Just so we’re clear, Charlie Kirk shouldn’t be shot down while talking and kids shouldn’t be shot down in classrooms. It’s that easy. However, a lot of powerful people are okay with both things, so here we are, surrounded by bullets, blood, thoughts, and prayers.

It's World Suicide Prevention Day today. Be Kind. X

Wrote a poem about my succulent, patience, and back injuries because some things can't be talked about through blogs. #amwriting #amwritingpoetry #amapoet

Not joking. Let’s go. If you can get the authors paid, drop me a line.

Top reasons to get the ebook of House of Bone and Rain today: - Only $3.99 everywhere!!! - Creatures from beyond the reef - Friendship - Magic and monsters - Violence - Every copy pushes me closer to a new contract 😬 - It hates fascism and colonialism www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP...

The uptick in “our book club wants to read your book!” followed by expensive fees to share with their members is absolutely wild. Be careful? These scams wouldn’t be so prolific if they didn’t work every now and again.

Just started a sensitivity read for an author of a Big 5 Publisher. If all goes well, that'll be 2 out of 5 that I've worked with so far. #amediting #amreading #amfreelancing #amflexing

Excellent question.

I just discovered SmartArt on PowerPoint, and y'all ain't ready. #amabookcoach #ampresenting #amlevelingup

We all need an occasional reminder, so listen up. Write that book. Send that story. Query that agent. Ask for that blurb. Maybe it doesn’t work out, but there’s a chance it will, and that chance—however small you think it is—is all you need.

Very beautiful illustration of the "just make it exist first" argument.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

I played Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memoirs instead of working on my new novel today, and it was worth it. Sometimes, you need a break from being in the writer headspace. #amwriting #amgaming #amtrying

I’ve learned more about being a better advocate for my son, through the questions children have been kind enough to ask. A little essay for The Huffington Post, and how I learned to shed my “it’s not my job to educate everyone” armor, for the child who needed me to. www.huffpost.com/entry/answer...

Holy shit, yesterday it was DARK in my head. Today there’s some light, and that’s all we need, right? Wishing you a bit of light today. Text a friend. Call your mom. Listen to some good stuff. Make art. Read (I have some recs!). Listen to the birds. Take care of yourself.

First partial request! #amquerying #amwriting

Reminder: Write that thing. Pluck it outta your soul with rusty pliers. Hit the keyboard like it owes you money. Write whenever, wherever you can. Tell your story. Make the words dance. Whatever you want—a novel, a short story, an agent, a movie—it all starts with the writing.

While waiting to hear back from agents I've queried, I'm torn between working on the sequel for #FeatherWIP and starting an entirely new book to build my backlist. What do y'all think? #amwriting #amquerying #amtorn

One last #questpit post for #FeatherWIP before the deadline... Because when a grieving witch, a righteous killer, and a conflicted prince have to navigate the revival of an ancient Egyptian snake god, there's bound to be some dead folks. Not saying who, though🤫 #Q #A #YA #F #POC #LGBTQ+ #ND

This moodboard goes hard.

The art is fantastic!

This one had me at "immortal-yet-infuriatingly-handsome Shadow King" 🖤

#blogging #writing #healing

An Agent's Guide to #FeatherWIP #questpit #Q #A #YA #F #POC #LGBTQ+ #ND

#FeatherWIP as Emojis 🐍 ancient Egyptian snake god of chaos ⚔️ enemies to lovers to enemies 🐦 feral bird woman doing feral things 🗡️ epic prologue where two gods kiss 🌍 POC-coded world-building 🌹 queer-normative romance ☸️ wrathful Esoteric Buddhism #questpit #Q #A #YA #F #POC #LGBTQ+ #ND

N.K. JEMISIN x AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER A grieving witch, a righteous killer, and a conflicted prince must embrace their monstrosities in the coming war between their world’s old gods, or else they’ll never reach their destined collective enlightenment. #questpit #Q #A #YA #F #POC #LGBTQ+ #ND

“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell

morning mood

‪📁documents ‬ ‪ └📁writing ‪ └📁secret writing two friends know about ‪ └📁writing that exists only in my daydreams ‪ └📁⚠️folder is too large to open‬⚠️

Stay focused!!!

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I said what I said. #amwriting #amdecolonizing #ameducating #ambookcoaching

Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached. They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others. Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further. #UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.

Are you a BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ writer who... ✅ writes YA/adult/crossover speculative fiction? ✅ believes the written word is a tool for radical social justice? ✅ wants to work with an anti-racist, equitable book coach? ✅ has a completed manuscript and wants to query it? Read on⬇️🧵

back from vacation (a week ago) and about to make it everyone’s problem

Noooooo! Legend. Sad day. He’s hanging out with Mr. Crowley. \m/ \m/

⭐️Upcoming Pitch Events⭐️ @joypit.bsky.social June 6 @swiftiepitch.bsky.social June 13 @smallpitch.org July 7 @wickedpit.bsky.social July 31 @questpit.bsky.social August 6 @posterpit.bsky.social August 16 @pitchdis.com September 9 @youdeservepit.bsky.social TBD @dvpit.bsky.social October 8

Friendly reminder to do something that nourishes your soul today. Drinking a cup of tea, writing more of your novel, engaging in ritual—Whatever it is, fill up your reserves. #amwriting #amspirit #amcalm #amfocus #amhere

Thanks to everyone who participated in #bluepit📖 this year! I literally started querying yesterday and had remembered about it when I hopped on BlueSky today. So many great pitches, and such amazing support!

Friendly reminder! #amwriting #amquerying #fantasy #scifi

CIRCE x THE SUN AND THE VOID 🌐POC-coded worldbuilding 💕queer-normative romance ⚔️enemies to lovers to enemies 💀creepy ancestral catacombs 🐍wise old snake spirit mentor 🧘‍♂️wrathful Buddhist energy 👑overburdened prince energy 🐦 feral bird woman doing feral things #bluepit📖 #A #NA #F #Q #LGBT #POC #ND

N.K. JEMISIN x AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER A grieving witch, a righteous killer, and a conflicted prince must embrace their monstrosities in the coming war between their world’s old gods, or else they’ll never reach their destined collective enlightenment. #bluepit📖 #A #NA #F #Q #LGBT #POC #ND

It's official. I've just sent my first two queries ever to two amazing agents. My novel is done, and I can't wait to see where it goes. #amwriting #amquerying

It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”

I am *this* close to my MFA thesis to being ready to pitch for the first time, and it's a feeling like no other. #amrevising #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

Time to bring back the summoning circle for writers! 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 That email 🕯 or acceptance 🕯 you've been 🕯 waiting for 🕯 🕯 🕯️

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.