Have you seen #ONEBATTLEAFTERANOTHER yet? Please tell us what you think!!!

#writingcommunity Beginning a new project, I find myself scouring my favorite sources for advice and inspiration. Some of which, I thought, might prove useful to you. Hence this post, in which I’ll share the launch strategies that I’m finding most helpful as I begin again.

#writingcommunity #bookpromo tips for #authors part 2 DEEP DIVE! aimeeliu.substack.com/p/book-publi...

#bookpromo tips for #authors ! Part 1 aimeeliu.substack.com/p/book-publi...

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Yes they are banning words now. All the words SANE people use every day to describe what they need and are entitled to: #bannedwords

THIS IS NOT JUSTICE - TRUMP IS CRIMINAL S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients Devon Archer, Trevor Milton and Carlos Watson were convicted in fraud schemes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, they will not be required to pay back victims.

#WritersGuildOfAmericaStandsUpForKimmel&FreeSpeech bsky.app/profile/wgaw...

We are the place to be next week to see Daniel Lurie, Kiron Skinner, @gdtl.bsky.social, Maxine Hong Kingston, @aimeeliu.bsky.social, and more. This weekend's a great time to get your tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Please come to my evening with #MaxineHongKingston next Thursday at the @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco! #writers

Please do let me know if you can join me next week -Sept 11– in SF for this terrific event with #MaxineHongKingston and Pete Hsu and Lily Hoang! #writingcommunity www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

“The first offer that came in for the book was the Japanese translation. And that came in even a couple days before the American offers started to come in!” #writingcommunity How did that happen for a debut #novelist??? Juli Min explains in this conversation. Watch, or read the takeaways here:

Axios is finally getting the headline right “Trump knee-caps America's institutions“ www.axios.com/2025/08/27/t... #resist

“it’s extortion” Corporate America’s Newest mob boss Investor: Donald Trump #bluewave @indivisiblewestsidela.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...

Today’s #WriterintheWorld post by Jan Clausen is a fascinating amalgam of reflection on the lasting relevance of #memoir, on the wonder of reissuing a book after 15 years, and on the tidal history of #lesbian-feminism since the 1970s. #writingcommunity #mfalore

From @marcelias.bsky.social : WTFU America!!! “Even as this weekend saw a shocking escalation in Trump’s attacks on home rule in the District of Columbia, too many people — including some Democrats — seemed unconcerned.” The only way we get a #bluewave is to RISE AS ONE‼️🌊

This post is for anyone who has ever suffered #mentalhealth challenges. The poem is a knock-out by Ploughshares #poetry editor John Skoyles. open.substack.com/pub/aimeeliu... open.substack.com/pub/aimeeliu...

Yes, this really IS #JoeRogan: “When people thought about #ICE, they thought, ‘Great, we’re going to get rid of the gang members,’ they didn’t think, ‘Great, you’re going to get rid of the landscaper.” The #MAGA world, she may be shifting…

Authors Unfiltered: The Power of Niche Audiences #writingcommunity join authors Katie Gee Salisbury , Lauren Ling Brown , and me as we discuss the power and perils of writing books for readers with identities and experiences that are outside the mainstream. [Post includes a recap of main takeaways]

#writingcommunity Here's a gift link to an essay about the crucial distinction between confessing and confiding in your #creativewriting, especially in #memoir. Thanks for reading! medium.com/screenwritin...

“Trump’s attempt to insert himself into #corporateAmerica has been described as #statecapitalism, economy marked by the government guiding the decisions of private industries. That model is more Chinese than American. the Republican Party of business is supposed to stay out of the way of business”

#writingcommunity Sometimes the best way to learn about writing is to direct! “After a two-month rehearsal process and four-night run, I either learned or re-learned these things about #dramaticwriting without #writing: Action is King. Conflict is King 1-A.” MANY tips in full post:

#democrats THIS is what we stand for and how we need to message substack.com/@adamparkhom...

REPUBLICANS ARE CHEATERS #bluewave

Today's #WriterIntheWorld is #playwright Kyle Bass, Goddard College MFA faculty member. He connects the dots between his family's modern TransAtlantic journey and the journey of "passengers" on The Wanderer, one of the last #slaveships to land in the U.S. This short reflection packs a wallop.

