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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK

I have put up signed copies of books 1–3 of the Wisconsin Gothic series as prizes. I will draw hedgehogs in them and write history facts. janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/

oh shit the art in this piece hits hard

Very cool history told through Isaac Silver's incredible collection of leftist ephemera inthesetimes.com/article/visu...

Check in on your Twin Cities friends, family, colleagues, distant acquaintances. (Thank you, friends and colleagues, who've been doing this so beautifully for me.) Don't know what to say? Send a cat picture, we love that shit. "This sucks, thinking of you." "You and your neighbors are in my heart."

On LitHub today. Kao Kalia Yang's Letter from Minnesota.

Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).  We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬

hey! we're looking for a sensitivity reader and/or consultant for a large @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social project. we would like someone familiar with the topics of colonialism and imperialism, particularly non-white people or people from former British colonies. paid gig. reply or DM if interested.

Yeah no same.

We've raised a lot of money for my school community neighbors. And I predict all of it will be depleted by the end of this week. If you're in a position to donate, please help: paypal.me/lyndalepto (donations are tax deductible) 3/3

I object to the fact that brains can react to stress/grief by becoming unable to read for fun. I object to a lot of human stress reactions but like wtf brains, leave us our novels at least.

The helicopters are certainly loud tonight, awesome for all our remaining nerves when it sounds like they're entering the house 😬 (sleep tight, take care, hold onto what you love, also crank up the white nose machines I guess)

these guys with tahini censoredbaker.com/vegan-single...

Hey, beloveds also in MN. Try to take a moment to remember standing at the edge of Lake Superior on a sunny day when the lake is loud, immense, perfect. Or get your face in your dog's fur. Or ... just anything that grounds your precious self. Drink some water, have a hug, make another therapy appt ❤️

Really, really recommend that Minnesotans in particular disable autoplay, I know it's annoying to have to click to see a GIF but it's not worth the mental health costs of seeing the first seconds (before you scroll by) of murders in our city over and over and over.

"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!

I will give you a personalized romance recommendation if you purchase it TOMORROW from either Tropes & Trifles, a romance only bookstore in Minneapolis. (This is a brilliant idea I am copying from Maris Kreizman) www.tropesandtrifles.com

Pocket friends, things feel really bleak and hard right now, but we all need some joy to keep us going. Here is some joy: Paper Airplane magazine, aka Highlights for adults, is launching for-reals! paperairplane.pub#subscribe

Okay this made me literally lol at a time when everything is terrible. Respect.

I feel like my local Bluesky followers have mostly seen these resources already, but if you have less-connected friends who are trying to figure out how to pitch in on our current community project, feel free to use this link: naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...

particularly interested in hearing from more transfemme poets and writers!

This weekly-for-8-weeks Zoom-based writer support, discussion, & goal-setting/accountability group (tailored to the small group's needs) should start this Thursday 1/22 but needs one more person!! Join us, and/or bug a friend who'd benefit? www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou...

Some news from me!

Tomorrow's the registration deadline for this awesome writing support group! www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou... #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #AmEditing #AmWriting #Writers

I'm not talking about Minneapolis, here because I don't have useful words. But I will say that it's worse here than you think, *so* many neighbors are getting harmed and terrorized, kids aren't safe, the *air* isn't safe, we are all being exposed to a level of cruelty that will have lifelong impact.

Defund the state patrol's helicopter fuel budget.

ughhhhhh the endless helicopters, my body is so not okay

Anyone want to join a great writing group? Know someone who might want to catch their breath? Registration closes a week from today. www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou...

Everyone’s been doing hockey romance recs — and good thing! — but I’d like to also take a moment and point out that there’s a ton of great Asian-Canadian contemporary romance writing happening right now too!

I’ve mentioned before, but one thing I maintain is a "foible list." Every time I get edited, I go through all the edits looking for patterns or things the editor has taught me, and add it to the list. Before I submit a draft, I go over the list, item by item. Then editors teach me a new one. ;)

TOMORROW: Spend $12 to learn & think about writing beginnings! Zoom, 7–8 p.m. Central, Tues 1/6. loft.org/classes/wint...

I'm sending out a newsletter on Monday full of really cool opportunities to learn & have fun as a writer (free & paid); sign up? Goes out every other month & always incls a corgi photo :) process-and-product.beehiiv.com/subscribe #WritingCommunity #Writers #Editing #Romancelandia #QueerWriters 🌈💜

Happy new year, friends, colleagues, dreamers, artists, gardeners, noticers & cultivators of little weird beautiful things in the messy world ❤️ ilu

I have two Loft Literary Center classes coming up soon (both online via zoom): a single session on beginnings for fiction writers (1/6), and a 6-week class on gender for fiction writers (offered at a sliding scale rate! 1/20-2/24). Links to both from here loft.org/artists/elio...

Anyone know of a good resource or two on the divine masculine & feminine (or ideas in that neighborhood) from a queer-inclusive perspective? Perhaps grounded in historical & cross-cultural awareness? (Interested in adding something to my 'gender as a craft tool for fiction writers' class.)

I think a great rule of thumb for a writer's org to start with is: would this implementation of AI work if they hadn't stolen all of our authors' books? spell check should be good! we can all exhale!

Writers, an invitation to hold space for your practice as we enter a new year. This facilitated group will focus on flexibility & joy in our writing practices, human connection, & individual progress that's meaningful to you. www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

No one needs backstory for Gaston More oratory for Gaston These things are not mandatory for Gaston…

They* said it couldn't be done! But Mr Rational Amounts of Confectionery Architecture has long left the building, so I present...the Gingerbread Street. *me

Take this class with me, fellow romance nerds!

Writers: Registration ends TODAY for a welcoming, approachable small conference with wildly robust programming. Full programming schedule just dropped: wholeheartedwriters.beehiiv.com/p/conference... #WritingCommunity #Writers #QueerWriters #WritersLife, #WritingEvents #WritingWorkshops #AmWriting

The number of parents who I have met that do not understand that their kids are autonomous beings is truly horrifying. And people wonder why so many adult children of emotionally wretched parents don't want to talk to their folks.

Looking back on everything I've read this year was a nice reflective practice! Here's my very personal and kinda random but heartfelt list of top reads...what are yours? www.eliotwesteditorial.com/blog/novels-...

Sharing for weekend people because sign-up ends on Friday!

Why is sex-as-punishment or sex-as-suffering elevated as art, but as soon as you see characters having sex for the pure pleasure of it, it's immediately dismissed? Why do we have so many graphic depictions of sexual assault and sexual trauma and so very few of sexual fulfillment? Rly makes u think

Heyyyy writers, join me to explore gender as a craft tool at a sliding scale rate (down to $0 if that's what you need to access it)--it'll be fun! Online, Tues evenings Jan–Feb, details at loft.org/classes/gend...

Writers, treat yourself after the holidays! Connect, reflect, learn, & write at Wholehearted Writers Week (1/12–1/16). Prompted writing sessions, writing sprints, discussions, virtual happy hours, editor office hours, workshops, & more. Info at wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com, register by 12/12.

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

Writers, treat yourself after the holidays! Connect, reflect, learn, & write at Wholehearted Writers Week (1/12–1/16). Prompted writing sessions, writing sprints, discussions, virtual happy hours, editor office hours, workshops, & more. Info at wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com, register by 12/12.