Emory Oakley
@emory-yvr.bsky.social
LGBTQ writer from the PNW 🇨🇦 (he/they) 30s
Rejection is a huge part of writing ✍️ but it doesn’t make it easy. How do you keep going following a rejection?
I wish every weekend was this wonderful 📚 I read this entire novel by the pool
I was published in @xtramagazine.com this week! Shared a heartfelt story of coming out to my dad as a means of protecting my queer sibling 🌈❤️🏳⚧ I feel so incredibly lucky to have such a bond with them xtramagazine.com/love-sex/i-c...
I came out to my dad to protect my queer sibling | Xtra Magazine
As kids, my sibling took heat because I was sporty and they were nerdy. When we grew up, I did everything I could to keep them safe
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Today The G&LR is participating in International Transgender Day of Visibility with a new personal essay from @emory-yvr.bsky.social about how it feels to grow older in trans body and to envision yourself becoming an elder in the community. glreview.org/aging-in-a-t...
Right after Women's Day is the perfect time for this book review to go live! Kai Cheng Thom was one of the first trans authors I read and I am so grateful for her words. Check out this book review I wrote on her book Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars lithub.com/on-kai-cheng...
On Kai Cheng Thom’s Genre-Bending “Confabulous Memoir” Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
My first read through of Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom felt enchanting and that’s exactly the point. But the very fantasy that makes the book extraordinary may also be why it’…
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Having interviewed the three progressive mayoral candidates people have been asking me about this year - I see there are a lot of similarities. It will be an interesting race in the coming months to see how these candidates continue to solidify their plans for Vancouver. More to come from me soon!
Rejections are always going to be a part of freelance writing. But it's important to remember a few things: 1. It's okay to be sad, we are allowed to honour our feelings 2. A rejection isn't a reflection on us as writers or the quality of our work 3. Keep moving forward #KeepWriting
“Writing fiction, especially a long work of fiction, can be a difficult, lonely job; it’s like crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a bathtub” — On Writing by Stephen King
"Language doesn't always have to wear a tie and laceup shoes" --On Writing by Stephen King
Everyone who pre-orders a copy helps Transactional Intercourse get made, whether you get an e-book or go for a higher tier with more content and extras! If you have any interest in the lives of trans and/or intersex sex workers, this book will give you insight. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxj...
Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will be good enough -- The Artists Way
Can I just quut my job and read books? My to read list is impossibly long and I hate to prioritize which to read first.
Got my first literary rejection this week! (Since I started submitting again about a month ago)
The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist
This is the life 📚 Reading the Fiancé dilemma by Elena Armas
Submitted my first poem to a lit mag in a very long time and I'm nervous excited
Usually, when we say we can't do something, what we mean is that we won't do something unless we can guarantee that we'll do it prefectly. -- The Artists Way week 7
Art is not about thinking something up. It is about the, getting something down. If we are trying to think something up, we are straining to reach for something that's just beyond our grasp, "up there in the stratosphere, where art lives on high" When we get something down, there is no strain.
Paused my journey through the Artists Way, but I'm back at it this week #WeekFive #RecoveringASenseOfPossibility
This is not something I probably would have picked up had it not been for #queerbookclub but I am so happy I read it. Such a unique way to tell a story and so beautifully written
