I'm all in on crit partnerships this summer - but recently learned how counterproductive sharing early, messy work can be. staceygordonauthor.com/post/know-when… #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

It's my summer of #WritingCommunity! I'm writing in person with local authors, meeting on Zoom with my novel crit group, and trading drafts with individual authors. Writing can be a lonely business - having a regular crew to spend time and share work with makes it more fun.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last seven years of trying to get trad pubbed, it’s this… Open your heart while writing, close it while querying. (This goes for being on sub too.) Easier said than done, though. 🫠

Just found this amazing resource for writing Characters of Color with respect and accuracy - sharing it with my fellow #fictionwriters! #writingcommunity #amwriting writingwithcolor.com

New blog post: how I finally took the plunge and dove headfirst into the world of writing fiction after years of playing it safe. bit.ly/3Wmyijs #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Proud to share that I've signed with BookSparks as my publicist for the launch of my debut novel The Pearl Farmers, coming November 2026.

A new chapter for National Novel Writing Month has begun—and writers are committing to new goals all month long! bit.ly/3JhgX8Z #writingcommunity #amwriting #nanowrimo

9 ways I shifted from thinking of writing as a hobby to treating it as a practice#writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting . bit.ly/3WPlUZy #writingcommunity

How authors can use the "Trust Triangle" of logic, authenticity, and empathy to earn readers' trust. substack.com/home/post/p-17… #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting

I'm thrilled to announce that an excerpt from The Pearl Farmers, my debut novel, has won Best Adult Fiction in the 2025 San Francisco Writers Conference Writing Contest! More details here: sfwriters.org/contests-and-s…

Confession time: I'm a flawed and lazy writer. But, I know how to clean up the mess before anyone notices. #amwriting #writingcommunity awriteranew.substack.com/p/draft-3-the-…

It's succulent and surprising, and it's what humans crave — but if you do it wrong, things get weird fast. I'm talking about the turducken ... and also layered storytelling. bit.ly/48ypJJe or link in bio #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting

Terrible neck pain has become an unforeseen side effect of my daily writing practice. I put together a list of what's been helping -- and I've tried and put aside. bit.ly/47YwNPk #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting

I may choose pacifism and peace in my personal life, but I can't let my protagonists sit back and observe life. bit.ly/3MgDVOs

The Author's Guild helped me personally this year with a contract review and some copyright advice, but the organization's been waging battles on much bigger fronts on behalf of all authors this year. @authorsguild

I'm thrilled to announce that my flash fiction story "The View from Above" has been accepted for publication by Fiction Attic Press! fictionattic.substack.com

I wrote the ending of novel #3 last week, and it was HARD. The closer I thought I was to the end, the further away it seemed to get. So, I wrote a blog post about why endings are so damn difficult. #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting bit.ly/3Nif9hj

How connecting meaningfully in 2025 changed everything—and why I’m going all in this year. bit.ly/4pjG3CT #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting

I got paid for my fiction writing today for the very first time in my life. I made $20! And I am insanely proud of this milestone. 😎 You gotta start somewhere!

Read my latest Substack on naming things in writing -- and how not to make your readers' heads explode. bit.ly/3YDIrJY #writingcommunity #amwriting #fictionwriting