Chris Baty

@eeekabee Momentum is everything! Go, Erica!

NaNoWriMo Day 1 update: 1,701 words down on my 50,000-word revision quest. It was a good start! How'd your day go? I’ll be posting story stuff and other nonsense on Threads this month if you’re over there: @chrisbaty/post/CzIdkWELx72/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">threads.net/@chrisbaty/pos…

@soniaraowrites Thanks for spreading the word, Sonia! Also, hi!

Not to be missed. And perfect timing for India, too.

This Wednesday evening, I'll be doing a free, virtual Q&A about writing a novel in 30 days. It's hosted by the awesome Friends of the @alamedafree, and it'll be chock-full of tips and advice for @NaNoWriMo. Come on by! alamedafriends.com/event/friends-…

@willCIR @examinationnews Ah, The Examination is incredibly lucky to have landed the best of the best. Can’t wait to see your stories there, Will!

I'm very excited to be joining @examinationnews next month. I can't wait to work with these talented journalists, doing accountability reporting on threats to public health around the world. Check it out at theexamination.org

@nlevin @kelin_online Also like. Mission accepted.

@kelin_online I do like it's clearer than ever that people need to bring back unhinged copy writing cc @chrisbaty

unhinged doors of iceland

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@nlevin Heads-up: We are using our entire meeting today to talk about the season finale.

The Bear Season 2 was great. Felt like they took a hard pivot from Uncut Gems (S1) to Ted Lasso (S2) and I'm here for it.

Dang, #config2023 was wonderful. I got to emcee the “Content Design at Figma” session, and the recording is already up! Come for my cornball banter, and stay for the dazzlingly insightful, inspiring talks from @imryanreid and @AndrewSchmidtFC. config.figma.com/video-on-deman…

@candiwrites You were so so good! Loved it.

@sadialatifi Let’s meet up if we can! DMing you…

@jcolman @figma @Adobe Ah nooooo. Our great events team added UX Writer/Content Designer to the list of occupations last year. Let me see what I can find out.

@LaniDianeRich Well, holy buckets.

...what you don't know yet is I started the novel the day after delivery, and finished it that day because I could not put it down. My response is in my email drafts, waiting for six weeks to pass so you can see it... because that's my rule. Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose.

Wow, what a lovely thread! Thank you @chrisbaty ! I'm so glad you chose me, because...

@D0xunt Thank you for sharing this. Totally makes my day. (And how magical are deadlines?)

@chrisbaty A long time ago, I had been laid off of my Silicon Valley tech job and wondered what I should do so with myself. It was then that I read your inspiring words and wrote a novel. It felt good. Writing makes me feel good and you gave me the magic of a deadline. Thanks.

Friends, I just completed a novel draft I’ve been working on for many (many many many) years. I wanted to share one new thing I did to get this draft over the finish line. 🧵

@RhondaAbrams Thank you so much, Rhonda! Go find that fire-footer!

@chrisbaty Chris. Congratulations! Wowee! A monumental achievement. You're an inspiration (as well as inspirational). I've been working on the same novel since your Stanford 2017 class. I'm going to find someone to hold my feet to the fire too. Congrats!!

So. To anyone whose novel feels hopeless: Well, mine did too. And it may again! But I take comfort from the fact that normal people finish novels all the time. I know this to be true because I saw a stack of finished novels in a bookstore window once. They were beautiful.

Whatever you do, get yourself some toothy deadlines. Ones that help you prioritize art-making in the face of all the boring stuff we have to do as adults. Terrifying deadlines got me through NaNoWriMo every year. I'm realizing now I also need them for my revisions.