you can tell someone grew up reading because they know many words and they pronounce them all wrong

I’m not sure who needs to hear this, but peppermint tea is amazing for tooth pain

British people are so good at colonization that people speak in a British accent in fantasy worlds that don’t exist.

30 days until Halloween. Who is ready? #trickrtreat #Halloween

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If you’re writing a book, your house is allowed to be as messy as you want

Imagine taking a few Bible verses on human sexuality as literal divine commands from God for all society, but minimizing the +3,000 verses calling for the care of immigrants, the marginalized, the oppressed, and the poor to a personal choice.

this great horned owl was spotted in the wild flying around with a stolen stick horse cr. eric lind on fb

Just met a “retired a long time ago” reading teacher. I asked for her best tip for encouraging kids to read. “Well,” she says, “I had a big, burly guy carry a claw foot bathtub into my classroom and declared it the Reading Tub. After that, kids fought to climb in & read.” 🛁 📚

This is your sign to write that weird, unhinged story you think nobody will want to publish. I promise you will find a home for it. I have a book coming out tomorrow I thought would never see the light of day. There will be many rejections along the way. You only need one “yes.”

CS Lewis said somewhere that it isn’t just that his friend died, it’s that the part of him that only his friend could bring out would never be brought out again.

A career in publishing is like that trial in Squid Game where you jump onto glass tiles and they randomly shatter beneath you, and you can only rely on blind luck, dubious glass experts, and watching, aghast, as unfortunate others plummet to their doom.

This book I’m writing WILL be published. I WILL find an agent that wants to represent it &&who loves it as much as me. More importantly, ALL OF YOU WILL GET AGENTS TOO and YOUR BOOKS WILL BE PUBLISHED!!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE THEM ON THE SHELVES!!!

Being a writer is 80% thinking your story is awful and 20% thinking it's the greatest story ever written.

“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth.”

Dear followers, I do not pay for reviews. Anyone who sends me messages about paying for reviews I am just going to delete. I'll take my reviews the old fashioned way. If I get none so be it. Thanks bye