the writer formerly known as Matthew Salesses

@Kristen_Arnett Qualified

at a coffee shop before my flight and have the pleasure of listening to a miserable first date where this man said “i am bad at describing things” in one sentence and in the next breath said “i’m ready to write nonfiction”

@Weinbrain Thank you so much!

@salesses For whatever reason, glad you came back so I could tell you how much I’m glued to CRAFT IN THE REAL WORLD. My screenwriting and creative writing students will benefit from it — as will I. I’m promoting it!

Holy hell if @katiekitamura’s AUDITION isn’t the best book of the decade. Somehow she hit a new level all her own. Just stunned by how good it is.

I like to send my family books by adoptee authors for Christmas and this year it’s @tracysoneill’s Woman of Interest

How do we show up to the page when we don’t want to get out of bed? How do we find language for the loss, the fear, the sadness? Join "Writing Grief", led by @meganstielstra and featuring Samantha Irby, @lmillernpr, @salesses, & @vauhinivara. offassignment.com/writing-grief

@_JoyCastro @cecaroliena 💕

I'd missed this excellent piece by @salesses on climate fiction, so many thanks to @cecaroliena for citing it in an essay. lithub.com/matthew-saless…

Sale alert: The Sense of Wonder kindle edition is less than $3 this week. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09ZB5…

I wonder why I’m still so sad and whether I’ll ever be not sad

@karissachen Yes!

My AWP panel didn't get approved so should I still go to AWP

@fawkesontherun 💕

Remember when the Sixers had two #1 draft picks in a row and they drafted Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz?

It’s so boring to be upset about everything

@vivianwmlee @AnnaDeForest @POWERHOUSEArena @littlebrown @sarahburnes @TheGernertCo Omg sad to miss this

@AntonHur 💛💛💛💛💛

If you're a translator, do pick up Matthew's book CRAFT IN THE REAL WORLD because it was mind-bending and liberating for me books.catapult.co/books/craft-in…

My 2024 Bread Loaf lecture "Translation in the Real World" is up (and my 2022 lecture is also still up). Big thanks especially to Matthew @salesses for inspiring it! middlebury.edu/writers-confer…

@AnnaDeForest How dare they!

Hey! That’s my blurb on the cover!

@AnnaDeForest @littlebrown I could read them forever!