nerd life is the best life

Phrases that mean I'm about to lie to myself: “I’ll just read one more chapter.” “I’ll go to bed early tonight.” “This time, I won’t overthink it.” “I won’t buy any more books until I finish my TBR.” “I’ll respond to that text later.”

If rejection builds character, then I should be the most interesting person alive. New piece on Between the Wines—come commiserate with me. open.substack.com/pub/betweent...

I am not “avoiding responsibility,” I am romanticizing procrastination.

SUSIE SWEETHEART IS BACK FROM THE DEAD Susannah—presumed dead—must expose her corrupt family’s deadly secrets to bring herself back to life. Comps: The Thursday Murder Club, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, Dial A for Aunties, Finlay Donovan #WSPitQ #CM #COM #A #Q

In A BOOK OF SMOKE (HEARTLESS HUNTER meets THIS WOVEN KINGDOM) Vella must choose between the safety of her gilded cage or letting her fire wielding burn her world down as a prophesied book that will change everything looms closer. ❤️ first love 🏴‍☠️ flying pirates ☕️ cozy adventure #WSPitQ #YA #F

“Normalize being cringe” is my 2025 mantra.

“One more chapter” is how I end up sleep-deprived and emotionally unstable. Send help (coffee). #booksky

I love when a book hurts my feelings. I rate that pain five stars.

Writing Habits That Seem Productive But Are Just Procrastination 1. Making a playlist for my characters. 2. Researching historically accurate ways to kill someone (for the plot, I swear). 3. Deciding I need a new notebook to “get into the right headspace.”

You ever say, “I have nothing to wear,” while staring at a closet that has personally betrayed you?

Things in my book I stole from other works: 1. MURDER - stolen from the Bible when Cain kills Abel 2. ENEMIES TO LOVERS - stolen from Stockholm Syndrome 3. THE DARK WEB - stolen from the US government trying to pin down criminals in the 90s 1/2

i wanted to read something from twitter so i finally made an account... omg, that place is absolute garbage. dumpster fire. filth. i hate it there. never let me go back, bluesky. never let me go.

My toxic trait is thinking I can finish a 500-page book in one night just because I have vibes.

“Write every day” they say. Okay, but what if I stare at my screen dramatically instead?

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I guess in the US we're entering our dystopian novel era...

A reminder that fiction — books, film, games, what have you — is always political. The willful absence of “politics” in any work is itself a political choice and a political act. Who gets to tell (and sell) stories is political. It might be an undercurrent — covert, not overt. But it’s there.

Soooo how long do we think it’ll be until the next empyrean / fourth wing comes out? 🧐

Every full manuscript request makes my freaking week #writingcommunity #amwriting

Burning the Books 2025 style www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

— cracks knuckles — Happy Black History Month, motherfuckers.

SUSIE SWEETHEART IS BACK FROM THE DEAD Susannah—presumed dead—must expose her corrupt family’s deadly secrets to bring herself back to life. Comps: The Thursday Murder Club, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, Dial A for Aunties, Finlay Donovan #Miserypit #CM #COM #A #Q

This is fascinating and eye-opening.

In this season of querying, I find it really rejuvenating to write personal essays on Substack… I thought it’d drain my creative brain but it’s created an outlet for me excavate my feelings and put my effort into something positive. That was a nice surprise 😅 #amwriting #amquerying