Kathryn Thornwood
@kathrynthornwood.com
🌘 She/Her 🌗 Bisexual 🌖 ADHD 🌕 Stargazer 🌔 Ph.D. 🌓 Writer🌒
find me at https://kathrynthornwood.com, avatar by Sayuri Liu
They call authors omnipotent, my characters beg to differ.
Ask me about the cosmos ⭐️ and demons 😈 and magic 🔮
AI kills the planet
find me at https://kathrynthornwood.com, avatar by Sayuri Liu
They call authors omnipotent, my characters beg to differ.
Ask me about the cosmos ⭐️ and demons 😈 and magic 🔮
AI kills the planet
"Performative reading" accusations remind me too much of the type of schlock of calling women "fake fans."
Find a better hobby than policing other people enjoying things. The Jules Verne in their hand did not personally insult your mother, did it? So maybe mind your own business.
#booksky
Find a better hobby than policing other people enjoying things. The Jules Verne in their hand did not personally insult your mother, did it? So maybe mind your own business.
#booksky
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"Performative reading" accusations remind me too much of the type of schlock of calling women "fake fans."
Find a better hobby than policing other people enjoying things. The Jules Verne in their hand did not personally insult your mother, did it? So maybe mind your own business.
#booksky
Find a better hobby than policing other people enjoying things. The Jules Verne in their hand did not personally insult your mother, did it? So maybe mind your own business.
#booksky
My new blog! In which I talk about one of the best movie theatre experiences of my life.
Going to watch Snakes on a Plane during its midnight premiere.
#writesky #blogsky #snakesonaplane #shakespeare
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/the-bar...
Going to watch Snakes on a Plane during its midnight premiere.
#writesky #blogsky #snakesonaplane #shakespeare
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/the-bar...
The Bard's Audience
Shakespeare's plays were meant to be a conversation with the audience! They break the fourth wall all the time and it's wonderful. Plays and art are meant to be a connection.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My new blog! In which I talk about one of the best movie theatre experiences of my life.
Going to watch Snakes on a Plane during its midnight premiere.
#writesky #blogsky #snakesonaplane #shakespeare
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/the-bar...
Going to watch Snakes on a Plane during its midnight premiere.
#writesky #blogsky #snakesonaplane #shakespeare
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/the-bar...
Watching how fragile a thing fascism is in the face of resistance and courage makes me want to write the same sort of fragile evildoers, who the second the fight comes to them they cower in the corner like the babies that they are.
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Watching how fragile a thing fascism is in the face of resistance and courage makes me want to write the same sort of fragile evildoers, who the second the fight comes to them they cower in the corner like the babies that they are.
My absolute favorite word in the whole of the english language is "wanderlust."
#writesky #writingcommunity
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/w...
#writesky #writingcommunity
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/w...
Definition of WANDERLUST
strong longing for or impulse toward wandering… See the full definition
www.merriam-webster.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My absolute favorite word in the whole of the english language is "wanderlust."
#writesky #writingcommunity
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/w...
#writesky #writingcommunity
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/w...
Okay Libby, I should not have to do a Deep Search every time I want to read the audiobook version of a title I'm searching for. You're shoving AI down our throats and your basic search function doesn't even work.
Try to be better.
Try to be better.
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Okay Libby, I should not have to do a Deep Search every time I want to read the audiobook version of a title I'm searching for. You're shoving AI down our throats and your basic search function doesn't even work.
Try to be better.
Try to be better.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
FUCK NO Apple Calendar, "Black Friday" is NOT a holiday in the United States.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
FUCK NO Apple Calendar, "Black Friday" is NOT a holiday in the United States.
My Turkey Day blog post, a story I wrote prompted and inspired by a public domain picture from Pexels. Called Goodbye Lover.
#writers #lgbtiq+ #originalfic #writingcommunity #writesky
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#writers #lgbtiq+ #originalfic #writingcommunity #writesky
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Goodbye, Lover
You know the one, with a bunch of pictures of just you with our dog, leaning against our car, cooking our dinner. Pictures I'm not in. Mostly pictures I took.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My Turkey Day blog post, a story I wrote prompted and inspired by a public domain picture from Pexels. Called Goodbye Lover.
#writers #lgbtiq+ #originalfic #writingcommunity #writesky
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/goodbye...
#writers #lgbtiq+ #originalfic #writingcommunity #writesky
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/goodbye...
I genuinely love this series! Give me academics who explain the cool things they study and you will give me a smile. #folklore #writesky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i61j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i61j...
Historian Answers Folklore Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I genuinely love this series! Give me academics who explain the cool things they study and you will give me a smile. #folklore #writesky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i61j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i61j...
I already really hate GenAI and think about what the worst person from my high school is doing with it.
This. They're doing THIS with it.
Taking people's hard work stories and throwing it through the slop machine to poach readers. #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
This. They're doing THIS with it.
Taking people's hard work stories and throwing it through the slop machine to poach readers. #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
From the selfpublish community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the selfpublish community
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November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I already really hate GenAI and think about what the worst person from my high school is doing with it.
This. They're doing THIS with it.
Taking people's hard work stories and throwing it through the slop machine to poach readers. #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
This. They're doing THIS with it.
Taking people's hard work stories and throwing it through the slop machine to poach readers. #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
My newest blog post is out! And I don't think there's much more than I need to say than this: I commission art.
#writingcommunity #supportartists #antiAI
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#writingcommunity #supportartists #antiAI
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/i-commi...
I Commission Art.
Commissioning art for your books not only supports human artists (which is awesome), it can provide a creative muse and a marketing punch for your project.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
My newest blog post is out! And I don't think there's much more than I need to say than this: I commission art.
