Lauren Lopes - Author
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Neurodivergent penguin who will shower you with fact pebbles 🐧
Has all the thoughts 🧵
Coffee ☕️
Author 📚
Neurodivergent penguin who will shower you with fact pebbles 🐧
Has all the thoughts 🧵
Coffee ☕️
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I’m Lauren, an author and creative professional from 🇿🇦
1. I'm an author releasing my debut, 'The RoseEnigma'
2. I have a graphic design and comms agency
3. I design and sell custom and pre-made book covers
4. I create FREE Canva design tutorials for writers
Links in the comments!
1. I'm an author releasing my debut, 'The RoseEnigma'
2. I have a graphic design and comms agency
3. I design and sell custom and pre-made book covers
4. I create FREE Canva design tutorials for writers
Links in the comments!
Hyperfocus, flow, dissociation and the state between sleep and wakefulness (almost a meditation) are slightly different fragrances of the same feeling
Some days I’ll slip from one to the other depending on what I’m doing, and the next day everything will be mingled in my memories,
Some days I’ll slip from one to the other depending on what I’m doing, and the next day everything will be mingled in my memories,
January 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Hyperfocus, flow, dissociation and the state between sleep and wakefulness (almost a meditation) are slightly different fragrances of the same feeling
Some days I’ll slip from one to the other depending on what I’m doing, and the next day everything will be mingled in my memories,
Some days I’ll slip from one to the other depending on what I’m doing, and the next day everything will be mingled in my memories,
If you want to know what it feels like to live in the confines of a wet facecloth you can visit Cape Town, idk
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
If you want to know what it feels like to live in the confines of a wet facecloth you can visit Cape Town, idk
Seriously Linda
January 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Seriously Linda
My kettle is such a sassy little thing - as soon as I turn off the heat, it gives this little whistle of protest in what can only be described as a disgruntled squeak
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
My kettle is such a sassy little thing - as soon as I turn off the heat, it gives this little whistle of protest in what can only be described as a disgruntled squeak
Without context and for no particular reason I’d like for you to learn about Miriam Makeba
Far more than a line in a viral TT song, she was a South African Grammy award winning powerhouse of a woman who held international acclaim as a singer and activist
Far more than a line in a viral TT song, she was a South African Grammy award winning powerhouse of a woman who held international acclaim as a singer and activist
January 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Without context and for no particular reason I’d like for you to learn about Miriam Makeba
Far more than a line in a viral TT song, she was a South African Grammy award winning powerhouse of a woman who held international acclaim as a singer and activist
Far more than a line in a viral TT song, she was a South African Grammy award winning powerhouse of a woman who held international acclaim as a singer and activist
If y’all want to educate yourselves about what to expect and how to handle it for the foreseeable future I’d recommend researching apartheid South Africa and ANC resistance.
And for all those using South Africa as the way to slam a certain oligarch, you know that the literal majority
And for all those using South Africa as the way to slam a certain oligarch, you know that the literal majority
January 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
If y’all want to educate yourselves about what to expect and how to handle it for the foreseeable future I’d recommend researching apartheid South Africa and ANC resistance.
And for all those using South Africa as the way to slam a certain oligarch, you know that the literal majority
And for all those using South Africa as the way to slam a certain oligarch, you know that the literal majority
Florence + The Machine is getting me through a dystopian perimenopause, I swear
January 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Florence + The Machine is getting me through a dystopian perimenopause, I swear
I just thought of something. If we are willing to read and follow those little notes on plants to see where best to plant them so they thrive, why are we blaming the kids who don’t do well in a school system that’s all the same soil, sun, and watering?
January 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I just thought of something. If we are willing to read and follow those little notes on plants to see where best to plant them so they thrive, why are we blaming the kids who don’t do well in a school system that’s all the same soil, sun, and watering?
You want real enemies to lovers? Me and coffee. Hear me out
It gave me heart palpitations and made me jittery. But when I had kids I needed something to stay conscious and so it was a forced proximity kind of thing
How was I to know the jitters were because I’d just found the one my heart desires?
It gave me heart palpitations and made me jittery. But when I had kids I needed something to stay conscious and so it was a forced proximity kind of thing
How was I to know the jitters were because I’d just found the one my heart desires?
January 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
You want real enemies to lovers? Me and coffee. Hear me out
It gave me heart palpitations and made me jittery. But when I had kids I needed something to stay conscious and so it was a forced proximity kind of thing
How was I to know the jitters were because I’d just found the one my heart desires?
It gave me heart palpitations and made me jittery. But when I had kids I needed something to stay conscious and so it was a forced proximity kind of thing
How was I to know the jitters were because I’d just found the one my heart desires?
