#5amwritersclub HAPPY 88 BIRTHDAY TO A MOST BEAUTIFUL MOM She survived 2 children dying a stroke from that trauma relearns to write Mama-you are a rock! You will be badazz @ 100 STILL criticizing my hair & me not wearing a bra Go get it! Love you so much your daughter Kathy

#5amwritersclub tunneling rubric of odd questions never asked before, so never answered,not even in still life. an emptying, they told me. deep knowing of divine unknowing. is there another word for paradox last night I dreamt i wrote a song #FridayThoughts #FridayFeeling

#5amwritersclub I collect vintage typewriters. @ my 1st art colony residency,1800 Smith Corona on my desk. Love jones for electric, manual,"70]s laptop-etc. I will buy a new vintage (oxymoron?) typewriter w/my next book #author #Writer

#5amwritersclub Teen me Angela Davis, my muse, cut my hair like hers, marched in E Palo Alto protest parades, writing mom's college essays in her political science class & reading books on her syllabus ie: Soledad Bros, Native Son POWER TO THE PEOPLE #FridayVibes #Revolution

#5amwritersclub #humanity #WritingCommunity #writing #writersoftwitter #Writer #writerslife Blue Mountain Residency Installation Open Studio

Back in the day, oh, I was a ginger girl with yellow bows in my short curly brown red-haired head But underneath all that yellow taffeta and stiff starched lace was a writer taking her time #5amwritersclub Fill in the blank--- Back in the day I was------ #WritingPrompts

Are you celebrating #MardiGras? In #MardiGrasAlmostDidntComeThisYear, a gorgeous picture book by Kathy Z. Price, illus by Carl Joe Williams, a family finds hope & healing in a Mardi Gras celebration after Hurricane Katrina changed their world. t

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After hugging, Joey put his hands on her hips Kelsey took his hands OFF of her hips! No more mixed messages for her. He's looking at her, but her eyes are on the door and the future Women, please note: THAT is called --Taking your power back #TheBachelorABC #TheBachelor

So whether or not your book is "good enough" might not have anything to do with your talent or concept or work ethic. It might just be that you haven't put in enough hours yet. The good news is you can fix that. Put in your hours! Read, write, edit, teach, share, etc. 4/?

Writing one book is hard, but you can't just write one and be great. Being great takes multiple manuscripts. It means reading craft books. It means going to writer conferences and connecting with writing communities. Listen to podcasts. World-build. Outline. It all helps! 8/9

#5amwritersclub #5amclub #phoenixrising #writersoftwitter #writers #writerslife #writerslift #amwriting What brought you to the ashes? What brought you to ascension Crows blacken trees, last night I could not sleep accusing papers, chaos,floor of my office quick sand everywhere

My delusion is that Jinki is founding an agency & Taemin is joining it please let me live here in delululand for a few days, it’s breezy and the water is warm and there are kittens and bunnies and sunshine and at night somebody plays the kazoo

After watching all the episodes, am I the only one--who skipped the finale? Because I discovered the real twist? The real twist was----- I. just. didn't. care. 😜 #TheBachelor

#5amwritersclub #5amclub What to tell the Self w/a lovely rejection? Just say: you won! You won attention, respect of your writing & a personal invitation to submit more & GET PAID. You won! Keep the faith, girlie! Um,that's what I'd say ;) #amwinning #writing #WritingLife

ECLIPSE Took this photo,stared into sk y, separated from clouds like yolk from whites, after 1-jack prayers, fingering rosary beads made of laughter & luck, peak sensation, cream rises like beat to the bop & Ididnotgo insaneIdidnotgoinsaneIdid #5amwritersclub Can U say the same?

3 major rejections in one afternoon! I'm blaming last night's Scorpio full moon. This is on the eve of my Poetry residency & 2 days before my reading & book signing at this uber cool indie book store #5amwritersclub what's your excuse? #amwriting #writer #poetrycommunity #poet

A BIG Thank you to-Reading is Fundamental- for including my beautiful book on your list. Me and my book are thrilled! "This book is part of the Read for Success collection" #5amwritersclub what is one fundamental in writing for success? #writerLift #writinglife #Write2Earn

I want to make it clear to everyone participating in #PBPitch on 6/20: this is a pitch event for UNREPPED PB CREATORS. If you have an agent, make note of the editors & give that info to your rep. Debra Shumaker