MK Pagano
@mkpagano.bsky.social
Author of YA Thrillers
GIRLS WHO BURN out NOW from Penguin Teen and Hachette UK
francophile, bookworm, mama.
Rep: Barbara Poelle
she/her
GIRLS WHO BURN out NOW from Penguin Teen and Hachette UK
francophile, bookworm, mama.
Rep: Barbara Poelle
she/her
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PSA: It’s not okay to bash writers for sharing links to their works on Amazon.
I know Amazon is shitty but it’s not on writers who are just trying to survive to change a whole distribution system that is deeply ingrained, no matter how bad that system is.
I know Amazon is shitty but it’s not on writers who are just trying to survive to change a whole distribution system that is deeply ingrained, no matter how bad that system is.
February 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
PSA: It’s not okay to bash writers for sharing links to their works on Amazon.
I know Amazon is shitty but it’s not on writers who are just trying to survive to change a whole distribution system that is deeply ingrained, no matter how bad that system is.
I know Amazon is shitty but it’s not on writers who are just trying to survive to change a whole distribution system that is deeply ingrained, no matter how bad that system is.
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And for those of us who wish to create a fairer society, cynicism is the antithesis of the empathy that is crucial to such an endeavour. So by all means, take a break from the struggle. Spend some time recharging your batteries. But don’t succumb to the idea that nothing will ever change, 9/11
January 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
And for those of us who wish to create a fairer society, cynicism is the antithesis of the empathy that is crucial to such an endeavour. So by all means, take a break from the struggle. Spend some time recharging your batteries. But don’t succumb to the idea that nothing will ever change, 9/11
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WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
December 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
Yeah it's a PUBLIC bathroom, not a "women's private space." My private space is my home. This bathroom discourse is an excuse to be a bigot, full stop
I keep seeing this reference to public bathrooms as women's "private spaces" and I just do not understand it. Strangers are strangers even when they're women! We're not communing in there for hours at a time, talking about perimenopause and who's getting divorced and shaving our legs.
November 22, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Yeah it's a PUBLIC bathroom, not a "women's private space." My private space is my home. This bathroom discourse is an excuse to be a bigot, full stop
A good way to find people to follow (aka find all the people I used to follow ELSEWHERE) is the "popular with friends" feed. If anyone else is new and needs a hack
November 22, 2024 at 4:52 PM
A good way to find people to follow (aka find all the people I used to follow ELSEWHERE) is the "popular with friends" feed. If anyone else is new and needs a hack
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The intrusion of AI will demand writers (and editors, artists, anybody who makes anything) forcibly push back and stand firm against this wood chipper that just wants to turn your work into sawdust that can be used to make mediocre artistic particleboard. To remind: terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/...
Generative A.I. For Writers: An Unfolding (But Not Inevitable) Nightmare!
I have seen the sentiment around that generative AI for writers and artists is “inevitable,” which is a message that I think falls right in line with the myth of the starving artist …
terribleminds.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:50 PM
The intrusion of AI will demand writers (and editors, artists, anybody who makes anything) forcibly push back and stand firm against this wood chipper that just wants to turn your work into sawdust that can be used to make mediocre artistic particleboard. To remind: terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/...
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fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
November 17, 2024 at 4:32 AM
fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
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The discourse over twitter & leaving vs staying is getting truly goofy in some directions.
Twitter is not a *place* ffs. Twitter without the people is nothing. We have 100% of the power over whether twitter has value or not.
When we leave, we're not ceding ground? We're taking the ground with us.
Twitter is not a *place* ffs. Twitter without the people is nothing. We have 100% of the power over whether twitter has value or not.
When we leave, we're not ceding ground? We're taking the ground with us.
November 17, 2024 at 6:14 AM
The discourse over twitter & leaving vs staying is getting truly goofy in some directions.
Twitter is not a *place* ffs. Twitter without the people is nothing. We have 100% of the power over whether twitter has value or not.
When we leave, we're not ceding ground? We're taking the ground with us.
Twitter is not a *place* ffs. Twitter without the people is nothing. We have 100% of the power over whether twitter has value or not.
When we leave, we're not ceding ground? We're taking the ground with us.
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I need publishing to get the message: no amount line toeing will appease this guy. Don't abandon your marginalized authors to make nice with him. Stand behind us and FIGHT his bullshit with all you've got. Please, don't be a coward about this--a lot of us writing the books don't have that luxury.
November 15, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I need publishing to get the message: no amount line toeing will appease this guy. Don't abandon your marginalized authors to make nice with him. Stand behind us and FIGHT his bullshit with all you've got. Please, don't be a coward about this--a lot of us writing the books don't have that luxury.
