I know you must be sick of me asking …. do you wanna hangout with me and other cool writers? I have another Wine & Words Saturday, June 1 at 8pm EST!!

Email me (melissallanesbrownlee @ gmail dot com) for the zoom link (I know I am asking for donations but if you aren’t able, please come anyway - I have had a few generous donors who have paid it forward!!). I just want to talk story and write and bitch and celebrate!

Join me!

Another thing I wanna ask is do you all think I have a brand? Like I know that I have an online persona but who is that? As part of my book launching in fall 2025, I have been considering how to best promote it and myself to reach a wider audience (the dream, right?).

I have been considering posting a prompt a week, maybe on Mondays, an ukulele video, on Wednesdays, and of course my blog on Fridays. And maybe engaging more across the platforms I use. I feel like I do that already but at the same time I’m mainly just reading people’s work and reposting or celebrating acceptances or commiserating rejections. I don’t really engage in any other content. Should I? What do you all think?

Finally, celebrating my Fractured Lit acceptance this week! I have also hit 111 rejections as of today. Life is a weird and wonderful adventure. I hope that you are all doing well. Sending light, love and creativity!