Veronica Roth
@veronicarothbooks.com
Author of Divergent, Carve the Mark, Chosen Ones, Poster Girl, Arch-Conspirator, When Among Crows, etc.
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Veronica Roth
@veronicarothbooks.com
· Jan 22
a woman is looking at a man with the words they call it divergent behind her
Alt: An East Asian woman, Maggie Q, says the phrase "They call it Divergent" (the text of which is in the bottom right corner of the gif), and then Shailene Woodley, a wide-eyed white girl stares at her in shock
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New Bluesky people! Especially #booksky! Do you remember this movie, perhaps with fond nostalgia, perhaps with cringe, or perhaps with both (c'est moi)? WELL-- it was based on a book, Divergent. I wrote it.
But that was FOURTEEN years ago! And since then, I have written OTHER THINGS! Like...
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But that was FOURTEEN years ago! And since then, I have written OTHER THINGS! Like...
📚💙🪐
i'm afraid that i've gone over the edge of despair mountain and have landed in a patch of hysterical nihilism
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
i'm afraid that i've gone over the edge of despair mountain and have landed in a patch of hysterical nihilism
This post was VERY interesting, I am still chewing on it
Incisive post by Cory Doctorow on AI. Worth reading and sharing imo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This post was VERY interesting, I am still chewing on it
rival construction companies: Concreted Rivalry
Tailors . . . tailoring: Pleated Rivalry.
Goats headbutting: Bleated Rivalry
January 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
rival construction companies: Concreted Rivalry
for awhile I was getting daily spam texts talking to me about a $67,000 loan I was approved for, and I ignored/reported all of those, but now I'm getting daily calls with voicemails about my $67,000 loan, prompting me to wonder
why 67,000? why not 65,000, or 70,000? Does 67,000 sound more "real"?
why 67,000? why not 65,000, or 70,000? Does 67,000 sound more "real"?
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
for awhile I was getting daily spam texts talking to me about a $67,000 loan I was approved for, and I ignored/reported all of those, but now I'm getting daily calls with voicemails about my $67,000 loan, prompting me to wonder
why 67,000? why not 65,000, or 70,000? Does 67,000 sound more "real"?
why 67,000? why not 65,000, or 70,000? Does 67,000 sound more "real"?
Ketheric Thorm is no more! And I still have not figured out how to use Karlach in combat even though I love her! sigh
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Ketheric Thorm is no more! And I still have not figured out how to use Karlach in combat even though I love her! sigh
about half the time i have actual coherent thoughts about the horrors
and the other half of the time I just want to scream HIS MOUTH LOOKS LIKE A BUTTHOLE WHEN HE TALKS
and the other half of the time I just want to scream HIS MOUTH LOOKS LIKE A BUTTHOLE WHEN HE TALKS
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
about half the time i have actual coherent thoughts about the horrors
and the other half of the time I just want to scream HIS MOUTH LOOKS LIKE A BUTTHOLE WHEN HE TALKS
and the other half of the time I just want to scream HIS MOUTH LOOKS LIKE A BUTTHOLE WHEN HE TALKS
As part of the ongoing doggie dental problems I had to get a urine sample from my dog today, which involved me going outside in slippers to hold a cup under her while she was already peeing, prompting her to look at me like WHAT THE FUCK, MOM
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
As part of the ongoing doggie dental problems I had to get a urine sample from my dog today, which involved me going outside in slippers to hold a cup under her while she was already peeing, prompting her to look at me like WHAT THE FUCK, MOM
today's tiny triumph is dedicated to this midwest cold front and ONLY this midwest cold front
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
today's tiny triumph is dedicated to this midwest cold front and ONLY this midwest cold front
I'm underpowered for the Gauntlet of Shar in Baldur's Gate 3 but the Act 1 quests I missed are way gone. So that's fun.
JUST DYING A LOT OVER HERE, GUYS.
JUST DYING A LOT OVER HERE, GUYS.
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I'm underpowered for the Gauntlet of Shar in Baldur's Gate 3 but the Act 1 quests I missed are way gone. So that's fun.
JUST DYING A LOT OVER HERE, GUYS.
JUST DYING A LOT OVER HERE, GUYS.
