Michelle Chermaine
@michellechermaine.bsky.social
🎨 Artist |📚 Poet | ✍️ Author | Journalist
Excitedly crafting words & visuals to stir your soul. 🌟Lover of beauty, seeker of truth. Unveiling worlds through words & brushstrokes #Poetrycommunity #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/MichelleChermaine
Excitedly crafting words & visuals to stir your soul. 🌟Lover of beauty, seeker of truth. Unveiling worlds through words & brushstrokes #Poetrycommunity #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/MichelleChermaine
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March 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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“Pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” - Maya Angelou #amwriting #writingcommmunity ~ #author #writer #Writing ~ #authorsky - Be a creator. - Wrtr
March 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“Pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” - Maya Angelou #amwriting #writingcommmunity ~ #author #writer #Writing ~ #authorsky - Be a creator. - Wrtr
March 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Anyone up for this? 😄
March 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Anyone up for this? 😄
Some of you need this reminder:
Emotional leeches/attention whores are gold medalists at ghosting.🥇👻 Funny how "busy" only applies to you, but they're not too busy seeking attention, favors & clout😏
🚨Uses a bro, discards him, then seeks opportunities off his friends?🚨OPPORTUNISTIC LEECH DETECTED!🚨
Emotional leeches/attention whores are gold medalists at ghosting.🥇👻 Funny how "busy" only applies to you, but they're not too busy seeking attention, favors & clout😏
🚨Uses a bro, discards him, then seeks opportunities off his friends?🚨OPPORTUNISTIC LEECH DETECTED!🚨
March 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Some of you need this reminder:
Emotional leeches/attention whores are gold medalists at ghosting.🥇👻 Funny how "busy" only applies to you, but they're not too busy seeking attention, favors & clout😏
🚨Uses a bro, discards him, then seeks opportunities off his friends?🚨OPPORTUNISTIC LEECH DETECTED!🚨
Emotional leeches/attention whores are gold medalists at ghosting.🥇👻 Funny how "busy" only applies to you, but they're not too busy seeking attention, favors & clout😏
🚨Uses a bro, discards him, then seeks opportunities off his friends?🚨OPPORTUNISTIC LEECH DETECTED!🚨
How many of you writers, artists and other creatives have a cat or dog in your family? 😊
February 29, 2024 at 9:49 PM
How many of you writers, artists and other creatives have a cat or dog in your family? 😊
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“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you’re willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.”
—Lou Holtz.
Squash self-doubts, #turtlewriters! We all get them! They just prove you *are* a writer. So, write! Be awesome! 🙂🐢❤️ 🍀
#WritingCommunity
—Lou Holtz.
Squash self-doubts, #turtlewriters! We all get them! They just prove you *are* a writer. So, write! Be awesome! 🙂🐢❤️ 🍀
#WritingCommunity
February 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you’re willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.”
—Lou Holtz.
Squash self-doubts, #turtlewriters! We all get them! They just prove you *are* a writer. So, write! Be awesome! 🙂🐢❤️ 🍀
#WritingCommunity
—Lou Holtz.
Squash self-doubts, #turtlewriters! We all get them! They just prove you *are* a writer. So, write! Be awesome! 🙂🐢❤️ 🍀
#WritingCommunity
Thought of the day for your mental & emotional wellbeing:
💡It's better to disappoint people than to resent them.
What do you think?
#boundaries #relationships #family #friends #mentalhealth
💡It's better to disappoint people than to resent them.
What do you think?
#boundaries #relationships #family #friends #mentalhealth
February 27, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Thought of the day for your mental & emotional wellbeing:
💡It's better to disappoint people than to resent them.
What do you think?
#boundaries #relationships #family #friends #mentalhealth
💡It's better to disappoint people than to resent them.
What do you think?
#boundaries #relationships #family #friends #mentalhealth
How do you guys feel about this?
