Piper

My favorite follow up to asking for tests is, "well, then you might as well go on birth control if you think it's hormonal."

I can't believe there was a time in my life where a Friday night meant waiting until 10pm to go out and then staying out till 4.

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Sometimes I'll cut an entire section out of my story, but I'll put it in a little comment box instead of outright deleting it. If enough time goes by, I'll move it to a different doc to live with all the other bits of writing I've squirreled away.

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Good morning. I am stressed.

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Saw a job post for a #writer/#author position where you review Al fiction & improve the system's storytelling. Oh & make sure they're original stories. Ya know, original AI stories made from millions of stolen works.

I'm so MAD. Screaming into the void.
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Ever leave something sealed in the fridge for too long & you know it's going to be absolutely foul once you open it?

That's what going on social media is like after taking a break. Yikes.

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Right?! Like art is also about celebrating joy and beauty and to help you get through the rough shit. I think he just wanted to seem edgy and philosophical and "not like other people" which is also something he talked about 😅

Omg. Yes.

It honestly was such a surprising conversation that I was just waiting to see how deep a hole he could dig himself into. Like, do you not hear yourself?

Told a man I was an author and received a 45min monologue about "who can really create art if they haven't suffered" and "I hope I haven't dissuaded you"

Ok buddy, sorry I told you I write cute, happy tales. Didn't know you needed my traumatic backstory

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Wait but have you read Legendborn yet... 😆

THE SERIES IS INCREDIBLE!!!

Extra books!

I thought I took a long time browsing bookstores on my own. Then I took my dog & discovered that a shelf isn't completely perused until it has been sniffed for at least 15 minutes.

So far his favorite genre is unknown but there is a patch of carpet that he's partial to.

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I think multiple beta readers combing through is the best way to do things! A professional editor is great but costs a ton of money, so unless you want to make the investment, free resources are super helpful and adequate :D

YUP! She did the croissant pull apart and there I am, wide-eyed staring into the camera

Was writing with friends in a cafe when 2 influencers sat down to film content at the table across from me.

Mid snort-laugh, I realized my lil face was completely in the shot and may have accidentally ruined some riveting croissant videos.

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For three weeks in May, the fate of the world rested on the shoulders of a corporate recruiter on the outskirts of Toronto. Allan Brooks, 47, had discovered a novel mathematical formula, one that could take down the internet and power inventions like a force-field vest and a levitation beam. Or so he believed. Mr. Brooks, who had no history of mental illness, embraced this fantastical scenario during conversations with ChatGPT that spanned 300 hours over 21 days. He is one of a growing number of people who are having persuasive, delusional conversations with generative A.I. chatbots that have led to institutionalization, divorce and death.

centuries of fairy tales & folklore about not trusting glittering, deceptive entities that flatter our vanity and look at us. eating the fae food, mesmerized by the mirror, etc. clown behavior.

Lowkey worse cause it's something we actually care about 😅

Do you ever get near the end of writing where you put off finishing edits because you know the next part is querying and therefore you're approaching the least fun part of the whole process?

AH HI!! It seriously feels like someone sat down in a board meeting and was like, "You know what has gotten too simple and efficient? Job apps. Let's make them spend 4 hours minimum per application so they're so burnt out they'll never apply anywhere ever."

I'm in for the alliance.

(Leaving out the very present reality of living through a dystopian horror-show)

Growing up I thought my nemesis would be something cool like an evil warlock or like a handsome yet infuriating classmate.

But no. It's fricken Workday and the fact that they make you create a new account for every job you apply to 😠

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This book immediately caught my eye because 1. Look at this cover?! 2. It's about Pipers 3. I am a Piper

5 ⭐ this was so so so cute and beautiful

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I just found a page with "exasperated" used not 3, not 4, but 5!!! times. In one page!!!

Print your work out people! You'll catch all the silly mistakes.

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Thank you!!

YES!!! Your stories bring me such joy - I cannot wait to read this one!!! <3

An orange tabby cat lays on his back on a green background. He wears a blue hat with a daisy dangling from the tip of the hat. His name is Marius and he's a character in A Cobbler's Guide to Surviving a Fairytale

Lucy only tried on the shoe because the cobbler’s elves told her to, not because she had any interest in being the true love of a prince she’d never met. But fairies don’t care what humans like Lucy want — fairies want to tell their stories, no matter the consequences. So when the shoe refused to budge from her foot, Lucy knew she was in trouble. Comp titles are Half a Soul, The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Teller of Small Fortunes, and Dealing with Dragons

ELLA ENCHANTED X HALF A SOUL

Lucy thought her biggest source of headache was getting the elves to follow a schedule. But when a prince proclaims his love for her & half the kingdom gets turned to stone, she realizes life can always get worse. Especially in a fairytale.

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Burnt out Marcy is having a terrible 21st Birthday. First, she’s chased through New York City by the headless horseman. Then, her boyfriend reveals he is a vampire. Finally, she finds out her father has disappeared — kidnapped by the Fairy King. In order to save her father, she must join forces with Alec, an Otherworld Guardian and descendant of the Tuatha Dé Danann. But Alec has his own thirst for revenge against the Fairy King and may be helping her — or using her. The deeper Marcy falls into Otherworld, the more she uncovers about her family secrets and her own hidden past. As she confronts the Fairy King she must make a devastating choice….save her father or save herself.

Comps for the Fairy King - Fate a Winx Saga: Chosen One (Subverted), Found Family, Diverse Ensemble Cast of Fae Warriors Legendborn: Parental Grief, Secret Society, Slow Burn, Urban Fantasy Ten Thousand Doors of January: Lyrical Prose, Portal Fantasy

Moodboard: A portal, two girls carrying a fairy house, a young woman on a fire escape, a fairy king on a throne, young man with black hair and a leather jacket, the headless horseman, a path in a forest, a woman with light coming out of her fingers, a black mermaid surfacing eom the water, a black raven, a Maine coastline

Burnt out Marcy’s 21st b-day gets worse when she’s chased by the Headless Horseman through NYC, then finds her father has been kidnapped by the Fairy King. To save him before Midsummer, she must team up Alec and the Fae Guardians, but the truth may force her to save herself. #questpit #f #sff #rf #w