Upmarket fiction writer fascinated by how our lives are inextricably linked to the past. Say hi at https://brianrendell.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3mqel6e4s3c2uI’m thrilled to have been accepted into Granta’s 8-month Writing A Literary Novel workshop. The cohort of 15 will be tutored by Booker shortlisted novelist, Fiona Mozley. I’ll advance my 2nd fiction manuscript, receive peer and tutor feedback and learn from guests arranged by Granta Magazine.11 Jul 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqel6e4s3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3ltrgfi6dfs2gNice morning on the Atlantic Ocean. A cup of tea ☕️🫖, a good read 📚📖, then a walk with Rudy 🐶🐾. He decided to swim 🌊🐠. Smart doodle.12 Jul 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrgfi6dfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3ltakfyo32s2cNext 2️⃣ novels 📚for me …. Tom Lake is Ann Patchett’s latest. I look forward to seeing her in Newfoundland at @writersatwp in August. House of Hate by Percy Janes is a Newfoundland & Canadian classic from ‘70 I’m embarrassed to say I’d not heard of. It’s set in a small mill town, like my manuscript.05 Jul 2025 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltakfyo32s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lsewnbx7b22xPitched my manuscript to 2 HistFic literary agents this week. Both are intrigued and want to see my manuscript! I should do more pitches at the cottage!24 Jun 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsewnbx7b22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lqgop4k7ns2nProud to have received an MFA Fiction degree 🎓 from the University of King’s College yesterday. Congratulations 🎉 to my fellow graduates. Some great writing coming from this group! 📝📚31 May 2025 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqgop4k7ns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lq5xtqchbc2hMany thoughts today as King Charles visits Canada. Dad was a monarchist; born in ‘30 in Newfoundland, a Dominion of the British Empire. I understand why many Canadians have eschewed an allegiance to the Crown, yet if I had to choose between joining the US or remaining in the Commonwealth? Easy. 🇬🇧 🇨🇦27 May 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5xtqchbc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lpz6cgntp22y📚 🚂 I’m taking a literary train ride - two in fact - with Emma Donoghue and Suzette Mayr. Both, fantastic Canadian 🇨🇦 writers of historical fiction. I’m imagining a writer aboard one of these trains tapping out a story on this Underwood travel typewriter (c.1916).25 May 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpz6cgntp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3looouwnbrk2yI returned a book to the U of King’s College library yesterday, the last time as a student. In 3 weeks I’ll become a proud alumnus, a member of the first Fiction cohort to earn an MFA. And the magnolias? They’re real, and they’re spectacular! 😉08 May 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3looouwnbrk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lnldwzto7s2k📚Book club before the book 📕 ⁉️ A friend and former colleague asked if I’d be interested in joining her group of bookish friends to talk about the writing life and my manuscript. Of course I said “YES! ✅ Thanks to this group for their support and great questions! 🙋🏽‍♀️🙏🏼24 Apr 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnldwzto7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lkh5rnpq2s2yI just submitted my “capstone” manuscript to UKing’s; a requirement to graduate with an MFA in May. 🎓 It’s a full-length work of fiction, at 79,826 words (within the requested maximum of 80k words - a typical novel length). 📖 It’ll be reviewed by one of 6 respected novelists that King’s has engaged.15 Mar 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkh5rnpq2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lhrjsofqic2tReceived great feedback 🗣️ on my manuscript 📝 yesterday from a professional 🇬🇧 editor as part of a live edit during the History Quill virtual convention. #writingcommunity09 Feb 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrjsofqic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lhepnigv2s2kReese knows how to pick them. Historical fiction based on a true story ➕ A young woman out of her element ➕ On a remote island near Canada. Epic. Congratulations Allegra Goodman. #booksky04 Feb 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhepnigv2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lh7p5vhfwc2aLoving positivity, creativity, support, learning and joy on a virtual writing retreat hosted by The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast hosts. >200 international participants. Much better than watching the news. #deepdive202502 Feb 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7p5vhfwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lh2dnwttmk23Looking forward to Deep Diving this weekend with the gang from “The Shit No One Tells You About Writing.”My manuscript logline may get critiqued. Wish me luck and tell me what you think… #theshitaboutwriting #writingcommunity31 Jan 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2dnwttmk23https://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lgj5blaha22bUpmarket historical fiction writers….!? ✍️ 📚 Are you out there? 