Anna Lindsey
@annalindsey.bsky.social
Writer. Currently querying contemporary YA. Bibliophile. Fueled by wine and chocolate chip cookies. Dolly Parton stan account. #PR/comms by day. Hamline MFAC alum and Penn State instructor. she/her/hers https://www.annalindsey.com/
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I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
Have you ever been at a writing conference and witnessed a moment you KNOW the agents and authors will be discussing for years to come? 😳😳😳
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Have you ever been at a writing conference and witnessed a moment you KNOW the agents and authors will be discussing for years to come? 😳😳😳
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A new documentary, @bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social—available to stream April 10—shines a spotlight on three young freedom to read advocates, and how, together and individually, they are standing up to make a difference. www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/b...
'Banned Together' Documentary Celebrating Student Advocacy To Stream April 10
A new documentary, Banned Together—available to stream April 10—shines a spotlight on three young freedom to read advocates, and how, together and individually, they are standing up to make a differen...
www.libraryjournal.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A new documentary, @bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social—available to stream April 10—shines a spotlight on three young freedom to read advocates, and how, together and individually, they are standing up to make a difference. www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/b...
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Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report:
www.ala.org/news/state-a...
www.ala.org/news/state-a...
April 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report:
www.ala.org/news/state-a...
www.ala.org/news/state-a...
Hamilton makes me weepy on a good day. But I fear that seeing it this weekend is going to actually break me, given *gestures wildly* all of this.
a man in a suit is standing next to a chair with the words my gaahd on the bottom right
ALT: a man in a suit is standing next to a chair with the words my gaahd on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hamilton makes me weepy on a good day. But I fear that seeing it this weekend is going to actually break me, given *gestures wildly* all of this.
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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Resiliency! As a writer, this is what you need most. Because the rejections keep coming, and you just have to weather the storm.
March 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Resiliency! As a writer, this is what you need most. Because the rejections keep coming, and you just have to weather the storm.
Talking on speaker phone in public should be illegal.
March 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Talking on speaker phone in public should be illegal.
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Peaceful protests, of course, are not “illegal.” A government ban on peaceful protests would violate the First Amendment. The goal here seems to be intimidation and fear to chill free speech.
March 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Peaceful protests, of course, are not “illegal.” A government ban on peaceful protests would violate the First Amendment. The goal here seems to be intimidation and fear to chill free speech.
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
Love you, Vermont.
Biting Vermont diss
March 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Love you, Vermont.
Y'all got me mad and calling the Texas State Senate Education Committee before 9 a.m. on a Thursday. Book banning is for losers. Please focus on teaching kids to read and write. Our education ranking is WAY TOO LOW for this nonsense.
February 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Y'all got me mad and calling the Texas State Senate Education Committee before 9 a.m. on a Thursday. Book banning is for losers. Please focus on teaching kids to read and write. Our education ranking is WAY TOO LOW for this nonsense.
Texans, this bill is garbage. Make your voices heard!
‼️ SB13 will be discussed and considered during Thursday’s Senate K-16 Education Committee. More details to come- but for now- save the date and consider making a trip to Austin to share your thoughts about this bill with our legislators in person.
February 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Texans, this bill is garbage. Make your voices heard!
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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
What scares me is people not connecting the dots, even beyond jobs. Not funding research halts progress. You might not feel it now, but you will when your loved one dies from a preventable or curable disease. The ripple effects are terrifying and long-reaching.
Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"
February 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What scares me is people not connecting the dots, even beyond jobs. Not funding research halts progress. You might not feel it now, but you will when your loved one dies from a preventable or curable disease. The ripple effects are terrifying and long-reaching.
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I believe if you see "age appropriate" and "warning label" used approvingly in an announcement of a new YA imprint, you're right to be concerned that someone's wishes are being fulfilled and someone's interests are being betrayed, intentionally or otherwise.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Entangled Adds Mayhem and Mischief to Its Lineup
Entangled Publishing will soon expand its YA offerings with two new imprints, Mayhem Books and Mischief Books. The former, scheduled to debut this fall, will publish fiction for teens ages 16 and up; ...
www.publishersweekly.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I believe if you see "age appropriate" and "warning label" used approvingly in an announcement of a new YA imprint, you're right to be concerned that someone's wishes are being fulfilled and someone's interests are being betrayed, intentionally or otherwise.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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if i text you this just know you’re cooked
February 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
if i text you this just know you’re cooked
Even my sweet kiddo wants to get the heck off this planet. She's Googling how to get to Mars. 😅
February 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Even my sweet kiddo wants to get the heck off this planet. She's Googling how to get to Mars. 😅
Just over here waiting for the "he can't do that, it's illegal" crowd to chime in now...
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just over here waiting for the "he can't do that, it's illegal" crowd to chime in now...
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
January 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Me: What do you think about me learning to install wallpaper?
Husband: In the last week, you have taken up crocheting, started Severance, and now you want to wallpaper the house. I think you need to query your book.
🙃🙃🙃
Husband: In the last week, you have taken up crocheting, started Severance, and now you want to wallpaper the house. I think you need to query your book.
🙃🙃🙃
January 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Me: What do you think about me learning to install wallpaper?
Husband: In the last week, you have taken up crocheting, started Severance, and now you want to wallpaper the house. I think you need to query your book.
🙃🙃🙃
Husband: In the last week, you have taken up crocheting, started Severance, and now you want to wallpaper the house. I think you need to query your book.
🙃🙃🙃
It's 8, I fear.
January 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's 8, I fear.
My kids are finally(!) back in school, and now I'm frantically working before the inevitable weather delay coming tomorrow and/or Friday. 🙃
January 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My kids are finally(!) back in school, and now I'm frantically working before the inevitable weather delay coming tomorrow and/or Friday. 🙃