#writerscommunity! This is the kind of intel you get at my Substack, MFA Lore. I'm running a summer special for just $30 for a whole year with this link: aimeeliu.substack.com/MFALoreSummer Get all paid posts, plus live events and zooms with MFA-level conversations on #creativewriting issues.

"I must trust all this to be true, though the few birds at my feeder watch the window with small flutters of fear, so like my own."-Susan Kinsolving #poetry #photography open.substack.com/pub/aimeeliu...

I would call this his BRIBERY EXTORTION SHAKEDOWN Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...

#writingcommunity Have you diagrammed your story lately? Today might be the day. Here are some classic designs to help you find the structure that’s been eluding you. open.substack.com/pub/aimeeliu...

The CPB has surrendered to Trump’s mafia. These are death knells for democracy 🖤 variety.com/2025/tv/news...

#AI is going to put us all out of work if we #write or have other white collar jobs. But if you’re a dredge operator you are safe. This new study should stop you in your tracks. arxiv.org/pdf/2507.07935

The One Thing That Can Save America By John Ashbery #poetry #photography #metaphortography open.substack.com/pub/aimeeliu...

IF YOU CARE ABOUT #FREEDOM support #pro-democracy organizations fighting for free and fair #elections. The disparity of resources between those subverting elections and those fighting to protect them is unsustainable. FUND both non-partisan and partisan groups fighting for #democracy in court.

#writerscommunity. If you want to know how to select the best #literarymagazine for your next submission, watch this free interview with Shannan Mann of Chill Subs on everything from "why" submit to literary magazines to practical strategies for selection, submission, and rejection.

#writers! If you submit your work to #literarymagazines, you won’t want to miss this live event with Chill Subs Creative Director Shannan Mann: ALL ABOUT submissions. Register using your Substack app with the link below to join us, Thursday, July 24, 1pm PT/4pmET. open.substack.com/live-stream/37473

Surveillance #photography #metaphortography

#writingcommunity #Ondaatje ’s novel #WarLight: "When you attempt a #memoir, I am told, you need to be in an orphan state." The essay below elaborates. And here is your Friend link to bypass the paywall! lnkd.in/ghfufqTZ medium.com/writing-coop...

#Writers! Have you ever considered structuring your story backwards, starting with a moment in the future and moving unflinchingly in reverse to the origins that launched, and perhaps explain, that future event? It’s a high-wire act for sure, read more in today’s fantastic MFA LORE Conversation.

Live abroad? Read: “Language is an extension of culture, yes, but the language also extends inside you, changes you, shapes and sculpts you. Like that, you become part of its web. And yes, its reach is worldwide.” open.substack.com/pub/aimeeliu...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

For #poetry and #photography lovers a gorgeous duo of #metaphortography The wind speaks fluent rain. Despite it the rain falls straight. And beyond it abandoned barns defend abandoned men. open.substack.com/pub/aimeeliu...

Problems of #POV distance & narrative focus are often central challenges in #MFA thesis work. Here are some of the observations and advice I share with my students to help them over these hurdles. I removed the paywall on this post to give you a sample of the #writing advice available at MFA Lore.

If you’re using #AI please do not use chat GPT or Bard or Copilot, which all cannibalize and steal your data. I use CLAUDE/anthropic or openAI, which offer enterprise-level privacy features like encryption and access controls, and let you opt out of data usage for model training. #writingcommunity

If you’re trying to find the most effective #messaging to fight MAGA propaganda please subscribe to #AuthorsForDemocracy! Aggregating the best advice from Substack and beyond. Words You Can Use to Defend Democracy: July 11, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/authorsf...

This canvas has nine white thin strips between the red and blue ones. I’ve spent my life thinking about the blue ones, thinking they were the future. But the future was red all along. I sense something is ending but I’m not sure what. Maybe it’s the future. —Victoria Chang #poetry #photography

#authors #writingcommunity Had I received these instructions before I started work on this manuscript, I might have saved myself quite a lot of work at the end. For that reason, I’m going to share the most universal requirements here, in case they can spare you some headaches.

BUT THE PRICE OF #BEEF‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ Why isn’t anyone screaming about this the way they did about eggs? #trumpflation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/b...

Now this: Trump nullifies rule of law: Bondi wrote that Mr. Trump had decided that shutting down TikTok would interfere with his “constitutional duties,” so the law banning the social media app must give way to his “core presidential national security and foreign affairs powers.”

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... And no doubt coming to America soon. Please keep an eye out for this stuff!