Today's #WIPSnips, "confident," from Chapter 11 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Meet the characters from ANTI-CHARTER CAMPAIGN These four must band together to defeat the monsters in D&D and save their school from a charter takeover in a speculative fiction that's Jumanji X Abbott Elementary Querying Soon 📆 #QuestPit #W #A #S #F

ANTI-CHARTER CAMPAIGN: Speculative Fiction A group of elementary teachers fight a charter takeover by playing a D&D game with real-life corollaries For fans of The Grimoire Grammar School PTA, D20, and Roll for Romance Vibes and scenes in this mood board Querying Soon #QuestPit #W #A #S #F

ANTI-CHARTER CAMPAIGN: Speculative Fiction Jumanji X Abbott Elementary School librarian Britt and her teacher friends must figure out how to stop a charter takeover of their beloved school. The strange D&D game they're playing may hold the key. Querying Soon #QUESTPIT #W #A #S #F

Today's #WIPSnips, "suggest" from Chapter 17 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Today's #WIPSnips, "formation" from chapter 19 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

I didn't have today's #WIPSnips, "commit" anywhere yet in my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign. But I did have "committee" in chapter 5 #Writingcommunity #AmWriting

Probably the most snow we've had since I've lived here. Would love to get my proper camera out and take pictures, but it's also one of the coldest days. I'll be staying inside and catching up on writing.

Today's #WIPSnips is "notice," which appears quite a few times in my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign. Here's one instance from chapter 6. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Today's #WIPSnips is "bone" taken from chapter 7 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Today's #WipSnips word is "activity." Here it is in chapter 19 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Today's #WIPSnips word, "troll," from Chapter 11 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Only one instance so far of today's #WIPSnips word, "drain," in my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign. It's from Chapter 2. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

A rare romantic moment from Chapter 23 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign, for today's #WIPSnips, "remain." #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Today's #WIPSnips for Jan 17: "gold" from Chapter 1 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Today's #WIPSnips for Jan 16 is "brain." Here's the word from Chapter 29 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign.

Trying to get back into the habit of posting #WIPSnips Today's word for Jan 14, "current," from Chapter 10 of my speculative fiction, Anti-Charter Campaign #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Used the wrong hashtags for this post about ANTI-CHARTER CAMPAIGN Reposting with the right ones and adding fantasy, because there wasn't one for speculative #BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #W #F

Meet the characters from ANTI-CHARTER CAMPAIGN These four must band together to defeat the monsters in D&D and to save their school from a charter takeover in a speculative fiction that's Jumanji X Abbott Elementary. Querying Soon 📆 #BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #W #F

ANTI-CHARTER CAMPAIGN: Speculative Fiction A group of elementary teachers fight a charter takeover by playing a D&D game with real-life corollaries For fans of The Grimoire Grammar School PTA, D20, and Roll for Romance Vibes and scenes in this mood board Querying Soon #BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #W

ANTI-CHARTER CAMPAIGN: Speculative Fiction Jumanji X Abbott Elementary School librarian Britt and her teacher friends must figure out how to stop a charter takeover of their beloved school. The strange D&D game they're playing may hold the key. Querying Soon #BluePit 📖 #A #W

Not the word I would have expected. Maybe I'll win the lottery. Or maybe I'll have some other kind of riches . . .

About a year ago I started fiction writing and I also increased my fiction reading--reading is craft learning! These are the books I finished this year (not counting 17+ beta reads, a few DNFs or partial craft book reads, and lots of academic reading for my day job) Enjoyed most of them very much

My first #WIPSnips from my new speculative novel. Dec. 13's word, "control," from Chapter 6 of Anti-Charter Campaign. #amWriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Excited to announce that Our Elsewhere has won the general fiction category for the 2025 Book Pipeline Unpublished contest! bookpipeline.com/winners Honored they recognized Our Elsewhere--a speculative fiction where a widow journeys across worlds via death to find and save her husband.

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