kabs
@lettersfromkabs.substack.com
Autofiction novelist writing about family, queerness, class, grief – and the healing power of storytelling. Querying my novel + sharing essays that make people uncomfortable (but with jokes).
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The newsletter for creative writers and other humans. Writing about family, memory, class, grief – and the healing power of storytelling. Click to read Letters from kabs, a Substack publication.
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Hi, I'm kabs.
Querying my autofiction novel set in 90s Britain about a friendship between two girls that saves them both.
Sharing my publication journey on Substack + essays on feminism, class, queerness and generational trauma. There are jokes too, promise! Read more: lettersfromkabs.substack.com
Querying my autofiction novel set in 90s Britain about a friendship between two girls that saves them both.
Sharing my publication journey on Substack + essays on feminism, class, queerness and generational trauma. There are jokes too, promise! Read more: lettersfromkabs.substack.com
I am at the beginning of finding this out...
1. My experience has been exceptional
2. When you write a book (or a large body of work) you find out who you are and you show the world who you are, and that means that over many years your people find you. It is a multiple-decade project but it’s good
2. When you write a book (or a large body of work) you find out who you are and you show the world who you are, and that means that over many years your people find you. It is a multiple-decade project but it’s good
Everyone has some shit to say about how they're going to write a book, and they never will because only you are emotionally naked enough to give yourself over to the years of pointlessness, spiraling, and incredibly difficult work that will almost certainly lead to absolutely nothing! Live más.
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I am at the beginning of finding this out...
I faked having asthma
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I faked having asthma
Who would do such a thing?
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January 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I faked having asthma
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Probs a bit too honest, this one. Dropping tomorrow on my Substack. Subscribe (select 'free') and I’ll send you the link in the morning > lettersfromkabs.substack.com/welcome
January 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Probs a bit too honest, this one. Dropping tomorrow on my Substack. Subscribe (select 'free') and I’ll send you the link in the morning > lettersfromkabs.substack.com/welcome
Have submitted to Discoveries. About to find out what Blanket Gravity Mag is...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Have submitted to Discoveries. About to find out what Blanket Gravity Mag is...
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Course begins 29 Jan. Enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/the-l...
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
For anyone in the same boat as me right now.
After 7 years of writing, I've just sent out two queries to agents for my 50k-word coming-of-age literary novel. It was such a scary, exhilarating moment! As soon as I hit send on the first I realised I'd missed off page numbers on my first 3 chapters doc. That won't matter much tho. Right?
January 8, 2026 at 1:48 PM
After 7 years of writing, I've just sent out two queries to agents for my 50k-word coming-of-age literary novel. It was such a scary, exhilarating moment! As soon as I hit send on the first I realised I'd missed off page numbers on my first 3 chapters doc. That won't matter much tho. Right?
After 7 years of writing (and not writing) my coming-of/age autofiction novel, I’m finally reading to start querying agents in the UK. Any writers, agents or other publishing peeps got any words of advice for me? (Aside from prepare for lots of rejection - I read that one a lot!)
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
After 7 years of writing (and not writing) my coming-of/age autofiction novel, I’m finally reading to start querying agents in the UK. Any writers, agents or other publishing peeps got any words of advice for me? (Aside from prepare for lots of rejection - I read that one a lot!)
New year, new social media attempt. 🙃 I'm a writer figuring out how to tell the truth by writing fiction. I have an autofiction book to show for it. I don't like other social media platforms but am on Substack (lettersfromkabs.substack.com). If you write, let's connect. 🫶
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
New year, new social media attempt. 🙃 I'm a writer figuring out how to tell the truth by writing fiction. I have an autofiction book to show for it. I don't like other social media platforms but am on Substack (lettersfromkabs.substack.com). If you write, let's connect. 🫶
I’ve submitted my entry!
'I love reading things that feel original and authentic to the writer'
We spoke to author of #Fundamentally @nussaibah.bsky.social about her advice for writing dark humour, her favourite fictional characters and what she's looking for as a #Discoveries2026 judge! @womensprize.bsky.social
We spoke to author of #Fundamentally @nussaibah.bsky.social about her advice for writing dark humour, her favourite fictional characters and what she's looking for as a #Discoveries2026 judge! @womensprize.bsky.social
Nussaibah Younis: 'Never underestimate readers’ appetites for daring stories'
We spoke to author Nussaibah Younis about her advice for writing dark humour, her favourite fictional characters and what she'll be looking for as a judge for Discoveries 2026.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’ve submitted my entry!
Me on books: ‘I love that it was about people in all their strangeness and messiness and tragedies. I love that it was about love, in all its strangeness and messiness and tragedies.’
The top 5 books I read this year
If you love books, I love you.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Me on books: ‘I love that it was about people in all their strangeness and messiness and tragedies. I love that it was about love, in all its strangeness and messiness and tragedies.’
Hi, I'm kabs.
Querying my autofiction novel set in 90s Britain about a friendship between two girls that saves them both.
Sharing my publication journey on Substack + essays on feminism, class, queerness and generational trauma. There are jokes too, promise! Read more: lettersfromkabs.substack.com
Querying my autofiction novel set in 90s Britain about a friendship between two girls that saves them both.
