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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦

@sarahchauncey.com
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Author of P.S. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN TUNA, writer of The Counterintuitive Guide to Life, freelance developmental editor & lover of nature. AuDHD. She/they/hers. Vancouver Island 🇨🇦

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jamiechesbro.bsky.social @jamiechesbro.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This HITS! Thank you @sarahchauncey.com and @janefriedman.com! I’m signed up for the webinar. Found so much value in your newsletter webinar, Jane.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 02/04/2026
If you're an ADHDer and find that advice for neurotypical writers doesn't work for you, you're not alone. In this piece for @janefriedman.com, I explore why this happens and what approaches might work better. #actuallyadhd #actuallyautistic #adhdwriters
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Why ADHD Writers’ Brains Are Like Lions (and How to Harness Their Power) | Jane Friedman
By learning to embrace the nonlinear nature of the ADHD brain, you can learn to write with more ease and less frustration.
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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 02/04/2026
Over the past 18 years as a developmental editor and writing coach, @sarahchauncey.com has noticed certain patterns among her clients with ADHD, and why neurotypical writing advice doesn’t always land for ADHDers.
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Why ADHD Writers’ Brains Are Like Lions (and How to Harness Their Power) | Jane Friedman
By learning to embrace the nonlinear nature of the ADHD brain, you can learn to write with more ease and less frustration.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 27/03/2026
On April 10 (two weeks from today), I'll be teaching a free webinar with @janefriedman.com. Learn why ADHD strengths can cause challenges for writers, how to revise in a brain-friendly way, and learn writing tips that work with your brain, not against it. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Craft and Process Tips for ADHD Writers with Sarah K. Chauncey. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Although many writers with ADHD develop vivid, unforgettable voices, nearly all initially struggle with how to effectively organize and communicate their stories. The same traits that give rise to cre...
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 12/03/2026
For memoirists, writing in first-person is part of the contract with your reader. This includes tracking how your POV changed over time. Ultimately, the ways in which your POV shifts forms the emotional arc of your story, your inner transformation. sarahchauncey.substack.com/p/how-to-und...
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How to Understand POV in Narrative Writing
How first-person, third-person, and omniscient POV shape your story and your reader's expectations
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Zazie Todd PhD @zazietodd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Sarah Chauncey @sarahchauncey.com has a beautiful post about the Venerable Buddhist monks who are walking for peace, and the dog who is walking alongside them. counterintuitiveguide.substack.com/p/allow-mome...
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Allow Moments of Peace and Joy
Following the Venerable Buddhist monks and their dog
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Aloka the dog who walked with the Buddhist monks, being honored when he arrived in Raleigh, NC. And he’s damn proud of it. 👌
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 21/11/2025
In a city without a lot of “raw” nature, hand-feeding songbirds brings me indescribable joy. #birds #chickadee #nature
A chestnut-backed chickadee sits in the palm of a Caucasian human hand. The hand has an assortment of seeds, and the bird has a sunflower seed in its beak.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 21/10/2025
Dear BlueSky: I live in CANADA. The Victoria that's located in BC, CANADA. The one with the maple leaf 🇨🇦. While I empathize with political issues of those in other Commonwealth countries halfway around the world, if you have to show me news, I would really rather see CANADIAN news, 'k?
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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 09/10/2025
This author found a publisher for his memoir, but ultimately realized it was the wrong publisher after the book released. So he took the book off the market and re-published it himself. Learn about that, plus the Netflix adaptation releasing this week, courtesy of @sarahchauncey.com.
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How a Memoir Became Netflix’s Boots | Jane Friedman
The author of The Pink Marine discusses his publishing path, writing for books versus screen, what development execs look for, and more.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 04/10/2025
Whenever I hear people talk about space travel, I think "But we're *already* space tourists." This post explores what it means to be a part of the universe, rather than separate from it. #space #awakening #beinghuman
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The Most Miraculous Space Mission is Being Embodied on Earth
Welcome to the most biodiverse planet in the known universe
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 07/09/2025
Just under the wire for Caturday: Ariel is happy that spice(y cat) season is here 🎃
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 19/08/2025
Dear BlueSky: I live in Canada. While I love the culture of the big continent across the world (and the city that shares my city's name), I'd really rather see more CANADA in my feed, 'kay? 🇨🇦
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 16/08/2025
If you’ve ever had to say goodbye to a beloved animal friend, taking a risk on another can feel like betrayal (it’s not). Here are some tips on navigating that process. #petloss #adoptdontshop #pets
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Adopting After Pet Loss Bereavement
You're not betraying your late friend.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 16/08/2025
Well here’s a headline that will give me nightmares 😳😱
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 16/08/2025
Happy (almost) Caturday! Here’s the look I get when I’m heading out to run errands, after Ariel’s pouty-puppy sideeye hasn’t stopped me. Poor girl 😿😹 (I came back with a laser pointer, so all is forgiven)
A tortoiseshell cat, sitting on a faux fleece blanket, gives the camera an indignant look, like she’s saying “How COULD you?!”
