by age 30 you should have more bookshelves than friends, have at one point attempted to cure your depression through buying books, and utter the words "im going to read that soon" at least twice per day.
My favorite thing is when I stay up too late and my dog passive aggressively puts herself to bed without me, like “YOU do what you want but SOME us have work in the morning.”
I love writing, but it constantly hurts me, y’all. I love seeing everyone’s resilience, but I don’t know if I have it in me. I work full-time and am also going to school. I just want my work to find a home.
As they say, “keep on dreaming, even if it breaks your heart.” 💔
Has anyone ever had the feeling that a manuscript is cursed? I’ve signed contracts for one of my manuscripts at 3 indie presses now, and it still hasn’t been published. Two of the indies folded.
I’m feeling so disappointed to be back in the querying trenches.
Is it me? Is it indies? Is it a combination?
I’m at the point where the only thing left to do feels like shelving the cursed unpublished book and starting fresh. Trying again. Starting from scratch.
to parents of trans kids across the country, if i can recommend one thing to work on today (besides hugging your babies harder than ever) it's to start building a "safe folder"
I took a social media break, but now it’s somehow 2022 🤯 and I’m trying to be on my phone less and get back to reading. So here’s a thread of books I’ve read in 2022.
#amreading#currentlyreading#2022reads
I always try to keep a nonfiction in the mix, and I’ve been slowly working through this monster for the last year. One day (soon) I’ll talk about my new love of nonfiction, but for now:
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Persephone: i like your suit
Hades: thanks! it was 50% off
Persephone: i’d like it 100% off
Hades: the store can’t just give out free stuff
Persephone: that’s not what i–
Hades: that’s a terrible way to run a business, Persephone