Our neighborhood was hit hard this year. First by massive hail damage, then the flood, and then a terrifying tornado season; the likes of which we have never seen. 📚 #AuthorThreads #AuthorLife #ReadingCommunity

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On the 4th of July, my living space flooded. I'm still dealing with the aftermath. 📚 #AuthorThreads #AuthorLife #ReadingCommunity #YouTube #Vlog

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An author can write a nuanced 100k exploration of grief and still be defeated by the phrase ‘describe your book in one sentence.’

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Creative process: make thing, hate thing, fix thing, over-fix thing, restore earlier version, call it intentional, eat snack.

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Indie author workflow: create entire civilization, establish magic economy, invent dynastic politics, spend afternoon Googling why the paperback margin moved two millimeters.

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I'm preparing a free short story for the various platforms and would like some feedback on the cover. 1 for the color pop one, 2 for the muted one. #authorthreads #authorsky

No backstory, no context, just the flaw. I'll tell you how it's probably already driving your plot behind the scenes, shaping decisions and conflict whether you planned it that way or stumbled into it by instinct.
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2/10 Of all the video game adaptations lately, I thought that this one had the most promise. Willa Holland made it easier to get through, but every other narrative and casting decision was bad, bad, bad.
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7/10 Grimy, cruel, and gross, so of course I loved it. Sean Williams Scott shoulda survived.
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I’ll be part of The Palace Reading Series at The Greenpoint Palace (206 Nassau Ave) on September 29th. Drafts are two for one, listening is free. Come on by - 7-9pm. #bookthreads #authorthreads

6/10 Joe Keery is great! The choice to put mostly unlikable people in the back seat of his Lyft made it kind of tedious. At least it was short and moved fast.
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6/10 Been hearing about his one for a while, finally gave it a try. It was fine. Anton Yelchin makes it watchable.
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4/10 (spoiler alert) I suspect that the first draft of this script had a few elements that would have made this more memorable/controversial: the dad hated his gay son and the sheriff was racist, making the boomer killing spree that much more vicious and cruel.
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Maybe publishing is a little like surfing.

You paddle.
You wait.
You miss waves.
You get knocked down.
You paddle back out.

And every now and then, you see one coming and think: Maybe this one is mine.

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I can usually tell which creative role has taken over by the verb in charge. Inventing, arranging and explaining are all useful; asking one paragraph to do all three is less charming.

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7/10 Body horror & folk horror at its finest. Didn’t really connect with the family turning on the mother, but I’m not a mother. Loved seeing Rupert Grinpert rocking a dad bod, losing his shit.
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FREE FURNITURE- Relativistic Automobile. Buyer's with huge egos need not apply. Free OBO. Pickup only- Flatbed truck recommended.
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FREE FURNITURE- 2-Person Sushi Boat. Free OBO. $99 reward if anyone knows the whereabouts of the giant chef that rolled that sushi. Pickup only.
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FREE FURNITURE- Identical Ceiling Fan. I loved that dang ceiling fan, curse my kids for breaking it. Pickup only- bring tools.
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