Laina
@lainasparetime.bsky.social
Bookworm, blogger, and baked good. Not always a nice person. Aroace, she/they pronouns. I talk about Anne of Green Gables a lot.
I blog at https://lainahastoomuchsparetime.wordpress.com/
I blog at https://lainahastoomuchsparetime.wordpress.com/
Interestingly, though, I'm not sure I would enjoy reading this physically. It's REALLY working for me as an audiobook.
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Interestingly, though, I'm not sure I would enjoy reading this physically. It's REALLY working for me as an audiobook.
I'm correct, but it doesn't make me sound very cool XD
January 25, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I'm correct, but it doesn't make me sound very cool XD
My only big thing was I refused to query anyone who asked for a cover letter FOR the query letter XD That was just ridiculous LOL.
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 AM
My only big thing was I refused to query anyone who asked for a cover letter FOR the query letter XD That was just ridiculous LOL.
I've done it and I honestly didn't hate it. You just send a LOT of emails for not a ton of response, generally. I got a handful of partials, like... 5 or 6 full requests, maybe? (That book was REALLY not ready to be published LOL.)
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I've done it and I honestly didn't hate it. You just send a LOT of emails for not a ton of response, generally. I got a handful of partials, like... 5 or 6 full requests, maybe? (That book was REALLY not ready to be published LOL.)
No, it's totally normal to do unsolicited querying in publishing! Manuscript wishlist and query tracker are both fine, and work well. As long as you follow the guidelines, you're good.
You know I think I have a post in my tumblr likes... here, check this out www.tumblr.com/colubrina/72...
You know I think I have a post in my tumblr likes... here, check this out www.tumblr.com/colubrina/72...
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Ah! OK. I forget that normal people don't know what this process entails.
So, if you want to be "trad" published (which basically means the kind of…
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January 19, 2026 at 12:32 AM
No, it's totally normal to do unsolicited querying in publishing! Manuscript wishlist and query tracker are both fine, and work well. As long as you follow the guidelines, you're good.
You know I think I have a post in my tumblr likes... here, check this out www.tumblr.com/colubrina/72...
You know I think I have a post in my tumblr likes... here, check this out www.tumblr.com/colubrina/72...
Or he doesn't want to doxx himself on the internet????? Wanting privacy is a normal thing.
January 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Or he doesn't want to doxx himself on the internet????? Wanting privacy is a normal thing.
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that's a different thing. a different thing that already existed in the time of floppies. if you were going around on the 90s calling 3.5" disks "hard disks" you were just being confusing.
anyways it's making me think about the persistence of misinformation 🤠
anyways it's making me think about the persistence of misinformation 🤠
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
that's a different thing. a different thing that already existed in the time of floppies. if you were going around on the 90s calling 3.5" disks "hard disks" you were just being confusing.
anyways it's making me think about the persistence of misinformation 🤠
anyways it's making me think about the persistence of misinformation 🤠
Thanks for the boost!
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Thanks for the boost!