As happy as I am with "Split Victory" (enough so that it's gone to the publisher for review) I feel like "The Dead Pixel Society" leans too heavily into YA tropes and characters acters reacting to a convenient plot instead of being the ones to drive their own story The foundation is solid though

I've submitted my YA action/psychological thriller #novel "Split Victory" for editorial/beta reader/publisher review 💖✍📗 I'll begin posting serialized chapters, one per week, once they get back to me on any revisions, or when it goes to Kindle, so it'll be available for anyone who can't afford it!

I just finished writing Chapter 30 and the curtain call for my second novel, "The Dead Pixel Society" and... Wow. Now I need to go back and finish my cold edit/revision of "Split Victory" so I can get it submitted to my publisher for editorial review! Going to try not to start a THIRD NOVEL, yet 😇

Ugh we broke the high temperature record which was last set *119 years ago* in 1907. It's supposed to be upper 60s, not fucking 93 degrees in the shade

Chuck Norris was pretty much a macho dude and well.... he acted like a macho dude and had political views like a macho dude. draw your own conclusions from there I guess.

I posted a new blog talking briefly about my two novel prjects and plans to release them as serialized chapters, as well as on-sale, and what each book is about - one being psychological thriller with lots of action, the other being an intense character drama ✍📖 bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blo...

So, the good news: Mom FINALLY FOUND A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL who will listen to her. The bad news? She has a slight heart murmur in her left ventricle showing up on echogram and CT, but, they at least caught it NOW and not after it caused a heart attack so they're working on treatrment plan

I was so wrapped up in writing yesterday that I completely spaced on it being St Patrick's Day. So to all my fellow Irish descendants who had to pretend we're not a bunch of drunken stereotypes yesterday (and the rest of you who got piss drunk on green beer 🍻), Sláinte! 💚🍀

I've had two cups of coffee. I got more than enough sleep last night. So why the !#@% do I feel like I havent' slept in three days? My circadian rhythm is an EKG at 110 bpm lol

most of them don’t know what the Oscars are but I’m pretty sure every elementary school girl in the country would riot if kpop demon hunters didn’t win, probably in synchronized Rumi braids

Secretly hoping @proton.me sees the absolute dystopian nightmare that is Discord, and does what they did with email and Google Docs because the alternatives are... uh... Team speak? Which is permanently stuck in the 2000s from what I've seen.

TIL ghe guy playing guitar for Spider-Man: The Animated Series' opening theme is Joe Perry,. Yes. That Joe Perry. When I heard my first Aerosmith song later, I completely fell in love with the band, and now I'm starting to understand why XD

I'm letting my current #WIP #novel "Split Victory" (psychological thriller) cool off before I give it a cold edit, so I started a new one, "The Dead Pixel Society" about a group of students at a prestigious boarding school trying to find their own beat in a highly algorithmic optimized environment

Was watching amini doc on the Me Too movement and remembered that time my ex told me they thought Me Too went too far, and, yeah, I realize now that should've been my absolute biggest red flag. Hindsight's 20/20 y'all

I laugh when I read "haunting" posts of animals staring at a spot inexplicably animals can hear lizards outside, my dudes my cat perks up & stares intently at the wall where the heat flows through HVAC ducts because while I can't hear it, it's essentially a massive crinkle toy she can't get

to be a lesbian is to have your family know absolutely nothing about you

Corporate games journo is dead thanks to the AI slop machine (agian, not to be confused with AI assisted tools, but wholecloth fake journos generating fake articles) But there are plenty of indie journalists out there like Whatculture, SecondWind, and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr-I...

The literal first line of the article: '"This is embarrassing to admit, but I think I fell in with the right wing as an aesthetic choice initially,” says Anna.' It's like pure parody.

Oh if anyone was curious how I'm liking the new Taylor AD14CE now that I've had it a few months and broken the honeymoon period - I still love it I downtuned it to standard D until I can get it to a Taylor authorized repair for a neck shim but that actually makes the walnut body sound even better

✅ Favorite hoodie in the wash ✅ Favorite towel in the dryer ✅ Executive function functioning Just need to wait for laundry so I can shower, but endo appointment is this afternoon so I've got time to breathe

Novel is effectively completed. Now begins the polishing phase before I let test readers have a crack at it. I've put I don't even want to think about how many hours into this thing, but I feel great even if imposter syndrome is killing me atm

To paraphrase Moist Von Lipwig, I hate when there are two 5 o'clocks in the same day

For context, it's a YA action mystery with some psychological thriller elements about a pair of twins intentionally separated at birth and raised as a social experiment by an egomaniac, trying to create the "perfect" martial artist. I try not to lean too heavily on hokey cliches and tropes, but I-