Sharing my publication journey on Substack + essays on feminism, class, queerness and generational trauma. There are jokes too, promise! Read more: lettersfromkabs.substack.com
Letters from kabs | Substack
The newsletter for creative writers and other humans. Writing about family, memory, class, grief – and the healing power of storytelling. Click to read Letters from kabs, a Substack publication.
lettersfromkabs.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hi, I'm kabs.
Querying my autofiction novel set in 90s Britain about a friendship between two girls that saves them both.
Sharing my publication journey on Substack + essays on feminism, class, queerness and generational trauma. There are jokes too, promise! Read more: lettersfromkabs.substack.com
Querying my autofiction novel set in 90s Britain about a friendship between two girls that saves them both.
Sharing my publication journey on Substack + essays on feminism, class, queerness and generational trauma. There are jokes too, promise! Read more: lettersfromkabs.substack.com
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Start with what matters to your audience. 👇
You're leading with facts when you should be leading with values.
Start with what matters to your audience. 👇
December 11, 2024 at 10:51 AM
1/ Your copy isn't converting because...
You're leading with facts when you should be leading with values.
Start with what matters to your audience. 👇
You're leading with facts when you should be leading with values.
Start with what matters to your audience. 👇
It's harder than ever to get traction on #SocialMedia. Here's what nobody tells you.👇
Those content creators getting tons of engagement aren't working alone. They're part of a clique who support each other's content.
Want in? Build genuine connections with others. Share. Comment. Create value.
Those content creators getting tons of engagement aren't working alone. They're part of a clique who support each other's content.
Want in? Build genuine connections with others. Share. Comment. Create value.
December 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM
It's harder than ever to get traction on #SocialMedia. Here's what nobody tells you.👇
Those content creators getting tons of engagement aren't working alone. They're part of a clique who support each other's content.
Want in? Build genuine connections with others. Share. Comment. Create value.
Those content creators getting tons of engagement aren't working alone. They're part of a clique who support each other's content.
Want in? Build genuine connections with others. Share. Comment. Create value.
Your #brand story isn't about your org.
It's about your audience's hopes, fears and dreams. They're the hero. You're just the guide helping them get where they want to go.
When you position your audience as the hero, magic happens:
👉 Deeper connections
👉 Stronger engagement
👉 Real impact
It's about your audience's hopes, fears and dreams. They're the hero. You're just the guide helping them get where they want to go.
When you position your audience as the hero, magic happens:
👉 Deeper connections
👉 Stronger engagement
👉 Real impact
December 5, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Your #brand story isn't about your org.
It's about your audience's hopes, fears and dreams. They're the hero. You're just the guide helping them get where they want to go.
When you position your audience as the hero, magic happens:
👉 Deeper connections
👉 Stronger engagement
👉 Real impact
It's about your audience's hopes, fears and dreams. They're the hero. You're just the guide helping them get where they want to go.
When you position your audience as the hero, magic happens:
👉 Deeper connections
👉 Stronger engagement
👉 Real impact
I'm too young 🔁 I'm too old
I'm too quiet 🔁 I talk too much
I'm too common 🔁 I'm too posh
I'm too much 🔁 I'm not enough
I'm too detail-orientated 🔁 I'm too big-picture thinking
I'm not experienced enough 🔁 I'm too set in my ways
I change jobs too often 🔁 I've been at one place too long
Just do it.
I'm too quiet 🔁 I talk too much
I'm too common 🔁 I'm too posh
I'm too much 🔁 I'm not enough
I'm too detail-orientated 🔁 I'm too big-picture thinking
I'm not experienced enough 🔁 I'm too set in my ways
I change jobs too often 🔁 I've been at one place too long
Just do it.
November 26, 2024 at 11:50 AM
I'm too young 🔁 I'm too old
I'm too quiet 🔁 I talk too much
I'm too common 🔁 I'm too posh
I'm too much 🔁 I'm not enough
I'm too detail-orientated 🔁 I'm too big-picture thinking
I'm not experienced enough 🔁 I'm too set in my ways
I change jobs too often 🔁 I've been at one place too long
Just do it.
I'm too quiet 🔁 I talk too much
I'm too common 🔁 I'm too posh
I'm too much 🔁 I'm not enough
I'm too detail-orientated 🔁 I'm too big-picture thinking
I'm not experienced enough 🔁 I'm too set in my ways
I change jobs too often 🔁 I've been at one place too long
Just do it.
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If you are still getting set up or want to dig into Bluesky features like custom feeds, we have a resource for you:
https://buffer.com/resources/how-to-use-bluesky/
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https://buffer.com/resources/how-to-use-bluesky/
November 23, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Well, I'm on Bluesky. How does this work? What are the rules?
Either way, I'm excited. After 12 years with that other one, I'm done. I'm here and I'm glad to be in a better place. 😊
Either way, I'm excited. After 12 years with that other one, I'm done. I'm here and I'm glad to be in a better place. 😊
a man is walking into a room with boxes in it and the words `` i have arrived '' .
ALT: a man is walking into a room with boxes in it and the words `` i have arrived '' .
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November 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Well, I'm on Bluesky. How does this work? What are the rules?
Either way, I'm excited. After 12 years with that other one, I'm done. I'm here and I'm glad to be in a better place. 😊
Either way, I'm excited. After 12 years with that other one, I'm done. I'm here and I'm glad to be in a better place. 😊