Something no one talks about when advising writers to work on the next thing while querying is the fact that querying is already extremely time-consuming, especially recently. 🧵

Today's the day I sort out my submissions, and that sadly includes some rejections, which is my least favourite job, and something I put off longer than is polite. So, to put it off some more, I thought I’d tweet about why a publisher might pass on your book, even if they love it

One more story for 2022... blog.reedsy.com/short-story/3w… If you wanna read the whole thing, click the link! 🔗 Here's a sneaker: "Gran Marion would have made a perfect healing mage because she cried all the time. And yet, when Grand-Da died, she didn’t cry at all." #WritingCommunity

Normalize not giving an answer right away. “Let me think about that” is a saving grace for people pleasers.

don't kill your darlings—put them in a document and frankenstein them into later projects where they fit better. relocate your darlings. let your darlings take a little nap for now :)

Sara Schonfeld Now I have a #mswl about a girl with a dream who moves to the big city to live her dream of murder, but finds her company is shady.

Childhood trauma survivors go through life with a subconscious mind always looking to confirm they're not good enough. This is why to heal, it's important to stop looking for evidence of not belonging and start affirming you belong in every room you enter.

Raising women to be people pleasers makes them more susceptible to abuse, manipulation, and coercion. We need to support women in setting boundaries, saying no, and releasing the idea that a “selfless” woman puts everyone else’s needs before her own.

If you're a librarian, author, bookseller, or publishing professional, and several distant relatives and/or acquaintances have messaged you with a picture of a Christmas tree made of books, you may be entitled to compensation.

Would love an MG or YA book whose theme/lesson is "sometimes your family sucks and you don't have to put them first actually." #mswl I get a lot of "family is the most important thing" books which is sweet and all but... does not match my experience or that of many of my friends

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Fellow artists- I reaaaaaaally just recommend getting your own portfolio website. It's 10/10 times the best option to display your artwork & contact options and you can do things like set up mailing lists which is an infinitely reliable contact method.

Well this about covers every occasion an agent has.

Everyone romanticizes having a large personal library, but one day, you'll move houses. One day, you'll be tasked with hauling those books up and down flights of stairs. And on that day, the romance ends.

no, YOU opened your MS with the intention of cutting and ended up ADDING words 😭 why am I like this?????

Lookie, lookie, Senator! shows.acast.com/the-tea-granni…

I've been thinking about soft magic systems a lot these days. This conversation has expanded my thoughts in such a lovely way! 🙏 #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #WorldBuilding

I learned so much from this chat with Eileen and Crystal. Gonna go paint up my cardboard settings now... 📦