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Kurtis Wothe
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Novelist: Querying Now! —> Urban Fantasy Thriller, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Folklore, Wrestling <— I’m also a video editor and motion designer :)
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TAKE THIS FROM A KURTIS, BLURTIS: IT DOESNT MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU FALL OFF THE HORSE, JUST HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET BACK ON IT!

I have two friends who are or are just about to become lawyers and write a little on the side. You can absolutely do both and there’s nothing wrong with it. Be proud
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Another successful writing day, though each day is successful if you actually sit down to write. It doesn't matter if it's 0 words that day or 2000 words, the attempt is what counts.

Now my brain is full and I need to rest.

#writing #goals #literary #wordcount
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Got three rejections for my short stories this week. I usually handle it by taking a deep breath, remind myself that it's normal, update my excel spreadsheet and search for the next journal to submit to. Rinse and repeat.
I am also a human writer who enjoys human writing and doing human things like connecting with humans about their human projects
It’s the only way to stay sane haha
Got the 1st rejection of my 1st novel!

Feels a little bad but it’s also a means for celebration. I’m doing everything I can to find that ‘yes’.

How did you handle your first rejection?

#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Pee pee poo poo lalalalalala
Whatever you have to tell yourself to sleep at night. Keep pushing fingers in your ears and saying “lalalalallala” and taking no accountability for your choices. Slay, queen, work
Or don’t feel entitled to have artwork in every post using a tech that fucks over artists and destroys the environment teehee
When can we submit for next year ?? O.o
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At least you were able to turn some bullshit into something beautiful
The most important ones in my experience have been “Not that low, that’s my butthole” and “oh, sorry!”
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Another rejection letter BUT this one was too good not to share because it contains valid feedback and the agent read my writing!

Also, a query tip for ya, snail mail querying works too! #writingcommunity #amquerying #seekingliteraryagent #medicalthriller #bookclub
That’s so awesome! I just started querying last week. It’s good to see some agents at least let you know what they think
Oh interesting, that’s much more romantic
Congrats on quitting! And congrats on the milestone once you hit it !
It looks like the book is gonna fall and squish the tiny dog
You have the best group name, not even close. Please tell me you make hog related merch
The sheer anxiety of knowing I’m actively being judged inside my own doc is overwhelming hah
Querying feels like sending out a stream of job applications, it’s so tedious