For some reason, I’ve been soooo hesitant to share it/my first videos. Idk why I can blab on tiktok/IG with no care in the world & then get anxious about YT. Weird!! Anyways, this was one of my 2025 resolutions & I’ve really enjoyed working on it :)
Sooo I finally made an AuthorTube channel 😬
I’ve been craving consuming & creating longer form vlogs about writing (I just want to blab ok!!) so I finally made a specific YT channel & posted two videos.
Here’s an intro video for any fellow writers interested ☺️ youtu.be/8SgQWkLLX6w?...
I’m doing a “Write/revise a chapter a day in May” challenge with myself to get through this slog of rewrites for my book. I have about 30 chapters or so to get through. Anyone want to join in? Anyone else desperately in need of this 😂
Writers! What are you working on this week?
I’m reverse outlining to help guide my next revision as I’ve been trying to deal with all the missing/changed/vague world-building & magic system elements that need to be solidified/match up with characters/story better.
Nothing like reading a critique partner’s WIP / chapters and getting to feel so immersed and knowing that their story is truly one of a kind and you get to be one of the people who encourages them early on. I love learning from & supporting other storytellers 🩷
I was matched to a critique group via a survey in Feb & have met w/ this wonderful small group thrice & we are completely vibing. Their stories are amazing & their feedback is incredible. Being a writer TOGETHER is so much better than being a writer alone 😭 but it’s scary putting yourself out there!
Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
Black History is American History.
Wrote one of those “origin of a character’s core misbelief” scenes today for my new WIP (gothic fantasy/horror-ish) & uhh it was a bit too real! Ultimately stand by the direction it’s going but oof that was a tough one 😬😬 I diiiid have to take a walk after and listen to something more hopeful lol
BlueSky PitchEvents 1.24 #YouDeservePit 1.27 #2025Pit 2.1 #MiseryPit 2.12 #MSWL Day 2.12 #QuestPit 2.14 #CuPit 2.17 #SludgePit 2.26 #WIPSnipsPit 3.17 #PopUpPit (date hinted at)
There's a lot of pitch events here at the start of the year, so it's pretty hard to keep track.
Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
Let me know if you want me to promote your book today
#BookSky
Newbies from #TikTok and #BookTok:: Bluesky is different to Twitter and Threads in that the algo here:
1. only shows you what you want to see in "Discover" Feed, most other feeds are chronological (and can be laggy with a lot of traffic) - It will not drive ppl to your posts, so REPOST like tumblr
It’s not gonna be the same app as before either way I figure. That space is gone I think. And I feel like I already grieved it so I’m not sure it’s worth walking back in at this point. Idk!! Though people with their livelihoods dependent on it don’t have much of a choice. Blahhh
Never hit “ignore limit for today” faster
Hi Bluesky writer friends! What’s everyone working on this week? I’m trying to get a Midwestern gothic horror short story draft done as my brain is too fried from new job travel & training to revise/structurally edit my novel at the moment.
go.bsky.app/LKMCpA5
if you're a tiktok refugee, this is the place to start (i will be updating the pack until we get to the 150 limit)
