David Galle
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David Galle
@davidgalle.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Does making a stop motion count as working on my manuscript? #writingcommunity #booksky
What’s your WIP aesthetic?
August 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
What’s your WIP aesthetic?
Hello authors! Tell me, what books inspired you to become a writer?
Some of mine are:
-Shantaram
-Miracle in the Andes
-Can’t Hurt Me
-War and Peace
-You Shall know Our Velocity by
-When Breath Becomes Air
Some of mine are:
-Shantaram
-Miracle in the Andes
-Can’t Hurt Me
-War and Peace
-You Shall know Our Velocity by
-When Breath Becomes Air
August 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hello authors! Tell me, what books inspired you to become a writer?
Some of mine are:
-Shantaram
-Miracle in the Andes
-Can’t Hurt Me
-War and Peace
-You Shall know Our Velocity by
-When Breath Becomes Air
Some of mine are:
-Shantaram
-Miracle in the Andes
-Can’t Hurt Me
-War and Peace
-You Shall know Our Velocity by
-When Breath Becomes Air
I spent 4 hours making a booktok today 😭
August 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I spent 4 hours making a booktok today 😭
Reposted by David Galle
HUM is out in paperback today. 2 events:
DENVER, CO: Thur, 6/12, 7pm @ Lighthouse, alongside Eileen Myles, @tonytula.com, & Matthew Zapruder: lighthousewriters.org/.../visiting....
KINDERHOOK, NY: Fri, 6/27, 6pm @kinderhookbooks.bsky.social, in conversation w/ Paul Yoon: www.kinderhookbooks.com
DENVER, CO: Thur, 6/12, 7pm @ Lighthouse, alongside Eileen Myles, @tonytula.com, & Matthew Zapruder: lighthousewriters.org/.../visiting....
KINDERHOOK, NY: Fri, 6/27, 6pm @kinderhookbooks.bsky.social, in conversation w/ Paul Yoon: www.kinderhookbooks.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
HUM is out in paperback today. 2 events:
DENVER, CO: Thur, 6/12, 7pm @ Lighthouse, alongside Eileen Myles, @tonytula.com, & Matthew Zapruder: lighthousewriters.org/.../visiting....
KINDERHOOK, NY: Fri, 6/27, 6pm @kinderhookbooks.bsky.social, in conversation w/ Paul Yoon: www.kinderhookbooks.com
DENVER, CO: Thur, 6/12, 7pm @ Lighthouse, alongside Eileen Myles, @tonytula.com, & Matthew Zapruder: lighthousewriters.org/.../visiting....
KINDERHOOK, NY: Fri, 6/27, 6pm @kinderhookbooks.bsky.social, in conversation w/ Paul Yoon: www.kinderhookbooks.com
My author goals for the next 30 days
• Query 30 Agents
• Post daily on BlueSky
• Post 30 BookToks
• Visit 3 countries
• Query 30 Agents
• Post daily on BlueSky
• Post 30 BookToks
• Visit 3 countries
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My author goals for the next 30 days
• Query 30 Agents
• Post daily on BlueSky
• Post 30 BookToks
• Visit 3 countries
• Query 30 Agents
• Post daily on BlueSky
• Post 30 BookToks
• Visit 3 countries
Just sent my first query 🙌🏼
August 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just sent my first query 🙌🏼
📚 On the traditional publishing track?
Save this thread
I built a free Query Tracker Spreadsheet to help you stay organized and avoid mistakes.
It flags duplicate agents, tracks your progress, and gives you a clear picture of where you stand at every step.
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I built a free Query Tracker Spreadsheet to help you stay organized and avoid mistakes.
It flags duplicate agents, tracks your progress, and gives you a clear picture of where you stand at every step.
August 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
📚 On the traditional publishing track?
Save this thread
I built a free Query Tracker Spreadsheet to help you stay organized and avoid mistakes.
It flags duplicate agents, tracks your progress, and gives you a clear picture of where you stand at every step.
Save this thread
I built a free Query Tracker Spreadsheet to help you stay organized and avoid mistakes.
It flags duplicate agents, tracks your progress, and gives you a clear picture of where you stand at every step.
