Book deal announcement for Yvonne Ventresca's thriller IF YOU'RE READING THIS, I'M GONE, coming spring 2027 from Poisoned Pen Press.
Book Deal Announcement! So grateful to
@poisonedpen.bsky.social and #LizaRoyceAssociates
for getting my thriller, IF YOU’RE READING THIS, I’M GONE, into readers’ hands -- coming spring 2027!
Red clock against snowy backdrop. red text: "Writers make time for writing. And everyone does it her own way. Your job is to find your way." ~Sage Cohen, The Productive Writer
On my productivity flop: yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
#writingcommunity
My time clocking experiment, because "You may delay, but time will not." ~Ben Franklin. Shown over a light blue background with the top of a blur clock.
It's time to write....
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#firstdrafts
#amwritingthrillers
That would be #timeblocking
Writing and #tmeblocking -- trying a new technique
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(Graphic from @todoist.com)
#productivityforcreativepeople
#amwritingthrillers
Extremely cute black dog with some white on his face in circular photo. Top of background is brown with beige hearts, bottom is white. Text says Happiness is... A new granddog! Meet Loki
Welcome to the family, Loki!
Gold stars on black background with quote: “The beginning is always today” from Mary Shelley, Happy New Year!, YvonneVentresca.com
On my blog: Have a creativly productive New Year, with 3 tips and some of the best resources from 2025.
“The beginning is always today.” ~Mary Shelley
yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
Two kids walking down dirt road, shown from the back, with the taller one draping her arm over the other. Text: “Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.” —L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
On my blog: yvonneventresca.com/productivy-f...
Panel one, writing a 90,000 word novel, picture of a happy kid. Panel to, writing a 250 word blurb, picture of a sad kid
True story
Jane Goodall quote: “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make" against beige and brown backdrop with flying egret on the left.
RIP #JaneGoodall.
Black and white photo of writer drinking coffee and typing. Orange text quotes Ben Zobrist: "At the end of the day, you can't control the results; you can only control your effort level and your focus.”
On my blog: Writing resources, an upcoming @highlightsfound.bsky.social retreat, and the IWSG blog hop
Scam alert -- from @victoriastrauss.com at Writer Beware:
writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
Spending some of your weekend time searching for opps that are open for submissions? Check this post/thread.
Find the momentum! Let's write together! Let's get productive!!!
LOL
Clock next to white text on red background: "The real breakthrough isn’t finding more hours in a day, it’s making sure your hours are spent on what matters." Todd Henry on Time Anxiety
Productivity vs Efficiency: Spending Time on What Matters
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#amrevising #productivityforcreatives #writingcommunity
Photo of split seed pod, orange-colored, against a muted green background. Text: "Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” ~Natalie Goldberg
Newsletters vs blogs? Do you have one? Both?
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#writinglife
A little peace for your feed
Highly recommend this book!
#MGLit #ReadingRec: Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, illustrated by Gabriela Epstein. The #graphicnovel format shows dialogue in both English and Spanish with solid and dash-lined bubbles.
bookshop.org/p/books/invi...
#kidlit
#writingcommunity
📚👍
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Cartoon titled “Writers on Vacation” shows three women lounging on a beach. Each is thinking writer-related thoughts. Left: a woman in a sunhat reading a book thinks, “This writing is terrible. How did my novel get rejected while trash like THIS gets published?” Middle: a woman with curly hair drinking a cocktail thinks, “See? Lisa was wrong. Writers CAN relax. Can’t wait to post about this.” Right: a woman in sunglasses thinks, “What a gorgeous day! Love the feel of the sun on my face. Skin. Botox. That’s it! My heroine’s aunt is injected with an experimental neurotoxin in her sleep. Geez, I wish I had my laptop right now.” Cartoon by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
Writers On Vacation.
#WriterSky #DebbieOhiComics
Quote across sky, with rocks piled to the right side: “Let your impossible standards crash to the ground. Then pick a few meaningful tasks from the rubble and get started on them today.” ~Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
On my blog: Writing for different ages
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“[I]t’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.”
– Judy Blume
#booksky
Yvonne sitting at a table at a book festival.
Yay for the #POKBookFest! Thanks to John Torres, @merrittbookstore.bsky.social, the Poughkeepsie Library, and the many volunteers for organizing a stellar festival.
On my blog: Ten tips for beating writer's block
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Happy Birthday!!
How to identify credible sources–a skill more crucial than ever before.
That, plus this week's lengthy roundup of book censorship news.
bookriot.com/how-to-ident...
PEN America Report Zooms In on School Year 2023–2024 Book Bans buff.ly/4i8Z6wQ
Book rec: I’ve read *a lot* of #productivity books, but this one differs by examining #timemanagement through the lens of happiness. Insights include how distraction can make us more miserable (regardless of the activity) & how to plan each week to maximize happiness.
bookshop.org/p/books/happ...
A very cute black schnauzer-beagle mix looking sad while reclining on a beige couch with burgundy striped and floral pillows
Is February over yet? Luna and I are ready for a new month.
#schneaglelove
