I am aware that at least a quarter of this opinion comes from being a bitter hag, but many of the deluxe edition books coming out these days do not warrant a deluxe edition. Especially when publishers are deluxing books that don’t even have a regular edition.

Just finished reading Soul of the Deep by Natasha Bowen and y'all. 5 ⭐️ I dont usually read YA these days, but it was so good.

I was recently reminded of this fabulous advice: When you fail (because you will at some point), be sure to *fail forward.* No rejection or mistake is a waste of time or potential if you choose to learn from it.

I feel like, in recent years, reading has become "trendy" and sensationalized. Which is great!! Buy books, loan books, read books!!! But as someone writing non-smutty, non-tropey fiction, I feel like I'm being left behind. #writing #authorlife #reading

Just got my first pair of fabric scissors. I feel like a proper adult now. Forget that I've been, y'know, married for almost 2 years. The scissors are the real deal. #adulting #genz

Querying a book is really great exposure therapy for people who hate to be perceived. But not me, I'm thriving. #writing #author

Make more art. I don’t care if you think it’s bad. I don’t care if you’ve been drawing for 20 years or 20 minutes. I don’t care if you choose to share it or keep it to yourself. I don’t even care if it’s literally just scribbling on paper in anger. Just make art. Don’t let anything stop you.

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Artists, what side hobby do you use to avoid your main hobby? I'm teaching myself embroidery so I don't have to work on draft 5 of my book. #writing #crafts

Any other writers or creatives hate that you basically have to be a professional social media manager and digital marketer for anyone to notice or care about your work? I have an English degree, gosh darn it 😭 #writing #author

Sometimes you just have to look at your beta reader's feedback and move on; she said one of the love interests is a "Wattpad boyfriend" 😭 Gutted and devastated

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Having to do hours of reading for grad school really kills my desire to read for leisure. I just want to stare at my phone, not consume so many words!

How soon do y'all DNF a book? I'm only 20 pages in and haven't picked it up in over a week. I can't get into the story but fear I haven't given the author a fair shot. Should I just cut bait and move on? Probably. Will I? Probably not until I agonize over it for another 2 weeks.

Thank you cat YouTube for keeping her busy while I work on my writing ✍️

As a writer, New Adult is such a new and interesting genre to navigate. My FMC isn't in college, and she already has a job. "Georgia" is about mother-daughter drama and establishing healthy boundaries with family members in your 20s. Is there an audience for that?

Here's an excerpt from my short story "Broken Chapels," published in the Fall 2024 issue of Austur. This story is an allegory for failing marriages and is a personal favorite—let me know what you think :)

Just got my 5th query rejection 🎉

Not all books are meant to survive their generation. Times change, social attitudes change; aesthetics change. Editing and re-editing a book to keep it palatable for modern readers is like trying to keep a person alive long after their body has given up. Let books die when their time is over.

Anyone else's TBR out of control? I still have books on mine that I bought pre-pandemic. And yet I keep swiping my library card 🤷‍♀️

I have no idea what to post yet, so here's a picture of my little reading buddy 🐈