Tonight's self-care is letting Hubs take care of all the end-of-night stuff while I go to bed early. My body and mind both need it. Many of you were extremely kind to me today. Even more of you need some kindness. Either way, know that I'm thinking of you, rooting for you, standing in your corner 💜

No way am I gonna sit by quietly while people starve. I grew up unhoused more often than not. I went hungry a lot, and when we did have food, it was thanks to programs like SNAP and foodbanks. I know what it is to be hungry, and I know how that trauma sticks your entire life. Let's try to help.

The bad news is my Patreon membership dropped low enough that I had to stop refilling some of my meds. The good news is that I now know exactly what those meds were doing for me and that they worked quite well. Not upset at all at those patrons! Life is terrible. Very upset with my body, though!

I'm depressed and sick and stressed, and I bet you are at least one of those, too. I'm spending the rest of the night reading and playing Mass Effect. What are YOU doing to take care of yourself??

My first book review of November goes to my only ARC in 2025 and my only 5-star read in October. DARK & ZARUS is a must-read! (Book reviews are free to access, but paid tiers help me stay alive, which is pretty mandatory for reading. Please consider subscribing!) www.patreon.com/posts/142675...

Good morning. You probably dont need that comma before 'because' but you do need to be nice to yourself today. 💜

Santa Fe is also electing our mayor today, and hubs is in line now (it's 6pm, line is open til 7). He expects to be in line for several more hours with the turnaround. Proud of our little city showing up. (Don't get worry I voted by absentee ballot—no lines and crowds for me)

Good morning. You're a writer even if you don't write today, tomorrow, this entire month. You're a writer because of the stories in your heart, even if you can't get them down for now. 💜

If you donate $5 or more to any foodbank or organization in November, show me a receipt, and I'll send you a free ebook of TEMPEST, TAKE ME HOME. One of the main characters and I both grew up unhoused and hungry, and we relied on the kindness of others to survive. Help me give back now.

Building a business as a freelance editor can be damn hard. In this lesson on my Editor in Training tier, I get into the common business building issues and resolving them. We both want you to build a successful business, and I want to take some of that stress away! www.patreon.com/posts/141981...

And because this year cannot stop being weird...today, this dog followed me home! No tags so we're working on getting her home!

No way am I gonna sit by quietly while people starve. I grew up unhoused more often than not. I went hungry a lot, and when we did have food, it was thanks to programs like SNAP and foodbanks. I know what it is to be hungry, and I know how that trauma sticks your entire life. Let's try to help.

Halloween is a hard anniversary for me. Tonight was extra hard bc Monster & Bear are on the ofrenda and Idk if I can afford November's treatment. But we're cuddled up for movies. We helped local foodbanks and will keep doing that. No idea if I'll make it to next Halloween, but tonight was good.

I know things are bad, and I know there are a lot of causes out there that deserve your attention... My Patreon is getting dangerously close to the point where I won't be able to afford chemo and all the care I need. If you can afford even $3/month, please take a look. patreon.com/cknightwrites

I know things are bad, and I know there are a lot of causes out there that deserve your attention... My Patreon is getting dangerously close to the point where I won't be able to afford chemo and all the care I need. If you can afford even $3/month, please take a look. patreon.com/cknightwrites

IT HASN'T LEFT, GO HOME BIRD 😭😭😭

Wrestling Pebbles away from a bird who got stuck in our house was not on my to-do list today. In case you were wondering, I can defeat a 65lb pitbull with a prey drive in a wrestling match. But no, I cannot catch a bird. It's in a room alone w/ a door that opens to outside. Please pray it leaves.

My brain wants to overthink and can't find anything to actually overthink AND I AM UNHAPPY.

It's very strange to both love autumn and have horrible SAD. Like, this season wants me to hurt myself but is also my favorite?? Yeah, not telling my therapist that one.

Questions my husband has asked this week that are grounds for divorce: "Wait, why are you editing your book again? Didn't you just finish that?" "When will the book be ready to publish?" "Are you excited to finally let other people read it?" "Did you finish the other books yet?"

I'm about to finish this massive round of edits (took the book from 80k to 130k so truly) AND my incredible artist is working on our first NSFW scene from the book. I fall more in love with this WIP and the process of creating it all the time.

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Blue is getting a home! The adopter who met him today fell in love and is taking him to the forever home he deserves.