Don't worry if you have a messy first draft. Messy first drafts provide you the soil to grow your story in. Your first draft needs to be a bit messy as you organize and discover your thoughts in your writing, so it has room enough to grow your story. - Wrtr #amwriting Be Writing. #author #writing
February 22, 2024 at 10:40 PM
How do you guys feel about this?
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“My only conclusion about writing structure is that nothing works if you don’t have interesting characters and a good story to tell.” -Harold Ramis, writer, director, and actor of Ghostbusters, Stripes, Groundhog Day, and more. #amwriting Keep Writing. #author #writing
February 22, 2024 at 8:14 PM
“My only conclusion about writing structure is that nothing works if you don’t have interesting characters and a good story to tell.” -Harold Ramis, writer, director, and actor of Ghostbusters, Stripes, Groundhog Day, and more. #amwriting Keep Writing. #author #writing
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With how sick and in ♿chronic pain I am since the hospital and how late it is in the month, I will not be able to make rent at all.
I need $140 still, and I really, really, really need your help. Please help me and Bumbles <3
#mod #indiedev #signalboost
ko-fi.com/pamharvestcr...
I need $140 still, and I really, really, really need your help. Please help me and Bumbles <3
#mod #indiedev #signalboost
ko-fi.com/pamharvestcr...
February 22, 2024 at 9:59 PM
With how sick and in ♿chronic pain I am since the hospital and how late it is in the month, I will not be able to make rent at all.
I need $140 still, and I really, really, really need your help. Please help me and Bumbles <3
#mod #indiedev #signalboost
ko-fi.com/pamharvestcr...
I need $140 still, and I really, really, really need your help. Please help me and Bumbles <3
#mod #indiedev #signalboost
ko-fi.com/pamharvestcr...
February 19, 2024 at 5:21 AM
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When I write a novel it's like I'm watching a movie in my head and I need to relate it as faithfully and honestly as possible. What is your writing process like? -Wrtr #amwriting #amediting ...Keep Writing. #author #writing
February 15, 2024 at 4:42 AM
When I write a novel it's like I'm watching a movie in my head and I need to relate it as faithfully and honestly as possible. What is your writing process like? -Wrtr #amwriting #amediting ...Keep Writing. #author #writing
Question for poets who've published poetry chapbooks:
✨What made you decide to write a chapbook instead of a longer collection?
✨How did that work out for you?
✨What made you decide to write a chapbook instead of a longer collection?
✨How did that work out for you?
February 8, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Question for poets who've published poetry chapbooks:
✨What made you decide to write a chapbook instead of a longer collection?
✨How did that work out for you?
✨What made you decide to write a chapbook instead of a longer collection?
✨How did that work out for you?
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You should always feel your writing. It should have an emotional impact on you. Whether it's from tension, humor, romance, or another feeling. If you, the author, can feel it, the greater the likelihood your reader will feel it too. -Wrtr #amwriting Be #Writing. #author
February 6, 2024 at 5:31 AM
You should always feel your writing. It should have an emotional impact on you. Whether it's from tension, humor, romance, or another feeling. If you, the author, can feel it, the greater the likelihood your reader will feel it too. -Wrtr #amwriting Be #Writing. #author
"Tired of giving time I didn't have to things that didn't happen."⬅️ I felt this in my soul. 😐⌛💜
This reminder of my limited time & energy made me decide to eliminate the unnecessary. I no longer make deals on promises I can't make others keep.
#priorities #perspective #mortality #life #purpose
This reminder of my limited time & energy made me decide to eliminate the unnecessary. I no longer make deals on promises I can't make others keep.
#priorities #perspective #mortality #life #purpose
I'm sure that's true. I got tired of unpaid work, tired of companies going out of business and never paying, tired of giving time I didn't have to things that didn't happen.
January 31, 2024 at 7:18 AM
"Tired of giving time I didn't have to things that didn't happen."⬅️ I felt this in my soul. 😐⌛💜
This reminder of my limited time & energy made me decide to eliminate the unnecessary. I no longer make deals on promises I can't make others keep.
