•Screenwriter/Novelist/Health Journo
•USC-trained Medical GERO
•PEDS RDN •🎾Baller •ΦΚΦ
•Mentioned in The NY Times 😊
•Mentioned, twice in a recent 😷 book🧵
FACTS writers should remember after a bad writing day:
-It's okay to not be perfect
-You are a good writer
-There's nothing wrong with taking a mental health day
-If you love your story, so will others
-Every time you try to write, you get better
-You can succeed, so keep going
"Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily."
―James J. Corbett, Heavyweight Boxing Champion #TheChampionsMind 🏆 #Mastery
I spent *years* dragging myself out of bed at 4 AM to run before working 8-6. Now that I'm an independent writer, if I want to sleep in because I was up working until midnight, or if I want to take a Wednesday off because I got stuff done on Saturday, I will. It's not lazy.
Dear Author,
It’s been said “pain is the straw authors weave into gold.” But you have so many more weavings in you than that. You find the magic in the mundane, the exquisite in the everyday, and the transcendent in the turmoil.
And we can’t wait to see what you weave next.
Happy Thursday, y’all and remember, studies have shown that reading for pleasure, even for just a few minutes a day, can make a significant contribution to our mental health. #bydhttmwfi
Adopted by a second semi-feral 🐈camped in our yard. Our vet phoned the cat’s former “guardian” listed in the microchip database, who replied the cat is, “someone else’s problem now.” 🙄
Feel free to weigh in.
🤬 I’m going to need a minute
#CatsOnTwitter#catlovers#Caturday
I know it's easy to say ignore them, but for every troll who slings insults, there's dozens of kids you've reached and helped. I don't know much, Jo, but I know you've saved kids' lives. You've made kids feel seen and loved and worthwhile. Don't ever quit. Don't ever be silent.
Anyone who truly wants to protect kids knows that taking books away from them, books that show them they aren't alone, books that show them a way through, that survival is possible, is not the way. Knowledge is power. And they do not want your child to have it. We know why.