21. Real-world Tetris. By this I mean Fridge Tetris (fitting stuff into the fridge), Dishwasher Tetris, etc. My family will stare at a space, mystified about how to fit things into it, and I will rearrange a few things and fit it all into the space in seconds.
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September 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
21. Real-world Tetris. By this I mean Fridge Tetris (fitting stuff into the fridge), Dishwasher Tetris, etc. My family will stare at a space, mystified about how to fit things into it, and I will rearrange a few things and fit it all into the space in seconds.
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12. Owen Meany is the main reason that my favorite novel is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
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September 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
12. Owen Meany is the main reason that my favorite novel is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
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11. Definitely fantasy. The bulk of my story ideas just fall into that. One short story I'm working on is SF and another is speculative fiction. Anything else not fantasy is YA or NA.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:49 AM
11. Definitely fantasy. The bulk of my story ideas just fall into that. One short story I'm working on is SF and another is speculative fiction. Anything else not fantasy is YA or NA.
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9. The germ of the Rest in Grift series came years ago, from watching the episode of Buffy where she's in a mortuary with her date (long story), and vampires are just rising willy-nilly. I thought, "The morticians are in league with the vampires!"
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September 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
9. The germ of the Rest in Grift series came years ago, from watching the episode of Buffy where she's in a mortuary with her date (long story), and vampires are just rising willy-nilly. I thought, "The morticians are in league with the vampires!"
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8. I try to take feedback constructively. But one time a story I wrote got a ridiculous review--I'd given a character's mother cancer, killing her off, and HOW DARE I DO THAT when the reader's mother just died from cancer. Every story isn't for every reader.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
8. I try to take feedback constructively. But one time a story I wrote got a ridiculous review--I'd given a character's mother cancer, killing her off, and HOW DARE I DO THAT when the reader's mother just died from cancer. Every story isn't for every reader.
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5. I'm torn between the fabulous lounge singer, Chantilly St. Clair (who is a bass) and the diminutive chef/former bookie henchman Oscar, who gets stuck with a French accent due to someone else's wish to a Fae, despite his not knowing French.
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September 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
5. I'm torn between the fabulous lounge singer, Chantilly St. Clair (who is a bass) and the diminutive chef/former bookie henchman Oscar, who gets stuck with a French accent due to someone else's wish to a Fae, despite his not knowing French.
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4. Probably urban fantasy/paranormal, which is to say, fantasy taking place in our world (or one a lot like it, i.e. Discworld), but it may collide with a hidden world, or there may be people in the world who are not what they seem at first glance.
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September 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
4. Probably urban fantasy/paranormal, which is to say, fantasy taking place in our world (or one a lot like it, i.e. Discworld), but it may collide with a hidden world, or there may be people in the world who are not what they seem at first glance.
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2. The first book I wrote (and actually finished) was called Nocturne. It continued to live in a three-ring binder for many years after I decided to stop querying it, but I may recycle some lines from it in the future. It wasn't ALL bad. (Just mostly!)
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September 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
2. The first book I wrote (and actually finished) was called Nocturne. It continued to live in a three-ring binder for many years after I decided to stop querying it, but I may recycle some lines from it in the future. It wasn't ALL bad. (Just mostly!)
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#AuthorTalkSeptember #writingcommunity #writer
1. Currently writing Book #4 in a 7-book paranormal series about grifters who become funeral directors and then have to fight vampires in a western PA coal town. Book #1 about to go to my editor so I can start serializing it next year.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
1. Currently writing Book #4 in a 7-book paranormal series about grifters who become funeral directors and then have to fight vampires in a western PA coal town. Book #1 about to go to my editor so I can start serializing it next year.
