lilly barels

writer because art is survival

[Savon Bartley @SavonBartley]

Art should be as essential as a grocery store. People need songs and poems and portraits because survival requires more than keeping the body alive.

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

My hero 🙌🏼

[Sara Ackerman @AckermanBooks]

I just fainted!!

😍 The Lieutenant's Nurse is #1 of @BNBuzz Nook Top 100

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

Go go go before it’s too late!!! 👇🏼💥

[Sara Ackerman @AckermanBooks]

So fun to see THE LIEUTENANT'S NURSE with that orange banner on @amazon ✨ $2.99 TODAY ONLY! https://t.co/z5Bw1CtF2x
#bookbuzz #bookboost #kindle #TBR #histific #bestseller @BookBub

[In2Pub @In2Pub]

Join @lillybarels for her two week online class on query letters, starting April 8!
Register at the link below:
https://t.co/Yf1g7fFkEY

[In2Pub @In2Pub]

Stuck on #writing the query letter? Sign up for our two week course led by @lillybarels to learn the art of the query letter and how to find the right agent: https://t.co/pPbjeCcfx4

[Sara Ackerman @AckermanBooks]

Release day for The Lietenants Nurse today!

Books take years to make it out into the world and we authors pour our soul onto the pages. Feeling all the emotions today☺️😊😬😫😏😎

#BookishTues #newrelease #Tbr #authorlife #histfic

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

Happy book birthday to my trailblazing author bestie @AckermanBooks !! The Lieutenant’s Nurse is poignant, romantic, and incredibly absorbing! I’m so proud of you ♥️

[National Book Foundation @nationalbook]

The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo has won the 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature! #nbawards

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

🤘🏼“Your imagination is a vital organ” says @joshua_mohr at the #kauaiwritersconference

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

@dmichaelwhelanw Welcome back friend ⚡️

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

@justin_chadwick Mine too!! Hadn’t seen this stat yet 🙌🏼

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

@RimmaOjougboh I played around with this once about a year ago and I kind of love it but worry as you said it’s a trend

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

The only thing wilder than this weather is a new #WIP idea whipping around my brain. Well that and my 2 beasts trapped inside #hurricanelane

[New York Times Books @nytimesbooks]

What would high school students read if prominent writers revamped the curriculum? https://t.co/G2pyJ8lpXU

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

What dreams are made of ✨ https://t.co/DOP2kSBlr7

[Francesca Lia Block @francescablock]

Okay, kids, here we go. #weetziebathemovie https://t.co/5KpCLXQL9H

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

@ericsmithrocks #ifeelyourpain

[Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks]

Editing:

Alright, 58,000 words is now 62,000. Just fleshing some stuff out. Feeling good about-

Whoa, 71,000 words? How did that happen? I just got up to-

89,000 words?! What is happening? What-

HELP THE DRAFT HAS GAINED SENTIENCE. IT IS 103,000 WORDS. IT HAS DEMANDS. HELP-

[Sara Ackerman @AckermanBooks]

If you happen to be in #Hawaii... See you at da Shop on Sunday, July 8 at 2 pm! da Shop is a wonderful independent bookstore in the heart of Kaimuki. I will be talking about the inspiration behind my novel ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS and other #bookish things. #authors18

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

@sarahlapolla @RimmaOjougboh YAY! I’m so happy! Welcome to the family! And feel free to email again any time. If you want a critique partner...I’m your girl ❤️

[lilly barels @lillybarels]

@benhinshaw @fairfairisles What a cover!