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Author, artist, adventurer, aardvark, and alliterator. || EIC & Comic Book Writer at @asapimagination || BABIES WITH RABIES & SISTER GRIM || she/her

Canada

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L. A. Cunningham

6 days

Are you looking for a book to read? Sister Grim - GHOST RIDER meets JESSICA JONES Points of Villainy/Points of Virtue - RAY BRADBURY meets TALES FROM THE CRYPTKEEPER Babies with Rabies - SHAUN OF THE DEAD meets MAD MAX but with babies. Demon Potatoes - demons meet potatoes

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L. A. Cunningham

2 years

My toddler has discovered the word WHY. Please send help.

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3 years

@abbiehive A helpful infographic lol

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2 years

To everyone replying with "why"... We're lifelong enemies now. I'm sorry it has to be this way.

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11 months

Is it bad or ARE👏YOU👏NOT👏THE👏AUDIENCE?!

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5 years

Can we have more accurate acronyms to use instead of LOL or LMAO? KC = Kinda Chuckled DLBS = Didn't Laugh But Smiled LOMN = Laughed Out My Nose SAB = Smirked A Bit LOTI = Laughed On The Inside FBNLF = Funny But Not LOL Funny LOOP = Laughed Out Of Pity SLAP = Snorted Like A Pig

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2 years

Since parenting twitter has found me... I have a picture book full of inappropriate parenting advice coming out soon called BABIES WITH RABIES. Stick around for updates!

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8 months

Feeling cute, might share this ten or twelve more times later.

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2 years

Writers read books, right? 😅

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8 months

I'm tired of hot takes. What's your warm take? I think toast with butter is pretty good.

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2 years

Long day yesterday, but my daughter officially has a little brother. 🥰

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2 years

Apparently this resonated with a few of you? 😂 Sorry I can't reply to everyone, but thanks for the tips and sympathy! Glad to see most of you (and your kids 👀) made it out of this phase alive.

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10 months

Is there a dating app for writers and agents yet? Writers post their pitch. Agents swipe right if they want to hear more. Agents post their credentials and mswl. Writers swipe right if they think the agent would be a good fit. Someone come up with a clever name and let's gooo!

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2 years

A character's beliefs aren't automatically shared by the author.

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3 years

Today, for the first time ever, I have money in my bank account because of my writing.

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6 years

I would like to propose some new #writing hashtags that seem more relevant than #AmWriting or #AmEditing . Candidates so far: - #AmPretendingToWrite - #AmCryingOnMyKeyboard - #AmOnTwitterAvoidingWriting - #AmStaringAtMyScreen - #AmDeletingEntireStoryBecauseItsAllShit ! Thoughts?

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2 years

Having a Twitter account is just being an amateur comedian whose material always flops.

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3 years

Writing is just the adult version of playing with your imaginary friends.

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5 months

I'm a comic writer. 8 months ago I started a YouTube channel to encourage myself and others to draw. 4 months ago I promised myself I would draw a comic by my next birthday. Yesterday I finished assembling my first ever comic illustrated entirely by me. Today is my birthday.

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3 years

Hi, I'm a writer! I don't write every day I don't pay attention to word counts I don't outline I don't stick to one genre I don't know all the writing jargon I don't have a favourite time of day or place I write I don't like most writing advice I just write.

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5 years

Am I doing this right? #amwriting #writerslife #oneofthosedays

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3 years

I'm over querying. I REJECT YOUR REJECTIONS!

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4 years

Today I saw a post I didn't agree with and chose not to comment on it.

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3 years

We need a dating app for writers and agents. Agents post their wishlists and bios Writers post their books pitches and bios Give each other the ol' right swipe. Boom. Publishing love.

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3 years

I want to be famous enough that people buy all my books but not famous enough that anyone recognizes me. That's a thing, right? 😅

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3 years

Has anyone tried turning America off and then on again?

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4 months

HOW HAVE I GONE MY WHOLE LIFE WITHOUT SEEING MY GIRL?! WHY DOES THIS MOVIE EXIST?! HOW IS IT LISTED AS A COMEDY?! HOW DO I UNWATCH THIS MOVIE AND PUT MY HEART BACK TOGETHER?!

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L. A. Cunningham

3 years

Is standing on a rooftop with a megaphone and shouting "I wrote a book" at passerbys an acceptable way to market?

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3 years

Is everyone else's worst fear as a writer that you'll pour your heart into your stories and no one will read them? 😅

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3 years

Do writers reeeeeally write "The End" on a story? Or is this just something we do so we can screenshot the words and share them on social media and then delete them afterwards?

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5 years

Psst... I made a teeny human... She's much cuter than the wrinkly little wide-eyed potato I thought she'd be. 🥰💕

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1 year

Myth: "I can't write that story, because someone else already wrote it." Fact: I once read at least 6 books about the exact same 1996 Everest incident, all written by different people. Fact: No one tells the same story the same way, so write what you want.

