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Seeking clarity and reconnecting with my intuition

Seeking clarity and reconnecting with my intuition. Who knew I'd know best? 😅
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Cover art concept part 5! (Plus studies continue.)

Cover art concept part 5! (Plus studies continue.)
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Colorrrr! This is one of several color tests. Some were more green, or more orange, but Gilded Lies bridges contemporary fantasy and scifi, so I wanted the purples and magentas to shine as a nod to the magical elements. This is the color palette that worked as the baseline for the final.
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The really neat thing about all this was that I got to see it happen. Each week my artist (Robert M Ball) sent me updates and questions. He was receptive to my ideas, but knew what audiences were expecting. He brought a necessary knowledge base to the process that I lacked. I might be able to write a book, but designing one is out of my league. 💜
I started reading the graphic novel MARCH, detailing the life of John Lewis and his work in the civil rights movement from the time he was a teenager until today (he met MLK at 18!)
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GILDED LIES is now on preorder for $2.99, grab it before the price goes up to $3.99 on release day! Link in bio.
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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A small moment to celebrate pride month! 💜 All

A small moment to celebrate pride month! 💜
All the pride. 🏳️‍🌈 Always be you.
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Cover art concept part 5! Plus antiracism studies

Cover art concept part 5! Plus antiracism studies continue.
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Now that we have the concept for the cover, it was time to play with some detail shifts and title experiments. Emphasis on experiment! I ended up not liking most of it, but Robert was super chill and happy to back up a step so we could assess what was working and what wasn’t. But the “exploding sun” was an interesting take on representing a vision—even if it’s not the choice I went with! Only another week until the reveal of the finalized cover. Super excited you’ve all been joining me on this journey!
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Personal studies: I watched The Hate U Give this weekend, and just like the book, it hits the heart hard. It’s been amazing that a lot of these movies have been made free to encourage empathy and education for the position we’ve placed Black Americans in. I’m looking forward to change.
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Self-care accountability success! Thank you all fo

Self-care accountability success! Thank you all for harassing me until I purpled my hair💜
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In difficult times it's even more important to take care of yourself so you're better equipped to help others. Go forth and stay awesome!
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Cover art concept part 4 and antiracism studies co

Cover art concept part 4 and antiracism studies continue.
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Here we have the finalized concept! Although my book’s primary relationship is between two men, we used Licia as the love triangle complication because—mini spoiler alert—she becomes a much bigger character in the overall series. So, basically she had to be there.
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More antiracism studies: Faced my first opportunity to speak up--and completely flubbed it. I stumbled and avoided bringing up Juneteenth with my neighbor like a coward. But I know I did, I see it, and I will learn from it, but admitting my mistake is key. I know I'm still facing my 30 years of learned biases and that it will be a long road to recovery. You are invited to keep me accountable. Always. Because I'm not giving up.
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Gilded Lies is available for preorder—link in bio! Art concept by Robert M Ball.
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Self-care accountability post: this weekend I will

Self-care accountability post: this weekend I will dye my hair. Please yell at me if I don't.
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Continue on, my friends!
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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#selfcare #momentforme #takecareofyourself #remembertobreathe #purplehairsoon

Cover art concept and personal antiracism studies

Cover art concept and personal antiracism studies continue!
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If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I’ve been working with a traditional illustrator for an epic cover. Full reveal is on June 30! The cool thing about working with Rob Ball was the amazing amount of customizations he allowed me to make. The long distance happy hours weren’t bad, either.
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Here is the concept we chose to pursue. This highlights the romantic angle and allows for the psychic vision to indicate a magical/sci-fi feel. It was difficult to find the right aspect of such a subtle sci-fi magical system, but Rob knew exactly how to handle it.
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Personal antiracism studies: Watched Selma and Just Mercy and let my feels fly as I took in the historically inspired films. I was amazed at how accurate Selma was. I was a disappointed (though not surprised) to see that they’d softened the white character’s animosity in Just Mercy.
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Gilded Lies is available for preorder—link in bio!
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Role model! Fight for better like Maleficent fight

