Austin Valenzuela

Tournament’s Newsletter: Prologue & Chapter One tournament.substack.com/p/prologue-and…

if you’re a writer, go listen to Westside Gunn… and listen to the album from start to finish

Sure, the project has legs... But can it run?

Why is the majority of poetry so sad

Epictetus said every situation has two handles. We can grab onto resentment—or gratitude.

Listen to "The Debate on Book Banning" Episode 17 of the Books and Writing Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/austi…

@Avidbookjunkie There are some people who may not be been considered traditionally intelligent that have written great books.

I would love to write a book but I know there's no chance of doing that. I have great ideas, but I don't think I'd be able to put them on paper. I'm not the most intelligent person, so I would probably embarrass myself if I tried.

@starkterror88 Good point 😂 They’re never going to write something good if they’re not seriously passionate about their idea

Can’t they come up with their OWN ideas?

If Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut gets banned in Florida public schools, this state’s school system is officially backward

Reading one poem in the morning can affect the rest of your day

The reader is constantly drowning in an ocean of information—toss them a rope

A legendary poem from one of my favorite writers to date: poetryfoundation.org/poems/49699/8-…

One of the great joys of life is rediscovering music

Author Feature: Austin Valenzuela. #writerslift #readeveryday #scifi #fantasy #gothic #romance #author #WritingCommunity #booktwt #booklovers @AustinValenzu14 open.substack.com/pub/indieautho…

I’m a metaphor machine

@Ian_SMC I can relate… I hope this feeling leaves you soon enough and you can escape to some fantasy world.

Three times. That's how many times assholes heckled me from their fucking cars while I was walking today. This is why I don't go out.

A hero's reaction to pain is, "I don't want anyone else to feel this." A villain's reaction to pain is, "Everyone is going to learn what this is like." An antihero's reaction to pain is, "Fuck everybody. Leave me alone."

Love the mundane

@Ian_SMC Same same. I like a good iced coffee with sugar free vanilla if we’re going to Lord Starbucks

@AustinValenzu14 Although, I will take an Iced coffee every now and then if it's stupid hot outside

Here we go again... Morning, Funny People

I’m 95% of the way through the second draft of my fantasy romance, Tournament of Hearts. Common advice says I should take a break, but I don’t feel ready yet. What do you think?