Helene Kiser

@BrandyVallance Truth

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What are there luggage stores in the airport? Do people travel with stuff in plastic bags?

Let's never use SMART goals. Let's call them what they are: S specific (but pointless) T time-wasting U unrealistic P poorly planned I irrelevant D demotivating

I don't know who to credit for this gem. If you do, please tell me! #writingiscool

Hot take: Yes, you should pay for a professional beta read. No, don't use friends OR Fiverr. Link in bio for my latest newsletter on this very topic. #WritingCommunity #BetaReaders #WritingLife

Ruckert's law says "there is nothing so small that it can't be blown out of proportion" Found one typo AFTER sending manuscript = I'm a trash writer and a hack and should quit forever and also maybe bathe in eels

OK, seriously? As someone who took care to write an obituary worthy of the man who died, this disgusts me. washingtonpost.com/technology/202… #AIOverreach #HonorTheDead #AuthenticMemories

As a writer who LOVES the em dash, this speaks

POV: You're on edit #47 and need to "just tweak the flow" 🤖 #WritingLife #EditingHell #WriterProblems

Writing through grief, trauma, or loss isn't just about getting words down—it's about honoring your truth and healing in the process. Start where you are. Write at your own pace. Your vulnerability deserves care. #memoirwriting #writingheals #grief #storytelling #mentalhealth

Stages of editing: 1. This is brilliant 2. This is trash 3. Delete everything 4. Ctrl+Z frantically 5. To write is to suffer 6. Repeat

Wrapped around her king protea, lisianthus, and leucadendron bouquet—native flowers symbolizing resilience, gratitude, loss—was her father’s favorite tie . . . —"Something Blue" by @helenethewriter in case you missed it fiveminutelit.com/something-blue

Seven years after her father’s surprise cancer diagnosis, the space of his absence seemed ocean-sized amid the tiny crowd. —"Something Blue" by @helenethewriter in case you missed it fiveminutelit.com/something-blue

New year, three new writing resolutions. What are yours? linkedin.com/pulse/my-2025-…

Brand video #BTS #GRWM. Take #847,612 (approximately). I'm a writer not a video personality so

In a small ceremony witnessed by immediate family and select closest friends, my daughter got married in a beachside rainforest in Australia, her new husband’s home country. —"Something Blue" by @helenethewriter fiveminutelit.com/five-minutes/s…

Grief is trauma, invisible but ever-present. My latest for Huffington Post, thanks to the extraordinary @noahmichelson huffpost.com/entry/husband-…

Check out my latest article: Why ChatGPT and AI Belong in the Classroom linkedin.com/pulse/why-chat… via @LinkedIn