This can be hard to remember at first but it’s so true. The key, though, is that you also have to be trying. Growth requires at least some minimal effort.

With #DVpit only a week away, we ask anyone planning to participate to thoroughly review the rules & guidelines first: dvpit.carrd.co - This is a pitch event for unagented MARGINALIZED WRITERS & ARTISTS seeking rep - Must have a completed manuscript or portfolio to pitch - Pitch only once/hour

My dear #writersky #scriptsky colleagues, I am sad to not be joining you/participating in #DVPit this time around due to personal conflicts, but know I support you. Your voice deserves to be heard, respected, & appreciated! I look forward to your success stories! 💕👩🏻‍💻✨

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Do you ever wonder how many of your followers are real people? Some of you people have very blessed &/or convenient lives that just happen to line up with my interests. I think in this day & age there’s a fine line between healthy skepticism & paranoia … & social media is here to prove it!

This. Looks. Awesome. 🤩 😍🦋https://blooloop.com/theme-park/news/dollywood-nightflight-expedition-ride-opening-2026/

Kinda strange on my part, but I consider it a good omen of some kind that there was a whole category of Kentucky history and an SCTV answer in the same round of Jeopardy. You’d definitely consider it odd if you knew how much both KY & SCTV stars have been on my mind already today. 🤔💭

Here’s the online store I’ve been hyper-fixated on fixing up and adding new merch to for days now. www.tigerlilyfrenchlick.com 😁

I lived in Louisville that yr. For some reason we had a soccer game on & had an astonished laugh watching 1 of the teams kick the ball as hard as they could toward the goal only to have it fly backward over their head toward the opposite goal. I think the power went out soon after that. What a mess!

I’m reworking my online store. It’s actually freeing to not have to cater to the geographic crowd in a brick-&-mortar. Always before there was the store & me personally, but now my online store can better reflect my personal tastes & brand & I think that is going to help me creatively from now on. ❤️

Thank goodness for BlueSky. I just checked that other site for a bit and it’s nothing but chaotic madness, conspiracy theories & violence. And mostly from people I never even followed in the first place.

Good-NESS. When are these people going to figure out that when the commercials are SO MUCH louder than the show we’re watching, we just mute them! Maybe they should do some consumer research. Babies are sleeping. Hearing aids are working. Pets are eating. Good grief!

I have nothing to update so here’s a cat in a persimmon tree. (Her name’s Twistie Cleopatra. She likes to chase and attack falling leaves. Picture it. That’s how she got the name Twistie.)

Nobody makes more typos than writers. Do you know why? It’s statistical! We write more words! 😆

#ScreamPageSaturday Post a page from anywhere in your script that is scream-worthy. #ScriptSky Not my original characters & the series was cancelled by OMG I LOVED writing this stuff. For fun! Spec based on the original series & characters by Robert and Michelle King.

I'm required to say this is an affiliate link, but I feel like we all really need this sticker. amzn.to/3JFRAxl 🍄🫶

Via Fabulous app:

#FirstPageFriday Just for fun: The unedited beginning of v.1 of the twisted fairy tale I'm currently planning to share as an online serial. Spoiler alert -- It *really* serves his advantage. 😉😇 Any suggestions?

That one time when Grammarly took my redundancy to a whole new level. #writing #writersky #scriptsky #editing

These are just A FEW of my vintage YA novel collection — some in better condition than others. Do you remember reading any of these?

This might be the beginning of the rise & fall of AI companies based on their integrity. Apparently they settled before they had to reveal all their training sources. 👍 A (FA)FO moment. Good for all creatives. www.linkedin.com/feed/news/an...

Alright my dear followers! I’m going to do a 1K followers celebration giveaway. 🎁 💐 🪅 Would YOU rather have … • Free access to an excerpt of one of my scripts (for all) • Free desktop background (for all) • Vintage kids book giveaway (winner) • Vintage/antique novel giveaway (winner) • Other? 😲

Okay, writers, artists, performers, designers, etc. … do you see creating as a form of love? Comment please! 😇🎭🎨💃🏻🕺🏻🩰✍️ #scriptsky #artsky #Writersky #writingcommunity

Starting to look (and smell) a little like fall around here.

It was years ago but my visit to D.C. was grand. The trees were supposed to be blooming but it snowed the entire time instead & it was beautiful. I felt safe. So much security everywhere. The art, memorials, Smithsonian - incredible. Holocaust Memorial Museum is a can’t-miss experience. Go there.

I used to work @ CRACKER BARREL. Our store was very diverse & the co. had a ZERO tolerance policy for racism. If you didn’t report it you could be fired too. They also recently started installing charging stations in parking lots. They’ve been “progressive” for yrs but hid it well under antiques!

Good “corning“ ⛅️🌽 from the rural jungle.

I’m not pretending everything is okay. I’m aware the flames grow hotter & closer every day. I am not in denial or unwilling to act. But I also have dreams & a purpose for my life & I have to continue to pursue that, or what/who am I at all?

Question: Would Harry Potter universe even be so popular today if they hadn’t made films w/ amazing casts, soundtracks, & settings?? 🤔🤨

People write things that benefit their protagonist??? #scriptsky My protagonist:

Latest project’s chapter banners for Substack.

Did you know that neither apples nor baseball originated in America? 🥧🌭

I see your true colors. That’s why I love you. 💜

Hello, everybody. 😊

I think I’m going to adapt one of my screenplays into a novel. Please throw all your online-self-publishing advice & wisdom at me. TIA! #writing #writersky #scriptsky #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

So true.

So what’s the deal with being hungry at 4 am? Eat? Don’t eat?

I've never felt less motivated. If like me just the thought of decorating/redecorating for the list of upcoming holidays exhausts you, I've got you. This Amazon list of coordinated home items can stay out from Halloween-winter. Just sit back in the cool air & browse. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

My dad loved funny movies. He loved Mel Brooks, Danny DeVito, & John Candy. I see my dad in certain DeVito and Candy characters, but also John Candy himself. Big arms. Funny. Always cool. Generous. Thoughtful. Protective. Friend to all. These AMC marathons are like medicine. 💙 #movies #film #actors

I’d like to do a giveaway to celebrate 1,000 followers on Bsky, which is way more than I had on the disgraced site. What would you be interested in? - a vintage book (what kind?) 📖 - a unique cup/mug ☕️ - writer swag (bookmark/notebook/pens, etc.) ✍️ - something else??? 💄 Leave a comment, please! 😁

An update from us here at PBS 💙

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I’d like to do a giveaway to celebrate 1,000 followers on Bsky, which is way more than I had on the disgraced site. What would you be interested in? - a vintage book (what kind?) 📖 - a unique cup/mug ☕️ - writer swag (bookmark/notebook/pens, etc.) ✍️ - something else??? 💄 Leave a comment, please! 😁

I really love this concept. A helpful perspective by Janice Okoh.... #writing #authorsky #writingcommunity - Why You Should Treat Your Novel Like A Lover... open.substack.com/pub/janiceok...

I failed to mention that my short, “Pop,” was a Quarterfinalist in the Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards 10th Season. It was freshly written & very personal so I submitted it w/out any beta reader feedback. I also didn’t pay for judge comments/feedback. … Now I’m kinda curious.

As always, my question is how do we trust any officer/official when these shady, identity hiding, self-proclaimed “agents” are just showing up with no legit paperwork or identity & are driving civilian vehicles? Would any legit police officer in your town do any of these things??

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together. With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection. If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

*rips Nazi flag to pieces* ♥️