Someone just asked me if you need to study writing in college to be a writer and it took all my strength to temper my real feelings about it, which are OH MY GOD, NO, YOU TRULY DO NOT
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Someone just asked me if you need to study writing in college to be a writer and it took all my strength to temper my real feelings about it, which are OH MY GOD, NO, YOU TRULY DO NOT
I can't take a picture of it because it'll reveal my exact location but I was looking at one of my windows the other day and I saw the perfect ghostly outline of a mid-flight bird.
Clearly it hit the glass and then recovered and moved along, but I can't believe it left such a perfect impression.
Clearly it hit the glass and then recovered and moved along, but I can't believe it left such a perfect impression.
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I can't take a picture of it because it'll reveal my exact location but I was looking at one of my windows the other day and I saw the perfect ghostly outline of a mid-flight bird.
Clearly it hit the glass and then recovered and moved along, but I can't believe it left such a perfect impression.
Clearly it hit the glass and then recovered and moved along, but I can't believe it left such a perfect impression.
About Divergent, knocking yourself down as a self-protective measure (yes, really), and learning to trust yourself again - veronicaroth.substack.com/p/do-i-like-...
Do I Like It? Reflecting on Divergent After 15 Years
Or: rebuilding trust in yourself as a writer
veronicaroth.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
About Divergent, knocking yourself down as a self-protective measure (yes, really), and learning to trust yourself again - veronicaroth.substack.com/p/do-i-like-...
As I suspected, my old lady pup needs three canine teeth taken out. The mom guilt is so strong! How did I let her teeth get so bad?! ahhhh
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
As I suspected, my old lady pup needs three canine teeth taken out. The mom guilt is so strong! How did I let her teeth get so bad?! ahhhh
my mom used to tell me that "put your desires out into the universe and they will come to you" and I always hated it and I feel that in this current moment I have the best argument I've ever had against it
because millions of us are rooting for a single man's demise foam finger style
because millions of us are rooting for a single man's demise foam finger style
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
my mom used to tell me that "put your desires out into the universe and they will come to you" and I always hated it and I feel that in this current moment I have the best argument I've ever had against it
because millions of us are rooting for a single man's demise foam finger style
because millions of us are rooting for a single man's demise foam finger style
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
when you get lowkey addicted to a video game in an attempt to ignore *gestures* everything else
January 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
when you get lowkey addicted to a video game in an attempt to ignore *gestures* everything else
They Might Be Slightly Above Average Height
Slightly diminish a band:
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Complaints
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Complaints
Slightly diminish a band:
Slightly Nudged by Turtles
Slightly Nudged by Turtles
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
They Might Be Slightly Above Average Height
and if you write a story featuring pasta monsters
that's spaghettafiction
that's spaghettafiction
If you write a story featuring a Ford Fiesta, that's autofiction.
If you write a story featuring a Greek cheese, that’s fetafiction.
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
and if you write a story featuring pasta monsters
that's spaghettafiction
that's spaghettafiction
Should I just post this every day or what
Fucking…fuck
January 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Should I just post this every day or what
I may have gotten the hang of BG3 last night, after a false start where I tried to play a paladin. I’m much better off as a fighter who does archery. Just for simplicity/not getting too frustrated too early.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I may have gotten the hang of BG3 last night, after a false start where I tried to play a paladin. I’m much better off as a fighter who does archery. Just for simplicity/not getting too frustrated too early.
I beat Mass Effect 2 (everyone survived!) and I need an outer space break so I may move on to...Baldur's Gate.
January 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I beat Mass Effect 2 (everyone survived!) and I need an outer space break so I may move on to...Baldur's Gate.
My shepard has the squad's loyalty and is making plans to get it on with garrus
i, meanwhile, am strategically dissociating
so that's how things are going
i, meanwhile, am strategically dissociating
so that's how things are going
January 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
My shepard has the squad's loyalty and is making plans to get it on with garrus
i, meanwhile, am strategically dissociating
so that's how things are going
i, meanwhile, am strategically dissociating
so that's how things are going
How do you know when a draft is done? Well, sometimes you know because you can feel that while the draft is flawed, you can no longer see it at all, and you need an editor to see it for you, so there's no point in staring at it anymore.
Anyway, I turned my draft in just now, hooray.
Anyway, I turned my draft in just now, hooray.
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
How do you know when a draft is done? Well, sometimes you know because you can feel that while the draft is flawed, you can no longer see it at all, and you need an editor to see it for you, so there's no point in staring at it anymore.
Anyway, I turned my draft in just now, hooray.
Anyway, I turned my draft in just now, hooray.