Author, Book Coach, Creativity Counselor. Fearless confronter of doubts holding creatives back. Author: "Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration." 2 novels forthcoming: "Tent City" and "Seed." https://amywrites.livehttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3msyi5ubcfc23What's the next mountain I'm gonna climb? This was a dream come true! My talk focused on the necessity of treating artists as workers and paying them a living wage.13 Aug 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyi5ubcfc23https://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3ms7qqrlfr22eWriters: You'll have no trouble relating to this! That's me on the left and writer Veronica Vo on the right. She recently completed her MFA...and now she's out there in the querying and writing trenches. Join us for the related live chat! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7qqrlfr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mr6k6m4vnc2dArtists are advised to wield data to define and measure their worth and their output. This does not always go well. And I'm not doing it. #cnf #essay #artist #writer #bksy https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/permission-to-quit-the-field21 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6k6m4vnc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mpytv45qtk2l@readercon.bsky.social So excited to attend Readercon this weekend and share TENT CITY with everyone. A sly, dark exploration of the American Dream in decline. Check it out! Also excited about serving on the David Gerrold panel!!06 Jul 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpytv45qtk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mob2mjqxdc25Slow your roll, writers. It's good for you! https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/the-other-hustle-culture?r=g3fqh #writers #booksky #authors #fiction #nonfiction14 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob2mjqxdc25https://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mncxy6gzmk2yThink you're clear on your "target" reader? Maybe not... https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/your-so-called-target-reader-may #booksky #indieauthor #writer #author #fiction #bookmarketing02 Jun 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncxy6gzmk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mm7u4becgk2tYes, why not...? https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/why-not-believe-that-it-could-be #booksky #authors #writers #indie19 May 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7u4becgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mlohiclpws2ihttps://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/six-years-ago-i-made-a-life-altering?utm_campaign=reaction&utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack&utm_content=post #booksky #writer12 May 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlohiclpws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3ml6uyhnf2c2pAren't chapbooks wonderful? Hand-crafted, elegant, no two alike. I'm thrilled that Bottlecap Press has produced one for my hybrid story, DAYS OF LEAVING. #booksky #indie #author #writer #chapbook #fiction https://bottlecap.press/products/daysalb06 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6uyhnf2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3ml5a7xtzf224If only the rest of the world got on so well... https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/who-are-writers-like-other-writers #writers #authors #booksky #indie #fiction #CNF05 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5a7xtzf224https://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mkiwhdyqgc2dOne of the most fun parts of completing a book? Choosing the epigraph...just the precise words to set the mood. #booksky https://amywrites.live/blog/f/the-joy-of-choosing-an-epigraph27 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiwhdyqgc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mijqr7d2722xHey, I'm inviting complete strangers to my party! Fortunately, it's virtual so you can't steal my silverware. But seriously: Let's have some fun! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hlAWez8sSTKcuvOiEaA8ew #fiction #writers #authors #booksky #newfiction #speculative #dystopian #booklaunch02 Apr 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijqr7d2722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3miedlpon7s2yThe truth about writing #memoir is packed into this single question. #cnf #booksky31 Mar 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3miedlpon7s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mhxohhamzs2mGotta love the magic of marketing. There I am, right between Cormac McCarthy and Octavia Butler. https://bookglow.net/5-dystopian-novels-that-feel-uncomfortably-real/ #fiction #author #booksky #speculative #dystopian26 Mar 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxohhamzs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mhlcujht2c25This #cnf essay explores how fiction, including my new novel TENT CITY, contributes a rough first draft of history. I'm not in "sales" mode; I prefer "engagement" mode. #booksky #newbook #speculativefiction #fiction #novel https://medium.com/books-are-our-superpower/fiction-offers-a-first-draft-of-history-1da467f0dab0?sk=4e92f567b88a6ef221497f45be8f055621 Mar 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlcujht2c25https://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mh6zoa4p722x Self-Doubt Was My Overlord