Brecht De Poortere

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@postler 🙏

@brecht_dp As a writer you have to do what feels right, not what trends say you should do! You got this! #writingcommunity strong!

I know I’m probably over-editing this first chapter and should just get a full draft down. But it feels like the foundation stone: if I get this right, it’ll give me confidence for everything that follows.

@GrahamSeana @CitizenBego Yes, in finding it hard to put down

@brecht_dp @CitizenBego I loved Nana, though I did read it in English.

On the train, the sun is setting, reading a great book. Life's ok right now.

Editors, have you ever applied for an Amazon Literary Partnership grant for your magazine? It's come to my attention the same mags (mostly) have won for the past 3 years. Wondering what's up.

@MMackeyAuthor 🙏

@brecht_dp Enjoy.

@lishen_sim 🙏

@brecht_dp Delft is beautiful, congratulations!!

I am absolutely burnt out. But in a few hours, I leave for Delft with my two oldest kids to check out the university where my daughter has applied (and been accepted) to study mechanical engineering.

@M1cahB0wers Thanks! 🙏

@brecht_dp That foundational confidence is key. Hope you nail it and everything after flows elegantly.

@CitizenBego Yeah. Finally reading Nana.

@brecht_dp Zola?

@amykdebellis Yeah, I wonder why these accounts don't notice...

@brecht_dp They’re spreading like wildfire

Another hacked account

@JamesRoderickB Back then yes 😅

@brecht_dp Is that a gleam of optimism?

Oh wow, the high school reunion I'm trying to organize is surfacing many old photographs I didn't know existed, like this one where I must have been around 15.

@heyjudeTT I hope so too... 🙏

@brecht_dp Beautiful. I hope it brings you some peace

@amjuster Thanks!

@brecht_dp Ahh, the source of many retold stories--have fun!

@titilayodm 🙏

@brecht_dp This is a gorgeous view. And congratulations to your daughter🥳

@ScribblySpice ah - the perils of communicating virtually...

@brecht_dp kidding, clearly not a dump

@ScribblySpice dump?

@brecht_dp what a dump lol, congrats to your daughter

@ElzenSarah Thank you! 🙏

@brecht_dp Delft is lovely. Have fun. Enjoy the beautiful weather. ☀️

@DaSilvawrites Yes, that too!

@brecht_dp I've been similar with a new chapter that's been added to a fully edited MS Its make or break when querying, so worth the investment of time and effort