I've been on this road a long time...
Nicole Lesperance
@niclesperance.bsky.social
Author, editor, book monster 🌈 A Spell to Wake the Dead, The Depths, The Wide Starlight, The Nightmare Thief She/her nicolelesperance.com
IT IS OFFICIALLY BONE BRIDES MONTH, Y’ALL, and there are only 28 more sleeps before my book-baby is out in the world! Who wants to play bingo with me? ^.^
i feel like if you post a negative goodreads review where you say a young adult book felt like it was written for young people, you should have to pay a fine or something.
Writer friends who have a newsletter, what platform do you use, and do you like it? After avoiding it for years, I really need to get my act together and start one.
This is Bodie. His presence indicates the beginning of Pride Month. May his whimsy and steadfastness bring joy and confidence to all. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)
The more I garden, the more I realize it’s a lot like writing a book. When it isn’t working, it’s because I don’t know what I’m doing. But when it IS working, oh boy, I still don’t know what I’m doing.
Hope you had a great long weekend! Time to get back at it! Last week, HR 2616 grabbed some book banning language from HR 7661 & passed the House. What is HR 2616? Don't feel bad if this is the first you've heard of it because Republicans moved fast on it. Here's the deal...
Kim Davis going from "my religious beliefs demand that I don't facilitate a same-sex marriages" to "my religious beliefs demand that there are NO same-sex marriages anywhere" *should* make Democrats realize there is no "sincere" compromise with bigots on trans issues.
That thing where your friend gets amazing news and you want to shout to the whole world how talented they are but it is still a secret for now ❤️
those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
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Me: I'm an author Person: Oh really? Where can I find your books? Me: Pretty much any retailer should have them or be able to order them Person: *squints suspiciously* Like actual bookstores? Me: Um, yes? Person: *suspicious squinting intensifies*
I'm going to tell you exactly how to write a book. Do you see that impenetrable brick wall ahead of you? You're going to ram your head into it until long book is long.
Could we maybe just acknowledge that people do things differently and there doesn't have to be a Most Correct Way to do everything? (sincerely, a snoozer who needs extra time to wake up her brain or she gets anxiety)
The New Yorker@newyorker.com · last yr.Hitting the snooze button may seem like you’re giving yourself a few extra minutes to collect your thoughts. But you’re actually making the wake-up process more difficult and drawn out.
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.
How to Advocate for Trans Rights in Your Community
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.
wired.com
WIRED@wired.com · last yr.In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors was not unconstitutional—the first case of its kind on which the court has ruled.
I decided to ask chatgpt some questions about one of my books, and the whole experience was extremely surreal 🧵
Lovely to see A Spell to Wake the Dead on WBUR's list of New England summer reads 📚🏖️
12 books with New England ties to read this summer
From supernatural murder mysteries to evocative poetry disguised as Wikipedia entries, WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette recommends the books she's looking forward to this season.
wbur.org
One of my favorite parts of this is Tesla stock tanking even harder because now he's pissed off literally everyone. It's truly beautiful to watch.
Do not give this woman a dime of your money. 1. Do not watch the new show. 2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts) 3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith. www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
J.K. Rowling uses 'Harry Potter' wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.
advocate.com
Every Harry Potter book or shirt you buy directly funds the persecution of trans people. There's absolutely no excuse to support anything Harry Potter anymore unless you hate trans people.
I will never not see lobsters as giant sea bugs
Trendor the Relentless@teegeesez.bsky.social · last yr.What’s your “weird food thing”?
The absolute disgrace taking place today in front of cameras in the White House is yet another reminder that for all the talk of Joe Biden's failures, the people who failed America the most are our citizens. Empowering this guy (again) was a foreseeable disaster we'll be lucky to survive.
Compare Vonnegut buying an envelope with this tech bro running from his life
If you don't want to be compared to the Gestapo, one neat trick is to not engage in a campaign of terror around the country wherein you kidnap people off the streets to slave dungeons in accommodation of an autocratic fascist and his nationalist movement's desire for racial purity.
Supreme Court extends block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act.