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Just finished reading The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee. All I have to say is: what a ride! If you like old kung fu movies and gangster dramas tied up in a complex political intrigue, you’d probably like this series

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It never being read pales in comparison to the crime of it never being written.

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some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.

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"I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shovelling sand into a box so that later I can build castles."

- Shannon Hale.

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A creative block for me is my knowing exactly what I want to happen next but being unable to execute it in a way that makes sense and it's so frustrating!

Anyway, that's what's been happening for the last week. Hoping I can power through it soon. Wish me luck!

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me: i'm just going to write for fun, no pressure. also me: sets unattainable goals, overthinks every sentence, and spirals into self-doubt me: fun. this is fun.

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We have an important message to share from the Print Shop exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum. This message was typeset in 36 point Cheltenham Bold Condensed font and letterpress printed with blue rubber base ink using a 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press.

The text reads: “We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” This print is available as part of a bundle of prints in our museum store!

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That fic idea that won't leave me alone.

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If you have achieved something, please remember to observe a mandatory period of basking in the warm glow of your achievement like a lizard on a stone, lest you teach your brain that effort is futile, actually, because it didn't get to enjoy its happy chemicals, so, naturally, nothing good ever comes of trying. (And no, avoiding punishment is not a reward!)

I recommend, like, 5% of basking time in relation to whatever time you invested into achieving the thing minimum. And if you can't make your own bask, friend-brought is fine (= tell your friends!).

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Sometimes I consider maybe looking for a writing discord community because it sounds like fun but then I wonder if it would be the biggest distraction for me...

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I'm a simple writer/bookworm, I see The Dujiangyan Zhongshuge bookshop in Chengdu, China, and want to go.

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I’ve had an idea to put together a bundle of stickers that people can use to make a DIY book journal- headers for sections like this one with parts you can write on, little stickers to use for star ratings, nice vinyl book stickers to go on the front etc.

If you use a book journal to record your reading, what sections do you have in yours?

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Heads Up Seven Up

Thanks @lesawrites for the tag!

Rules: share seven lines from your WIP.

Not exactly a WIP but the other WIPs I have either I'm not sure about sharing yet or are tied up elsewhere (as in I can't share them yet) so here are the first few lines of my short story, "Green"

The end of the world happened slowly; as most things do. The plants began to disappear—one by one becoming extinct—too gradually for the general public to take seriously. When they did notice, humanity shrugged it off as the natural cycle of things. And then it was the animals. That was harder to ignore. It was the pollinators first, of course. Without their help, much of the flora could not proliferate as they once had. The lack of sunlight, of fertile soil, of bees or butterflies or hummingbirds were the beginnings of the end. Grassy meadows became barren deserts and lush forests became wasteland littered with twigs and branches—the corpses of once-mighty trees. Green became a lost color.

Tagging: @thecomfywriter @ruvastuon @ddgraywrites @kathaliabloodyrose + open tag

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Thanks for the tag, @ruvastuon

Three Facts About Me

I have a black belt in kung fu and used to be an assistant instructor when I was younger, though I haven't actively been practicing as of late.

I have tendonitis in my elbow and a knee injury. They're manageable now but it still limits some things.

I read every morning for at least an hour with my coffee.

Tagging (no pressure): @thecomfywriter @kathaliabloodyrose @lesawrites + open tag

Ah shit, I was gone for another ten days or so... Woops...

I finished editing during that time and am now currently taking a vacation from writing.

I should be doing some tag games now... Hehe...

God, why am I so bad at being active???

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Thank you for the tag @kathaliabloodyrose

Favorite color -  Sage green is my favorite right now!

Last Song - We Can't Be Friends by Ariana Grande

Currently Reading - Jade Legacy (The Greenbone Saga #3) by Fonda Lee.

Currently Watching - Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire

Currently Craving - Dim sum. I need to find a good dim sum restaurant near me.

Coffee or tea - Both. I like coffee every morning with oat milk (I don't usually like it black) and I like tea in the evenings to unwind. Rooibos and floral teas are my favorites.

Tagging - @thecomfywriter @ruvastuon @ddgraywrites @davycoquette + open tag