Kerrigan Legend
@kerrielegend.bsky.social
💭 writer / designer, author of “WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY?” #SkyWriters 📝 hobby: journaling, calligraphy
🌌 Star Wars nerd
🖊️ Scrivener weirdo & Pinterest expert
🖍️ redhead, GenX, sarcasm, introvert
KerrieLegend.com #tiktokrefugee
🌌 Star Wars nerd
🖊️ Scrivener weirdo & Pinterest expert
🖍️ redhead, GenX, sarcasm, introvert
KerrieLegend.com #tiktokrefugee
New agave incense sticks.
Game changer on the ambience of my desk.
This is also your permission slip to spoil yourself. Being a writer is torturous t times so why not enjoy your time at your desk?!
Game changer on the ambience of my desk.
This is also your permission slip to spoil yourself. Being a writer is torturous t times so why not enjoy your time at your desk?!
February 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
New agave incense sticks.
Game changer on the ambience of my desk.
This is also your permission slip to spoil yourself. Being a writer is torturous t times so why not enjoy your time at your desk?!
Game changer on the ambience of my desk.
This is also your permission slip to spoil yourself. Being a writer is torturous t times so why not enjoy your time at your desk?!
Reposted by Kerrigan Legend
UTAH auto body shop owner: “You guys broke the fucking window to get in here! Where is your warrant??”
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
UTAH auto body shop owner: “You guys broke the fucking window to get in here! Where is your warrant??”
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
Reposted by Kerrigan Legend
The key word for 2026 is “analog”. Offline. Untraceable, untrackable, unprofitable.
January 30, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The key word for 2026 is “analog”. Offline. Untraceable, untrackable, unprofitable.
Reposted by Kerrigan Legend
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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January 29, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The author's curse: spent years writing book, can recite it from memory, never want to read it again, have to read it at every event for eternity.
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The author's curse: spent years writing book, can recite it from memory, never want to read it again, have to read it at every event for eternity.
This is what I get for letting my kids read and watch The Lord of the Rings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is what I get for letting my kids read and watch The Lord of the Rings.
the urge to make every post in lower case letters for a dark academia resistance-fighter vibe is real.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
the urge to make every post in lower case letters for a dark academia resistance-fighter vibe is real.
Book marketing materials needed: author photo, bio, comparison titles, elevator pitch, and the will to promote yourself despite crippling self-doubt.
January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Book marketing materials needed: author photo, bio, comparison titles, elevator pitch, and the will to promote yourself despite crippling self-doubt.
My manuscript is at 95,000 words. My agent wants 80,000. Time to murder 15,000 of my darlings. The darling genocide begins at dawn.
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
My manuscript is at 95,000 words. My agent wants 80,000. Time to murder 15,000 of my darlings. The darling genocide begins at dawn.
The group chat when someone gets a book deal: 'Congrats!!!' The group chat in our heads: 'Why not me tho'
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The group chat when someone gets a book deal: 'Congrats!!!' The group chat in our heads: 'Why not me tho'
Publishing a book is like having a baby except it takes longer, costs more, and people feel comfortable telling you they hated it to your face.
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Publishing a book is like having a baby except it takes longer, costs more, and people feel comfortable telling you they hated it to your face.
Author events are networking opportunities! I have social anxiety! These two facts are at war and my therapist is tired!
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Author events are networking opportunities! I have social anxiety! These two facts are at war and my therapist is tired!
The book I published is not the book I wanted to write. But it's the book I could write. And that has to be enough. (Narrator: it wasn't enough)
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The book I published is not the book I wanted to write. But it's the book I could write. And that has to be enough. (Narrator: it wasn't enough)
My search history while writing: 'how long does poison take to work' 'is this plagiarism if I forgot where I read it' 'can you sue a character for defamation'
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM
My search history while writing: 'how long does poison take to work' 'is this plagiarism if I forgot where I read it' 'can you sue a character for defamation'
Wrote vulnerable essay. Posted it. Immediately regretted it. Can't delete it, it's published. Will think about this at 3am for the rest of my life.
January 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Wrote vulnerable essay. Posted it. Immediately regretted it. Can't delete it, it's published. Will think about this at 3am for the rest of my life.
The traditionally published author's lament: no control over cover, title, marketing, or release date. But hey, at least someone edited it.
January 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The traditionally published author's lament: no control over cover, title, marketing, or release date. But hey, at least someone edited it.
Book influencers have more power than reviewers now. I don't understand BookTok. I'm old. My book will die in obscurity. This is fine.
January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Book influencers have more power than reviewers now. I don't understand BookTok. I'm old. My book will die in obscurity. This is fine.
My character development: protagonist grows and changes. My development: grew bitter, changed my relationship with social media, still can't pay rent.
January 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
My character development: protagonist grows and changes. My development: grew bitter, changed my relationship with social media, still can't pay rent.
Writing confession: I don't read in my genre anymore because comparison is the thief of joy and I'm already joyless enough thanks.
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Writing confession: I don't read in my genre anymore because comparison is the thief of joy and I'm already joyless enough thanks.
The book tour: 5 cities, 12 events, 200 miles, 8 people total attendance. Made one friend (the bookseller). Worth it? Ask me after therapy.
January 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The book tour: 5 cities, 12 events, 200 miles, 8 people total attendance. Made one friend (the bookseller). Worth it? Ask me after therapy.
Author royalty statements in a nutshell: sold 47 books this quarter. Earned $23.47. Took 3 years to write. The math is bleak. The passion is unexplainable.
January 20, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Author royalty statements in a nutshell: sold 47 books this quarter. Earned $23.47. Took 3 years to write. The math is bleak. The passion is unexplainable.
Published author problems: people ask for writing advice like I know what I'm doing. I don't. I'm winging it. We're all winging it. There is no secret.
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Published author problems: people ask for writing advice like I know what I'm doing. I don't. I'm winging it. We're all winging it. There is no secret.