#priorities #perspective #mortality #life #purpose
This reminder of my limited time & energy made me decide to eliminate the unnecessary. I no longer make deals on promises I can't make others keep.
#priorities #perspective #mortality #life #purpose
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Each character is their own story, however limited in scope inside the novel. Sometimes the characters really are the story more than the plot. The plot gets them going, but who the characters are, their decisions and their path is the story. #amwriting #writing. -Wrtr #author
January 31, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Each character is their own story, however limited in scope inside the novel. Sometimes the characters really are the story more than the plot. The plot gets them going, but who the characters are, their decisions and their path is the story. #amwriting #writing. -Wrtr #author
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It's simple: Promote and support other authors and creators. They're your peers, not your competition, and introducing them to new audiences expands the field rather than limiting your options. I was helped early on by others in my line of work. I'm happy to pay things forward.
So I have to thank @scalzi.com because in addition to writing books I love to read, his holiday blog that let authors tout their books on his site allowed me to discover the Steerswomen books by Rosemary Kirstein. Y'all, they are awesome.
Seriously, go read them.
Seriously, go read them.
January 29, 2024 at 5:58 PM
It's simple: Promote and support other authors and creators. They're your peers, not your competition, and introducing them to new audiences expands the field rather than limiting your options. I was helped early on by others in my line of work. I'm happy to pay things forward.
Happy Monday, folks!😊Let's start this week off with some happy thoughts.
Share something good that happened to you or something that made you smile. 🙂
Here are mine:
⭐Woke up to an email that made me laugh.
⭐I found an unopened bar of chocolate I misplaced & thought I already ate.😁
Share something good that happened to you or something that made you smile. 🙂
Here are mine:
⭐Woke up to an email that made me laugh.
⭐I found an unopened bar of chocolate I misplaced & thought I already ate.😁
January 29, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Happy Monday, folks!😊Let's start this week off with some happy thoughts.
Share something good that happened to you or something that made you smile. 🙂
Here are mine:
⭐Woke up to an email that made me laugh.
⭐I found an unopened bar of chocolate I misplaced & thought I already ate.😁
Share something good that happened to you or something that made you smile. 🙂
Here are mine:
⭐Woke up to an email that made me laugh.
⭐I found an unopened bar of chocolate I misplaced & thought I already ate.😁
Good morning peeps! 😊Happy Sunday! How's everyone's weekend going? Where are my creatives at and what are you working on?
#artist #author #writer #bookreviewer #writing
#artist #author #writer #bookreviewer #writing
January 28, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Good morning peeps! 😊Happy Sunday! How's everyone's weekend going? Where are my creatives at and what are you working on?
#artist #author #writer #bookreviewer #writing
#artist #author #writer #bookreviewer #writing
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"Large victories begin as small achievements.
Honor each one."
Tamara Levitt
Honor each one."
Tamara Levitt
January 22, 2024 at 5:35 AM
"Large victories begin as small achievements.
Honor each one."
Tamara Levitt
Honor each one."
Tamara Levitt
Happy Friday! Stay away from idiots & surround yourself with the wise. 😄📖🙃
If the conversation won't make you happier, smarter, or richer, eliminate it as unnecessary.
I reclaimed so much of my time by avoiding pointless activities & conversations. Your time is precious.
If the conversation won't make you happier, smarter, or richer, eliminate it as unnecessary.
I reclaimed so much of my time by avoiding pointless activities & conversations. Your time is precious.
January 26, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Happy Friday! Stay away from idiots & surround yourself with the wise. 😄📖🙃
If the conversation won't make you happier, smarter, or richer, eliminate it as unnecessary.
I reclaimed so much of my time by avoiding pointless activities & conversations. Your time is precious.
If the conversation won't make you happier, smarter, or richer, eliminate it as unnecessary.
I reclaimed so much of my time by avoiding pointless activities & conversations. Your time is precious.
I hope I'll be described as "disturbing" or "stellar"! 😆
January 26, 2024 at 5:00 AM
I hope I'll be described as "disturbing" or "stellar"! 😆