Finally finished my revisions 🙌🏼
July 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Finally finished my revisions 🙌🏼
Submitted my query letter to r/pubtips for a community review and it was immediately rejected 😂
The auto response from the mod gave a lot of tips for writing the query. Much more detail than the reedsy article I used.
Glad the space exists tho. So glad I don’t have to go into the trenches blind
The auto response from the mod gave a lot of tips for writing the query. Much more detail than the reedsy article I used.
Glad the space exists tho. So glad I don’t have to go into the trenches blind
June 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Submitted my query letter to r/pubtips for a community review and it was immediately rejected 😂
The auto response from the mod gave a lot of tips for writing the query. Much more detail than the reedsy article I used.
Glad the space exists tho. So glad I don’t have to go into the trenches blind
The auto response from the mod gave a lot of tips for writing the query. Much more detail than the reedsy article I used.
Glad the space exists tho. So glad I don’t have to go into the trenches blind
I’m leaving Montenegro soon and I’m not sure if I have enough time to finish my revisions 🥲
Might extend my stay a few days. I’m so close
Might extend my stay a few days. I’m so close
June 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I’m leaving Montenegro soon and I’m not sure if I have enough time to finish my revisions 🥲
Might extend my stay a few days. I’m so close
Might extend my stay a few days. I’m so close
Four hard-earned beans today. Almost done with one of the major rewrites.
Everyone who has read the manuscript mentioned that about 3/4 in the book slows to a point where they thought about quitting.
Not good.
Fixing it now. The chapter in question is too much description. I wanted my Marlow to
Everyone who has read the manuscript mentioned that about 3/4 in the book slows to a point where they thought about quitting.
Not good.
Fixing it now. The chapter in question is too much description. I wanted my Marlow to
June 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Four hard-earned beans today. Almost done with one of the major rewrites.
Everyone who has read the manuscript mentioned that about 3/4 in the book slows to a point where they thought about quitting.
Not good.
Fixing it now. The chapter in question is too much description. I wanted my Marlow to
Everyone who has read the manuscript mentioned that about 3/4 in the book slows to a point where they thought about quitting.
Not good.
Fixing it now. The chapter in question is too much description. I wanted my Marlow to
Today was not a productive day 🙃
June 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today was not a productive day 🙃
I’m all out of small and medium revisions. Just gotta knock out these three big rewrites and I’m ready for the trenches.
20 beans today 🫘
20 beans today 🫘
June 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I’m all out of small and medium revisions. Just gotta knock out these three big rewrites and I’m ready for the trenches.
20 beans today 🫘
20 beans today 🫘
Not supposed to look like we were transporting a corpse… anyways had a nice day off yesterday
June 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not supposed to look like we were transporting a corpse… anyways had a nice day off yesterday
I have three big rewrites I’ve been holding off on. When I started revising I just panicked and didn’t get anything done. Then I took some time if and regrouped. I’ve been very productive this round
I started with the small stuff. Now I’m working my way through small rewrites. I have three major
I started with the small stuff. Now I’m working my way through small rewrites. I have three major
June 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I have three big rewrites I’ve been holding off on. When I started revising I just panicked and didn’t get anything done. Then I took some time if and regrouped. I’ve been very productive this round
I started with the small stuff. Now I’m working my way through small rewrites. I have three major
I started with the small stuff. Now I’m working my way through small rewrites. I have three major
Remember when I batch edited a characters name from “Mara” to “Lodi” or “Lodore”?
Well it turns out that replacing all “Mara”s in the text also replaced the Mara in maraschino cherries 😂
Caught this one but I hope there aren’t any other lodischino’s hiding in my text somewhere
Well it turns out that replacing all “Mara”s in the text also replaced the Mara in maraschino cherries 😂
Caught this one but I hope there aren’t any other lodischino’s hiding in my text somewhere
June 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Remember when I batch edited a characters name from “Mara” to “Lodi” or “Lodore”?
Well it turns out that replacing all “Mara”s in the text also replaced the Mara in maraschino cherries 😂
Caught this one but I hope there aren’t any other lodischino’s hiding in my text somewhere
Well it turns out that replacing all “Mara”s in the text also replaced the Mara in maraschino cherries 😂
Caught this one but I hope there aren’t any other lodischino’s hiding in my text somewhere
I winced at the first few cuts. How could I dissect the very things I spent so much time creating? This flows to that. I cant mess that up!
