Arushi Karthik
@arushikarthik.bsky.social
online writer, dog lover, absolute word nerd. I'm a real person, but this is a fake pen name. #writingcommunity #booksky #royalroad
https://arushi.carrd.co
https://arushi.carrd.co
I just epilated and dear god, it’s like we keep inventing new ways to torture ourselves. That being said, not a bad option, epilation.
July 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I just epilated and dear god, it’s like we keep inventing new ways to torture ourselves. That being said, not a bad option, epilation.
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Two days in LA, and how is this city less vegan-friendly than Atlanta?
May 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Two days in LA, and how is this city less vegan-friendly than Atlanta?
Made a mood board for the short story I'm writing currently.
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Made a mood board for the short story I'm writing currently.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no.111: There are two kinds of writer; the one who throws their whole energy and personality into BEING a writer, and the one who puts energy into WRITING. Both are a kind of performance. Only one produces results.
March 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no.111: There are two kinds of writer; the one who throws their whole energy and personality into BEING a writer, and the one who puts energy into WRITING. Both are a kind of performance. Only one produces results.
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Most people don't understand the allure of a night black existence of wampyric darkness in the haunted peaks of the frostbitten Carpathians and all that shit, and that's what's wrong with the world today
January 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Most people don't understand the allure of a night black existence of wampyric darkness in the haunted peaks of the frostbitten Carpathians and all that shit, and that's what's wrong with the world today
I think she’s having an existential crisis.
January 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I think she’s having an existential crisis.
Just finished Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp. Such a sweet little romance drama book. Loved the descriptions of Mexican food, too. 4/5, for me.
January 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just finished Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp. Such a sweet little romance drama book. Loved the descriptions of Mexican food, too. 4/5, for me.
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"smart dishwasher" why the fuck would I want a smart dishwasher I like my appliances stupid and meek thank you very much
January 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"smart dishwasher" why the fuck would I want a smart dishwasher I like my appliances stupid and meek thank you very much
At this point watching #WhenThePhoneRings is like watching a slow motion car crash, where the two cars are soap operas and Wattpad. I'm still gonna watch the finale, though.
January 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
At this point watching #WhenThePhoneRings is like watching a slow motion car crash, where the two cars are soap operas and Wattpad. I'm still gonna watch the finale, though.
#currentread
Somewhere Between bitter and Sweet by Leakan Zea Kemp. I like it so far. Some of the family dynamics are familiar, and I like reading about the food.
Somewhere Between bitter and Sweet by Leakan Zea Kemp. I like it so far. Some of the family dynamics are familiar, and I like reading about the food.
January 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
#currentread
Somewhere Between bitter and Sweet by Leakan Zea Kemp. I like it so far. Some of the family dynamics are familiar, and I like reading about the food.
Somewhere Between bitter and Sweet by Leakan Zea Kemp. I like it so far. Some of the family dynamics are familiar, and I like reading about the food.
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December 28, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Does anyone else get second-hand anxiety/embarrassment from fiction? If someone gets embarrassed on TV, I skip past it or avoid it. If it's a book, I put the book down for a bit. There's an upcoming confrontation scene I think in #WhenthePhoneRings, this #kdrama I'm watching, and ugh.. it's hard.
December 21, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Does anyone else get second-hand anxiety/embarrassment from fiction? If someone gets embarrassed on TV, I skip past it or avoid it. If it's a book, I put the book down for a bit. There's an upcoming confrontation scene I think in #WhenthePhoneRings, this #kdrama I'm watching, and ugh.. it's hard.
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Libraries are so cute. Please get the Libby and Hoopla app on your phone and the Kanopy app for your TV. It makes the libraries so happy and you can access books, movies, magazines, audiobooks, tv shows, and joy. YOU GET FREE JOY
December 18, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Libraries are so cute. Please get the Libby and Hoopla app on your phone and the Kanopy app for your TV. It makes the libraries so happy and you can access books, movies, magazines, audiobooks, tv shows, and joy. YOU GET FREE JOY
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Any self-help book you didn’t write is not a self-help book.