Chat, I scheduled three meetings today so I’m putting myself in time out for that egregious error
Until the next meeting
Until the next meeting
January 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Chat, I scheduled three meetings today so I’m putting myself in time out for that egregious error
Until the next meeting
Until the next meeting
To all those freezing their booty cheeks off in the US I think Cape Town took your residual heat because wtf 😭
January 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
To all those freezing their booty cheeks off in the US I think Cape Town took your residual heat because wtf 😭
For someone who has time space synesthesia where my brain makes pictures of time constructs in my mind, you’d think I’d be better with maps
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
For someone who has time space synesthesia where my brain makes pictures of time constructs in my mind, you’d think I’d be better with maps
Isabella (my FMC) told me she had ADHD before I knew I did. I think my subconscious had been working on that and presented in a character
One person makes her feel smaller because of it and one gives her space to thrive
Without realising it, I wrote the difference between being perceived and seen
One person makes her feel smaller because of it and one gives her space to thrive
Without realising it, I wrote the difference between being perceived and seen
January 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Isabella (my FMC) told me she had ADHD before I knew I did. I think my subconscious had been working on that and presented in a character
One person makes her feel smaller because of it and one gives her space to thrive
Without realising it, I wrote the difference between being perceived and seen
One person makes her feel smaller because of it and one gives her space to thrive
Without realising it, I wrote the difference between being perceived and seen
When I see or hear beautiful things, I cry. I gave that same attribute to my MMC, Brendan. This is a retelling of beauty and the beast, remember, so you see where I’m going with this…
January 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
When I see or hear beautiful things, I cry. I gave that same attribute to my MMC, Brendan. This is a retelling of beauty and the beast, remember, so you see where I’m going with this…
One of my favourite things when writing is to let my characters ‘speak’ to me. I’ll come up with a premise and their vibe but the characterisation is usually organic. Isabella is ADHD and averse to feeling her feelings. Brendan has PTSD and body issues.
I get to help them love all of themselves.
I get to help them love all of themselves.
January 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
One of my favourite things when writing is to let my characters ‘speak’ to me. I’ll come up with a premise and their vibe but the characterisation is usually organic. Isabella is ADHD and averse to feeling her feelings. Brendan has PTSD and body issues.
I get to help them love all of themselves.
I get to help them love all of themselves.
Not feeling like I’m constantly about to drop into a coma from severe chronic anemia is a lovely change of pace, I must say
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Not feeling like I’m constantly about to drop into a coma from severe chronic anemia is a lovely change of pace, I must say
Pull up a chair and grab some cheese for this whine
I haven’t been trained in UX but work enough with online based design that I’d say I’m adjacent to it as a creator and also a user of a LOT of apps and programs
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I haven’t been trained in UX but work enough with online based design that I’d say I’m adjacent to it as a creator and also a user of a LOT of apps and programs
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January 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Pull up a chair and grab some cheese for this whine
I haven’t been trained in UX but work enough with online based design that I’d say I’m adjacent to it as a creator and also a user of a LOT of apps and programs
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I haven’t been trained in UX but work enough with online based design that I’d say I’m adjacent to it as a creator and also a user of a LOT of apps and programs
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
I’ve added a few people to this amazing bookish starter pack - really, I have zero time for drama and mean girl energy and everyone in this pack embodies the opposite
go.bsky.app/4cRmRQJ
go.bsky.app/4cRmRQJ
January 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I’ve added a few people to this amazing bookish starter pack - really, I have zero time for drama and mean girl energy and everyone in this pack embodies the opposite
go.bsky.app/4cRmRQJ
go.bsky.app/4cRmRQJ
I've just realised that I unintentionally wrote an MMC who thinks he's a shadow daddy but is really a cinnamon roll before I even knew what those things were, and now I love my damaged billionaire sad boi even more 😭
(Non bookish folk, feel free to ask what that even means lol)
(Non bookish folk, feel free to ask what that even means lol)
January 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I've just realised that I unintentionally wrote an MMC who thinks he's a shadow daddy but is really a cinnamon roll before I even knew what those things were, and now I love my damaged billionaire sad boi even more 😭
(Non bookish folk, feel free to ask what that even means lol)
(Non bookish folk, feel free to ask what that even means lol)
So the masculine energy zuck spoke about was the masked thirst trap tiktokkers who unmasked as women right?
Right?
Right?
January 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
So the masculine energy zuck spoke about was the masked thirst trap tiktokkers who unmasked as women right?
Right?
Right?
Maybe if more of a certain demographic read Hunger Games and Fourth Wing alongside Rich Dad Poor Dad and Jordan Peterson tomes, they would see the forest for the trees
(Instead of razing the whole thing to the ground)
(Instead of razing the whole thing to the ground)
January 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Maybe if more of a certain demographic read Hunger Games and Fourth Wing alongside Rich Dad Poor Dad and Jordan Peterson tomes, they would see the forest for the trees
(Instead of razing the whole thing to the ground)
(Instead of razing the whole thing to the ground)
I feel like we just watched an ideological 9/11 but the call came from inside the house
My US friends, we are reeling with you
My US friends, we are reeling with you
January 21, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I feel like we just watched an ideological 9/11 but the call came from inside the house
My US friends, we are reeling with you
My US friends, we are reeling with you
I also love how we think classical music is so cultured but the beef those guys had with each other made them PETTY
The pianoforte was accompanied by cucumber sandwiches and tea that was piping hot
The pianoforte was accompanied by cucumber sandwiches and tea that was piping hot
January 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I also love how we think classical music is so cultured but the beef those guys had with each other made them PETTY
The pianoforte was accompanied by cucumber sandwiches and tea that was piping hot
The pianoforte was accompanied by cucumber sandwiches and tea that was piping hot
I love how Leonard Cohen gave us a lil cheat sheet for the chords in the middle of Hallelujah, like you wanna write a song that makes people cry, here ya go
January 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I love how Leonard Cohen gave us a lil cheat sheet for the chords in the middle of Hallelujah, like you wanna write a song that makes people cry, here ya go