Eleanor Cronk
@eleanorcronk.bsky.social
Writer. AuDHD. Kinda witchy. She/her.
Currently writing my debut novel, “Dolls” - a 1960’s feminist LitFic with a supernatural edge.
Currently writing my debut novel, “Dolls” - a 1960’s feminist LitFic with a supernatural edge.
Pinned
Sing, when you are silenced
Dance, when you are moved
Shout, in bold defiance
Laugh, and be renewed
Go, a little further
Shine, in dark’s long day
Ask, ‘what is the answer?’
‘Love’, we say, we say
#poetry
Dance, when you are moved
Shout, in bold defiance
Laugh, and be renewed
Go, a little further
Shine, in dark’s long day
Ask, ‘what is the answer?’
‘Love’, we say, we say
#poetry
January 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Sing, when you are silenced
Dance, when you are moved
Shout, in bold defiance
Laugh, and be renewed
Go, a little further
Shine, in dark’s long day
Ask, ‘what is the answer?’
‘Love’, we say, we say
#poetry
Dance, when you are moved
Shout, in bold defiance
Laugh, and be renewed
Go, a little further
Shine, in dark’s long day
Ask, ‘what is the answer?’
‘Love’, we say, we say
#poetry
Remember that the pain you feel
is evidence of good.
Remember, buried in the ache
is love for what was broken.
Remember that your heart
holds the promise of renewal.
As long at it beats,
all will not be lost.
#poetry
is evidence of good.
Remember, buried in the ache
is love for what was broken.
Remember that your heart
holds the promise of renewal.
As long at it beats,
all will not be lost.
#poetry
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Remember that the pain you feel
is evidence of good.
Remember, buried in the ache
is love for what was broken.
Remember that your heart
holds the promise of renewal.
As long at it beats,
all will not be lost.
#poetry
is evidence of good.
Remember, buried in the ache
is love for what was broken.
Remember that your heart
holds the promise of renewal.
As long at it beats,
all will not be lost.
#poetry
The sheer volume of apps claiming to help people with ADHD that just turn out to be glorified planners is actually laughable.
(But on a serious note: also exploitative and potentially harmful.)
(But on a serious note: also exploitative and potentially harmful.)
January 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The sheer volume of apps claiming to help people with ADHD that just turn out to be glorified planners is actually laughable.
(But on a serious note: also exploitative and potentially harmful.)
(But on a serious note: also exploitative and potentially harmful.)
On my screen,
a child cries
for his home.
There’s a cat
in his arms,
a blessed friend
from the ruin
they return
to rebuild.
He declares
he will live.
It is done.
#ceasefire
a child cries
for his home.
There’s a cat
in his arms,
a blessed friend
from the ruin
they return
to rebuild.
He declares
he will live.
It is done.
#ceasefire
January 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
On my screen,
a child cries
for his home.
There’s a cat
in his arms,
a blessed friend
from the ruin
they return
to rebuild.
He declares
he will live.
It is done.
#ceasefire
a child cries
for his home.
There’s a cat
in his arms,
a blessed friend
from the ruin
they return
to rebuild.
He declares
he will live.
It is done.
#ceasefire
I have terrible food allergies, but every day I think about risking it all on a ham and cheese croissant.
January 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I have terrible food allergies, but every day I think about risking it all on a ham and cheese croissant.
This millennial will never mock Gen Z. They've transformed how we speak about mental health. I never dreamed we'd see the destigmatization of mental illness happen this quickly, but we’ve started talking about therapy as easily as we talk about groceries. We owe them so much ❤️
January 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This millennial will never mock Gen Z. They've transformed how we speak about mental health. I never dreamed we'd see the destigmatization of mental illness happen this quickly, but we’ve started talking about therapy as easily as we talk about groceries. We owe them so much ❤️
Women under 30: fill your feeds with cool older women who dgaf. Make sure your horizon looks like somewhere you want to be.
January 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Women under 30: fill your feeds with cool older women who dgaf. Make sure your horizon looks like somewhere you want to be.
My sister just declared this year Twenty-Twenty Thrive.
That’s the energy I want for all of us in these strange and turbulent times.
That’s the energy I want for all of us in these strange and turbulent times.
January 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
My sister just declared this year Twenty-Twenty Thrive.
That’s the energy I want for all of us in these strange and turbulent times.
That’s the energy I want for all of us in these strange and turbulent times.
How on earth are writers going to prove we're not soulless robots? CAPTCHA?
January 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
How on earth are writers going to prove we're not soulless robots? CAPTCHA?
