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· May 19
HOW TO DEPRESS AN AUTHOR, OR NOT
Numbers
truepersonius.substack.com
If you've written a novel, whether published or not,
If you've published a book, whether selling or not,
If you're #writing and creating & wondering if it's worth it:
KEEP GOING! YOU ARE ALREADY A SUCCESS!
A post from last autumn about beating the odds.
truepersonius.substack.com/p/how-to-dep...
If you've published a book, whether selling or not,
If you're #writing and creating & wondering if it's worth it:
KEEP GOING! YOU ARE ALREADY A SUCCESS!
A post from last autumn about beating the odds.
truepersonius.substack.com/p/how-to-dep...
RELEVANT. Cut the cord.
substack.com/@andrawatkin...
substack.com/@andrawatkin...
Andra Watkins (@andrawatkins)
Warning: This note should be a newsletter. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I WARNED READERS TO QUIT META?
“But my friends and family…”
“But my business website…”
“But my HOA group…”
“But my language exchange…...
substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
RELEVANT. Cut the cord.
substack.com/@andrawatkin...
substack.com/@andrawatkin...
Why is anyone still giving Meta platforms ANY attention? Boycotts worked (Target, Tesla, Disney...) If you can't reach out to friends & family without FB, then maybe rethink how you're operating in the world & how you define friends?
Same for Amazon, plenty of other options.
Hell in a handbasket!
Same for Amazon, plenty of other options.
Hell in a handbasket!
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what Repro Uncensored call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Why is anyone still giving Meta platforms ANY attention? Boycotts worked (Target, Tesla, Disney...) If you can't reach out to friends & family without FB, then maybe rethink how you're operating in the world & how you define friends?
Same for Amazon, plenty of other options.
Hell in a handbasket!
Same for Amazon, plenty of other options.
Hell in a handbasket!
It's bad y'all.
The National Water Center has issued an updated Key Messages for the ongoing Catastrophic flooding impacts this week in Washington. More info: water.noaa.gov #flooding #wawx
December 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's bad y'all.
I understand the need for revenue on most websites, but I have a rule. If ads become 1/2 to 3/4 of my screen, or pop ups that must be constantly closed in order to view content, it's an automatic NO. I just won't visit that place again. If ad is for an evil entity, same. Another reason I left FB.
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I understand the need for revenue on most websites, but I have a rule. If ads become 1/2 to 3/4 of my screen, or pop ups that must be constantly closed in order to view content, it's an automatic NO. I just won't visit that place again. If ad is for an evil entity, same. Another reason I left FB.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
You can't serve two masters. "The time has come for MAGA Christians to decide whether they are disciples of Jesus or disciples of Trump’s contempt."
MAGA Jesus, by @Nick_Anderson_
substack.com/@nickanderso...
MAGA Jesus, by @Nick_Anderson_
substack.com/@nickanderso...
MAGA Jesus
It was the kind of moment that should have made the entire nation stop.
substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You can't serve two masters. "The time has come for MAGA Christians to decide whether they are disciples of Jesus or disciples of Trump’s contempt."
MAGA Jesus, by @Nick_Anderson_
substack.com/@nickanderso...
MAGA Jesus, by @Nick_Anderson_
substack.com/@nickanderso...
I'd read it.
Starting my great American novel:
It was the stupidest of times. It was the, again to be clear, stupidest of times.
It was the stupidest of times. It was the, again to be clear, stupidest of times.
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'd read it.
#WritingAccountability 12/9/25
I have finished the first read/edit and I only cried a little.
Now I'll move on to making the changes to the digital copy. I am on schedule for finishing this month. Good feeling.
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #urbanfantasy
I have finished the first read/edit and I only cried a little.
Now I'll move on to making the changes to the digital copy. I am on schedule for finishing this month. Good feeling.
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #urbanfantasy
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#WritingAccountability 12/9/25
I have finished the first read/edit and I only cried a little.
Now I'll move on to making the changes to the digital copy. I am on schedule for finishing this month. Good feeling.
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #urbanfantasy
I have finished the first read/edit and I only cried a little.
Now I'll move on to making the changes to the digital copy. I am on schedule for finishing this month. Good feeling.
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #urbanfantasy
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Please excuse my inappropriate language, but these fucking pussies don't want you to know who they are. The attendees of the 2025 AmRen conference:
Sam Dickson
Thomas Rousseau
Eric Orwall
Greg Johnson
David Zsutty
Jared Alexander Huggins
Dillon Gaidono
Emil Cosmon
youtube.com/watch?v=mQwR...
Sam Dickson
Thomas Rousseau
Eric Orwall
Greg Johnson
David Zsutty
Jared Alexander Huggins
Dillon Gaidono
Emil Cosmon
youtube.com/watch?v=mQwR...
Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park
YouTube video by NewsChannel 5
youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Please excuse my inappropriate language, but these fucking pussies don't want you to know who they are. The attendees of the 2025 AmRen conference:
Sam Dickson
Thomas Rousseau
Eric Orwall
Greg Johnson
David Zsutty
Jared Alexander Huggins
Dillon Gaidono
Emil Cosmon
youtube.com/watch?v=mQwR...
