Sometimes when I’m working on a story, I take a step back and pick up my sketchbook to really launch myself into the world I’m building. It just so happens there’s a pretty stern Cape Buffalo in my most recent creation. #WIP #amwriting #horror #sketch #artist

He insists I dedicate this book to him. And…I probably will do exactly that. #amwriting #wip #horror #cats

My co-author on every project. #amwriting #WIP #writing #horror

The next WIP also happens in this universe…or some broken version of it. #amwriting #wip #horror #writer

My next WIP happens somewhere in this universe. (Me, transporting a sedated giraffe in South Africa) #WIP #amwriting #wildlife #africa #veterinarian

The face you make when you try to smell your own nose. Coincidentally, the same face I make while trying to solve a plotting problem. #amwriting #writing #veterinarian

My face may be blurry, but her smile is not. Morning frolics with some piggies before getting back to my creative projects. #writer #pigs #farmyard #veterinarian #amquerying

My short story TERMINAL NOSTALGIA appears in Symphonies of Imagination this month! (Pearl is either unimpressed or not surprised l) #writer #published #amquerying #cats

Writer’s block, or co-author? Maybe both. #writing #amquerying #horror

Surround yourself with those who adore you the way this guy adores the treat I’m holding 😉 Looking forward to another year of writing! #dog #vet #shelter #writingcommunity #amquerying

Telepathically dictating her memoirs to me. “Chapter 3 - I did not consent to this vet visit, nor did I consent to this photo. And yet, here we are. They all say I’m adorable.” #cats #writer #writingcommunity #vet

Today’s writing prompt comes from the back of a dump truck. I see a skeleton that’s either politely interrupting my nightmare with a raised index finger, or his hand is turned and he’s giving me the finger. Either way, perspective is everything. #horror #writing #amquerying

When you’re trying to pitch your novel to an agent or editor, but you’re really just a cozy house-cat who wants to hang out and read together. #amquerying #writing #publishing #cats #fiction #horror

What genres do you write? Me: Oh, you know, speculative fiction, horror, and medical records. #writer #amquerying #chihuahua #veterinarian #horror #fiction

That little story that I’m working on? It also takes place here(ish). I took this photo from the trail, just outside of The Polar Bear Capital of the World. Bundle up. It’s going to be a cold one. #horror #novel #arcttic #writing #amquerying

Little ol’ me, trying to introduce my novel in a query. #writng #cats #amquerying

Submitting more short stories. My assistants are putting in some OT. #AmQuerying #subs #writing #cats

The face you make when you find a typo after completing a submission 😑 #amquerying #writing

Took a break from vetting/writing to be a background actor for a day. DEANER ‘89 is out!

Their album drops next week. What’s the title of their hit single? #cat #catvet

Shirley Jackson’s short story from 1948, which inspired the most mail The New Yorker had ever received in response to a work of fiction.

My next story takes place here. Or some version of here. Anyone else out there using a photo to set the tone when you’re writing a long one? What about a 6 hour audio loop of a snowstorm? Just me?

I wrote ICE CURTAIN while daydreaming about the International Date Line, time travel, and regret. It was produced on Creepy in September. Many thanks to the editors that selected my work 💗 #writer #published #shortstory #podcast

What do anechoic chambers, the death of songbirds, and the band Wilco have in common? They all appear in my short story UNSOUND, published in Symphonies of Imagination #published #writer #shortstory

At the end of every sunbeam is a writer getting interrupted by their cat(s).