The Time my Hubs Questioned My Reading Habits
Listening to: Lana Del Rey – A Mix of All Her Songs Mood: Snarky So, my Hubs is a pretty awesome guy. He supports me in my crazy dream...
My Mind is a Vault
Listening to: Fiona Apple - When the Pawn... Mood: Wistful I have a mind like a steel trap. No, seriously. I joke about this with my...

Writing a Synopsis – a story in Gifs
Listening to: Poe - Haunted Mood: Meh (that’s totally a mood) Writing a synopsis is one of my least favorite things on the planet....
Diversity and World(and Word)-Building
Listening to: Linkin Park – The Hunting Party Mood: Creative As a ScFi/Fantasy/Horror author, creating new, creepy, and interesting...


I have the skin of a rhinoceros
Listening to: Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence Mood: Preoccupied Whether a querying author, one on submission to publishers, or are already...
A version of Groundhog Day: the weekend plans conversation
Listening to: Tool - Undertow Mood: Amused Happy Friday the 13th all! As per the usual on every Friday, coworkers always ask the...

All the Feelings in Public (aka: why I won’t watch “The Fault in Our Stars” in the theaters)
Listening to: Lorde – Pure Heroine Mood: Sincere So, I have a confession to make. I have no plans to watch “The Fault in Our Stars” in...
Plans for the long weekend?
Listening to: A Perfect Circle – Thirteenth Step Mood: Determined We are one workday away from a 3-day weekend and of course everyone...
Can't focus. Must finish book.
Listening to: Depeche Mode – The Singles Mood: Restless (mostly because I’m in the middle of an awesome book and want to finish it but...
A “normal” conversation in my home
Listening to: Evanescence - The Open Door Mood: Imaginative This is an actual conversation that happened while the Hubs and I were...