Right?!

Tuesday tip: go easy on those adjectives, novelists—you’re not writing poetry! Use one or two, max, to describe a thing! #writingtips #editor #writingcommunity

There are two types of writers. The first regularly bangs out market-driven material, and the second waits until ideas really pull at them. If you’re the second kind, you can’t reasonably judge your output against that of the first kind! #tuesdaytip #productivity #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity

Tuesday tip on Wednesday: a good rule of thumb re: backstory is to stay in the room as much as you can. You don't have to explain why everyone is in the room, what happened there last Monday, etc. It'll all come out without flashbacks or long explanatory paragraphs! #editor #writer #writingcommunity

losing contact with the earth for 40 minutes sounds nice

Haha, same

Meditation!

My hot Passover food take is you don’t have to put matzah in EVERYTHING. Or even anything, lol. On a serious note, I’ll be reflecting, on this holiday about liberation, on our obligations to help those who are not yet liberated. The work to liberate all people goes on…

Tuesday tip: use flashbacks extremely judiciously! Your readers are primarily interested in the present-day story, and every time you take them away from it, you risk losing them! #writingtips #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity

Hey, listen, Hollywood -- wacky idea, but maybe just maybe the key here is to make cool original stories because they sure seem to do well. If only there was an entire REALM of cool books by very cool authors you could use as the bedrock of those original stories. If only. *stares* *stares harder*

Right after he won his Oscar, Michael B. Jordan said it’s almost always right before something hits when people feel like giving up. So if you were thinking of throwing in the towel, consider this your sign not to— you never know what’s coming! #tuesdaytip #writinglife #persistence #writingcommunity

Tuesday tips: what’s hot and what’s not edition! On the adult side, publishers are still v. interested in big, high stakes books—thrillers and romantasies. But also, cozy comfort reads. Re: kid lit, pic book bios are a tough sell these days, as are YA historicals! #publishingtrends #writingcommunity

Tuesday tip for writers on Thursday: stay adaptable! Sub-genres go in and out of fashion, and you don’t want to waste time and energy on something no one’s buying… #writingtips #publishingtips #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity

Wishing you so much luck!! 💕

Tuesday tip for novelists: get to the action fairly swiftly! Possibly, all our attention spans have totally disintegrated, but one of the most common comments I give writers is: there’s too much setup... #writingtips #publishingtips #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity

I so wish Ontario would do this!

Harrison Ford: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | 32nd Annual Actor Awards YouTube video by Netflix

When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...

Congratulations!!

Rachel Charlton-Dailey on X: 'Regret to announce that we've reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear form now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather' 🤣 #canconfirm #toronto

Alysa Liu with her gold medal

"I love struggling actually. It makes me feel alive." -Alysa Liu

Get out there and start falling on your ass!

I know that feeling!

Three women seated at a restaurant table, smiling while one reads a copy of I’M BUSY by Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpath Ohi. The woman on the right gives a thumbs-up toward the camera. Text at top reads, “I’m busy watching my Torkidlit pals busy reading I’M BUSY!” and text at bottom thanks Maureen McGowan and Bev Katz Rosenbaum with their websites listed.

Photo from tonight: Dinner with my Torkidlit pals @maureenmcgowan.bsky.social & @bevrosenbaum.bsky.social, who were busy reading I'M BUSY. 😁

Going to add this to my I'M books reader gallery: ca.pinterest.com/inkyelbows/r... #KidLit #CanKidLit

Tuesday tip: don’t be afraid to try new genres! Maybe it isn’t the season for what you’ve been writing—e.g. YA historicals. You might think romantasy, say, isn’t for you, but every genre has sub-genres. High fantasy may not be for you but maybe cozy fantasy is… #writingtips #editor #writingcommunity

Per @dreasdoodles.bsky.social, ‘Absurd times call for absurd amounts of love.’ Big love to all today. ❤️

Friday the 13th is the best because terrible things are still happening but for 24 hours there's a neato spooky reason

'Three years ago, I don’t think I envisioned this moment. I think it’s a great example for anyone going through a dark time -- mental health challenges, or health issues -- that you can do hard things no matter what.’

-Olympic Bronze Medalist Piper Gilles

❤️💪⛸️🥉

Tumbler Ridge 💔

Yes, music rights can be an issue.

It’s a lovely routine and I know it’s personally meaningful for them. I also know they’ve been disappointed with their scores all season; I’m just saying with a different program, they might have had a bigger impact.

Exactly.