It's Saturday! And that means I get to gush about a book! Come listen to me talk about weaving history into fiction, choreographing drama, and Conflict youtu.be/fQml9VeAzcg

My favorite parade of the Year! youtu.be/6F_edZmJYGI

It's Saturday. I have a book video for you If you need a break, come watch me talk about a horny ghost, balanced endings, and bald exposition. youtu.be/xbod7KW9apk

Happy Saturday!!! It's the day I babble about a book! Today's book is a pretty well known one, and if you want to hear me gush about themes, building characters who aren't on the page, and how simple writing can be the most complex thing ever, come on over! youtu.be/EitLdNkN35c

I swear I used to be able to write and record a video and still get other things done all in one night. Where did my productivity go?

I am anxiety and cheese dip. Should not have eaten that cheese dip

It's Saturday! And thank goodness I recorded this video before I got sick, because this cold will not let me go! But watch me talk about a light playful romance that reminded me of all the movies I loved to watch around Halloween as a kid, but told in a Pratchett-esque tone youtu.be/PICcdDpjwDU

New Saturday! New video about a book! This one features trauma, blank check characters, some of my favorite themes of telling fate to f-off, and the desire for a trilogy. youtu.be/Ow3TvuxEtMw

My first long-form video of the year is a vlog about my author's journey! I don't do a lot of these, but if you are curious about how my sales are going, what I've done marketing wise, and where I'm planning to go next, this one's for you! youtu.be/hKx2-bB9-Ck

Is it Saturday? That means I get to talk about a book! Let me tell you about one that I am not the target audience of, the setting was spectacular, and then babble about information flow for like ten minutes youtu.be/wUH5sSq8axU

Hey look! It's Saturday! Which means I get to tell y'all about what I've been reading! This one will talk about voice in prose, fairy tale vibes, and plot structures with multiple hills and valleys. youtu.be/Nb7RvyF5XVA

It's cold out, which means all I want to do is eat soup and be soup* *soak in a hot bath for hours

Happy Saturday! Let me tell you about a book! This one will involve talk of structure, simple yet elegant prose, and the use of stories in stories! And dragons! youtu.be/9eU6roBTQzg

I've been so out of it that I missed Saturday. Luckily, I had this recorded already. So, yeah, I have another book video up! Come see me talk about broad vs deep character building, reasons for staying, and claustrophobia! youtu.be/Uo_58diXCOw

Happy Saturday bookish people! Let me tell you about another random book that I read. This one features a lot of interesting power dynamics, an almost too pertinent political landscape, and the fun of seeing characters from other perspectives. youtu.be/wFkvaqASAP0

A friend tonight told me they finished my book and lent it to his wife and then another friend, which is 100000% the best thing ever. Fly little book! Fly!!!! Find the readers wherever they may be hiding!

God I wish I could call out of work breakthrough. Like, what do you mean I have to go to work tomorrow when I JUST figured out the climax of this project I've been working on for YEARS???

It's Saturday! Time for me to share my babbling about books! This one includes a discussion of different kinds of series, historical underwear, and the effort to be a good person! youtu.be/dBrRbgdYV-U

An annoyingly large part of being an author is waiting. and I have the patience of a toddler at a desert buffet.

Y'all! Ingram's reporting updated, and I have officially sold more than 100 copies of The Librarian and the Ghost!!!! 100 readers decided to spend a few hours with an introvert, a ghost, and a sassy teenager in a library in an old Victorian mansion on a sinking island off the coast of New England!

I have a "getting to know you" period with every book I read. The first 20 to 50 pages are always much slower and harder to get through, not because they are too exposition heavy or confusing, but just because the author's voice hasn't settled into my mind yet.

Happy Saturday! Let me tell you about a book! This time I'll be talking about dual timeline narratives, immortal character growth, and OMG World-building! youtu.be/XblAfrN7UjM

It's Saturday! The day I babble about a book! I'm in a bit of a romantasy kick, but in this one I talk about clothing, how action is focused, and the need of epilogues! youtu.be/cRYrXzql7ak

Hate/love it when i finish a book and am just left gasping "when does the next one come out???"

