Katy Mayfair

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Next time @AudreyBrashich recommends a writing craft book, I won't wait 6 months to read it😂 I can confirm that Story Genius by Lisa Cron is indeed excellent and I wish I'd been applying its insights to my work all along!

My current WIP started years ago—maybe 8?—and has been rewritten/restructured at least 7 times, shelved by my once-agent, and queried hundreds of times, in different markets. It will go on sub soon. This is to say don’t give up in a story that speaks to you.

@chxryoung Hi! I'm dying for my feed to be writerly again!

@LindaWilgus1 I'm still here!

No idea if anyone will see this on a Sat. afternoon but… WRITERS please say hi!!! I’ll follow back any book people ❤️ 📖🖋️📚 I get why people are leaving this place but I love the #WritingCommunity here & would like to link up with more of you who are staying ☺️

@AuthorEmy I'm still a little bit here!

If you’re a writer and you’re still here PLEASE COMMENT SO I CAN FIND YOU

🧵I've been meeting with editors all week and asking most of them two questions. 1) What keeps you reading a submission? 2) As far as craft, what advice do you have for authors? And I'm sharing some of that with you today! #writingcommunity #amquerying

Post your favorite "Desire Paths". These are paths that naturally form as a result of bad planning.

You ever read a linkedin post by a random ex-colleague from years ago thanking a bunch of people for having a positive influence on their career and you scan the names expectantly to see if you're in there

I need to see what Jolene looked like

I know my jet lag is bad when I try to spell 'horrified' as 'horrorfied' and can't figure out what I've done wrong 🧐 #amwriting

The two stages of writing: 1.) The possibilities are endless!! 2.) The possibilities are endless…

MY BOOK IS ON TV 😱😭 Thank you @maryktaggart for sharing The Days Between with the world today!!! #teamlctfl #writerscommunity #publishing @AmazonPub

HANDMAID’S TALE x SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS, post Roe v. Wade: Arrested for a miscarriage, attorney Wendy Wendick will need to burn down the system to free herself—starting with the people she trusted the most. #T #A #PitDark

Handbags are so weird. Like, here is my little collection of things that I carry around with me. Look, a deodorant

@JamesLucasIT This is how it is possible to sail from India to the USA in a straight line

@JamesLucasIT Cat Earth Theory

Whyyyy did I buy two new books on the weekend when there is literally a bookshelf full of unread books waiting for me at home

@aileenajohnson Yaaay welcome Aileen! 🥳

I'm thrilled to join the team!!!!!!

@maryktaggart CUE INSOMNIA FOREVER

I did I totally took it the wrong way 😂😂😂