Disney princess Jasmine 🤝 Samantha American Girl

I thought writing meant 1,000-word sessions and polishing as I went. It turns out 200-word sprints and messy bullet lists and [fix this later] gives me the material I need to mold into something beautiful. #writersky #amwriting

Reached an exciting milestone on revisions, my house is quiet and the limoncello spritz is immaculate ✨

My husband and kids are going to a board game day and I am at home alone, with only a novel and a bowl of cherries to keep me company, oh nooo what will I dooo

Reminder that it's okay to use this day for rest. It's okay to give candy to your kids, grill food with your loved ones, lie in the sun, watch fireworks if you like them and ponder what you want this country to represent. No kings. Liberty and Justice FOR ALL.

I'm just saying, when I finally read a certain obituary I'm going to the bookstore with a roller suitcase and buying every single book I please.

fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk) it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.

Writing a scene with this energy, but deep in the labyrinth of postpartum distortion youtu.be/doxFqwdTIPg?... #amwriting #gothichorror #postpartumhorror #queryingwriter

Passed the midpoint on my revision! Balancing the tension between horror and tenderness. I love the freedom horror offers to explore emotions we usually aren't allowed to voice aloud. #revision #horrorwriter #randr #amquerying #horrorsky

The real gap between fanfic writing and original writing is how you think about word count. Original fic: I wrote 74K words, a whole damn book, what an accomplishment!! Fanfic: I wrote 68K, a cute lil snack, an easy one-sitting read💅

I did no-mow May and accidentally ended up with a lawn that's ~80% clover and I love it so much. Flowers are blooming, my kids go barefoot in soft clover and the honeybees are far too happy to sting anyone

My favorite part of revision is looking for openings. In horror, and Gothic especially, the surroundings are such a tantalizing playground to show how a character is changing, even if she doesn't realize it yet. It's so fun to add telling details or description. #amwriting #horrorwriter #querying

I love October as much as any basic white girl, but I'm sick of the "only 126 days until it's cold again" posts. I'm trying to find more love for ALL the seasons, not live for a short stretch of favorite weather

I made cherry pie

For anyone who needs to know: Your librarian can order books from other branches. They can order interlibrary loan from branches outside their system. They can order from university libraries. I made up a PhD dissertation title based on ✨vibes✨ I wanted and she found books for me. Ask librarians.

Spending the weekend reading by a lake and plotting (literally) >>>

For a writer, nothing is as mortifying as taking a pause from writing for a month or two.

Mothers spinning wildly between joyful and drowning Mothers with empty arms Mothers facing CD1 instead of their BFP Daughters with no one to call Daughters mothering themselves better than the woman who birthed them could Mothers getting kicked from the inside I see you. Happy Mother's Day 💐

Shout-out to mothers whose toddler is crying because: - he got one blueberry with the tiny stem left in it - she wants her jacket but only one sleeve and is furious that the rest of the jacket hangs behind her - you won't let them drink the water in the base of the plant pot - the sun is too high

What are you wearing to the bsky prom?

I'm sorry but a leather jacket is THE most writerly accessory to me! Anyone with me?

For the first time I can remember, I went to the gym on my birthday, for fun. I'm playing with weight machines and getting stronger, and I am starting to enjoy it??

My birthday is coming up, so agents with my full, you have the chance to pull off the most amazing thing ✨🙏

My sister is in Japan presenting on the implicit fitness narrative and body inclusivity/lack thereof in the Alltrails app and she's so interesting and impressive!

How often I check QueryTracker is between me and God. Wild horses couldn't get that info out of me at this point. #amquerying #writersky

I didn't even know I had fancy daffodils in the mix I bought on impulse off an Instagram ad last fall, and now I have tulips with crispy edges and ruffly daffodils and jonquils and sprays of the little narcissi and they have been blooming for WEEKS

I want to read one of those agent posts where they say they've been swept into a full and can't stop reading and have a sparkling suspicion they're talking about mine. #amquerying #writersky #agirlcandream

Such a boost to talk writing with someone who gets your book 🤗

What hand clap games do you remember 👏? I've taught my kids Miss Mary Mack, Miss Susie Had a Baby, and Double Double This This, but I want more! Something with a little more complexity would be fun, too! 👏🫰

Who are the five writers that made you? Madeleine L'Engle Ray Bradbury Emily Bronte Terry Pratchett Daphne du Maurier

Had a great day at the Chesapeake Writing Workshop! Pitching agents face to face is always a mix of nerve-wracking and thrilling. The panels were fun (especially the platform building panel!) and now I have pages to send 🤞✨

Out here searching local farmers and joining online egg groups. I'm making community connections, scoring $5/dz eggs, and I feel like I'm plotting a heist. (Psst, agents, anyone hungry for a cozy novel about egg heists in an encroaching dystopia? At this rate, I'm wondering if it's my next WIP)

Not me sending out two fulls today?? 🫣🤞✨ #amquerying #writersky

Studied creative writing in undergrad and earned my MFA in fiction. Then, because my MFA program only workshopped short stories, figured out novel writing through nanowrimo and fanfiction

The country is burning down, and I am querying my postpartum Gothic novel about the secrets haunting every mother's heart, and outlining tentative plans for what to write next. Because part of resistance is trusting that whatever darkness you're in, something is coming next. #booksky #amquerying

More beta reader feedback came in and I cut four pages 🫣

One of my most unhinged writing opinions has got to be my indifference to the Oxford comma. Use it or don't. I don't care. Basic competence on both the reader/writer side easily avoids confusion. Be consistent with your choice is all I ask.

Seeing this on Threads but trying to shoot my shot here too #booksky #bookspree

A reminder to #amquerying writers that you can find people happy to look over your query letter for free! - make writer friends - PubTips Reddit - reach out to generous folks who offer a hand to writers in the trenches Paying a little is ok too, but I saw someone charging $700 😱🪦

A writer friend has been patiently waiting while I creep through revisions. She asked me, "Are you going to make major changes in the next 3 months? Unless you're going to make this a Booker Prize winner in 3 months, it's time to send it." It's scary, but I love what I made and it's time to send.

What's everyone reading this weekend?

Anyone have a "I didn't know where else to go" but it's the guy?

Okay ouch I better start posting my own shit

Jesus spent his time on Earth calling attention toward the "least of these." Marginalized people, the vulnerable, the overlooked, the persecuted. JCS enjoys controversy, so idk that they're trying to do an earnest take, but Jesus taking the form of a queer Black woman makes sense with his message

Actions this week: - called my rep - contacted library supervisor to ask how I can support them in standing against fascism and censorship - attending Racial Equity Committee meeting in my town tonight

Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”

Anyone happen to get a location check on that snail?

A reminder that the world needs your art. Especially today, especially now, especially in the next four years. We need our hearts broken and rebuilt. We need to fall in love with your characters. We need light escape. We need profound, troubling stories. We need the truth hiding in your pages.

A HEALTHY BABY is right for agents interested in: 📚 Book club fiction 🤰 Postpartum mental health 🏰 Gothic energy in a contemporary setting 🆙 Upmarket 😨💑 Complicated female friendship 🤬 Female rage Alternate moodboard: #P2Ppit #A #U #Q

A stillbirth mother obsessed with milk becomes a modern-day wet nurse for a millionaire struggling with PPD and rage. As her own psychosis spirals, Elena might be the only one who can protect the baby—or a deadly threat. #P2Ppit #Q #A #U