Yay congrats!! You got this!!🙌

Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

no offense to anyone, but if you’re using generative AI to write, it’s possible that you’re missing the entire point of writing… #booksky #writingcommunity

I love the dialogue on this post! 💙📚

Reading is fundamental, but we should talk more about how hard it is to redevelop the skill—or, in some cases, develop it for the first time.

Like building endurance or flexibility, it’s work!

Less shame, more support! Here are my tips for reading again 👇🏾🫶🏾

Absolutely!! You taught me something today that was extremely valuable. Thank you as well glad we can discuss

I understand & thank you for telling me so I can use more inclusive language. 💯 You bring up a great point about commodification & how that can taint art if it’s purely for monetary gain.

I have been thinking of the commodification of art too-under capitalism I find it unavoidable. ‘Art for art’s sake,’ as I create my art without profiting fiscally off it, but nevertheless it can be a gift to provide for yourself & family through your artistic passion if you can or want to.

Thx 4 sharing! 2 things can exist & be true. ‘Consumed’ as a negative/positive connotation is based upon ur definition. It’s not negative for me. Food can be art, & it’s consumed, quite literally, but doesn’t take away from experiencing the art. Good to enjoy art whether it’s a commodity or not.

Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.

This irony of your response is not lost on me lol. Have a great day.

I love that!! Art is a powerful & purposeful tool we need to connect with each other and our shared humanity 💯🙌

Yes, great point! So incredible how inherent art is to humanity & how it informs and passes down knowledge. 💯

Perhaps the same reason you cared to respond. The concept of interconnectedness.

Shucks!! Thank u & likewise 🥹🫶 I can’t wait for our lil community on there. The hardest hurdle for me is editing long form 😆

To the people who consider art ‘a waste of time’—creating & consuming art transcends entertainment. Art can be healing, empathetic, informative, progressive. It is intrinsic & primitive. Humans evolved because of storytelling. To deny the value of art is to deny living life to the fullest. #booksky

Are we all moving to booktube 2025?!😆🙌🙌😆

Was just abt to sit down & write but ngl organizing Pinterest boards instead sounds pretty fun 👀😆

I would also like to add productive procrastination to the list by doing literally anything “creative” but writing 😬😆

1. We need a lot of things, but this “disruption” isn’t one of them.

2. This is a vanity press, and fuck vanity presses.

3. Fuck this. Looking forward to seeing it crash and burn.

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Lmaoooooooooooo & flies 💯😮‍💨

These Owlcrate special editions of the “Shades of Magic” series by VE Schwab are stunning! #booksky

This sounds INCREDIBLE!!! 🤩

This morning I saw a dude riding a skateboard while his dog pulled him on a leash like a sled dog. If that’s not SoCal winter, idk what is 😆

These are just ideas to spark your imagination of how you can show vs. tell. Rewiring your brain to think like this can be so helpful as a writer, so I wanted to share! Happy Writing! 🫶🫶

Items can also be powerful. Does your MC wear their siblings jacket bc it makes them feel close to them? Does your sibling carry around a photo of them that just happens to fall out of their wallet or pocket? What happens if they also lose said item? (5)

Why is this so powerful? Readers, most likely, have experienced grief. On my loved one’s birthday, I like to eat their favorite food or do something they loved to do bc it’s a way to honor them. This is emotional, this can help connect your protagonist to your reader and make them care. (4)

Dialogue from merchant: “has it already been another year?” OR “[sibling’s name] used to get the same one.] (thus creating intrigue for the reader). Then you could add a sentence of ‘tell’ if you wanted. But right off the bat ‘telling’ isn’t compelling for readers. (3)

One way to do that is to make it the anniversary of the sibling’s disappearance or their birthday, where the MC performs a tradition or ritual to remember the person. Dialogue can help ‘show’ too. MC purchases food object from a merchant. (2)

If the disappearance of the sibling is a plot point, don’t just tell the readers right off the bat. You have to build suspense, tension & intrigue. A way to do that is show the MC’s actions that indicate the loss of the sibling. (1)