Same for me!

Elizabeth Banks

Surrender is trust… interesting 🧐

With the new Harry Potter trailer dropping today, now is a better time than ever to remind everyone that J. K. Rowling's name appears in the Epstein files where she calls Epstein "a very dear friend".

"Beneath memory and experience, beneath imagination and invention, beneath words, there are rhythms to which memory and imagination and words all move. The writer's job is to go down deep enough to feel that rhythm, find it, move to it, be moved by it, and let it move memory and imagination to find words." — Ursula K. Le Guin, 2000

This quote comes from a talk Ursula gave as part of the Portland Arts & Lectures program of Literary Arts.

You can listen to the whole thing here: literary-arts.org/archive/ursu...

I don’t only to save money but I’ve considered it cause it’s wild how adding that is Still cheaper 😂

Microcosm of how ridiculous this country can be

luffy from one piece is wearing a straw hat with a red band Alt: luffy from one piece is wearing a straw hat with a red band in a serious pose with the hat covering his eyes

Freetaxusa and pirating for the win!! Its funny too how my “unsubscribed” status seems to disappear whenever they want

Enemy: Marcus: taller than other two (6ft maybe), vibrant brown eyes, lean build.

My book has a ATLA feel so you can get vibes off of aang, (korra rather than kataara), and Zuko (with hair but dark, evil, moody)

It’s an elemental magic system (6 types and colors)and a magical wood enhanced ability

My book (unpublished) called THE FORGOTTEN AFFINITY.

Three MCs (ish)
POV MC: Aiden: average height, barrel chested thicker legs rounder face, dark gold eyes.
MC (gains POV): Sophie: same ish height as Aiden, strong figure of a martial artist, auburn hair and green eyes.
Enemy: Marcus: TBCont

Book Cover Art Raffle! TOS: This raffle is open to both artists AND authors, the intention is for me to practice making book covers. If you win and have a story you want to use this for that is totally fine, but is also not a requirement. I will randomly pick 4 winners Friday the 27th, please keep the genres to Fantasy (Romantacy also acceptable) and Sci-fi. Please keep descriptions brief, if you're a winner we can go more in depth then! If you have any question feel free to ask! This is a big project and I might've missed something! Artists Please post refs of the character(s) you'd like on the book cover (3 max). as well as any motifs (ex: flowers, feathers, crystals etc) that you would like incorporated. feel free to include refs of existing book covers you like the look of, and any other information you think is important! Authors Please post refs of what the character(s) you'd like on the book cover (3 max) look like, a brief description of them and your book, as well as any motifs (ex: flowers, feathers, crystals etc) that you would like incorporated. Feel free to include refs of existing book covers you have or like the look of for reference, as well as any other information you think is important!

Book Cover Art Raffle! Please read all the rules and TOS! (Alt txt available)

✨️Rules to win✨️

🥀Must be following me (new welcome!)
🥀Resky (repost) this post!
🥀Comment refs/descriptions of the character/story you want
🥀Must be okay with me using the piece as an example in my portfolio

Good luck!

That would be incredible!!! Thank you!

I assume the book has to be published? I love the idea regardless but wasn’t sure how it worked. Would I pick a book I like or do you make covers for query-ready manuscripts?

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

CONGRATS! finally making enough to get rid of that day job. Well done! 😉😏

And if you were Actually thinking of quitting writing… *hiss* bad. Big no no. Take a mental break for an hour or so then hold those hands on the keyboard for ten minutes! (Might end up more if you’re lucky)

An email with the following text: This creator shoutout goes to an amazing friend I've known for over 20 years. Jonathan Pierson - Fantasy Writer Jonathan writes books like Studio Ghibli makes movies. In saying that, I don't just mean the stories he creates are great, but also that his writing style is heavily influenced by Japanese storytelling. There isn't always a clear cut villain, and there's something that feels different about the progression of the story. In a way, characters are freed from always needing to be the hero and are instead allowed to live and breathe within their world. Jonathan consistently posts first-draft chapters on his Patreon which you can find by clicking this link, or you can learn more about his books by visiting his website. I'm sure he would be thrilled to have your support! That's all for this shoutout. Keep your dream life in sight!

I got an amazing shoutout from my friend in his newsletter and just wanted to share it here. He described my writing style better than I could, honestly #writingcommunity #awesomefriends

I love the butterflies!

Weekly Update January 27, 2026 YouTube video by Jonathan Pierson

Most recent weekly update on my writing. You can follow me on YouTube or Patreon for free to get the videos and help support my dream! #writingcommunity #patreon

youtu.be/2RjiLkjWREc?...

This also helps me to get through my TBR because on work nights I don’t worry about writing and ultimately doom scroll or watch anime, but instead can choose to watch anime (or lately) read a book. A PHYSICAL BOOK! Not just audiobooks!

I love it 🥰

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

Another chapter down. It’s astonishing how focusing my schedule to write 1-2 days a week and not forcing myself to write every single day has led me to write consistently and stress less…. Like I knew the concept well but am surprised by the actual results.

Current WIP 63% done
#writingcommunity

Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.

Just pumped out 1750ish words in less than 2 hours and peoples…

It feels GOOD

Dear USA,

This is the warning sign you've been waiting for.

Signed,
History

For any artists coming in from Twitter: We do alt text here.

Settings -> Accessibility -> Require alt text before posting

Please make it REAL alt text and not just a random emoji or stuff like "art" just to get reposts. There are people who genuinely need it + the text is searchable, k thx ❤️

Absolutely LOOOVE the white hair 😍

Absolutely disgusting 🤮

Weekly Update November 25, 2025 YouTube video by Jonathan Pierson

My weekly update where I officially am halfway through my WIP and a little over in my expected word count 🥳🎉😊 (you can read it over on my patreon - link in bio) #amwriting #author #writer #WIP #WeeklyUpdate

youtu.be/4i57YUvC3Oo?...

It truly is a game changer. I’d say it’s top ten of things I miss, maybe top five depending on how big I make there categories like “food” and “scenery”

Did you pick up any Japanese? Or impress them with how much you know?

Wow, 3. 🤯

Thanks for the answers 😊

This year the abundance of "AI" photos and videos advertising Christmas gifts is absolutely ridiculous. My dudes, if you can't produce an actual photo of the item, it's not worth buying.