Meg is Rewriting ✨

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

50k in 2 weeks 😳

Granted it is REwriting so at least half of it is literally retyping things that I already wrote, but I'm still reWRITING it, no copy pasting allowed.

Castello Boxwood "Snake Charm" Earrings with sterling silver hardware

Gabon Ebony Teardrop Earrings with stainless steel hardware

Zebrawood "Bardiche Earrings" with stainless steel leverbacks.

Maple Crescent Moon Earrings with Stainless Steel leverbacks

The Ebony Earrings sold but I still have the Castello Boxwood Snake Charm Earrings with Sterling Silver hardware available on my ko-fi.

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as well as other earrings with stainless steel.

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This is fun 👀

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

New USCIS ‘Special Agents’ Will Be Given the Power to Arrest, Use Deadly Force Against Immigrants - American Immigration Council USCIS, the agency tasked with issuing green cards, will have “special agents" authorized to carry firearms and arrest immigrants.

“… on October 6, 2025, the USCIS director is authorized to create new law enforcement positions which may …

Carry firearms, conduct vehicular pursuits, and use force, up to and including lethal force, when appropriate.”

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/uscis-s...

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

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Act 1 rewrite down 😎

Truly is the best feeling, enjoy it to it's fullest ^^ Happy birthday!

#PlotTober a WIP plotting prompt game by @gunsmile.bsky.social INTRODUCTIONS 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Ideas, tropes, themes 3. Other inspiring media 4. Desired setting MAIN CHARACTER 5. Initial ideas for MC 6. Immediate goals 7. MC's motivations 8. Possible conflicts 9. Personality traits 10. Backstory & traumas 11. Growth & change 12. Antagonists PLOT SKELETON 13. Story beginnings 14. Story endings 15. Story midpoint 16. Inciting incident 17. Act 1 to Act 2 18. Act 2 part 1 19. First pinch point 20. Act 2 part 2 21. Second pinch point 22. Dark Night of the Soul 23. Overcoming despair 24. Story climax 25. Resolutions OTHER IDEAS 26. Supporting characters 27. Important locations 28. Genre options 29. Music vibes 30. Art/aesthetic vibes 31. Month-end wrap-up

Announcing #PlotTober, a WIP plotting prompt game for the month of October!

Here is a preview of the full list of prompts. I will post each individual prompt daily at midnight EST for participants to quote repost.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WritingQ #AmWriting #WriteSky

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Agent Query Sheet Template - Copy

To track my queries, I created a simple spreadsheet template. I shared it with a #writingcommunity I'm a part of on Discord, but thought maybe some people here could use it, too.

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It's very simple but helpful, at least to me. #amquerying #spreadsheet

“I use it for brainstorming.” is quickly becoming my most hated pro-AI statement.

YOU TOOK YOUR BRAIN OUT OF THE EQUATION. THAT IS NOT BRAINSTORMING.

What are some dealbreakers for you when reading? #writingq #WritingCommunity #reading

In a world where therapy has not been invented, AuDHD has never been treated, a hyperactive woman gets together with a King w/ daddy issues.
I joked about using this song as a pitch but here I am!!!
....🥁 (drum roll please)

A Solemn Silhouette.

#UnhingedPit #F #amquerying

If you remember this post from a few years ago no you don't

I am…
□ single
□ taken
✅ falling for a woman I was sent to spy on while she is vulnerable from an abrupt breakup (I arrested her girlfriend)
#UnhingedPit #A #F #W

Still 1000x more compelling than anything gen ai would spit out 😌 I would read this story

Turquoise book cover frames in cream with red text "AUDITION FOR THE" across the top, and "FOX" in cream diagonally across the center. There is a grinning red fox leaping across the center of the word. The author's name "MARTIN CAHILL" is in red at the bottom. Near the top in small text is the blurb "Stunning imagination. - N. K. Jemisin"

At last had time to read before rewrites begin, and oh boy was it worth the wait!! I knew I was going to love T'sidaan but I didn't expect how MUCH they would delight me with every appearance, especially as Nesi's relationship with them grew. Great read overall! Thanks @mcflycahill90.bsky.social

No 😔 I've just finished the 2nd complete draft of my WIP and still haven't settled on the title (promise I will have one picked by the time the next draft goes to my betas), and the casual trilogy from a couple years ago only ever got a placeholder. #writing

anyone available to provide feedback on my reworked query letter for my YA paranormal romance? happy to swap 🙂 #amquerying #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #critiquepartner

Have you saved the writing community feed here? I'm always finding new writers to follow on there.
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screenshot of a Google docs comment from the user Meg that just says "too much shirt"

My beta reader/dev editor and I have just finished going through the last chapters tonight before I rewrite. Here is my second favorite note. My first favorite is funnier but also unfortunately contains a massive spoiler. #writing #amrevising

Like, my last complete draft of this was finished back in 2022, and I wrote 3/4 of a failed draft between that one and this one. I've shelved so many WIPs in my life that every time I actually complete something it just floors me.

I'm actually feeling a bit weepy about this. Is that weird?

Clocking in at 150,654 words after five months of work, my majorly revised draft of "untitled Nev project" is DONE.

One more rewrite with the editor notes from this version (est. end of Oct), then one more round of betas, then it's Querying Time.

#writing

Finished cover and copy for Audition for the Fox, on a table.

The Fox is free! Today my debut, Audition For The Fox, is officially out in the world. Magic. Fables. Time travel. And the many ways even a goofball can resist oppression & fight tyranny.

Thank you to everyone who had a paw in bringing this into the world & supporting it. Forever grateful, I am 🦊💜

Political violence is evil, killing people is evil, a country with more guns in it than people is broken, and what the government is saying about political violence right now being a primarily leftwing phenomenon is factually, statistically untrue. They are using this moment to rewrite history.

THE DEVOURING Beta Reader Sign-Up Form Hello, and thank you for your interest in beta reading THE DEVOURING, my current novel-in-progress. I am seeking volunteers familiar with the cosmic horror and thriller genres who can provide feedback...

Today's the day! Beta reader sign-ups for THE DEVOURING, my debut cosmic horror/revenge thriller, are open! The form will close next weekend, and I'll email selected volunteers on Sept 27. The deadline for reading is Nov 30.

I also block bots in my comments on sight. :)

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I want to sign up so bad if my schedule will let me, saving this for later in case it does! 👀