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Day 30: What advice would I give new writers? Write from the heart. Write what brings you joy. Just write! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Day 30: What advice would I give new writers? Write from the heart. Write what brings you joy. Just write! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 29: Each of my books I write, I have a different hope for what my reader gets out of them. For my WIP, I hope it makes them look at the world in a different way. A world of hope and endless possibilities. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Day 29: Each of my books I write, I have a different hope for what my reader gets out of them. For my WIP, I hope it makes them look at the world in a different way. A world of hope and endless possibilities. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 26: It really depends on the book that I am writing, on how long it has taken me to write it. If it is a novel, then a year to two years. Children's books, I can have the story in half a day. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Day 26: It really depends on the book that I am writing, on how long it has taken me to write it. If it is a novel, then a year to two years. Children's books, I can have the story in half a day. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 24: My WIP is about a lady that describes her journey of feeling like she was born into the world broken. After a tragic accident she grows psychic abilities. The abilities not only help her, but also those around her. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Day 24: My WIP is about a lady that describes her journey of feeling like she was born into the world broken. After a tragic accident she grows psychic abilities. The abilities not only help her, but also those around her. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 20: I would like to build a new room for my workspace. A room with tall windows, sound proof walls, and lots of forms of seating. Some times I think better sitting criss-cross in a chair, other times laying on a sofa, I would love options! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Day 20: I would like to build a new room for my workspace. A room with tall windows, sound proof walls, and lots of forms of seating. Some times I think better sitting criss-cross in a chair, other times laying on a sofa, I would love options! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 18: In my Lady In White book series, my main character's name is Emma. The name needed to be from the 1800s, because that is when the book is based. I had an old family photo from the 1800s on the wall next to me, and the little girls name is Emma. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Day 18: In my Lady In White book series, my main character's name is Emma. The name needed to be from the 1800s, because that is when the book is based. I had an old family photo from the 1800s on the wall next to me, and the little girls name is Emma. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 17: I have a couple of unfinished books I am currently working on. One is a children's book that is currently a personalized ebook that I will be turning into a paperback. The other is a paranormal fiction in the writing stage. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Day 17: I have a couple of unfinished books I am currently working on. One is a children's book that is currently a personalized ebook that I will be turning into a paperback. The other is a paranormal fiction in the writing stage. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 16: I have enjoyed writing stories since I was a child. I have enjoyed finding some of the things that I have forgotten I had wrote hidden away in folders. Maybe one day I should dust them off and share them! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Day 16: I have enjoyed writing stories since I was a child. I have enjoyed finding some of the things that I have forgotten I had wrote hidden away in folders. Maybe one day I should dust them off and share them! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 13: When I started writing my Lady In White book, I learned something about myself. I absolutely love investigating. Every time I found an useful article, it would bring me joy. I enjoy researching anything. Spirits, family histories, healthy living, etc! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Day 13: When I started writing my Lady In White book, I learned something about myself. I absolutely love investigating. Every time I found an useful article, it would bring me joy. I enjoy researching anything. Spirits, family histories, healthy living, etc! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 12: Eragon is one of my favorite characters by Christopher Paolini. It has been years since I read this book series, but these books and characters have stuck with me. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Day 12: Eragon is one of my favorite characters by Christopher Paolini. It has been years since I read this book series, but these books and characters have stuck with me. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 11: I am torn between writing paranormal and fantasy. Each day that I am asked this question may give a different answer. After watching the Conjuring movie the other day, I would say I prefer paranormal writing. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing #paranormalfiction #fantasyfiction
September 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Day 11: I am torn between writing paranormal and fantasy. Each day that I am asked this question may give a different answer. After watching the Conjuring movie the other day, I would say I prefer paranormal writing. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing #paranormalfiction #fantasyfiction
Day 10: I do have a couple people that give a little support. No cheerleaders though. It would be great to have people surrounding me that would be enthused to discuss my storylines, but I do not. But I write for me. Creating my books make me happy! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
September 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Day 10: I do have a couple people that give a little support. No cheerleaders though. It would be great to have people surrounding me that would be enthused to discuss my storylines, but I do not. But I write for me. Creating my books make me happy! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #writing
Day 9: The idea to write "Broken to Outspoken" began when I watched a show talking about our purpose in life, combined with the divide forming in the US. I hope this story will show others there is a bigger picture to the world than any of us can see. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fiction #writing
September 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Day 9: The idea to write "Broken to Outspoken" began when I watched a show talking about our purpose in life, combined with the divide forming in the US. I hope this story will show others there is a bigger picture to the world than any of us can see. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fiction #writing
Day 8: I have always been a people pleaser. Therefore, I do take reviews personally. Good reviews put me in a great mood all day. On the flip side, bad reviews take the wind out of my sail for the day. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fantasyfiction #writing
September 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Day 8: I have always been a people pleaser. Therefore, I do take reviews personally. Good reviews put me in a great mood all day. On the flip side, bad reviews take the wind out of my sail for the day. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fantasyfiction #writing
Day 7: I don't know if it is quirky or not, but when I start a book, I start to write the beginning of the story, then I write the last paragraph of the book. I have to know how I am going to finish the book before I can write the middle! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fantasyfiction #writing
September 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Day 7: I don't know if it is quirky or not, but when I start a book, I start to write the beginning of the story, then I write the last paragraph of the book. I have to know how I am going to finish the book before I can write the middle! #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fantasyfiction #writing
Day 6: My favorite part is the research. In "The Lady In White" I read through hundreds of newspapers from the 1800s and early 1900s to find more informations about the Marceline, MO lady in white legend. Found interesting newspaper stories. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fantasyfiction #writing
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Day 6: My favorite part is the research. In "The Lady In White" I read through hundreds of newspapers from the 1800s and early 1900s to find more informations about the Marceline, MO lady in white legend. Found interesting newspaper stories. #AuthorTalkSeptember #booksky #fantasyfiction #writing