I think it’s funny that streaming services are making it harder to lend out logins to friends & family. If I wasn’t going to pay for Disney+ before, I’m sure as hell not going to now that they’ve kicked me off my cousin’s account. Give money to people who inconvenience me? Yeah right 🤣

I hate whenever the “having a kid is harder than having a pet” discourse circles online bc every pet owner I know who agrees with that mentality has also medically neglected their pet at least once.

Who else is watching the #karenreadtrial today?

I brain vomit my shower thoughts and they started getting traction over on Threads. No one sees what I post over here though and I like that.

I’m convinced anyone who says “you can just crate a dog & leave” to justify why pet ownership is easier has never crate-trained a dog. I didn’t sleep for months he howled so much & he still has scars on his face. If he were human, we’d call this “sleep training” & I’d get dragged for cruelty.

My cat is very dialed into me so if I get up and go somewhere, he will, too. He doesn’t follow me around, though. He just sits somewhere convenient & waits so I end up feeling like a video game character constantly ignoring the main quest line.

Something I’ve noticed in online author spaces is this dynamic where authors can talk to each other candidily, but at the same time, if you’re not a bestselling author (yet) your opinion on writing/publishing somehow means less. Creating this current of smaller authors overstepping.

I really would love people to stop saying “and they’re an author??” as if authors are some mythical creatures and not normal human beings capable of doing or saying the wrong thing. This culture of never allowing for people to make mistakes & learn from it gives me hives.

Every so often a stranger on the internet tells me they will never buy a book from me & I don’t know how to tell to them 20+ publishers already passed on the only book i have to sell so that doesn’t sting as much as they want it to 😅😂

A while back I saw a fellow author post discussing “standalone with series potential” when #querying Today, I got a turndown letter from a publisher via my agent. It said, “I’d be unable to commit to a trilogy, too, which is an added wrinkle. But I knew I had to at least give it a whirl.”

The same people shouting from the rooftops to just let people enjoy things are the first ones to shame haters, a demographic that historically finds enjoyment in hating things. So which is it, babe? 🤔

Some of you men are great but the rest of you need to stop talking to me lol

I’m watching reruns of #CriminalMinds and one of the psycho-unsubs they’re interrogating is also Mike from #Twilight and the fact that he’s SO GOOD at being so creepy and yet also Mike is making my entire night 😂

Some good news this morning! Two years ago, I saw a tiktok about the fatal hit-and-run of a woman walking to her home on a reservation in Montana. They knew who did it but the local police were uncooperative. The family was asking for help by filing a tip report with the FBI, so I did. [1/2]

Imagine having to fight for a country that stole you from your home and forced you to become a warrior in their army, while fully believing they are justified in oppressing you because they feel like their fight is righteous. Cry, Voidbringer asks many of the same questions we are asking. Read more.

Saying “it’s not fantasy, it’s speculative fiction” is the same as saying, “it’s not crimson, it’s red.” Crimson is red, babe.

Another day, another man incorrectly explaining my own genre to me rather than trust I know what I’m talking about.

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Random person: “So wait, there isn’t any magic at all in your fantasy series??” Me: “Well, some characters like to think there is, but others think those people are small-minded simpletons.” 😅😂

I hate this year-end wrap trend bc it seems very few people can think rationally in those conversations. I know people who can thoughtfully read hundreds of books in a year, and I know others who can’t & end up mindlessly consuming hundreds of books. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle.

“Are you reading a lot or are you a victim of over-consumption?” *reader gets incredibly upset* “You could’ve just picked the first one, you know. I’m curious why you didn’t.”

The fact that I know my dog can dream but he can never tell me what he dreams about keeps me awake at night.

Books I read this year: 5 Books I read this year including DNFs and rereads: idk 50-something Books I read this year including DNFs, rereads, and my own manuscript: 8263840

I gave my cat a command and he immediately obeyed and the worst part is there were two other people in the room and neither of them saw it. This must be what’s it like to see a unicorn.