It’s also simply not true! A great first draft has a solid framework, golden ideas, and lots of raw emotion. Sure, the kitchen looks messy, but if you have good ingredients, the dish will be great. It just needs cooking.
I don't like "Your first draft will be shitty" as advice, because it's a really negative framing.
I prefer, "You have the freedom to be messy creating your first draft."
Anyone crafter knows what their room looks like mid-creation. Writers should be as free to be as exhuberent and messy.
I prefer, "You have the freedom to be messy creating your first draft."
Anyone crafter knows what their room looks like mid-creation. Writers should be as free to be as exhuberent and messy.
January 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s also simply not true! A great first draft has a solid framework, golden ideas, and lots of raw emotion. Sure, the kitchen looks messy, but if you have good ingredients, the dish will be great. It just needs cooking.
Any writers entering the Women’s Prize discoveries competition this year? Whatever happens, I’m feeling SO good about it. I’m finally taking a chance on myself. 💪
January 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Any writers entering the Women’s Prize discoveries competition this year? Whatever happens, I’m feeling SO good about it. I’m finally taking a chance on myself. 💪
Not to brag but I've been blessed with nightly insomnia and a terrible intolerance to caffeine. Dream combo. 10/10.
January 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Not to brag but I've been blessed with nightly insomnia and a terrible intolerance to caffeine. Dream combo. 10/10.
Gentle reminder not to make assumptions.
I’m well aware most people who meet me think I’m a happy person who’s had a fairly easy go of it.
I don’t tell them how hard I fought for the joy I have today. As a chronically ill, traumatised, disabled woman, I had to crawl through hell to get here.
I’m well aware most people who meet me think I’m a happy person who’s had a fairly easy go of it.
I don’t tell them how hard I fought for the joy I have today. As a chronically ill, traumatised, disabled woman, I had to crawl through hell to get here.
January 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Gentle reminder not to make assumptions.
I’m well aware most people who meet me think I’m a happy person who’s had a fairly easy go of it.
I don’t tell them how hard I fought for the joy I have today. As a chronically ill, traumatised, disabled woman, I had to crawl through hell to get here.
I’m well aware most people who meet me think I’m a happy person who’s had a fairly easy go of it.
I don’t tell them how hard I fought for the joy I have today. As a chronically ill, traumatised, disabled woman, I had to crawl through hell to get here.
If anyone UK-based has the chance to see this in Stratford this season - go! Brilliant fun.
January 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If anyone UK-based has the chance to see this in Stratford this season - go! Brilliant fun.
Interesting ice formations on the ground this morning.
January 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Interesting ice formations on the ground this morning.
Never! I’m going to forget and you can’t stop me!!!
January 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Never! I’m going to forget and you can’t stop me!!!
January 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I’m not usually one for reality TV, but BBC’s The Traitors has me under a spell.
January 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’m not usually one for reality TV, but BBC’s The Traitors has me under a spell.
I want more whimsy in 2025. More flow. More play. More joy.
I want to let go and just be.
I want to let go and just be.
January 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I want more whimsy in 2025. More flow. More play. More joy.
I want to let go and just be.
I want to let go and just be.
Reposted by Eleanor Cronk
The hardest part about editing your own book is deleting. I used to ask, will I miss these words, will I miss this part of the story?
That's the wrong question.
The right question is, will anyone else miss it?
That's the wrong question.
The right question is, will anyone else miss it?
December 29, 2024 at 4:03 PM
The hardest part about editing your own book is deleting. I used to ask, will I miss these words, will I miss this part of the story?
That's the wrong question.
The right question is, will anyone else miss it?
That's the wrong question.
The right question is, will anyone else miss it?
Reposted by Eleanor Cronk
I don’t like how folk are trying to read shame. If you read 100 books, awesome. If you read 10 books, awesome. Just read.
December 29, 2024 at 2:27 PM
I don’t like how folk are trying to read shame. If you read 100 books, awesome. If you read 10 books, awesome. Just read.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 20 of 20
#Books
#BookSky
#💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 20 of 20
December 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 20 of 20
#Books
#BookSky
#💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 20 of 20
I’d say my New Year’s resolution is to buy no more books until I’ve finished the 80 or so waiting to be read on my shelves, but who am I kidding?
#books #reading #bookcommunity #skybooks #resolutions
#books #reading #bookcommunity #skybooks #resolutions
December 28, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I’d say my New Year’s resolution is to buy no more books until I’ve finished the 80 or so waiting to be read on my shelves, but who am I kidding?
#books #reading #bookcommunity #skybooks #resolutions
#books #reading #bookcommunity #skybooks #resolutions