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A lil blog for our co-authorly querying adventures. Here there be writing memes.

[goodrenwrites]

The manuscript we're not yet querying is 5 memes in a trenchcoat, and I intend to find the memes and reblog them here.

[goodrenwrites]

So this project has been going through the querying trenches and I figured I should post these here.

[thebibliosphere]

The first rule of self publishing is to have fun and be yourself.

The second rule of self publishing is to fist fight the CEO of Spotify in the Denny’s parking lot with your keys sandwiched between the knuckles of your fists.

[valtsv]

it's rotten work, but without the rot nothing can grow

[valtsv]

it's rotten work but decay is an essential part of the cycle of death and rebirth

[sandersstudies]

There’s a lot of people I feel inextricably bound to, with or without reason. I think soulmates are plentiful gifts, and not exclusively romantic.

[sandersstudies]

Getting mistaken for dating my friend and it's like "oh lol that's because our souls are intertwined in this life and the next, easy mistake to make."

[theecoterroristnextdoor]

I'm genderfluid but mostly my gender is just "idiot" so I use she/huh and he/hm? pronouns

[jecook]

or at least hopefully this is the vibe

[lyninabin]

[quasi-normalcy]

I really cannot emphasize enough the mental health benefits of abandoning the idea that you're special.

[quasi-normalcy]

This goes both ways, both "You don't have to do everything singlehanded" and "You're not uniquely awful."

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

the hero/arch-nemesis dynamic counts as a queer platonic relationship. it's on the spectrum

[goodrenwrites]

Posting some more of the things we've used for pitch events over on bluesky. I love the Netflix format cause it's a great way to include a lot of comps.

[mismess]

Me: God I wanna talk about my ocs

Anyone: tell me about them

Me: they.......... Exist ☝️

[lost-in-celembria]

how it feels to finish your manuscript vs how it feels to send a query letter

[amphibifish]

never do any sort of collaborative storytelling with your friends youll get addicted for life

[buggycat]

oc that starts as a representation of yourself -> completely different character with their own personality

oc that was NOT supposed to be like you at all -> representation of the deepest parts of your soul

[wonderstruck]

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

[goodrenwrites]

The manuscript we're not yet querying is 5 memes in a trenchcoat, and I intend to find the memes and reblog them here.

[goodrenwrites]

So this project has been going through the querying trenches and I figured I should post these here.

[zapatism]

"oh, if you make out with friends, you could ruin the friendship" so who am i supposed to kiss? my enemies? get a grip

[zapatism]

i'd like to take this time to apologize for my prior lapse of judgement. listening and learning