Writing goals: 1) Write something 2) Make it better 3) Repeat until satisfied or caffeinated

Fun fact: The longest word in English has 189,819 letters. It's the chemical name for titin. Also, it's my dragon's middle name. And my Wi-Fi password.

@skylight.social the half screen profile thing is oddly confusing and annoying. I just want to see my profile without having another video play. Grrr.

Her to-do list: 1. Finish manuscript 2. Pack lunch for kids 3. Become one with the cosmic horror lurking in the woods behind the suburb.

Happy Hobbit Day!!

Husband is home for 36 hr reset and we’re all watching The Hobbit trilogy!

Writing goals: 1) Write words 2) Make them better words 3) Forget how sleep works

Every unfinished story is a door left open in your mind. Something's walking through them at night, rearranging your furniture of thought.

It's book launch day! Want a distraction from the madness of the world? How about 17 great stories about gryphons, one of them by me? Epic, urban, and historical fantasy abounds. Available at Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, and Nook/B&N!

Having fun with the lighting options this morning with the new keyboard. Oh, she's creamy.

Every time you think your writing is terrible, remember: somewhere, a gothic cathedral of words is under construction in your mind.

New toy. Making writing magical.

Sharing this because I'm rather chuffed about it. #draft #writing

Going to treat my body like the temple that it is… a temple of cheese. No seriously I cooked and cleaned so much yesterday prepping and making Cuban sandwiches that my back is sore. Gentle yoga summons me.

In a world where attention spans are shorter than a goldfish's memory, our words must swim faster than Nemo on espresso.

Me: I’m a professional writer. My brain: “I right gud werdz.”

The joys of full-time RVing… This was… wowwwwwww.

The best writing happens when you stop trying to impress everyone else.

Epic. I have started recording my screen while writing just protect myself so I can one day call up my attorney to handle these ridiculous AI witch hunters who still think an em dash is a sign of AI. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BtsKMd/...

Bluesky tip: Always leave your followers hanging mid-sentence. It creates suspense and—

They’ve started jailing the homeless in my area. NW AZ.

I have warned so many AI witch hunters from making accusations and this is what happens. Lawsuits. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BgLsEQ/...

Life of a writer behind the scenes. Working on “Nerys”.

Thoughts on instant gratification and monetization within the indie writer community. open.substack.com/pub/whatisth...

"The truth and awkwardness isn’t always in what you say. It’s in how long you let it hang in the air." - Awkward as Fuck Coming January 2026. Using awkwardness is one of my favorite weapons. <squeals>

A sneak peek of what I've been working on behind the scenes... the title of the book. It's still in the early stages but it's a writing project I've loved working on. Let this maybe be a reminder to write what you love to talk about or translate those daydreams and visions onto paper.

Artemis has to come with on a lot of little trips because if I leave him home he will eat blankets. Blankets. He’s my psycho dog but I love him.

Working on a Substack post about instant gratification… and this dude insisted on saucer and fishy seafood treats.

Can you imagine what it’d be like to work in a glitter factory?

Friends, many of you know my husband is a heavy haul truck driver. As we have conversations going forward about English only speaking CDL-A drivers, please remember that people who cannot read English road signs, while hauling 50k-80k pounds of cargo, is incredibly dangerous. Ask any trucker—safety.

It’s time. The cover for “Whiskey and Writing” is being made.

Scrivener feature request: A button that automatically converts my 3 AM plot ideas into coherent daytime sentences.

Just some design work for bloggers and writers…

The only bad writing session is the one that didn't happen.

Husband’s word choice while replacing alternator has me wondering if I should go hide. It’s more colorful than a mural.

I’m having a bad alternator kind of day. Luckily, vehicle gives warning signs (double light indicator) before it dies. Got a new part and serpentine belt! <“it’s always something”, she muttered>

Scrivener's composition mode is like a sensory deprivation tank for your muse. Dive in, emerge changed. Or just really hungry.

Today I read Click Clack Moo with one of my boys. Cows with typewriters going on strike and using typewriter to transmit their demands to the farmer. Great book.

Remember, every time you post on Bluesky, Mark Zuckerberg sheds a single, binary tear.

For those looking to mimic the success of Audra Winter with the strategy of shipping bookmarks only art and bookmarks first and books months later, either to buy time or evade honest reviews while pushing for reviews on the art… DO. NOT. DO. THIS. Check out Statute: 16 C.F.R. §435 MITOR

Growing on Bluesky is easy. Step 1: Be interesting. Step 2: There is no step 2. Good luck!

Writing system revelation: Turns out, my best ideas come when I'm holding Whiskey. The cat, not the bottle.

Proof of life photo. Workstation this morning, freshly blasted with a USB-powered compressed air dust cannon.

How am I doing? So glad you asked. I have $1999.46 worth of Legos in my shopping cart. Because my kids like to browser-window shop for the holidays with mom. $2k worth of Legos. That’s how I’m doing today.

One of two 5-star reviews on The Age of Scorpius. There’s some truth to this. Also, OMG.

Caught a gnome trying to trade my stolen fountain pen for a droid motivator. I think these little guys have been watching too much Star Wars. Utinni!