No need to beat a dead horse on this blog’s topic. You get the idea 🙂
TWO TRUTHS TUESDAY
Truth One: Querying is icky. It sucks. Unless you’re self-publishing, it’s necessary. Writing the query letter is hard. Cold emailing agents is hard. Waiting is hard. Writing synopses is hard. Folks, querying is HARD. Don’t worry; you’re not alone. Many of us are struggling with it, and many more will in the future. Together, we writers can support each other and be there for the community, through the good times and bad.
Truth Two: Mental health disorders are hard to diagnose, and difficult to treat. Even in a perfect world, with providers who are constantly on the ball with your best interests at heart, and with insurance systems designed only to help people, this would be the case. In an imperfect field, it’s incalculably harder. Patience is key, as in so many things. Patience with providers, your own body, your family, yourself. And patience, too is hard. I won’t offer useless platitudes like “hang in there” or “knuckle down.” I will, now and always, offer empathy, my services as a professional, and my help as a friend.
TEN THINGS (about the past week):
1–I’ve been reading We Are Legion (We are Bob) [audiobook], which is a delightfully twisted tale, with a great narrator, and Lovecraft Country, which is hot in media and in literary criticism right now. So far so good, but a little too light on the supernatural for me so far.
2–I’m working on tightening up some parts of Collateral Healing.
3–Research-wise, I’ve gone into a deep dive into Caesar’s actions late in the Gallic Wars.
4–Tacoma FD. Because I didn’t realize there was more to the second season out, and yay!
5–Umbrella Academy did NOT end with the lousy ending I expected, but rather ended on a cool twist. Sadly, the finale was otherwise awful, IMO. Bad writers. You should be chained to your typewriters (or computer desks) until you learn the basics of avoiding gaping plot holes.
6–A friend mentioned the idea of Caesar as Vader marching through Gaul murdering millions. It…wasn’t far-fetched.
7–So much board game therapy!
8–With friends in need, just being there and hanging out with them can be massive.
9–C’mon, USPS. C’mon, Mr. President. You can, and should, do better.
10–Squirrels are so cute–that’s for you, Mom. Squirrels can be tasty, too–that’s for you, wild game eaters. Mm, squirrel gravy!
OK….color me interested. Squirrel is something I’ve never had. Plus it would be nice to take revenge on them for all the bird feed they have stolen from my feeders all these years.