Role model! Fight for better like Maleficent fights for respect. I mean, come on, she wasn't invited to the biggest event that literally everyone in the kingdom could attend. I feel her. Get it Queen.
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Hello loves, let’s talk book covers! If you’ve

Hello loves, let’s talk book covers! If you’ve ever wondered about working with a traditional artist with years of book cover experience, strap in (or strap on? teeheheeh) because for the next two weeks we’re talking process!
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Side note: I’ve been learning about microagressions as part of my antiracism studies. Guess who’s guilty of several? This white bitch. Learn. Apologise. Keep pushing for better!
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COVER! I found my artist (Robert Ball) by basically social media stalking him. I reached out to see if he’d want to work with an author directly, he quoted me a price, and then bingo! But, full disclosure, working with an artist is much more expensive than most digitally crafted covers, so keep in mind you will probably be paying 1k and up for custom illustrated covers.
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The first step was to discuss the book’s themes (defying expectations, casting off the masks we wear from social pressures, self-acceptance) and delivering several sample scenes to read. He then came up with a vision board of inspirations to work from. Next time we’ll get into some of the concept sketches he produced! Stay tuned. .
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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I spent the weekend steeped in some of the most un

I spent the weekend steeped in some of the most uncomfortable exploration of racism and antiracism studies I’ve ever done—as well as debating my social media presence on the topic.
My gut-level takeaway: someone should have f*@king taught this to us in school at every age and every level. My high-level takeaway: I have been perpetuating the problem by not taking agency over my own education. Social media: I will speak up, because silence=endorsing the racist system that I have benefited from.
𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏. 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔: 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆. 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆! 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆.

I’m excited to further my education with Stamped+books by AOC for fun (like You Should See Me in a Crown and The Sound of Stars).
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Related: I had to accept that I can’t stop my career because of an emotional response to my mistakes. I will make a LOT of mistakes from my internalized biases, but I will also learn from them and keep pushing to be better. .
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My preorder is live (link in my bio), but read a book by an AOC to support them, too! Don’t forget it’s also Pride month, so take extra care to support Black Trans Lives, and all POC in the LGBT+ community!
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Nothing makes my day more than hearing my book doe

Nothing makes my day more than hearing my book doesn’t suck! My pre-ARC readers have been so supportive and encouraging and for the first time EVER I’m not terrified to have people read my work. Special thanks to @jentheeditor for whipping this book into shape with some incredible editing guidance. .
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To celebrate (see friends, I’m learning how!) I did some deep dives on my hair care routine. Turns out the reason it’s always a fluffy flyaway mess might be because my hair isn’t strictly straight. I followed a bit of curly hair advice and I’m not mad at the results.
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Oh! And how would you recommend celebrating when my preorders go live? I need ideas. Xoxo —Lin
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Spending the night with my dreams! I don't know ho

Spending the night with my dreams! I don't know how to dream small, aaaand I don't want to. What's your biggest, most outrageous dream? .
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Whatever it is, don't stop until you get it. .
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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Me: "I'm going to read all the books while stuck a

Me: "I'm going to read all the books while stuck at home!"
Also me: "You've read exactly two novellas since this started. stfu."
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Okay, so focus has been difficult, but Murderbot is amazing. What are you having difficulties focusing on through quarantine?
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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I refuse to feel guilty about my collection of was

I refuse to feel guilty about my collection of washi tape and stickers. They're essential to making my planner usable. Clearly a productivity must have. Also shiny. .
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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The easiest way for me to feel more human is to pu

The easiest way for me to feel more human is to put on real clothes. It’s been weeks, guys. WEEKS since I wore something other than yoga pants and lazy sweaters. .
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What is your go-to for feeling human during quarantine?
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ᎠᎥsᏁᎬᎽ ᏉᎥᏞᏞᎪᎥᏁs get a bad rap for going after exactly what they want no matter what stands in their way. I really look up to that kind of tenacity.
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