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 04/07/2025
Not a day to celebrate.
Royal blue background with abstract blue and red fireworks. The text reads: “First they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak up, for I still had health insurance.” Below that, in bold, “History is watching.” And at the bottom, in ironic script (like a wedding invitation), “Happy Fourth, America!”
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sarahmschulman.bsky.social @sarahmschulman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
44 years ago today. The epicenter of the AIDS crisis lasted for 15 long hard years. We're not yet the first year of the current cataclysm. Be as steady as you can. www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...
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RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS (Published 1981)
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 04/07/2025
Not a day to celebrate.
A royal blue background with red illustrations of abstract fireworks in different sizes. In the center of the image, in bold all-caps is "ICE equals Gestapo." Beneath that, in ironic elegant cursive text is "Happy Fourth, America!"
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 01/07/2025
Is it time for the 🇺🇸 revolution yet?
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 25/06/2025
New on the MORE THAN TUNA Substack: As the planet heats up and extreme heat becomes more common (like the heat dome currently hovering over the Eastern US and Canada) many of us are scrambling to find ways to keep our companion animals cool. Here are some tips to help them. #cats #dogs #heatdome
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Six Ways to Help Your Pet Stay Cool During Extreme Heat
Our animal friends are no better equipped to handle climate change than we are, but you can help them stay cool(ish) with these tips and tricks.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 21/06/2025
ICE = Gestapo. Full stop.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 15/06/2025
For decades, I believed my thoughts were truth—until awakening showed me otherwise. In this post, I look at how intellect, identity, and even diagnoses can obscure what’s real. (Fun fact: I was such an intellectual snob that I once dismissed Eckhart Tolle because Oprah liked him. 🤦🏼‍♀️)
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Nothing is What We Think
It had never occurred to me that there was anything the human mind was incapable of understanding
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 15/06/2025
Instacart, but just for chocolate.
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Lilly Dancyger @lillydancyger.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
gonna honor Brian Wilson's legacy today by making the thing I'm working on sadder and weirder
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 11/06/2025
I spent five years working on a memoir that I ultimately abandoned. It wasn't a waste; I've used excerpts from the manuscript for other essays, and I learned a huge amount--both about writing and about myself--from the process. #memoir #amwriting
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 10/06/2025
Today is a World Pet Memorial Day (there's also one in Sept), so I'm resharing this Tuna post about ways to support a friend, family member or colleague grieving the loss of an animal friend. Be gentle with those who are grieving; it hurts more than we often realize. 💙🐾 #petloss #petlossgrief
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Seven Ways to Support a Friend Grieving the Loss of a Pet
Pet loss grief is personal to each individual, and often we don't know what to say. So here's what to do, instead.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 06/06/2025
New on More Than Tuna: "In our culture, there are no rituals around pet loss. Nobody schedules dinner delivery or comes to sit shiva with you." In the latest Tuna Substack, I explore seven ways to support someone who is grieving the loss of an animal friend. #petloss #petlossgrief #petlosssupport
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Seven Ways to Support a Friend Grieving the Loss of a Pet
Pet loss grief is personal to each individual, and often we don't know what to say. So here's what to do, instead.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 28/05/2025
Building on my guest post for @janefriedman.com yesterday, the latest Resonant Storytelling on Substack expands on the synchronicity of ideas, as well as how our story-making minds can cause us immense pain if we don't pause to question our thoughts. #amwriting #mindfulness #bookwriting
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Relax, No One is Trying to Steal Your Book Idea
On writing, creative fears, and the fear of missing out (on profits)
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 27/05/2025
I often see new writers share their concern about a particular clause in an agency submission agreement. In my latest post for @janefriedman.com, I explain why that clause exists, where it originated, and why it's not anything to worry about. #bookwriting #literaryagent #writingcommunity
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5 Reasons a Literary Agent Isn’t Going to Steal Your Story, Make Millions, and Cut You Out | Jane Friedman
A common anxiety for authors querying their debut is fear of someone stealing their story idea. Here’s why it’s not an actual threat.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 27/05/2025
Where are my fellow Gen X women? We're (finally!) having a moment between Boomers retiring and before Millennials begin retiring. #genx
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 21/05/2025
Don't nerf the sparkle. Don't patch the paradox. #paradox #authenticity #beinghuman
