For my wip, I had to research if bodies get stored in local funeral homes and how long before a body pending identification sits without being lightly preserved. I swear my search history is gonna get me flagged in some data base. #wippitstickynotequestions #writersky #lesfic #sapphicbooks

Macy falls hard for Parker- Parker doesn’t do relationships - until she meets Calypso. Calypso hates Macy. Macy hates Calypso. Calypso’s history is revealed- Parker leaves Calypso and ends up with Macy. Until Parker learns the truth about Macy It’s all very messy. #sapphicbooks #lesfic #writersky

Currently in my Hozier era and honestly? Not mad about it. His music has become the soundtrack to everything I write lately. Every lyric, every haunting chord just cracks something open creatively. If my next project feels a little more devastating, you know who to thank. #lesfic #sapphicbooks

What no one tells you when you become an indie or small press author: You need to learn marketing, social media management, graphic design, have an aesthetic, and still find time for your day job and to keep writing. #writersky #lesfic #sapphicbooks

A brief post on using AI to create any part of a book: don’t. Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk. #sapphicbooks #lesfic #writersky

Reviews are meaningful and purposeful for many reasons. They help sell books- even the negative ones. Sometimes they can help you improve your writing. They help others decide if a book is for them. What they shouldn’t be and in most cases are not- is personal. #lesfic #sapphicbooks #writersky

My struggle when I finish writing a novel is the characters who caused me nothing but stress, late nights, and emotional damage, are now gone. I miss them like you miss a toxic ex: the emotions were all so real and the attachment, but it was all in my head. #writersky #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Happy #SapphicSaturday in the midst of lesbian visibility week! In honor of Lesbian Visibility - these two novels are discounted for $0.99. There’s also hundreds more listed on iheartsapphfic.com

#LesficFriday for Lesbian Visibility Week, these two are only $0.99 #lesfic #sapphicreads

My imposter syndrome is undefeated. I’ve got two award-winning novels, and my brain still whispers, “you are such a poseur.” I’ve won over literary committees with two different books, you’d think my inner critic could at least stfu. But no. It’s too busy suggesting I was just lucky. #writersky

I’ve officially gotten the rights back for Like Sapphire Blue! No beef with my publisher. We just didn’t see eye to eye on distribution. This is the first of my books I’ve brought back. It’s available beyond the ‘Zon. Here’s the link: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params... #lesfic #sapphicbooks

Balancing writing, working, marketing, family time, self care, and having fun is its own unique challenge. But anyway, I wrote almost a thousand words yesterday (only to delete half because I don’t love them). #writersky #lesfic #sapphicbooks

Building readership is posting into the void on various social media sites to build authentic engagement and an aesthetic and a brand… Sleeping is optional. And forget about time to write your damn novel. #writersky #lesfic #sapphicbooks

FYI- Like Sapphire Blue is free today in preparation for the final book in the series being released. Like Sapphire Blue a.co/d/h6t6Cvj #sapphicbooks #lesfic #booksky #freebooks

I recently when on Instagram to redo my author page. Maintaining an aesthetic on Instagram to sell books is a full time job. I just want to write books and be perceived as mildly unhinged. There’s no time for aesthetics. Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk. #lesfic #writersky #sapphicbooks

Back in the PNW for the week, and since my first trip here, it feels like coming home. The mountains, mist, shore all coming together… it’s the soul of my newest novel coming out soon. I am so happy to be back in the place I consider home! #sapphicbooks #writersky #lesfic #PNW

Every writer has a soundtrack. These songs built my characters, broke them, and put them back together… I think music helps you feel the story. #writersky #lesfic #sapphicbooks open.spotify.com/playlist/6hj...

Writing is therapy. You slay the demons you couldn’t touch in real life. You name the pain, rewrite the ending, and call it art. That’s healing. #writersky #lesfic #sapphicbooks

“If your characters do diabolical shit, that means you had to think of it.” Yeah. I imagined it. Justified it. Wrote it like I meant it. Doesn’t mean I’d do it— Just means I understood how someone could. #writersky #booksky #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Woke up at 3 a.m. with a brilliant idea for my book… but I was warm, comfy, and perfectly cuddled up with my Boston terrier, so I told myself I’d remember it in the morning. Now I’m staring into my coffee like it owes me answers. #lesfic #sapphicbooks

“What are you doing here?” Disgust and fear filled Sophia. Eli was standing too closely. Too intimately. #wipsnips #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Me: writes a woman who left a cult, moved to a small town not to catch feelings Meets the hot, soft butch mortician. Readers: ‘Omg they’re so cute together!’ Me: ‘bodies are turning up. the mortician has alibis that are sus.’ Readers: ‘Ok but she can’t be the suspect. I want one of her irl’ #lesfic

“So, Eli will have to chill in his cell for a week or two until you wash ashore. But, Zach is giving me the pleasure of taking care of you two myself.” #wipsnips #sapphicbooks #lesfic

I love writing. I could write for 10 hours straight, lost in fictional scenarios, building characters from scratch like the Goddess with a word doc. The second someone says ‘you should market your book’ I lose the ability to formulate coherent sentences. #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Me: writing a spicy scene that’s absolute FIRE Also me: “Tone it down. You’re not just an author—you’re Mrs. Billions, from 3rd period English.” #lesfic #sapphicbooks

