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Published: August 6, 2026 21:41

John Gruber linked to this, and it’s amazing! My favorite part: “As every writer knows, the first step in editing is making a sandwich. or going for a walk, or running five miles, or sleeping five to nine hours.” :dies: …

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Published: August 6, 2026 21:31

Publishing is such a weird industry. I chatted with an editor today who mentioned in passing that she’s acquiring for 2028 and I was like that’s so far away! Then I realized in publishing years, it’s really not. 😭

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Published: August 6, 2026 21:00

Every Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :) This week’s prompt is ROTATE! You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop a link in the post or a reply so people can find it! …

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Published: August 5, 2026 22:01

I would like to say I can’t believe a professional writing org would send out a message like this, but since I lived through the RWA implosion… 😬 And I agree with every point Chuck makes here, which is well worth the read! In short: writers write, they…

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Published: August 5, 2026 21:01

In today’s book spam, the “Boston Beach Festival” wants to feature the Polish edition of SILVER & BLOOD. 😂

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Published: August 5, 2026 19:27

I am officially a Ruiner of Lives™ and one Reginald VonSnoot would like to lodge a complaint with management because I stopped throwing the ball in order to work on silly human things.

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Published: August 5, 2026 18:37

Oof, the doc now thinks that Dad is entering Alzheimer’s, not just dementia. Earliest appointment with a specialistic is in November, but I think she maybe impressed on him the importance of the MRI, which he has agreed (again) to get without anesthesia. …

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Published: August 5, 2026 05:40

Saw Sarah McLachlan in concert tonight and high school me is living her BEST LIFE right now! 😍 Great show and she seems really cool.

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Published: August 4, 2026 23:54

New fun project is now 8k words. It’s a real thing! Kind of. 😂

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Published: August 3, 2026 18:16

Okay, time to make some words on this new project! Let’s see where I left our intrepid MCs last week... “Where was []? Had he survived? *How many* had survived?” So things are going great. 😂

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Published: August 3, 2026 16:55

Today’s incredibly niche advice: If you’re going to the Death Cab for Cutie concert tonight at The Greek Theatre, and you’re seated in the upper sections, TAKE SUNGLASSES. The lighting is way too bright, very flashy (as in flashing), right in your eyes, &…

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Published: July 31, 2026 20:28

OMG, this, so much this. This would be AMAZING. Once an email I need to respond to but haven’t passes a certain period of time, I’m probably NEVER going to respond because I can’t look at how long it’s been without violently cringing away in shame. …

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Published: July 31, 2026 19:16

If your email feels the need to assure me that your community is “real readers” then I’m already making this face: 🤨

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Published: July 31, 2026 15:30

Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from POLARIS RISING! Badass space princess Ada is escaping this merc ship one way or another—*without* handing over her only weapon to the galaxy’s most wanted criminal… Buy links + first three chapters: https://miha.li/PR…

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Published: July 30, 2026 22:05

UPS: Contact the shipper. The shipper: Contact UPS. 🫠🫠🫠

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Published: July 30, 2026 21:34

I have a folder of the final Word documents for my books, and I search it every week for the #FridayFling prompts. This week, the first book I opened and the first match of the word turned out to be perfect, which rarely happens! 🎉

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Published: July 30, 2026 21:00

Every Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :) This week’s prompt is BARGAIN! You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop a link in the post or a reply so people can find it! …

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Published: July 30, 2026 19:12

I just saw in Publishers Lunch a book that went to a 14-house auction and won a SEVEN FIGURE contract is being pulled by the agent after questioning the author over suspected AI use. Publishers will give millions to a fucking AI book, while the rest of us…

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Published: July 30, 2026 17:07

All of the nice calm peace I achieved by doing a walk along the beach with my bestie this morning has been eradicated by UPS. 🫠

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Published: July 30, 2026 16:39

Just had the most frustrating experience with UPS, who refused to hold a package despite the vacation hold, ignored the deliver to neighbor instructions, and now tells me I can pick it up at the UPS center in the city I’m not currently in. ARGH. “Contact…

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Published: July 29, 2026 21:37

This is the goodest boy who’s helping me work today—where “work” means strengthening my arm muscles because BALL IS LIFE, and he would happily run after it for eight hours straight. 😂

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Published: July 29, 2026 19:31

I sat outside for most of the day yesterday—IN THE SHADE—and still ended up a little crispy around the edges. So today’s plan: sunscreen and a long-sleeve shirt. The weather at my bestie’s house is making me want to move, because it’s 79F here (in a heat…

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Published: July 28, 2026 21:31

Someone created a Playstation account with my email address, and the email says contact support if this happens. I can only talk to a real person if I login to my account… that I didn’t create. ARGH. Every single service needs a “this wasn’t me” button…

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Published: July 27, 2026 20:30

Got up and did an early morning walk this morning, and yay health and all, but now I really desperately want a nap.

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Published: July 27, 2026 18:02

Today’s book spam is from a “senior editor” at HarperCollins, inquiring about whether I’m working with any publishing partners for SILVER & BLOOD, a book published by, you guessed it, HARPER FUCKING COLLINS. They’re using an editor’s actual name, too, but…

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Published: July 27, 2026 03:38

The lady in front of me on the plane is a talker, and I can hear her through my headphones, but she is seated next to either another extrovert or a real patient dude, bc as far as I can tell, they aren’t together. Godspeed, extroverts, I’ll be over here…