JUMANJI X ABBOTT ELEMENTARY X D&D When a school librarian and colleagues play a bespoke RPG campaign, they learn their game moves have real-life metaphorical corollaries. They must make the right rolls to defeat the monsters and save their school from an evil charter. #WIPPIT #A #Spec #F #UP

I'm between two of these.

Realized identity is a big theme of all three of my novels so far although diff genres: OUR ELSEWHERE, speculative women's fiction FOUR PLAYS, cozy contemporary romance FAMILY SCIENCE, book-club fiction Guess I have kept things close to home as a psychologist who studies motivation/identity!

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages Excited to see the posts!

From Peter Pan to Scrooge, it takes FOUR PLAYS for Nicole to build her confidence, convince her ex that community theater is good for their daughter, and land the leading man. FOUR PLAYS is for lovers of cozy slow-burn romance and musical theater. #DVPit #A #CR #WF

In FAMILY SCIENCE, developmental psychology meets family drama, as Hannah navigates being a widow, parent, & PhD student, while balancing her deceased husband’s formerly-estranged famous family, her own disappointed parents, and a potential romance whose kid and hers are at war. #DVPit #A #CR #WF

What if DARK MATTER was told from a woman’s perspective? And involved collaborative (self) body snatching? OUR ELSEWHERE follows as widow Mara chases her husband through death, merging with multiple versions of herself in worlds increasingly different from her own. #DVPit #A #F #WF #SpecFiction

When a single mother brings her kid to audition for the local theater, she finds herself pulled into the theater’s community to act, to shape her own identity, and to find love with the leading man. FOUR PLAYS: Hallmark levels of cozy. For fans of Katherine Center or Emily Henry #DVPit #A #CR #WF

Her husband died and left her lost. But when she dies, she enters another world. He must be here, or in the next. *She just has to die enough times to find him.* OUR ELSEWHERE, curio fiction for fans of The Midnight Library or This Time Tomorrow #DVPit #A #F

Some crying, some laughing, some gushing at the adorable antics of cute kids. FAMILY SCIENCE is a women’s fiction with romance that integrates real developmental science (written by a psych PhD) into a family drama. For those who like Jojo Moyes, Emma Straub, and Ali Hazelwood #DVPit #A #CR

Today's #WIPSnips is "pressure" and is found in Chapter 3 of my women's fiction/romance, Family Science. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

A #haiku for a friend who passed away this week. He ran a store/gathering space that made a huge difference to many people. You ran the place that Played a part in making me-- For good or for ill #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Today's (9/4) #WIPSnips, "coffee" is used a ton in my WIP, Family Science. Here's an instance from Chapter 15 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Translating query rejections into dating rejections... QUERY: "Due to a high volume of queries, I must be extremely selective." DATING: "Everybody wants me. Why should I settle for you?" #Revspirations

Today's #WIPSnips from August 21, "shout" Here it is from Ch. 6 of Family Science #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Actually have this one today. "Career" for the 8/20 #WIPSnips from chapter 3 of Family Science #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

I don't have "trap" as a stand-alone word in my WIP for the Aug. 19 #WIPSnips, but I have "trappings." From Chapter 14 of Family Science. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Back on here on and off. Working on book #3, a family saga/romance, and it did actually have one instance of the 8/18 #WIPSnips word, "bow" Northing too exciting, but here it is from Ch. 13 of Family Science #AmWriting

Jojo Moyes X Ali Hazelwood (minus the spice) Hannah was married and pregnant by the end of college, unable to pursue her dreams of grad school in psychology. Now she's widowed & raising 8yo Millie alone as a dev psych PhD student, trying to form a family for them both #PosterPit #PosterPitW #C #R

Nicole will do anything for her daughter, including letting her audition for the local theater. When she finds out parents who act don't have to volunteer backstage and shush the kids, she's in. *Cozy slow-burn romance *Plus an adorable kid & plenty of musical theater #PosterPit #C #R #PosterPitQ

Mara Alexander's husband died. She realizes she has died too. And she's found herself in a world slightly different than the prior, merged with another version of herself. If it happened to her, it must have happened to him. She just has to die enough times to find him. #PosterPit #C #F #PosterPitQ

Haven't done one of these in a while. Will try to be more active on here. #WIPSnips for June 1 from Ch 11 of my WIP cozy slow-burn romance. Stagger.

Back from a work conference and looking forward to getting back into the #WritingCommunity. Here's a #DailyHaiku Pinch to thin the blooms. You must murder your darlings. Gardens and writing.

