Christine Collins

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I'm just here to note that the feels-like temp makes it 10+ degrees warmer on the outside of my body than it is on the inside of my body. Which seems (and is) super-gross.
#science #summer

Query letters and comps, amirite? Lord. It's much harder than writing the actual book. #booksky #writers #authors #debut

A green coffee mug with a reverse design of a moose. The word under it says "Vermont." Which is where I got it.

What's the coffee mug situation? Are we all-the-same-design people? Eclectic mix people? Do we carefully select the exact mug that matches the current vibe or is it just the one the hand lands on? I literally just washed and dried a mug, looked at it, said "Not today," and picked a different one.

a close up of a man 's face with trees in the background and a blurred background . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with trees in the background and a blurred background .

Not me making up words in a desperate bid to figure out the other two pangrams in the @nytimes.com Spelling Bee like I'm Ulysses Everett in O Brother Where Art Thou

The recipe: Preheat oven to-
Me: It's July in Baltimore. No.

Come on @nytimes.com.

The Best Movies of the 21st Century: Readers Choose Their Top Movies The people have spoken. Here are the movies they voted for.

I don't know who's reading the New York Times and Offering these rankings, but... um... no.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Congratulations!

Line edits. It's too hot to do anything else. #writers #authors #booksky

It’s like veep but much much much stupider

Well hey, all aboard! It's not accurate in even the remotest sense, but the kid stopped worrying, so... good job, Mom, I guess?

Yes ...? But less bean-centric.

Hilarious. Totally different circuit but it makes me think of Jean Girard in Talladega Nights. Think Rene Thomas took umbrage?

Today I didn't write 1000 words on my WIP. It was a long day of work and other commitments. But in my wee notebook I scribbled out thoughts, diagrams & questions that will find places in the story and help the story find its way. I'll take it as a win. #1000wordsofsummer #authors #writers

Day three. It's going. #1000wordsofsummer #authors #writers

I was fighting fatigue and allergies... they were conspiring but I insisted on getting those words in!

Under the wire, with dry-blurred contact lenses to boot. #1000wordsofsummer #booksky #authors #writers

Curious - anybody count their morning pages and/or journaling in addition to or in lieu of a WIP?

Took all day to talk myself into it, but there it is. The first pages of a new project. #1000wordsofsummer #writers #authors #booksky

That's ok! I did that between v1 and v2! And I've taken a break now too... just ahead of putting that laaaaast polish before querying. I gotta get there!

Ok #booksky #authors and #writers. How do you get over the I Can't Look At This Manuscript Anymore hump?

That was, believe it or not, not the same case.

Politics Chat, May 22, 2025 YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

Highly, highly recommend watching. It's only half an hour long so if you'd watch a show you can watch this for the sake of American democracy. If you can't watch it all, watch some. But I have a particular appreciation for what she says beginning at 32:00.
www.youtube.com/live/qms_jLY...

It's a really, really serious time in the world. And there is something I have to say. There will be a lot of people who don't agree with me. Unfortunately, it's not a matter that is subject to opinion.

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#killinmesmalls

Is your research yielding laughable online ad service? One of the storylines in my book involves lobstering. I looked up some dimensions for traps and now I'm constantly getting online ads for crab traps, accompanied by bizarrely unaligned light piano jazz. #writers #authors #booksky

In other news: it's only Tuesday. #imfine

Just spent an hour talking to a homicide detective to make sure I didn't go wild with a character. Now that's something I didn't think I'd ever do on a Friday night 12 years after leaving the news biz. #writers #authors #booksky