ICYMI: This Week on My Substack

Everything you might have missed on Divinity Rae Writes

What’s up Diviants! Thanks for spending another week with me! Here’s what’s new:

I wrote a new novella, and it’s coming straight to Substack next week!

I had a little scene bouncing around in my head and tried to sit down just to get it on paper—20K words later, and A Kiss Woven in Ruin was born!

Paid subscribers will have instant access to download the ebook + bonus content as part of their subscription.

All Subscribers can enjoy the first three chapters for free!

There’s also other ways to get the e-book without a subscription when it releases, so check out the post below.

My Substack homepage got a makeover!

I heard we’re all in our whimsy girl(non-gendered) eras! And I really wanted my spaces online to reflect the joy I’ve been finding in colors and shapes. I chose the sqiggles because they feel so true to where I am in life: things are up and down, but ima make it look cute either way.

Say hello to my new personal blog column: The Way I Scene It

The Way I Scene It is a revival for me. It’s something I’ve finally found my way back to after years of not being able to engage with it because I had to step away from it at a really hard time in my life. I’m a not-so-secret nerd and movie lover. Films not only inspire my writing, but some have changed my life, and in this column, I’ll be sharing my insights, reflections, and recs on my favorite visual stories when the inspiration strikes.

If you’ve already “scene” the movie, here’s my unfiltered thoughts about it (spoilers for the one below)

Publishing updates (Book postponed for now)

I wish it could all be good news, but alas! I guess I can tick this off of my real author experience list, lol!

This week’s reflection:

I’m really in my multi-passionate era, where I’m no longer interested in striving to be the best at one thing or to be the best at everything. I’m approaching this season of my creativity with curiosity. I’m hoping to answer the question: How does this feel to me? vs What does this look like to others? In short, it’s taken me years to heal, but I finally think I’m gaining my creative confidence back, and it's in a weird way, it's largely due to what didn’t happen for me.

If you’re also in a place where you’re trying to give yourself permission to be more than what’s expected of you, just try to remember that life is an adventure, not a project. Rewards for tailoring your life to one thing are made up. They’re all human-made. Make up your own damn awards and celebrate every version of you.