Received a pass from my one #pitchdis request. Not a great Monday. 😞

I don't think people are terrified enough after what happened to Jimmy Kimmel. Do you remember that monologue from the Handmaid's Tale?

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Y'all I have ALWAYS been a pantser when it comes to writing, but you know that book series I just mentioned like an hour ago? Guess who has plotted out THE ENTIRE FIRST BOOK?? It was like lightning. WHAT?!

Because I need to busy myself during the querying process I've decided to start planning an interconnected romance series where all of the MCs are 38 or older (first book takes place at a 20th HS reunion). Because you CAN have romance over the age of 30. GASP. #writingcommunity #amwriting

Social media can be so great while being so unhealthy. I was SO excited to get a #PitchDis request yesterday, but now today I'm seeing folks who got 3, 4, even 5 requests and while I should still be just as stoked as I was yesterday, you can't help but compare and feel bummed. #writingcommunity

I got my first #PitchDis request and it was an agent on my list! #writingcommunity

My dad was living next to ground zero 24 years ago. 11 years later he was diagnosed with cancer from exposure. 17 years, 5 months and 22 days after the planes hit, the towers took him too. #neverforget #911

My #PitchDis entry is in!

Seven queries are out. I'd just like to point out that QueryTracker is great, but the ability to see our queries in queue is the absolute worse thing for someone with anxiety and a severe checking compulsion. I think I need to block it from my work computer and my phone. #writingcommunity

My toxic trait is thinking I'm a shoo-in to win the $1.4b lottery and I need to figure out the best place to buy my secluded writing cabin. #writingcommunity

First round of queries officially go out today. I'll also be participating in #PitchDis and #DVPit! #writingcommunity #amquerying

As I get closer to starting the querying process I finally finished my Agent's Guide. Better late than never! #writingcommunity

Tips for writing your one page synopsis because how am I supposed to get 100k words into ONE PAGE? #writingcommunity

Since I was old enough to put together 10 page "books" with full colored-pencil cover art and back blurb.

Am I being too much? I am pre-writing my personalized intros to my queries ahead of my Sept 1 start date since I don't know necessarily know who is going to be open, when and for how long. Twelve down...hundred or so more to go. #writingcommunity

Day 1 of #PitchDis is here and its intro time! I'm Amanda, HR exec by day, writer by night. I'm about to begin querying my contemporary adult fantasy novel. I have epilepsy and ADHD. I'm also a single mom by choice, a dog mom, and lifelong equestrian. Looking forward to meeting people!

An amazing session tonight with @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social! Thank you @alicespeilburg.bsky.social and John Cusik for sharing your valuable knowledge. I'm ready for the query trenches! #writingcommunity

I'm overthinking my #PitchDis pitch. Who wants to read my query and let me know if my pitch works?

Two pieces of grammar I will never trust myself with: passed/past and affect/effect. I will ALWAYS check myself even if I'm right.

My calendar is all marked up for upcoming #PitchDis events!!

Isn't one of the rules of coffee shop work is "Thou shalt not talk to oneself while working?" I can handle people have conversations, music, etc, but that low, not quite decipherable mumbling is SO distracting.

Who knew it would be so hard to sum up the stakes in your query letter when all of reality is in danger. #writingcommunity #amquerying

Just received written feedback ahead of my @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social session next week and it was so helpful and has gotten me so hyped for editing! #writingcommunity

I have a query critique with an agent at 4pm today. #writingcommunity

Anyone in the mood to critique my query letter? #amquerying (well, almost) #writingcommunity

I made a TT stating that if you created a venn diagram of people who use z library/piracy sites on one side & people who don't think AI in creative spaces is a big deal you'd have massive overlap. I got so many "AI is wrong but I pirate some books bc..." is just nauseating. STEALING BOOKS IS BAD.

No matter how many presentations I give I ALWAYS get a shot of nerves beforehand.

Whatever is past "overboard" that's where I went on my query spreadsheet. Any recommendations for a good query critique while I work on my last round of edits post beta readers?

Best tips for when a writer is making their query list? How do you decide who to query first? Agents being open at different times makes this so difficult! #amquerying #WritingCommunity

OMG the synopsis is going to be the end of me. #writingcommunity #amquerying

First Monday off Adderall and I'm

AI “writing” is not bringing a reader to tears. Powerful, human writing from the heart does. Every time a manuscript has made me cry, I’ve offered rep. Because if I’m feeling that, others might too. I’ve been writing something that’s made me cry buckets lately, and that’s not happening with AI.

Lots of constructive beta reader feedback, but hearing this doesn't hurt either. #writingcommunity

I have to go off my Adderall temporarily and I'm very worried. This is my last week. 🥺 #ADHD

I'm so confused about New Adult as a genre because I'm suddenly seeing it mentioned on MSWL. Is this being recognized as a legit genre now? My main characters are 24 years old. The book is contemporary fantasy. Romance but not romantasy and no spice. #WritingCommunity #amquerying

Okay BlueSky, this writer is about to start querying and need some writer friends to keep me from going out of my mind. #WritingCommunity

So are writers and agents on here too? It seems like a lot of agents and writers are still on the bird app. Is #MSWL a thing on here?

High demand full-time jobs really put a crutch in writing. I thought I'd be able to finish round 1 of edits by Thanksgiving, but my brain is fried. 😵‍💫😵🫨 #writing #writer #author

Here's me trying to be active on this app. I like videos so much more though 😭 #books #writer #writing #author

Why does a new social media platform feel like the first day at a new school? Where are my fellow authors and book lovers?