clears throat daintily THE NEBULAS ARE TONIGHT AND I AM ALL ABUZZ!
The ceremony will be livestreamed starting at 8PM Pacific on YouTube and Facebook and available to view after if you can’t watch live.
Aside form this amazingness I have a few other important things to tell you about below. Then we can all go back to going OMG AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Registration just opened for my new webinar and you are all invited to join!
When: Sunday, June 18 · 8am – 2pm Pacific (check to see when this is in your time zone)
Where: Online in Zoom
Live Webinar Registration: $40
Can’t Attend? Recording Only Registration: $30
Scholarships Are Available
The current social media landscape is quicksand right now. Every week someone at Twitter makes a change that impacts how the site works, the tools we all use to stay safe and manage how we interact, who sees (or, truly, who doesn’t see) our posts, and dozens of other important functionalities.
This has a ripple effect across all social networks. Some are now more desirable, others are experiencing a resurgence, and some seem determined to follow Twitter’s bad example right down into the lake of fire. Plus, there are new Twitter clones popping up all the time and sometimes dying as quickly as they came to everyone’s attention.
And then there’s you, an author who just wants to write their books and do what they can to help readers find said books. An author who might have been told that they have to have a social media presence and they have to post and post to sell the book and have to get the attention of Bookstagram or BookTok or BookTube or Book[insert truncated social network name yet to be discovered but will surely be the next big thing here]. Don’t forget to buy a ring light!
In this webinar, author K. Tempest Bradford (that’s me!) will help you sort through this mess by offering advice on deciding which social networks to use or ignore based on your goals, tips for setting up a system of auto posting and scheduling that will allow you to maintain an appropriate presence on them, focus on meaningful engagements (if that’s what you want), ignore the aspects of social media that have a negative impact on mental health, and reclaim your writing time.
It’s May the Fourth This Thursday, a discussion thread for sharing stuff and Star Wars stuff you love because we need more of that in life.
This is one of my favorite Star Wars things ever:
Link to the source. Follow this guy on TikTok!
Now it’s your turn: Please talk about or post a link, or two links, or even 5 links to things that bring you joy (even if they don’t involve Star Wars). Can be something cute your kid or pet did, a piece of art, a song, a book, a short story, an article, a video, posts from social media, anything.
And if these discussions are a source of joy for you, please do share this link with others who might need a space for talking about what we love.
Welcome to I❤TT, a discussion thread for sharing stuff you love because we need more of that in life.
By the time this post goes live I’ll be in Egypt! That fact right there is a huge source of joy for me. This is my third trip and I’m so looking forward to seeing new tings this time around as well as revisiting my favorite places. I’ll share pictures via Tumblr, Instagram, and Facebook!
Now it’s your turn: Please talk about or post a link, or two links, or even 5 links to things that bring you joy. Can be something cute your kid or pet did, a piece of art, a song, a book, a short story, an article, a video, posts from social media, anything.
And if these discussions are a source of joy for you, please do share this link with others who might need a space for talking about what we love.
Ever since I found out about this I’ve been vibrating with joy. Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion is a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction. This is my first ever Nebula nomination and I’m beyond honored. Squeeeeee!
I’m up against some tough competition. The whole ballot is stuffed with great books and media and games. I’m in the best company.
This seems like a good time to point to this blog post I wrote on how the book came to be and this podcast episode where I talk about the publication process in more detail.
I hadn’t planned to attend Nebula Weekend this year. Problem is, with my Egypt trip coming up, I’m low on discretionary funds and can’t afford it. When I told my friend Alethea this she said I had to go then set up this GoFundMe to make it possible. (Have I mentioned lately that I have the BEST friends?) If it reaches the goal, I can go.
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Welcome to I❤TT, a discussion thread for sharing stuff you love because we need more of that in life.
I haven’t been on TikTok for several months now and I mostly don’t miss it. There are a few accounts I missed enough to seek out on YouTube. One of them was the 3 Southern Cats and Momma. It’s still called that even though there’s now a fourth cat! I love them all so much. Here’s a random video for a taste.
LOVE
Please talk about or post a link, or two links, or even 5 links to things that bring you joy. Can be something cute your kid or pet did, a piece of art, a song, a book, a short story, an article, a video, posts from social media, anything.
And if these discussions are a source of joy for you, please do share this link with others who might need a space for talking about what we love.
It’s a new year (according to some calendars, at least) and a good time to reset, refresh, and start anew. I gave up doing resolutions several years ago, though I still try to use the energy around this time of year as impetus to get back to things I need and want to do. Such as filling up my internal creative well by engaging in wild acts of creativity.
Okay, maybe not wild ones.
Last year I came across the Daily Project Deck by Molly McLeod and immediately fell in love. As you might know, I’m a big fan of fun practice activities such as writing exercises and games, so I knew this deck would tick all my boxes. I decided to start with it in February. I got sidetracked yesterday, so officially we’re starting on the second!
Welcome to I❤TT, a discussion thread for sharing stuff you love because we need more of that in life.
The new year celebrations are all over! Lunar New Year usually comes in February, but happened early this time. Guess that means I finally need to start my year. It does bring me a measure of joy to have a reason to reset and start anew on things I know I should be doing. I try not to think of it as making resolutions, only recommitting myself to self care.
Now it’s your turn: Please talk about or post a link, or two links, or even 5 links to things that bring you joy. Can be something cute your kid or pet did, a piece of art, a song, a book, a short story, an article, a video, posts from social media, anything.
And if these discussions are a source of joy for you, please do share this link with others who might need a space for talking about what we love.
I waited until the very last day of the month to send this update because I have been a busy bee. Last month I was invited to speak at the Jeddah International Book Fair. I had a wonderful time, as the pictures I took can attest. It was my first time in Saudi Arabia and I loved the entire trip. I didn’t get to see too much since I wanted to soak in all the goodness of the book fair. What little I did see made me want to go back someday.
I started the year off with a solo writing and meditation retreat. Sorely needed. I’ve been dealing with burnout for months and two solid weeks of only focusing on restorative things helped me start clawing my way out of it.
Now I’m settling in at home for two months of writing writing writing. I have a book due, a picture book to poke at, and a secret project to plan.
There’s some other news of interest below. Don’t forget to visit the comments and drop your own exciting news. I want to know what y’all have been up to :)
🧡 Tempest
