Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites

Probably writing something. Usually at @alienwrites

[Sean Sullivan @spsullivan]

Seems like a good time to dust this thing off.

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

Some personal news, as the kids say: If you didn't already hear, I will be starting my MFA studies @NatUniv next month! I'm honored to have been admitted, and look forward to learning everything I can about storytelling and teaching.

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

I've been wondering the same. I'm fortunate enough to have a remote job, but if this was happening a year ago, the chances of my health being at risk would have been HIGH.

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

@abbygailm08 Not at all - I did that multiple times and ended up with a really strong plot thread woven throughout the entire novel!

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@sarah_madaus That black + gold dress (second tweet, lower right) made me GASP out loud!!!! You're serving some looks this season, my dear

[jason n. peters @JPeters2100]

Its #BellLetsTalkDay which means that Mental Illness gets its 15 minutes of fame for the month

If ur interested in learning about what its like to be mentally ill, my podcast explored that in depth this week & it seems to resonate w/ people #BellLetsTalk

https://t.co/6SQEriENTO

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

I DIED

[Dictionary.com @Dictionarycom]

Y'all know this is literally the opposite of what happens to us, right? #AddAWordRuinABook

[Poynter @Poynter]

Here are Jim Lehrer’s nine rules for journalists https://t.co/HK0Hgj275i

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

SOMEONE PLS GET THIS BABY GIRL HOME!!

[LadySaint @lynanne6]

This little cutie ran into the first car of the @SEPTA_SOCIAL @SEPTA Market Frankford subway at about 56th Street around 7am. She forgot her human. She is sweet and tiny and scared. She has a purple collar. Help her find her home. @MorrisAnimal

[jason n. peters @JPeters2100]

Season 2 Episode 1 of @2100Pod is available everywhere!

My guest is @KounterB & we talk about the Most Played Video Game on Earth! Please check it out & share it with your loved ones!

https://t.co/mIigE3gcKU

[Alexander Pennington @Authoralexp]

Writer slang translations:
-WIP =The trash fire I pour my time into
-Editing =Crying while reading what I wrote
-Writing =Staring at a blank screen until words happen
-The alphabet =My nightmare
-Words =The things I try to use to make writing happen, but it doesn't work right

[Olga Khazan ME, BUT BETTER @olgakhazan]

I'm sorry but I hate the read X many books a year thing. Books are all different lengths and difficulty levels! There are things worth reading other than books! People read at different speeds (and slower reading doesn't mean worse reading.) Just read an amount that feels doable

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

@rilyneischens Thank you - that's super helpful! I appreciate it!

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

Fitness Folx: I'm considering trying out a cycling class, but a) social anxiety (I've been laughed at in workout classes before and am really not in the mood to carry that into 2020) and b) I don't know what my stamina for that kind of workout is like. Any advice? Thoughts?

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

@abbygailm08 Oh that sounds good to me - thank you! And yeah, catch me lurking in the back just in case lol

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@sarah_madaus I picked a local, independently-owned studio for that reason - hoping for an inclusive environment! I booked a class tonight so if I fall in love, I may have to take a class from you next time I find myself in the area :)

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

Although I tweet about writing and other non-journalism/professional-related things here, I have another Twitter designated for all that talk, so if you'd like to follow @AlienWrites, feel free!

[Amanda Lien has moved to @AlienWrites @AmandaJLien]

For me, 2019 consisted of one step forward and about 100 steps back. But I accomplished some things nonetheless, so I'm not calling it a wash. Still excited for the new decade, though.

[Alexander Pennington @Authoralexp]

What are we?
WRITERS!
What are we going to do in 2020?
GET PUBLISHED!
And what do we have to do to get published?
WRITE!
So when are you going to start?
*Silence
You're still on Twitter
*Distant sobbing
Its part of our writing process!
That's what they all say