I know I’ve succeeded in achieving a very low level of cognitive dissonance bc I consider Edgar Allen Poe a prolific romance writer while also admitting absolutely nothing he does fits within the genre requirements for romance & holding space for both of those things causes me zero discomfort 🤣🤣

I help with school drop offs for these two teenage girls and the oldest is currently in her fanfiction era. I told her I’m working on a book where one of the main characters is a teenage girl & now she’s giving me tips on how to write like a teenage girl. It’s adorable. I love every second of it.

Had a guy in one of my comments think not liking what I said gave him permission to talk down to me. He said “It’s not unsolicited. You posted this for replies. I’m replying.” Actually mister, I posted this for likes. You continuing to open your mouth in my direction is, in fact, unsolicited. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

You know, I think I’m over white men. If I never talk to another white man again, I think I’d be a happier person. I know some of you are perfectly fine, but unfortunately it seems the not fine ones have ruined it for both of us.

I’m honestly not sure how I feel about this impending TikTok ban bc on one hand I don’t want to lose my account with 22.3k followers and I like freedom of speech, but on the other I like the idea of never having to go on TikTok again 😆

I fear book 2 syndrome may have taken what little was left of my passion for writing. Please stand by while I see if I can locate it

One of the reasons I’m such a slow writer is bc I challenge myself a lot. Like A LOT. I have been struggling hard on this one project, I can’t seem to get the execution quite right, I could write it in a more conventional manner & be done faster, but I have a vision goddamn it! 🤣

I’ve been seeing a lot of Europeans express confusion over “American culture” in terms the public response to the CEO Killer which is confusing in itself since their individual histories are no strangers to class warfare. What do you mean you don’t “get” it?

If you’re a SSF writer (or any writer), especially a white writer, and you write stories that feature oppressive systems or revolutionary tales, I cannot recommend this essay enough. Michael never misses!

Look, I tell myself to relax multiple times each and every day. If I don’t listen to me when I say it, what makes you think I’d listen to you when you say it?

I need more people to understand independent & traditional publish are not interchangeable. I’m not going trad for prestige or bc I don’t value indie; it’s bc when I started writing, indie pub wasn’t really a thing, so I didn’t invest - lot of time in developing the skills I’d need to thrive there.

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I think my favorite thing about Black Friday Sales is 9 times out of 10 I’m just buying stuff I would normally be buying just at a super nice discount.

One thing people comment on in my writing is how great my fight scenes are & I’ll let you in on my secret: I watch a LOT of YouTube videos where trained martial artists break down fight scene choreography from movies & why they don’t make sense. You’re welcome 😉

Looking at my current word count, I am almost halfway to being halfway from a quarter of the way to being done with this first draft. (Why am I like this??)

In other news, I am flip-flopping POVs between a teenage girl & an immortal woman for my new project so one is like “she’s so pretty, I can see her on a college quad talking about books while a hipster guy plays the guitar” & the other is like “I will eat your soul & shit it out do not fuck with me”

Starting new social accounts is always weird to me bc on one hand I’m just here talking to myself and, on the other, I am my favorite person to talk to.

Here’s the thing; if I just wrote a single scene a day, I could have my entire Act 1a written in about 10 days. So why does that feel like climbing freaking Everest??

*thinks of the most epic last words for a character at the end of book 2* *still hasn’t sold book 1* 🙃

If you’re a pantser & it works, this isn’t for you. But if you’re a pantser that can’t outline but think it might be helpful, I have a tip for you to try. Plot the one chapter in front of you. High point, low point, revelations, general vibes, & the image you want to leave your reader with.

A very big name author went on sub around the same time I did & she was like “get ready to see how unhinged I am.” And instead I got to watch her go to auction, sell, & announce her new project all while l’m still sitting on sub. I guess we have two very different definitions of “unhinged” 😂

Being on submission as a debut author is so fun. I’m honestly just sitting here waiting for someone to take a chance on me 🤗

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One of my favorite things about my main character is she’s rough and tumble but she also likes to sew. So even while living as a grifter in second-hand clothing, it’s all perfectly tailored.

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This app needs an edit button I am not cut out for this 😂