Alyssa Landez

This energy.

Denzel Washington in a dark jacket, looking over his shoulder. A headline reads: "Denzel Washington Has Finally Found His Purpose (It’s Not Acting)" Photo by Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times

The legendary actor Denzel Washington recently discussed a prophecy that changed his life, his Oscar snub and his upcoming role in “Othello” on Broadway. Read or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/4hPqQX6

No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.

And I don't think you're ready to quit

"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman

"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT

Writing lecture keeping me sane. It’s been a heavy week, mentally, & it’s been difficult to focus on nearly anything. Still recovering slowly from some personal issues, but I’m trying to put those emotions into my stories.
Hope your weeks are going well. 💜
#writingcommunity #writer #fantasywriter

...definitely love to see more in the future. This story had so many ways it could go, and I wanted it to be better, but there were perhaps too many elements distracting the average viewer from the main story. Keep making movies that showcase trans folks' stories. They matter. Period. 💗
#EmiliaPerez

...That doesn't make it okay to put it on a pedestal above movies that are clearly better. Anyone can have a good story idea. What people care about is the end result, and this, to me, was not something I can say deserves an Oscar, except perhaps with the individual actors. I would...
#EmiliaPerez

Adding to my thoughts on #EmiliaPerez: I have my issues with the #AcademyAwards in general. Regardless of the story's importance and its flair, the overall result was not up to par with many of the movies given the same nominations. It made its impact to open more doors for the trans community...

I finally watched #EmiliaPerez last night. IMO it's not as bad as people think. It definitely had no reason being a musical. The songs were short and unmemorable; added nothing to the progression of the story. It had potential, the story was interesting, but the overall execution was lacking.

...for his ability to censor things he doesn't like or are against him out of self-interest. Claiming he deserves credit when it's obvious ploy using peoples' frustrations with social media and free speech is over apologetic IMO. I don't think he necessarily supports him, but keep an eye out, y'all.

His wording in the article is strange, I'll give you that. The poster takes one paragraph about Elon's commitment to free speech and says he deserves credit, although his methods are controversial. But given his methods and lack of fact checking, it became clear his reformatting of Twitter was...

Justice is coming... eventually. ⚖️

#MartinLutherKingDay2025

Also! His current class is being recorded this year as well!! The first class is on his YT channel right now!! 🥰
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter #writer #knowledgeispowerful

2020 Creative Writing Lectures at BYU - YouTube

For my fellow writers, especially those in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I ✨highly✨ recommend this course from #BrandonSanderson. It's his class at BYU & it's free. I'm really enjoying it and it's already improving how I approach my novels. 💜
#writingcommunity #fantasywriter

I haven't been as active on here as I initially thought I'd be, but that's par for the course. I tend to be a reposter on insta & tiktok. Plus, my early days on twitter were during a time I probably did that too much, thinking I knew everything. Lol

Hi, again, Bluesky! 🥰

It was never just another app.

It was Community.
It was Knowledge and News.
It was Nostalgia.
It was Entertainment.
It was Different.
It was Connection.

And yet we know that #booklovers will always find each other ❤️‍🩹🫶🏻

#booksky #tiktokban

Yeah, I feel like I’m focusing too much on “what chapter is this?” When I should maybe place them where they kinda go & see how they connect over time 🤔. I make an outline on my computer but I do it with sticky notes too so it’s more flexible, bc otherwise I get stuck with the app’s limitations.

I have like points A and Z with some others in between but I’m missing some of the letters between the ones I have ha. Just trying to get things organized bc I’ve been writing down scene ideas but idk where they necessarily fit in my jumbled brain.

Look at my handsome writer. I love him to death. 💜💜💜

(And he’s not on this app yet so his little camera-shy self can’t scold me for it.) :p

Went well that day but now I’m dealing with my mental health. I won’t meet my word count goal for the month but my work has helped me keep to a much better routine. Right now, I’m working more on my outline bc I did get a little stuck at one point. Progress is progress. 🥰

Aw no! It’s absolutely wonderful, I’m still not over it. I hope you love it. I cried so much. 😭💜💜💜

Been on a mini social media hiatus (tho, maybe limiting is a better word bc I still look at insta lol). Still kinda keeping to it. Mean lil anxiety monster is messing with me rn and I need some extra time to work through it.

Be kind and patient with yourself. 💜

It’s gonna be a #Wicked good day. 💚🩷💚🩷💚🩷

Well I was hoping my new hair dye would get here so I could have prettier hair for #Wicked but oh well. 🤷‍♀️

Either way, I’m super excited for tonight!!! #movienight #theaterkid 🍿💚🩷

Guilty.

(Sometimes.)

It’s like we’re being watched 👀 lol

What matters is you started! Remember it’s not a race. Find your own methods and figure out what keeps you consistent. It takes time but you’ll find it eventually. You got this! 🙌🏽

Yes! 🥰 making a cute lil cropped sweater. 🩷💚

#Crochet all day. Can you guess what I’m making? 🩷💚 🧶

Ooooh that’s a good one. Obsessed with that score 💜