Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

They said your book was too much. I said it wasn’t enough. Revival isn’t for the faint…but neither are you Alaska, USA Joined June 2014

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Real talk? Most writers burn out before they’re ever taken seriously. Not because the work isn’t good… But because no one shows them how the damn doors open.

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2 months ago

Real talk? Most writers burn out before they’re ever taken seriously. Not because the work isn’t good… But because no one shows them how the damn doors open.

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Meg🥀 @megkeanewrites

2 months ago

marketing yourself on social media is tiring, can’t i just remain mysterious and aloof??

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Rejection doesn’t mean your story isn’t sacred. It means the gatekeepers forgot they were once storytellers too.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Someone cried reading your words. They’ll never forget you. That’s everything.

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2 months ago

Who's with me? 👀📚🛋️ #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #readers #books #signmeup

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Ever try explaining your novel to someone who’s never bled for an idea? “So what’s it about?” “How many pages?” “Are you published yet?” Nah. Some of us aren’t building books. We’re building survival manuals. For a version of us no one ever asked about.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Beanbag, coffee, water, Hometown Haunts and full sunlight ✅✅ ready to get the 💩 scared out of me👻💀

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

finishing the book was never the scary part. it was what comes after. what if it works? what if you lose the only thing that gave you shape? maybe that’s why you slowed down. maybe that’s why you ghosted it. but maybe… that’s exactly why you need to finish it.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

i read a book where the main character forgave her mom after years of silence…so i called mine at 2am and we just… cried. no review, no summary. just “you should read this.

Goodreads @goodreads

2 months ago

i read a book where the main character forgave her mom after years of silence…so i called mine at 2am and we just… cried. no review, no summary. just “you should read this.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

some of us didn’t drop the book ’cause it was bad… we just weren’t ready for how big it felt. the story knew who we were becoming before we did. maybe the book wasn’t too much. maybe we just needed to grow into it.🤔

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Man, 47 rejections. No agent, no deal, nothing. But picture this: a writer hunched over tonight, rewriting Chapter One. Not chasing hope…nah, it’s spite, it’s madness, it’s love pushing that pen. Wonder what keeps ‘em going.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

one wattpad story about a mafia boss falling for a librarian. healed trauma i didn’t even know i had.

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2 months ago

one wattpad story about a mafia boss falling for a librarian. healed trauma i didn’t even know i had.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Writers spend years, like five whole years, spilling their guts into a novel. Partner doesn’t bother with a single page. But strangers? They’ll dive in. Makes you wonder if they’ll catch what the writer’s soul was shouting.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

sometimes the scariest part isn’t starting over…it’s realising the old version of you wasn’t even yours to begin with.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Writers don’t quit. They crack, go quiet, stare at ceilings like they’ll spill the next plot twist. Story burns in their chest. Then, one random night, they write a line that makes it all worth it. Not discipline…something wild, almost holy.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

Not every day is a deep work day. But showing up… that’s something.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

2 months ago

I’m crocheting again and everything's coming up dragons. My daughter immediately fell in love and named her Sword, so my plans have been temporarily halted...

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2 months ago

#amwriting #WritingCommunity #amreading

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

3 months ago

Publishing: where writers are told to “stand out” but not “be too different,” “be commercial” but also “profound,” “be timely” but also “evergreen.” If you’ve survived this paradox long enough to hit ‘Send,’ I salute you.

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Lisa Fenner @notesbylisa

3 months ago

Writing a book is therapy. Querying it is exposure therapy. Revising it for someone who ghosts you mid-request is...masochism? Writers, you are saints and gladiators in equal measure.