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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Note to self, and maybe everybody else: You do not need to know why you are writing a thing. You do not need to know your point, your theme, your moral argument. That may be the last thing you know. This is fine. Trust that there is a why. I wouldn’t be writing if I weren’t seeking meaning.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Debut authors, read this!!! It’s what I wish I’d had when I first got my book deal. Also her newsletter is my favorite on in Substack. #authors #writers open.substack.com/pub/neonlite...

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How to pick your battles

Where authors should spend their conflict capital--and where they really, really shouldn't.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

If you’re looking for some real time writing buddies—for support, body doubling, accountability, whatever—please check out my little project on Substack: No Time to Write Club. $8/month for three 90-minute writing sessions every week, and some other community stuff. Introvert friendly!

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No Time To Write Club | Substack

Introvert-friendly co-working sessions for writers of all kinds. Scheduled butt-in-chair time to use for whatever purpose furthers your creative work. Click to read No Time To Write Club, a Substack p...

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Make everything a little clearer than you think it needs to be.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I love the last couple of hours of the day when everything is done and everyone else has gone to bed and my brain is a little tired. I think it unhooks the overly analytical part of me and lets me get really creative work done. #writing #author

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

This! This is what I’m trying to do. At least not write 30K to figure out that something doesn’t work for me.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy Independent Bookstore Day to all who celebrate, which should be all of you because indie bookstores fucking rule. (I’m at the LATFOB today and will be signing at the booth of a great store, @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social)

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

How do you learn to trust yourself again. I’m second guessing every idea I have. #writers #momswriterclub #authors

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Independent bookstore day is SATURDAY!!! I did a little early shopping at my favorite Bluebird Bookstop in Crozet, VA #writing #books

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So confused by this “crisis of masculinity” bullshit. Is the crisis because we can cry now? Like, I can bench the same when I love all my queer friends and my calloused hands are still manly when I’m reading a book by a woman. “Manliness” is bullshit. Be you. Be good. Love hard. Forget the rest.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Writing fiction is fucked up. The better you get at it, the harder it is.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

All shades of purple??? Where did you get them?

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New ink in honor of a book of my heart that may or may not see the light of day.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I need to remember that I don’t need to get those first sentences right the first time. I just need to figure out more or less where the story starts.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Me too! Usually shortly after I’ve finally turned out the light. Or at 5am when I want to go back to sleep. I leave myself voice memos on my phone. Bonus is that I sound hilarious when I’m half asleep.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

#writerstalkingshit Too long? I think if I was drunk I would t be able to type that.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Exactly! I just change it up whenever and it’s like a tiny brain refresh.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Starting is my struggle. What the fuck is the first scene??? How do I even know?

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Ok writers, where’s the feed where we’re just talking shit? I mean, I don’t mind some promo but I’m really just looking for people who get it when it’s 1am and I’m like “it’s over! I give up! But also I got new pens!” #authorsky #writersky #writer

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

If you’re a writer you know how good this feels :)

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Go buy a perfect cappuccino. Post my word count for a little pat on the back from internet friends. Text a friend who will get it :)

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I might be making a side character out of my sister’s passive-aggressive ex husband out of spite…

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

My absolute favorite thing to hear is that I was able to put into words something a person felt but could never explain. I love that. It’s so important to feel seen.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I love sprints too. A friend of mine and I are running a group on Substack where we host writing sprints in real time on Zoom twice a week every week. Notimetowriteclub.substack.com

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Dogged stubbornness. And not wanting to let my writing besties down 😘 Also chasing that feeling I know is there, when you really get lost the world of your own words.

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Tracy Grant @tracygrant.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Chat time #momswritersclub! Do join us!

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Sometimes I’ll block the distracting apps on my phone, but mostly once I start writing I’ll keep going until I run out of time or my brain gets tired. Starting is the hard part.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Hello friends! I’m Sara. I’m working on revisions of a sore of grounded fantasy/magical realism book and cooking up what’s next!

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

My agent is on board with my weirdball Miyazaki meets the Nordic wilderness book! Stay tuned for sauna magic, squirrel queens and an endless archipelago.

Close up photo of a red squirrel with tufted ears and long black claws.

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Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I’m having trouble figuring out how to navigate Bluesky. I understand the mechanics but I’m trying to figure out what feels like an intuitive way to get around here. Any tips?

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