Amelia E. Adler
@amythewicked.bsky.social
Just bouncing around on this orb trying to take life one day at a time.
I heard someone die today.
1 am, I'm in my bed at my mom's. Hear a BOOM. Like a small explosion, but without echo. I couldn't see anything from the window.
But 4h later I went on the balcony and saw firefighters cleaning a human-sized pinkish stain on the pavement, contrasting with the snow around
1 am, I'm in my bed at my mom's. Hear a BOOM. Like a small explosion, but without echo. I couldn't see anything from the window.
But 4h later I went on the balcony and saw firefighters cleaning a human-sized pinkish stain on the pavement, contrasting with the snow around
December 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I heard someone die today.
1 am, I'm in my bed at my mom's. Hear a BOOM. Like a small explosion, but without echo. I couldn't see anything from the window.
But 4h later I went on the balcony and saw firefighters cleaning a human-sized pinkish stain on the pavement, contrasting with the snow around
1 am, I'm in my bed at my mom's. Hear a BOOM. Like a small explosion, but without echo. I couldn't see anything from the window.
But 4h later I went on the balcony and saw firefighters cleaning a human-sized pinkish stain on the pavement, contrasting with the snow around
50 queries sent, 10 rejections.
Part of me has already decided it's hopeless (ADHD tells me no immediate reward = failure), but I'm drudging on. Will have to take a break now as my next 3 weekends are occupied with Xmas. Give time to agents to actually read the query 😅
#querytrenches #writing
Part of me has already decided it's hopeless (ADHD tells me no immediate reward = failure), but I'm drudging on. Will have to take a break now as my next 3 weekends are occupied with Xmas. Give time to agents to actually read the query 😅
#querytrenches #writing
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
50 queries sent, 10 rejections.
Part of me has already decided it's hopeless (ADHD tells me no immediate reward = failure), but I'm drudging on. Will have to take a break now as my next 3 weekends are occupied with Xmas. Give time to agents to actually read the query 😅
#querytrenches #writing
Part of me has already decided it's hopeless (ADHD tells me no immediate reward = failure), but I'm drudging on. Will have to take a break now as my next 3 weekends are occupied with Xmas. Give time to agents to actually read the query 😅
#querytrenches #writing
Today I went to the Christmas Market in town to find a Secret Santa gift for work. Looking at some fur hats (I assumed faux), I overheard this 40-something man asking the seller:
"Do you have anything made from wolf? I adore wolves and one day I want to be a wolf."
I have bad news for ya, buddy...
"Do you have anything made from wolf? I adore wolves and one day I want to be a wolf."
I have bad news for ya, buddy...
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today I went to the Christmas Market in town to find a Secret Santa gift for work. Looking at some fur hats (I assumed faux), I overheard this 40-something man asking the seller:
"Do you have anything made from wolf? I adore wolves and one day I want to be a wolf."
I have bad news for ya, buddy...
"Do you have anything made from wolf? I adore wolves and one day I want to be a wolf."
I have bad news for ya, buddy...
I need to be adopted by an extrovert.
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I need to be adopted by an extrovert.
It's the time of giving, so if you're feeling generous, please consider donating to my good friend's GoFundMe to help them cover the costs of moving and finally find some peace of mind!
Thank you x
gofund.me/11badb8b1
Thank you x
gofund.me/11badb8b1
Donate to Help Freddie get the heck outta here, organized by Freddie Hagstrom
Hi!
I’m Freddie and I have been living in my current apartment for about ten a… Freddie Hagstrom needs your support for Help Freddie get the heck outta here
gofund.me
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's the time of giving, so if you're feeling generous, please consider donating to my good friend's GoFundMe to help them cover the costs of moving and finally find some peace of mind!
Thank you x
gofund.me/11badb8b1
Thank you x
gofund.me/11badb8b1
Small victories? How about a huge one?
2 years ago I could BARELY fasten my leather belt on the very first hole.
Today I had to punch two new holes, seventh and eight, to stop my pants from slipping down my butt.
#weightloss #healthjourney #sustainableoverperfect
2 years ago I could BARELY fasten my leather belt on the very first hole.
Today I had to punch two new holes, seventh and eight, to stop my pants from slipping down my butt.
#weightloss #healthjourney #sustainableoverperfect
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Small victories? How about a huge one?
2 years ago I could BARELY fasten my leather belt on the very first hole.
Today I had to punch two new holes, seventh and eight, to stop my pants from slipping down my butt.
#weightloss #healthjourney #sustainableoverperfect
2 years ago I could BARELY fasten my leather belt on the very first hole.
Today I had to punch two new holes, seventh and eight, to stop my pants from slipping down my butt.
