...and surely sent your second-oldest sister across the troll bridge!
@sagetyrtle
Award-winning storyteller, writer, workshop facilitator. Taught 150+ workshops including Second City, Smokelong Quarterly, Clarion West. Stories published in Barrelhouse, Baltimore Review, Apex, Fractured Lit etc. www.tyrtle.com
...and surely sent your second-oldest sister across the troll bridge!
I mean, the Winslows are fabulous but Toni the cat is EVEN MORE FABULOUS.
"Second person... implicates the reader, and this is part of why it's divisive." Award-winning storyteller and published author, Sage Tyrtle, talks about how, when and why to use second person point-of-view (and when not to) in this workshop excerpt.
youtu.be/gM79q53kOC0
TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY π£ Memoir As Speculative Fiction: Finding The Fantastic In Your Real Life
Join award-winning storyteller and published author, Sage Tyrtle and leave empowered to merge your true personal narratives with the compelling frameworks of speculative fiction.
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There are TWENTY print copies of The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley up for grabs over on Goodreads giveaways! If you're a US or Canadian user, here's your chance to grab one for free!
It's SO GOOD!
WOAH this story is good. Clever + emotional punch = WOAH
Genuinely misread as "troll bridge" and was like, well, MAYBE
Person standing behind a yellow front fabric piece for a jacket with a blue pocket on top of it. Person has blue bangs, blue glasses, and an orange shirt on.
Because I'm terrified of my first jacket (#SpindriftJacket) my progress has be GLACIAL but while I wait for the Crabby Seagull fabric to arrive I've actually made a tiny bit of progress. This is the front left:
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
Want to take your CNF somewhere magical and strange and different? Join me for this #WritingWorkshop:
This flash piece is really, really beautifully written.
Hey, Sad Jack π« again. Since we open for free subs on the first of every monthβ¦ we run out pretty quickly. Submit now at okaydonkeymag.com/submissions/ while there are still some left!
Cape FOR SURE
It's how you tell the book it's loved!
Want to take your CNF somewhere magical and strange and different? Join me for this #WritingWorkshop:
I'm one of those evil dog-earing people you hear about.
Person standing behind a yellow front fabric piece for a jacket with a blue pocket on top of it. Person has blue bangs, blue glasses, and an orange shirt on.
Because I'm terrified of my first jacket (#SpindriftJacket) my progress has be GLACIAL but while I wait for the Crabby Seagull fabric to arrive I've actually made a tiny bit of progress. This is the front left:
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
And this was the result of quitting my job, and minding my own business (and my family's) for 7 years. There's one more to come into this collection.
#writersky
MEMOIR AS SPECULATIVE FICTION: Finding The Fantastic In Your Real Life
Join award-winning storyteller and published author, Sage Tyrtle and leave empowered to merge your true personal narratives with the compelling frameworks of speculative fiction.
Live March 21, Saturday
Tabby cat lying on his back on top of gray sheets looking mildly annoyed to have his photo taken.
That moment when you tune into the praise song you've been singing full blast to your cat without realizing it, "You are a GUY you are a SWEETIE BOY, who is the better boy than you, NOooooo oooooone..."
#Cats #Cat #CatsOfBluesky
Wow, Scottish people grow beards and moustaches early!
A noir-toned background image of a rainy city skyscape, birds flying with a backdrop of smeared neon lights, with a detective standing on a rooftop in long coat and hat with one arm raised. Right-justified text on the image reads "open call for novellas, opens: 4.01.26, closes: 4.30.26." The RuadΓ‘n Books logo is centered above the text.
We're opening to novella manuscripts on 4/1/26! We're looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, & dark speculative fictionβif you've got a complete novella (25k-40k words) that fits, we want to hear from you.
Submission guidelines coming soon: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs
#WriterSky #AuthorSky
Person with blue bangs and a black and white striped shirt with black and white striped glasses. Drawing of a person playing chess hanging on the wall.
What I did recently instead of doomscrolling:
1. Puzzled over describing the taste of a grilled cheese sandwich. I mean, it tastes like... cheese. And bread.
2. Made TINY progress in my scary sewing-first-jacket project.
3. Dropped off glasses in photo to finally have prescription lenses!
Aw, thanks so much - not pictured, my black and white striped pants. (When I'm finished sewing my crabby seagull shirt, I'll wear them together!)
RIGHT!?
Yes. Correct. This.
Will do!
Ooo, I like these, thank you so much. (Not a rant, I'm genuinely bewildered!)
Things you can't control:
If someone will like your story
If an editor will buy your story
If people, even friends/family, will read your story
Things you can control:
If your story shines; if it's the best it can be
If editors have a chance to read it
Keep. Writing.
(What does cheese taste like? It tastes like cheese! Bread? Tastes like bread! HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE TASTES)