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I wish I knew that just because I'm getting a lot of words on paper does not mean that I am in a good mental health space. I've been very vocal about creatives of all sorts -- but writers as it's relevant to this -- making sure you take breaks for your mental health and sanity. (1/3)
I wish I knew that just because I'm getting a lot of words on paper does not mean that I am in a good mental health space. I've been very vocal about creatives of all sorts -- but writers as it's relevant to this -- making sure you take breaks for your mental health and sanity. (1/3)
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before?
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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I wish I knew that just because I'm getting a lot of words on paper does not mean that I am in a good mental health space. I've been very vocal about creatives of all sorts -- but writers as it's relevant to this -- making sure you take breaks for your mental health and sanity. (1/3)
I wish I knew that just because I'm getting a lot of words on paper does not mean that I am in a good mental health space. I've been very vocal about creatives of all sorts -- but writers as it's relevant to this -- making sure you take breaks for your mental health and sanity. (1/3)
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Day five of AMAs with @write_hive! If you have questions, ask in the comments! Someone else summarized my answer on the Discord: Burnout is not a badge of honor. But here’s my longer one…
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Day five of AMAs with @write_hive! If you have questions, ask in the comments! Someone else summarized my answer on the Discord: Burnout is not a badge of honor. But here’s my longer one…
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Don’t get hung up on the first draft. It took me forever to finish my first draft of my first book because I kept trying for perfection the first time, and it’s flatly not possible. Let yourself do it badly. You can always make it better later. #HiveMentor
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before?
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Don’t get hung up on the first draft. It took me forever to finish my first draft of my first book because I kept trying for perfection the first time, and it’s flatly not possible. Let yourself do it badly. You can always make it better later. #HiveMentor
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Follow the rabbit 😌
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Follow the rabbit 😌
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#HiveMentor AMA Q5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before?
@writehive.bsky.social
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November 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
#HiveMentor AMA Q5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before?
@writehive.bsky.social
@writehive.bsky.social
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before?
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before?
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I’m not a good fit for military sci fi or for sword and sorcery fantasy, though I’m open to adjacent genres. I’m probably going to pass on stories about angels or demons. Sexual assault on page is an automatic no from me. #HiveMentor
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q4: What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’m not a good fit for military sci fi or for sword and sorcery fantasy, though I’m open to adjacent genres. I’m probably going to pass on stories about angels or demons. Sexual assault on page is an automatic no from me. #HiveMentor
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#HiveMentor AMA Q4:
What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)
@writehive.bsky.social
What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)
@writehive.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#HiveMentor AMA Q4:
What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)
@writehive.bsky.social
What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)
@writehive.bsky.social
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I highly doubt I'll get any projects that are too close to my own, but just in case, please don't send me:
1930s mg runaways, 2001 adult Appalachian witches, crossover contemporary secret society vs artistic revolutions, or adult space operas with non-corporeal alien ships, k? thx! 😌
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1930s mg runaways, 2001 adult Appalachian witches, crossover contemporary secret society vs artistic revolutions, or adult space operas with non-corporeal alien ships, k? thx! 😌
#HiveMentor
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I highly doubt I'll get any projects that are too close to my own, but just in case, please don't send me:
1930s mg runaways, 2001 adult Appalachian witches, crossover contemporary secret society vs artistic revolutions, or adult space operas with non-corporeal alien ships, k? thx! 😌
#HiveMentor
1930s mg runaways, 2001 adult Appalachian witches, crossover contemporary secret society vs artistic revolutions, or adult space operas with non-corporeal alien ships, k? thx! 😌
#HiveMentor
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More #HiveMentor AMA for the #WritingCommunity! Feel free to ask questions in the comments! One thing I would add: SFF over 110k might not be the best fit for me. It’s not a hard no, but anything over Will have cuts suggested. Here’s the link for all the yeas and nays!
writehive.org/writehive-me...
writehive.org/writehive-me...
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
More #HiveMentor AMA for the #WritingCommunity! Feel free to ask questions in the comments! One thing I would add: SFF over 110k might not be the best fit for me. It’s not a hard no, but anything over Will have cuts suggested. Here’s the link for all the yeas and nays!
writehive.org/writehive-me...
writehive.org/writehive-me...
