Of Laughing All the Way to the Bank
Well, not me. But Sister 2 did, when her Halloween haunted house for her theatre group was prepared to see an enormous failure to launch, and wound up making probably ten times as much as they...
View Article#ROW80 and What the Fuck Am I Even Doing Back Here Again?
I’ve been kind of panicky about work, to be honest. I’ve slipped back in that demanding headspace again, the one that floods itself with the pressuring voices of “experts” in the industry telling...
View ArticleDescribing Judgment, and #ROW80 Progress
It’s making fun of my mom and Sister 2 for watching the Bachelor a couple years ago, and then stopping every so often, mesmerized and yet self-loathing for allowing myself to become so captivated. It’s...
View ArticleOf Accepting Things I Don’t Like
This isn’t going to be a very long post, but it’s going to be really personal, and in addition to that, it’s going to sound similar to another one I did before. I’ve had to make a hard realization,...
View ArticleOf Justified, and Damn Good TV
Some professionals insist that, in order to be good at what you do, you shouldn’t watch TV. You should get rid of the one you have so it doesn’t suck all your time out of your day because TV has become...
View ArticleAlmost forgot…
Happy Mother’s Day! I have a story about mothers and daughters over here. It’s called Dear Lydia, but it’s not all that happy. My own relationship with Mom is fantastic, so it’s no reflection on us....
View Article#ROW80 and One Line
I’m making way more progress on my book than I thought I would. Doesn’t mean drafting new material is always easy, though. 😉 I like that layers get added to it in revision, and I hope they add more...
View ArticleDescribing Frightened
It’s worrying your fingers while you wait for the dentist to come back and give you Novocaine for a wisdom tooth withdrawal. It’s being the last group to perform in a series of short plays, and...
View ArticleOf Progress! We’re Making Some.
The fence is going up. It’s happening in fits and starts and little tiny pieces, but it’s happening. Boyfriend is playing the role of Hammer, in that he’s doing most of the work. Because of course. It...
View Article#ROW80: the story moves forward
Figured out that little snag from before. When characters do things out of character, for the sake of the plot, you can feel it. Really, everyone can. You might not have words for it if you don’t know...
View ArticleChandelier and #ROW80
I’m (slightly) putting off part of my revisions by doing smaller edits within the story. The revisions aren’t huge by any means, but…they require a little more effort than I have to give right now....
View ArticleThis time…
…when Rose took a step, I stepped with her. I was too stunned to do anything else. That was it — they were done with me. I didn’t need a written invitation, I didn’t need to have it inscribed in stone....
View Article“Why a vigil?” Zara scoffed.
“Northam’s usually, like, the last place people ever get involved in other folks’ business.” From book two of the Almost Human Series. — Want to know more? Come behind the scenes with me and my...
View ArticlePeeks: who doesn’t love them?
There’s a collection of mine coming out as soon as I can get the covers together. My news friends will be helping out with that — they’re getting to choose the one they like, just like they got to...
View ArticleThere’s No Such Thing as Job Security: Something About Layoffs and Book...
I’ve been wondering how to write about this for a long time—in other words, since I got my notice. I thought it might be great because I’d finally have something to say on here that’s worthwhile. But...
View ArticlePopping in to tell you:
My first book will be free on Smashwords through July 31st. Just enter the code SFREE at checkout, and you should be all set. Also, there’s going to be a newsletter tomorrow, bright and early, so that...
View ArticleOils and villages
Bob Ross inspired a desire in me to try painting. I’ll have to take inventory of what I already have, but I think I can try my hand at something this week. A village of wily people have also grown in...
View ArticleMeh, alright.
Problem isn’t entirely fixed, but I got the cut-off pages back in order, and Scrivener isn’t cutting them anymore. Not optimal (I still can’t format the doc in the converter the way I’ve been...
View ArticleStories up, tired out
Got the store updated. Now to update everything else. I’m missing Rebecca and Nikki. Matt and Kat. My longer, lovelier fictional places of romp and play. But there’s a lot coming out before I can go...
View ArticleMotivation
Using The Girl of Fire and Thorns to motivate me to work on the love affair story. It’s such a good book. Normally I’d be fine spending time with my characters, but… Man, it’s tough. I can’t pull my...
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