Ju1w

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@_harjitsingh There's room for everyone here, because you can mute hashtags and make all the mood pitch posts disappear. Here's a set of instructions: https://t.co/fIejGxtzZV

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@melisfluous It's #MoodPitch. A mood pit is what you fall into during the endless querying.

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@SMarson_Author Apparently either choice is correct, and it's sort of a matter of preference. Or of what sounds natural to you. Here's a nice explanation I found (because your question made me curious: https://t.co/sFn38j21pR

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@benadamsfc Also new to this, I have another question: Do we put a whole regular 280-character pitch along with the moodboard?

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@melisfluous thanks - adding you to my list!

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@WriteorDieMag Just submitted! Happy to see a new paying market open up, and also I appreciate Tamar and Suzanne's lucid notes about what you're looking for. Looking forward to reading more fiction in your future issues. 🌞
#WritingCommunity

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@RoryUrsa Adding you to my list now!

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@sarah_dorko Happy to swap support! Adding you to my list.

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@write_the_book ✨Yes✨ to preparing ahead of time! I'm adding you to my list! Now I just have to build my moodboards...

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@Fiona_M_McLaren Sweet! Your pitch must have been magic! 🪄

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@sj_kader I know this isn't helpful, but from where I stand, that sounds like such a good problem to have! 🫤 Also, good luck to you!