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DongWon Song

@dongwon.bsky.social

literary agent. newsletter: http://publishingishard.com they/she

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incredible! there really is no feeling like it!

22.10.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you! πŸ™

22.10.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

there's a group called the dive aunties. let's go.

22.10.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

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correct

21.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wanna learn to free dive with me?

21.10.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Grace Will Find You I saw an old friend for brunch recently. It was a beautiful day and we sat outside feeling the cool crisp air and shared a Japanese-style pancake with the approximate diameter of a basketball, custard...

thoughts on grace and finding it in risking your life

www.publishingishard.com/grace-will-f...

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Go Find a Lake Recently, I climbed into an alpine lake. The rocks were slippery and unstable, the water near freezing. In the time it took to gasp, the cold was in my bones. I waded deeper until I found sandy bottom...

new Publishing is Hard on the singular joys of jumping in an alpine lake. spoiler: it sucks.

www.publishingishard.com/go-find-a-la...

14.10.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
five headshots on top of Mary Robinette, Erin, DongWon, Howard and Sandra. Words underneath them saying Writing Excuses Retreats: Alaska Cruise 2026 then underneath that more words that say September 3rd-11th, 2026, Sailing out of Seattle WA. Writingexcuse.com/retreats. Then an image of the writing excuses logo in the right bottom corner and an outline of a cruise ship on the bottom left corner.

five headshots on top of Mary Robinette, Erin, DongWon, Howard and Sandra. Words underneath them saying Writing Excuses Retreats: Alaska Cruise 2026 then underneath that more words that say September 3rd-11th, 2026, Sailing out of Seattle WA. Writingexcuse.com/retreats. Then an image of the writing excuses logo in the right bottom corner and an outline of a cruise ship on the bottom left corner.

Exciting news! Tickets are on sale NOW for our Writing Retreat on a Cruise Ship! Join @maryrobinettekowal.com @howardtayler.bsky.social @dongwon.bsky.social @nirele.bsky.social & @sandratayler.bsky.social in 2026 in a voyage to Alaska
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Get more from Writing Excuses on Patreon a weekly podcast about the art & business of writing

ad-free version is on Patreon at www.patreon.com/WritingExcuses

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20.41: DongWon Song’s Personal Writing Process Listen to Writing Excuses on RedCircle

This week's episode of @writingexcuses.bsky.social is focused on my own personal creative practices. I talk about how being bored is one of the best ways to keep moving forward towards your goals. This was a fun conversation and you can check it out below:

redcircle.com/shows/848724...

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Surgery with a Shotgun: Why Genres Matter Categories are made up. They will always be nothing more than an approximation of the thing itself. Nothing as simple as a label can encompass the experience, the reality, and the nuance of any indivi...

woah woah woah, two weeks in a row with newsletters? is this habit forming?

www.publishingishard.com/surgery-with...

07.10.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ™ πŸ™ πŸ™ Thank you!! I'm so glad it resonated with you! I told you I had thoughts about genre and genre divides!

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Surgery with a Shotgun: Why Genres Matter Categories are made up. They will always be nothing more than an approximation of the thing itself. Nothing as simple as a label can encompass the experience, the reality, and the nuance of any indivi...

"Part of how these terms persist is as a site of fracture. Not only are we trying to encompass an unencompassable thing, but we can't even agree on what it is we're trying to approximate when we say 'science fiction'"

Must-read @dongwon.bsky.social essay:

www.publishingishard.com/surgery-with...

07.10.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

hey! sorry i mostly quit social media and will probably disappear in a puff of smoke soon... πŸ˜…

04.10.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

truly

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being open to subs after the advent of generative ai sure is... different.

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I need to get that one! I need some chairs πŸ˜…

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a screenshot of an inbox with a 118 new emails notification badge. everything is fine.

a screenshot of an inbox with a 118 new emails notification badge. everything is fine.

y'all are coming through...

03.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

adult only at this time

03.10.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I also really recommend anything from Lost Art Press/Christopher Schwarz as a place to start with design focused on hand-tool techniques!

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would love to hear your thoughts on it! you have such interesting and thoughtful approaches to genre and genre boundaries!

02.10.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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they are porous for sure! and it's honestly really vibes-based in so many ways. I have longer thoughts about this I'm working on now for a newsletter, so more soon...

02.10.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™ thank you Martha!

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Submission Guidelines β€” DongWon Song

Hello! I'm open to unsolicited submissions for the first time in ages...

Looking for: Adult Epic Fantasy and Horror only

Guidelines are here: www.dongwonsong.com/submission-g...

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Publishing is Hard it really is. occasional thoughts on how to make it survivable and keep from losing your mind in the process.

forgive me for i have committed newsletter

www.publishingishard.com/do-it-yourse...

01.10.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

immigration is good, actually.

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Gotta say, these protests and the city of LA fighting to take care of their neighbors is the most hopeful I've felt in a bit.

09.06.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 309    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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