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

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

This is going to be a short & sweet post because I'm too tired/busy for anything else. Due to the holiday, my work/life balance has ceased to exist. It's all work and it's all chaotic, and even when I'm not working, I have work to do. I would like a break. I would like a clean house. I would like to finish reading Jen's book, finish helping on book 2, finish writing either of the two books I'm working on, or just, y'know, SLEEP IN. That's probably the one that's making me the

I'm a mood reader. I'm also a mood writer. What I'm reading directly influences what I feel like writing. In this case, we can all blame #authorfriendJen for me ignoring Demon Kin: The Lovers for a few days. Instead, I've been dabbling with Metaphysical Attachment. Why is this Jennifer's fault? Because I've been reading her newest release, Deceptive Inheritance, and there are a few similarities: Genre: Romantasy Coming of age College setting Disrupting parental expectations E

Be honest, y'all thought this was going to be a plagiarism post, right? Well, it is, but technically it isn't??? It's also not about me or anything that happened to me personally. (Cuz my audience isn't big enough to cause these kinds of problems.) The irony of this post is that it's about "Fan" pages taking content from creators they claim to love and then reposting it directly onto the page. Not a link to the original post. Nothing in the description of their post clarifyin

Well, this has been a hell of a week. I don't even remember the beginning of it too well. I just know that on Monday, I'd made the decision that we would go to The Island on Wednesday, as it was basically my only day off this week. (Mackinac Island, for those of you who don't know, is always referred to as The Island in Michigan. We have tons of islands in our lakes, but that's the one that matters most.) I've said this before and I'll say it again: The Island is my favorite

Honestly, I would love to post something interesting and creative about writing. But it's been a long week, and I'm simply too tired for this. So here's some exhausted rambling: Every single person on this whole damn planet should have to work at least 6 months in the service industry. 3+ YEARS if you're going into "sales" or "marketing" for a specific corporation. (I will never forgive the guys who designed that CATASTROPHIC plumbing planogram for Ace Hardwares about eight/n

So I'm just stopping in to say that this has been a not good week. I've been very emotionally/physically burnt out in regards to work. Even the accomplishments I was proud of got overshadowed by the overall stress. Today has given me more stress and worry, so I'm not going to try to be cute and fun in this post. I'm still here. I'm still writing. I had ideas for what to post, and I'll probably start a draft of that, but right now this feels like yet one more thing on my plate

So, obviously this post is very overdue. You can blame #authorfriendJen. I know I said the next post would probably be a review of her book, but this one isn't because I'm on a time crunch. Honestly, between all the jobs and my own writing, it just took longer to read it than I was anticipating. Some pivotal scenes have since been changed, so I'm waiting for another eARC in order to delve into it as a reader and not as someone working on it. Which is always fun. That said, I

Traveler Brain and Writer Brain are best friends, and no one can tell me otherwise. I've spoken before about my ability to write while on planes and in airports and whatnot. Normally, I do pretty good in those areas ... when I'm traveling solo. While traveling with the boyfriend, it's a little different in airports. Instead of snagging one of the fancy bar stools on a flat surface so that I can charge my laptop as I write, I instead end up in the regular seating areas with hi