Roz Ray
@writerinworkboots.bsky.social
Writing books, building houses, getting rained on in the PNW.
www.rozray.net
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Diving into Draft II of this thing.
Thank you @mdbell79.bsky.social for reminding me that taking the time to outline what you've already got is, like, the cool big-kid thing to do.
Writers: if you haven't picked up Matt's REFUSE TO BE DONE, do that now please.
#writing #booksky
Thank you @mdbell79.bsky.social for reminding me that taking the time to outline what you've already got is, like, the cool big-kid thing to do.
Writers: if you haven't picked up Matt's REFUSE TO BE DONE, do that now please.
#writing #booksky
May 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Diving into Draft II of this thing.
Thank you @mdbell79.bsky.social for reminding me that taking the time to outline what you've already got is, like, the cool big-kid thing to do.
Writers: if you haven't picked up Matt's REFUSE TO BE DONE, do that now please.
#writing #booksky
Thank you @mdbell79.bsky.social for reminding me that taking the time to outline what you've already got is, like, the cool big-kid thing to do.
Writers: if you haven't picked up Matt's REFUSE TO BE DONE, do that now please.
#writing #booksky
"To those inclined toward kindness, I say
Come out of your houses drumming. All others,
beware: I have discarded my smile, but not my teeth."
Rita Dove, ringing in the moment.
poets.org/poem/incanta...
Come out of your houses drumming. All others,
beware: I have discarded my smile, but not my teeth."
Rita Dove, ringing in the moment.
poets.org/poem/incanta...
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"To those inclined toward kindness, I say
Come out of your houses drumming. All others,
beware: I have discarded my smile, but not my teeth."
Rita Dove, ringing in the moment.
poets.org/poem/incanta...
Come out of your houses drumming. All others,
beware: I have discarded my smile, but not my teeth."
Rita Dove, ringing in the moment.
poets.org/poem/incanta...
Not all Patrons of the Arts wear fancy suits and go to fancy galas. Sometimes they're the guy restocking the vending machine at the library who's got an extra package of Swedish Fish to give away.
#notallheroeswearcapes
#amwriting
#writersky
#notallheroeswearcapes
#amwriting
#writersky
March 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Not all Patrons of the Arts wear fancy suits and go to fancy galas. Sometimes they're the guy restocking the vending machine at the library who's got an extra package of Swedish Fish to give away.
#notallheroeswearcapes
#amwriting
#writersky
#notallheroeswearcapes
#amwriting
#writersky
If you haven't picked up @tananarivedue.bsky.social 's THE REFORMATORY yet, get thee to the bookstore. This book is so good. It's SO good, you guys. It's Stephen King's IT + THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION + Chadwick Boseman's MARSHALL, set in Jim Crow Florida. I cannot say enough good things.
#booksky
#booksky
March 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you haven't picked up @tananarivedue.bsky.social 's THE REFORMATORY yet, get thee to the bookstore. This book is so good. It's SO good, you guys. It's Stephen King's IT + THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION + Chadwick Boseman's MARSHALL, set in Jim Crow Florida. I cannot say enough good things.
#booksky
#booksky
Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don't let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn't need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown. (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don't let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn't need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown. (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don't let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn't need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown. (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don't let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn't need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown. (202) 224-3121
Ooooooooh the shushing police are getting their comeuppance at the public library today.
March 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ooooooooh the shushing police are getting their comeuppance at the public library today.
The Resident Gentleman around here is in the next room working on a project, watching FOYLE'S WAR, and whistling along with the theme song every time it comes on. Also he got me a jumping spider for my birthday. On top of his game this weekend, I must say.
March 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Resident Gentleman around here is in the next room working on a project, watching FOYLE'S WAR, and whistling along with the theme song every time it comes on. Also he got me a jumping spider for my birthday. On top of his game this weekend, I must say.
Bought @colsonwhitehead.com's HARLEM SHUFFLE in hardback first, gave it to my dad. Bought it in paperback to reread. Treated myself this month to the audiobook because the world is a scary place and this book is like an old friend. #booksky #amreading
March 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Bought @colsonwhitehead.com's HARLEM SHUFFLE in hardback first, gave it to my dad. Bought it in paperback to reread. Treated myself this month to the audiobook because the world is a scary place and this book is like an old friend. #booksky #amreading
And that’s the week done: a re-organized plot and 8500 words added to the rough draft of this thing. It’s snowing in Seattle…kind of…and time to do stuff out in the world for a bit.
