My tiny human turned three yesterday! So, I missed my post schedule. But he’s three. He loves dinosaurs and motorcycles. He roars instead of saying I love you. He has a great imagination and sleeps in on weekends (what more… Read More »Happy Birthday Tiny Tot!
Next concert I plan to attend \m/
I read ten books in April. It’s less than I’ve been racking up lately, but a few of them were very long. And I enjoyed each and every one of them. Let’s get to it. A Deadly Education by Naomi… Read More »April Reads 2022
The first book I read by myself was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. I remember sitting on the couch with my mom and struggling through every word. But in the end, I got it. The next step on… Read More »My Reading Journey
On Tuesday I mentioned the Shadow People TikTok video. And here it is! The creator is @pipercj and all of her stuff is fascinating and enlightening. Oh, and she’s also an author so you should go buy her book!
Marien Reed brushed her hair off her forehead and smeared flour on her nose before returning her focus to kneading the dough on the countertop. Her seven-year-old son, Stuart, dashed past her and bumped her leg. “Slow down!” “Sorry mom!”… Read More »Horror Prompt 3
So, I’ve been thinking about creepy things, as usual. And I stumbled across this lovely woman on TikTok who talks about folklore and mythological beasties. And she really makes ya think. A recent video she posted talked about the shadow… Read More »Shadow People
I deal with anxiety on a daily basis. I’ve gotten pretty adept at putting on a mask and being a functioning person when out in public, but there are still situations that make me freeze up. This week, I had… Read More »Getting Anxious
Continuing with my tips for the second round of edits. After I get storyline worked on, I rework description and dialogue. And after I know all these details of my book, I work on my pitch. Starting with description. Each… Read More »Editing Tips #4
I’m working hard on the first round of revisions on my witch book right now. And while other books I’ve written have been pretty straightforward, I’ve been making harder decisions on this book. But hard doesn’t mean bad. For example,… Read More »Hard Editing Decisions