Roanna Flowers (Petty Davis)

@roannaflowers@writing.exchange
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Mae West on the outside, Paul Lynde on the inside. Gossip columnist for imaginary people. Comedy novelist because I’m riddled with self-esteem..#writing, #books #comedy #fiction #amquerying #amwriting

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Whew, I've been gone for a *minute*. I've been spending most of my time on Bluesky these days. (If you're there, find me: @roanna.bsky.social)

Glad to have deactivated Twitter twice in as many years.What a shit show. With streamers.

Gonna try to catch up. But again, hello, hello, hello.

Trad Wifers: Women will be so much happier if we go back to the traditional ways.

My Sisters In Christ, female suicide was 20% higher before No Fault Divorces.

For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings because they should be seen 🧵

My chat w/the amazing QReative Life Podcast is out. You can listen (& subscribe!) on Apple, Spotify, & Amazon. We talk craft, work & finding what works for you.

Shortcut: https://www.amandaquraishi.com/the-qreative-life-podcast-s2e13-roanna-flowers/

Give it a listen and subscribe to the podcast. Such great conversations! It was a privilege and a joy to be a part of it.

#WritingCommunity

The Qreative Life Podcast | S2E13 | Roanna Flowers – Amanda Quraishi

Had another great reading last night from the novel-in-progress. Each time I read, people want more and want to know how to get more.

I guess I should add that to my query letters. God knows, I'm trying to get more to them. #amquerying

#WritersCoffeeClub 8: Do you think of your books as having a particular length?

I seem to live in the sweet spot of 75-85k, in general. I don't specifically draft with that in mind, but I always seem to land in that range.

My most popular blog post ever. GenX strangers from across the country have reached out to me and shared their own stories about this song & video, many of them finding the answer by finding this story!

Early GenX out here haunted by Vivaldi since 1973.

https://www.roannaflowers.com/post/sad-flower-song

It's Called the Sesame Street Sad Flower Song

The first time I saw it, I was 5 years old. I didn't know the name of the song, but this image, and its music, stuck with me, followed me.

Silly Serious

I get chills every time I hear this song.

Yola's "Faraway Look" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDhftpjp7WQ

Yola - Faraway Look [Official Audio]

YouTube

#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 7: Write a poem (max 500 characters) which describes you as a writer.

There once was a girl
from Toronto, who confused
lim'ricks with haiku

The inside of my head when my characters are arguing.