Me: “I’ll do laundry, answer emails, pay bills, eat a vegetable—” Also me: opens doc to “just fix one line” Cut to 7 hours later: I’ve uhauled a toxic couple, plotted a murder, and emotionally devastated a fictional human. #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Also me: casually googling ‘how much blood can a person lose’ and ‘what are the extradition laws in Canada’. I’m certain my search history has me on multiple watch lists. #sapphicbooks #lesfic

“As far as I can tell, all that’s missing are my journals, most of which I wrote while I was with him in The Society. Of my jewelry- what was stolen were the wedding rings. The things broken - statues from our trip to India. It’s all very personal. Still think it’s not Eli?” #wipsnips #lesfic

My teaching career: “Let’s circle back on that data from the last state testing...” Me, dead inside, thinking about the character I’m about to potentially unalive on the other open tab: “Let’s circle back to Parker Harrington has just been shot and her obsessed bff just found her….” #lesfic

Miki laughed through her tears. “Are you crying, you big softy?” “Fuck no. I have something in my eye.” Frankie smiled. “I just… damn… Soph…” #wipsnips #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Sophia wanted to soak it all in, the way Frankie’s sandy colored hair and ice blue eyes contrasted against the pink streaked sky behind her. #sapphicbooks #lesfic #queerprompts

Me, creating a character with a quick wit and a beautiful soul—knowing full well I’m going to absolutely emotionally and physically obliterate in a matter of chapters. ‘You deserved the world, and I gave you a plot line.’ #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Out of the Blue (my wip) takes place in the PNW- so there is a lot of rain. But the best rain scene is the rainy day when Frankie and Sophia spend some quality time together. 😈 #queerprompts #sapphicbooks #lesfic

My wife asked me“So what inspired your book? You know, the one where the woman kills her wife?” Me: “Just vibes.” She side eyes me. “Don’t you always tell everyone I’m your muse?” I just smiled and winked at her. #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Sophia wanted to start over so she moved from California to a small town in the Olympic Peninsula. Her life is seemingly idyllic until the bodies of women start washing ashore. Who is unaliving women and dumping them in the strait where they wash up in her small town? #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Day job: draining my soul Writing: also draining my soul, but make it ✨fun✨ Me: held together by caffeine, deadlines, and unhinged plot ideas. #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Writing inspiration hits hardest when: — I’m driving — In the shower — 3 seconds before falling asleep — Deep in a meeting My muse has the worst timing and zero respect for boundaries. Never does it show up when I’m sitting quietly at my laptop with time to write. #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Beta readers: quietly reading book 5. Me: already knee-deep in Book 6, 47 tabs open, three Pinterest boards, crying over a character who doesn’t exist yet. Send caffeine. #LesFic #sapphicbooks

I said I was done after my 5th novel which is in the hands of betas as we speak. My wife laughed at me and said I say that after everyone. She's right. I'm laying out plans for #6 today. #lesfic #sapphicbooks

Sophia watched with a sense of relief as the center was emptied out and crime scene tape was put up blocking the entrances. #wipsnips #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Hi! Marisa Billions- high school English teacher by day, multiple award winning sapphic psychological thriller author by night. I’ve got 4 mildly spicy novels out now- all with morally gray MC’s you hate to love but you can’t help but to root for in the end. #queerprompts #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Sophia barely slept despite Frankie’s efforts to tire her out - not that those efforts were not appreciated. #wipsnips #sapphicbooks #lesfic

I’ve only ever DNF’d 5 books. The Historian, The Price of Silence, Neon Gods, Those Who Wait, and now Collateral Damage. I was most disappointed in CD. I had heard such amazing things about this book but it was terrible. I don’t just want my money back, I want my time back. #sapphicbooks #lesfic

Self care Saturday. Quality time with my tattoo artist.

I don’t know if the characters we create are supposed to be like kids and you aren’t supposed to have a favorite- but my definite number one favorite is the MC from my 2nd novel, Like Sapphire Blue- Emma Landry. Anyone else have a favorite of their own creation? #lesfic #sapphicbooks

Frankie’s hand grazed over Sophia’s lower back as she moved out of the door, sending a current of electricity through Sophia’s whole being. She hadn’t been touched with any form of love or intimacy since Morgan had left. #wipsnips #lesfic #sapphicbooks

“I remember Miki calling me and telling me she was going to introduce Frankie to, using her words, ‘the most perfect woman for her.’ She went on and on about how sweet and smart you are. And how strong you are. She wanted her sister with a strong woman…” #lesfic #sapphicbooks #wipsnips

#QueerPrompts Free Friday- character art done for my wip. The two couples that are at the center of the story. From L-R: Emma, Morgan, Sophia and Frankie. I don’t do cartoon covers- but I love the artwork that was done. #lesfic #sapphicbooks

I love stumbling across these posts and seeing one of my books listed! #sapphicbooks #lesfic

#Queerprompts Forgiveness is one of the overarching themes of my wip. Sophia - the main character refuses to forgive her ex - for good reason. But the love of her life, Frankie, on the other hand - is easily forgiven. #lesfic #sapphicbooks