December 14, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Any self-help book you didn’t write is not a self-help book.
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Quote from Minju party leader Park Chan-dae’s speech today, which referenced Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win:
“She asked, “Can the past help the present? Can the dead save the living?”
Experiencing the insurrection, I want to say “yes.” Because Gwangju 1980 protected us in December 2024.”
“She asked, “Can the past help the present? Can the dead save the living?”
Experiencing the insurrection, I want to say “yes.” Because Gwangju 1980 protected us in December 2024.”
December 14, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Quote from Minju party leader Park Chan-dae’s speech today, which referenced Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win:
“She asked, “Can the past help the present? Can the dead save the living?”
Experiencing the insurrection, I want to say “yes.” Because Gwangju 1980 protected us in December 2024.”
“She asked, “Can the past help the present? Can the dead save the living?”
Experiencing the insurrection, I want to say “yes.” Because Gwangju 1980 protected us in December 2024.”
me: trying to write a regency romance, and having dangerous animals in the woods
england: bears - extinct, wolves - we hunted those to extinction in the 18th century, no tigers, no lions. we got ticks, though, and whatever tf adders are
#writingcommunity #writing #regencyromance #writersky
england: bears - extinct, wolves - we hunted those to extinction in the 18th century, no tigers, no lions. we got ticks, though, and whatever tf adders are
#writingcommunity #writing #regencyromance #writersky
December 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
me: trying to write a regency romance, and having dangerous animals in the woods
england: bears - extinct, wolves - we hunted those to extinction in the 18th century, no tigers, no lions. we got ticks, though, and whatever tf adders are
#writingcommunity #writing #regencyromance #writersky
england: bears - extinct, wolves - we hunted those to extinction in the 18th century, no tigers, no lions. we got ticks, though, and whatever tf adders are
#writingcommunity #writing #regencyromance #writersky
I knew they were dumb when they got rid of inkpop and autonomy. They don’t have to keep demonstrating it. No one wants this garbage idea.
Says the CEO of HarperCollins on AI:
"One idea is a “talking book,” where a book sits atop a large language model, allowing readers to converse with an AI facsimile of its author."
Please, just make it stop, somebody.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"One idea is a “talking book,” where a book sits atop a large language model, allowing readers to converse with an AI facsimile of its author."
Please, just make it stop, somebody.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray on Hot Print Book Sales and the Use of AI
Deluxe editions of popular titles are driving sales of print books this holiday season, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said at a media conference this week. The company is also looking at various AI-d...
www.publishersweekly.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:46 AM
I knew they were dumb when they got rid of inkpop and autonomy. They don’t have to keep demonstrating it. No one wants this garbage idea.
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid.
December 12, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid.
Two of my favorite things: libraries and my dogs.
The dream is to someday have a home library, so I don't have to compromise.
#writingcommunity #library #booksky
(picture from pinterest)
The dream is to someday have a home library, so I don't have to compromise.
#writingcommunity #library #booksky
(picture from pinterest)
December 12, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Two of my favorite things: libraries and my dogs.
The dream is to someday have a home library, so I don't have to compromise.
#writingcommunity #library #booksky
(picture from pinterest)
The dream is to someday have a home library, so I don't have to compromise.
#writingcommunity #library #booksky
(picture from pinterest)
Please share your story's exact, specific genre. To start off, my current WIP, I'd describe as a political romantasy. What's yours?
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
December 11, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Please share your story's exact, specific genre. To start off, my current WIP, I'd describe as a political romantasy. What's yours?
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
#writingcommunity #writingsky #booksky
Just came across a bot account, impersonating another writer. I'm not the most tech smart, so didn't catch on immediately. Heads up, everyone. Bots suck and they're here too.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writingsky #writing #psa
#writingcommunity #booksky #writingsky #writing #psa
December 10, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Just came across a bot account, impersonating another writer. I'm not the most tech smart, so didn't catch on immediately. Heads up, everyone. Bots suck and they're here too.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writingsky #writing #psa
#writingcommunity #booksky #writingsky #writing #psa