Whoever wrote that thing about how 13 yos don’t write fanfic has everybody on Twitter talking about their Sailor Moon fanfic. I wrote mine (the redemption of the Spectre Sisters) at 14. (Also had a Star Wars fic where my sister was sister-insert version of Luke & I was Leia.)
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Want to read: Information Hunters by Kathy Peiss 📚
The Klein Librarian for Science Fiction at UC Riverside sounds like a pretty cool job.
🍿 Watched Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga because it was nominated for a Hugo. I had a lot of fun with it. I like this kind of gentle performance from Will Ferrell & Rachel McAdams always makes me happy.
Finished reading: How to Make a Living with Your Writing Third Edition by Joanna Penn 📚
Great advice on creating multiple income streams as a writer. Tons of recommended resources and helpful questions to consider.
We are at DEFCON Falling Asleep to Mr. Rogers.
Will the giant invasive ballooning spiders eat the mosquitos in my yard? If so, I don’t welcome like ALL of them but you know, a couple would be okay. In the yard. Not in the house if I can help it. (I’m from Florida so the part where they’re the size of a kid’s hand is meh.)
In case you’re wondering where my head is at, I spilled the PCR testing solution while trying to test my kid, had to ask the pharmacy tech for a new vial, am terrified that I fucked up the test somehow & think I’m the worst. We may be seeing a depression relapse here.
I changed my goal for April’s Camp NaNoWriMo. My goal now is to publish 22,500 words on my blog over the course of the month. I’ve changed my username over there to kimberlyhirsh, so feel free to find me and add me as a buddy.
Finished reading: Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore 📚
So great. Cashore gets five genres in this book and each one is a delight.