It's Saturday! I have a video about a book! This one features a long discussion about what makes book the kind you read all in one sitting, relationship dynamics, and evolving characters. youtu.be/0g8Qgfb6TZI

God help me. I generally prefer threads, (I'm still on here basically for like three people) except for the fact that I can't post anything about my writing process without someone offering me advice on how to fix my "problem."

Out of curiosity: do any of my author friends also have those wips that will likely never be finished because there's doesn't seem to be a story in the story? Like there are interesting events. Interesting characters having some growth. But it's just not adding up to a STORY.

Guess what!!! It's Saturday!! So I have a new video about books!!!! This one is about Haunted dollhouse/doll/time travel middle grade ghost stories! Come walk down memory lane! Listen to me babble about generational trauma, horror versus ghosts as set pieces, and time! youtu.be/oiwXK61N8YE

Hey. Hey. Wanna see some Spooks??? Check out all these lovely Halloween decorations in and around New Orleans! youtu.be/fbMG1FU6aEQ

Just stepped outside to get something from the car The air held a slight chill The sky was shielded with clouds reflecting our light back to us There was a rattle of chains in the air. PERFECT HALLOWEEN VIBES

It's almost Halloween, but there's still time to order The Librarian and the Ghost by Elaine Allen. It's got books, introverts, a sassy teenager, a mc that likes research more than she likes most people, and a ghost! Read it while waiting for Trick or Treaters.

I just sold a book!!! In person! Like a professional! At Rougarou fest! It was great! Y'all should go if you are in or near Southern Louisiana. I won't be there tomorrow or the next day, but my book will be at the Bent Pages bookstore stand in the pavilion.

It's Saturday! Let me tell you about a book! This one features sweet romance, fascinating world-building, and allowed me to ramble on about tone for a while! youtu.be/u7RMXMetI5Y

Sometimes I'm very glad my favorite author is Canadian. If she lived nearby, I might just throw my book at her door like a paperboy one day. And I feel that MIGHT be just a little unhinged.

Please tell me I'm not the only writer who feels unmoored whenever I finish any draft. I know how to deal, but the feeling always hits, and always surprises me.

Another Saturday! Another book to talk about! Tonight's video features discussion of world building through taboo, opaque characters, and those uncomfortable feelings you get when a book is a bit too familiar. youtu.be/Kj_XQF9kJFM

Look at this spectacular review of The Librarian and the Ghost! It's exactly what I was going for with this book!!

Every time I'm editing, I find myself asking "Why did I randomly start capitalizing this word?" Over and over Again

Y'all. I finished the post Beta Edit that became a bigger Edit than I planned. Now I need to do a quick read thru to make sure this is as tidy as I can make it and probably send it to a couple of emergency, last min, extra beta readers. Yay! We're getting closer!

It's Saturday! So I'm talking about a book! Today's video features a lot of discussion of language, pov, and identity! And joy! and Animals! and Nostalgia! youtu.be/apNmaEMusO4

I'm a tour guide in New Orleans. Which means I'm a service industry professional in the tourism industry in a sinking city that gets hotter and hotter every year. We get our licenses renewed every two years and every time I get a new one, i look at it and wonder if it will be the last one I get.

Ingram did the thing where it updated and suddenly I've sold a couple of copies of my book!!!! Which is a tiny firefly of light in the chaos of *all this* for me!Thank you, whoever out there bought copies of The Librarian and the Ghost! I hope it is a tiny firefly of light for you too!

"Anti-climatic and weirdly ominous. Exactly what I wanted from this scene," I mutter to myself as I add more violence to my current wip.

It's Saturday!!!! Let me tell you about a book! Today's video explores fabulous non-traditional pacing, Characters falling apart at just the right time in the story, and light, playful tone. :) youtu.be/86sjFP8kg0M

The quiet crackling sound my knees make every time I crouch down would honestly be a pleasant noise.... IF IT WEREN'T MY KNEES MAKING IT

Sometimes I'm so tempted just to post "Did I ask for advice?"