Shea Sullivan

Stretch goal time, bb!!

It might be a little early to get excited about the bat sticker (stretch goal, bb!) but I’m excited about it anyway.

A storygraph cover collage of books I read in July. They are: The Tainted Cup, A Master of Djinn, Bad Cree, The War of Art, Looking for Smoke.

I actually read things in July! I wholeheartedly recommend all the fiction, and The War of Art was a kick in the pants I needed!

YES! The wind is sometimes either rudely absent or exuberant in several directions. Who can know?? I feel so understood.

FRIEND. Yes, this, exactly. It takes so loooonnnggg!

I’m what’s politely referred to as a multipotentialite. Ie, I cannot concentrate on any one thing for too long. I write, quilt, paint, etc. I’m now in visual art mode and making oil paintings like mad. Do you have this inclination/affliction? How do you see it? How do you make it work for you?

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The whole thing is great, and the magpie in me is desperate for that enamel bird skull bookmark.

What a week! I read several fantastic books, I highly recommend all!

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (if you liked The Tainted Cup)
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (if you liked Dead Girls Walking)
Looking for Smoke by AC Cobell (if you liked The Firekeeper’s Daughter)

DPP at Readercon! Go check them out, the variety of offerings is broad and growing!

I’m a little bit brokenhearted today. I had to cancel my Readercon trip because I’m quite sick with something flu-ish, and I’m trying to put it into perspective but right now it just feels really cruel. I still mask in public, and I haven’t been this sick in years, and it happens now. Rude.

I cannot wait!

👋

A character is changed when outside forces require them to face internal demons.

Ah, it’s a great feeling! Congrats!

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Since I’m very late for the pen convo (Pilot Metroplitan, my beloved!) may I suggest some fun sparkly inks!
Jacques Herbin Emeraude de Chivor
DeAtrementis Whiskey Brown Copper

They’re both SO fun, but they clog my pens. I just have a dish with water to dip my pen in when it gets clogged.

I really liked Honey Girl! Hope you do, too!

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I love that advice: leave off when you know what’s next so you can just dive right in! Bold of you to assume my brain works <strike>that way</strike>.

LOOK AT THE PRETTY COVER I MADE 🥰🥰🥰🥰

AND THEN GO BUY DAX'S BOOK! THEY ARE AN AMAZING WRITER!!!

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Well, it depends on your goals for writing. Are you looking to be big 5 trad pub? Do you have to make a living with your writing? Yes, that’s prob true. But if you’re looking at small presses, etc? Editing your best story can still hurt, but it doesn’t have to mute your thought out creative choices.

I will officially be attending Sports Romance Con again next year as an author! If you like sports romance books, this is a great event to find new authors and meet some of your favs <3 www.sportsromancecon.com

Omggggg

Oh, also, health insurance.

I struggle so much with this. On the one hand, I love to do it, hate my day job, and would love to have more spacetime for what feeds my soul. But making it my livelihood will add pressure and anxiety, and that would make it less authentic and lovable and less mine.

Thank you! Yeah, I surprised myself, honestly. 😂