this sounds absolutely heartwrenching, an agent needs to pick it up nowwwww
I wrote an essay on The Nerd Daily about the importance of writing female characters that refuse to shrink themselves — especially in these Ozempic times. It’s the most personal thing I’ve written so far and I hope you read it.
(trigger warnings: ED and fatphobia)
thenerddaily.com/danai-christ...
#LGBTQWriteAThon While I enjoy them while I read, I really can't be bothered coming up with a title for each chapter. A title for the whole book is difficult enough.
My agent's guide to GODCAT, a PIRANESI x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN fantasy/horror (with big 5 editor interest + an award)!
I'm #amquerying in a few weeks, so if you've liked a pitch for this, expect mail soon 👀 And if you'd like to see it too, let me know! 🐈⬛🫀🐦⬛ #writingcommunity
I hope to make some more progress revising A Ruination called Love, which I'm over halfway in now. Getting from first to second draft is always difficult, but it's turning into... something.
Writing the toxic relationship between the genuinely well meaning Love God with a savior complex and their priest is a lot of fun. I love it when characters want to do good, but what they manage to accomplish is... less than great.
#amwriting
#LGBTQWriteAThon I'm hoping to make progress on the section leading into the third act of Ruination, which needs a bit more rewriting unfortunately, but I do have a better idea for the plot now