It's four days into summer break, and I'm already wondering when the kiddos go back to school 😅 Writing moms, how are we doing?? How are you all surviving and still getting work done?? #momswhowrite #sahm #writermom #momwriter #wfh #mom #summer #summerbreak #sendhelp #sos

My #5amwritersclub session ran over this morning so I was particularly rushed as I got my kids ready for school. 8 yo Daughter: ummm. Mom? Did you put makeup on today? Me: Not yet … why? Daughter with a look of barely restrained judgement: Oh. That’s why. Just gonna watch this gif and pretend she said this to me instead… #writermom #momwriter #momanddaughter #momlife

Guess who just wrote “THE END” on the second draft?!?! THIS GIRL!!!! #WritingCommunity #amwriting #theend #firstnovel #momwriter

All I want is to be able to focus on #writing and all writing-related endeavors after my kids' bedtime. Why is this never possible?? #momlife #momwriter #writerslife #writingcommunity

“Behind every book is a writer who stayed in and stared at the wall a lot.” I forget who said that, but it has stayed with me. And I'm here to tell you a brutal truth. The writing life is not for everyone. It’s not the dream life Instagram would have you believe, sipping lattes, typing in cafés. In reality, the writing life often feels like locking yourself in a dark room with only your insecurities and your inner demons for company. It is deeply isolating. I’ve spent months avoiding social events because I had deadlines or because I was inside a fictional world that felt more real than my own. I’ve missed birthdays, dinner parties, school events. Friends drift. Family assume you’re “free all day” because you work from home. And try explaining a creative block to someone who thinks all you do is "make stuff up" for a living. There are days my child has looked at me and said, “You’re not really here, are you?” He’s right. I’m physically present, but mentally locked in a chapter, chasing a sentence, or thinking about whether a plot twist works. There’s guilt in that, a quiet ache of knowing that at times the people you love the most feel like they come second to your fictional universe. The pay? Let’s just say I’ve had royalty cheques that wouldn’t buy a week’s worth of groceries. There are months where you question your worth entirely, when a pitch is rejected, a book flops, or worse, is completely ignored. And because you dared to bleed honestly on the page, you get told you’re too much, too frivolous, too serious, too feminist, not literary enough, too commercial, too lightweight. Yet, the highs are so luminous they make the lows worthwhile. When a reader writes in saying they loved it. When you re-read bits of your published book and think, wait, I wrote this? When the story finally surrenders and you just know what comes next. So no, this life isn’t for everyone. Choose it only if you are one of the mad ones who can’t not write. And if you do, welcome to the abyss. It does not stare back. #WritersLife #RealTalkForWriters #WritingIsHard #MomWriter #WriterMomLife #WritingStruggles #AuthorLife #womenwhowrite

Oh no! Em dash detected. AI is in Spanish now. Mood: sacred landscape, ancestral trauma, and possibly a healing spring. Yes, that’s baby sleeping in the background. #WriterLife #BilingualBrain #GaliciaSobrenatural #AmReading #MomWriter #MythologyNerd

I have child care today, which means… writing marathon unlocked. There’s an entire book living rent-free in my brain and it’s time to evict it onto the page. Let’s gooo. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #MomWriter #IndieAuthor #NeurodivergentWriter #WritersOfTwitter #WritingMarathon

My baby girl napped for 2 hours, and I got halfway through proofreading my manuscript—only good things happening today! #AmWriting #WritersLife #MomWriter #Proofreading #WritingCommunity #GratefulMoments

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Finding time to write can feel like a juggling act, especially when you’re a mom. But remember, those quiet moments spent reading to your little one are just as important as the words you put on the page. 🌟 Every story you share, every page you turn, is planting the seeds of imagination and creativity in the next generation. Keep nurturing your dreams and theirs—you’re doing an amazing job! 📚 #momlife #WritingCommunity #Readingcommunity #MomWriter #BalancingAct #RaisingReaders #MomsWhoWrite #ChristieKay #ChristieKayBooks #ChristieKayAuthor

My 15-year-old son just wrote his summer book report on my book so I think I might be winning at life. #writerslife #writer #momwriter

Welcoming 2024 with open arms and great expecations for excellent things to come! #happynewyear #2024 #goddbye2023 #success #goals #momwriter #priorities

When you can only write during baby's naps. 😂 #WritingCommunity #writerslife #momwriter #momswhowrite #writermom #newmama

So I can add author to my bio now. @BolajiFawole said Prolific Author>>> Abi MomWriter? 🙃

A Will and a Way 👉Here is the book link:- amzn.to/3qNuBHe #momwriter #imwriting #amwriting #instagood #motivation #influencer #childrenreading #indianwriters #novels #youngadultauthor #bookish #booksbooksbooks #SudhaMurthy #penguinteen #selfpublishedauthor #selfpublis

Without fail, the second you get into The Zone when writing is when your kid is going to interrupt you. #writingcommunity #momwritersclub #momwriter #momlife

I'm thrilled to announce that I've just signed a publishing contract with @VineLeavesPress for my novel SHAKEN. Thanks to @IamJessicaBell for taking a chance on me and my agent @JenniferWeisRYA for her endless support. #writer #WritingCommunity #bookdeal #momwriter #Novel #dreams

You'd be surprised how many pages in my notebooks look like this one. I've even got my dad and daughter in on the fun. Fun fact: My daughter made up a plant that will be featured in Blood Bound: The Guardians of the Weldafire Stone. #fantasywriting #momwriter

Normalise spending a few minutes asking your children about their school recess time. What seems to be just "break" time may in fact lead to a breakthrough. #school #recess #breakthrough #parentingtips #momwriter #MommyandSon #littlethings