Day 17 of 100: Dust Bunnies in a Silent Cone

I’m a happy girl today. I’ve been looking for a way to legally watch Red Dwarf again for a while now and Netflix offers all nine seasons for streaming. So, yay! *bounce bounce* And a tenth season! Double yay! Since the episodes are super short, I can put them on in the background. “Appreciate what […]

100 Day Experiment: Turning the Lights Off on Social Media

I don’t know about you, but lately I feel like I’ve been a little scattered. There’s always something shiny and new online, and there’s no better way to see, hear and share those new and shiny things than through Facebook and Twitter. That’s when I realized: I’m checking Facebook and Twitter before I open up […]

Writers: This is Not the Pyramid Scheme You’re Hoping For

I’m a writer. Always have been. Always will be. I’m also a writer who wants to work on a project that will hopefully attract new readers and get paid. Sometimes that works out. Sometimes that doesn’t. Like everyone else, I too dream of “making it big.” But what does that mean, anyway? Let’s say the […]

Will Hindmarch, an Author’s Hidden Enemy and the Solution

If you’re an author, you know that there’s a lot of things we have to deal with that fall outside of our craft. One of those things is our hidden enemy: bitterness. Yesterday, I was replying to Will Hindmarch on Twitter about the topic. If you don’t know Will, he worked for White Wolf as […]

25 Mantras on Writing and Professionalism

As a follow-up to my previous post about “bad news,” I decided to write my thoughts on what I feel it means to be a professional writer. You may disagree with me, and that’s okay. I firmly believe that your path is not the same as mine. Take what you want and leave the rest. […]