I honestly cannot believe how fast time is going. It feels like September started two days ago. We're over halfway through the month. What the hell????? And where tf is summer? Why is it only 59ºF as the high for the day? Why is the heat on in my house already?? It's all too much, too soon. And unfortunately, it's also very much not enough, and not fast enough. By that, I mean my writing is going along at the same slow pace. Even though I can practically see the finish line w

After one of the most tumultous, infuriating weeks of the year, I finally have something to celebrate. I hit 250 days of writing!! To end this day on a bang, I managed to put 771 new words into DK:TL. It's still grossly over-written. I mean, it's almost at 119k words. I expect it to reach 120k before I can end it. Which, at this point, I'm fine with. I've marked chapters that need cutting and rewriting, so editing will be much easier. The only issue, is that I'm writing witho

Deceptive Inheritance by Jennifer Anne Davis This is my book review of Deceptive Inheritance by Jennifer Anne Davis. Laney Lake transfers to Stonemore University with a plan: two years of freedom before real life drags her back home. After a lifetime of overprotective parents and careful rules, she’s determined to finally live by making friends, saying yes more often, and experiencing the things she’s always been told to avoid. Then Rowan Ward notices her. To the rest of camp

I'm getting publishing withdrawal again. I just want the book to be done. I want to commission cover art. I want to learn to make book-related merch. I want to sit my ass down and actually do this marketing thing. Am I doing any of that? No. Why? BECAUSE THE BOOK ISN'T FINISHED YET!! Demon Kin: The Lovers has grown up to be the biggest chonk I've written in about ten years. Granted, I know a lot will be cut. I've marked the chapters and written around them as much as I could.

Cinder, age 8 weeks When I first introduced the kitten to my friend group via pictures and video, it was with the full knowledge that at least one of my friends (Hi Stella!) had torties. (Tortoiseshell cats.) And my first question was, "Are torties like calicos in that they're almost always female?" The immediate response was, "Yes." Which is what I figured, because torties are just the darker versions of calicos, it seems like. The next thing I got was, "Torties have somethi

So this blog post is technically going to be late for the week. (Meaning it'll publish on Sunday, even though I've begun writing on Saturday.) This is because a lot of stuff happened this week, and I have things to share with you. Let us begin with: Coworkers keep having health issues and my time spent at Job 2 has been significantly wonky. It will continue to be wonky throughout the month as more coworkers have requested overlapping time off, meaning the rest of us are scram

Normally, I'd do some setup for posts such as this, but since the thought is in my head right now, we're just diving in. Enjoy. I LOVE the 'adoring mother-in-law' dynamic. (Yes, this is probably because my wife's mother is such a sweet, kind human being, and my bf's mother is so generous, compassionate, and confident. Basically, I have the best mother-in-laws, so I always love when they show up in my books, too. Also, for those of you new here, PLATONIC bestie = wife, ROMANTI

Hello all, If you're reading this, then I have officially hit 200 DAYS of writing! That's over half a year I've been actively choosing my passion over my procrastination. Have all of them been good writing days? No. In fact, most have been barely squeezing it out. But I did it. Am I happy with all that I've written so far? Nope. In fact, I have entire chapters marked as Delete or Rewrite in one of the docs, along with copious notes where they're backed up in Google Docs. (Yes

Everything has been moving so fast. It's like a steamroller from Memorial Day all the way up to 4th of July every year, and I hate it. We finally get warm weather, and now everything moves at the speed of light. July is finally moving at a more reasonable pace. I've gotten so used to the grind that I'm actually surprised that it's not almost over already. That said, I still have too much on my plate and not a moment to focus on any one thing at a time. Unfortunately, that inc

Happy Anniversary to me and the bf! Today marks 14 years that we've been together. At this point, we've been together for so long, I barely remember what things were like before him. Not that I want to. This man is, quite genuinely, the love of my life. He's also stuck with me until the day I die. (Yes, I go first. That's the rule.) Now, I'm not typically the public displays of affection via the internet type. Hell, the one and only time I made a very specific anniversary pos