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2 years

I queried an agent who replied saying they'd love to represent me but there's another story they're interested in and they only have room for one. Therefore they've requested the other author and I fight to the death in a Thunderdome replica they had built for this very reason.

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3 years

Wow. I queried and got rejected in the same day. That was a quick "fuck no." 😂😂

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3 years

Publish that weird shit you think no one is in to except you. Other people are in to it.

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5 months

To my fellow authors. You are my competition. The Gathering dictates that there can be only one of us. As a 400-year old immortal, I will behead every last one of you until I am the only one left.

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To my fellow authors. You are not my competition. You are my inspiration. My peers. My colleagues. My supporters. My teachers. And I appreciate you all, for all the words you write, all the stories you tell, all the escapes you bring to the readers that need it. Be kind out there

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6 years

Dear #Writers , Writing is hard. Some days you may want to quit... But I really hope you don't. When you feel like quitting, try to remember why you started in the first place... And dont forget about all the people here to support you on the good days and the bad.

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6 months

I decided to quit coffee. It's Day 2 and I just want you all to know that I loathe each and every one of you. 🥰

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L. A. Cunningham

5 years

You only lose #NaNoWriMo if you give up and don't write. Wrote 70k+? Holy shit, that's a lot of words! Wrote 50k? Awesomeness! Wrote 20k? Highest of fives! Wrote 1k? You are a magical writing unicorn! Cut 20k editing? Strut like you deserve to! Outlined? Victory screeeech!

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8 months

What are my qualifications to be a writer, you ask? I like writing.

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3 years

Other writers: I wrote 4000 words today! Me: I wrote 100 words, deleted them all, then I ate some gummy bears and had a nap!

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5 years

I don't want to be an author who takes trying to publish a book too seriously and loses the fun in writing. I want to be an author who accidentally writes a book because writing is too much fun to stop. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife

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L. A. Cunningham

4 years

Well, if this isn't just the most relatable thing...

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3 years

"The villain is the hero in their own story." Do you ever realize that YOU are the villain in someone else's story?

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3 years

How to Write a Book When You Have Kids 1. Wait until they go to bed 2. Magically somehow have energy to write and not just collapse into a pile of exhausted limbs 3. ??? 4. And now you have a book!

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3 years

I just officially sold my first piece of artwork. 🥺

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6 years

How to be a Writer on a Budget: 1. Start writing 2. Join Twitter to create a writer platform 3. Spend all your time on Twitter (and sometimes writing) 4. Forget to eat Now you don't need to waste money on food. #amwriting #writerslife

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3 years

Becoming a published author is weird. The people who supported you when you were unpublished are not the same people who support you when you're published. A lot of people are your "biggest fan" and "can't wait until your book comes out" until your book comes out...

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3 years

I've never written these words for a novel before... Until today.

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4 years

@readheadreader 🙏🙏🙏

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3 years

Sometimes it feels like I'm the only writer who doesn't give a shit about word counts.

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3 years

Person: JK Rowling was rejected 12 times before— Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...12

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3 years

It hurts me that a lot of people are willing to pay more for a coffee than they are for a book.

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4 years

*whispers* I become a published author this month...

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6 years

Me: "It was a dark and stormy night..." Betas: Weak hook. Very cliché. Consider changing. Me: *opens thesaurus* Me: "It was an ill-lit and squally time period between dusk and dawn..." Me: *pats self on back* Betas: ... #amwriting #amediting #writerslife #writerproblems

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5 years

Well... It's not pretty, but the first draft of this story is complete. I'll take it. #amwriting #writerslife

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3 years

No book is for everyone, but every book is for someone. Your people are out there. 💕

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4 years

I've decided to make practical audio recordings for my daughter to help her later in life. Recording #1 : How to determine if someone is a vampire and what to do if they are. Recording #2 : The best ways to open portals to other dimensions. What other advice does she need?

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3 years

If you self-published a book, high fives! 🙌🙌 That shit is hard.

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3 years

@DonXK @abbiehive Your prize is feeling super tired tomorrow. Congratulations! 😂

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3 years

I sent off my first ever query letters today. 😱

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8 months

When I first decided to be a writer, my favourite author talked about how hard it was and was honest about her highs and lows and wins and losses. She not only wrote the kinds of stories I wanted to write, but she was the kind of author and person I wanted to be. 1/2

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1 year

What movie insult lives rent free in your head?

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5 years

Today I wrote 11 whole words. ... Bow down to your writing God!! #amwriting #writerslife

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3 years

My name is on a book! 😭😭💕 I am so blessed to get to share my debut book with my co-author and bestie @WriterPHayden . Can't. Stop. Smiling.

