A. Jane Yost

She/They
Writer, Old English Sheepdog enthusiast and autistic, dyslexic, anxiety riddled, ExMo.

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

Quote from my novel "I didn't go to school for journalism so I could stand in front of a camera and look pretty.”
Note from my editor "Tell that to the anchors of Fox News." #shitmyeditorsays #amwriting #amquerying #amediting #amwritingfantasy

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

@SaraMegibow Do you have any opinions on how an author should handle re-querying an agent when they've fully rewritten a project?

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

I came on here because I had something funny to tweet and realized that I've moved across the country and lost a dog since the last time I was on twitter

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

I'm trying to write a bloody fight scene but it just keeps turning into poetic nihilism.
Oops. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #alwayswriting

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I don't write fanfic anymore but I leave my AO3 up and sometimes I get emails that make me cry. The fic is from 2017 and I should rewrite it as a short story someday; it's one of the best things I ever created. #fanfic #amwriting

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

If you've ever wondered what it really feels like to have a massive sensory meltdown, don't worry, I wrote "sensory overload the magic system" #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #autistic

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

sometimes I write shit like this "To be made of starlight was to be made of one another with every breath. The expanse of cosmos that trailed out of a red sun took my every heartbeat and turned it to molten midnight against heavy curtains," and idk what it means. #amwriting

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Day two of unintentionally participating in #NaNoWriMo by virtue of being utterly possessed by some weird inspiration demon that refuses to go away. Also, yes I do write in comic sans. #dyslexiaproblems

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I haven't participated in #NaNoWriMo in years...but I averaged 1800 words a day for October so I guess november gets to fall in line too for this rewrite to get finished. My poor betas and editor.

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

I have invited chaos to the party and I have no regrets. #amwriting #amrewriting #amwritingfantasy

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

I had two margaritas, and then a jack and coke before going to see Dune last night. I got home, puked my guts out, put dye in my hair and fell asleep. I woke up and had to rinse the blue out. And that's why we don't mix our anxiety meds with alcohol friends.

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

I have a day job. As a groomers assistant. Every morning I have an hour of greeting and bringing clients in before the front desk person gets in and my actual work begins. Every morning, I write between 600-1200 words on a yellow legal pad. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

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One of my best friends got her stomach removed because of hereditary stomach cancer today and she sending me very drugged voice messages about how she hopes I get published. I picked good people. A+ #amwriting

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

When you're beta jokes about "dom Talia" and you just have to laugh and say "it's written that way for a reason, have fun with chapter 23" before running away because this rewrite got way out of hand lmao. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

The designated driver of the plot really just wants to bone his boyfriend but feels obligated to be an adult to this wild pack of feral children trying to save the world.--is a real life text I sent to my best friend. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

[Hanna Alkaf @hannaalkaf]

“We want more diverse stories! But not princesses, or vampires, or retellings, or dystopian novels. But really, tell the story of your heart! As long as it’s not too, y’know, ethnic. Make it relatable. Also don’t hurt our feelings.”

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Making up languages is all well and good until you're having to write a sea shanty in a language that is mostly made of modifiers and has the cadence of a herd of screaming cows. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

This is just me tweeting a picture of my not-crusty, old white dog. Starscream is about to turn 13 and still has all of his teeth and a lot of years left in him

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

Maybe I'm not enough today; but I will be tomorrow.

[A. Jane Yost @AJaneYost]

@NaomisLitPix I very much relate. Something very like "queer fantasy characters that taught me to be myself" is in my query letter. I just rounded the corner of my 60th rejection; and the seeping self doubt that this story doesn't actually mean anything hits far too often these days.