You Tell Me - Weekend AMA/Q&A Thread!

Happy Friday, everyone! I thought I’d toss out another open thread for you to ask questions or toss in a comment. All writing and creativity and publishing and book-related (and possibly other, if I know anything about it or can find out about it) stuff is fair game.

I spent some time at a substack category tour (waves to anyone who was also there) and it was great to meet some new bookish types. Spring has sprung here, none too soon for my mood.

I had the oddest interaction yesterday while walking Izzy and Sally, the border collies, also known as the gorillas, which is long for girls. We were waiting behind a pillar on campus and a man in a group hung back to talk to me. Not only did he try to pet Sally despite my firm “not a good idea,” he tried to get Izzy to jump on him, even though I explained she’s a rescue and that’s not going to happen. Eventually, he wraps up this non-charming encounter, by declaring, “They’re a little fat, aren’t they?” Shocked, I blurted the first thing that came to mind, which was, “Good day, sir!” He looked extremely confused, but finally left. So welcome to my old-timey era.

(Sally throwing her own ball above.)

And now, over to you, and: good day! But I mean it. Feel free to toss in what you’re reading, too, if you like. I just finished inhaling Tessa Bailey’s latest, Hook, Line, and Sinker, and am probably on to The Atlas Six. Happy weekend, and may the sun shine wherever you are. Unless that would be an apocalyptic event.

We don’t need any of those.