Michelle Willms

Thank you CBC Books for including my memoir, Northern Girls (Baraka Books), in your list of Canadian nonfiction books you’re excited about! For those interested in reading Northern Girls, or learning more about it, please visit the link in my Bio.

@michellewillms.bsky.social' debut memoir NORTHERN GIRLS (Baraka Books) is a collection of 9 true stories navigating generational trauma, parental addiction, & resilience. For Writer's Block, Michelle speaks to writing as a means to heal & overcome fear. Read more at: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

A big thank you to @theseaboardreview.ca, and @yukondawn.bsky.social (a fellow northern girl) for reviewing my memoir Northern Girls! Full review linked in my bio. #canlit #memoir #northerngirls

My memoir, Northern Girls: True Stories (Baraka Books), comes out on April 1st. “Fierce, harrowing, and lyrical, these stories ask what it means to survive.” Anna Leventhal, author of Sweet Affliction. To preorder a copy, please visit: barakabooks.com/catalogue/northern-girls/ #memoir #cnf

I don't just read your script. Nearly all of my services go through an undisclosed: first read initial notes second read additional notes story breakdown & then story breakdown notes before finally writing my report. That's what it is to be Philmscribed. philmscribe.com #scriptsky

“And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” —Anaïs Nin

Deadline Today - Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival filmfreeway.com/Environmenta... We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options: 2 festival screenings. Interviews. Feedback video.

Someone needs your art. Keep creating 🖤

Imagine if burglars openly complained about how asking for permission to enter victims homes would ‘kill’ the burglary business.

"For years, I’ve put my grief down on pages, taken it off my back and out of my body, shaped it in a new way, thrown it out to the sky. By doing so, I’ve honored, owned, and transformed my own losses..." ~ Anne Pinkerton brevity.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/w...

How did I not know about this mag? “Speculative stories about our inner lives” are very much my kind of thing.

#Poets, if you feel your work needs a kick start for the new year why not join me for a 2-part #poetry workshop - relaxed, non-judgemental but challenging. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-yo...

Dear fellow eggnog lovers, this cartoon is for you! #cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist #eggnog

Based on true events with my daughter. 😂 #cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist

I am learning that the best way to get into a starter pack is to make your own. Please comment below if you'd like me to include you in "Writers who wave back at that one leaf on the tree that is waving at the world" Starter Pack.

In honour of my eldest child becoming a teenager today, here is a cartoon I wrote/drew earlier this year, inspired by him and what he likes to remind me of quite often. 😂

The trick to garlic bread is to make at least 5 times too much of it then eat it all hunched over in the corner of the basement like a rat

In honour of my eldest child becoming a teenager today, here is a cartoon I wrote/drew earlier this year, inspired by him and what he likes to remind me of quite often. 😂

The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky

My ranking of 1000+ literary magazines www.brechtdepoortere.com/rankings

An escape room for writers: You must finish your current draft. That’s it.

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.

bird sounds

The backstory to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein puts unrealistic expectations on how much work you can accomplish in a vacation house.

A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. It’s a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now. I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.

Good morning fellow writers. Go on, write your stories. The world needs them. It always has.

Happened to pop over to the other place and come across this opportunity. If you still have an account over there - and something that seems like a good fit - might wanna go drop Sofia a DM. #scriptsky #filmsky

Hello! I'm excited to be here! I write short fiction, cnf, poetry, and screenplays. I also draw cartoons and comics. My work has been published in lit mags, and I've won a couple of awards. I'm an associate producer for the award-winning short film QUIET. If you follow me, I will follow you back!

We need the horror genre. Horror pulls out the monsters in our minds and haunts us in our waking hours; is the perfect genre for the shadow work we'll be doing for the next few years.

Do any of you also read four books simultaneously or do you have your life in order 💙📚

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Hi there. Here’s an embroidery portrait in progress of my cat.

I have always found the writing community to be kind and generous on social media, and I'm hoping to find that same community here. If you'd also like to find me on the other social media platforms, I'm on Twitter (@MichelleWillms4), and Instagram (@mishwillms). Looking forward to connecting.