Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

Thanks to everyone who attended Friday's Quick Reads! Our next one is coming at you fast, but you have time to register for this FREE lunch time reading with 6 women & nonbinary speculative fiction authors!

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#WritingTips
Begin Badly, But Begin

Your story is a jigsaw puzzle. You don’t need all the pieces yet. Write the edges, scribble some sky. The picture will come together.

Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.

What y’all have seen on tv and on your phones ain’t nothing like the devastation and heartbreak in real life. My heart goes out to everyone in greater Los Angeles that lost their homes and belongings and pets and loved ones. We will recover.
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sister snake by amanda lee koe is perfect; my fav read of january.

feminine rage, found family, immortality, chats about bodily autonomy, restrictive laws of a governing body.

yah, amanda u ate with this. i hope ur pillow is always cold, that someone kisses u on the forehead

#booksky

can’t stop thinking about this Mary Oliver poem 🥹

Today's forecast 100% chance of writing

I’m not very active here, but hello new followers!

Still plugging away with Nano…today was a good day! Crossed 16,500 words 🤪 #nanowrimo #amwriting

Day 9 of Nanowrimo - wrote 1100! Even after a long day at of teaching 🤪

5604 at the end of day 2! #nanowrimo

I’m on a retreat the next few days, hoping for more big numbers 🤞🏻