👋 I’m editing my dual timeline manuscript (beginning of the 20th century as well as late 60s/early 70s) set in Newfoundland and England. I’m at 499 followers and would love your help to get over the 500 threshold this weekend! #booksky24 Jan 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgj5blaha22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lgemxvdny22dI normally don’t post birthday pictures but I couldn’t resist this one…Rudy is 5 today! He was being pretty patient waiting for his birthday cookie!23 Jan 2025 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgemxvdny22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lfzfgqxqls2fPitched my upmarket historical fiction manuscript, THE GRANDEST FALLS, to a senior literary agent & an editor of a big 5 publisher in Toronto this week. I received upbeat feedback👏🏻 & points 🛠️to improve my submission package when it’s ready. Did the same last year to NYC agent as part of my MFA.18 Jan 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzfgqxqls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lfe573a65c2dI’m going to be diving on Feb 1st and 2nd… “literally”! #dds2025excited #theshitaboutwriting10 Jan 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfe573a65c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lfdsrj5s6s23Publication, UnHerd, compared Musk’s and Northcliffe’s influence on 🇬🇧 politics. More comparisons: Northcliffe - aeroplane obsessed and seized control of The Times (London). Musk - space obsessed and grabbed control of X. Northcliffe curated my Newfoundland hometown. Musk…? 😱 brianrendell.com https://brianrendell.com09 Jan 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdsrj5s6s23https://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lcehx6zqik2hHave you discovered new holiday🎄 music 🎵 this year? I love Ben Folds’ new album “Sleigher” which is laid back and smooth. Prior to that, my most played holiday record was Ingrid Michaelson’s “Songs for the Season” which is nostalgic and lush.03 Dec 2024 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcehx6zqik2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lcd7spzvp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dintywmoore.bsky.social/post/3lcd3krxj522b. Very pleased my essay on writing and editing a manuscript has been published by @dintywmoore.bsky.social. #historicalfiction [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcd7spzvp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbzjyv4ufc2yToo old to debut as a novelist at 56? Just watch me! A well meaning thirtysomething on Threads suggested even a 39 year-old could be a debut novelist. 😱 I’m 39 with 17 years of added experience. 😉 Who else is out there in my position? https://media.tenor.com/EMcvLWnlsjAAAAAC/too-old-am-i-pop.gif?hh=498&ww=49828 Nov 2024 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzjyv4ufc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbpm6jcobs2lI call it “Canadiana on wet Subaru.” I’ll throw in a roll of 🦍 tape. Let the bidding begin!24 Nov 2024 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpm6jcobs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbpisky4v222Clever writing from Amor Towles’ Table for Two… After a scene in which two characters discuss Hollywood rodeo stunt riding, Towles opens the next paragraph with: “Eve followed a path from the executive parking area to a clearing in which a small herd of one-story buildings grazed.”24 Nov 2024 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpisky4v222https://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbkfwvbfpi2rgo.bsky.app/LVxpZRp I just joined this group of historical fiction writers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkfwvbfpi2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lbfoqbcic22xPrinted the first draft of my manuscript today. Two years of writing, reading, research, MFA support, mentor feedback, and excitement. Up next… self-editing. Bring it on.20 Nov 2024 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfoqbcic22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3layu4ol2p22mOops… I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m new to writing historical fiction after 30 years in finance. Just finished draft one of my first manuscript set in Newfoundland & London in early 1900s, inspired by family tales and facts too odd to dream up. Any histfic readers/writers out there?15 Nov 2024 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3layu4ol2p22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3layslavyjs2bImagine Elon Musk creating a closed small town curated in his image. Weird? Yup. Rewind the clock 110 years, change the eccentric mogul’s name to Northcliffe, and you’ll find my Newfoundland hometown. I’m writing about it at brianrendell.com Alligators in a greenhouse is an example. https://brianrendell.com15 Nov 2024 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3layslavyjs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianrendellwrites.bsky.social/post/3lawgjeaedc2kExcuse me, Gentlemen… A ‘17 NEA report says only 33% of men read fiction. I expect even fewer write creatively. Give your brain a workout, fire up creativity, hone empathy, plus learn… maybe something about yourself. Pop into an independent bookstore or library, and tell them what interests you.14 Nov 2024 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:vlee4xbxo7mabqnx2kimiren/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawgjeaedc2k