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your everyday asexual introverted millennial with a messy bun who loves writing, books, and coffee follow my journey ⤵️ jessicaleibe.substack.com

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OMG! A small publishing house I sent my memoir book proposal to wants to read the full manuscript. Please cross all your fingers and toes! 🤞 #writing #memoir #writerslife

07.07.2025 19:54 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Favorite Books of 2025 (so far) “Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.” - Mark Haddon

🚨 NEW POST IS LIVE! 🚨 See the books that left an impression on me during the first half of the year. #amreading #books #reading

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24.06.2025 14:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 17 of 2025 ✅
#amreading #carolinekepnes #books #reading #youseries

19.06.2025 15:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A welcome reminder courtesy of Brianna Wiest’s THE PIVOT YEAR. #amreading #motivation #thepivotyear #briannawiest #quotes

06.06.2025 16:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Finding My Fiction Voice Again After 2.5 Years Away “Ideas are driven by a single impulse: to be made manifest.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

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27.05.2025 17:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Here is a sneak peek at the Substack pieces I have coming out in June. Please consider subscribing (link in bio) to receive them directly in your inbox on publication day. Wishing you a beautiful day! 💜 #asexuality #writing #poetry #books

26.05.2025 13:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 16 of 2025 ✅
#amreading #books #bulletjournal #rydercarroll #intentionalliving

23.05.2025 16:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 15 of 2025 ✅
#amreading #books #gradyhendrix

18.05.2025 22:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Asexual Perspective: The Blood is the Life Lonely, another day / Drowning, please save me / I am struggling / In my own daydream - Palaye Royale

New post is live! See how I relate my favorite creatures (vampires) to my asexuality. #asexuality #asexual #lgbt #lgbtqia

13.05.2025 20:03 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Hit 20,000 words this morning during my writing session! 🎉After lunch, I plan to do another 25-minute session to finish this scene and move on to Act II. #amwriting #writing #writerslife

09.05.2025 15:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 14 of 2025 ✅ #amreading #books #reading

08.05.2025 21:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The sun is out after 5 days of cloudy, rainy days and I’m soaking it in before the rain comes back. #amwalking #afternoonwalk #mentalhealth

07.05.2025 17:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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One of my favorite passages from THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY and so reminiscent of the novel I’m currently writing. #amreading #bookquotes #books #matthaig #themidnightlibrary

05.05.2025 15:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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They’re really starting to show off now. Spring is stunning. 😍 #spring #flowers #springawakening

03.05.2025 15:57 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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My afternoon walks are becoming more beautiful by the day. Happy May, everyone! 💜

01.05.2025 14:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I didn’t write yesterday. In the past, I would’ve been very hard on myself, afraid I’d lose momentum on whatever project I was working on. This morning, I wrote 1,488 words. You'll never lose momentum if you trust your connection to your story and understand that a day or two away won't derail you.

30.04.2025 14:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Quarterly Newsletter: Spring Edition 2025 “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” - Albert Einstein

🚨 NEW POST IS LIVE! Let’s catch up on what’s happened these last few months.

29.04.2025 14:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Here's a sneak peek at the upcoming posts on my Substack for May. To receive them the moment they go live, subscribe by clicking the link in my bio.

27.04.2025 20:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 13 of 2025 ✅ #amreading #books #reading #themidnightlibrary #matthaig

26.04.2025 19:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

After this morning’s writing session, I surpassed the 10,000-word mark! 🎉 As my therapist mentioned when I told her about this story, it’s literally “pouring out of me.” In some sessions, it flows faster than others, but it’s coming out, and that’s all that matters. #writing #amwriting #writerslife

24.04.2025 14:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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the muse the fear of failure

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22.04.2025 19:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s my birthday today! 🎂 Got my Aries mug full, my novel doc open, and I’m ready to pour out some words. #happybirthday #writing #aries #amwriting

17.04.2025 14:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“Everything I Know About Love” by Dolly Alderton | Reflections & Favorite Quotes “Life is a difficult, hard, sad, unreasonable, irrational thing. So little of it makes sense.” - Dolly Alderton

Latest post is live. #books #reading #dollyalderton #amreading #memoir

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17.04.2025 00:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Scene 1 is done! This morning the words took a little longer to come to me, but I know there will be days like that. Progress, no matter how slow or fast you’re going, is progress. #amwriting #writing #writerslife

16.04.2025 14:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 12 of 2025 ✅
#books #reading #amreading

15.04.2025 16:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Today, I started my new fiction novel, and in a 50-minute session, I wrote 1,208 words. 🎉 I was hoping for 500 to 800, and I exceeded that expectation. I know it’s only the beginning, but seeing as this is my first time writing fiction in over two years, I’m damn proud of myself. #amwriting

14.04.2025 15:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 11 of 2025 ✅

11.04.2025 14:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have outlined 10 out of 30 scenes for my new novel. Working on the next 10 today. 🙌

During drafting, I don’t hold firm to this outline. It serves only as a guide since I allow myself to be flexible and allow new scenes to emerge spontaneously.

That's where the magic of writing unfolds. ✨

09.04.2025 14:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Asexual Perspective: Alone But Not Lonely “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” - Buddha

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08.04.2025 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book 10 of 2025 ✅

05.04.2025 14:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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