A bright pink background with gold glitter around the edges and the words "Don't nerf the sparkle. Don't patch the paradox." written in handwriting script font.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 19/05/2025
"It shocked me to wake up and feel waves of shame cascading over me. My face flushed, my chest constricted, my body ached, and I just wanted to roll over and pull the blankets over my head." If you've ever felt 'sharer's remorse,' this is for you. #authenticity #vulnerability #shame
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How to Cope with Vulnerability Hangovers
What they are, why they arise, and how to recover (no greasy food required)
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 03/05/2025
In the latest More Than Tuna Substack, watch the entire Our Bond with Cats panel from BARK!fest (thank you @zazietodd.bsky.social!) and stock up on copies of TUNA for Mother's Day. Some gentle reading and viewing for Caturday 😺🐾💙 #skycats #catsofbluesky #caturday
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Celebrating the Human-Cat Bond
The panel from BARK!fest is now available to watch, free
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 01/05/2025
Thanks to @jagmeetsingh.ca, @laurelcollins.bsky.social @lisamariebarron.bsky.social and other members of the #NDP, I've been able to apply for (and will likely have) dental insurance for the first time in more than 30 years! My teeth (and wallet) are very excited 😁🦷🪥 #cdcp #dentalhealth
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 01/05/2025
I had such a great time on this panel in last fall! If you want to deepen your bond with your cat (or if you just want to re-watch the panel), the video is now available on YouTube. Thank you for including me, Zazie! 🫶🐾 #cats #skycats #catsofbluesky
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 29/04/2025
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a black and white photo of a little girl covering her face with her hand and the words `` whew '' .
Alt: a black and white photo of a little girl covering her face with her hand and the words `` whew '' .
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 27/04/2025
Almost forgot! Happy #Caturday! I’ve been knocked out with a bug, and Ariel has been staying close. She’s an alpha cat, but she knows when it’s time to be a snugglebunny. #skycats
A tortoiseshell cat with bright green eyes looks at the camera. She’s laying against the arm of a white person wearing a green shirt.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 27/04/2025
For anyone who needs to see this today. If you are burned out, utterly exhausted, in need of deep restoration—I see you. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery #neurodivergent
“Productivity is not a moral imperative.” Sarah Chauncey, @counterintuitiveguide
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 25/04/2025
I’m all for green burials, but the imagery is just… WTF? “Now you can decompose on top of your spouse!” 🤔🤨
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 24/04/2025
I’m preparing to teach a #bookproposal class on the Target Market section. Six years after going on subs for TUNA, I realized my agent cut my Target Market section from the final proposal. Not sure whether to be bummed or amused that it took six years to notice 😂 #writingcommunity #amwriting #ADHD
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 24/04/2025
I had the best field trip to the petting farm in Beacon Hill Park today. Though I did keep hearing the #Severance theme in my head… 🐐 #mammaliansnurturable #babygoats
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 21/04/2025
About a third of my clients are academics working on their first commercial #nonfiction book (it’s become a niche in my editing business 😄). Five out of five recommendation for this webinar 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #highereducation #academicwriters
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 21/04/2025
Same. I have never been this grateful to live and participate in a functional democracy. 🇨🇦
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 21/04/2025
ICYMI: “Value is not defined by an individual’s ability to make money for billionaires, and verbal ability does not reflect intelligence. Value, worth and genetic status are flawed human constructs, not absolute reality.” #autism #neurodiversity #biodiversity
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Autism, Love, and Taxes: My Neurodivergent Response to RFK Jr.
Neurodivergent people aren't broken, but the culture's developmental delay is showing.
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God @thegodshow.com · 19/04/2025
Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 19/04/2025
"Value is not defined by an individual’s ability to make money for billionaires, and verbal ability does not reflect intelligence. Value, worth and genetic status are flawed human constructs, not absolute reality." #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance cc: @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
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Autism, Love, and Taxes: My Neurodivergent Response to RFK Jr.
Neurodivergent people aren't broken, but the culture's developmental delay is showing.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“Why am I so sad today?” I ask myself after staring at my little handheld sadness machine and clicking all the sad little things that will definitely make me sad
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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 17/04/2025
This is so cool! 🏳️‍⚧️ h/t @scalzi.com
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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