Author @katjolewis.bsky.social has this to say about new podcast THE LONG ROAD TO PUBLISHING, launching next week. Fascinating stories from authors who have traveled the long and bumpy path to publishing. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. #writingcommunity

The latest @atlasobscura.com goes Off Assignment episode is out today with @katjolewis.bsky.social's unforgettable 2021 essay "To the Kitchen Staff at 초밥 사랑" about racism, hospitality, and feelings of home across the United States and Asia. Get transported: open.spotify.com/episode/6pY8...

Only 50 pages left to revise for what might (🤞🏾) be my final draft.

A Complete Unknown is excellent. Probably my favorite movie to come out this year.

Does networking make you vomit in your mouth a little bit? This week’s post is about organic and meaningful ways you can engage with the writing community without schmoozing. Here are 3 tips for MFA students and how they might help writers outside of academia. open.substack.com/pub/katjolew...

Yoon's impeachment proceeding to begin at 4pm local today. If it passes, it goes to the Constitutional Court, which must decide within 180 days whether to support or reject it. (The court plays the role of the U.S. Senate in the American presidential impeachment process.)

Are professional author photos worth it? My partner is a hobby photographer, so I’m considering using a photo he’s taken. Looking for any and all advice!

In light of the martial war declaration in South Korea, here are some people you should follow for informed analyses & news about the developing situation. Koreanists: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX Korea watchers: go.bsky.app/9SrguSU Korean studies scholars: go.bsky.app/8nRZ5tp + @koreajoongangdaily.com

I liveskyed the 2024 Martial Law Declaration of Korea. This is the thread.

According to Korean constitutional law, if martial law is declared in a state of non-war, the National Assembly can vote to make the president stand it down. The National Assembly is gathering now. We are just now getting footage of inside the National Assembly.

Just saw Wicked. Where can I get Elphaba’s contacts 👀

I’m teaching my last class of the year for @tinhouse.bsky.social on Dec. 15. If you’re in a rut with your memoir & want to experiment with hybrid forms in a generative class, this is for you! Registration info here: tinhouse.com/product/fall...

did i ever show you guys my huge Knives Out cross stitch

Starter pack for #literaryfiction writers to find each other! Comment/repost and I'll add you go.bsky.app/ARue8c8 #literaryfiction #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors 💙📚

If you like craft books, what is the one craft book you think every writer should read?

Starter pack for #literaryfiction writers to find each other! Comment/repost and I'll add you go.bsky.app/FsRTjvt

I made plans to go out in Itaewon tomorrow night, and I’m already anxious about getting a cab back to Gangnam.

While planning an event at work, I learned a new word in Korean. Tag yourself. I’m (literary) booty.

I hate to say it, but exercising regularly has solved 90% of my problems.

This weekend, I’m spending 48 hours in Singapore. If I have time between work events, what’s the one thing I need to see or do?

Just noticed I’ve been writing my to do lists at work in Korean without realizing it. Sometimes language gains are real.

I was looking for braiding hair on Coupang, and the name of this item is taking me out 💀😂

I want to quit my job, but a fortune teller told me not to quit this year 😔

have a mary oliver

Geriatric millennials joining their 800th social network since 2003

I’ve been here for five minutes, and it already feels a little bit like old Twitter 🥲