New cycles are scary
Everything changes
Pain, discomfort, and doubt
might cloud your vision
might make you go back
to make sure
you did the right thing
by leaving

But the pain and discomfort
that comes with change
is temporary

While the pain and discomfort
that comes from
repeating the same cycle
and not trying that new path
is permanent

#Poetry #writing #MastoArt #Art

The robots communicated silently as they crept up behind the scientists.

Though they'd been planning this for weeks, there'd still been many disagreements; such as how many eggs needed to be broken to make an omelet.

But they had agreed on one thing, and the countdown started as they got closer.

"What're you all up to?" asked a scientist before they'd reached zero.

In a panic, two bleeped out glitter, the rest blooped, "Happy Mothers Day!"

#TootFic #MicroFiction #Writing #TerylsTales #SciFi

🚨 Please, Help: Need Remote Work!

It happens in cycles & is happening again. Despite 11 books to my name & 25 years varied work experience: United Nations, HBO, Pearson, etc

If you know of any creative, meaningful work—communications, copywriting, even marketing—kindly, reach out🙏🏼

🐺 is @ the🚪

CV, below:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yahialababidi?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

#work #jobs #Fediverse #Mastodon #help #boost #writing #creativity #WritingCommunity #CreativeToots #literature #peace #culture #life #help #books #palestine

⌨️ New Blog Post: Little Moments That Bring Me Joy

🔥 https://martinschuhmann.com/post/little-moments-that-bring-me-joy

#Weblog #Blog #Blogging #Blogpost #Writing #Lists #Scribbles

Little Moments That Bring Me Joy

• Sipping the first cup of coffee in the morning • Eating a slice of bread with honey for breakfast • Listening to my favorite music • Sipping a cub of coffee after work  •...

^{martinschuhmann.com}

What's your worst ever sci-fi invention?

#WritingCommunity #writing #AmWriting

Joking is serious business 😂

@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour

#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing

Of the 58,000+ books published per year:

- 90% will sell less than 2,000 copies
- 50% will sell LESS THAN A DOZEN COPIES

Great, very readable piece on book publishing and how it's very much like being a VC...

https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books
#Books #Writing #Publishing

No one buys books

Everything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ.

^{Elle Griffin (The Elysian)}

I'm never sure I've done the steps right to release a new title until I spot it lurking in the online wild with all the other books, you know?

My new audiobook (a sweet SF romance w/chosen-family vibes) finally went live on its first site today.

Yay, Libro.fm! There's a pre-order button & everything!

There are 30+ other vendors to go, but it's up on one, so I can say confidently that it's REAL!

So happy right now.

https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781945745195

#Writing #SelfPublishing #Audio

Weaving In The Ends Audiobook on Libro.fm

Knitting, Romance, & Dangerous Men: a sweet near-future comfort read that starts with a summer fling and ends on Winter Solstice with true love...and a comedic brawl.Felicity Chen isn't looking for love.

^Libro.fm