sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26)

Into u lipstick

Shade EM11

Very good guess!! It's a dupe I've been liking the formula of more since it's more of a lip clay/less drying! And thank you ❤️❤️

A selfie of Sarah, wearing an orange sweater and Opalite necklace, with long dark hair and a straight fringe with teal eyeshadow and long pointed eyeliner.

A close up photo of a beaded friendship bracelet that says Opalite on it, sitting on a gray jewelry mat.

had a fun day today 🧡

like how can we not!

omg hazel the world traveler!!!

a close up of the calico cat from the original post, only showing the pink nose, mouth, chin, and one of the back paws of the cat.

specifically:

a calico cat with green eyes. She is lying on a gray blanket on a bed. Her paws are visible and they are a mix of pink and black. Her green eyes are looking to the side.

have you considered... her?

300 DAYS UNTIL A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING 📢👻🌊😈‼️

I can't wait to share this book with the world. It's also raw as my heart 🥹

If you like historic maritime locales, dysfunctional sisters, deals with the devil, feminist revenge, ghosts, shipwrecks, or just a good spooky time - I hope you'll read it!

301 days until A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING is released 😳

Fun fact: The name of the island featured in the book changed over the centuries, including Isle Verte, Rous' Island, and Wood Island until it was known as Devils Island (due to a misspelled last name) with permanent settlement in the 1830s!

I think you'd love it!!

Ohhh I've not heard of the first before but Butcher has been on my list for a while!!

You're always reading the coolest stuff!

Good picks!! I've had Whisperwood on my TBR for forever haha!

I'm loving it! It's really fun to read something so fun and creepy in a Medieval setting! And the characters are stellar as always!

And oooo that sounds great, I'd not heard of it before but adding to my tbr :)

What are you reading lately?? 👀

I'm nearly done THE STARVING SAINTS, just started A WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING (only 6 days left on my libby loan haha), and reading PROJECT HAIL MARY before bed (trying to get back into reading physical books and not just audio).

a very good problem to have: how to i fit everyone in the acknowledgements asking for a friend

i am the friend help there are too many people who have been very kind and great and cared about this book!!!

A screenshot of a Spotify list of playlists in a folder titled "A Fate Worse Than Drowning". The playlsits are titled "Copy Edits Round 3: Choosing Violence", "Dev Edits Round 2: This Time It's Personal", and "Concetrated Dev Edits Playlist AFWTD". Each playlist has a reaction image that is too small to read but features cute animals such as a small cat in a cowboy hat, a tiny bunny on a sidewalk, and a guinea pig in a pink toy car.

back into the watery abyss i go!!!!!

a screenshot of Roller Coaster Tycoon that has the words "THE RIDE NEVER ENDS" on a sign while people walk by. A large skeleton is smiling while lifting his top hat over his head beside the sign.

me reminding myself that the journey is part of the experience and I should find ways to enjoy the uncertainty and growth despite the discomfort to make a lifetime of writing possible:

One day I'm "yeah this makes sense as a follow up thematically while branching out to different character dynamics and it's so fun to research"

the next day I'm "what fluke made that first book and when can it come back because I have How To Make Good Books Amnesia"

then back to "luv my book 🥰"

oh boy working on your second book pre-debut sure can be Mr. Bones' Wild Ride of confidence fluctuation huh!

hehehe 👀 A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING among many amazing reads!!!

Stardew Valley creator confirms another update is coming during Symphony of Seasons concert A new Stardew Valley update has been confirmed at the Symphony of Seasons concert by developer ConcernedApe.

(which is in fact true! frvr.com/blog/news/st...)

Worth remembering that anytime I say "it's happening!" I'm talking about the Stardew Valley getting another new update.

There's a point in getting all of my ideas together where the branching out research starts to finally spiral INWARD toward each other and that's when things get cool 😎

A glittery photo of a small hamster with pink sunglasses driving a small plastic doll convertible car (also pink). The words overlayed: "the horrors persist, but so do I".

Reached "buzzing with excitement for an idea now that it's working" with Work 2 concept, folks ✨

okay it took all day but I THINK I CRACKED IT PROPERLY

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In one week the We The People Summer fundraiser will begin to benefit #KidLit4Ceasefire families in Gaza and immigrant and trans rights!

www.32auctions.com/WeThePeopleS...

+ A small thread of other ways to help that are now live and will be live long-term:

me: i haven't gotten anything done lately
the 73k research document I've worked on for 2 months: am i a joke to you

Last day of my vacation, coffee scented candle burning, Work 2 pitch doc is up, and the research doc is nearly 230 pages (don't worry about it that's totally fine and normal).

Let's do this 😤😤😤

If you're ever in NS we should do a valley trip!!

A photo of Sarah, a white non-binary person (she/they) in a blue linen shirt and gold rimmed glasses, smiling in front of a vineyard. The sky is very blue and the fields in the distance are green and yellow.

A street photo of a blue store labelled "The Wolfville Cheese Shop" with a cartoon cheese on the window.

An antique bookstore showing a room with many bookcases filled to the brim with old books. In the background is a rocking chair.

Got to see three vineyards, a cheese shop, an antique bookstore, a church-turned-brewery, a few farmers' markets, and some goats today!