https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/self-doubt-was-my-overlord-0c6f78cc20d3?source=social.bluesky #cnf #self-doubt #impostersyndrome #essay16 Mar 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6zoa4p722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mgshsqb72c24Gonna help you tame that beast... [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgshsqb72c24https://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mgpz246o5k2bWhen revising feels like a slog...when you can no longer see your own words...look up: Your reader awaits. https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/vision-and-revision #cnf #fiction #nonfiction #writers10 Mar 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpz246o5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mgfdmpt5j22sTODAY, FRIDAY! Still got some gas in the tank? What a whirlwind, right? This is the book every self-doubting creative needs right now. Stop by for an honest conversation. You'll leave inspired and refreshed! Learn more about this little book punching above its weight at amywrites.live. #AWP [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfdmpt5j22shttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mg6tda53es2jSigning copies of my award-winning WRANGLING THE DOUBT MONSTER on Friday at the Women's National Book Assn. Booth 236. 1 pm. Stop by to chat about creative self-doubt! We're in this together! #AWP #AWP26 #writerscommunity #Baltimore03 Mar 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6tda53es2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mfx4b5awk22b#AWP26 - Excited to have such dynamic writers join my virtual offsite, Is My Nonfiction Book/Memoir on Track? Wed 3/4 at 4:00PM. It's FREE! Sunday, Mar. 1 -- last day to submit pages for feedback. See AWP offsite pg for sign-up details! #CNF #Memoir28 Feb 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfx4b5awk22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mfi4ktjc3c24If you're heading to #AWP26 or coming to #Baltimore just for the conference offsites...we've got the lowdown on submitting to the best zines! #authorsandwriters #booksky #fiction #cnf22 Feb 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfi4ktjc3c24https://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mf2sxn2m7s2nWriting #CNF? Going to #AWP? Check out my virtual offsite: IS MY NF BOOK OR MEMOIR ON TRACK? Free group coaching by an expert. Insights into your structure, premise, and more! Deets: https://conference.awpwriter.org/offsite_events_schedule.cfm?session_key=D1002C2E-A803-F111-8101-8147A53E1DD0&session_date=Wednesday, Mar 04, 202617 Feb 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2sxn2m7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mdxxt67hmk23Want to get happily published? Begin by being honest with yourself about what you want from the experience. #CNF #writers #authors https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/is-there-a-wrong-way-to-publish03 Feb 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxxt67hmk23https://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mdgcrpkdvc2gI understand why we classify books by genre. But I prefer my #fiction to be hard to classify. Which is why I rail against the genre coding systems in place. #booksky https://substack.com/home/post/p-18558061627 Jan 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgcrpkdvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mcumzipvlk2pYour published book isn't past its sell-by date. Remember there are readers out there ready to encounter your work for the first time. #booksky #fiction #writers #authors #indie https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/why-every-day-is-launch-day20 Jan 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcumzipvlk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mbtyvpqj322jStruggling to write better FIRST-PERSON FICTION? Don't miss my master class at the San Fran Writers Conf in Feb.! It's not just a POV--it's a mindset! We'll cover pitfalls, tricks, and share loads of examples. Real-time writing. https://www.sfwriters.org/events-and-programs/2026-master-classes/the-first-person-voice-getting-past-i-with-amy-l-bernstein/ @sfwc.bsky.social #fictionwriters https://www.sfwriters.org/events-and-programs/2026-master-classes/the-first-person-voice-getting-past-i-with-amy-l-bernstein/@sfwc.bsky.social07 Jan 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtyvpqj322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mbormjngfc2lTook 7 years to find a publisher for this dark tale about an economic apocalypse. TENT CITY A striving family. A collapsing economy. A tragic death. In Tent City, everyone must confront their demons in the struggle to survive. PRE-ORDER: https://www.open-bks.com/library/moderns/tent-city/order.html #booksky #speculative05 Jan 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbormjngfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3mb7su2vxpk2jWe cannot undo anything that’s occurred in the past. Period. But we can change how we respond to events yet to occur. #cnf https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/the-past-does-not-predict-your-future-8db30 Dec 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7su2vxpk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/amylbernstein.bsky.social/post/3malgcwrtrk2uhttps://writingcooperative.com/when-family-struggles-to-understand-the-writer-in-their-midst-c52c0be6c625 #cnf #creatives #writerscommunity22 Dec 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:ejtot3hp4pge3nigffkrixzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3malgcwrtrk2u