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Please recommend me all of your favorite history-but-not-american-or-european-history nonfiction books.

Just had a conversation with a co-worker that made me feel like the things I'm already doing are meaningful, good, and a net positive in the world.

Still doesn't feel like I do enough in this crazy world, but it was a nice balm to think that what I do matters.

Did I get word count this morning? Nope. Did I do some in-depth free-writing to work through knotty problems in one of my main storylines? Yup. Progress is progress.

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I'm reading Revenger by Alistair Reynolds. It's got this nice lived in, beat up, hand-me-down universe in space sort of feel and it does it well. Like a grim pirate story in space with a young female protagonist. Totally approve and really enjoying it.

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Nightmare, Alien invasion Show more

Money, yelling (-) Show more

It's going to be close to 100 degrees this weekend, it's been at least two years since I had a day at a beach and I am CRAVING hot sand and freezing cold water.

I finally summarized my book in one sentence. 70,000 words in on the first draft.

"Queers fight oppressive systems in post-apocalyptic Alaska."

That's it. I did it. Augh.

patriarchy, colonization, reading Show more

This book that I'm writing may be two entirely different stories and I don't know how I feel about that.

dragons are pure and blameless cretures

This book hurt my heart in all the good ways and all the bad ways. 5/5 stars to My Real Children by Jo Walton.

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(Guess what guys, my book reviews are back!!!)

bird site, not yelling Show more

How much nonfiction vs. fiction do you guys read?

I always read books in the order that they're on my lists, because otherwise I'd never be able to choose what I really wanted to read. 80% of the stuff on my tbr list is stuff that I'm *dying* to read but haven't gotten to yet, and most of the other 20% is stuff that I will be thrilled to have read once I start it.

I cultivate my lists carefully to have a good mix of new stuff, series stuff, and stuff by authors that I've got a good track record with.