Jenn Gruden
@zenwarriorqueen.bsky.social
Insatiably curious. Passionate storyteller. Martial artist. All opinions solely my own.
Good morning to all GTA comms folks up waiting for snow/no snow day decisions. ☕️☃️
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Good morning to all GTA comms folks up waiting for snow/no snow day decisions. ☕️☃️
All revisions must be Hue-approved
February 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
All revisions must be Hue-approved
Had a work event then snagged a premium spot at the Reference Library. It’s soothing despite the way every time I revise, I think of 8 more ways to improve this draft. I think I’m learning how much more thinking to do before committing the time to write better words. Book 2 should go a lot faster.
January 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Had a work event then snagged a premium spot at the Reference Library. It’s soothing despite the way every time I revise, I think of 8 more ways to improve this draft. I think I’m learning how much more thinking to do before committing the time to write better words. Book 2 should go a lot faster.
Holiday drafting fest is on with a good half day’s work at my beloved reference library. Missing my alpha readers though, pictured below. And yes Hue needs a bit of a diet plan.
December 27, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Holiday drafting fest is on with a good half day’s work at my beloved reference library. Missing my alpha readers though, pictured below. And yes Hue needs a bit of a diet plan.
Worked over 4,440 words today. Why so terrible, words? Then I reread this after sending it to my girlfriend who almost woke her husband up laughing and now I’m laughing again too. All the terrible words. May we have good edits. defector.com/can-someone-...
Can Someone Please Write Normally About This Fascinating Woman? | Defector
Augusta Britt has had, by any reasonable accounting, an extraordinarily rich and interesting life, and seems like a vivid and fascinating person. By her mid-teens in the mid-1970s, she was a pistol-pa...
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November 23, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Worked over 4,440 words today. Why so terrible, words? Then I reread this after sending it to my girlfriend who almost woke her husband up laughing and now I’m laughing again too. All the terrible words. May we have good edits. defector.com/can-someone-...
The Groundhog Day writers were clearly familiar with rewriting first chapters.
November 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The Groundhog Day writers were clearly familiar with rewriting first chapters.
Took a day off for thinking and working on my novel. The Toronto Reference Library remains one of my fav places for that in the world. These “artist dates” always feel like a week away.
November 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Took a day off for thinking and working on my novel. The Toronto Reference Library remains one of my fav places for that in the world. These “artist dates” always feel like a week away.
First post on BlueSky! I’d like to start by sharing writing I love.
I have a short story out -- during Short Story Month, apparently, and just as everyone is thinking about short stories because of the loss of short story queen, Alice Munro. It's about being Canadian, cross-border travel, Latin vocab, and friendship:
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Fiction by Molly McCarron — Saranac Review
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November 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
First post on BlueSky! I’d like to start by sharing writing I love.