Sam Dickson
Thomas Rousseau
Eric Orwall
Greg Johnson
David Zsutty
Jared Alexander Huggins
Dillon Gaidono
Emil Cosmon
youtube.com/watch?v=mQwR...
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Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
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New science fiction short story:
Ezra can’t seem to remember how long he’s been inside this VR game. When his brother won’t even tell him what day it is, he begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
#scifi #sff #sciencefiction
dnschmidt.com/science-fict...
Ezra can’t seem to remember how long he’s been inside this VR game. When his brother won’t even tell him what day it is, he begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
#scifi #sff #sciencefiction
dnschmidt.com/science-fict...
Ezra's Respawn - D.N. Schmidt
Ezra can't remember how long he's been playing his favorite VR game. When his brother won't even tell him what day it is, he knows something must be very wrong.
dnschmidt.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New science fiction short story:
Ezra can’t seem to remember how long he’s been inside this VR game. When his brother won’t even tell him what day it is, he begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
#scifi #sff #sciencefiction
dnschmidt.com/science-fict...
Ezra can’t seem to remember how long he’s been inside this VR game. When his brother won’t even tell him what day it is, he begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
#scifi #sff #sciencefiction
dnschmidt.com/science-fict...
I'm doing research on #WriterGroups, help me out if you can!
Best and worst practices, or experiences?
Hard and fast rules?
Why/why not to join a group?
#writingcommunity #writers #author
Best and worst practices, or experiences?
Hard and fast rules?
Why/why not to join a group?
#writingcommunity #writers #author
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm doing research on #WriterGroups, help me out if you can!
Best and worst practices, or experiences?
Hard and fast rules?
Why/why not to join a group?
#writingcommunity #writers #author
Best and worst practices, or experiences?
Hard and fast rules?
Why/why not to join a group?
#writingcommunity #writers #author
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Some say it is illegal to arrest a sitting president. It is not. The president is subject to the law like everyone. That none have been arrested in the U.S. is only a policy internal to the DOJ based on the need for continuity of government operations--a policy that never imagined a criminal POTUS.
December 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Some say it is illegal to arrest a sitting president. It is not. The president is subject to the law like everyone. That none have been arrested in the U.S. is only a policy internal to the DOJ based on the need for continuity of government operations--a policy that never imagined a criminal POTUS.
Also important in phase 1 of first #edit: sometimes I read it out loud. I listen to rhythm, cadence, etc. I want the story to flow as it should, with properly placed short or loud bursts like slow baroque music that carries the reader downriver.
#EnjoyTheRide #amEditing #writingcommunity #wip
#EnjoyTheRide #amEditing #writingcommunity #wip
Yes, I also use a red pen and yellow highlighter for this. Old habits die hard, but I like the first draft print out and it's fun to look back on. After Phase 1 is complete, then I'll make the changes in my digital file. My goal is to finish this first edit in 2025. #amwriting #wip #writingcommunity
#WritingAccountability 12/7/25
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Also important in phase 1 of first #edit: sometimes I read it out loud. I listen to rhythm, cadence, etc. I want the story to flow as it should, with properly placed short or loud bursts like slow baroque music that carries the reader downriver.
#EnjoyTheRide #amEditing #writingcommunity #wip
#EnjoyTheRide #amEditing #writingcommunity #wip
Yes, I also use a red pen and yellow highlighter for this. Old habits die hard, but I like the first draft print out and it's fun to look back on. After Phase 1 is complete, then I'll make the changes in my digital file. My goal is to finish this first edit in 2025. #amwriting #wip #writingcommunity
#WritingAccountability 12/7/25
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Yes, I also use a red pen and yellow highlighter for this. Old habits die hard, but I like the first draft print out and it's fun to look back on. After Phase 1 is complete, then I'll make the changes in my digital file. My goal is to finish this first edit in 2025. #amwriting #wip #writingcommunity
#WritingAccountability 12/7/25
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#WritingAccountability 12/7/25
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
Edit progress, pg 150/234 = 64% of phase 1
Phase 1 of my first edit is to read, correct, and make notes as I go along as if I were reading it for the first time. This takes a slightly different mindset than the writing of the draft. I do this part on a paper print out
@murray.senate.gov Please, we cannot allow these monsters to operate lawlessly in our state. This isn't who we are!
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@murray.senate.gov Please, we cannot allow these monsters to operate lawlessly in our state. This isn't who we are!
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How to help an author? Read us, review us, put us on your wishlists, in your carts, heart us, add us to your Goodreads TBR, pop into your local bookstore and have them place an order, make a library request.
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
How to help an author? Read us, review us, put us on your wishlists, in your carts, heart us, add us to your Goodreads TBR, pop into your local bookstore and have them place an order, make a library request.
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Abner did not like his experience in the cone. I gave him a pep talk, "hey buddy, I know you feel trapped. You aren't stuck forever. Stay strong mister, you got this." and then I realized it wasn't just him I was talkin' to.
#cats #catsofbluesky #staystrong
#cats #catsofbluesky #staystrong
January 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Abner did not like his experience in the cone. I gave him a pep talk, "hey buddy, I know you feel trapped. You aren't stuck forever. Stay strong mister, you got this." and then I realized it wasn't just him I was talkin' to.
#cats #catsofbluesky #staystrong
#cats #catsofbluesky #staystrong
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?