LR Olson

Queer YA author. Editor & Ghost Writer. DnD player. Pagan. Autodidact. Coffee Drinker. Snarky 20-something. Student. Paladin of the Oxford Comma. She/They.

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@PauleneTurner Bad writing is ineffective writing. You can break all the rules and still have it be “good” if the conversation you’re having with your reader is creating the intended effect (that the reader expects and is on board with). Bad writing falls short of its intent.

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@itsginnydi “Tundy, I think two dead bodies is too many to be seen dragging through the school in as many days.”

OR

“I cannot threaten your life. But I can promise you that you’ll never pay off your student loan debt.”

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@MBlackrane

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@chamomeriam

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Nothing like a life-threatening health emergency to shake up a family function, right? Extra bonus points if it was entirely avoidable, but your family members decided to downplay your health issues!

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@king_reinhardt Gotta go with this one—it’s adequately mind-bending:

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#hottake: If you choose to bring up politics, I will have an articulate, civil conversation with you, and I will not hide my opinions or why I have them.

If you get uncomfortable with this, chances are you need to do more research on this topic before saying anything to anyone.

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Spent today dealing with a car break-in, coordinating insurance and police and tow trucks and rental cars.

I just have to keep telling myself there’s nowhere to go but up.

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This rainy season feels like a last hurrah of spring before summer bakes us alive, and I for one am living for every second of it 🤍🤍🤍

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For my lovely, well-intentioned friends who remark that I seem to “have my life together” and expect that I’m going to be able to do more than the next person—

I beg of you, stop taking hammers to my house of cards. Fortifications are in progress, but don’t stress the structure.

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@NicoleCLindsay I write because it says the name is on my way back from north.

That’s ominous 😂 and deeply confusing.

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I just finished this book and HOLY MOTHER OF—

That was absolutely perfect. The twist was perfect, and the resolution felt like a gut punch. I’m going to be thinking about this for a long time to come.

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A little more than halfway through A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee, and I’m so hooked! Ellis feels like a reflection of my soul, and I’m a sucker for a #wlw #lgbtq #darkacademia read. I’m so excited to see what happens next! #amreading

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@LFrostWrites Oroville Dam collapse in my high school years. The Camp Fire wildfire in 2018. I’ve evacuated from my home at least three times a year ever since.

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@sarcasmlemons Lol! Google docs has some great features that get you pretty close to scrivener’s level of detail. I’ve used both, but Google Docs is preferred—it’s the portability for me. If I want to plug away at a paragraph while in a waiting room, docs lets me do that. :)

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@jfitzgeraldMD That’s because it’s a lot easier to convince a generation that they don’t have to be handmaidens than it is to convince a generation that they don’t get to have handmaidens anymore.

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Today’s a survive-on-coffee-until-you-can-nap kind of day.

😴☕️🥱

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When bad days came when I was a child, I reminded myself that the days could be worse, and the fear of that drove me forward.

Now, when bad days come, I remind myself that there are good people, and I let their hope and love and support drive me into brighter futures.

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Coworker: How are you doing?

Me: I’m doing well! How about you?

Coworker: Good, but how are you REALLY doing?

Me: … I’m okay. Why do you ask?

Coworker: I’m not trying to be rude.

Me: :… I’m fine, please don’t make me feel guilty about your feelings about my feelings.

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@chamomeriam She’d definitely go viral for some kind of offhanded remark she didn’t intend to be funny, but who everyone thought was a joke. She’d be very distraught at the attention, though.