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.

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

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

I get chills every time I hear this song.

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