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janetalcorn.bsky.social
Author (crime fiction, horror, and romance), librarian, gardener, very amateur photographer, 80s rocker chick. I write and I grow things. http://janetalcorn.com. Sign up for my newsletter to get a free story.
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Repost if you think it's groan-worthy... #dadjokes #dadjoke #humor #joke #xandlandpress

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

The last couple of weeks have been super hectic--so much so that I forgot to share my monthly #IWSG post on socials. So, here 'tis. It includes some tips for getting out of a writing slump. So far, they're working for me. janetalcorn.com/2025/02/05/3...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

"If you keep showing up, you'll almost certainly break through — but probably not in the way you expected or intended. You need enough persistence to keep working and enough flexibility to enjoy success when it comes in a different form than you imagined." - @jamesclear.bsky.social

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Write First, Edit Later Don’t let perfectionism slow you down. Focus on getting your ideas onto the page first. Once your draft is complete, you can shift into editing mode to refine and polish your work. #WritingTips #DraftingTips #EditingTips #AmWriting

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

After a yearlong break, I summoned my courage and queried 2 agents. Let the soul-crushing rejections begin. #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Love this! I just followed them all.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

I’m rebuilding my daily writing habit after an unproductive year. That 11 next to the flame in Online Writing Log represents my 11-day writing streak. When I really wanted to skip, I wrote anyway to keep my streak alive. #WritingCommunity, What motivates you to write when you don’t want to?

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

This quote from James Clear's excellent weekly email newsletter seems especially appropriate for the coming years: "Caring about everything is a disaster. Caring about nothing is also a disaster. Nurture the small pocket of things that truly matter to you." @jamesclear.bsky.social

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

I just want to give Parker a big hug.

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

Better late than never, my look back at 2024 is up on my blog. Check out my attempt to make my entirely ordinary life look and sound exciting. janetalcorn.com/2025/01/06/m...

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

Stop making excuses for why your life isn't where you want it to be! Use some of the excuses you already have! Don't be wasteful.

submitted 57 days ago • 14 comments

"That though the heart is breaking, happiness can exist in a moment, also. And because the moment in which we live is all the time there really is, we can keep going...." ~ Zora Neale Hurston ~ #photography #quotes #poetry #nature #flowers #garden🌱

submitted 58 days ago • 8 comments

When the Social Media Manager for a Dictionary account loses to Uncle Rick in the family holiday Scrabble game.

submitted 64 days ago • 29 comments

Yes, you! You could be planting habitat and helping critically endangered species recover! 🌱💚🌻🐛🦋

submitted 58 days ago • 7 comments

The alleviation of women's abuse "is made less likely by the mandated subservience of women by Christian fundamentalists. What is especially disappointing...is the docile acceptance by so many strong Christian women of their subjugation & restricted role." - Jimmy Carter (RIP)

submitted 59 days ago • 414 comments