In all that I do, I am mindful of how I’m telling my story, and what legacy I am leaving by how I’ve lived that story—and treated others who are a part of my story. May we be mindful of, and empathetic toward others and their stories. ❤️✌🏽

Merry Christmas! Peace, light, hope, and love from us to you all.🎄✌🏽❤️

“Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.” ~#PattiSmith ❤️✌🏽

An evergreen reminder. Hopeful that we all nurture the spirit of being patient and loving and self-compassionate; in motion and becoming who we are, day by day. ❤️✌🏽 *Shared with gratitude from @Wordables

I’ve posted this before, but maybe it’s time to post it again. Maybe you need to hear this. I’m living it. You can too. Give yourself grace. #Writing #SelfCare

Queen of the Easy Chair #dog #dogslife

The Business of Being a Writer, 2nd ed. You’re an artist wary of marketplace. This book helps. Nurtures your business mindset. A joy to celebrate an author who, for decades of insight, expertise, wit & literary citizenship, continues helping so many in the publishing world. Cheers @janefriedman.com.

When deciding on the setting for your novel, is it better to choose a real place or create a fictional town, city, or even country? Novelist Kirsten Oliphant advises.

Jerry Adler, a longtime behind-the-scenes Broadway manager and an actor in “The Sopranos,” “The Good Wife” and “Rescue Me,” died on Saturday. He was 96.

The equanimity of fire and calm goes a long way. 💜✌🏽 *Shared with much gratitude from Buddha Groove

Kids benefit from the opportunity to explore their reading interests independently and learn about personal responsibility.

Who would ever think Europeans leaders would be rushing to Washington in a last ditch effort to save democracy from its destruction by the American president?

Lifelong Goal: Safely and Securely Minding my Baggage without hurting myself or others in the process. 🤷🏽‍♂️ 🤣❤️ #healthandwellness #selfcare *Grateful for this pic I captured at Portland Union Station (2017)*

Great casting choice. 🎭🎶🌟

"What I realized over the course of my debut author journey was that the best marketing hack lay not in my own knowledge of how to write a press release ... but collaborating with others in the writing and publishing world." —@Julie Liddell Whitehead

@jendiagammon.bsky.social’s DOOMFLOWER. Filmic prose. Rumaan Alam’s Leave The World Behind meets Means Girls. Heartfelt & spine-tingling. Adore protagonist, Camellia; emotional arc rooted in grief/child-parent dynamics. Hauntingly endearing. #YAHorrorFiction jendiagammon.com/doomflower/

“Sunday morning brings the dawn in…”

Love my new mug. Great reminder about meeting the day—and every new moment—with a Beginner’s Mind: letting go of expectations, and approaching all situations from a new perspective, with curiosity. 💜✌🏽#beginnersmind

My office and office mates this morning. #amwriting #nationalbookloversday #rescuedogs #caturday

I’m very moved by Mary Oliver’s poetry. And I hope this one also resonates with many of you. Making space for rest is vital. Rest is action; it opens doors toward long-lasting health and wellness. 💜✌🏽 h/t @paulamunier for reminding me of this poem. ☺️

Level Up Your Book Sales: Advanced Strategies for 2025 Without Social Media | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack vist.ly/3zgkc Sick of socials? Try these five powerful ways to market your book without relying on social media. #MondayBlogs #Writers #Authors

Excellent conversation!✅

@brucehandy.bsky.social's Hollywood High. Incisive look at pop culture through lens of teen movies. Serious, critical analysis. Underpinnings of teen life/psychology told in Handy’s signature voice: Humor w/reportage. Great read for pop culture, movie buffs, academics. #popculture #teenmovies

Beta reader checklist, courtesy of @careerauthors.com #betareaders #booksky careerauthors.com/9-questions-...

This ThrillerFest was fantastic. Got to meet John Grisham and moderated a panel with RL Stine. Not too shabby!

This, 💯! And to quote Burt Bacharach & Hal David’s song: 🎶 “Walk on by …”🎶🤣🤷🏽‍♂️

Building on my guest post for @janefriedman.com yesterday, the latest Resonant Storytelling on Substack expands on the synchronicity of ideas, as well as how our story-making minds can cause us immense pain if we don't pause to question our thoughts. #amwriting #mindfulness #bookwriting

The stories we tell ourselves about the stories that others create about us is none of our business. ❤️✌🏽 *Image credit: Buddha Groove

Cheers to @ChrisBohjalian on yet another beautiful novel: The Jackal’s Mistress. Civil War fiction. Riveting precision in its dramatic arc—no wasted words. Absolutely love the heroine, Libby Steadman’s courage, persistence & fortitude. #historicalfiction #thrillerbooks

Wishing you all peace and patience in whatever ways you may need it. ❤️✌🏽

Wanna see something cool? At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is. The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥

Spring brings smiles.

Great conversation. And, of course, check out @janefriedman.com’s book The Business of Being a Writer, 2nd edition. My big takeaway: Down with the all the “shoulds” & “musts” of being everywhere & doing everything. Writers, you do you! Choose the tools & do things that align w/your values. ✅✌🏽

Better Angels are made of bravery and vulnerability. The marine and the kitten, Korean War, 1952 💜 #betterangels #cats *photo credit: @historylvrsclub

Love this. Yes … make room.✅

So grateful for the blessings and the opportunities ♥️

Just posted! My conversation on the First Edition podcast with Jeff O'Neal at BookRiot @bookriot.bsky.social. We talk about the business of being a writer—something he has a lot of experience with and perspective on as well! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Did I mention this? Coming May 20th! bookshop.org/p/books/holl...

Sometimes, it’s like … 🤣🤷🏽‍♂️

MILES IN TIME drops in two weeks! Pre-order below or where books are sold for this YA sci-fi time travel thriller. Here it is by my tree where a good chunk was written. shorturl.at/daQFU

Terrific! ✅📚

Beautiful essay.

Cheers! Happy Pub Day to fabulous @janefriedman.com! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

I love this idea. Affirming ourselves and reframing our obstacles holds much power. Persistence is, indeed, a practice. ❤️✌🏽 *image credit: Karen Salmansohn

I’ve been spotted at the Morgan Library!

As someone who used to assist authors in self-publishing, I can't imagine trying to do it today. Too many headaches! Read what @amcarley.bsky.social recently experienced trying to help a client publish and distribute via Amazon KDP and IngramSpark.

"The road to success is always under construction." ~ #LilyTomlin ❤️

Brown Girl Dreaming. Jacqueline Woodson’s coming of age embracing her writing talent. Sweetly reflective look at familial roots w/travels to the South, Midwest & home base of Brooklyn, New York. One of my favorite passages: “Even the silence has a story to tell you. Just listen. Listen.”

Amazing! ❤️😭✅

The message is: crowd large. Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift. Events like this puncture that delusion.