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It’s important to remember that resisting takes many forms—including throwing sand in the gears and just not… rolling over in advance—and they’re all needed and useful.
“Saying “No, it’s over! Don’t be so naive!” [is] really just rolling out a red carpet, the ultimate capitulation in advance. At the very least, put him to the task. Make him execute on what he’s trying to do. That’s the first role of a political opposition.” 👇
November 15, 2024 at 1:57 PM
It’s important to remember that resisting takes many forms—including throwing sand in the gears and just not… rolling over in advance—and they’re all needed and useful.
I wrote a thing. Read it, if you'd like:
Post Election Thoughts
Or, how to still have hope
open.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:28 PM
I wrote a thing. Read it, if you'd like:
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The only reason anti-vax attitudes were able to take root in the modern era is because vaccines are so fucking good at their job people forgot why we need them
November 14, 2024 at 11:49 PM
The only reason anti-vax attitudes were able to take root in the modern era is because vaccines are so fucking good at their job people forgot why we need them
What if this IS the moral arc of the universe, and rounding them all up to be tied up in incompetence and in-fighting for 4 years actually does some good in the world 🤔
These are evil individuals, true. Im not banking on these people working well as a group.
The sad reality is Stephen miller, Erin Hawley and their ghoulish friends accomplished way more evil outside of power during the Biden admin than they will when trumps involved.
November 14, 2024 at 9:37 PM
What if this IS the moral arc of the universe, and rounding them all up to be tied up in incompetence and in-fighting for 4 years actually does some good in the world 🤔
Hey it's November 14th and I just exceeded the number of hours I've ever spent on my writing in one year, and I still got a month and a half to go :)
November 14, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Hey it's November 14th and I just exceeded the number of hours I've ever spent on my writing in one year, and I still got a month and a half to go :)
ok I did it.
deactivated Twitter.
omg that platform has been so much of my life for so long
deactivated Twitter.
omg that platform has been so much of my life for so long
November 13, 2024 at 9:39 PM
ok I did it.
deactivated Twitter.
omg that platform has been so much of my life for so long
deactivated Twitter.
omg that platform has been so much of my life for so long
ok I guess I'm back here now
November 12, 2024 at 12:22 AM
ok I guess I'm back here now
I’m SO EXCITED to reveal the cover of my debut YA Thriller, GIRLS WHO BURN, coming AUGUST 6, 2024!
Pre-order it now at Barnes & Noble bit.ly/GirlsWhoBurn... or Amazon amzn.to/47oMBaH. Other links up soon!
Exclusive excerpt up here! penguinteen.com/cover-reveal...
Pre-order it now at Barnes & Noble bit.ly/GirlsWhoBurn... or Amazon amzn.to/47oMBaH. Other links up soon!
Exclusive excerpt up here! penguinteen.com/cover-reveal...
November 7, 2023 at 6:02 PM
I’m SO EXCITED to reveal the cover of my debut YA Thriller, GIRLS WHO BURN, coming AUGUST 6, 2024!
Pre-order it now at Barnes & Noble bit.ly/GirlsWhoBurn... or Amazon amzn.to/47oMBaH. Other links up soon!
Exclusive excerpt up here! penguinteen.com/cover-reveal...
Pre-order it now at Barnes & Noble bit.ly/GirlsWhoBurn... or Amazon amzn.to/47oMBaH. Other links up soon!
Exclusive excerpt up here! penguinteen.com/cover-reveal...
There’s something exciting dropping tomorrow! Watch this space 👀👀👀
November 6, 2023 at 4:16 PM
There’s something exciting dropping tomorrow! Watch this space 👀👀👀
The feminine urge to do a comfort reread of a favorite novel during a difficult week faced with the reality that you have 81 books in your netgalley queue 😭
October 2, 2023 at 2:21 PM
The feminine urge to do a comfort reread of a favorite novel during a difficult week faced with the reality that you have 81 books in your netgalley queue 😭
This is always such a weird time of year. I love fall but I also love summer and am always sad to see it go ☹️
September 4, 2023 at 2:18 PM
This is always such a weird time of year. I love fall but I also love summer and am always sad to see it go ☹️
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A thing I would really like for all of us on this here new social media app is asking ourselves “is this person asking for advice” and if the answer is no, which it mostly is…then we…don’t give advice
September 4, 2023 at 1:03 AM
A thing I would really like for all of us on this here new social media app is asking ourselves “is this person asking for advice” and if the answer is no, which it mostly is…then we…don’t give advice
Today my great accomplishment is spelling “Chekhov” right on the first try
August 17, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Today my great accomplishment is spelling “Chekhov” right on the first try