Joanna Ruth Meyer
@gamwyn.bsky.social
Author of ECHO NORTH, INTO THE HEARTLESS WOOD, etc. WHILE THE DARK REMAINS coming 7/29 from 47North!
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Cat hugger, tea drinker, piano teacher, reluctant desert dweller. I cry a lot but I am so ✨productive✨
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Cat hugger, tea drinker, piano teacher, reluctant desert dweller. I cry a lot but I am so ✨productive✨
Had an awesome 5K this morning!! 🏃♀️
January 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Had an awesome 5K this morning!! 🏃♀️
The synopsis for WHILE THE DARK REMAINS dropped here we goooooo 🙌🏻
January 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The synopsis for WHILE THE DARK REMAINS dropped here we goooooo 🙌🏻
Reposted by Joanna Ruth Meyer
explaining The Silmarillion to my friends
January 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
explaining The Silmarillion to my friends
Reposted by Joanna Ruth Meyer
when will the Tolkien Estate let us learn Elvish on Duolingo
January 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
when will the Tolkien Estate let us learn Elvish on Duolingo
Line for today:
The wind rips my voice away, causes my words to bounce and echo between the cold obelisks of the glaciers.
The wind rips my voice away, causes my words to bounce and echo between the cold obelisks of the glaciers.
January 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Line for today:
The wind rips my voice away, causes my words to bounce and echo between the cold obelisks of the glaciers.
The wind rips my voice away, causes my words to bounce and echo between the cold obelisks of the glaciers.
So far today I have written 1,678 words of fantasy politics and relational angst. LUNCH TIME
January 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So far today I have written 1,678 words of fantasy politics and relational angst. LUNCH TIME
Look, I know I spent weeks crafting an outline, but we are riding on VIBES and what feels BEST in my HEART right now.
#amwriting
#amwriting
January 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Look, I know I spent weeks crafting an outline, but we are riding on VIBES and what feels BEST in my HEART right now.
#amwriting
#amwriting
Fave line I wrote today:
Guess that explains his rage. But I don’t have time for it.
Guess that explains his rage. But I don’t have time for it.
January 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Fave line I wrote today:
Guess that explains his rage. But I don’t have time for it.
Guess that explains his rage. But I don’t have time for it.
Today I wrote 1400 words on my sequel, went on a 40 minute run (I’m doing my third 5K on Sunday!!), and taught 3 piano lessons, plus school drop off and pick up and feeding people I’M WIPED 🥱
January 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Today I wrote 1400 words on my sequel, went on a 40 minute run (I’m doing my third 5K on Sunday!!), and taught 3 piano lessons, plus school drop off and pick up and feeding people I’M WIPED 🥱
Reposting because THIS IS THE BOOK YOU ALL GET TO READ ON JULY 29TH I AM SO EXCITED 😈
So hubby is reading my on-sub book and last night he got to The Twist and he’s over there on his side of the bed having a crisis while I’m on my side cackling like a maniac 10/10 recommend 😈
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Reposting because THIS IS THE BOOK YOU ALL GET TO READ ON JULY 29TH I AM SO EXCITED 😈
Also, we were adopted by a second orange cat over the summer, so now we have TWO orange cats, 10/10 highly recommend.
January 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Also, we were adopted by a second orange cat over the summer, so now we have TWO orange cats, 10/10 highly recommend.
Since we last talked, I sold two books to 47North!!! First one comes out at the end of July and I am writing the second one as we speak 🥲.
January 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Since we last talked, I sold two books to 47North!!! First one comes out at the end of July and I am writing the second one as we speak 🥲.
