Wendy Tokunaga
@wendytokunaga
Writer; Editor; Teacher @ Stanford's Novel Writing Certificate Program; Author of BRENDA BARKER'S NEXT CHAPTER (Blydyn Square Books, Feb 2026), MIDORI BY MOONLIGHT, LOVE IN TRANSLATION and more. MFA from USF. Award-winning cat servant. WendyTokunaga.com
Meet Brenda Barker: www.amazon.com/Brenda-Barke... #writing #writersconferences #novels #booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
"Writers are desperate people and when they stop being desperate they stop being writers." — Charles Bukowski #writing #writers #writinglife #quotes #writingcommunity
Blue skies over a field in Montara. #writing #sunshine #inspiration #writingcommunity
“I can’t understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars.” — Fred Allen #quotes #writing #novels #writingcommunity
From book acquisition to book launch: taratomczyk.substack.com/p/behind-the... #writing #publishing #smallpress #acquisition #writingcommunity #booksky
Happy Caturday! Two kittens among flowers (Spring Play in a Tang Garden) Artist unknown #cats #kittens #garden #ChineseArt #Caturday #writingcommunity
“But I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is.” — Anne Lamott #writing #writinglife #publishing #quotes #writingcommunity
Taking Your Book Ideas to the Next Level: writerunboxed.com/2026/07/06/t... #writing #novels #writingtips #planning #writingcommunity
Famous Writers and Their Cats writingstudio.co.za/famous-write... #writers #cats #writinglife #writingcommunity
“I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.” — D.H. Lawrence #writing #writinglife #quotes #writingcommunity
Common Pitfalls Preventing You From Writing Your Novel grubstreet.org/blog/common-... #writing #writinglife #novels #writingcommunity
"If you show someone something you've written, give them a sharpened stake, lie down in your coffin, and then say, ‘When you’re ready’." — David Mitchell #writing #writinglife #feedback #writingcommunit #quotes
It's not too late to follow your dream: amazon.com/Brenda-Barke... #writing #novels #dreams #writinglife #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
"A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing." — Eugene Ionesco #writing #quotes #writinglife #writingcommunity
A Room of Her Own: What Women Writers Sacrifice to Pursue Their Passion lithub.com/a-room-of-he... #writing #writinglife #women #writingcommunity
Writer's Digest Best Writing Advice Websites for 2026: www.writersdigest.com/writers-dige... #writing #advice #writingtips #websites #writingcommunity
“I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.” — D.H. Lawrence #writing #writinglife #quotes #writingcommunity
"If writers were good businessmen, they’d have too much sense to be writers." — Irvin S. Cobb #writers #writinglife #quotes #writingcommunity
It's not too late to follow your dream: www.amazon.com/Brenda-Barke... #writing #novels #dreams #writinglife #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #booksky
A Room of Her Own: What Women Writers Sacrifice to Pursue Their Passion lithub.com/a-room-of-he... #writing #writinglife #women #writingcommunity
"If you show someone something you've written, give them a sharpened stake, lie down in your coffin, and then say, ‘When you’re ready’." — David Mitchell #writing #writinglife #feedback #writingcommunit #quotes
Why Writers Need Story Structure and How to Choose the Right One: writersinthestormblog.com/2026/07/the-... #writing #structure #writingtips #writingcommunity
“It’s a tough business. And the trouble is, our books are so personal, but the business sure isn’t. Don’t take it personally, they always say, but how can you not? It *is* personal.” — Ashby Pruitt www.amazon.com/Brenda-Barke... #quotes #books #writers #writingcommunity #booksky
The primary goal of an opening scene is to make readers want to read the next scene: blog.janicehardy.com/2013/09/open... #writing #writingtips #novels #openings #writingcommunity
“Books aren’t written – they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it.” — Michael Crichton #writing #rewriting #editing #novels #quotes #writers #writingcommunity
Podcast Publicity for Authors and Publishers: What’s Working janefriedman.com/whats-workin... #writing #podcasts #book #promotion #writingcommunity
A new literary center is due to open in San Francisco in 2027: The Center for the Art of Translation: catranslation.org/sf-literary-... #translation #books #literary #writingcommunity
Being a Fly on the Wall at a Publishing Industry Conference: writerunboxed.com/2026/07/02/i... #writing #publishing #conferences #writingcommunity