The villain in my WIP would say that my book is about his ex-wife defying his wishes and doing things she really has no business doing. #CampRevPit #CRPBees #VillainVoices

I am inching forward, 800 words a day. Made it to the halfway point (I think). Finding ways to balance writing and "real work" #CRPBees #CampRevPit

Those who are querying, do you include that your novel has been on long or short lists for contests/competitions? Or do you only list it if you were a named and publicized winner or runner up/honorable mention? #amquerying #WritingCommunity

Today's #WIPSnips for 4/16. "Wet." From chapter 5 of my cozy contemporary romance. I promise, the rest of the book isn't this gross!

Over a month since I've started my "800 words a day" goal for my new novel, and bit by bit it is taking shape. It's wonderful to always be making forward progress, even if I will eventually have to edit what I wrote. As a binge worker in everything else I do, this feels like a special accomplishment

Had thought this one might be mine and I was honored to get confirmation--and have already clarified a few things in query letter based on Q40 (all comps were same genre, but way I wrote it made it seem they weren't--oops! Shows the value of experienced eyes). Thanks @jenichappelle.bsky.social!

Posting the #WIPSnips for today, April 12th. "Lip" from Ch. 4 of my cozy contemporary romance #amwriting #WritingCommunity

I'm trying to ease my nerves from waiting while I #amquerying by writing a new novel (contemporary romance). I need a few more alpha reading partners. Anyone else about halfway through a new book and want to exchange two chapters or so weekly? Similar genre a plus. #WritingCommunity

Catching up on work for today's #DailyHaiku My grading tasks loom But stories call me: Read! Write! Shh! I'll get back soon #amwriting

I've been inconsistent on my #RevPitWaiting responses, because of work work and writing work. What's next for me is finishing my second novel (cozy contemporary romance)--I'm 9 chapters in, which should be almost halfway! Also still querying first novel (speculative women's fiction)

Drawing on my newer WIP for today's #WIPSnips for April 4. Plenty of instances of "laugh" within, but I went with this instance of "laughter" in Ch 3 of my contemporary fiction/romance. #amwriting #WritingCommunity

The #DailyHaiku for April 4 The orchard beckons Plum's early blooms dot branches just waking to spring #amwriting

And @fantasyscience.bsky.social was my writing buddy, extraordinaire (and still is). Her support was/is critical to my writing practice. Thank you for thousands (?!) of emails over the last few months!

Today's #WIPSnips for 3/31 is "appreciate." From Ch 18 of my speculative women's fiction. #amwriting #WritingCommunity

My #DailyHaiku for the start of spring: Little face turned to the top of the sassafras "Spring!" croaks the crocus #amwriting

The #WIPSnips for today, 3/28, is "smart." I was surprised there were only two instances of this word in my speculative women's fiction. This one from Chapter 2.

My new WIP is something entirely different than my prior! New one is a cozy slow-burn romance set in a community theater. Friends/scene partners to lovers 🎭❤️

Maybe not this version, but whatever was played on the Atari in the 80s. We pretended a hurkle was hiding under every sidewalk grate we walked over.

All right stop precipitating and listen I know it's pretty when the sidewalks glisten But something has me slipping and freezing Today's snow squall has me thinking of leaving Will it ever stop? Yo, I don't know Turn up the heat and melt the snow Ice, ice baby So sick of ice, ice baby

Searching my manuscripts for todays #WIPSnips for 3/27 made me realize I overuse "quickly" and prompted a trim. But here is a "quick" #amwriting #WritingCommunity

Feeling pretty good that I've managed to find a way to incorporate writing in my daily life and not just relegate it to writing binges on academic breaks. My goal is 800 words a day and tracking this (and trying to get more efficient) makes me happy. Yay data! #WritingCommunity #amwriting

Today's #DailyHaiku An email brings joy And relief that there is hope I haven't failed...yet #amwriting

I haven't done the rest of these #RevPit waiting things, but felt compelled to do this one. Anne of Green Gables. There is no other choice for me. The characters, the scenery, the incredible way Anne speaks--this book shaped not only my writing, but my own internal dialogue.

Today's #DailyHaiku Really need to get a move on with spring garden prep Raindrops on rich earth Garden beds anticipate What will bloom within #amwriting

#DailyHaiku brought to you by the session where they read anonymous first pages in the writing workshop yesterday. Eek! Workshop critique sesh-- Sudden blood rush, head buzzing They are reading mine! #amwriting

Today is 3/23 and the #WIPSnips word is "idea." From Chapter 10 of my speculative women's fiction. #amwriting #WritingCommunity

Today's #DailyHaiku brought to you by my travel to a writing workshop Car drive, traffic snags Audio book saves the day So I don't mind much #amwriting