Emory Oakley
@emory-yvr.bsky.social
LGBTQ writer from the PNW 🇨🇦 (he/they) 30s
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Emory Oakley
@emory-yvr.bsky.social
· Feb 8
One of my big goals as a writer this year is to challenge myself as a reader 📚 my to read list this year is filled with books from many different genres, including ones I wouldn't necessarily naturally gravitate toward.
Give me your book reccs 👇
Give me your book reccs 👇
“Writing fiction, especially a long work of fiction, can be a difficult, lonely job; it’s like crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a bathtub” — On Writing by Stephen King
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“Writing fiction, especially a long work of fiction, can be a difficult, lonely job; it’s like crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a bathtub” — On Writing by Stephen King
"Language doesn't always have to wear a tie and laceup shoes" --On Writing by Stephen King
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Language doesn't always have to wear a tie and laceup shoes" --On Writing by Stephen King
Reposted by Emory Oakley
Everyone who pre-orders a copy helps Transactional Intercourse get made, whether you get an e-book or go for a higher tier with more content and extras! If you have any interest in the lives of trans and/or intersex sex workers, this book will give you insight.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxj...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxj...
October 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Everyone who pre-orders a copy helps Transactional Intercourse get made, whether you get an e-book or go for a higher tier with more content and extras! If you have any interest in the lives of trans and/or intersex sex workers, this book will give you insight.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxj...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxj...
Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will be good enough
-- The Artists Way
-- The Artists Way
August 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will be good enough
-- The Artists Way
-- The Artists Way
Why is picking character names so damn hard?
July 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Why is picking character names so damn hard?
Finished this one today and I have so many feelings. Overall a great read
Current read for Book Club! #QueerVanReads #DisabilityPrideMonth
July 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Finished this one today and I have so many feelings. Overall a great read
Can I just quut my job and read books? My to read list is impossibly long and I hate to prioritize which to read first.
July 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Can I just quut my job and read books? My to read list is impossibly long and I hate to prioritize which to read first.
Current read for Book Club! #QueerVanReads #DisabilityPrideMonth
July 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Current read for Book Club! #QueerVanReads #DisabilityPrideMonth
Got my first literary rejection this week! (Since I started submitting again about a month ago)
June 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Got my first literary rejection this week! (Since I started submitting again about a month ago)
The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist
June 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist
This is the life 📚
Reading the Fiancé dilemma by Elena Armas
Reading the Fiancé dilemma by Elena Armas
June 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is the life 📚
Reading the Fiancé dilemma by Elena Armas
Reading the Fiancé dilemma by Elena Armas
Submitted my first poem to a lit mag in a very long time and I'm nervous excited
June 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Submitted my first poem to a lit mag in a very long time and I'm nervous excited
Usually, when we say we can't do something, what we mean is that we won't do something unless we can guarantee that we'll do it prefectly.
-- The Artists Way week 7
-- The Artists Way week 7
May 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Usually, when we say we can't do something, what we mean is that we won't do something unless we can guarantee that we'll do it prefectly.
-- The Artists Way week 7
-- The Artists Way week 7
Art is not about thinking something up. It is about the, getting something down.
If we are trying to think something up, we are straining to reach for something that's just beyond our grasp, "up there in the stratosphere, where art lives on high"
When we get something down, there is no strain.
If we are trying to think something up, we are straining to reach for something that's just beyond our grasp, "up there in the stratosphere, where art lives on high"
When we get something down, there is no strain.
May 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Art is not about thinking something up. It is about the, getting something down.
If we are trying to think something up, we are straining to reach for something that's just beyond our grasp, "up there in the stratosphere, where art lives on high"
When we get something down, there is no strain.
If we are trying to think something up, we are straining to reach for something that's just beyond our grasp, "up there in the stratosphere, where art lives on high"
When we get something down, there is no strain.
Paused my journey through the Artists Way, but I'm back at it this week #WeekFive #RecoveringASenseOfPossibility
April 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Paused my journey through the Artists Way, but I'm back at it this week #WeekFive #RecoveringASenseOfPossibility
Lazy Sunday mornings
April 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Lazy Sunday mornings
This is not something I probably would have picked up had it not been for #queerbookclub but I am so happy I read it. Such a unique way to tell a story and so beautifully written
March 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is not something I probably would have picked up had it not been for #queerbookclub but I am so happy I read it. Such a unique way to tell a story and so beautifully written
The antidote for shame is self-love and self-praise
March 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The antidote for shame is self-love and self-praise
Reading week 3 of the Artists Way while my partner works and the cat snoozes #SundayVibes
March 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reading week 3 of the Artists Way while my partner works and the cat snoozes #SundayVibes
"When we feel anger, we are often very angry that we feel anger" -- The Artists Way, week 3
March 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"When we feel anger, we are often very angry that we feel anger" -- The Artists Way, week 3
Finished Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and wow! As a writer I am painfully bad at book reviews, but this one was so brilliant. Took a bit for my to get into but once I did I was hooked. And the twist at the end of part one absolutely blew me away
March 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Finished Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and wow! As a writer I am painfully bad at book reviews, but this one was so brilliant. Took a bit for my to get into but once I did I was hooked. And the twist at the end of part one absolutely blew me away
All too often, it's audacity and not talent that moves an artist to center stage -- The Artists Way
February 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
All too often, it's audacity and not talent that moves an artist to center stage -- The Artists Way
"Stop treating gender as though it were a set menu. Gender is an à la care arrangement" -- the nearest exit may be behind you
February 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
"Stop treating gender as though it were a set menu. Gender is an à la care arrangement" -- the nearest exit may be behind you