It’s a Sunday, which means I’m down at Gibson’s Bookstore, writing. It’s a habit we (by we, I mean the other crazies writers that meet with me) started during NaNoWriMo this past November, and we’ve continued to meet every Sunday since then. We started with four of us – now we’re up to eight, and have …
(writing/personal) Blog tour! Blog tour! Eek!
How do you find time to write? What do you listen to while you write? Where do your ideas come from? Do you have any rituals? What’s your favorite book/author? These are all the things that are swirling through my mind right now, because I’m starting to work on the blog posts for …
(writing) Taking the leap
Well, I’ve been talking about it for a while, and I’ve finally taken the plunge. I’ve signed up for Patreon. You can sign up for my stream here. Now, to allay any fears – I will still be posting here too. And the Advent Story will still be here in December every year. …
(writing/personal) Surfacing, with news and new projects
I won’t lie – it’s been a rough few weeks. But I did finish Winter’s Secrets, and it’s in the hands of beta readers now. We’re on schedule to release at Balticon and ConCarolinas with ACTUAL BOOKS! And tea. Because, well, you can’t do a book release about Carter’s Cove that doesn’t involve tea. And scones. So …
(personal/writing) Working through the grief
The picture above is 4 generations of my family, taken four years ago (I believe). Since then, my grandmother (on the left) passed away two months before her 99th birthday, and just this past Tuesday, my mother passed away, barely 2 months past her 65th birthday. I won’t lie – it’s been a …
(writing) I need to write Sapph
Damn, I need to write more ghost stories. Really. In my spare time.
(writing/health) Depression, and the continuing struggle
I was going through my pictures the other day, and realized just how dark this one is. This is my street, during a snowstorm a few years ago. And it got me to thinking about how dark days, dark winters, really, really affect me. And my writing. I don’t think that it’s a coincidence …
(writing) Thinking about cons and giveaways
Conventions, not con games, that is. I’m getting things ready for rolling out Winter Secrets at Balticon and ConCarolinas this year, and so I’m thinking about these kind of things, which to be honest, are both fun and annoying to me as a writer. Fun, because ooh, what can I give away to get …
(writing) On grooves and getting into them.
It’s Sunday, which has become a writing/editing day for me. There is a wonderful bookstore/cafe in my hometown called Gibson’s Bookstore, that has become one of my favorite places around. I even saw John Scalzi speak here! (It was cool. I was sick, so I stayed away from him, but it was VERY cool. Yes, I’m …
(health) Making better choices
I love this picture. I love the feel of the greenery, of the moving water, of the sheer potential it represents. To me, running water and the outdoors is happiness. I haven’t been able to do much in the outdoors over the past couple of years, due to a lot of weight gain, injuries …