Deb Courtney
@debcourtney.bsky.social
Author. Writer. Speaker. Martini-swilling heathen. Life addict. Wearer of incredibly high heels. Host of Write Drunk, Edit Sober. No MAGA.
I dont know whthe. did to deserve such bounty, but my feed is filled with flowers and sunsets and lovely pets today and I am just pretty happy with that and that's my holiday Deb Talk thx.
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I dont know whthe. did to deserve such bounty, but my feed is filled with flowers and sunsets and lovely pets today and I am just pretty happy with that and that's my holiday Deb Talk thx.
"Write every day" was invented by someone with fewer tabs open.
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Write every day" was invented by someone with fewer tabs open.
I'm not saying I'm old, but, I seriously considered getting champagne to celebrate that the extra firm innerspring mattress I've wanted to replace the POS spongy bullshit that I HATE went on sale at a price that roughly matched the hole I finally made in my credit card and I could pull the trigger
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm not saying I'm old, but, I seriously considered getting champagne to celebrate that the extra firm innerspring mattress I've wanted to replace the POS spongy bullshit that I HATE went on sale at a price that roughly matched the hole I finally made in my credit card and I could pull the trigger
Uh. How do you resign from a job you weren't legally placed in?
FOX: Interim U.S. Attorney for the state of New Jersey, Alina Habba has resigned. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she accepted the resignation after a court's decision disqualifying Habba from serving.
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Uh. How do you resign from a job you weren't legally placed in?
So apparently there's an age -probably different fie everyone- when you just fucking cry at the drop of a hat. Like. Commercial? Cry. Car started? Cry. Dog is cute? Cry. Dinner is amazing. Cry. WTF?????
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
So apparently there's an age -probably different fie everyone- when you just fucking cry at the drop of a hat. Like. Commercial? Cry. Car started? Cry. Dog is cute? Cry. Dinner is amazing. Cry. WTF?????
For reasons I am compiling a list of very strange song covers. Tops: Don Ho covers Peter Gabriel Shock the Monkey. Paul Anka covers Soungarden Black Hole Sun. The Neanderthal Spingecake cover Quiet Riot Metal Health. The world is full of delightful oddities! #amwriting
December 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
For reasons I am compiling a list of very strange song covers. Tops: Don Ho covers Peter Gabriel Shock the Monkey. Paul Anka covers Soungarden Black Hole Sun. The Neanderthal Spingecake cover Quiet Riot Metal Health. The world is full of delightful oddities! #amwriting
My fave thing on a rainy day: stare at thin processed tree slices that have been decorated in colored liquid to induce hallucinations of another life and world. With a proper cup of tea of course. #booklife
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My fave thing on a rainy day: stare at thin processed tree slices that have been decorated in colored liquid to induce hallucinations of another life and world. With a proper cup of tea of course. #booklife
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
You might think you'd write more if only you had more discipline or weren't so lazy. But maybe it just requires retraining your brain. I write about how, here #writinghabits
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Positive Manipulation: Ten Ways to Hack Your Brain Into Wanting to Write
Writers often think they’re supposed to force themselves to the page.
That discipline means self-coercion.
That productivity means…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
You might think you'd write more if only you had more discipline or weren't so lazy. But maybe it just requires retraining your brain. I write about how, here #writinghabits
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A lot of writers secretly think they are lazy, or untalented or doomed to never finish a project. Maybe all they need is to lean into being stubborn. In the right hands, stubbornness is a superpower.
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The Stubborn Creative: Why Persistence Beats Talent
Many creative people I know think their biggest flaw is inconsistency. They tell me they’re lazy. They tell me they procrastinate. They…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A lot of writers secretly think they are lazy, or untalented or doomed to never finish a project. Maybe all they need is to lean into being stubborn. In the right hands, stubbornness is a superpower.
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Oh hey so of course the ~40 year old oven that was installed when the house was built up and dies yesterday and anyway who knew grilling a turkey was even a possibility so now you and I both know. #turkeyday
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Oh hey so of course the ~40 year old oven that was installed when the house was built up and dies yesterday and anyway who knew grilling a turkey was even a possibility so now you and I both know. #turkeyday
My new holiday favorite: Cranberry Curd Tarts. Tried a nut/graham cracker combo crust this year. Cooling in the fridge. Pretty. Tangy. A gorgeous experience.
