Sometimes deciding not to start yet another WIP feels as good as finishing one. #TheWritersLife
January 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sometimes deciding not to start yet another WIP feels as good as finishing one. #TheWritersLife
Quote of the day (from an article in the @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social) #thewriterslife
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Quote of the day (from an article in the @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social) #thewriterslife
I was too busy yesterday to post this, but how about a little #GetToKnowMe?
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#Facts #Me #Author #Writer #WritersLife #TheWritersLife #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I was too busy yesterday to post this, but how about a little #GetToKnowMe?
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#Facts #Me #Author #Writer #WritersLife #TheWritersLife #WritingCommunity
Today's marginalia...
Just realized I've spent more than 20 minutes moving a single paragraph around.
100% worth it.
#writingisrevising #creation #storyrefinement #fromthepublishersdesk #sibrahouse #narrativenorth #bookwork #shareyourvoice #authorsofbluesky #revisionpains #thewriterslife
Just realized I've spent more than 20 minutes moving a single paragraph around.
100% worth it.
#writingisrevising #creation #storyrefinement #fromthepublishersdesk #sibrahouse #narrativenorth #bookwork #shareyourvoice #authorsofbluesky #revisionpains #thewriterslife
July 15, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Today's marginalia...
Just realized I've spent more than 20 minutes moving a single paragraph around.
100% worth it.
#writingisrevising #creation #storyrefinement #fromthepublishersdesk #sibrahouse #narrativenorth #bookwork #shareyourvoice #authorsofbluesky #revisionpains #thewriterslife
Just realized I've spent more than 20 minutes moving a single paragraph around.
100% worth it.
#writingisrevising #creation #storyrefinement #fromthepublishersdesk #sibrahouse #narrativenorth #bookwork #shareyourvoice #authorsofbluesky #revisionpains #thewriterslife
#TheWritersLife -- it's not all glamor and champagne!
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
How Can I Compare Writing a Novel with Scrubbing the Bathroom Floor?
This week I’m working through the kinds of novel revisions that I think of as the grunt work of writing. It’s this author’s equivalent of scrubbing a bathroom floor on my hands and knees.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#TheWritersLife -- it's not all glamor and champagne!
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
And with that, the 2024 Submission Season comes to a close.
21 submissions. 2 withdrawals. 4 publications (19% success rate). Not huge numbers, I know, but putting work out there is the point.
#TheDrumAndPage
#RejectionIsTheDefault
#ReviseRewriteResubmit
#TheWritersLife
21 submissions. 2 withdrawals. 4 publications (19% success rate). Not huge numbers, I know, but putting work out there is the point.
#TheDrumAndPage
#RejectionIsTheDefault
#ReviseRewriteResubmit
#TheWritersLife
March 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
And with that, the 2024 Submission Season comes to a close.
21 submissions. 2 withdrawals. 4 publications (19% success rate). Not huge numbers, I know, but putting work out there is the point.
#TheDrumAndPage
#RejectionIsTheDefault
#ReviseRewriteResubmit
#TheWritersLife
21 submissions. 2 withdrawals. 4 publications (19% success rate). Not huge numbers, I know, but putting work out there is the point.
#TheDrumAndPage
#RejectionIsTheDefault
#ReviseRewriteResubmit
#TheWritersLife
Sometimes I worry that my book is on some shelf next to some asshole's book and as a result people won't like mine. #TheWritersLife
January 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sometimes I worry that my book is on some shelf next to some asshole's book and as a result people won't like mine. #TheWritersLife
Repeatedly suffering the uncontrollable urge to introduce all the writers I follow to one another. #TheWritersLife
January 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Repeatedly suffering the uncontrollable urge to introduce all the writers I follow to one another. #TheWritersLife
Let the record show that this afternoon, for the first time in months, I opened a MS, revised a bit AND ADDED NEW STUFF. #TheWritersLife
January 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Let the record show that this afternoon, for the first time in months, I opened a MS, revised a bit AND ADDED NEW STUFF. #TheWritersLife
End of day 8 for #NovelNovember. I was so busy today that when I finally had time to write, I took a nap instead. I'm going to tackle tomorrow with more vigor to try and catch up and stay on track!
#AmWriting #TheWritersLife #WritingCommunity #Author #WritingSky
#AmWriting #TheWritersLife #WritingCommunity #Author #WritingSky
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
End of day 8 for #NovelNovember. I was so busy today that when I finally had time to write, I took a nap instead. I'm going to tackle tomorrow with more vigor to try and catch up and stay on track!
#AmWriting #TheWritersLife #WritingCommunity #Author #WritingSky
#AmWriting #TheWritersLife #WritingCommunity #Author #WritingSky
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April 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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