#weightloss #healthjourney #sustainableoverperfect
My procrastination lost the battle with the procrastination of my seamstress.
I left a dress to take im. At the beginning of September. Had business trips, illnesses, laziness. Went today to pick it up.
It's not done yet. The seamstress has been putting it off all this time 🤣
I left a dress to take im. At the beginning of September. Had business trips, illnesses, laziness. Went today to pick it up.
It's not done yet. The seamstress has been putting it off all this time 🤣
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My procrastination lost the battle with the procrastination of my seamstress.
I left a dress to take im. At the beginning of September. Had business trips, illnesses, laziness. Went today to pick it up.
It's not done yet. The seamstress has been putting it off all this time 🤣
I left a dress to take im. At the beginning of September. Had business trips, illnesses, laziness. Went today to pick it up.
It's not done yet. The seamstress has been putting it off all this time 🤣
"Hey, Amy, how's it going?"
I just tried to lock my apartment door with my car key, that's how it's going.
🙈
I just tried to lock my apartment door with my car key, that's how it's going.
🙈
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Hey, Amy, how's it going?"
I just tried to lock my apartment door with my car key, that's how it's going.
🙈
I just tried to lock my apartment door with my car key, that's how it's going.
🙈
Mornin'. I won't say "good morning" because it would be a lie. It's Monday, I slept awful, I bled through my underwear at night, I have cramps, I received another rejection to my book query and now I have to go to work. And my head is aching slightly. Ain't nothing good about this morning.
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Mornin'. I won't say "good morning" because it would be a lie. It's Monday, I slept awful, I bled through my underwear at night, I have cramps, I received another rejection to my book query and now I have to go to work. And my head is aching slightly. Ain't nothing good about this morning.
10 more queries sent (for a total of 30). 4 rejections so far. No other responses. I know I have to give it time now, but patience has never been one of my virtues.
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
10 more queries sent (for a total of 30). 4 rejections so far. No other responses. I know I have to give it time now, but patience has never been one of my virtues.
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
Gym is funny.
Before gym: gym sucks. I don't want to gym.
During gym: gym REALLY sucks. I don't want to gym anymore.
After gym: gym is GREAT! I wanna gym again!
😂🙈
Before gym: gym sucks. I don't want to gym.
During gym: gym REALLY sucks. I don't want to gym anymore.
After gym: gym is GREAT! I wanna gym again!
😂🙈
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Gym is funny.
Before gym: gym sucks. I don't want to gym.
During gym: gym REALLY sucks. I don't want to gym anymore.
After gym: gym is GREAT! I wanna gym again!
😂🙈
Before gym: gym sucks. I don't want to gym.
During gym: gym REALLY sucks. I don't want to gym anymore.
After gym: gym is GREAT! I wanna gym again!
😂🙈
#Writing isn't a hobby for me. It's an essential fact of life. My calling, my vocation. I may be doing finance transformation projects to make money. But I write to live. Even when I'm not putting words on paper, I'm telling stories to myself in my head. Been doing it since I was 10. Won't stop.
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#Writing isn't a hobby for me. It's an essential fact of life. My calling, my vocation. I may be doing finance transformation projects to make money. But I write to live. Even when I'm not putting words on paper, I'm telling stories to myself in my head. Been doing it since I was 10. Won't stop.
Second rejection received from my first batch of queries. Form rejection from an agent I follow on TikTok. Which is fine. I have enough humility and stubbornness to continue without getting depressed 😅
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Second rejection received from my first batch of queries. Form rejection from an agent I follow on TikTok. Which is fine. I have enough humility and stubbornness to continue without getting depressed 😅
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
Got my first rejection. Nothing unexpected, of course. It's cool. I'm cool. Cool cool cool cool. Cool.
(Yeah it was not nice to find a rejection at 7.30am before I even rose from bed, but that's my fault for looking!)
#writer #author #querytrenches #writing #debut
(Yeah it was not nice to find a rejection at 7.30am before I even rose from bed, but that's my fault for looking!)
#writer #author #querytrenches #writing #debut
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Got my first rejection. Nothing unexpected, of course. It's cool. I'm cool. Cool cool cool cool. Cool.
(Yeah it was not nice to find a rejection at 7.30am before I even rose from bed, but that's my fault for looking!)
#writer #author #querytrenches #writing #debut
(Yeah it was not nice to find a rejection at 7.30am before I even rose from bed, but that's my fault for looking!)
#writer #author #querytrenches #writing #debut
I just sent my first batch of queries for "What she can't outrun", my adult contemporary romance with elements of psychological suspense. Keeping my fingers crossed for some replies - and that I don't burst from impatience in the meantime.