What up, Blue Sky, it’s been a minute (whoops)
January 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What up, Blue Sky, it’s been a minute (whoops)
I’ve finally hit the section of this book where I get to reuse the vast majority of the original draft and I am PUMPED!! Heading into my absolute favorite/most devastating section. 🙌🏻
November 10, 2023 at 8:13 PM
I’ve finally hit the section of this book where I get to reuse the vast majority of the original draft and I am PUMPED!! Heading into my absolute favorite/most devastating section. 🙌🏻
I’ve hit 84K on Celtic fantasy rewrite!! My goal for this draft was 100K, but seeing as I have 30K of the original draft yet to get through, I’m thinking I might overshoot that juuust a tad 🥲.
November 10, 2023 at 8:12 PM
I’ve hit 84K on Celtic fantasy rewrite!! My goal for this draft was 100K, but seeing as I have 30K of the original draft yet to get through, I’m thinking I might overshoot that juuust a tad 🥲.
Update: the new wifi extender… WORKS. I have internet in my office again!!
After battling with it for days, I finally wrangled my wifi extender into submission!!
Just kidding, I gave up and bought a new one. 🤷🏼♀️
Just kidding, I gave up and bought a new one. 🤷🏼♀️
November 2, 2023 at 5:34 PM
Update: the new wifi extender… WORKS. I have internet in my office again!!
“The waiting is a sadness
Fading into madness
Oh no, oh no, it won't stop”
Clearly Taylor Swift knows what it’s like to be on submission… 😋
Fading into madness
Oh no, oh no, it won't stop”
Clearly Taylor Swift knows what it’s like to be on submission… 😋
November 2, 2023 at 5:33 PM
“The waiting is a sadness
Fading into madness
Oh no, oh no, it won't stop”
Clearly Taylor Swift knows what it’s like to be on submission… 😋
Fading into madness
Oh no, oh no, it won't stop”
Clearly Taylor Swift knows what it’s like to be on submission… 😋
You too can make these most excellent ginger molasses cookies: www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/big-...
October 28, 2023 at 11:18 PM
You too can make these most excellent ginger molasses cookies: www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/big-...
After battling with it for days, I finally wrangled my wifi extender into submission!!
Just kidding, I gave up and bought a new one. 🤷🏼♀️
Just kidding, I gave up and bought a new one. 🤷🏼♀️
October 28, 2023 at 9:51 PM
After battling with it for days, I finally wrangled my wifi extender into submission!!
Just kidding, I gave up and bought a new one. 🤷🏼♀️
Just kidding, I gave up and bought a new one. 🤷🏼♀️
Had a chat yesterday with a local author friend and I pitched her my WIP and got so super excited and I’m jazzed to dig back into it asap 🙌🏻
October 28, 2023 at 2:43 PM
Had a chat yesterday with a local author friend and I pitched her my WIP and got so super excited and I’m jazzed to dig back into it asap 🙌🏻
P. S. I found my hat!! (Go dbacks!!)
October 27, 2023 at 10:44 PM
P. S. I found my hat!! (Go dbacks!!)
HAPPY 1989 DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
October 27, 2023 at 6:08 PM
HAPPY 1989 DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
I am so close to my favorite section of this novel, aka role reversal and ROAD TRIP + PINING, just gotta push through these plotty bits first… I CAN DO THIS
October 24, 2023 at 10:01 PM
I am so close to my favorite section of this novel, aka role reversal and ROAD TRIP + PINING, just gotta push through these plotty bits first… I CAN DO THIS
My contribution to that writing projects meme thing going around! Please note this doesn’t include the MANY unfinished manuscripts rattling around on my laptop. All of these have at least one complete draft. 📝
October 21, 2023 at 6:12 PM
My contribution to that writing projects meme thing going around! Please note this doesn’t include the MANY unfinished manuscripts rattling around on my laptop. All of these have at least one complete draft. 📝
I seriously feel like I deserve a medal every time I write a scene that does NOT include the two main characters interacting/pining for each other UGH why must the PLOT demand scenes OTHER than pining smh
October 16, 2023 at 11:36 PM
I seriously feel like I deserve a medal every time I write a scene that does NOT include the two main characters interacting/pining for each other UGH why must the PLOT demand scenes OTHER than pining smh