selling books at in-person events would be a bit more fun if it didn’t cost $300 to restock my meager supply of paperbacks

I need to make more furry merch so I have an excuse to go to more furry conventions 🥲

finally updating Borderline & Afterglow’s paperback covers so I can upload the new interior files idk how it happened, but they lost 20+ pages during the transition from Papyrus Author to Microsoft Word despite the font size, line spacing, & margins being identical to the original formatting 🤔

people at conventions regularly ask if I was into Warrior cats, and I literally only have 2 product designs that include a cat (so far)

I'm calling this one done. My time reads 12+ hours, but that's me fussing over the fill tools accuracy... Tidious as it was, I'm happy with it. I enjoyed the #stainedglass and the #kiss, so I combined them with this #Diakko print

I forgot to mention that I’m doing the $12 Sidetracked Series digital boxset sale (all 4 books for the price of 3) right now. 👉 itch.io/s/184014/rog... I run this sale every time I’m vending at a convention!

Rogue Comic Con is going great. Might sell out of the paperbacks I brought, and my fandom prints have been pretty popular. Wind is a minor issue since it’s outdoors (though I’ve been lucky considering I sell paper products lmao), but I will almost certainly try to come back next year.

I went to Daiso for the first time today, and tbh that is a very dangerous store for me to walk around in (bc I want to spend $5000)

I forgot to mention that I’m doing the $12 Sidetracked Series digital boxset sale (all 4 books for the price of 3) right now. 👉 itch.io/s/184014/rog... I run this sale every time I’m vending at a convention!

“Daniel, the lover,” [Amun] replied, amused at my expense. “Haven’t I suffered enough?” I asked, opting to lean into the joke rather than winge, as I would have liked to do. I have shared this Something Familiar snippet several times, but it’s one of my favorites. 😅 #WIPSnips

rising from the dead to share this snippet from Sidetracked Part 1 James is so me rn 😪 #WIPSnips

basically all of them could use some goddamn peace and quiet

Now that I’m doing several in-person events every year, I feel like I need to design a new logo;; definitely a bleeding heart flower but maybe also a character? my persona or one of the ST characters’ feline forms? idk I don’t particularly enjoy designing logos 🥲

he now comes in shrinky dink keychain form though, my printer hated the shrink plastic so much that I will likely never do this again lmao

I sometimes worry that people will read James’ inability to turn into a cat in Sidetracked/Borderline as an allegory for disability or mental illness, but the guy is literally disabled & has debilitating mental illnesses and neither of those magically go away, so maybe it doesn’t matter

hell yeah I love Teto

I sometimes worry that people will read James’ inability to turn into a cat in Sidetracked/Borderline as an allegory for disability or mental illness, but the guy is literally disabled & has debilitating mental illnesses and neither of those magically go away, so maybe it doesn’t matter

hell yeah I love Teto

I’ve been so very stressed and busy lately, but I’m trying to get one new print done before Rogue Comic Con (next weekend)

finally got my booth location for Rogue Comic Con (in Medford, OR next weekend), and it’s a corner… Kind of scared to be a corner booth at a two-day outdoor event, but vendors tend to covet corners, so here’s hoping it goes well for me 🥲

I have a question for you. Yes, you, even if you don't follow me. Which state in the US do you think is the most American? And if you're comfortable sharing, where are you from? You can be as general as you like.

The box of teacher appreciation week donuts I found in the break room is probably the only thing keeping me sane today

I’m afraid the human body is simply not designed to work 40+ hours a week forever there’s no time left over for sleep AND self-actualization

Tell us your pet’s name with a gif.

if my child’s school tries to make her use ChatGPT for literally any reason, I will lose my mind

I love working with kids, but I hate waking up at 6:15am would be great if there was an overnight childcare center I could work at lol

finally got Sidetracked into an ace-themed bundle that doesn’t leave me feeling guilty about Ice Monroe’s bad ace rep lmao 6 fantasy books featuring morally grey asexual characters for $6! 👉 itch.io/b/3654/grey-...

