Helene Kiser
@helenethewriter.bsky.social
👉 www.helenekiser.com
Writer and recovering poet; editor; book coach; reluctant grief expert; I love words and cannot lie. Memoir in progress. Human who writes for humans. Weekly newsletter: editorialnotes.helenekiser.com
Writer and recovering poet; editor; book coach; reluctant grief expert; I love words and cannot lie. Memoir in progress. Human who writes for humans. Weekly newsletter: editorialnotes.helenekiser.com
What are there luggage stores in the airport? Do people travel with stuff in plastic bags?
September 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What are there luggage stores in the airport? Do people travel with stuff in plastic bags?
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Roses are red
Poems should scan
Happy 12th anniversary to this headline which says
Poems should scan
Happy 12th anniversary to this headline which says
Police warned angry goat on roof 'only respects one man'
A routine patrol took an unexpected turn for a police in Gresham, Oregon, when they spotted a goat stuck on a roof.
metro.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Roses are red
Poems should scan
Happy 12th anniversary to this headline which says
Poems should scan
Happy 12th anniversary to this headline which says
Let's never use SMART goals anymore. Let's call them what they are:
S specific (but pointless)
T time-wasting
U unrealistic
P poorly planned
I irrelevant
D demotivating
S specific (but pointless)
T time-wasting
U unrealistic
P poorly planned
I irrelevant
D demotivating
August 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Let's never use SMART goals anymore. Let's call them what they are:
S specific (but pointless)
T time-wasting
U unrealistic
P poorly planned
I irrelevant
D demotivating
S specific (but pointless)
T time-wasting
U unrealistic
P poorly planned
I irrelevant
D demotivating
I don't know who to credit for this gem. If you do, please tell me! #amwriting
August 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I don't know who to credit for this gem. If you do, please tell me! #amwriting
BREAKING NEWS: I AM FAR BEHIND ON MY SELF-IMPOSED TO-DO LIST AND ALSO I CAN'T TURN CAPS LOCK OFF
August 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
BREAKING NEWS: I AM FAR BEHIND ON MY SELF-IMPOSED TO-DO LIST AND ALSO I CAN'T TURN CAPS LOCK OFF
After 8 years of blood, sweat, and actual tears — my second book manuscript is DONE! 🎉📚
Hot take:
Yes, you should pay for a professional beta read.
No, don't use friends OR Fiverr.
Why?
Link in bio for my latest newsletter on this very topic.
#WritingCommunity #BetaReaders #WritingLife
Hot take:
Yes, you should pay for a professional beta read.
No, don't use friends OR Fiverr.
Why?
Link in bio for my latest newsletter on this very topic.
#WritingCommunity #BetaReaders #WritingLife
August 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
After 8 years of blood, sweat, and actual tears — my second book manuscript is DONE! 🎉📚
Hot take:
Yes, you should pay for a professional beta read.
No, don't use friends OR Fiverr.
Why?
Link in bio for my latest newsletter on this very topic.
#WritingCommunity #BetaReaders #WritingLife
Hot take:
Yes, you should pay for a professional beta read.
No, don't use friends OR Fiverr.
Why?
Link in bio for my latest newsletter on this very topic.
#WritingCommunity #BetaReaders #WritingLife
Ruckert's law says "there is nothing so small that it can't be blown out of proportion"
Found one typo AFTER sending manuscript = I'm a trash writer and a hack and should quit forever and also maybe bathe in eels
Found one typo AFTER sending manuscript = I'm a trash writer and a hack and should quit forever and also maybe bathe in eels
August 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Ruckert's law says "there is nothing so small that it can't be blown out of proportion"
Found one typo AFTER sending manuscript = I'm a trash writer and a hack and should quit forever and also maybe bathe in eels
Found one typo AFTER sending manuscript = I'm a trash writer and a hack and should quit forever and also maybe bathe in eels
OK, seriously? As someone who took care to write an obituary worthy of the man who died, this disgusts me. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #AIOverreach #HonorTheDead #AuthenticMemories
The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die
Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong?
www.washingtonpost.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
OK, seriously? As someone who took care to write an obituary worthy of the man who died, this disgusts me. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #AIOverreach #HonorTheDead #AuthenticMemories
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I’m not saying that this revision is perfect but I did both laugh maniacally (about things coming together) and cry during yesterday’s drafting sessions.
August 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’m not saying that this revision is perfect but I did both laugh maniacally (about things coming together) and cry during yesterday’s drafting sessions.
POV: You're on edit #47 and need to "just tweak the flow" 🤖
#WritingLife #EditingHell #WriterProblems
#WritingLife #EditingHell #WriterProblems
August 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
POV: You're on edit #47 and need to "just tweak the flow" 🤖
#WritingLife #EditingHell #WriterProblems
#WritingLife #EditingHell #WriterProblems
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help i have read two critically acclaimed novels in a row that i wanted to throw against the wall
August 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
help i have read two critically acclaimed novels in a row that i wanted to throw against the wall
Writing through grief, trauma, or loss isn't just about getting words down—it's about honoring your truth and healing in the process.
Start where you are. Write at your own pace. Your vulnerability deserves care.
#memoirwriting #writingheals #grief #storytelling #mentalhealth
Start where you are. Write at your own pace. Your vulnerability deserves care.
#memoirwriting #writingheals #grief #storytelling #mentalhealth
August 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Writing through grief, trauma, or loss isn't just about getting words down—it's about honoring your truth and healing in the process.
Start where you are. Write at your own pace. Your vulnerability deserves care.
#memoirwriting #writingheals #grief #storytelling #mentalhealth
Start where you are. Write at your own pace. Your vulnerability deserves care.
#memoirwriting #writingheals #grief #storytelling #mentalhealth
Stages of editing:
1. This is brilliant
2. This is trash
3. Delete everything
4. Ctrl+Z frantically
5. To write is to suffer
6. Repeat
1. This is brilliant
2. This is trash
3. Delete everything
4. Ctrl+Z frantically
5. To write is to suffer
6. Repeat
July 31, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Stages of editing:
1. This is brilliant
2. This is trash
3. Delete everything
4. Ctrl+Z frantically
5. To write is to suffer
6. Repeat
1. This is brilliant
2. This is trash
3. Delete everything
4. Ctrl+Z frantically
5. To write is to suffer
6. Repeat
This document is titled "finaldraftV4_REALLYfinal_useTHISone"
Thoughts and prayers gratefully accepted
Thoughts and prayers gratefully accepted
July 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This document is titled "finaldraftV4_REALLYfinal_useTHISone"
Thoughts and prayers gratefully accepted
Thoughts and prayers gratefully accepted
I've been writing for seven straight hours and have about 300 words toward my book proposal. Why is this so hard?
July 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I've been writing for seven straight hours and have about 300 words toward my book proposal. Why is this so hard?
This winter I ripped my entire manuscript into pieces. This spring I am fitting the pieces back together. Destruction as creation.
April 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This winter I ripped my entire manuscript into pieces. This spring I am fitting the pieces back together. Destruction as creation.
Having a hard time imagining possible angles for the 7th season of Black Mirror coming out this week. Our dystopian reality is already off the charts.
April 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Having a hard time imagining possible angles for the 7th season of Black Mirror coming out this week. Our dystopian reality is already off the charts.
Gaston Bachelard: We consider the past, and a sort of remorse at not having lived profoundly enough in the old house fills our hearts, comes up from the past, overwhelms us.
April 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Gaston Bachelard: We consider the past, and a sort of remorse at not having lived profoundly enough in the old house fills our hearts, comes up from the past, overwhelms us.
Miss Scarlet only looks guilty. It is definitely Colonel Mustard. Do NOT trust that guy.
March 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Miss Scarlet only looks guilty. It is definitely Colonel Mustard. Do NOT trust that guy.
How is your existential crisis going? Asking for a friend.
March 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How is your existential crisis going? Asking for a friend.
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Don’t forget to set your clocks forward 35,040 hours.
March 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward 35,040 hours.
On a scale of 1 to 10 I am SO DONE
February 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
On a scale of 1 to 10 I am SO DONE
I recently attended a writing residency. Here's what I learned. www.linkedin.com/pulse/writin...
February 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I recently attended a writing residency. Here's what I learned. www.linkedin.com/pulse/writin...
Guys this is SO GOOD
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Guys this is SO GOOD