Kristen Overman 📓 ☕️ ⚾️

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C. S. Lewis’s advice to a young schoolgirl on how to become a better writer:

@GovernorVA This is wrong. The purpose of representation is to give each region of the country a voice. This change silences the voice of rural counties by folding them in with NOVA. The people of VA had no part in the changes made in other states. Lead by example. Stop gerrymandering.

I'm voting YES on Virginia's redistricting amendment. Here's why:

How to be a successful writer if you have a family & other full time job. Even the pros generally spend 2 FOCUSED hours on writing per day. Steven Pressfield now 82 (and mentally and physically vigorous) wrote his 1st book at 52. He’s in the gym 5days a week at 445am.

Direct Loans, Pell Grants, and other federal student aid funds provided to individual students are not impacted by the Jan. 27, 2025, Office of Management and Budget guidance temporarily pausing federal financial assistance programs. We continue to award and disburse federal student aid.

Ever notice how often your characters shrug, nod their heads, or look at things? These generic gestures don’t bring them to life. Let’s dig into how to write gestures and beats that are fresh, meaningful, and layered with character. A writerly 🧵 #writingcommunity #amediting

We Don’t Need More Cynics. We Need More Builders. by JA Westenberg link.medium.com/wpA5rwK7aQb

@lhallwriter 38 Dandelion Wine was my favorite.

How many have you read? Me: 7...

Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up in your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable than gray matter, and lead pencil markings endure longer than memory. —Jack London—

Tonight I was in a bar and a woman went out of her way to compliment me. I’ve been feeling rubbish about myself for a while now, this stranger has no idea how much those words positively impacted my mental wellbeing. Women uplifting women is top tier! 🥰

@brclothwrites 💯

Do people still use their public library?

I’d love to see some romantic horror in my inbox. #mswl

Journaling to Productive First Drafts: buff.ly/4cQDVNT @kris10edits @GoodStoryCo #BookWriting #WritingAdvice #AmWriting

@jroberts1324 Make it an italicized direct thought to bring the reader in closer: God I'm happy to be here. #writingtips

Writing question for 3rd person POV past tense. Narrator says: She pictured herself sitting around a campfire, sharing a glass of wine.... God, she was happy to be there. or She was happy to be here.

Journaling is an important precursor to outlining and drafting. I also recommend it for brainstorming & breaking down blocks. And now @Apple has an app for it on the #iPhone! How often do you journal? #writers #WritingCommunity #writing #writingtips #writerslift @GoodStoryCo

@AuthorFranWong A mountainside-cabin with a roaring fire, and a foot of fresh powder outside to ski in the morning.

If you could teleport to any place right now, where would it be?

In all the hustle and bustle, it's the little things: Wordle 913 2/6 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Friends, it has been a season. The best writing I've done this fall was a eulogy. Remembering, Reflecting, Regrouping. Good luck to everyone #NaNoWriMo -ing. Keep #writing! #WritingCommunity #writers #bookcoach #writinglife #writingtips