We all deal with grief differently. I get that. I’ve been dealing with mine by trying to bury myself in things: getting Winter’s Secrets ready to launch, helping get my mother’s estate in order, helping my dad move into the next stage of his life. Pretty much anything to avoid dealing with the fact that …
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(writing/personal) Blog tour! Blog tour! Eek!
Posted on April 23, 2016
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
Posted on April 20, 2016
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
Posted on April 17, 2016
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
Posted on March 28, 2016
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/health) Depression, and the continuing struggle
Posted on March 3, 2016
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 …
(health) Making better choices
Posted on February 26, 2016
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 …
(writing/personal) All the things
Posted on February 24, 2016
Life has been complicated lately. Some things have ended, others have started, and I’m not quite sure how I’m handling all of it. I’m not going to discuss that, or what’s really going on yet. I’m going to talk about writing. I know, shocking. But I’ve not really been writing lately, and I’ve realized …
(personal/writing) Writing in the wind
Posted on February 3, 2016
I’m currently sitting in a comfy chair in an infusion room at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, with an IV in my arm, waiting for my next Remicade infusion. It’s raining outside, and as I’m on the 6th floor, I have a lovely view of the parking lot, and the rain. (Hey, at least it’s …
(personal) Tea, and the quitting of soda
Posted on January 18, 2016
I love tea. It’s no secret that I love tea, and that I am a wee bit of a tea snob (yes, Molly totally gets it from me, except that I can’t afford to buy my personal blends all the time, so I do occasionally buy tea from the grocery store. But even then, it’s …