studios should stop avoiding animation. many fantasy/sci-fi book adaptations would work better as animated series/films. instead of spending millions on something that ends up looking half-baked, they should embrace the limitless possibilities of animation

*whispers* Now go write the book that only you can write

I recently went to a writing conference and attended a class on marketing (bc I hate marketing lol) and the instructor said that you should only be pushing product once every 3 posts

This is a HUGE part of the reason I decided to self-pub!

Names and masks are huge as both symbols and themes in my upcoming book, SQUAREJAW JORDAN

*pulls out soapbox* *deep breath* DEVALUING HUMANITIES EDUCATION FROM COLLEGE LEVEL AND HS HAS BEEN THE ROOT CAUSE OF MANY THINGS PPL NOW COMPLAIN ABOUT AND I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT CALLING THEM “LIBERAL ARTS” IN HOT-TOPIC CONVERSATIONS HAS ONLY INCREASED THE PROBLEM

Finished my second draft of Squarejaw Jordan-- a steampunk Old West masked vigilante adventure!

As a Taurus I am constantly feeding my characters

Nothing like reading your second draft to find a scene you previously hated has drastically improved.

There’s no way a machine could have come up with my current warlock character who just wants everyone to turn into crabs

Okay forget academic degrees. What’s your author degree in? I have a bachelors in YA (NA wasn’t offered in my program) and minor in fantasy, but my favorite electives were the genre mash-ups

Spoil the ending of your book but don't say what it means

What’s your WIP about? Only use emojis! 👩📖🚂🤠🤧🪦🎖️❤️🎭

It is my deepest belief that it’s your duty as an American to just like Go To Stuff. Any stuff. Art fair. Food truck festival. Weird one woman show. Ice cream store. Minor league baseball. Movies. Community is an action! It’s something you have to do! Give it a whirl!

If your WIP followed the villain point of view (or vice versa), what would the new title be? Probably something like “The Weight of the Badge”, since Merrick is a sheriff

One of my beta readers understands the assignment and is sending me play-by-play reactions as she reads

If ye be lookin' for a way to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, train yer spyglass on me sky pirate book! amazon.com/dp/B0CF4LJCP6