2017-03-23 21:23
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2017-03-20 21:40
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2017-03-13 12:28
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2017-03-06 08:59
Here are the links I promised in the video!
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2017-02-23 09:57
I’ve been using a new method for organizing my thoughts, so I thought I’d share it, just in case it helps anyone.
But don’t worry, Black Magic will get done! I… Read More
2017-02-15 03:00
…plus a quick update on the writing life. Hopefully something here will help someone, somewhere Read More
2017-02-09 13:00
As promised, I did a run-down of all the people involved in the production of a hard copy book. It’s pretty similar for ebooks, except for distribution channels. Instead of… Read More
2017-01-28 22:12
So, I made a quick video (lol, j/k, it’s kind of long, sorry) about a topic that is pretty important to me. Have a look-see if you’re interested.
Links to things me… Read More
2017-01-19 05:31
So I was watching this video the other day, and it got the gears grinding. So I made a video. Enjoy! Read More
2017-01-12 12:39
I mentioned in the last couple of blog posts that I’ve been struggling with a round of depression, but also that I’ve been doing what I need to do to take care of myself.
So far… Read More
2016-12-23 12:30
Okay, okay. So this is kind of a “no, duh” sort of thing, since it’s December 23… But I’m officially pushing back Black Magic to spring 2017.
Thing… Read More
2016-12-13 05:58
It occurs to me that I haven’t actually updated my blog in awhile.
Hello blogland! XD
There’s a very good reason why I haven’t been updating here, but it’s kind… Read More
2016-11-12 02:02
Just a little thing I’m trying… Read More
2016-10-30 22:37
If you’re seeing this because you’re my Facebook friend… Congrats. Welcome. I’m glad you’re here. I’m linking to my personal pag… Read More
2016-10-21 20:58
So, I still don’t know what’s going on over on Twitter. The few things I have seen have convinced me that it’s just not something I can deal with while staying respec… Read More
2016-10-20 16:00
So, Twitter got weird on me. Surprise, surprise.
Still, it wasn’t ALL trolling, and it made me realize that there were some really egregious misunderstandings of my original post, due… Read More
2016-10-17 20:58
…I always think “No, but this time they’ve changed! They’re going to do better!” But they never do.
I have not watched an episode of The Walking Dead in… Read More
2016-09-21 11:49
Often when people talk about the Id, Ego, and Superego, the Id kind of gets the short end of the stick. Poor Id tends to be described in negative terms. He is portrayed as an instinctive, da… Read More
2016-09-20 17:35
Anyone who has ever studied the business of being an artist knows it. You absolutely must have multiple income streams. That’s just the reality.
Obviously, it’s not ideal. … Read More
2016-06-06 21:49
I’ve been having trouble getting up the motivation to write lately. I think it’s because I’ve been in the process of buying a house, which has been using up all of my… Read More
2016-06-06 21:49
I’ve been having trouble getting up the motivation to write lately. I think it’s because I’ve been in the process of buying a house, which has been using up all of my… Read More
2016-05-05 21:21
Sooo… I didn’t get much writing done today. Or this week.
I did make this mess, though. So enjoy I guess? XD
Meet the cast of my rough draft in progress:… Read More
2016-04-26 12:00
What a whirlwind!
I am so totally overwhelmed by the response I have received to Delightful Devilry so far. Downloads have been so far above and beyond what I expected. I just have to thank… Read More
2016-04-21 12:00
Well, it nearly killed me, but it’s finally done. All that editing, formatting, cover art…ing…
Delightful Devilry is officially OUT!
In case you haven’t heard the… Read More
2016-04-20 16:23
So, I’ve been working on a little ‘sign up’ sheet for Black Magic. Basically, I thought it would be good to have a place where people could go to sign up for email updates… Read More
2016-04-07 07:35
So, I’ve been hinting at this on social media for a bit… But this week I’ve been working on cover art for Delightful Devilry!
This is a flash fiction collection that… Read More
2016-04-05 04:49
DFW Conference
The year has passed so fast! (Probably because it was more like 8 or 9 months?) It’s already time for the DFW writer’s conference.
This year I’m doing… Read More
2016-03-15 18:19
Last night I went to a swing dancing class for the first time in my life.
Social dancing has never been a talent of mine. I’m not very good at following, and I never learned the steps… Read More
2016-03-09 06:45
I have nearly finished the outline for the revision of Black Magic 1.5.
I can’t say how relieved it makes me feel to type those words. I think one of the hardest parts of writing… Read More
2016-03-04 11:33
I have a confession to make.
I am a feminist, but I do all the cleaning that gets done in my house.
I do all the cooking that gets done, too.
I pay all the bills and also do the grocery shop… Read More
2016-02-24 12:00
Work on Black Magic continues! I finished my “first read,” which was pretty exciting. Draft 1.5 definitely still has some issues, but I’m encouraged to find that I ha… Read More
2016-02-17 12:00
So you know those things you post? You know the ones. A quote with dubious attribution, overlaying an image designed to hit you right in the feels… I decided to make… Read More
2016-02-10 12:00
You aren’t a real American.
Real Americans support the war.
You aren’t a real professional.
Real professionals have degrees.
You aren’t a real woman.
Rea… Read More
2016-02-03 08:57
So remember last year when I entered that flash fiction contest and won?
Well, in case you weren’t aware (or don’t remember), I’m being published in an antholog… Read More
2016-02-02 15:40
The manuscript for the final revision looked so beautiful when it came out of the printer, I had to take a picture for posterity, because I know it’s not going to stay this way fo… Read More
2016-01-27 13:00
“I know I was meant to be a writer, because I simply can’t NOT write!”
I hear versions of this all the time. Writers say it. Painters say it. Musicians sa… Read More
2016-01-20 12:00
I read this article by Leah Rhyne recently on Facebook. I think the author is right that this needs to be talked about more… So here’s my small effort to make t… Read More
2016-01-19 02:11
Not much more to say. I just typed the very last words in the very last scene of draft 1.5 of Black Magic.
As it stands now, I’m feeling really good about this. I kn… Read More
2016-01-13 16:00
Sometimes I feel a strange homesickness for the landscape of my childhood. I’ve been all over the country, and while other regions may have more breathtaking vistas, taller trees… Read More
2016-01-08 07:36
I’m going to get topical here for a second.
I try really hard not to do this. If you came here looking for escapist fiction and you aren’t interested in hearing my personal… Read More
2016-01-04 12:00
New Year’s has come and gone, which makes this the first Monday of 2016. Oddly, I’m pretty excited about it!
My year-end review turned out to be pretty productive. It… Read More
2015-12-19 17:12
Source: Bizarrocomics.comRecognize this picture? There are many like it, floating around the internet.
And I hate them.
How arrogant do you have to be to assume that social interaction… Read More
2015-12-01 03:25
Okay, technically December is still 3.5 hours away as I write this… But in my head, I always make my months start on Monday so that my planning can be divided into equal we… Read More
2015-11-23 22:51
I hit 70k on Black Magic last Friday, but I’m still kind of stalled. Progress is creeping along right now, because I kind of wrote my characters into an impossible corner. … Read More
2015-10-24 14:50
I’ve been on a wild, wonderful, weird cross country trip this month, and I’m still out here! So if I haven’t published in awhile, that’s why.
But I just… Read More
2015-09-03 08:48
When I was a little girl, I had a terrible time waking up in the morning. Seriously, it was awful. I have these horrifying early memories of waking up at school, because when I was stil… Read More
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