Hot take! I don't think the "hands off" rule they cut from the screen adaptation of Off Campus was problematic in context, and I missed it in the show! forcedproximity.substack.com/p/why-i-miss...

Wednesday mornings are my favorite weekday mornings because I get to listen to a new @garbageday.email podcast episode while me and my dog go pick up the jalepeño cheddar sourdough from the bakery that only comes out on Wednesdays. Calamity Jane now has many opinions on the movie HER

I'm teaching 7 crowdfunding classes about how to run a great campaign! Come to them all, or pick and choose the subjects that matter most to you. www.eventbrite.com/e/crowdfundi...

An update with an explanation and apology. Reverting back to the old rules. Yelling at them seems to have worked. Now, the old rules just say pornography is prohibited, with no definition of "pornography," but we've shifted the needle for the better! updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology-r...

I'm co-running a workshop all about narrative stakes with The Rogue MFA! When should it be scheduled? Let me know! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

There are three main categories of character arcs, and using Pride and Prejudice, we're going to get to the heart of them (and how to weave them together!): theroguemfa.com/send-your-ch...

Reminder that erotic/pornographic art has always been part of our human history. From phalluses and vulvas drawn on cave walls to mass printed comics, from stone carved to digitally crafted. Our ancestors, all over the world, have depicted sex scenes. You can't erase that.

Join me TONIGHT for creative sprints on The Rogue MFA YouTube channel! Need ideas for how to spend your time if you aren't actively drafting? We've got you covered there too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMnC...

So you want to build routine, you want to be more productive, but you just... aren't in the mood to write tonight. That's fine- there's more you can create than merely words on a WIP! Here are five other things to do instead: theroguemfa.substack.com/p/5-ways-to-...

Next Thursday- more creative sprints! luma.com/qae1r3mr

Ten years have flown by!!

What can sad wet Darcy teach writers about character arcs? SO MUCH! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_M0...

Creative friends and followers! Join me and The Rogue MFA this Thursday evening for creative sprints! Good vibes only <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKnF...

Another client of mine just launched a crowdfunding campaign! A documentary about Parkinson’s disease, pesticides, and the human price of a corporate cover-up: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tea...

I love epistolary and so can you :) theroguemfa.substack.com/p/5-epistola...

I saw the best minds of my generation produce high quality content for startups that laid them off on a zoom call

It's character month on The Rogue MFA, and I'm kicking us off with a character interview template! theroguemfa.substack.com/p/7-characte...

netflix lighting must be stopped

Character-driven plot structure, or: how I learned to stop worrying and love theme theroguemfa.substack.com/p/character-...

Are you a writer or creative looking for solidarity, community, and an excuse to get some work done with others doing the same? I'm hosting bi-monthly writer's sprints with The Rogue MFA these days, join us TONIGHT! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xtY...

FREE workshop this Saturday for the filmmakers in the room! The Three Biggest Misconceptions Each about Crowdfunding and Development: www.eventbrite.com/e/1984317332...

googoo dolls iris voice

Looks like I have a story to write about in my growing file on "Influencers Are Taking Journalists Jobs and We're Surprised This Shit Happens." variety.com/2026/film/co...

The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians. We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

uh oh I'm a YouTuber again!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDx_...

My latest for The Rogue MFA- ways to stay accountable to your creative routine and practice that aren't simply words-on-page, because it's all additive! theroguemfa.substack.com/p/5-ways-to-...

the people who only want books with cinnamon roll heroes and no third act breakups have made contemporary romance boring as shit.

Girls will be like"I needed this" and it's just an article about how hard it is to select a jury because everyone hates elon

My friend Kelly and I are launching a genre-writing educational community called The Rogue MFA, and while she's been posting for a few weeks, my first article is out! Follow along- we've got some neat stuff coming soon! theroguemfa.substack.com/p/how-ive-wr...

Happy Soul Ace Day to my fellow Black asexuals! Here is a primer on Soul Ace Day that I wrote this time last year www.intomore.com/culture/iden...

Couple's activity: enjoying your husband's horror as you read him dramatic journal entries and old poetry about boys who were mean to you in high school. Bonus points if you also have chat transcripts from the mean stuff they said to you directly.

Yay local radio and writing communities! kafmradio.libsyn.com/lit-radio-wr...

If I had a monthly 15 minute community radio show where I couldn't swear or promote anything and it also can't relate to literature/writing (because I was just on that one, which is why they asked if I was interested in doing my own show).... what should it be about??

KINGOOOOOOOOOOO

Reposting this for all our fellow writers out there querying in January. Keep your head up! A new year is a perfect space for new opportunities, and querying is one of the pathways to get there. :) #amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #fiction #writing #writerscommunity

Hey filmmakers! Don't f*ck up your film! Cat Del Re and I are launching a 2-day producing intensive with actionable courses, feedback, and templates, so let us know how we can cater it even more to your ACTUAL needs by filling out our interest form: forms.gle/D1kS9JiGDArk...

What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.

New FREE contest for writers of Romance/Women's Fiction/Romantasy — tinyurl.com/wdwcontest7 — Judged by Agent Christine Gross of FinePrint Literary, via @writingdaywksp.bsky.social. Winners get an agent critique of their work.

Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis. www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...

This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.

LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today

Tomorrow! RSVP so you can get in on this goodness!

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

I learned about the insurrection attempt live while hosting the first of my now annual NYR livestream sessions! People were breaking the news to us while we were live trying to talk about exercising more lol. Join me this Sunday again, so at least we won't be alone finding out the next fresh horror!

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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders