March's book club pick is "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" by @clairedjimenez, a heartfelt mystery about a family. #RDReads
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I am beside myself with joy over this news. Liz's writing is gorgeous, and this book is outrageously good. I'm so excited I'll be able to hold this in my hands and read it all over again. Congrats, my friend! ๐๐
Somehow we weathered and witnessed
A nation that isn't broken
but simply unfinished
There is always light
if only we're brave enough to see it
if only we're brave enough to be it.
โ Amanda Gorman
โSomehow weโve weathered and witnessed a nation that isnโt broken, but simply unfinished.โ
22-year-old @TheAmandaGorman, the youngest poet to write and recite a piece at a presidential inauguration.
#InaugurationDay#Inauguration
ALT Photo of Amanda Gorman in a yellow coat speaking at the inauguration.
Happy Sunday! You are doing the best you can, and it will pay off. It absolutely will. Remember, at all times, that your creativity is with you for a reason and it is the right type of creativity to tackle all your biggest and brightest ideas.
The sale of the company will profoundly reshape the publishing industry, increasingly a winner-take-all business in which the largest companies compete for brand-name authors and guaranteed best-sellers nyti.ms/2JbWm6A
for those not in publishing, this will likely mean:
- people will continue losing jobs as they consolidate
- existing employees will get their workload multiplied with no add'l compensation or at best a measly "promotion"
- breaking into this industry will be even more difficult
ALT Screenshot of definition of fabulist: a person who tells lies. Example: a once admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist.
On the 6 year anniversary of Tamir Riceโs murder, Kyle Rittenhouse walks free on a $2 million, crowd-funded bail, while Sincere Pierceโs mother sells dinners to raise money to bury her 18-year-old son who was murdered by police.
This is why we fight and why we won't be silenced.
Writing tip I learned from @AdamSilvera:
1. Fully charge the laptop or tablet you write on
2. Unplug it.
3. Write until it needs charging again.
4. Take a break while it charges.
5. Repeat.
#amwriting