Another Blue Update... It feels like this isnt going to work out with how Pebbles responded to him. We think with months and months of time, maybe, but Blue deserves a home now. He's meeting another potential adopter tomorrow, so now send all good vibes toward Blue getting his forever home!

Gentle pleading reminder that I cant stay on these treatments without you (and I offer as much as I can in return) 💜 patreon.com/cknightwrites

Monster and Bear back together and home where they belong. I still look for them in the mornings, whenever I walk into a new room, and before bed. I still dont feel like life is right without them in it, without them with me. I had 16 years with my boys...and it wasn't nearly enough.

I am getting my ass handed to me by treatment I am so grateful for, and yes, this is a confusing way to live.

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I wrote a book. I like it. Maybe read it?

I'm currently filming a video lesson for my Patreon and wondering just how well my patrons can hear Pebbles snoring in the background... 😂 Stg, she's louder than my natural speaking voice

The nurse delivering my poison this morning asked about the Mass Effect stickers on my laptop. After a 30 minute infodump from me, she found my fanfic on ao3 and texted her boyfriend to buy MELE on Steam for her. 😈

Editing our own characters is hard! We either forget the reader doesn't know them as well as we do, or we miss the smaller details while focused on the big things. The self-editing series in my Patreon is designed to make the whole process a whole lot less painful! www.patreon.com/posts/141237...

The Kid does have hEDS, which isnt great news but is better than other things we've been testing for. He's now officially recorded as taller than me... AND he got a flu shot on his own, which is a HUGE deal with his needle phobia. Oh AND we saw this lil dude. All in all, not a bad appointment.

Editing our own characters is hard! We either forget the reader doesn't know them as well as we do, or we miss the smaller details while focused on the big things. The self-editing series in my Patreon is designed to make the whole process a whole lot less painful! www.patreon.com/posts/141237...

As a fraysexual who would eat nothing but pie forever if I could survive it...the fact that this graphic makes perfect sense is very confusing for me 🤣

I wrote a book. I like it. Maybe read it?

A Blue update: It went better than we could have expected considering how anxious Pebbles is. By the end, they were walking barely a couple feet apart, and she was more interested in flowers than him. We're optimistic, but still gonna take it super slow. We'll get them back together next weekend.

Went to the No Kings protest, did lots of marching and chanting...and then met Blue. And now Pebbles is being introduced to him tomorrow. I didnt want another dog. I was adamant I didnt want another dog, and Ive been grieving so hard... But Blue.

Good morning. You dont have to make space in your life for people who want you to be smaller to fit in theirs. 💜

If you can spare $3/month, you're basically a hero. I actually won't live without you. America sucks for this, but YOU ROCK!

Is Mercury in Gatorade or some shit?? NOTHING has gone right for me, all my tech is crapping out, and I am NOT HAVING FUN!!

If you can spare $3/month, you're basically a hero. I actually won't live without you. America sucks for this, but YOU ROCK!

Monster's favorite thing in autumn/winter was to sleep in front of the fireplace, especially if I turned it on first thing in the morning. Now, on chilly days when I work in front of the fireplace first thing in the morning, I bring his bed and blanket with me. I...miss him so fucking much.

The real power of the writing community isn't that we can buy and hype up each other's books. It's that no one else in any other field can grasp what we're going through. The books get done eventually. The process might not be pretty, but it gets done. It gets done less painfully with community. 💜

I am all the way behind on Critical Role but so friggin ready for campaigning with friends 😍 My lil rogue just hit level 4, so it's time to amp up the chaos

Convincing you to read with the 1st page?? TEMPEST, TAKE ME HOME is a cozy seafaring romantasy that leans heavily toward the romance. Adventure calls...and sometimes, it calls you home. 🍑 Established romance 🏴‍☠️ Polyamory done right 🍑 Trans joy 🏴‍☠️ Disabled MC saves the day 🍑 Map magic 🏴‍☠️ Crew = Family

I was fine with this whole broken wrist thing til trying to play. Now it's in the way of Mass Effect?? In the way of GARRUS?! Now I'm upset 😭

Will I ever stop looking for Monster & Bear first thing when I wake up in the morning? 😭💔

We have accepted that Pebbles is not exactly a genius of her species. She does some...questionable things. And she often does them more than once. But she has figured out no less than 3 methods of tricking Hubs into getting off the couch so she can stretch out and sleep. And he hasn't caught on.