To anyone who is like "But I can't afford a nice cover!" There are many affordable options until you can (premades, stock photos, royalty free museum photos, make one yourself). You aren't entitled to use stolen art, and you aren't entitled to an audience of readers.

I make playlists as part of my process, and music regularly inspires me to write certain scenes or add new character traits, but I rarely listen to music with lyrics while writing anymore. I often forget to play music at all, but I will sometimes listen to instrumental music. #PretendPanel

“I’m Sam, and I write a book on this subject every week.” What subject?? lmao My published series is a contemporary fantasy drama about cat shifters. WIPs include a YA romcom about a creepypasta writer & a girl cursed to become a monster and a duology about magic users & familiars. #memeMay

First song that came to mind was “LG FUAD (Let’s Get Fucked Up and Die)” by Motion City Soundtrack. Not sure if it’s the same song I picked last time, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was. lol #PretendPanel

finally got Sidetracked into an ace-themed bundle that doesn’t leave me feeling guilty about Ice Monroe’s bad ace rep lmao 6 fantasy books featuring morally grey asexual characters for $6! 👉 itch.io/b/3654/grey-...

I haven’t had the motivation or energy to be present online lately, but here’s the old man rat we adopted his name is Mr. Biscuit

It’s been so long since I’ve had a rat that I forgot how big they really are compared to mice. lol

Jayde does not swear when Sidetracked begins, but she experiences Several Bad Things and hangs out with James (a casual swearer) & his friends long enough to pick up the habit. lmao The first time she *really* swears is kind of a big deal. Girl is going through it fr. 😅 it’s California in 2018

I’m tired of being an adult who has to be ok and go to work all the time.

Our final female mouse came down with a respiratory infection late last week. We took her to the vet to get antibiotics, but she continued getting worse and passed away in 7yo’s hand at 11:59pm this month, we somehow lost three (3!!!) pets, every single one on a Tuesday tuesdays are the worst

My first job was Nintendo consumer support in 2014, and I think I made $9.25/hour? It was only slightly above minimum wage at the time.

seeing the local cybertruck in the morning feels like a bad omen

James’ father is probably the character I disliked writing the most. He’s a belligerent alcoholic who gets verbally abusive while drunk and completely forgets 90% of the shitty things he did by the next day. I based a lot of his behaviors on two not-so-great people from my real life. 🥴

I’m adopting an elderly rat because I’m a bleeding heart and a glutton for punishment. Losing two elderly pets in one month just wasn’t enough suffering for me, I guess.

I’m not convinced my main character is marketable. Jayde is relatable but very uncool. Human, easily confused, 19 years old in modern-day California, and can’t even drive a car. 😔

“You think I could see you with my phone camera? Like spirit photography?” Daniel doesn’t know shit about smartphones, so I imagine he was curious to see if anything would show up. lmao #WIPSnips

(2/2) ...it's clear Draft2Digital isn't going to budge on this. They could change their mind. I doubt it. Anyone want to buy my books from Smashwords so I can hit the payout threshold? I need about $4 more in royalties to payout before my fee on July 20. www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...

Daniel is very normal. lmao (from Something Familiar) #WIPSnips

[Gottfried’s] pale eyes watched me, careful but hungry. "Where?" "The place we train." I turned away to continue down the library steps. "We teleport there, so I don't know where it is." (from Something Familiar) #WIPSnips

I want to see your cover or character art. Show me, please. 👀 And don't just post a link with a preview or whatever, that's no fun at all. Post the actual images/cover/art! [ #booksky / #artsky ]

I’m going through a storage closet full of second/third/????-hand toys at my new job, wondering at what point do you decide to just throw away a plastic baby toy

it’s so annoying that the easiest way to get better at something fast is by doing the thing even though you have no idea what you’re doing and lowkey (or highkey) failing at it so so sooooo annoying that you learn SO MUCH through failure and will do a lot better the next time you try