February 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And that’s the week done: a re-organized plot and 8500 words added to the rough draft of this thing. It’s snowing in Seattle…kind of…and time to do stuff out in the world for a bit.
I have changed in many ways since I was a child. Evidence of my eating a Toblerone has not.
February 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I have changed in many ways since I was a child. Evidence of my eating a Toblerone has not.
This is a great summation of where we are, why it feels the way it feels right now, and how to move forward.
February 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is a great summation of where we are, why it feels the way it feels right now, and how to move forward.
I’ve got a two-fer this week: I hit 35K with the rough draft of The New Thing (pictured), AND yesterday I showed up to a session with a student, ready to read Day 10 of Loki’s Guide to Taking the Blame, and the kid had finished the book on his own! A triumphant first! 🥰
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I’ve got a two-fer this week: I hit 35K with the rough draft of The New Thing (pictured), AND yesterday I showed up to a session with a student, ready to read Day 10 of Loki’s Guide to Taking the Blame, and the kid had finished the book on his own! A triumphant first! 🥰
Good morning Bluesky!
January 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Good morning Bluesky!
…writing’s going great, why do you ask?
January 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
…writing’s going great, why do you ask?
Gettin’ the work done on the way to work.
January 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Gettin’ the work done on the way to work.
Welp. I can’t do anything about the state of the world today, so instead it’s Favorite Hat Friday. Who’s got a favorite hat? This one’s mine. I stole it from my mom, who got it from the elementary school she taught at, which happens to be my elementary school when I was a kid. #favoritehatfriday
January 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Welp. I can’t do anything about the state of the world today, so instead it’s Favorite Hat Friday. Who’s got a favorite hat? This one’s mine. I stole it from my mom, who got it from the elementary school she taught at, which happens to be my elementary school when I was a kid. #favoritehatfriday
“…it was not necessarily a good thing for everyone to read a completely different newspaper in the morning…”
Neal Stephenson, prescient as ever back in 1995. #theneovictorianswereright 💙📚 #booksky
Neal Stephenson, prescient as ever back in 1995. #theneovictorianswereright 💙📚 #booksky
January 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“…it was not necessarily a good thing for everyone to read a completely different newspaper in the morning…”
Neal Stephenson, prescient as ever back in 1995. #theneovictorianswereright 💙📚 #booksky
Neal Stephenson, prescient as ever back in 1995. #theneovictorianswereright 💙📚 #booksky
Back seat of car. Books. Protein. Throw in an impact drill and a tape measure that I swear was right there a second ago but who knows where it is now and that’s basically my 2025. 😁
January 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Back seat of car. Books. Protein. Throw in an impact drill and a tape measure that I swear was right there a second ago but who knows where it is now and that’s basically my 2025. 😁
Good morning Bluesky, goodbye 2024!
December 31, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Good morning Bluesky, goodbye 2024!
I rarely, RARELY read books by the save author back to back. I’m a slow reader, and usually by the time I’m done with a book I need a new voice in my head for a bit. That said, after @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social’s THE GOD OF THE WOODS, I dove straight into LONG BRIGHT RIVER. No regrets. 5 stars.
December 30, 2024 at 1:10 AM
I rarely, RARELY read books by the save author back to back. I’m a slow reader, and usually by the time I’m done with a book I need a new voice in my head for a bit. That said, after @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social’s THE GOD OF THE WOODS, I dove straight into LONG BRIGHT RIVER. No regrets. 5 stars.
End of the week and Seattle is Seattling. #grayongrayongray
December 28, 2024 at 1:54 AM
End of the week and Seattle is Seattling. #grayongrayongray
Batchin’ cocktails. Which of these things is not like the other?
December 24, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Batchin’ cocktails. Which of these things is not like the other?
The irony of listening to LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY while I clean my house ahead of family coming over is not lost on me.
December 24, 2024 at 4:10 PM
The irony of listening to LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY while I clean my house ahead of family coming over is not lost on me.
Good morning Bluesky!
December 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Good morning Bluesky!