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5 years

I haven't written in a while. While I'm not "okay" with it, I've made peace with it. I don't need a whole bunch of writer's guilt on top of everything else I've got going on. I'm still a writer regardless of the breaks I may take. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting

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11 months

Apparently it needs to be said... Yes, something can just be bad regardless of audience. But "bad" is subjective. And too many people confuse "I don't like this" with "This is bad." And yes, the clapping emoji is annoying, but people forced my clapping emoji hands.

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3 years

Beta Readers: When do you need feedback by? Me: Take your time. No rush! Also Me: ...But also immediately.

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3 years

I just want to be someone's favourite author. 👉👈🥺 ...and for that someone to bankroll my entire writing career.

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3 years

I've decided that this will henceforth be my official author photo.

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1 year

Most indie authors don't sell enough books for you to get away with lying about buying their books on Amazon. When the sales are zero... There's no numbers to hide in!

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5 years

In less than 12 hours, my brother will finally have a new kidney! Organ donors are fucking heroes and I am so grateful for their generosity and courage. 💕

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3 years

Self-publishing isn't "trying to be traditional publishing" and it isn't "giving up." Self-publishing is an ALTERNATIVE to traditional publishing.

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5 years

I just want to hold a book in my hand with my name on it. #WriterChronicles #amwriting #writerslife

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4 years

I'm reading a friend's book and I'm 70 pages in but I JUST. CANT. GET. INTO IT. I'm so tempted to DNF, but feel like I need to power through because we're friends... 😖 Anyone been in this situation? #writerslife #writerproblems

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2 years

This may shock some of you, but not every person on twitter knows what is going on at all times and who's involved. Not everyone is in your same circle of friends. Not everyone has time to research subtweets. Not everyone is on Twitter when these things happen.

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3 years

*adds comma* *deletes same comma* *adds comma back in* *deletes comma again* *adds comma again* *deletes manuscript* #writerslife

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1 year

@AlexaSommers "I've recreated this with toy dinosaurs and none of them had babies. Results are conclusive."

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L. A. Cunningham

5 years

How many of you are still waiting to learn you're a witch, or a wizard, or a vampire slayer, or a shape shifter, or are from another planet or dimension, or something similar? Can I just have my extraordinary magical powers activated already? I've been very patient...

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3 years

In conclusion... Twitter is a great place to connect with other writers and find support, but an awful place to sell books.

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4 years

Not every story needs a shocking twist like it's an M. Night Shyamalan movie. We all went a watched Titanic, was anyone really surprised that it sunk?

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3 years

I just signed a contract and paid my illustrator. BABIES WITH RABIES is officially HAAAAPPENIIIIIINNNGG!!! 😱😱

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3 years

Um... Is The Witcher show actually kind of bad? I've tried. I really have.

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5 years

I've decided to give up writing so I can spend all my time painting cows. No other animals. Only cows.

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2 years

I just filled out a form to be a presenter at a writing conference. Am I actually going to do this?!?! 😱😱

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4 years

I've been telling everyone I write contemporary stories for years now but apparently there's a good chance I've actually been writing literary fiction this whole time... Genres are stupid and confusing and I hate them.

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3 years

My main writer's block is three feet tall and toddler-shaped.

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3 years

I've decided to be an author with a huge mess of differently genred and aged books. There will be no cohesiveness. Welcome to my brand. 😅

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2 months

Damn... The way this one turned out, made me feel like a real artist tonight. 🥺

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L. A. Cunningham

6 years

Which comma do you prefer? #amwriting #writerslife #oxfordcommaclub Thanks to @RebeccaJYelland for bringing this meme it into my life. Just brilliant. 😂😂

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11 months

Yikes. Amazon is having some serious AI problems... This won't help EVERYONE, but I'm involved in a new digital bookstore. We talk and work with authors to help sell and promote their books. If you're SFF, horror or superhero (novels and comics), have a look at the link below.

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L. A. Cunningham

3 years

Eating a lot of books makes you a better writer.

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3 years

Remember when you were little and you came across that book that made you whisper, "They're just like me..."? EVERYONE deserves to have that moment.

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4 years

@BarlowAdams Lol The best goal coaches will tell him to pick a side and commit. He's well on his way!

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3 years

I got into writing because I loved reading books. Now I don't have time to read books because I'm too busy writing books. 😭

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2 years

@you_guess666 Sounds peaceful and luxurious.

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3 years

For those who may be confused, the writing community is actually bigger than just your little clique.

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6 years

Fuck it, let's do NaNo. 😬 #NaNoWriMo #NaNoWriMo18 #WFGCNaNo #amwriting

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3 years

You're allowed to want to create things AND make money from those things you created.

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11 months

@ElyKreimendahl Lol "May you be surrounded by hotness in some way."

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