Writer. True stories.
Memphis, TN
Joined May 2015
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How I love an Art Nouveau entrance. One day, I’d like to write a book with an opening paragraph that feels like this…
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Omg, this Anne Lamott...
ALT “You just have to keep getting out of your own way so that whatever it is that wants to be written can use you to write it.” — Anne Lamott
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WATCH: “Tennessee teachers, you know why I’m in my classroom on a Saturday — TN passed a law, my kids are asking if they can read books and I’m having to say NO until I catalogue everything and get it all approved.”😳
Underappreciated. Underpaid. Untrusted. #GOPTeacherShortage
Candice Baxter retweeted
Stephen King is testifying now in DOJ's antitrust case against Penguin/Simon & Schuster. Laughter in the courtroom as DOJ attorney asks King to state his occupation.
"My name is Stephen King. I’m a freelance writer."
Candice Baxter retweeted
We’re open for essay submissions at @The_Rumpus through July 31. therumpus.submittable.com/su… If you’re wondering what our editors look for in essay submissions, here’s a thread of our favorite #RumpusEssays:
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Literary writers must work hard to sustain reader interest through a quieter plot. Commercial writing is often more interestingly plotted—but commercial writers must still show quality writing sentence by sentence.
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens bit.ly/3wP19zR
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“So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.”
Vincent Van Gogh (b. 30 March 1853)
Candice Baxter retweeted
I am an idiot for not getting a library card sooner. I just...press a button...and the audiobook is on my phone...for free. LIBRARIES ARE AMAZING.
Candice Baxter retweeted
#amquerying friends, i edited more than 300 queries last year (several not to completion because i was ghosted) and helped at least 21 people get at least one pages request.
five got agents.
so, advice:
Candice Baxter retweeted
"When a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor." ~ William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Candice Baxter retweeted
I spent years talking about the book I wanted to write.
It took years before I wrote it.
But then I did. I wrote it. And another one.
If you are struggling with your #WIP, I’m here to tell you there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Keep going.
#WritingCommunity #amwriting
Candice Baxter retweeted
I'd like to go to a luxury resort where instead of golf and tennis courts, there's a gorgeous library with crackling fires and the comfiest chairs and servers bring you drinks and canapes while you read all day long.
