Every time I asked a more advanced writer how to write a novel, they would say some version of, "You just have to do it to learn how to do it." But I wanted a solution, something that would take me from "I can't do it" to "oh I'm doing it." visyap.mymagic.page/do-i-know-en...

Do I know enough? (Or, how to stop stalling and start drafting)

Touch the project as regularly as you can, and accept that it'll feel, often, simply like work.

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I have a new story out on Reactor today, my first since my collection came out in 2021. It's about a teenage poet, friend breakups, and wrestling with inherited faith. There are spaceships that are massive libraries. It would make me very happy if you read and shared it! 😊

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A young translator is forced to confront whether or not she has become an unwitting collaborator with the people who have invaded her home when she translates important religious texts...perhaps too well. "Into Your Sun-Blessed Life" by @visyap.bsky.social is out now!

A translator is forced to confront whether or not she has become an unwitting collaborator with the people who have invaded her home when she translates important religious texts...perhaps too well. Next week. "Into Your Sun-Blessed Life" by @visyap.bsky.social!

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Why Locus Matters More Than Ever  - Reactor

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March Newsletter: on deciding which novel project to focus on. All things being equal, you should choose the story that you think will be easiest to write. It's going to be hard regardless, so why not pick something that you think will be quicker? visyap.mymagic.page/deciding-on-...

Deciding on what project to pursue (or, overcoming shiny new object syndrome)

How I actually chose which story to focus on

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Feb newsletter is up! "I wouldn't wish the desire to write a novel on my worst enemy, but also, if you feel you have to, there is likely nothing I can say to convince you otherwise. It's too difficult a project to pursue unless you really, really want it." visyap.mymagic.page/how-i-wrote-...

How I wrote a novel: intro and master post

On always trying to write longer, the five years it took to write this book, and what I'll be sharing about that process

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Jan newsletter post up! "I have diary entries detailing how, in the inevitable insanity leading up to publication, I was fairly certain no one would buy my book (except for, like, the 100-150 people would purchase it because they like me as a person)." visyap.mymagic.page/the-math-if-...

the math if we're mathing

How much money did I make from my short story collection?

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My newsletter is alive again, on Ghost.io! First post now live—in which I summarize what I've been up to, and why I'm writing the newsletter again. You can read it at the link below, and sign up if you'd like to receive new ones going forward. 😄 visyap.mymagic.page/its-been-a-m...

it's been a minute

👋 howdy! Welcome to the revived edition of hot yuzu tea, now hosted on Ghost.io. 😊 I'm a little awkward because it's been so long since I sent out a newsletter, but I figured now would be a good tim...

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writing is just whispering 'don't lose your nerve' to yourself over and over and over again