writing #historicalfiction is the best in 73 CE (a leap year) would the macedonian calendar shift to stay aligned with the hebrew calendar or would it stay unchanged meaning the months are out of whack for the majority of my story WHAT DO YOU MEAN no one but me cares about this #writing #mgauthor

Had a long conversation with my kid about how Avatar Korra did not commit avatar malpractice, but Avatar Aang definitely did, specifically against Firelord Ozai, who could absolutely take Aang to court over the damages he caused.

A literary reading but in the voice you use to talk to your dog.

it’s the Odyssey. i’ve read the thing. it was always kinda meh okay Odysseus whatever WHEN I TELL YOU I AM OBSESSED WITH EPIC: THE MUSICAL listen, this music is so beautiful & how dare this composer make me LIKE ODYSSEUS?? the whole thing is available for FREE?? absolutely astonishing

Plus, synopses aren’t for readers. They’re for the people who need to know the spoilers, because they’re helping you refine the story! Editors, agents, critique partners, long-suffering writer friends who are tired of hearing you complain about POVs and timelines— Ahem. People like that!

Hey look at this picture I took of a squirrel.

in light of that AI article, I updated my bio. because yeah, all my books are on there. cool beans.

i’m sitting in my kid’s choir concert on the verge of tears because humanity is so dang cool and weird and we do monumentally complex things all in pursuit of cultivating something pretty and we do it from the earliest ages too and i think that’s neat

In my 2nd book, ANYA & THE NIGHTINGALE, Anya’s babulya tells her to pray with her feet. It means that, when bad things happen, you should pray for divine assistance, but you should do that praying while you’re walking to DO SOMETHING (in Anya’s case, face-kicking). Let’s please pray with our feet.

thinking of a friend and i trying to define “punk” the other day yep

Writers- If you are using Microsoft Word 365 and now have “CoPilot” showing up in your toolbar—that is AI. My tech friend sent me the steps to turn off CoPilot on a Mac. Protect your books!

I would like my future audiobook narrator to know that I’m thinking about your comfort and sanity as I choose historically accurate Roman names for my characters. I named this kid Tettienus. I could have named him Pupienus. You’re welcome.

Dear Santa, You didn’t get me the thesaurus I asked for and now I’m mad. You made me really mad. I’m mad at you

If you're Jewish and you celebrate Halloween is that Hauntukkah, or only if the candy lasts for eight days?

tfw you got your word count under control and you only had to kill two darlings to do it #writerproblems #ripdarlings

I used to work at 3 different clinics. I resigned from one and had my last day yesterday. When people were saying goodbye, 3 of them separately asked me if I was going to be a lawyer instead. No I am not. But apparently I have mental health lawyer energy. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Authors of #mgbooks and #yabooks here’s some insight into the humor of a 14yo: When people ask my kid what I do for a living, she tells them I’m a drug dealer. She neglects to specify that the drugs are prescribed for mental health reasons. She thinks this is the peak of comedy. #parenting

606 books now golly goobers they are all over the place

I’m on my 8th playthrough of #BG3. I’m no longer playing for the story. I’m ✨collecting ✨. I have 594 individual books catalogued. The new collection is the wines of Faerûn. Next? Fancy hats. Paintings. Spontaneous dialogue between companions. Yes, there is a spreadsheet.

Jumping between: - an adult SFF word-count monstrosity (apologies in advance to my agent) - a MG magic Roman chickens extravaganza (which does NOT have any suicide in it iykyk) - an academic evidence-based paper about how #BG3 can be used to teach MH students how to diagnose PDs The usual.

Someone buy my Cold War Wizards book pls, but only if you like bleakness and nuclear disasters and propaganda and … vinegret?

To make art museums more exciting for myself and my kids, we like to have art scavenger hunts. Here is a thread of some of the winners of these scavenger hunts. Let’s go:

Hey new (and old) friends! I’ve been burned out on social media for a couple years but maybe I’m better now? I’m Sofi, I write Jewish SFF, I’m working on a book that will make you cry & also Google “did ancient Romans really speak to gods via magic chickens?” Yes. Yes they did. 🐓 🐓 🐓

this is now a baldur’s gate 3 meme account, sorry (i am not actually sorry)

the interwebs claims men think of the roman empire every day. 🤷🏼‍♀️ i’m curious to know what everyone’s “roman empire” is. here’s mine: 🐓fortune-telling chickens 🌋medieval volcanic apocalypses 🕊️pigeon husbandry 💊the history of lithium as a psychiatric medication 🍲soup

Shana Tovah y’all 🍎🍯

Had a rousing discussion this morning with @joshuaslevy.bsky.social about **checks notes** whether the name Shmuel would have been anachronistic in first century Idumea, and the proper pronunciation of the name Eleazar (not THAT Eleazar, the other Eleazar).

Grateful for my agent today. She’s never shied away from telling me her true opinion about any of my projects. So when her feedback to me about a project I’m unsure of is “I love it!!” it gives me so much hope for my weird little stories.

Some things you can look toward to with my story: - immigrants on the East Side (pre-Upper/Lower) - plucky little girls throwing things at people - hard-to-pronounce names - obnoxious historical accuracy I’m so excited for this anthology!! 🥰🥳🤗 www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/cov...

writing groups are pretty great! thanks once again to @swankmotron.bsky.social for the continuing nonlinear story discussions. i promise i’ll start writing it… soon. 😬

Hi bluesky! I’m Sofi Pasternack, middle grade author of books about cool historical time periods, obscure Jewish folklore, and kids who are afraid but nevertheless willing to kick Vikings and/or the Angel of Death in the literal face. The most recent one makes everyone cry so be careful.