Danielle R. Norman
@dnormanwrites.bsky.social
She / Her
https://substack.com/@dnormanwrites
https://www.daniellenormanwrites.com/
I write things.
I teach things
I try to learn all the things.
https://substack.com/@dnormanwrites
https://www.daniellenormanwrites.com/
I write things.
I teach things
I try to learn all the things.
Really good thread
But the point (there is a point) is, people fetishise the idea over the hard work of plotting and character development and research and internal consistency and just writing the fucker, because the Idea is the sparkly magic bit.
And this is what makes them put value in the AI prompt.
And this is what makes them put value in the AI prompt.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Really good thread
😍😍😍
This frees up my original copy for gift giving
This frees up my original copy for gift giving
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
😍😍😍
This frees up my original copy for gift giving
This frees up my original copy for gift giving
Mother Nature has blessed us with a surprise night painting.
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Mother Nature has blessed us with a surprise night painting.
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I do declare that the season between Halloween and Thanksgiving is the season of:
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- V for Vendetta
- Count of Monte Cristo
- My birthday
Not necessarily in that order.
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- V for Vendetta
- Count of Monte Cristo
- My birthday
Not necessarily in that order.
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I do declare that the season between Halloween and Thanksgiving is the season of:
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- V for Vendetta
- Count of Monte Cristo
- My birthday
Not necessarily in that order.
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- V for Vendetta
- Count of Monte Cristo
- My birthday
Not necessarily in that order.
The annual rewatch of V for Vendetta hit very different this year…. Can’t help but imagine inflatable frog suits instead of masks.
This also means it’s time for my annual reread of The Count of Monte Cristo for which I’m very excited!
This also means it’s time for my annual reread of The Count of Monte Cristo for which I’m very excited!
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The annual rewatch of V for Vendetta hit very different this year…. Can’t help but imagine inflatable frog suits instead of masks.
This also means it’s time for my annual reread of The Count of Monte Cristo for which I’m very excited!
This also means it’s time for my annual reread of The Count of Monte Cristo for which I’m very excited!
Just hit that submit button again! 🎢
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Just hit that submit button again! 🎢
Finally watched Over the Garden Wall tonight. What a delight!
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Finally watched Over the Garden Wall tonight. What a delight!
Trump’s Great Gatsby party is evidence that we should all go back and apologize to our English teachers for the times we complained about being forced to understand theme.
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump’s Great Gatsby party is evidence that we should all go back and apologize to our English teachers for the times we complained about being forced to understand theme.
Tiny human #2:
“Can I have more little sour humans?”
I’m never calling Sour Patch Kids anything else ever again.
“Can I have more little sour humans?”
I’m never calling Sour Patch Kids anything else ever again.
October 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tiny human #2:
“Can I have more little sour humans?”
I’m never calling Sour Patch Kids anything else ever again.
“Can I have more little sour humans?”
I’m never calling Sour Patch Kids anything else ever again.
Another rejection notch in the belt. This one stings less because I had so much fun writing to the prompt.
#aspiringauthor #amwriting #rejectionletter
#aspiringauthor #amwriting #rejectionletter
October 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Another rejection notch in the belt. This one stings less because I had so much fun writing to the prompt.
#aspiringauthor #amwriting #rejectionletter
#aspiringauthor #amwriting #rejectionletter
Nothing like hitting submit on an anthology submission a mere few hours before the deadline 😵💫
October 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Nothing like hitting submit on an anthology submission a mere few hours before the deadline 😵💫
I’m tired. Bone-deep tired.
October 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I’m tired. Bone-deep tired.
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Living wage? What of the laughing wage. How much is the loving wage. Tell me that
October 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Living wage? What of the laughing wage. How much is the loving wage. Tell me that
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Also, here is a thought: I wonder how much "not feeling like an adult" is correlated with impostor syndrome.
October 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Also, here is a thought: I wonder how much "not feeling like an adult" is correlated with impostor syndrome.
Giving this little lady extra snuggles tonight after losing her brother.
October 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Giving this little lady extra snuggles tonight after losing her brother.
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Reading Rainbow emphasis is encouraging kids to read. The focus is not on teaching them to read. The mission is reading should be fun!
We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚
We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚
Reading Rainbow Is Back With a New Host -- @mychal3ts.bsky.social -- And The Same Mission
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/s...
‘Reading Rainbow’ Comes Back With a New Host, but the Same Mission
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reading Rainbow emphasis is encouraging kids to read. The focus is not on teaching them to read. The mission is reading should be fun!
We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚
We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚
Today our family had to make the awful decision to let our 12 year old Gromit go. Absolutely heartbroken over here 💔💔💔
October 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Today our family had to make the awful decision to let our 12 year old Gromit go. Absolutely heartbroken over here 💔💔💔
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They’re real! Limited editions of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR, available soon!
October 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Mother Nature was painting this morning.
October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Mother Nature was painting this morning.
Smol human #1 had a birthday today. We gave her an oversized blanket poncho with a kangaroo pouch big enough to fit many books. The transformation to teenage bookworm is nearing its final stages.
October 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Smol human #1 had a birthday today. We gave her an oversized blanket poncho with a kangaroo pouch big enough to fit many books. The transformation to teenage bookworm is nearing its final stages.
Thoroughly enjoyed this episode of You’re Wrong About today. I particularly appreciated the nuanced conversation of survival as a feminine art somewhere around the middle mark. It’s also just an incredible survival story!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
The Auralyn with Blair Braverman
Podcast Episode · You're Wrong About · 09/30/2025 · 1h 11m
podcasts.apple.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed this episode of You’re Wrong About today. I particularly appreciated the nuanced conversation of survival as a feminine art somewhere around the middle mark. It’s also just an incredible survival story!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
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I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.
September 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.
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repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out
July 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM