Alyssa Landez
@lyssaland.bsky.social
A hermit-witch writer who sits in the sanctity of her modern cottage, reading books, writing novels, and guzzling down coffee like it’s water. Chasing my dreams of becoming a full-time author.✍🏽 📚💙💜🩷🧶🪴
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Alyssa Landez
@lyssaland.bsky.social
· Jan 20
2020 Creative Writing Lectures at BYU - YouTube
www.youtube.com
For my fellow writers, especially those in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I ✨highly✨ recommend this course from #BrandonSanderson. It's his class at BYU & it's free. I'm really enjoying it and it's already improving how I approach my novels. 💜
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter
I ✨highly✨ recommend this course from #BrandonSanderson. It's his class at BYU & it's free. I'm really enjoying it and it's already improving how I approach my novels. 💜
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter
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The legendary actor Denzel Washington recently discussed a prophecy that changed his life, his Oscar snub and his upcoming role in “Othello” on Broadway. Read or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/4hPqQX6
February 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The legendary actor Denzel Washington recently discussed a prophecy that changed his life, his Oscar snub and his upcoming role in “Othello” on Broadway. Read or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/4hPqQX6
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No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
February 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
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"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
January 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
Writing lecture keeping me sane. It’s been a heavy week, mentally, & it’s been difficult to focus on nearly anything. Still recovering slowly from some personal issues, but I’m trying to put those emotions into my stories.
Hope your weeks are going well. 💜
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter
Hope your weeks are going well. 💜
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter
January 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Writing lecture keeping me sane. It’s been a heavy week, mentally, & it’s been difficult to focus on nearly anything. Still recovering slowly from some personal issues, but I’m trying to put those emotions into my stories.
Hope your weeks are going well. 💜
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter
Hope your weeks are going well. 💜
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter
...definitely love to see more in the future. This story had so many ways it could go, and I wanted it to be better, but there were perhaps too many elements distracting the average viewer from the main story. Keep making movies that showcase trans folks' stories. They matter. Period. 💗
#EmiliaPerez
#EmiliaPerez
January 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
...definitely love to see more in the future. This story had so many ways it could go, and I wanted it to be better, but there were perhaps too many elements distracting the average viewer from the main story. Keep making movies that showcase trans folks' stories. They matter. Period. 💗
#EmiliaPerez
#EmiliaPerez
...That doesn't make it okay to put it on a pedestal above movies that are clearly better. Anyone can have a good story idea. What people care about is the end result, and this, to me, was not something I can say deserves an Oscar, except perhaps with the individual actors. I would...
#EmiliaPerez
#EmiliaPerez
January 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
...That doesn't make it okay to put it on a pedestal above movies that are clearly better. Anyone can have a good story idea. What people care about is the end result, and this, to me, was not something I can say deserves an Oscar, except perhaps with the individual actors. I would...
#EmiliaPerez
#EmiliaPerez
Adding to my thoughts on #EmiliaPerez: I have my issues with the #AcademyAwards in general. Regardless of the story's importance and its flair, the overall result was not up to par with many of the movies given the same nominations. It made its impact to open more doors for the trans community...
January 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Adding to my thoughts on #EmiliaPerez: I have my issues with the #AcademyAwards in general. Regardless of the story's importance and its flair, the overall result was not up to par with many of the movies given the same nominations. It made its impact to open more doors for the trans community...
I finally watched #EmiliaPerez last night. IMO it's not as bad as people think. It definitely had no reason being a musical. The songs were short and unmemorable; added nothing to the progression of the story. It had potential, the story was interesting, but the overall execution was lacking.
January 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I finally watched #EmiliaPerez last night. IMO it's not as bad as people think. It definitely had no reason being a musical. The songs were short and unmemorable; added nothing to the progression of the story. It had potential, the story was interesting, but the overall execution was lacking.
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January 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For my fellow writers, especially those in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I ✨highly✨ recommend this course from #BrandonSanderson. It's his class at BYU & it's free. I'm really enjoying it and it's already improving how I approach my novels. 💜
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter
I ✨highly✨ recommend this course from #BrandonSanderson. It's his class at BYU & it's free. I'm really enjoying it and it's already improving how I approach my novels. 💜
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter
2020 Creative Writing Lectures at BYU - YouTube
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
For my fellow writers, especially those in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I ✨highly✨ recommend this course from #BrandonSanderson. It's his class at BYU & it's free. I'm really enjoying it and it's already improving how I approach my novels. 💜
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter
I ✨highly✨ recommend this course from #BrandonSanderson. It's his class at BYU & it's free. I'm really enjoying it and it's already improving how I approach my novels. 💜
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter
I haven't been as active on here as I initially thought I'd be, but that's par for the course. I tend to be a reposter on insta & tiktok. Plus, my early days on twitter were during a time I probably did that too much, thinking I knew everything. Lol
Hi, again, Bluesky! 🥰
Hi, again, Bluesky! 🥰
January 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I haven't been as active on here as I initially thought I'd be, but that's par for the course. I tend to be a reposter on insta & tiktok. Plus, my early days on twitter were during a time I probably did that too much, thinking I knew everything. Lol
Hi, again, Bluesky! 🥰
Hi, again, Bluesky! 🥰
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It was never just another app.
It was Community.
It was Knowledge and News.
It was Nostalgia.
It was Entertainment.
It was Different.
It was Connection.
And yet we know that #booklovers will always find each other ❤️🩹🫶🏻
#booksky #tiktokban
It was Community.
It was Knowledge and News.
It was Nostalgia.
It was Entertainment.
It was Different.
It was Connection.
And yet we know that #booklovers will always find each other ❤️🩹🫶🏻
#booksky #tiktokban
January 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
It was never just another app.
It was Community.
It was Knowledge and News.
It was Nostalgia.
It was Entertainment.
It was Different.
It was Connection.
And yet we know that #booklovers will always find each other ❤️🩹🫶🏻
#booksky #tiktokban
It was Community.
It was Knowledge and News.
It was Nostalgia.
It was Entertainment.
It was Different.
It was Connection.
And yet we know that #booklovers will always find each other ❤️🩹🫶🏻
#booksky #tiktokban
Look at my handsome writer. I love him to death. 💜💜💜
(And he’s not on this app yet so his little camera-shy self can’t scold me for it.) :p
(And he’s not on this app yet so his little camera-shy self can’t scold me for it.) :p
November 27, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Look at my handsome writer. I love him to death. 💜💜💜
(And he’s not on this app yet so his little camera-shy self can’t scold me for it.) :p
(And he’s not on this app yet so his little camera-shy self can’t scold me for it.) :p
Been on a mini social media hiatus (tho, maybe limiting is a better word bc I still look at insta lol). Still kinda keeping to it. Mean lil anxiety monster is messing with me rn and I need some extra time to work through it.
Be kind and patient with yourself. 💜
Be kind and patient with yourself. 💜
November 27, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Been on a mini social media hiatus (tho, maybe limiting is a better word bc I still look at insta lol). Still kinda keeping to it. Mean lil anxiety monster is messing with me rn and I need some extra time to work through it.
Be kind and patient with yourself. 💜
Be kind and patient with yourself. 💜
Well I was hoping my new hair dye would get here so I could have prettier hair for #Wicked but oh well. 🤷♀️
Either way, I’m super excited for tonight!!! #movienight #theaterkid 🍿💚🩷
Either way, I’m super excited for tonight!!! #movienight #theaterkid 🍿💚🩷
November 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Well I was hoping my new hair dye would get here so I could have prettier hair for #Wicked but oh well. 🤷♀️
Either way, I’m super excited for tonight!!! #movienight #theaterkid 🍿💚🩷
Either way, I’m super excited for tonight!!! #movienight #theaterkid 🍿💚🩷
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Guilty.
(Sometimes.)
(Sometimes.)
When a writer says they've outlined their story, what they really mean is they've envisioned 3-4 cool scenes they now need to somehow tie together into a plot
November 20, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Guilty.
(Sometimes.)
(Sometimes.)
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All preparation is writing. All editing is writing (as the saying goes: "Writing is rewriting.") When accounting for daily writing time, set yourself a goal of pages edited or pages outlined. The work you do up front and on the back is literally replacing the work from some other phase of writing.
Do you count editing / planning / polishing in the daily writing goal? Sometimes I don’t feel I have a great grasp on what’s next, so working on polishing what I’ve already written helps me get a handle on the bigger picture and improves the work I’ve done, but isn’t “new writing”
November 18, 2024 at 10:44 PM
All preparation is writing. All editing is writing (as the saying goes: "Writing is rewriting.") When accounting for daily writing time, set yourself a goal of pages edited or pages outlined. The work you do up front and on the back is literally replacing the work from some other phase of writing.
Anyone else focus on their writing better when they replay a song obsessively? This has been mine for like 3 days now, no joke. 😅💚
#writer #fantasywriter #writingcommunity #nanowrimo
#writer #fantasywriter #writingcommunity #nanowrimo
November 19, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Anyone else focus on their writing better when they replay a song obsessively? This has been mine for like 3 days now, no joke. 😅💚
#writer #fantasywriter #writingcommunity #nanowrimo
#writer #fantasywriter #writingcommunity #nanowrimo
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Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
I would start them off with a cozy game or choice-based game that fits closest to their interests and personality. As a person who is super anxious to enter games that require a fast thinking and precision shooting against advanced players, they give a newbie a chance to take their time.
If you met an adult who'd never played a video game in their life but was willing to give them a try, what game would you recommend as their first to get them hooked?
November 18, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I would start them off with a cozy game or choice-based game that fits closest to their interests and personality. As a person who is super anxious to enter games that require a fast thinking and precision shooting against advanced players, they give a newbie a chance to take their time.
Got a latte and settling in for a few hours to get some work done.
So much love to the #writingcommunity on here for keeping me motivated. I appreciate the comments I’ve gotten from some people. 🫶🏽
#writer #fantasywriter #focussession
So much love to the #writingcommunity on here for keeping me motivated. I appreciate the comments I’ve gotten from some people. 🫶🏽
#writer #fantasywriter #focussession
November 18, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Got a latte and settling in for a few hours to get some work done.
So much love to the #writingcommunity on here for keeping me motivated. I appreciate the comments I’ve gotten from some people. 🫶🏽
#writer #fantasywriter #focussession
So much love to the #writingcommunity on here for keeping me motivated. I appreciate the comments I’ve gotten from some people. 🫶🏽
#writer #fantasywriter #focussession
Only 500 words last night :/. Falling behind again. The bootstraps will be picked up and I will make it happen today! 🫡 💜
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter #nanowrimo
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter #nanowrimo
November 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Only 500 words last night :/. Falling behind again. The bootstraps will be picked up and I will make it happen today! 🫡 💜
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter #nanowrimo
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter #nanowrimo