Just bought from my local bookstore, Friendly Alien Books!

My MC is a mental health therapist, so she has something called "Midge's Magical Routine for Recentering and Renourishment." It works, of course, until it doesn't. 🙃 #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

It was a month of sporadic new writing but lots of fine-tooth combed revising. Tedious but oh-so necessary. #Novmemeber #writing #writingcommunity #Blueskywrites #writing #almostquerying

This one's "dedicated" to the only "dedicated" I could find in my manuscript. You're staying in there, sweetie. No editing you out. #WIPSnips #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #bookclub #upmarket #writer

A bit cliche, but for me it's the journey of the main character, how much they feel 'real,' and how the story veers in directions I didn't expect. Sometimes, too, how much is not said - how much the writer trusts the reader to figure it out.

So stinkin' sweet.

Loved this actor from Get Out. In this story, though, he'd be a sullen Millennial with a penchant for cheese boards. #Novmemeber

Was about to pack food, turned to this. Happy Catsgiving!

An emotional support water bottle. If ya know, ya know. #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

I loved this book so much. One of my favorites this year. There's a mentor-like character who starts as a small character, then becomes more and more (and more) profound in ways that, as a reader, I never anticipated. So recommend. #Bookvember #Books #Authors #kavehakbar #Booksky #WriteSky

There's a rich woman in her sixties, akin to Kris Kardashian (who I'm not the biggest fan of). Instead of being a snobby materialist, I'm trying the opposite. In spite of the plastic surgery and lifestyle, this lady's lonely, dissatisfied, and scared to change. Fun arc at play... #Novmemeber

"System" down! The #WIPSnips word of the day (11/25), brought to you by Google Docs (side note: what app do you fancy pantses use to make the colorful popped graphics of your text? I want to try...) #Writesky #writingprompts #WritingCommunity

How do you maintain enthusiasm for a writing project, especially when they can drag on for years? The answer might lie in Begeisterung. #writingabtwriting 📚💙 #author #writingq #writingcommunity

I love this question. There was a "war on drugs" in my manuscript (small town America impacted by the opioid crisis). We know who won and who lost. Repercussions: a lot of families picking up the pieces, seeking justice, and moving forward together. #Novemberworldbuilders #writingcommunity

Just an old misogynist misogynisting. Trump angrily tells a female reporter "Quiet. Quiet piggy" because he doesn't like her question. (Cartoon Adam Zyglis) #politics #trump #misogyny

Severe side part. Pomade. Thick and luscious. Auburn waves. (They pretend their hair isn't a big deal, but when it looks good, it's evvvvverything). #writesky #writingcommunity #writingprompts

Fursona HA! My antagonist is the charismatic mayor of a small town, so imagine this guy but with gingery hair and a bowtie. #Novmemeber

Love this question! The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley had a wayward heel turn, one where a character is delightfully more than you think (and in more than one place at once). #Bookvember #BookSky #WriteSky #Authors #WritingCommunity

FLEABAG X SCHITT'S CREEK A young, broke therapist will do anything to treat a wealthy, scandal-ridden client - only to be embroiled in their own mess as a result. ☘️ Comedy 🌸 Intergenerational Families ♥️ B-plot Romance 🕸️ Mental Health #WIPpitch #F #Cont #Writingcommunity #amediting #bclub

Read to your kids 📖 No kids? Read to your friends’ kids. No friends with kids? Make a friend—preferably one who comes with kids to expedite the operation—and start reading! It is imperative that children are read to ☝️ #WritingCommunity #BookSky #ReadToKids

Appreciate this question! I'll read anything, but I tend to avoid uber Chick Lit or any High Fantasy. Accidentally read Splattepunk once and was nauseous for hours after. 😂 #Bookvember

Welcome to #Bookvember Day 21! Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love. #BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity

There's ample mention of The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack in the manuscript (purely for dance purposes). ;) #Novmemeber #whitneyhouston #dancebreak #amquerying

Hmmm...I almost never read fantasy, but my sister insisted I check out the Throne of Glass series by Sarah Maas. I enjoyed it, especially the deep escape into another world and the resilience and evolution of the heroine. Not my usual cup of tea, but I chugged it! #Bookvember #Booksky #books

#Novmemeber sorta-spoiler! Show me the (lack of) money....

The #WIPsnips Thursday "special" (this is so much fun). Snagged from the middle of a tense therapy session. Secrets are spilled, jaws are clenched. #writesky #writingcommunity #Writingprompts

Oh this is a tough one! Going for the joke title, "And how does this make you feel?" #Novmemeber

I am so loving this book about loss and friendship and all the messiness in between. @angelaflournoy.bsky.social #blueskybooks #books #novelsaboutrealwomen

Still learning about the process of selecting an editor after you're agented. They sound completely integral to the process, so curious to learn more.

Who chugs three bottles (cans*!) of La Croix? Editing time....thanks #WIPsnips #writingprompts #writingcommunity

Nothing romantic. An angry sixty-something woman with her annoyingly optimistic, twenty-something therapist. They're oil and water in the beginning, but find common ground in spite of their different ages and wealth (or lack thereof!). Like the show Hacks but focused on mental health. #FiFRevPit

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I like to start with dialogue. If the characters' actions and words inform the setting around them, I can backtrack and add multi-sensory details. Always how a place smells 😂🌸🍕🍁💩 #RevPitFiF #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

There's a white cat named Bastard in my manuscript. One of the MC's mispronounced the cat's name when she was a kid ("Alabastard"), and it stuck. 🐾🐾🐾 #FiFrevpit #amquerying #writingcommunity

I love interconnected short stories, like David Szalay's Turbulence. It's like getting an intricate snapshot of a whole ecosystem and seeing how all of the parts influence one another. #writingq #writingcommunity

Such a sucker for comics like this

Would love one or two new CPs for an upmarket/book club comedy. Romance as a B-plot. Similar vibes to Schitts Creek. :) get in touch if interested! #FiFRevPit #amwriting #critiquepartners #PitRev #bookclub #upmarket #writingcommunity

Where reading meets writing - how would your MC react if they were dropped into the world of the book you're currently reading? (or last read) #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky

I live near a neighborhood with lots of turn-of-the-century houses, like the one below. I love going for walks and imagining the people and stories collected over the decades. #FiFRevPit #writersky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

This one was fun... #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #bluesky #impostersyndrome #therapy

Anne Shirley, of course! 🍁🍁

Fave place to write: on a bench next to the river. What's yours? #writingcommunity #FiF #writing

#WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #WriteSky #FiF #bookclub Took a while to find the word "little," but I got one. 🙃

Midge Mulligan–a young, broke, and inexperienced therapist–can’t wait to meet her first clients. When the infamous and wealthy Ponsonby family books an appointment, Midge thinks it must be a mistake. And it is. #FiFRevPit #RevPitFiF #upmarket #fiction #writingcommunity #bookclub

#FiFrevpit #writingcommunity 80k Book Club, all the family dysFUNction.

Announcement! RevPit's Fall into Fiction is back and it will all take place here on Bluesky! We hope to provide support, accountability, and a welcoming, inclusive community for fiction writers who are drafting, editing, or querying a novel this fall (11/3-21) #RevPit #RevPitFiF

Nothing like a long walk in the crisp air to help you write.

Sometimes I think the best gift I can give myself, daily, is sitting down with a book with my phone in another room. The best kind of brain break from the world at your fingers.

Dream nook. With a book.

Happy National Library Week!