#writingcommunity #supportartists #antiAI
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/i-commi...
#writingcommunity #supportartists #antiAI
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/i-commi...
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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'Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from hours worked to housing. n.pr/3LLFZ0J
As a labor force, artists are 'invisible.' A new survey tries to change that
'Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from hours worked to housing.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
'Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from hours worked to housing. n.pr/3LLFZ0J
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Been pondering the "write for yourself / no, write for an audience" convos I've seen going around. This obviously varies for everyone, but for me it's "write for myself, edit for an audience." I can't finish a project unless I retreat into a bubble and pretend nobody will ever read it--
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Been pondering the "write for yourself / no, write for an audience" convos I've seen going around. This obviously varies for everyone, but for me it's "write for myself, edit for an audience." I can't finish a project unless I retreat into a bubble and pretend nobody will ever read it--
As overpowered and cool as being an archer would be in a fantasy world,
arrows run out.
We don't talk nearly enough about this.
#fantasy #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
arrows run out.
We don't talk nearly enough about this.
#fantasy #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
As overpowered and cool as being an archer would be in a fantasy world,
arrows run out.
We don't talk nearly enough about this.
#fantasy #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
arrows run out.
We don't talk nearly enough about this.
#fantasy #writers #writingcommunity #writesky
I think that whether it would be worth being immortal hinges on one thing: are you optimistic about what humanity is going to do in the future?
Because there are more amazing books I want to read than I could read in hundreds of lifetimes.
#writesky #writers #writingcommunity
Because there are more amazing books I want to read than I could read in hundreds of lifetimes.
#writesky #writers #writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I think that whether it would be worth being immortal hinges on one thing: are you optimistic about what humanity is going to do in the future?
Because there are more amazing books I want to read than I could read in hundreds of lifetimes.
#writesky #writers #writingcommunity
Because there are more amazing books I want to read than I could read in hundreds of lifetimes.
#writesky #writers #writingcommunity
This graphic honestly looks like a meme.
MIT recently completed the first brain-scan study on #ChatGPT users—and the results are deeply revealing.
Rather than boosting brain function, prolonged #AI use may be dulling it. #science #MIT #brainscience #sciencesky
www.media.mit.edu/projects/you...
Rather than boosting brain function, prolonged #AI use may be dulling it. #science #MIT #brainscience #sciencesky
www.media.mit.edu/projects/you...
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This graphic honestly looks like a meme.
For all the neurospicy mechanical keyboard loving writers out there. I see you, I feel you, I AM you. #writingcommunity #writers #adhdwriters #writesky
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youtube.com/shorts/rJ0rN...
Mechanical Keyboards are the best
YouTube video by Kathryn Thornwood
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November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
For all the neurospicy mechanical keyboard loving writers out there. I see you, I feel you, I AM you. #writingcommunity #writers #adhdwriters #writesky
youtube.com/shorts/rJ0rN...
youtube.com/shorts/rJ0rN...
I am really proud of this one. Want to turn your fanfiction into an original? Here are the things to look out for as you file off the serial numbers! #writing #writingcommunity #writers #fanfic #fanficwriters #writesky
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Filing Off the Serial Numbers
Suppose you've decided you want to go further, you want to take that fanfiction you've poured your soul into and you want to turn it into a book.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I am really proud of this one. Want to turn your fanfiction into an original? Here are the things to look out for as you file off the serial numbers! #writing #writingcommunity #writers #fanfic #fanficwriters #writesky
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/filing-...
kathrynthornwood.com/blog/filing-...
Thoughts now that I finished Jane Austen's Emma.
Mrs. Elton is so much worse than the movie adaptations.
Frank Churchill is such a pill.
I am a Jane Fairfax stan.
The age gap romance between Knightley and Emma was actually straight up cringe (I suspect even for the time).
#booksky #janeausten
Mrs. Elton is so much worse than the movie adaptations.
Frank Churchill is such a pill.
I am a Jane Fairfax stan.
The age gap romance between Knightley and Emma was actually straight up cringe (I suspect even for the time).
#booksky #janeausten
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Thoughts now that I finished Jane Austen's Emma.
Mrs. Elton is so much worse than the movie adaptations.
Frank Churchill is such a pill.
I am a Jane Fairfax stan.
The age gap romance between Knightley and Emma was actually straight up cringe (I suspect even for the time).
#booksky #janeausten
Mrs. Elton is so much worse than the movie adaptations.
Frank Churchill is such a pill.
I am a Jane Fairfax stan.
The age gap romance between Knightley and Emma was actually straight up cringe (I suspect even for the time).
#booksky #janeausten
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Sure, puppies are cute and fun. But have you considered the elderly dog? The one with white around their face and muzzle that struggles to get up, who wags despite arthritis because they've lived a wonderful life with you? Because you're the thing in this world that makes them happiest?
You should.
You should.
January 28, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Sure, puppies are cute and fun. But have you considered the elderly dog? The one with white around their face and muzzle that struggles to get up, who wags despite arthritis because they've lived a wonderful life with you? Because you're the thing in this world that makes them happiest?
You should.
You should.
Brain, yes, I get it. The air pressure is changing here. You don't have to sound all the alarm bells.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Brain, yes, I get it. The air pressure is changing here. You don't have to sound all the alarm bells.
One side decided that starving 40M people and children was acceptable to score political points. One side ORDERED STATES NOT TO FEED THOSE PEOPLE. And you're mad that the side to blink was the side that decided "wow. you're starving kids to win? That's too far man."
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
One side decided that starving 40M people and children was acceptable to score political points. One side ORDERED STATES NOT TO FEED THOSE PEOPLE. And you're mad that the side to blink was the side that decided "wow. you're starving kids to win? That's too far man."