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My new holiday favorite: Cranberry Curd Tarts. Tried a nut/graham cracker combo crust this year. Cooling in the fridge. Pretty. Tangy. A gorgeous experience.
Reading @itsafronomics.bsky.social The Double Tax over the next few days. Glad to have time to read what I suspect (and expect) to be an important look at economics for Black women, and therefore for all of us.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reading @itsafronomics.bsky.social The Double Tax over the next few days. Glad to have time to read what I suspect (and expect) to be an important look at economics for Black women, and therefore for all of us.
Apologies to the kids who picked the street in front of my house to park in. Again. That your car keeps showing up in front of my house freaked me out. But. Uh. Sorry I interrupted all that? So awkward.
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Apologies to the kids who picked the street in front of my house to park in. Again. That your car keeps showing up in front of my house freaked me out. But. Uh. Sorry I interrupted all that? So awkward.
If you can create something from nothing, you should.
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Ex Nihilo: The Obligation of Those Who Can Make Something From Nothing
By Deb Courtney
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November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If you can create something from nothing, you should.
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Clearly hell has frozen over. ::gestures vaguely to everything::
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Clearly hell has frozen over. ::gestures vaguely to everything::
When you procrastinate writing your novel by writing your lesson on Procrastination. #irony #amwriting
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
When you procrastinate writing your novel by writing your lesson on Procrastination. #irony #amwriting
You're at Donnie.
Imma need you at Marie.
Imma need you at Marie.
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
You're at Donnie.
Imma need you at Marie.
Imma need you at Marie.
Live your life such that you need not fear total poetic evisceration from Joyce Carol Oates.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Live your life such that you need not fear total poetic evisceration from Joyce Carol Oates.
Disgusting. Sell outs.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Disgusting. Sell outs.
Mamdani is going to implement Sharpei Law. Everyone will have to get wrinkled dogs to bestow unlimited love upon.
Mamdani is going to implement Shar Law. Everyone will have to bow down to the Mistress of the Night, the Lady of Loss, and devote themselves to bringing about a darkness that will smother her hated foe and sister Selûne
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Sharpei Law. Everyone will have to get wrinkled dogs to bestow unlimited love upon.
Pardon me. So 'assault with a meat sandwich at point blank range'. Can someone please call the Gray Poupon guy in as the Mustard Splatter Analyst. Any stippling around the imprint of bologna? Assault with a deadly pepperoni carries what mandatory sentence again? #AssauleWirhAMeatSandwich #Absurd
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Pardon me. So 'assault with a meat sandwich at point blank range'. Can someone please call the Gray Poupon guy in as the Mustard Splatter Analyst. Any stippling around the imprint of bologna? Assault with a deadly pepperoni carries what mandatory sentence again? #AssauleWirhAMeatSandwich #Absurd
Interesting coincidence. Russell Vought. US Government/reality. Frederick Vought/Vought Industries/The Boys GenV universe. #strangerthanfiction #VoughtIndustries #politicalcrap
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Interesting coincidence. Russell Vought. US Government/reality. Frederick Vought/Vought Industries/The Boys GenV universe. #strangerthanfiction #VoughtIndustries #politicalcrap
When the power is out in Puget Sound and you have a gazillion candles because you are prepared but you blow them all out when the power comes back but then it goes back off 5 minutes later plunging you into total darkness #WALife #PugetSound
October 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
When the power is out in Puget Sound and you have a gazillion candles because you are prepared but you blow them all out when the power comes back but then it goes back off 5 minutes later plunging you into total darkness #WALife #PugetSound
I'm a big fan of wasting NOTHING. So. Homemade duck dog treats. Not pretty but a big hit. Made from whatever was solid - but not too solid- after I made bone broth after I roasted a duck this weekend. Cat loves 'em too!
October 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I'm a big fan of wasting NOTHING. So. Homemade duck dog treats. Not pretty but a big hit. Made from whatever was solid - but not too solid- after I made bone broth after I roasted a duck this weekend. Cat loves 'em too!