Couldn't sleep so I spent some time refining my novel. It's now 99% ready for editors and test readers' eyes. I just need to write the epilogue, which I'll work on later. God, I'm exhausted, but I feel incredible. This is the most work I've ever put into a novel, and it feels amazing

Tornado on the ground in Oklahoma City, moving oward OKC airport. Wicked hail core up near Kansas City. Spring has sprung with a vengeance this year

The fight over trans rights isn’t just happening in state legislatures. It’s happening at school board meetings. Across the country, policies are being adopted that could force schools to out transgender students to their parents. 👇 queerdispatch.org/2026/03/10/t... #ProtectTransKids

Feels like I'm running a low grade fever, but that's literally the only "symptom" so I dunno

Taking a break from writing today. I'm at chapter 27 of thenovel with scenes mapped out either in my head or in my notes, but I just needed a break honestly. I don't want to burn out before I can get this thing over the finish line so I'm taking a chill out day today.

Sleep

My novel is 95% done and, honestly I'm terrified because I've never written anything this intens or technical, this grounded, and this... Well, this good. The imposter syndrome is STRONG, but I'm going to see it through to the end. Then, the polishing can begin. #Writing #Novelist #author

We were cleaning out the rfrigerator and found a vacuum sealed bag of tortellini. It LOOKS fine, but the use by date said July 2025 >_> Needless to say we will not be eating it

9:30 in the morning No coffee in sight Zoë's lookin' like a ghost girl On a moonless rainy night Hailstones on the back lawn There's a storm moving in She's waiting for the all clear To leave her tornado shelter again And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls

I've heard of isolated storms before, but that was a new one. It came up literally out of nowhere, sunny one second, storming the next, about 15 to 30 seconds of intense, pea sized hail and rain, and then the hail shut off like a faucet, it's stillthunder/raining lightly but fading fast.

Fun, useless trivia. The 1995 teen comedy "Clueless" ALMOST never got made because executives thought it was, and I quote, "Too female driven and too smart."

I gave AI novel reviewing a try. I provided it with a passage of text for evaluation, and it whole ass hallucinated its own tropes, scenes, and passages that are not in the text and told me to fix them lmao. I'll stick with my flawed, fleshy human editors from now on, thanks.

When people defend AI it's always the same argument. "It's really good if you just" and then the "just" involves doing more work babysitting the fucking model than if you "just" did the work yourself. If I'm going to put in that much energy I'd rather "just" do it myself.

I often believe dreams are the subconscious' way f dealing with things or trying to tell me something, but uh, jousting with werewolves on a riding lawnmower, wielding a silver lance. I got nothing on this one, y'all. I think my brain is just overworked from editing my novel this time

TFW you realize you're wearing noise cancelling headphones that can tune out a carpet machine 4 feet away from you, and the thunder STILL sounds as loud as a gunshot by your ear. Holy mother of God.

LMAO TIL "spale" is a word. It means a splinter or sliver of wood, generallywhich is HILARIOUS because I meant to type "pale skin" in regards to a character who is, herself, a splinter to her high society surroundings

Someday I want to try writing an entire novel in emoji, like a modern day hieroglyphic text

My dog snatched the lid bread off my sandwich and completely ignored the meat 🤣 "Yoink! I'm not hungry, I'm just trolling you boss!"

It's funny how a late stage change to a novel (In chapter 20, I wanted to give the romantic slow burn subplot supporting character a ride that just SCREAMED their unique style, so I came up with a custom e-bike) can COMPLETELY upend an entire novel XD

omg you guuuuys our English spaniel is a rescue who, at 3 years old, has never had a hair cut so you can imagine she basically looked like a shaggy cock-a-poo before. We took her to get her groomed and I bet they sheared off 5 pounds of pure fur. She looks stunning

I know I'm literally the ONLY PERSON who's going to care about this, but I'm just so proud of this metaphorical world building that I have to share it. Don't worry, there are no spoilers for my novel. These are two minor act 2 characters. The setup: Two main characters in very different dojos

Have you ever been working on a novel that you found so engaging you have trouble putting it down? I've read plenty of books where I've had that feeling, but I genuinely think this novel is the first time I've felt that deep, intense, page-turning feel as the person who created it 🤣

If you've ever played FFXIV look up RABToons "In a nutshell" series on YouTube. It's hilarious - and in the tradition of FFXIV spoilers, I won't spoil anything 😁 (But Rochell is my favorite character 😍) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qylr...

Gonna be that guy again: you have to support trans work while you know you can. It's more at risk than ever and I know some of you are engaging with the art and just not telling the creator! So take this as your sign to tell somebody you enjoyed their work. It makes a difference.

Launch into Windows 10 partition, Edge launches itself and tries to set itself as the default browser. IDK why I even have a fucking Windows install anymore. Every time I use it, it reminds me why everyone should be using Linux -_- And this isn't even the enshitified version that is 11