"Why do you never find anything written about that idiosyncratic thought you advert to, about your fascination with something no one else understands? Because it is up to you.... It is hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin." -Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

One of these is not like the other .... Come see me at the Austin Central Library this weekend for a fun day celebrating literacy. Meet authors, attend panels on creativity and writing for all ages and all genres, and get some good books to read! library.austintexas.gov/gabfest

I 🥰 indie bookstores. Thanks for this, @bookpeople.bsky.social and @bookpeoplekids.bsky.social, Austin, Texas.

This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.

Day 20 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 19 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 18 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 17 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Love this! (Also a huge fan of his Substack with Mac Barnett on Looking at Picture Books.) Jon Klassen on the Art of the Board Book www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...

Excited to be included in this year's Greater Austin Book Fest!

Day 16 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 15 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 14 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 13 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 12 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 11 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 10 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 9 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 8 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 7 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Excited to get this feedback from the Writers League of Texas manuscript contest for my current project ... a hybrid memoir of essays + graphic novel!

Day 6 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 5 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 4 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 3 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j

Day 2 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge

Day 1 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Bookchallenge #20BookChallenge