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#HiveMentor AMA Q3: What are you looking for in a mentee or a manuscript?
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November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#HiveMentor AMA Q3: What are you looking for in a mentee or a manuscript?
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It’s day three of AMAs with @writehive.bsky.social! Here’s my answer for today’s question! If you have any questions for me, feel free to ask in the comments!!!
#HiveMentor
#HiveMentor
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It’s day three of AMAs with @writehive.bsky.social! Here’s my answer for today’s question! If you have any questions for me, feel free to ask in the comments!!!
#HiveMentor
#HiveMentor
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q4: What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q4: What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)
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I’m keeping an open mind about what type of story I’m looking for, but I definitely want a mentee who has thought deeply about their manuscript. For little things that tend to catch my eye: queer stories and stories about people with complicated familial relationships! #HiveMentor
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q3: What are you looking for in a mentee or manuscript?
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m keeping an open mind about what type of story I’m looking for, but I definitely want a mentee who has thought deeply about their manuscript. For little things that tend to catch my eye: queer stories and stories about people with complicated familial relationships! #HiveMentor
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For today's @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor question, I have a lot of reservations about my answer already, so please @ me to ask questions this week if you have them.
"I think" should be the caveat here, bc I'm always open to being surprised by a manuscript OR a writer's process!!
"I think" should be the caveat here, bc I'm always open to being surprised by a manuscript OR a writer's process!!
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For today's @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor question, I have a lot of reservations about my answer already, so please @ me to ask questions this week if you have them.
"I think" should be the caveat here, bc I'm always open to being surprised by a manuscript OR a writer's process!!
"I think" should be the caveat here, bc I'm always open to being surprised by a manuscript OR a writer's process!!
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q3: What are you looking for in a mentee or manuscript?
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q3: What are you looking for in a mentee or manuscript?
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✨It's time for the @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor AMA! Here's my answere for Q1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
✨It's time for the @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor AMA! Here's my answere for Q1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
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Scroll for my answers to @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor AMA!
Question 1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
Question 1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Scroll for my answers to @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor AMA!
Question 1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
Question 1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
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#HiveMentor
My mentee is not me. I know that's a weird sentiment, but it's also my guiding principle both as an editor and a mentor. I am here to help make a story the best it can be within the framework of the story you're trying to tell. I want to know what you're passionate about in the story...
My mentee is not me. I know that's a weird sentiment, but it's also my guiding principle both as an editor and a mentor. I am here to help make a story the best it can be within the framework of the story you're trying to tell. I want to know what you're passionate about in the story...
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
#HiveMentor
My mentee is not me. I know that's a weird sentiment, but it's also my guiding principle both as an editor and a mentor. I am here to help make a story the best it can be within the framework of the story you're trying to tell. I want to know what you're passionate about in the story...
My mentee is not me. I know that's a weird sentiment, but it's also my guiding principle both as an editor and a mentor. I am here to help make a story the best it can be within the framework of the story you're trying to tell. I want to know what you're passionate about in the story...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Oh my gosh, so many. The most recent was Charlene Thomas’s STREETLIGHT PEOPLE, which has all the character work I loved in her debut with an additional speculative twist! In adult, Hester Steel’s THE FACELESS THING WE ADORE lives rent free in my brain. #HiveMentor
#HiveMentor Ask Me Anything Q2: What's your favorite book you've read recently?
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Oh my gosh, so many. The most recent was Charlene Thomas’s STREETLIGHT PEOPLE, which has all the character work I loved in her debut with an additional speculative twist! In adult, Hester Steel’s THE FACELESS THING WE ADORE lives rent free in my brain. #HiveMentor
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My favorite book tends to be whatever I'm currently reading, and right now that's The Garden by Nick Newman. I'm really enjoying the sibling relationship at its center, their playfulness & warmth amidst such a grim world. #HiveMentor
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My favorite book tends to be whatever I'm currently reading, and right now that's The Garden by Nick Newman. I'm really enjoying the sibling relationship at its center, their playfulness & warmth amidst such a grim world. #HiveMentor