Jo Rens Author

✍🏻 writer | professional coffee consumer | 📚 owner of an insane amount of notebooks
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My purse is so freaking heavy.

Husband: Why are you still dragging books everywhere? This is 2020!

Me:

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I just saw someone call the Hunger Games a classic and I'm not okay.

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@megynkelly Bio. sex and gender are not the same thing.Every major medical and psychological association recognizes this.Misgendering someone isn’t ‘truth; it’s just disrespect. You don’t have to understand,but basic decency isn’t up for debate.Nothing ‘honorable’ about being rude for sport.

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PSA—The best leaders ask, "What if I’m wrong?" The worst leaders fire those who ask.

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Taking a break from outlining to brainstorm blog ideas for my upcoming website. Are we still blogging on author websites?

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I thought I was a writer until I had to write a query, a pitch, and a blurb. Now I'm having an existential crisis.

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@TimeKeepers_SF I have one printout for editing. There are things I don't spot on a screen. It's very odd I suppose.

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@Adrian_Hilton @bindybooo This picture has kept me up at night and I'll never forget it. The first time I saw it, was actually on Reddit and I had just become a mother. It cut me in my soul then and it still does now.

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How is writing the blurb harder than writing the book?

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@stephenRB4 Nobody cares, Stephen. Nobody cares.

Just kidding. I recently purchased a special edition of Dracula and I've been wanting to read it. How are you liking it?

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Writing a novel is like running a marathon, except instead of getting fit, you end up with a caffeine addiction and a stack of crumpled papers.

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@byndmars @AlanaHo16398799 @TizzyEnt I love how your comment was hidden under the disguise of offensive comments, proving your whole point.

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@puyi_1 Always a great one. And eerily relevant today.

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Calling all bookworms! What's the most memorable line from a book that stayed with you long after you finished reading it?

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When you ask your brother to look at your Instagram profile for advice to grow your author platform, and the only feedback you get is: "You have a coffee problem." If anyone else wants to "roast" me it's the same handle as on X. ☕

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@aylesburyfreak I believe I once saw this in some top ten of the best last lines of a novel. It's a great choice! 💙

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Hmmm. This stat has me feeling all sorts of ways and I can only hope that's because of books published in niche genres.

[K.T. Carlisle @KT_Carlisle]

After learning today that 20% of Big 5-published books only ever sell 12 copies and my upcoming YA thriller has sold 303, I've officially decided that I will not be reentering the querying trenches.

Ever.

After I pass my current MS off to my fabulous editor, I will self-publish. Release date TBA. Watch out for my sapphic stalker psychic psycho killer novel coming later this year. 😈🫦👀🔮🔪

[Bookaholic Bex @BexBookaholic]

Are you an author looking to engage with bloggers and reviewers here on #booktwitter? May I offer a few tips on how to encourage us to review your book? A thread. 1/7

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@JoConklin_ This is why I can never answer these questions when I need to. 🤣

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Why is this a personal attack 😭😂