Breanne Mackert

I write to explore trauma, abuse, and healing. Through imagined worlds and real-life reflection, I tell the truth in every form it takes.

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

I spent days trying to “fix” a weird chapter of my novel.
Then I realized I’ve spent years doing the exact same thing to myself.
Well, shit.
New on Substack:
https://t.co/CMp0uuJ6dv
#authenticity #editing #weird

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

I wrote 140,000 words and “What’s your book about?” can still reduce me to:
*gestures vaguely at apocalypse, religious trauma & raccoon*
So I finally tried to answer it.
Read my thoughts here:
https://t.co/iON2vswBxX
#authentic #debutnovel #aboutme

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Turns out silence isn’t particularly peaceful when your brain provides its own 24-hour programming. 😂
Some thoughts on motherhood, empty houses, needing space, and learning what I actually wanted.
https://t.co/kGsKaqzm12

#motherhood #authenticity #new

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

I thought writing the novel would be the hard part.
Turns out editing is where I met every fear I hadn't dealt with yet.
Writing update is live 🖤

https://t.co/dMINWk1i43

#writerslife #Authenticity #fear

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

🥰 Two versions of my main characters, Tilly and Bodhi. 🎉 Drawn by my incredibly talented 13-year-old daughter Sara!

Which one is your favorite?? 💞

#conceptart #coverdesign #debutnovel

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

The higher I went...
...the harder I crashed.

This isn't a post about "thinking positive."

It's about what helped after decades of depression, trauma, and trying to outrun both.
If you're in that place, maybe this can help you too. ❤️‍🩹

https://t.co/Tv6sr3a5hE

#HealingJourney

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

@Quill_lux So true. Yes I'm in my first round of edits. It's a dystopian dark fantasy with a slow-burn romance. 😄

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Thought I would share this for any authors looking to move through their first draft at a quicker pace.

I wrote 140,000 words in 8.5 months.

Most helpful tip: Don't Reread. Just keep 'er moving.

#writingtips #writingcommunity #firstdraft

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Woke up today on the right side of the bed. 💪❤️‍🔥

Got enough sleep. Took a bath cuz it sounded awesome. Worked out. Edited two chapters. I think the book is better than I dare realize.

How was your day? What's one good thing that happened to you in the last 24 hours? 🥰

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Current status: cleaning a construction site that has been operating as a luxury pigeon resort so I can earn money to publish the novel I spent years dreaming about.

To the writers who write, and the pigeons who do not listen. 🐦📖

#dedication #WritersLife #emotionaldamage

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Just editing, minding my own business...

Then I get spiritually KO'd by my own damn story.

🤣😭😱👻

#editing #emotionaldamage #writerslife

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

@book_favour Thank you so much!! I am definitely seeing that the more I focus on the next step, the less afraid I feel. 🥰

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Fear has been loud the last few days.
Not because I'm writing.
Because I'm publishing.
Different dragon.
Same strategy.
Show up. Learn. Repeat.
We'll see in one year.
#doitscared #debutnovel #publishing

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Today's post contains:

😴 sleep anxiety
🚶 walking therapy
🔥 trauma recovery
🧸 a stuffed bear
📖 a behind-the-scenes look at Ashes of Obedience
In that order.
Read it here: https://t.co/LVReNFig1B

#anxiety #sleep #nervoussystemhealing

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

I am highly permeable to experience.

The way I translate it is through story.

Finished my first novel.
Went camping.
Came back with edits, revelations, and notes for Book 2.
New post: https://t.co/TLYezg2DD4

#firstdraft #writing #debutnovel

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Ok... 😭 Holy shit, ChatGPT.

Here's the prompt and reference photo:
"Ok create a cartoon image of me that communicates the truth of my life and work."

Been writing the conflict since 2AM. 🫠❤️‍🔥

#WritingCommunity #healing #author

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Stopping by to say...I'm still alive! And my first draft is almost complete!
😁🤯💘 130,000 words and counting.
#writing #debut #milestone

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Transformation
Revelation
Revolution

I change something.
I see something.
I do something.

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

I found out that walking to the park and lying under a tree is both free and legal.

[Breanne Mackert @Breanne_Mackert]

Nothing dramatic. Just a loud day.

Then: snack plates, Horton Hears a Who, and a partner with impeccable timing.

Turns out, ordinary magic still works.

https://t.co/1dcPxuOlpR
#snacks #writingcommunity #authentic