Lisa Fenner

Real talk? Most writers burn out before they’re ever taken seriously. Not because the work isn’t good… But because no one shows them how the damn doors open.

marketing yourself on social media is tiring, can’t i just remain mysterious and aloof??

Rejection doesn’t mean your story isn’t sacred. It means the gatekeepers forgot they were once storytellers too.

Someone cried reading your words. They’ll never forget you. That’s everything.

@DebRocheleau something clean, slightly smug, and with pockets deep enough to carry your childhood trauma and a pitch that slaps. comfy shoes to nerves travel downward. 😅

#writers What does one wear to an in-person pitch? I know you're supposed to dress for the job you want, but we all know what we wear to work 😂 #amquerying #dressforsuccess

@ProfessorOfFear that’s so messed up 😂 imagine trying to explain to your parents that your reflection’s the one blowing up your phone. peak supernatural gaslighting.

Just wrote a new chapter where a cursed mirror traps a teenager. The real horror? The reflection keeps texting her selfies. 🙄#NewEnglandProblems #Teenagers #HorrorAuthorLife

@ctotheourtney04 personally? i’d include that first page of chapter two…just enough to let the rhythm continue. if it cuts cleanly at 9, fine. but if that 10th page is a mini-hook, don’t waste it.

#WritingCommunity and #amquerying folks: if an agent requests the first 10 pages, but my chapter one is 9 pages, should i still include the first page of chapter two, or leave it at nine pages? #writingq #WritingAdvice

Who's with me? 👀📚🛋️ #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #readers #books #signmeup

Ever try explaining your novel to someone who’s never bled for an idea? “So what’s it about?” “How many pages?” “Are you published yet?” Nah. Some of us aren’t building books. We’re building survival manuals. For a version of us no one ever asked about.

Beanbag, coffee, water, Hometown Haunts and full sunlight ✅✅ ready to get the 💩 scared out of me👻💀

finishing the book was never the scary part. it was what comes after. what if it works? what if you lose the only thing that gave you shape? maybe that’s why you slowed down. maybe that’s why you ghosted it. but maybe… that’s exactly why you need to finish it.

i read a book where the main character forgave her mom after years of silence…so i called mine at 2am and we just… cried. no review, no summary. just “you should read this.

some of us didn’t drop the book ’cause it was bad… we just weren’t ready for how big it felt. the story knew who we were becoming before we did. maybe the book wasn’t too much. maybe we just needed to grow into it.🤔

@DanielSheenUK absolutely. some of those writers be dropping lines that make you sit in silence like… damn. why this hit harder than therapy.

one wattpad story about a mafia boss falling for a librarian. healed trauma i didn’t even know i had.

Man, 47 rejections. No agent, no deal, nothing. But picture this: a writer hunched over tonight, rewriting Chapter One. Not chasing hope…nah, it’s spite, it’s madness, it’s love pushing that pen. Wonder what keeps ‘em going.

Writers spend years, like five whole years, spilling their guts into a novel. Partner doesn’t bother with a single page. But strangers? They’ll dive in. Makes you wonder if they’ll catch what the writer’s soul was shouting.

sometimes the scariest part isn’t starting over…it’s realising the old version of you wasn’t even yours to begin with.

Writers don’t quit. They crack, go quiet, stare at ceilings like they’ll spill the next plot twist. Story burns in their chest. Then, one random night, they write a line that makes it all worth it. Not discipline…something wild, almost holy.

Not every day is a deep work day. But showing up… that’s something.