I, my dagger, and my FESTIVE red cardigan return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include a little BTS about every story in JANUARIES (2:03), matching Taylor Swift's eras to mine (10:34), facing creative self-doubt and the question of whether to share your art (11:57), re-hashing some self-publishing advice (20:09), my daily life writing full time (26:01), and what sociopolitical event radicalized me (30:09). The song I mentioned is "All My Love (Imperative)" by half-alive, and the Bluesky post I mentioned is here: https://bsky.app/profile/essaychant.bsky.social/post/3lcebtfb5z22d. JANUARIES buy link: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330680/januaries GIFTED AND TALENTED preorder link: lnk.to/GiftedAndTalented Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my bouquet of rants return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include what I spent the summer writing (0:27), a little bit about forthcoming releases JANUARIES (3:19) and GIFTED AND TALENTED (4:50), advice for getting along with your mother (8:39), on being adult enough to write for adults (16:51), how to find your writing style (20:54), a brief and accidentally inaccurate bit about time loops and multiverses (it's just a time loop not a closed time loop, that's on me for not adequately preparing my thoughts, 25:23), and managing your rage with the state of the world by imagining a different future (26:09). The article on the invisible human labor behind AI that I think everyone should read: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-humans-technology-business-factory.html JANUARIES preorder: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330680/januaries GIFTED AND TALENTED preorder: lnk.to/GiftedAndTalented Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my teenage canon of Reese Witherspoon films return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include the TWELFTH KNIGHT release (1:21), a brief note on my updated website (8:19), why you shouldn't fixate on the marketability of your art (9:36), and continuing to create when the industry odds feel stacked against you (18:48). Order TWELFTH KNIGHT here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250884893/twelfthknight TWELFTH KNIGHT B&N exclusive: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twelfth-knight-alexene-farol-follmuth/1144028604?ean=9781250372628 Endpage art in thumbnail by Little Chmura! https://linktr.ee/littlechmura Books mentioned: WE USED TO BE FRIENDS by Amy Spalding THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab

I, my dagger, and my artistic impulses return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include why I can't post a video about the Atlas series yet, actually (0:07), the TWELFTH KNIGHT tour and other spring events (3:38), more information about my JANUARIES anthology (7:07), real time troubleshooting with drafting problems/writer's block (8:41), and okay fine, a few important aspects of THE ATLAS COMPLEX (14:46). TWELFTH KNIGHT tour: https://www.olivieblake.com/events-1 Preorder JANUARIES: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330680 Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my overflowing Tumblr inbox return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include: podfics (3:02), personalized books (5:07), am I retired from dramione (5:35), THE ATLAS COMPLEX translations (6:06), what even is sacred hospitality (6:27), difference between TAC cover colors (7:38), a note on self publishing (authors mentioned: Kennedy Ryan, Katee Robert, Travis Baldree) (8:07), TWELFTH KNIGHT preorder details (12:15), updates on the ta6 tv show (13:06), approaching revision and characterization when you feel those things are difficult (14:26), practical advice for moving back home (23:06), and breaking up in your mid-twenties (28:05). JANUARIES cover here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330680 TWELFTH KNIGHT preorder here: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/torteentwelfthknightpreorderoffer?&utm_source=preordercampaign&utm_medium=preorder&utm_term=torteenfollowers-twelfthknightalexene&utm_content=na-entertowin-sweeps&utm_campaign=9781250884893 Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my fragile mental state return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include books I read over winter vacation (1:45), my probably achievable (melting emoji) new year's resolutions (10:46), and the most satisfying storylines in The Atlas Complex (18:56), which is on sale January 9. US Tour Stops and ticket links: https://us.macmillan.com/tours/olivie-blake-the-atlas-complex/ Books mentioned: BLOOM by Delilah S. Dawson THE CENTRE by Ayesha Manager Siddiqi CHAIN GANG ALL STARS by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah THE CHANGELING by Victor LaValle GWEN AND ART ARE NOT IN LOVE by Lex Croucher THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins THE UNSPOKEN NAME by A.K. Larkwood MORDEW by Alex Pheby Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my complex architectural metaphors return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include the AWYITE paperback release and my feelings on the way mental illness is addressed in the book (0:06), what’s happening with my old indie projects that are no longer available (5:27), an update on the Galloween Madness bracket (8:55), how Taylor Swift is doing me, personally, a solid (11:43), and finally, the gifted kid to clinical depression pipeline, imposter syndrome, and pursuing the arts with immigrant parents (14:53). Galloween Madness bracket: https://forms.gle/gaBFG3Gho7kyqyET6 Donate to Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Donate to humanitarian aid in Gaza: https://support.anera.org/a/palestine-emergency?_gl=1*2vbiky*_ga*MTg0Mjk4MzM2NC4xNjk3MDcyNzU1*_ga_9D82NNM9FJ*MTY5NzY1MDI3OC44LjAuMTY5NzY1MDI3OC42MC4wLjA. ALONE WITH YOU IN THE ETHER: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250888181/alonewithyouintheether THE ATLAS COMPLEX pre-order campaign (US): https://read.macmillan.com/promo/complexpin Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my spare twenty minutes return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include books I'm reading and things I'm thinking about (0:44), when to tell a potential romantic partner about your mental illness (6:28), how to deal with creative anxiety (12:24), where I buy clothes (15:33), whether you should text him first (16:18), and some ideas I have about celebrating Galloween (19:39). Books and articles mentioned: NATURAL BEAUTY by Ling Ling Huang I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN by Joanne Greenberg THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS by Sy Montgomery EITHER/OR by Søren Kierkegaard BIBLIOLEPSY by Gina Apostal PATRICIA WANTS A CUDDLE by Samantha Leigh Allen "Is Tradewife Content Dangerous, or Just Stupid?" by Kathryn Jezer-Morton, available from The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake