Oh yeah, I have a BlueSky account.
Oh yeah, I have a BlueSky account.
Iβve spoken out against *gestures broadly* on Instagram in the past, but never as loudly as I did this morning. Iβm losing followers for supporting trans kids.
Today was⦠too much.
NEW ON SUBSTACK: the best parts of being an authorβ¦
π Writing fiction as my JOB
π Excited readers
π Good news
π Befriending authors
π Flexibility
ANNND the worst
π€¬ Lack of control/meritocracy
π€¬ Instability & uncertainty
π€¬ Always a new way to get rejected
π€¬ Comparisonitis
π€¬ Trolls, trolls, everywhere
Scrapping and starting over can be so painful, but the payoff is worth it!
If you see this, quote with a photo of a bridge from your gallery.
I love him, but my anxiety levels spike every time I scroll and hear him say βbreaking news.β
Iβm writing three books at once.
0/10, donβt recommend.
Iβm ready to get back into it!
I never wanted to say, βI told you so.β I wanted to say, βIβm so glad I was wrong.β
Iβve been going back and forth on this. Itβs hard to know the right approach! Currently, Iβm being as loud and intolerable as I can on FB, just to posh back.
This collage thing is trending on IG. And what better way to introduce myself here?
Do we have anything in common?
I think my romance books might actually get MORE political. π
Adding to my TBR π
A lot of new followers over here today. First of all, hi! Iβm happy youβre here!
And secondβIβm detoxing from social media (and the world) for 24 hours after posting this. And when I come back, I have a feeling Iβll be prioritizing #booksky and making this my new home on the internet.
π
And heβll probably get away with it, too.
Me searching for romance readers who want to read about a messy emotional affair between elementary school teachers:
Realizing this in my 30s has been life-changing!
My new favorite source of comedy is the way people are commenting βthis would have done numbers on TikTokβ on TikTok.
Iβm completely unplugging on Inauguration Day. No news, no social media, no phone. Itβll be good for my soul. π΅
This draft has a couple instances of βGraham makes some sarcastic/deadpan joke hereβ for me to go back and edit later.
Iβm clearly not as clever as my characters.
βRight now, itβs minus six degrees Fahrenheit.β
Forget I asked, Alexa.
Saying hi from Vincennes! π
Oh, look, people are shitting on books about love, intimacy, and human connection again. What else is new?
In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:
Same!
Aah thanks!
I think Iβm going to share one of these scenes on Patreon later. Just needs a quick edit first π€ͺ
Another microtrope I canβt get enough of: when the friend group justβ¦ hangs out.
When everyoneβs sitting around drinking, eating, or just shooting the breeze, itβs a nice breather between all the big, dramatic moments. And it makes me feel like Iβm part of the group.
Yes!! π₯΅