E.M. Killaley (she/her)

Writer | Editor @PalmSized | Co-leader of Drafts on Draft

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Me, a writer, when I submit my work somewhere.

Also me, an editor, when I send someone's finished book to them.

❤

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Editor

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Editor-author relationships are wild. Like, some authors are professional and kind but still intimidating, so it's best behavior. And some you can send that screaming gif of Jonah Hill when you're excited for them.

[Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @GurdeepPandher]

Nature is powerful. We all came from nature and one day, we will return to nature. Connecting with nature is connecting with our source of life. Nature uplifts spirits and grounds anxieties. From nature around my cabin in the wilderness, I’m forwarding joy, hope and positivity.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

I put all the social media apps on my phone into one folder. Y’know, because I definitely have enough self control to not open a folder.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Me when @TASHSULTANAA picks up the sax

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

One of my favorite books. If you haven’t read it, go get it!

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Birthday treat for myself from one of my favorites, @tlkateart ❤️

Bring it the fuck on 2022.

My birthday wish: Do something nice for yourself this weekend. Please #TreatYourself

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

"If you’re waiting for your writing project to emerge pristine and fully formed like Athena gamboling down from Zeus’ glorious forehead, you’re going to be waiting for a long time."
https://t.co/sFVxlx73SC #WritingCommunity

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

What's the best book you've read/listened to this year? Can be fiction or nonfiction. Extra points for great audiobook narrators.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Sometimes I just want to be small, curled in a sleeping bag, listening to the crickets outside the tent

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Seeing pictures of our authors with their books makes me so irrepressibly happy 😊

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Someone give me a launch event for the week after! July 11-17, what’s happening #writerscommunity?

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Am I going for a streak? A book launch for work last week, one this week, and I just got my ticket for #Impacted by @benji_carr.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

It never fails -- whether I'm tired or feeling sluggish, if I need more pep while editing image metadata or fixing code... I pop on the #IntoTheSpiderverse soundtrack and all is right with the world.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

@ThatKevinSmith @SVCantina @marcbernardin I’m right there with you. My work is talking about doing a fitness challenge together to donate to charity, so I’m hoping that helps motivate me 🙃

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Past you: Take a break, eat something! You're so thin! ::pinches your cheeks::

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

#LifeHack: Order yourself lunch before you start work. Then when it shows up right when you get hungry, it'll be like past you sent current you a present 🎁

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Apparently this is the year my Facebook feed becomes more friends posting about their partners than dads.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

But I get to decide what happens next. I get to define my own writing path, and I know a lot more than I did on that stage 8 years ago. So I guess that makes me an old(ish), tired, hopeful writer.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

Facebook was kind enough to remind me today of how long it’s been since I was a young, confident, optimistic writer.

[E.M. Killaley (she/her) @EMKillaley]

The fact that I ask myself these questions means I do care though. And maybe I’ve been less committed to it in the last few years, and I feel disappointed in myself, and like I’ve disappointed that writing teacher at uni who really believed in me.