Abby Alten Schwartz

@AileenWeintraub I created it and built it brick by brick.

How did you get your day job? Connection? Networking? LinkedIn? Another job board?

@Chelsea_Stickle @havehadhavehad You MADE MY DAY! Thank you for staying up all night to read our subs and for picking my weirdo piece.

@havehadhavehad Since I got my submission (title) in on time I uploaded the piece in a message on Submittable. Hope that counts. Thanks, @Chelsea_Stickle

Sorry everyone, there's an upload form now. It's my first time doing this!

@MaureenCBerry @suleikajaouad I was. I didn’t know you are part of TIJ! I’ve been with them since the inception in April 2020. What about you? I had to jump off early today though.

Writing about friends I have and had today on @suleikajaouad’s The Hatch made me realize I should write about them more often. Who else was on today? #WritingCommmunity #InternationalDayofFriendship

@MitlinFinancial @trinitygr @binderyagency *their

@abbys480 @trinitygr @binderyagency We help authors plan thier happily ever after “Financial Planning for Literary Professionals” mitlinfinancial.com/authors/

@AileenWeintraub I bet your dog is ecstatic!

My teen has been away for an entire year so I'm walking him around the house reintroducing him to all the light switches and appliances to show him how they work because apparently lights shut themselves off, clothes clean themselves, and dishes don't get dirty in Spain.

@jacgorelick They are very patriotic and love God

@abbys480 Ooohh, those are rare. Because they're doctors AND surgeons. But are they also seeking companionship?

I call your five Keanus and raise you one Muskrat-X

@jacgorelick I have a few doctor surgeons I can throw on the pile.

@abbys480 Want to trade for a Michael Bolton?

@jacgorelick Oh no! Jacque, I hope you are ok.

Got the ultimate middle-aged mom injury updating my teen's room. I fought the closet and the closet won and now I have a concussion and two staples in my head. I think the moral here is cleaning is dangerous.

@KarenDeBonis Leveling up!

Today’s project in prep for podcast interviews. Maybe I should have done another box opening video. 😂

@KCDavisSays Keep your wallet out until you put your credit card back. I’ve never left a credit card behind in a restaurant or store with this method.

What is a random piece of micro-advice your parents gave you? Not advice on big or significant things, but nevertheless something you’ll never forget. My mom used to say “One dog is a pet. Two dogs is dogs.”

@WriterSweeney @GuerillaMemoir @JaneFriedman I mean that’s just my opinion. Why wouldn’t you?

@abbys480 @GuerillaMemoir @JaneFriedman That's what I thought but didn't want to be presumptuous. Thanks, Abby. And super congrats on finishing yours! You're ready!!!

Question for memoir proposals: When including bylines at cool pubs (like NYT, WashPost, HuffPost, Newsweek, etc), do we hyperlink to our essays as we list the pubs or just list them with no hyperlinks? (Thanks in advance for advice @GuerillaMemoir @JaneFriedman!)

@AileenWeintraub Can’t you use your witchy powers to keep them away?

I was away for three weeks and came back to a GIANT red and black snake on my porch and at that moment realized locked myself out w/o a key and I screamed and the snake crawled into the wall where it's waiting for me so now I may never breathe again

@megrichmansea Follow @Angry_Staffer and you’ll feel better.

@BriProoker Thank you, Brijana. ❤️