#writertingz

[angelflms]

i have made a bridgerton conclusion: penelope was made for the writer girlies (me), kanthony was made for the rival to lover writer girlies (me), and michaela and francesca are going to be for the writer girlies who love anything sapphic (me).

[angelflms]

i brought up before that i'm writing a book and am hugely insecure about it. now i've always been told i'm a good writer. i believe i'm a good writer as well. but right now i have a fear that genuinely could be solved but it's something in the back of my mind. i wanna talk about it on here because perhaps someone in the aether is struggling with the same thing (plus perhaps i can find someone who can help me too).

my mmc, river is a latino man, specifically mexican. he's not insanely connected with his family for reasons brought up in the book (can't say too much for spoiler purposes), but he does speak spanish and he does keep in touch with his culture as much as he genuinely can. now, i'm a black woman. despite apparently having dominican blood in me, i'm not a latina woman. i wasn't raised as such and was raised african-american. but, i don't wanna butcher this up at all. i'm currently learning spanish but just like with how i feel with non-black people (particularly white people) and writing their black characters with aave and butchering it, i don't wanna do the same with spanish and particular dialects that come with it.

river isn't the only latino character in my book either (there are four other characters) nor the only spanish-speaking character (five other characters). i genuinely love these characters and wanna do them as much justice as i do with my black and african-american characters. i'm hoping to find some latino sensitivity readers (currently mexican latino sensitivity readers for the first book) once i'm done with my first draft! but i also will be posting excerpts of my story here and if y'all have any critiques please let a girl know!!!

[angelflms]

Okay, as I said before, I'm a writer. My first nine chapters of my book are up on Wattpad and I'm genuinely excited to share the whole thing with you eventually!!! But to hold you over, here is some banter between my characters River Addison and Alexus Johnson that I hope y'all would like:

“You think I’m cute? Why darling, I’m flattered."

"Not your darling, Addison, and trust me, you’re not even cute enough for a pity fuck."

“I don’t want to date her. She's awful!”

"Babe, you ain't too much of a peach yourself!"

"Did someone rail you into oblivion before coming here then, because that bed head looks rough."

"No, though I'm so glad that me having sex is the thing on your mind."

“Wow. For a devil woman, you have a nice place.”

“Thanks,”

"I don’t need any surprises. You could be a serial killer."

“You've known me for years. I'm not a serial killer.”

“Yeah, cause serial killers would admit that they are serial killers.”

[akwaeke]

delighted about this + hope to see y'all there!! 🙌🏿 #writertingz #nyc #repost @afripopmag with @repostapp. ・・・ Woo-hoo! Nigerian writer Akwaeke Emezi (@azemezi) will join us at our next #AfricanWomenCreate brunch for a conversation with author Chinelo Okparanta on Nov 14. T I C K E T Info in bio. #UndertheUdalaTrees #Africanwriters #Africanauthors #blackgirlmagic ✨

[akwaeke]

because i'm flying to ghana for the first time + spending the next two weeks there courtesy of the caine prize + their annual workshop #whattttt #writertingz #travelbunny #dontmindtheconditionerinmyhair #internationallyknown by @blitzambassador