Em-dash anyone? #booksky
Em-dash anyone? #booksky
Not feeling my best today, so I started the morning with self-care therapy β a calming cup of ginger root, chamomile & lemon balm tea sweetened with Koina Pure Organic Forest Honey, a cozy audiobook, and a good read. Whatβs your go-to to?
Koina Pure Organic Forest Honey
ππ½ koinahoney.com #booksky
The start of my morning. I let this wonderful novel by @nikkierlick sit way too long on my TBR! #booksky
Fantastic list of narrators including #nikkigiovanni #januarylavoy #tarajiphenson #amandagorman #robinmiles #kwamealexander & more!
You can find me on Fable: Lisa Diane
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June fave! Brutal. Bloody. Unrelenting... and I still couldnβt put it down.
#kingofashes #sacosby #booksky #blackbooksky
π¬wasnβt about my book, but pushed me to examine mine.
π¬Nilufer Ozmekik-used with permission.
#writingcommunity #writinglife #NoteToSelf #niluferozmekik
When I saw this stunning special edition, I couldnβt resist. Just look at it! Gilded edges, elegant endpapers, and a story that dares to ask: Would you want to know how long you have to live? Some special editions are truly works of artβand this one? A keeper.
#booksky #fantasybooks
Utopia and Moral Dilemma
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/12... #booksky
I held off on the hardback in 2023βit was gorgeous but far too oversized for my tote. The paperback, released May 6, is a perfect fit. Chic and portable! #booksky
In self-editing, Iβve learned this: small words carry big weight.
Every revision sharpens intent and deepens meaning. Itβs slow work, but itβs the work that matters.
#booksky #writersofbooksky #writing #writingcommunity #fiction
#NoteToSelf #SelfEditing #EmergingAuthor #amediting #StoryCraft
Deleted it a while back because I didn't like the cartoonish of it all.
But otherwise, it would be a hard a fast "delete!"
This resonated deeply. As an emerging author, I feel the sameβI want to write the novel I want to write, regardless of how it's received. Looking forward to that next novel!
I'm reading it Immersively.
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The audiobook is beautifully read!
I've had that happen a few times.
Proud to honor my ancestors as I continue learning about themβfar beyond these 28 days. #BlackHistoryMonth #Ancestors
This book unveiling deserves a moment.β¨ Romantasy? Not my usualβLetβs see where this story takes me. #booksky #blackbooksky @rachelhowzell.bsky.social
Ahh, I've been there and no doubt will be there again. BUTβ It's so gratifying to see pacing improvement and that all important inciting incident in the right place. Congrats! ππΎ
I'm attending this online discussion on Wed. Feb. 19 at 3pm. PST(6pm EST). Cost: $5 Interested? Here is the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-...
Discussing this tonightβwhew, Iβm in my feelings. It doesnβt feel like a distant dystopian futureβit feels like right now. #dystopian stories donβt just scare usβthey warn, prepare, and remind us that even in the worst times, thereβs something worth holding onto. #TananariveDue #bookclub
Cormac McCarthy said, βIf you write properly, you shouldnβt have to punctuate.β I find the absence jarringβ disrupting my reading flow. It pulls me out of the narrative and forces me to backtrack to decipher the speakerβhindering immersion rather than enhancing it.
ColumbusβYes?/No? (Considering a move)
Eclectic mixβshort story collections, novels, and one π§. Percival Everett dominatedβsetting the tone for a thought-provoking start to the year. #booksky #blackbooksky
Things are rough this week but what's giving me joy is spending ten minutes in the morning reading in silence and hearing about the writing my friends are doing. We don't stop, no matter how bad things get.
Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
New Year, New Podcast!ποΈI checked out Baldwin & Co. on Spotify. #booksky
First lines matter! Think this one hooked me? Watch and see. π #booklover #booknerd #booksky
I don't always know when I've been manipulated, but when I do know, I can act, whether it makes a difference to the manipulator or not. So, I chose to keep the app deleted.