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Storytelling is one of my favorite things. Talking about storytelling is also a ton of fun.

Episode 409: Struggling With M. Jandreau - Empowering the reader’s imagination #THESTRUGGLINGARTISTPODCAST #musicinterview #artistinterview #PODCAST @jandreauwrites.bsky.social

Televisions are about 70% cheaper than they were 10 years ago. Has anything else gotten cheaper over the same time period?

I'm doing prep for my annual colonoscopy tomorrow. It's 9:30 and I'm already starving and can't have any solid food until tomorrow afternoon. Apple sauce and chicken broth both just don't hit right.

Listen to me ramble about being an author on this super fun podcast!

Listen to me ramble about being an author on this super fun podcast!

Pro-tip: you don’t need an apostrophe when talking about your family. For example: The Smith’s is incorrect. The Smiths is correct. The Davidson’s is incorrect. The Davidsons is correct. You’re welcome. p.s. This also applies to acronyms. Such as DVDs, ATMs, TVs. No apostrophe necessary.

I just added an automation to my website. When I make a new post, it takes the text, creates an audio version of it using my voice, uploads the recording to the site, and then uploads the audio into the post. Now you can listen to me read it to you. Yes, it's an AI creation of the audio, but it...

Happy 35th anniversary, Uncle Jess and Aunt Becky!

IngramSpark just responded to a support ticket I opened on January 21st. For those who worry about their customer support, this is proof of how rough it can be. I asked about an order that took forever to print. It was finished, shipped, and delivered before they responded to my request.

I had a little fun with a "Book club" scammer. I asked him for the name of a character that doesn't exist in my book that he "definitely read". His response: I looked into the available online sources, including the Amazon page and official synopsis, but the full chapter text (including details ...

What's your all time favorite song and why?

I'm not 100% ready to get started on my next book yet, as I'm still in "PLEASE BUY MY NEW BOOK" mode for a bit. But, I did just open my writing app, create a new project, add a title, and add some placeholder copy. So the at of "Which book will I write next?" is complete. I picked from my list...

I don't particularly like this song (Chasing Cars), but this cover Spotify just played from The Wind and The Wave is incredible. https://open.spotify.com/track/5qCAMmVToq2m3snrMX9mKO?si=d7e1a3b736184814

My trainer: are you drinking enough water? Me: the stock market is doing great, haven't you seen!?

First Moira, now Dawson? 2026 is getting exponentially worse as the months ago on.

Someone recently recommended Quill and Courier as an alternative to IngramSpark/Amazon for printing, saying the pricing was comporable. My latest book, Upstairs, on Ingram: $5.91 to print. On Amazon: $4.97 On Quill and Courier: $11.43 Would the quality be almost doubly as good? I doubt it. I'm ...

Just checking, can I retire 20 years partly and get paid to read books all day? I’ll even write one or two a year to help out. Please?

A lady in my town who runs a “bakery” out of her home posted to our town Facebook Group offering Valentine’s cakes and cupcakes. $48 for a 6” cake (that wasn’t very impressively decorated) and $36 for 6 cupcakes. Am I insane for thinking those prices are bonkers?

Freshly opened bag of Smartfood? Don’t mind if I do.

I just discovered n8n and am moving all of my automations to it, slowly but surely. I just built an automation that cross-posts my Threads posts to Bluesky, so even though I don't really care about that social network, my posts make it over there without having to copy and paste. Magic!

"A Boy Named Goo" from Goo Goo Dolls is a no-skip album for me. What's a less than common album that's a no-skip for you?

I've never particularly been a _fan_ of Alanis. I don't dislike her. I don't actively turn her music off when it comes on. But, man, when Spotify plays an Alanis live track, I stop and listen. She's incredible.

Kiddo is home with flu-like symptoms, which means, in 2-3 days, I'll have flu-like symptoms. And I am a straight up BABY when I'm sick. Be on the lookout for lots of complaining from me, soon!

I'm having one of those "burn it all to the ground" days. I feel like everything I create just sits there in the void. Books? Hardly sell. YouTube channel: gets hate Social media posts: also gets hate because it's mostly related to the YouTube channel I sound like such a whiney bitch right now....

Sent a newsletter today to my mailing list about the struggles of being a self-published author. I hate that less than 30% of people open my emails. Why'd you sign up then if you don't care?

It would have been so cool if at the end of THe Wizard of Oz, Dorothy swung her feet out of bed to get up and they zoomed in on the ruby slippers. Then, even almost a hundred years later, we’d all still be debating “was it real or was it a dream?”

25 pending reviews from ARC readers on Booksirens and 9 from my ARC team. Book launch is Tuesday. Am I panicking? Yes. Yes I am. Here’s hoping to a lot of reviews coming in over the weekend!

My new book, "Upstairs," comes out on Tuesday, the 20th. It's The Haunting of Hill House meets Precious. It's The Others meets Room. If you like haunted houses, generational trauma, or families with secrets, "Upstairs" might be right up your alley. Available anywhere books are sold.

Dear science, Someone needs to invent an anti-novocaine for after the dentist is done. One quick shot or pill and you're no longer numb. Sincerely, Someone who's very number from the dentist this morning.

On the quest for the perfect social media management app, I'm trialing OneUp. So far, so good!

Just uploaded final PDFs, ePubs, and Covers to Amazon and Ingram and requested proofs from Amazon. Am I cutting it close to the release in 18 days? Yes. Yes I am. I like to live on the edge.

My daughter (8) just played LEGO Harry Potter with me and it was so much fun! It was like I was 25 again and playing it for the first time. 😃😀😃

Mr. Wheeler was a complete and utter useless boob the entire time.

I liked how it ended. 🙂

I was looking for an app to take my full length YouTube videos and make a handful of reels out of various parts (they're drum covers, so where the video is cut isn't important). They were all $20-$100 a month, which is out of my budget for just starting on YouTube.

This is exactly the ARC review I needed to lighten up my Monday:

Most my the people who have filled out my ARC application and been approved did not download my upcoming book to ARC read it. Is it me? Is it something I said?

Door Dash needs a way to report a driver for not being who they’re supposed to be. That due that just dropped off my food was not Amanda and he probably didn’t have a background check like she did when she signed up.

It was 78 in Orlando yesterday. We’re just about to land back in Massachusetts and it’s 18. 😂

Fun day today. I am beyond exhausted. Our flight home is at 6am tomorrow. I am not looking forward to getting to the airport at 5am.

Heading to Magic Kingdom with the family today. Very excited for, well, everything!

Merry Christmas from the most magical place on Earth to all those who celebrate. And if you celebrate something else, happy, merry, feliz, wonderful whatever that is, too.

“Upstairs” is a featured horror novel with Booksirens for December! Grab a free ARC copy along with many other great reads: booksirens.com/bundle/horro...

I shouldn’t have to take a hotel TV off the wall to reach a connection to plug my Apple TV or Roku in. But here we are.

Epcot today was a serious blast! Our hotel at the sheratonlakebuenavistaresort has been anything but enjoyable.

"I never signed up for this list" being a reason for opting out should penalize the mailing list owner if enough people unsubscribe with that reasson. I don't think most mailing list providers care, though, unfortunately.

The fact that you can't report an account for impersonating a celebrity on @threads if the celebrity isn't on Threads is a shame. There's a lot of fake accounts of folks who aren't on this platform, but there's nothing we can do because we can't report them.