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I just sent my first batch of queries for "What she can't outrun", my adult contemporary romance with elements of psychological suspense. Keeping my fingers crossed for some replies - and that I don't burst from impatience in the meantime.
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
#writer #author #writing #querytrenches
Hey #writers of BlueSky, how do you deal with marrying a full time job with writing?
My brain is completely fried after 8+ hours of work. Writing is actually a way to relax for me, but editing? That's where burnout collides with my ADHD / executive dysfunction. It's awful 😭
My brain is completely fried after 8+ hours of work. Writing is actually a way to relax for me, but editing? That's where burnout collides with my ADHD / executive dysfunction. It's awful 😭
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hey #writers of BlueSky, how do you deal with marrying a full time job with writing?
My brain is completely fried after 8+ hours of work. Writing is actually a way to relax for me, but editing? That's where burnout collides with my ADHD / executive dysfunction. It's awful 😭
My brain is completely fried after 8+ hours of work. Writing is actually a way to relax for me, but editing? That's where burnout collides with my ADHD / executive dysfunction. It's awful 😭
My friend who is a dentist went and did a bachelor's of ethnology because she wanted to. Somehow marrying work with full time university studies. I've always admired her for that.
It really sucks how knowledge is only really valued if it can be monetized. There's so much interesting culture and history that we can never learn because we have to spend all our time and energy just trying to scrape together enough money to survive.
I wish I could go back to school for a degree in folklore/mythology but unfortunately that would be even less useful than my entomology degree 😔
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My friend who is a dentist went and did a bachelor's of ethnology because she wanted to. Somehow marrying work with full time university studies. I've always admired her for that.
Imagine a sci-fi survival adventure with strong slow burn romantic subplot and both dystopian and solarpunk aesthetics, set in a sweeping galactic empire of the far future - but for the majority of the book it's just three characters sitting in a tent alone in the wilderness.
That's my newest book.
That's my newest book.
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Imagine a sci-fi survival adventure with strong slow burn romantic subplot and both dystopian and solarpunk aesthetics, set in a sweeping galactic empire of the far future - but for the majority of the book it's just three characters sitting in a tent alone in the wilderness.
That's my newest book.
That's my newest book.
I don't know what to say except, uh, I just finished another book? I think I might have a Problem. I still haven't completed the edits on the previous one but I'm already done with a fresh new nearly 120k words novel 🙈
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I don't know what to say except, uh, I just finished another book? I think I might have a Problem. I still haven't completed the edits on the previous one but I'm already done with a fresh new nearly 120k words novel 🙈
Had my COVID vaccine yesterday and today I'm a wreck. Couldn't sleep all night because my hand hurt like it was gonna fall off, I have a headache, my muscles and joints ache, I have a low-grade fever. I know it's a normal reaction but damn. The previous ones haven't affected me that much.
October 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Had my COVID vaccine yesterday and today I'm a wreck. Couldn't sleep all night because my hand hurt like it was gonna fall off, I have a headache, my muscles and joints ache, I have a low-grade fever. I know it's a normal reaction but damn. The previous ones haven't affected me that much.
Grief is so weird. Today we found an old prepaid card of my Dad's. I calmly googled the website and emailed customer support.
But not a few days ago I was watching a TV Show that had nothing to do with my Dad and suddenly out of nowhere I got hit with a wave of grief so bad it was hard to breathe.
But not a few days ago I was watching a TV Show that had nothing to do with my Dad and suddenly out of nowhere I got hit with a wave of grief so bad it was hard to breathe.
September 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Grief is so weird. Today we found an old prepaid card of my Dad's. I calmly googled the website and emailed customer support.
But not a few days ago I was watching a TV Show that had nothing to do with my Dad and suddenly out of nowhere I got hit with a wave of grief so bad it was hard to breathe.
But not a few days ago I was watching a TV Show that had nothing to do with my Dad and suddenly out of nowhere I got hit with a wave of grief so bad it was hard to breathe.
So, news. I had feedback from my alpha readers on my book, yay! Now I have to gut half the book and change it and edit the shit out of it, yay... 🤣 I know this will be with benefit for the book but honestly it feels so daunting I haven't yet started.
#writer #author #books
#writer #author #books
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hi y'all. How are y'all doing? I am doing well. Finally getting a real day off after vacationing in Thailand (which was great but not restorative to my introvert mind) and then working, business trip, and a weekend and my mom's (which again, I like to spend time with her, but I need my alone time).
July 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Hi y'all. How are y'all doing? I am doing well. Finally getting a real day off after vacationing in Thailand (which was great but not restorative to my introvert mind) and then working, business trip, and a weekend and my mom's (which again, I like to spend time with her, but I need my alone time).