But it needs to be done
Now I’ve picked up the cleaver. Too much fat has got to go. I still wince but the swings are easier
10 hard earned beans yesterday 🫘
But it needs to be done
Now I’ve picked up the cleaver. Too much fat has got to go. I still wince but the swings are easier
10 hard earned beans yesterday 🫘
June 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I winced at the first few cuts. How could I dissect the very things I spent so much time creating? This flows to that. I cant mess that up!
But it needs to be done
Now I’ve picked up the cleaver. Too much fat has got to go. I still wince but the swings are easier
10 hard earned beans yesterday 🫘
But it needs to be done
Now I’ve picked up the cleaver. Too much fat has got to go. I still wince but the swings are easier
10 hard earned beans yesterday 🫘
9 beans today 🫘
Not mad about it. They were pretty complex revisions
Not mad about it. They were pretty complex revisions
June 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
9 beans today 🫘
Not mad about it. They were pretty complex revisions
Not mad about it. They were pretty complex revisions
Each moment is an opportunity to begin again
June 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Each moment is an opportunity to begin again
Only 8 beans today. I know i shouldn’t beat myself up about it but I definitely dropped the ball. Was scrolling when I should have been revising
June 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Only 8 beans today. I know i shouldn’t beat myself up about it but I definitely dropped the ball. Was scrolling when I should have been revising
Day five of tracking my revisions with beans 🫘
I thought it’d be cute to make the names of the main character couple alliterate. According to all my beta readers it not. Just annoying.
Been dreading changing the name but it was a lot easier than I expected. Physically not emotionally.
I thought it’d be cute to make the names of the main character couple alliterate. According to all my beta readers it not. Just annoying.
Been dreading changing the name but it was a lot easier than I expected. Physically not emotionally.
June 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Day five of tracking my revisions with beans 🫘
I thought it’d be cute to make the names of the main character couple alliterate. According to all my beta readers it not. Just annoying.
Been dreading changing the name but it was a lot easier than I expected. Physically not emotionally.
I thought it’d be cute to make the names of the main character couple alliterate. According to all my beta readers it not. Just annoying.
Been dreading changing the name but it was a lot easier than I expected. Physically not emotionally.
Looking 👀
Day 4 of tracking my progress with beans 🫘
My @reedsy.bsky.social editor told me every time I write “they looked” I’m telling not showing
My manuscript had 243 instances of “look”. Spent the past couple days getting that down to 147
55 beans today
You guys have any revision tips 👀
Day 4 of tracking my progress with beans 🫘
My @reedsy.bsky.social editor told me every time I write “they looked” I’m telling not showing
My manuscript had 243 instances of “look”. Spent the past couple days getting that down to 147
55 beans today
You guys have any revision tips 👀
June 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Looking 👀
Day 4 of tracking my progress with beans 🫘
My @reedsy.bsky.social editor told me every time I write “they looked” I’m telling not showing
My manuscript had 243 instances of “look”. Spent the past couple days getting that down to 147
55 beans today
You guys have any revision tips 👀
Day 4 of tracking my progress with beans 🫘
My @reedsy.bsky.social editor told me every time I write “they looked” I’m telling not showing
My manuscript had 243 instances of “look”. Spent the past couple days getting that down to 147
55 beans today
You guys have any revision tips 👀
Day 3 of tracking my revision progress with beans:
39 beans today - I’m out of easy stuff to work on. Beans might be harder to come by from now on but I’m so close to being ready to hit the query trenches I can feel it in my bones
39 beans today - I’m out of easy stuff to work on. Beans might be harder to come by from now on but I’m so close to being ready to hit the query trenches I can feel it in my bones
June 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Day 3 of tracking my revision progress with beans:
39 beans today - I’m out of easy stuff to work on. Beans might be harder to come by from now on but I’m so close to being ready to hit the query trenches I can feel it in my bones
39 beans today - I’m out of easy stuff to work on. Beans might be harder to come by from now on but I’m so close to being ready to hit the query trenches I can feel it in my bones
40 beans today. No big deal
June 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
40 beans today. No big deal