Matthew Salesses

A book is practice in loving

Why must it always be so hard to write a book?

When everyone else disappoints you there’s always dogs

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In this clip from 'How to Write a Novel,' the debut course from DeepDive, @salesses.bsky.social— acclaimed author of the novel 'The Sense of Wonder' — talks about the necessity of specificity in characterization.

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Eek

Noticed the kids bathroom didn’t have toilet paper today and it turns out my 8yo has been wiping his butt with his clean clothes 😣

Whew just sent my memoir to my editor

The growing trend of “maybe life is just a video game” narratives is fascinating

Writing is always such an act of faith, to think what you start will actually go somewhere and that you’ll be able to make some sense of yourself.

Academics is how we try to catch up intellectually to our own self-hatred

Um I could be on your awp panel maybe

Mel, you owe Mia the correct number

It happened to me: I just tried to swipe a physical book to turn the page.

If someone who asks what America is like just tell them about the msg scare of the 90s, when this country was so afraid of Asians people didn’t want their food to taste better.

Are you angry with your kid for doing something bad or are you angry with your kid because you can't stand the blow to your own authority?

Love all her books

I mean characters society disapproves of (morally), like Bad Marie, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Earthlings, My Sister Is a Serial Killer, Little Rabbit, The Quick and the Dead. Don’t say Lolita.

What are your favorite novels about “bad” people?

Touche

It actually makes me feel sick to type out the number of Korean adoptees

Home

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lol. Something about the book def spoke to you!

Like why don’t I remember anything about these books?

Going through my office bookshelf and thinking, why didn’t I read this, then finding marginalia in my handwriting

Advertising is what you call gaslighting that makes money

4 people should be the maximum for any reading

Wait Luka for AD?

Thrilled that WHEN WE BECOME OURS, the book that I wanted and needed as a young transracial adoptee, is a MN Book Award finalist in the new anthology category! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Co-edited with the marvelous @nicolechung.bsky.social and featuring so many 🔥🔥🔥adoptee authors. Congratulations to all the finalists.

When an author you love turns out to be scum, instead of despairing you could take it as an opportunity to discover new authors.