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Matthew Salesses

@salesses.bsky.social

Formerly the writer formerly known as Matthew Salesses

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A book is practice in loving

15.01.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

11.10.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When everyone else disappoints you there’s always dogs

07.09.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😱

30.08.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In this clip from 'How to Write a Novel,' the debut course from DeepDive, @salesses.bsky.socialβ€” acclaimed author of the novel 'The Sense of Wonder' β€” talks about the necessity of specificity in characterization.

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21.08.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Eek

30.08.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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 😣

30.08.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whew just sent my memoir to my editor

10.07.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The growing trend of β€œmaybe life is just a video game” narratives is fascinating

28.06.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

21.06.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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

12.06.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Um I could be on your awp panel maybe

09.06.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mel, you owe Mia the correct number

31.05.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

16.05.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

12.05.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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?

09.05.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love all her books

25.04.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

25.04.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are your favorite novels about β€œbad” people?

25.04.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Touche

15.04.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

14.04.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am looking for work in writing , events coordination , program work and operations. If you have admin tasks chances are I can do em and improve em. More info here rui-zhong.mailchimpsites.com

14.04.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

lol. Something about the book def spoke to you!

14.04.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

14.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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

14.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Advertising is what you call gaslighting that makes money

15.03.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

4 people should be the maximum for any reading

15.03.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait Luka for AD?

03.02.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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! πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ™ŒπŸ½ Co-edited with the marvelous @nicolechung.bsky.social and featuring so many πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯adoptee authors. Congratulations to all the finalists.

26.01.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

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

26.01.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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