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Tournament’s Newsletter: Prologue & Chapter One https://t.co/CvoUVwd67p

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if you’re a writer, go listen to Westside Gunn… and listen to the album from start to finish

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Sure, the project has legs... But can it run?

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Why is the majority of poetry so sad

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Epictetus said every situation has two handles. We can grab onto resentment—or gratitude.

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Listen to "The Debate on Book Banning" Episode 17 of the Books and Writing Podcast:

https://t.co/Z9xAt1oLbr

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@Avidbookjunkie There are some people who may not be been considered traditionally intelligent that have written great books.

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@starkterror88 Good point 😂 They’re never going to write something good if they’re not seriously passionate about their idea

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If Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut gets banned in Florida public schools, this state’s school system is officially backward

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Reading one poem in the morning can affect the rest of your day

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The reader is constantly drowning in an ocean of information—toss them a rope

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A legendary poem from one of my favorite writers to date: https://t.co/jIDZXBcUA2

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One of the great joys of life is rediscovering music

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Author Feature: Austin Valenzuela. #writerslift #readeveryday #scifi #fantasy #gothic #romance #author #WritingCommunity #booktwt #booklovers @AustinValenzu14 https://t.co/tGZP8yjjxd

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I’m a metaphor machine

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@Ian_SMC I can relate…

I hope this feeling leaves you soon enough and you can escape to some fantasy world.

[Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @Ian_SMC]

A hero's reaction to pain is, "I don't want anyone else to feel this."

A villain's reaction to pain is, "Everyone is going to learn what this is like."

An antihero's reaction to pain is, "Fuck everybody. Leave me alone."

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Love the mundane

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@Ian_SMC Same same. I like a good iced coffee with sugar free vanilla if we’re going to Lord Starbucks

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I’m 95% of the way through the second draft of my fantasy romance, Tournament of Hearts.

Common advice says I should take a break, but I don’t feel ready yet. What do you think?